Friend of Vegetarian - Penang

Friend of Vegetarian is a small little stall located at Heng Leong Cafe.  It can be a little tricky to locate, as it is nestled within a small hawker, away from the main road.  The hawker is actual located directly opposite Bomba.  For more information about this stall, you can check their Facebook page here.  This stall sells a variety of dishes on different days - Such as nasi lemak, soup noodles and dry noodles.  The only downside is the early closing time, so make sure to get there early!














Friend of Vegetarian
Location: Heng Leong Cafe, 310-G-4 Perak Road, Jelutong, Penang
Contact: 016-442 9442
Opening Hours: Daily 8.00am-1.00pm.  Monday Closed (every two weeks). 


On this particular day Friend of Vegetarian was specialising in noodles only.  We picked out the Hokkien Mee as the first dish to sample. Surprisingly, a lot of the veggie stalls/restaurants in Penang are run by non-vegetarians, who see better business prospects in running vegetarian eateries, Friend of Vegetarian is one of those.  This was a pretty spicy, but quite flavourful dish..  I loved the tofu and the mock pork lard on top added a nice extra crunchy texture.

Price: RM3.00.     7/10


Next dish to the table was the Wanton Mee.  This dish has always been one of my most favourite, but I am particularly picky when it comes to the type of wanton used.  For Friend of Vegetarian, they use light thin textured wanton with very little stuffing.  The texture of the noodle and flavour of the dark sauce was quite delicious, and the quality of mock char siew used was also quite good.  Definitely worth the price.

Price: RM3.00.     7/10


Conclusion - Considering that these dishes are being sold at only RM3, it would be unjust to criticise the dishes available at Friend of Vegetarian too heavily.  In fact, the quality of the dishes are pretty good, and I look forward to visiting again in the future to try their other special dishes.

Overall Rating
Food - 7/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 7/10
Value - 8/10