Hua Yan Vegetarian - Chongqing

Try to make this as info-heavy as possible: from 10 to 7, they say. I'm here at 2. There is no English menu, and no pictures, but you should be able to get rid of a meal. As usual, the food was really fat and really spicy, so try to know a way to ask what you do and not want. Anyway, the food was decent, and I went with another person who made us the only 2 people in the restaurant, although it was a Saturday afternoon! The portions were big, but a little expensive for what we have. I would recommend taking your own drinks as they only offer overpriced bottles and do not offer water or tea! There were shirtless guys who played Mah jiang and whispering around. The atmosphere was not exactly service-oriented. But I'm not trying to be negative. The temple area is really amazing to see, and there are places to have picnics and what-not. If you pack some extras, this temple could be a really nice place for lunch, read a book, take photos and spend a whole day. It was a really cool experience. I might go back. Also worth mentioning that it costs 15 Kuai to come to the temple, unless you go right (there is a big gold Buddha), follow an out-of-the-way path, and then migrate to the restaurant. So do the locals! Overall to find this place was a really cool experience, but it is certainly not the first place I would recommend.

Seems this restaurant has made changes since the last review visit, the better. The menu is all Chinese, but has pictures. The environment was clean and the staff was attentive. I went for a spicy tofu bowl, fresh vegetables and spring rolls that were all really nice. The veg was sweet, but not too much. Also asked for a bowl of rice, and ended with much too much (more of a bucket) a head up here. Also warm lemon water was given upon arrival, and a free small dish of diced vegetables in vinegar a nice touch. Wednesday lunch, a handful of tables occupied.

Try to make this as an info heavy as possible: from 10 to 7, they say. I am around 2 there. there is no English menu, and no pictures, but they should be able to mimic a meal. as usual, eating was really greasy and really spicy, so they try to know a way to what they do and not want. Anyway, eating was decent, and I went with another person who made us only 2 people in the restaurant, although it was a Saturday afternoon! the portions were large, but a little expensive for what we have. I would recommend to take their own drinks, as they only offer overpriced bottles and do not offer water or tee! there were shirtless youngs that played mah jiang and fly around. the atmosphere was not exactly service oriented. I do not try to be negatiw. the tempel grounds is really amazing to see and there are places to have picnics and what-not to have. if they pack some extras, this tempel could be a really nice place to lunch, read a book, make photos and spend a whole day. it was a really cool experience. I might go back. also worth mentioning that it costs 15 kuai to come to the tempel, unless they go to the right (there is a big gold Buddha), follow an out-of-the-way path, and then migrate to the restaurant. so make the local! to find overall this place was a really cool experience, but it is certainly not the first place I would recommend.

The restaurant can have changed since the last visit of the reviewer, so better. the menu is all Chinese, but has pictures. the environment was clean and the staff was attentive. I went for a spicy tofu meal, fresh sweet and early roll, all really nice. the veg was sweet, but not too much so. also asked for a bowl of rice, and ended up with much too much (more of a bucket) a head up here. was also given warm lemon water at the arrival, and a free small dish of cubed vegetables in vinegar a nice note. lunchtime, a handful of tables was occupied.

Seems this restaurant may have made changes since the last reviewer visited, for the better. The menu is all Chinese, but does have pictures. The environment was clean, and the staff were attentive. I went for a spicy tofu dish, fresh vegetables, and spring rolls, all of which was really nice. The veg was sweet, but not too much so. Also asked for a bowl of rice, and ended up with way too much (more of a bucket) a heads up here. Was also given warm lemon water on arrival, and a free small dish of diced vegetables in vinegar a nice touch. Went Monday lunch, a handful of tables occupied.