JanxDen Greenlife Cafe - Penang

Over the last 10 years, Penang has really seen a significant growth in modern new vegetarian eateries on the island.  Janxden (which may rank as one of the worst names to ever call an eatery) was one of those new breed of vegetarian eateries on the island.  Along with their original outlet in Georgetown, they have another outlet at the newly built All Season Place, at Farlim area.  For more information, you can check out their Facebook page here.



JanxDen Greenlife Cafe
Location: 21 Jalan Chow Thye, Georgetown, Penang
Contact: 604-2268414
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue & Fri-Sun 12.00pm-3.00pm & 6.00pm-9.00pm.  Wednesday 12.00pm-3.00pm


The meal began with the Vietnamese Roll. This is a perfect snack to start any meal.  Known as goi cuo in Vietnamese, these spring rolls use rice paper sheets (banh trang) to encase freshly chopped vegetables, and in the non-vegetarian version pork is also added.  The key to success of this snack is in the herbs - Particularly mint.  The Vietnamese rolls at JanxDen didn't quite have enough mint flavour, and thus was ultimately a little bland for my liking.

Price: RM4.90.     6/10







Another snack available was Grilled Mushroom.  Visually it must be said that this dish looked outstanding on the plate.  The mushrooms had a great crunchy texture, yet were still wonderfully juicy.  The mushrooms were made all the more delicious when dipped in the oil.

Price: RM8.80.     7/10
Pumpkin Pasta was the next dish that made its way to our table.  I had mixed feelings about this dish overall.  I certainly liked the pumpkin sauce, which had a nice sweetness.  This sweetness was matched well with the sourness from the lime.  Ingredients wise, however, I found that something more exciting could have been added inside.  Not a bad dish overall, though.

Price: RM12.90.     7/10

Last dish of the evening was the Nasi Lemak.  This was probably my favourite dish of all - I loved the fried mock fish, which was along side a delectable chilli tofu mixture.  The rice was a little on the bland side, and failed to capture the glorious aroma of coconut, but aside from that this was an excellent dish, one I wouldn't hesitate to order again.

Price: RM8.90.     8/10


Conclusion - The Janxden series of vegetarian restaurants are certainly some of the most impressive that I saw when living in Penang.  I love their variety of cuisines that are present at these restaurants, and the quality seems to be above average. 

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