Soya Restaurant AS — Restaurant in Bergen

I guess the chef is someone non-Chinese but likes the Chinese food.. lol. shanxi liangpi (homemade noodle in menu) used actually Japanese udon noodle (not homemade, you can find them in Asian stores lol), good but super spicy and not tast like shanxiliangpi... gongbao chicken is all the gongbao chicken I tried in my life that is the most far away from the authentic Sichuan gongbao chicken. Steamed egg was not fully cooked and served as a starter (the chef corrected it very quickly though). Tempura vegetable is also funny, not crunchy and served with soya sauce(?). I find it an interesting experience (view it as a foreign chef trying cooking Chinese food), environment is also nice. But if you are looking for the best Chinese resteraunt in town (as they claimed) as a Chinese foodie, maybe this is not the right place for you :-). I see many people had a good experience with dim sums, maybe that is also what to go - usually resteraunts buy them instead of making them, so quality should...

Would definitely recommend a visit to Soya Restaurant. Lovely range of vegan options. The food was amazing, the atmosphere was great, and the waiter was lovely.

We had the mapo tofu, the veggie fried rice and the broccoli, all of which were absolutely great. The rice was really savoury and not oily, it was so yum. How fried rice should be. The tofu in the mapo tofu had that great melt in your mouth texture, and the sauce was sezchuany but not too spicy. The broccoli was peppery too but had a different but also great taste. Three really distinct dishes. We also had some veggie dumplings which I personally thought were a little plain, so I'd skip these and go for the other amazing dishes!!

Loved the clearly marked vegan dishes and the staff being knowledgeable about veganism.

5/5 from me though - I'd visit...

Soya Restaurant Bergen: Warmly welcomed by the kind staff members and the asian theme that the restaurant presents. Though depending on the popularity and the amount of customers, get ready to wait for your chosen dish for about 45 minutes. The long wait may seem boring at first but they make PERFECT quality dishes! Their choice of plates and the food that they serve is amazing and worth the wait! I am struggling to find any criticism that could help this community... maybe find a way to decrease wait time for us customers? Or maybe the lighting in some of the available seats; candles would fit this atmosphere. Honestly, this place is rewarding to visit and one of the most comfortable restaurants I have ever visited in Norway! 200% would come back...