Zen Gardens exists to make healthy, vegetarian food accessible to people who choose to have them, giving them the option to live a healthier life! Zen's creative kitchen brings you the best vegetarian meals you can ever imagine! Even meat substitutes are made from natural ingredients and spices-absolutely no Chemicals and preservatives. We even inform you of the health benefits you can gain from the entrees you order! That's what Zen's Group is all about - it's creating options for a healthy diet, a healthy lifestyle, and living life at its best. After all, we are what we eat and our life is what we make of it.more...See more text
Absolutely Delicious!!! Our family's favourite restaurant for sure! We always start with the Soy Nuggets (we honestly felt the need to double check that they were soy the first time! They are just like McDonalds chicken nuggets but SO much better and cruelty free!) and then my husband and I split the Sweet and Sour Lappa with two sides of white rice. it is the perfect amount of food to split between us and so delicious! They are super accommodating as well. Sometimes we don't feel like the
We recently enjoyed another fabulous visit to Zen Gardens. The service we received was warm and inviting, and the amount of attention we were given was perfect.
We ordered Miso Soup (deliciously simple) and the incredible Hot and Sour Soup (packed with a delightful array of mushrooms, and packed with a spicy punch!) I absolutely love the Jasmine Rice -- so earthy and tasty -- so I always get a bowl of it to accompany my meal. Our entrées were "Chicken" Fried Rice (huge portion, complete with tasty chunks of asparagus), Sweet and Sour Lappa (fantastic flavour with so many colourful and fresh veggies) and Vegetable Tempura (light and crispy batter, not heavy and drenched in oil).
Our server figured out it was our daughter's birthday, and she surprised us at the end of our meal with a chunky chocolate chip cookie wedge for the girl of honour! In addition, we were given a Happy Birthday gift certificate to bring to our next visit. What a generous thing to do!
The cost of our lovely meal was affordable and we felt we got great value for our money.
As vegetarians, it is refreshing to dine at a restaurant where we don't need to worry about the ingredients in anything we order. What a pleasure!
We love everything about Zen Gardens and can't wait to return.....
More than a lunch-time walk away from most offices, this small franchised restaurant is a favourite with vegetarians, and those who enjoy Asian cuisine.
There are some very good faux-meat dishes, and the boxed meals are good value. I often start with wonton soup, avoid the chicken fried rice, but other dishes are usually well-presented and enjoyable.
One of the Chinese servers who has been there for some time is particularly pleasant but, unfortunately, I am always uncomfortable with the owner who just sits silent and immobile at a table like a Party cadre causing the staff to show a slight sense of fear.
My colleague and I visited London for a conference and we stayed at a hotel near Zen Gardens. We ordered curry vermicelli, fried fritters, and wonton soup for takeout. The wonton was oily and needed more flavour (salt?). The fried fritters was considered the "hot item" on the menu and it was ok. It had a "different" taste to it - not sure if it was the seasoning. To be fair, perhaps the fritters would have tasted better had we not let it sit for about 10-15 minutes. The curry vermicelli was the best out of what we ordered but it was average compared to other noodle plates I had tasted. I wouldn't say "I will never go back" but I would be hesitant to go back unless friends/colleagues insisted we go back. Very nice people that work there though!
I've been here twice and love it!!! My favorites are the soy drumsticks, soy chicken balls, and crispy fritters. Me and my bf always order these and share it. Very polite staff! Good prices!
