Vegan
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Malaysian
Fully vegan Malaysian restaurant that offers various starters, soups, rice and noodle dishes such as tofu satay, salt and pepper lotus roots, fried mushrooms, sweetcorn fritters, tom yum soup, and pineapple fried rice. Open Tue-Thu 17:00-21:30, Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 17:00-21:30. Closed Mon.
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Added by claireabella13 on 05 Nov 2022
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282 Reviews
First Review by claireabella13
caw
Points +2816
Best food in Edinburgh - Edit
Absolutely delicious.
Read moreWe ordered a take away with just eat. My favourites were the special deep fried tofu and the fried oodon and vegetables. Everything had so much flavour. Can't wait to try more soon.
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lawriecorner
Points +582
Cosy little find - Edit
What a charming spot to find! Staff were so lovely and helpful. Food was delicious. My pineapple fried rice actually arrived in a pineapple! My dessert was deep fried sweet potato balls. Absolutely delicious! Can't wait to return
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LaraLemons
Points +1715
Delicious - Edit
Lovely little place but very very difficult to choose from the menu. Cannot recommend that salt and pepper Lotus highly enough! And the staff are divine!
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HappyZ
Points +155
Best Vegan Spot in town - Edit
We went several times to this small lovely restaurant, stuff is really friendly and attentive.
Read moreFood looks and tastes delicious, a huge selection.
I absolutely recommend it.
Updated from previous review on 2023-03-20
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MouthyMackem
Points +811
Delicious - Edit
Lovely interior, nice staff and amazing food. We had the vegan style duck and pancakes, crispy salt and pepper lotus, Laksa and deep fried special tofu. All of it was cooked really well and full of flavour. I overheard another customer say she had visited every week since they opened and I would be a regular too if I lived closer.
Read morePros: Good menu , Nice atmosphere , Delicious food
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duncanpturner
Points +130
Fantastic vegan Malaysian food! - Edit
What a find in Edinburgh! A fully vegan Malaysian restaurant. Loved the prompt and friendly service, fantastic selection of food. And everything tasted delicious. Thoroughly recommend!
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CarineUry
Points +613
Great vegan food - Edit
We went twice to this restaurant during our stay in Edinburgh. The food is really tasty and the staff is very accomodating.
Read morePros: Malay cuisine, Not too expensive, Kind staff
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Shirls_wall
Points +20
1st visit - Edit
This place has been on my wish list for a wee while now. Finally made it for a family lunch today. Everything was delicious. Massive portions and the meat eaters were impressed too. Can’t wait to go back
Read morePros: Delicious food, Huge portions, Friendly atmosphere
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J&J
Points +84
Amazing place! - Edit
Had a great dinner here, everything we ate was delicious. Lovely staff, reasonable prices and dishes you won’t find elsewhere. Can’t wait to return.
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Skvivel
Points +188
Good for the Soul - Edit
Super delicious food in a cozy atmosphere!
Read moreOur order consisted of Satay tofu, spring rolls, Mayo tofu w/ fried rice and Gan Lau Mee. Everything was absolutely divine and i can wholeheartedly recommend this gem of a restaurant!
I can’t believe the matcha ice cream… will be back!!
Pros: Absolutely delicious menu, Friendly staff , Matcha ice cream!!!
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bingabong
Points +362
Yummy!! - Edit
Went here on my first night in Edinburgh, Delicious food and lovely staff!! they even have amazing vegan desserts (they were on the specials board so they may change). Fried banana fritters with chocolate ice cream!! mouth is watering rn tbh #Veganuary
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AprilNardulli
Points +353
Delicious and cute - Edit
This was a great find. The place was super cute, the staff were friendly and the food was delicious!
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NOMOOLOU
Points +211
Gorgeous food! Lovely service - Edit
We had a lovely meal here. Amazing options and a must go for vegan foodies. The staff were very nice and attentive. You will be full, but I definitely recommend getting a pudding as well, you won't regret it!
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billysuggit
Points +378
Great food, great service - Edit
Food was great, and service was excellent. Would definitely recommend.
Read morePros: Everything vegan, Friendly, helpful staff
Cons: Online booking didn’t work
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GillianG
Points +201
One of the best in Edinburgh - Edit
I have been twice now and it has been cemented as one of my favourite places in the city. The staff are incredible and the food is amazing. My only critque would be I would like things a bit spicier but I'll try asking for that next time. Overall though delicious food and a must visit!
Read morePros: Incredible staff, Delicious unique food options, Lovely decor
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MarthaGreally
Points +576
Unreal food - Edit
This was hands down the best food we ate in Edinburgh. It was super delicious, fresh and flavourful and seemed really authentic too. The server was also lovely. I would 100% go back.
Read morePros: All vegan , Amazingly delicious food , Lots of options on menu
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rhiaro
Points +356
Incredible food - Edit
I got food to take away, and then managed to drag it out for three meals over the next day. It was *so* good. I was wishing for it not to end. I need to go back again before I leave Edinburgh! This will be one of those meals that stays with me for years.
Read moreI had lions mane rendang, fried noodles, crispy lotus and satay tofu. All of them were rich, full of flavour, amazing textures.
Unfortunately they are not dog-friendly (which is why I got takeaway) but they were kind and let me wait just inside the door with the dog for the food, as it was cold and raining outside.
I'd normally dock a star for not being dog-friendly... but... the food was so good I'm not xD
Pros: Incredible food, Kind staff, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Not dog-friendly
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marianbee
Points +46
Fantastic! - Edit
A great menu and the crispy pancake (xmas special) was one of the best dishes I've had – just beautiful 😗👌
Read morePros: Amazing food, Nice chill space, Friendly staff
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Mark-R
Points +1959
Fill your hole with a big bowl of Soul … - Edit
Soul
Read moreI’ve lived in Malaysia with locals for several months and this is as authentic in style and flavour as you’ll get anywhere. Posher … but very much the same.
Menu. It has a small but great selection of authentic cuisine including the famous Rendang and a Specials board too. We shared 3 dishes. Starter, Noodle and Main …
Starter - Salt and Pepper Lotus £6.50. Light crispy fried but not greasy sliced lotus root crisps one a bed of warm pepper and red onion salad. Lovely on the own with damn good flavour, but really elevated when dipped in the Laksa ….
Noodle - Laksa £11.50. A huge bowl of noodle soup made to absolute perfection. Being Malaysian it’s not hot spicy, but instead it has a depth of complexity, richness and smoothness you don’t find in other eastern noodle soups. It’s distinctive Malay taste stands out flavouring the noodles, vegetables wantons (what a treat getting these in it) and seitan. It’d be unfair not to comment on this - best seitan I’ve had in a noodle soup yet - honest.
Main - Soul’s Special Deep Fried Tufu £11.90. Tofu which has been mixed with eastern veggies then reconstituted into logs before being crisped up and served with a delicious glutinous gravy, tender stem broccoli and a garnish. I adored it. Crispy, tasty and like I’d never had before.
The place is chilled, nice music in the background, informative and tentative waitress, a great experience.
Would I go back? Yes and I’ll be booking in advance.
Would I recommend? Yes. It authentic, imaginative well cooked Malaysian food.
#Veganuary
Updated from previous review on 2022-12-30
Pros: Authentic Malay food, with devine flavours, in a relaxing place
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DavidRichards
Points +446
☺ - Edit
Delicious food with so many options to choose from!
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SaraSR
Points +437
A must visit!! - Edit
Delicious food and the staff is so lovely.
Read moreRecommend the crispy mushroom starter but everything ive tried on the menu was delicious.
Highly recommend going!
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AshleighGillan
Points +414
Delicious, and packed with flavour! - Edit
A genuinely lovely experience, the staff there were attentive and lovely. The food was absolutely delicious, we had the crackers with dipping sauce, tofu satay, lions main rendang and mapo tofu! All excellent, generous portions, also affordable.
Read moreWill be back!
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LestatNordstrom
Points +114
Not the best - Edit
Enjoy trying all new vegan places so keen on giving this a go. Unfortunately this place was not great, it's ok but lacking flavour and it's particularly disappointing when taking non-vegans...they assume all vegan food lacks flavour! I would not go back and would therefore not recommend.
Read morePros: Vegan
Cons: Does not feel very authentic, Lacking flavour , Not the cheapest
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HarithHashim
Points +29
😎 - Edit
Authentic tasting malaysian food and just really good overall
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HowardPidge
Points +287
Delicious, imaginative, cosy and 100% vegan - Edit
As others have said, Soul Vegan is a wonderful new addition to the Edinburgh vegan scene, taking over the building which used to be occupied by Bonsai.
Read moreWe went on a Wednesday evening, the place was packed (reservations are essential!), but the staff were welcoming and efficient, and we didn’t have to wait long for our food. The menu is nice and simple, and the prices reasonable. (Some people say they are on the high side, but prices have gone up across the board, for obvious cost-of-living reasons.)
Both starters were great, and we had to try the unusual ‘deep-fried cabbage balls’. My laksa main was very generous, very flavoursome and ideal for a cold winter evening. I would be interested next time to try the Soul’s special deep-fried tofu that my friend had.
As with Sen Viet Vegan, I am planning to gradually go through everything on the menu!
Pros: Delicious food, Generous portions, Reasonable prices
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Livefaststayyoung
Points +244
Amazing - go! - Edit
Food was superb - we had green curry, Mapo tofu and sweet and sour dragon’s mane with fried rice, fried noodles and salt & pepper chips. Mains are substantial and sides are one person portions, so three between three was right. Everything tasted lovely and distinctive; it wasn’t samey as you can find with this sort of food. Vegetables varied and proteins were all different.
Read moreOnly one person serving front of house. She worked her ass off and was lovely.
Great little place, would highly recommend. It was packed and that speaks volumes.
Pros: Great variety of dishes, Excellent value for money, Lovely warm service
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Dav58
Points +28
New restaurant - Edit
Lovely place...nicely decorated, friendly staff and healthy tasty food. A great addition to the Edinburgh vegan scene!!!
Read morePros: All vegan, Good service, Tasty food
Cons: Little bit expensive, Odd soundtrack..a bit elevator y.
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