Zhu Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant — Restaurant in George Town

My favourite vegetarian restaurant for dinner in Penang. I am very satisfied with the taste of their meal. The owner is nice. He can recommend what is nice in the menu. They have one person meal menu but mostly noodle. If you are up for rice, they have fried rice and rice topped with vegetables (I forgot the name in the menu, but something like yam rice). One thing to note is that sometimes the name in the menu is not very clear and confusing. Hence, you might need to ask the owner what is inside the dish. The restaurant itself is not crowded at all but most of the times there were two or three groups eating. The setting is very oldies and...

The place has a good variety of vegetarian food. Unfortunately for those of you with kids, it is not advisable to go there because there is one guy, who looked like the owner, was very unfriendly and un-welcoming to kids. I saw him shouted at a 5-year old. It surprises me as the setting looks like a Buddhist environment or they are just using it for business?

One more thing, my family ordered Chinese Tea Pu Er and yet after a few hours from that place we became very thirsty, wonder what're in their...

Make sure you are not too hungry when you visit this nice vegetarian restaurant near Prangin Mall in Penang Island. It will take them a while to prepare, but one thing is for sure, they will serve you nicely spiced/seasoned food.

I recommend the Claypot Hor Fun which is good for two persons. It is loaded with rice noodles, soup, veggies, and veggie meat that's perfect if you are craving for Char Kway Teow minus all the lard and pork fat.

Overall, nice food (but ambiance could...