Qian Ye Vegetarian — Restaurant in Kaohsiung

I ate here twice and truly enjoyed it! Foreigners don't be shy: the food is all vegetarian, healthy, awesome and great value for money. The lady at the counter speaks English, is happy to have international guests and super friendly.

You just pick up a tray at the entrance, go to the huge buffet and put on your plate whatever you like. Then you check out. The lady will calculate the price based on the number of dishes you took. If you want extra rice, tell her. Then you go upstairs, pick up cutlery and free tea / soup nearby the stairs and sit down.

You can enjoy your meal in a lovely space and have super interesting conversations with curious locals. Some come here because it's affordable, others for religious or health reasons. What an interesting,...

On the way from Pier 2 back to the Love River, I came across a Qian Ye vegetarian restaurant, which I wanted after a few days of visiting Taiwan. At first, I had some problems choosing the dishes because everything is written only in Chinese. Secondly, many of the food were not known for me among the vast choice of dishes.

After watching the visitors filling their plates, I finally decided to load as many different dishes as possible. The full plate was cheap and tasty.

The only funny thing was that the cashier asked me (in English) if I will have white or brown rice and I said brown. But then I still got white. 😂 But I preferred not to complain, and I was...

I arrived around 6 PM and there were not too many dishes left on the buffet table. Since I am not an early eater, and I have no idea how early the dinner crowd starts rolling in, I must say it's somewhat disappointing to have limited choices like tonight. Despite the low heat, the tofu I got was still very good. However, the greens were a completely different story, yet no worse than the gobo nuggets. As for service, the shopkeeper was pleasant and efficient. The dining area upstairs was quiet and spacious. I had trouble finding a trash can to dispose of the tissue paper I used to wipe my utensils. The shop keeper took care of it for me. Highly...