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Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery
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Vegetarian
Lacto
Chinese
Buffet
Buddhist
Offers a buffet spread. Option for mix of salads and drinks. The public can participate in the chanting & recitation of the daily Ceremony Of Repentance Of the Great Compassion With A Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes (Guan Shr Yin Bodhisattava) 12.30pm daily at the monastery. Buffet closes at 2pm when there is a chanting ceremony. Near Petronas Towers, 5-minute walk from KLCC. Some mock meats may contain dairy. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-2:30pm.
89 Reviews
First Review by gigi1033
Hannah_P_93
Points +275
Great food and experience - Edit
We had a great lunch here on my birthday. We arrived at about 11.30 and it was already starting to get busy. When you get there you go to the left of the building and there is a covered walk way which you follow to the back of the temple and this is where the food is. You go anti-clockwise around the room, pick up a plate and put whatever you like on it. Only take what you can eat as its important not to waste food. There is also a table with drinks and another with snacks on. Then to pay take the plate to the cashier (cash only). Cutlery is just past the cashier. I believe that you are charged according to how many different items you get so you will pay more if you get small amounts of lots of things than if you fill your plate with just a few options. Drinks and snacks are individually priced. When you have finished put your dirty plates and cutlery on the table (just watch where other people put theirs and follow what they do).
Read moreI tried to get a variety of foods including an aubergine dish, noodles, tofu and two mock meats. It was all really tasty, the mock meat in the sauce was my favourite. My husband is a picky eater so it was great that he could see the food before deciding what to have. I had a chrysanthemum tea which was quite sweet, I probably wouldn’t have it again but it was ok and I liked trying new things.
Our two plates, one tea and a pack of sesame cookies (which I had in place of a birthday cake 😂) cost just over 18 ringgits.
Pros: You can see the food before you choose, Very cheap, Fun experience
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Ebbplant
Points +565
Full of flavour - Edit
Full of flavours and busy which means good food! Everyone come here for their lunch. The food was nice and a buffet style.. if its busy you'll have to wait a minute for them to refill but no big deal.
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PatrikBird
Points +1559
Incredible - Edit
Huge vegan buffet for small price.
Read moreAn example: Two big plates with rice and several veggies/tofus, two drinks and two dessert for around 30 ringgit. Most of the available dishes were really yummy!
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kalabasa_diaries
Points +19
Cheap eats in KL - Edit
All vegan food, walking distance from Suria KLCC and the Go KL free bus (green line) stops at Citibank and it's a stone's throw away from there.
Read morePros: All vegan, Cheap
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SandorGruber
Points +187
One of the best vegan place available again - Edit
Try it, and you will love it!
Read morePros: Wide chose of vegan dishes, Very tasty, Great prices
Cons: Short opening time, but I am so glad to reopened
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MarcoZz
Points +988
Vast Vegan buffet, welcoming people and delicious food! - Edit
A secret tip for vegans in town. The food is 100% vegan, and they cook something different every day. We had a mixed plate tasting almost everything, and it was all very delicious. We had tempeh, glazed tofu, steamed vegetables, curry and mock vegan meat - a delight!
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cutback7134style
Points +159
Closed as of May 2022 - Edit
Attempted twice during May 2022 at noon, front gate was shut and no one inside but cars are parked.
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Lesha75
Points +92
So nice - Edit
It is not the best food in the world but it is cheap, feels good, all vegan, amazing atmosphere. Would go back 100%.
Read morePros: Cheap, Good location, Atmosphere is great
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FrankieW
Points +3062
Awe-inspiring - Edit
What a buzz it is to be seated during midday rush hour lunchtime with around 300 other diners!
Read moreHumble, simple and plentiful food on offer. Lots of staff and volunteers make sure that the dining hall is well catered to and served promptly, by the mere fact that the buffet area is well distributed and constantly replenished.
The dining area is way off at the back of the Buddhist temple, from the outside gate check for the number 161 mounted on a plaque one right-hand side of the gated entrance.
Pros: Inexpensive, Nutritional, Mostly vegan
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alvic3
Points +69
So good! - Edit
Grab a plate and load it up with about 20 different options. I don't really know how the pricing works, but I piled my plate high with a little bit of everything and I got a drink and it cost 10RM. Everything was fantastic, especially the curry and what I think was sweet and sour seitan.
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AliceLooi
Points +462
Delicious meals with reasonable price - Edit
Enjoy the foods.. Varieties of dishes to choose from for veg rice & specialties at different stall from lei cha to daily menu at another stall & they also sell fresh made kueh, dessert, soup etc..
Read morePros: Fresh & tasty foods, friendly staff etc..
Cons: None..
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RockvilleVeg
Points +88
Amazing food at a great price - Edit
One of the best restaurants I visited during a trip around SE Asia. The buffet was great and at a good price.
Read moreThis was probably the largest group of people I have ever been around eating vegan. Hopefully this is what the future will be like but until then, there is this great restaurant.
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Ferg
Points +21
Best vegan food in Kl - Edit
Super cheap, amazing variety, all vegan dishes prepared fresh everyday
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Musaking
Points +20
Just amazing - Edit
Before I set off for Kuala Lumpur, I was slightly concerned about the lack of plant based food. As in my own experience, Asian countries consume a lot of animal products and nearly everything has animals in it too. So to find this place was genuinely amazing. The place itself is situated behind a Buddhist temple. The food itself was the best I ate In KL. The price was also the cheapest I've eaten while in KL. Nothing else to say other than, just go there and enjoy the food.
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Jessurp
Points +82
The best food in KL - Edit
Okay, so first the temple is beautiful as you walk around to the back where the cafeteria is. There are so many dishes to choose from and you can fill your plate as much as you like. Everything is vegan and super delicious. We visited this place more than 5 times on our trip. You HAVE to go here!!
Read morePros: Super cheap , Lovely people, So Many vegan options
Cons: None.
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Diorene
Points +13
tons of options, tasty, good prices - Edit
love this place. head before noon to avoid the office crowd and get some seats.
Read morePros: tons of options, tasty, reasonably priced
Cons: lack of parking , not open long enough lol
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lynzer81
Points +149
Veg heaven - Edit
First, logistics - Google maps tried to lead me astray down a side alley. You just go in the main entrance to the monastery and take the left-most corridor; you’ll dead end straight into the canteen. I went early (just after 11) to avoid crowds and it was pleasantly quiet and empty except for a handful of people. Grab a plate or a plastic take-out container and serve yourself from a marvelous variety of dishes. Lots of dishes have mock meat and/or tofu, but there are also plenty without. I may have gotten a little carried away thanks to a well-meaning fellow customer who kept telling me I *had* to try certain things, including desserts (which are priced a la carte), and ended up spending close to 20 ringets. However, the stash of 2 takeout containers full of food, 2 sesame coated filled donut ball thingies, and 3 peanut cookies (I was coerced, I swear) lasted me for 2 meals. I’m sure I could have gotten in and out of there for about half the price, but no regrets, everything was delicious!
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padi
Points +190
Mock Meat Heaven - Edit
If you‘re a fan like me of mock meats, it’s your home!
Read moreAnyways, had (really big one)full plate and paid 13 RM
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darila
Points +544
My favorite place in KL 🏆 - Edit
If this place would be open whole day I would definitely eat every meal at there. This is my favorite place, food is amazing, everything is so delicious, people are incredibly polite, their perspective of vegetarianism/veganism is so clear, clean, cheap and lots of options everyday! It's better to go there before 12pm because of lunch break it gets really crowded sometimes they run out of food around 13pm. And if you want take away better to bring your own container. Desserts, breads, buns and drinks are also available.
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KalinaKrivachkova
Points +18
Best place to eat in KL - Edit
I love this place, it's delicious and cheap and what more reason do I need to go there two days in a row. Definitely a must if you go to KL.
Read morePros: Cheap , Delicious , Good location
Cons: Gets overcrowded during lunch
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MilliJasmine
Points +30
Compassionate, loving food for an amazing price - Edit
What an experience. It was really exciting choosing from the gazillion dishes. I had no idea what I was eating but that was the fun of it. You don’t get the chance to do that as a vegan often. My plate was 10 ringgit. I had 2 spring rolls, some noodles and a couple of tofu dishes. Oh and I also had a vegetable which unfortunately I really disliked (I later learnt that this was bitter melon!) however I forced it down with respect for the eat-everything-on-your-plate mentality. The hall was bustling with locals, many of whom appeared to be on their lunch break from work. I was sat opposite a board which had dharma quotes, vegetarianism information and recycling posters. It felt so good to eat in this place. Definitely go and check it out.
Read moreI’m not sure if this is 100% vegan. There were some doughnuts and sweets for sale but I didn’t ask.
Pros: Good value, Excellent food, Wide variety
Cons: Little bit confusing how the pricing works
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Sarahjane1390
Points +318
Good for cheap vegan food! - Edit
A massive vegan buffet that gets very busy at lunchtime with locals. It's great to see so many hundreds of people all eating 100% vegan food!
Read moreIt is very cheap although there is definitely a savvy way of doing it - we wanted to try a few things first and then go up for more but you seem to get charged per item you put on your plate so you may as well load up. That said, they do have a strong ethos of not wasting food so make sure you take only what you will eat.
An interesting environment seeing the food being prepared. We enjoyed coming here although a lot of the food is very oily and fried and they go mad for the mock meats which I'm not a massive fan of.
Pros: Cheap, Interesting atmosphere, Big variety of food
Cons: No aircon, Oily food, Pricing seems a bit haphazard depending on cashier
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LilaTh
Points +125
huge buffet - and all vegan!! - Edit
This was one of the biggest (vegan) buffets I have ever seen. All fresh and homemade. You can even see people peeling and cutting vegetables next to the sitting area. The food is so good and cheap. They have everything from noodles, fried stuff, mock meats and curries to fruit, greens, pastries and sweets. Absolutely recommend! I came here every day of my trip! They also have a really good attitude about food waste and mindfulness. Definitely appreciated.
Read morePros: such a big variety, cheap, fresh
Cons: crowded, no air con
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HappyCawOnDiet
Points +79
Great selection of veggie food - Edit
Lots of tofu and veggies, very tasty, many varieties, you don’t get bored having lunch here.
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chahawww
Points +1088
Fantastic - Edit
Cheap, delicious, and completely vegan. What more could you ask for?! 😍
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mikenr
Points +21
Amazing variety of tasty vegan dishes - Edit
This is a huge and very popular buffet behind the Chinese temple (go in the main entrance and follow the corridor on the left). Probably 30 dishes of Chinese veggie and tofu dishes with rice, and cooked to order noodles, and a wide selection of fresh fruits available. It appears that you pay by the number of things you choose, not by weight - we loaded up our plates with a bit of everything and the cashier squinted at our plates and charged us 8 ringgit each. We left full and very happy!
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Unk
Points +1302
It may be right for you - Edit
I have passed through twice (stubborn?) and not found anything I was willing to eat. I have been vegan 40 years, in part for my own health. These oily, fried, gloppy, and multiple-ly tainted foods have left their vegetable origins behind. I concede that this is characteristic of food in the region, but I do not view it as a necessity. I wish them well, since they do support the vegetarian cause.
Read morePros: Meatless, inexpensive.
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