Chat For Tea

Great vegetarian meals.great tea options.lovely helpful friendly staff. The desert is amazing!

What a gem. Fantastic food, amazing staff
So happy to have stumbled across this place

This was my last meal before covid took my tastebuds. If they never returned, I'd be happy this was my last taste experience. Explosion of flavour.

First time eating at a vegetarian/vegan restaurant and it was one of the best experiences I've had. Definitely a must visit in Ballarat. Delicious mains and amazing desserts.

Insanely good vegan food. We were only in Ballarat for one night and came here for dinner - turned out to be one of the best meals we’ve ever had!

A vegetarian restaurant that offers some of the best food in Ballarat. Even meat-eaters are going to love the food here. Highly recommend.

Always got the set menu. It's a good way to taste a bit of everything. Also the Japanese Morning tea is very nice

Nice little asian-inspired vegan (well, 90% of the menu is vegan, the other 2 or 3 dishes are vegetarian) restaurant.
Wife and I started with the gyoza, which was a very good size to share between 2 and the veg dumplings (more traditional 1-person entree size), before having the teriyaki udon noodle with shitake stem 'meatballs', and mock pork with black pepper sauce.
I could have had a whole bowl of the fried wonton skins that came with the dumplings, while the chili oil packed a nice little kick of heat.
And while the shitake 'meatballs' and mock pork would never be mistaken for the real thing, both were delicious with the mock pork being especially surprising.
The only negatives I had, personally, was the drinks menu. If you like a wine or beer with your meal, this is not the place for you, as there's none on offer. The soft drinks also are not quite your typical offerings, being organic and tasting just different enough from the norm to raise an eyebrow.
Otherwise, service was friendly (if perhaps a tad reserved), food came out quickly and the atmosphere was simple and relaxed.
We'll definitely be going back again and would recommend to anyone looking for something a little different.

This place definitely belongs to the pool room! Love their mock duck recipe and their green curry was divine! Veggie dumplings are the perfect starter if you're having dinner here

One of the best restaurants in Ballarat. The wasabi nuggets are incredible and the satay skewers are so nostalgic from chicken satay I used to eat. The cauliflower dish is amazing and the bao buns are exceptional. Haven't tried the desserts yet but they look amazing also!

Healthy, flavoursome, elegantly presented vegetarian food. It is 99% vegan, with the exception of a couple of items that come with yoghurt. The friendly staff will happily help point out the non-vegan options to avoid. So good, we ate here both nights we spent in Ballarat. First night stand outs were the gyoza, special yum cha, mock duck rice and second night was the nutty tempeh. Every dish is completely delicious, delicate and totally satisfying.

Well cooked, tasty food.fast friendly service. Tiny sized portions. Its 2021 and the mock meat in Australia is still way behind what you could get in Hong Kong 16 years ago

Always love eating here. Amongst our favourite restaurants in 3 states.
Delicious vegan food, good gf options. Kid friendly, lovely family run place.

Such a lovely, clean and warm restaurant with really tasty vegan dishes, most dishes are vegan and so delicious, the only downside was that the dishes were quite small but otherwise a great place!

I've eaten here a number of times throughout the years both dining in and takeaway, and the food has always been good. But about a month ago my wife and I had a free Saturday night so we went and sat in for a meal.
You could comb every language of the human race and still not find the words to describe how good the food was that night.
My wife and I both had a bao, I had the mock duck and my wife had the mock pork tepanyaki (sp¿) Every mouthful was equally stellar and melancholy. Knowing every bite was one bite closer to the end of the dish.
If you're vego/vegan and haven't been here do yourself a favor and sit in and experience the food. You won't regret it.
Only downside was the robotic, blank, bordering on resentful service from the front of house staff.
Mate, I know it's Saturday night and you'd probably rather be pre-drinking in your friends parents shed, but you have a choice. If you choose to work Saturday night in hospo don't take it out on me. 5 stars

Great to have a vegan/vegetarian restaurant in Ballarat. The nuggets are a must have! Order two serves because they are that good! Also recommend the Bao Buns! The vege dumplings are elevated to great heights with crunchy tops and chill oil sauce - perfect balance of crisp and soft and hot; loved the laksa too.

I have been to this restaurant a number of times and love it! Whenever I go into Ballarat to do something, I arrange it, so I can eat there before or after. Fantastic and you'll never be disappointed. Lol. Cheap price. Nice atmosphere. Friendly staff. Give it a go you wont be disappointed.highly recommend this place

This is truly almost! "A Boutique Restaurant"?
"The Steamed Bao", was excellent, as was the Mock Pork with Vegetables.
Everything we had was truly awesome? Except for those little motor bike riders with a material food transport containers. They were in and out every moment, it was Saturday night, My first visit to my mother since ring of steel was finally removed.
Now I don't know how? But the venue was not huge nor was Menu! But it was only 6 pm and they had already run out of two different meals.
I will give them consideration considering, they may have had a huge influx of clientele, due to this being the closest we have had a chance to catch up with regional loved one's since the Covid lockdown.
I would like to finish with a personal note to the "Owners of the business " or anyone else with a business mind, that to treat every guest you have as an Audition on every part of your business. If we weren't under such weird circumstances, I would say you failed the passing on of a good word about your shop! But because things are a bit upside down, I have given you 5 stars and overlooked, everything that I thought brings this establishment down.

Had a beautiful Formosa green tea to start. Ordered three entrees and three mains to share between four adults and one child, which was a perfect amount. The mushroom steamed bao were delightfully pillowy soft and delicious morsels. Overall very highly enjoyed and would go again if in the area again.nice

This meal was an unexpected delight. The tastes were complex and wonderful, fresh and nourishing. The venue was understatement and cozy. We weren't even looking for vegetarian food, but will definitely be back to sample more from this menu. I highly recommended this place.