Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Western
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion
Predominantly vegan restaurant offering a few vegan items such as noodles, pastas, rice sets, vegetable loaf, wraps and sandwiches. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-8:30pm.
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Last update on 25 Mar 2025 by SharonChua蔡妼㛔
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Added by stam on 28 Sep 2023
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16 Reviews
First Review by stam
joonas
Points +139
Not vegetarian, they serve seafood - Edit
This place is not vegan or even vegetarian.
Read moreWhen ordering I confirmed everything is vegan. But we were given a bowl of bamboo curry that contained dried shrimp with shells on and everything. We had ordered too much, so only noticed this upon finishing our left overs we had taken away to our hotel.
The lady responded to our Google Maps question that it was intended for “the pescatarian client”. But there was no one else there. Also how does a vegan or vegetarian resturant suddenly serve pescatarian dishes?
Owner tried to blame it on us for not immediately noticing it. I’ve been vegan for 10 years, never had dried shrimp. When it’s mostly ground up anyway, how am I supposed to notice? It’s not the customers job to check if there’s seafood in a supposedly vegan meal, I’d never expect it in what’s labelled here as a vegetarian restaurant! This doesn’t happen by accident. You don’t crush up dried shrimps in a vegan kitchen without noticing it.
The restaurant also smells like dog piss.
Updated from previous review on 2025-11-03
Cons: Serves seafood to vegans , Owner takes no responsibility of mistakes, Incorrectly labeled as vegetarian
Guest
marti.rajic
Points +221
Delicious Vegan Food - Edit
We ate here and really loved it! The food was delicious, the owner was super friendly, and the prices very reasonable!
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datonestar
Points +31
Delicious proper vegan food - Edit
I had a delicious bamboo curry with rice. The other special was tofu and mushroom curry. There were many other choices on the menu but I'm not sure what was available. I assume the other items would need to be made to order?
Read moreThe owner was lovely and chatty and definitely understands what is vegan and what is not.
The place is small and authentic and cash / qr code only. Personally, I've not been able to use QR codes with my UK banks.
My two top tips are:
1. Don't wear a fresh white t-shirt
2. The white 'plate' that the food bowls arrive on is actually a tray! I was only a little embarrassed 😆
With a lovely, refreshing ice passion fruit drink, the total was 20 ringgits. Astounding value for such high quality food and drink.
Updated from previous review on 2025-09-11
joonas
We had the bamboo curry a few weeks after this... It contained dried shrimp with tails and all, which the owner now claims was “for the pescatarian client”. Even if there was no one else there and we had confirmed everything should be vegan. Wonder if you noticed anything wrong with the dish or did they do it just for us?
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blgro
Points +130
Lecker und sehr freundlich! - Edit
Wir haben bei Fren zu Abend gegessen und haben ihre vegane Laksa probiert. Die Inhaberin kennt sich mit vegan aus und hat zahlreiche vegane Optionen zur Auswahl. Zusätzlich zum tollen Essen, haben wir uns viel mit Fren unterhalten, was wirklich angenehm und interessant war. Klare Empfehlung für traditionelles veganisiertes Essen aus Sarawak zu testen!
Read morePros: Essen, Inhaberin, Location
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SabrinaFoxy
Points +196
Sweet little place - Edit
We had a very warm welcome and even better food. Also it was very cheap.
Read moreWhat's confusing is, that the lady told me, that everything was plantbased but she uses eggs and butter!
Updated from previous review on 2025-05-11
Fren
Some vegetarian came in and they do request butter or cheese, so I have to have something on standby. Next time I will ask if the customers are from Happy Cow or whatever cow, so will not get them confused. Thanks for reminding.
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Benjaminlaw_
Points +501
Amazing food and lovely person - Edit
This place is a hidden gem in Kuching! Fern is a lovely lady, understands the concept of veganism and happy to make all the dishes vegan. I forgot to take a picture but the food and drinks were amazing. Fern sat with us and offered lots of tips and stories from her life. Made it a lovely experience
Read moreFren
Thank you
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SharonChua蔡妼㛔
Points +23059
Highly recommend this shop - Edit
Must try their signature wraps, banana leaf rice set, daun ubi fried rice, hot pandan yam, sambal fried rice, kolo mee, Angchow pasta, herbivores fried rice, bunga kantan fried rice, remember to request for no alliums version, 90% of food here are vegan, Some Contain alliums Or eggs
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-25
Pros: Tasty
Cons: alliums
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sll365
Points +218
Friendly, personal and the freshest food - Edit
I don't know how this little place survives, it was so quiet but an absolute gem of a place. The menu was limited to pasta and a tofu "dish of the day". The pastas all sounded amazing and it's all prepared and cooked freshly to order by Fren. Really good value for money and delicious.
Read morePros: Really fresh food, Uses local ingredients and flavours
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maxXdmg
Points +19
Delicious food and such a lovely owner! - Edit
The laksa was simply delicious. Fren is so kind and sweet, such a lovable personality. It's easily the best vegetarian restaurant we've tried in Kuching!
Read morePros: Delicious fusion plant-based food, The owner's personality , The dog!
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GregDundee
Points +26
Delicious food and drinks, lovely owner - Edit
Really nice little place run by a lovely owner. The food we tried was amazing; I had the laksa pasta which was very tasty. My partner had the sambal tempeh which was equally as good. Nice drinks too, although I forget what I had. All very inexpensive too.
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David OMahony
Points +176
Good value n unpretentious - Edit
There seems to b two listings for this restaurant on HappyCow - one says “serves meat”. This is wrong. It’s vegan n veggie only
Read morePros: Tasty, Affordable
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HelenSample
Points +89
Fantastic - Edit
The owner helped me choose what to eat. It was the terung Assam pasta and was beautiful flavours. Think I'm going to try the crumble now. Yum yum
Read morePros: Owner, Flavours, Good choice of things on the menu
Cons: No, No, No
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Jadedkoolaid
Points +69
Affordable Vegan Meals - Edit
Entirely vegetarian with multiple vegan options. Nothing specifically gluten free, but the woman running the shop understood what it meant and was able to make it work. Small/friendly place. If you go, give Chloe (the dog) a good petting.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-02
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LaiaCourage
Points +264
Friendly and homemade - Edit
Very friendly owner, who would cater to your likes. I had vegan pasta there.
Read morePros: Super nice owner, Cater to your likes
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Veganweg
Points +366
Cozy - Edit
La señora que lleva este restaurante es súper agradable. Nos explica todo cómo está elaborado. Lo hace al momento. Recibe las verduras cada día de un centro de rehabilitación que tiene huerto. Nos preparó de postre y como obsequio unos panecillos con mermeladas caseras. Todo muy rico. Tienen té de lemongras con hojas de pandam, increíble.
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stam
Points +2335
Vegan fusion menu - Edit
The menu is vegan except for one page that includes fish and a few items that include egg. The opening hours are not always consistent and the there are only 3 tables. Dishes are western cuisine with a Sarawakian twist and some items on the menu may not be available (Fren will tell you what she’s serving that day). It’s one of two restaurants in the tourist area that understand veganism so it’s a great option on the waterfront. Plus Fren has a very cute dog.
Read morePros: Friendly service, Comfortable seating, Innovative fusion dishes
Cons: Items are not clearly labelled vegan
Guest
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