“Steak” and veggies at Sunflower Thai Vegetarian Restaurant in Auckland
“Chicken” with peanut sauce and salad. at Sunflower Thai Vegetarian Restaurant in Auckland
Curry puffs & dipping sauce at Sunflower Thai Vegetarian Restaurant in Auckland
Vegan
Thai
Take-out
Asian

Casual restaurant offering vegan menu of Thai and Asian style dishes using vegetables, a variety of mock meats, no garlic or onion. Sample items include salt n' pepper fried tofu, fried rice with vege ham, vegan chickn burger, green curry, noodle soup with tofu & veggies, and savory sesame pancakes. Accepts cash and NZ Eftpos. Open Mon-Fri 12:00pm-3:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat 11:00am-9:00pm. Closed Sun.

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187 Reviews

First Review by studioahimsa

Avatar VinT

VinT

Points +55

Vegetarian
29 Jan 2020

Convenient

Convenient location in the Auckland city.

Avatar lmbbb

lmbbb

Points +60

Vegan
20 Jan 2020

All vegan restaurant in the city!

As others have said, amazing affordable & all vegan options right in the middle of the CBD. Explored the city for the day & we were happy to find a reasonably priced vegan option. Their menu is huge, service was quick & our food was delicious. We shared the sesame pancakes & fried noodles with “chicken.” Absolutely no complaints! Although it would be difficult to find without proper directions, as it’s tucked away off of the street

Pros: All vegan!, Centrally locates, Affordable

Cons: Kind of hard to find

Avatar LizManning

LizManning

Points +30

Vegan
16 Jan 2020

100% vegan Thai restaurant in the CBD

One of my favourite meals in Auckland! The menu is huge and totally vegan. They also don't cook with onion or garlic, which is great for those with food intolerances. I believe they also mentioned GF options too. The peanut chicken with rice was lovely and so was the pad Thai. Great service and not too expensive either!

Pros: Lots of options, 100% vegan, Delicious food

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svlomax

Points +328

Vegan
13 Jan 2020

Best Vegan Meat Ever!

This is a nice relaxed Thai cafe, which if you didn’t look for, you’d probably walk past without noticing, but they serve the best vegan meat I have ever tasted! The menu describes everything at chicken, beef etc. but they’re all vegan substitutes. Great selection available and incredibly cheap for Auckland. I would recommend the spicy crispy chicken and crispy soya duck.

Pros: All vegan

Avatar Luciemh21

Luciemh21

Points +63

Vegan
09 Jan 2020

Incredible vegan Thai cuisine

Such a diverse selection on their menu ranging from traditional to more comforting meals, lots of mock meats which are interesting to give a go! I tried vegan duck here for the first time and was certainly not disappointed!

Avatar RDH

RDH

Points +16

Vegan
08 Jan 2020

Amazing

Great food and well priced, will definitely be going back.

Avatar muddles

muddles

Points +297

Mostly Veg
02 Dec 2019

Good tasting but nothing exceptional

This place offers a lot of fake meat options for Thai and Chinese style dishes. The crispy chicken option seems to somewhat resemble the texture but a lot of their other dishes are just various different tofu options which do not try to imitate the texture. This is not necessarily a bad thing, just know what you're getting. The food tastes good but I would say it's nothing exceptional. Service is good.

Pros: Good service, Decent food

Avatar oliviaanna

oliviaanna

Points +350

Vegan
03 Nov 2019

Love it!

One of my favorite places to eat in the city, so delicious and cheap. The staff are really friendly and they have a huge menu.

Pros: Everything is vegan

Avatar bowladdict

bowladdict

Points +409

Vegan
12 Oct 2019

Great to support local vegan places

Lots of options. Flavours are clean and the soups come hot which is fantastic. Ordered the noodle soup and fried rice and both were really good. It’s a simple Asian restaurant. Nothing out of the ordinary but still really good.

Avatar PenetanaKelvin

PenetanaKelvin

Points +18

Vegan
16 Aug 2019

Fresh vegan Thai food.

Really fresh vegan food.
Some deep fried magic but not sickly like some fried food can get.
Nice service and comfortable surroundings.
Food came out quickly.
Very highly recommended.
Thanks heaps

Pros: All vegan! Yay!, Fresh salad with most mains. , Central location

Avatar ChelseaMcM

ChelseaMcM

Points +16

Vegan
27 Jul 2019

One of my favourites

Great place to go when you’re looking for something delicious but not too flash and reasonably priced. The peanut chicken is incredible.

Pros: 100% vegan

Avatar JasmineEmma

JasmineEmma

Points +896

Vegan
16 Jul 2019

Tasty, all vegan, nice staff

Good selection of vegan options for a decent price. Took a while for our food to come but when it did it was hot and tasted nice. Staff are very friendly and let us nip out to an ATM when our card wouldn’t work with their machine

Avatar KimB.Amati

KimB.Amati

Points +42

Vegan
01 Jul 2019

The best vegan chicken

Cozy restaurant, definetey worth visiting. The crispy chicken was to die for. Great job guys!

Avatar TatiVRh

TatiVRh

Points +27

Vegan
10 Jun 2019

Great food and services

Great food- I had the green curry and lovely, very friendly services, always smiling and emitting positive energy! A bit hidden, but very cosy!

Avatar irishkoala

irishkoala

Points +58

Vegan
03 Jun 2019

Fantastic

Crispy chicken with peanut sauce gives me life. Love this little spot. We visit often.

Avatar Reenie123

Reenie123

Points +75

Vegetarian
02 May 2019

Amazing

So much to choose from for vegans. They have a lot of tofu and soya based dishes. They also dont use onion and garlic in cooking.

Pros: Great food

Cons: Only accept cash

Avatar Catasaurus.rex

Catasaurus.rex

Points +15

Vegetarian
24 Apr 2019

Great

I had the chickn satay with a salad. Very filling. The mock meat is very realistic! So cheap too

Avatar AnandaNZ

AnandaNZ

Points +34

Vegetarian
22 Apr 2019

Lovely place for cheap eats

Tasty food, nice and cheap, and great value.

Avatar the_greenest_eyes

the_greenest_eyes

Points +342

Vegan
21 Apr 2019

Decent, but had better food

Food was alright, but pricy. Paid 32,50 NZD for dumplings, stir fry, and rice. Loved the food at Vegan for Longevity & Health way more!

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Expensive

Avatar Vine

Vine

Points +60

Vegan
13 Apr 2019

Good but not great

A little hard to find but they serve some decent food. We were visiting from Australia and needed some vegan food after our flight and long day exploring. We ordered four dishes:

Money bags entree: Peanuts and something else wrapped in a dumpling wrapper then deep fried, served with sweet dipping sauce. Not particularly interesting or tasty, just a crunch with a soft filling. It was too sweet with the dipping sauce and too dry without it.

Sesame pancakes entree: basically a roti. Flaky pastry with a mild sesame flavour. I didn't really enjoy it but my partner loved it.

Noodles with sour and spicy soup: a huge bowl of noodles in a spicy and oily soup. Make sure you are hungry if you order this! Not much vegetables in it but the flavour was decent.

Soy duck with rice and veg: really nice faux duck, very sticky and moist, strong flavour and nice texture.

Overall we left very full and I wasn't disappointed with the food, but I wish we'd ordered more vegetable dishes as I felt quite heavy from all the starch and gluten. Maybe we just ordered the wrong things.

Oh yeah we also got the smoked plum tea... That was disgusting. Must be an acquired taste.

Avatar Djmarsh89

Djmarsh89

Points +249

Vegan
26 Mar 2019

Great place

Cheap Thai place that’s all meat-free but with plenty of fake meat options if that’s your thing. I really enjoyed the mock duck and the spring rolls were good but the dip wasn’t so good and lacked any spice.

Avatar Jake.blatchford

Jake.blatchford

Points +30

Vegan
26 Mar 2019

3rd dinner in a row

Love this place great food and amazing staff, waitress is always welcoming with a smile and fast service. Yet to get a dish I didn’t like :)

Avatar AnthonyBravey

AnthonyBravey

Points +667

Vegan
04 Mar 2019

Best value dinner in Auckland!!

I went here with a friend and we ordered the red bean pancake, 10 piece dumplings, crispy ‘chicken’ & tofu pad Thai. Everything was delicious, good portions, the service was fast and the price was very reasonable. This would be more first choice for a healthier, delicious, affordable mea in the city!

Pros: IT’S ALL VEGAN, Mock Meats, Delicious food!

Avatar tofukiller

tofukiller

Points +80

Vegan
23 Feb 2019

Flavorful

It’s the best feeling to be in an all vegan restaurant. You can choose anything on the menu! We had noodle soup and a stir fried dish. Both are amazing! By the way, nearly every dish contains fake meat - I have no problem with them, just want to add this for those who are not big fan of meat substitutes.

Pros: Yummy affordable Thai food, Good location

Cons: The place could do with some decor improvements

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Avatar AlineAnhaia

AlineAnhaia

Points +971

Vegan
17 Feb 2019

Good food

The food was good, not too special.

Avatar JuanRuas

JuanRuas

Points +284

Vegan
17 Feb 2019

Wonderful meal

Must go in Auckland. It wasn't expensive at all and it was rich in flavour

Updated from previous review on 2017-10-10

Pros: Price and flavour

Cons: Downtown

Avatar dirtydine

dirtydine

Points +130

Vegan
30 Jan 2019

Love this place

A go to whenever we come to Auckland

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