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Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant

89% Sifumeter
4 critics · 3 social
4.1 Google Stars 2.2k reviews
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60, Lebuh Penang, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
$$ per person
+60 4-263 9764

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Critics reviews

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    Smartdory smartdory.com · 17 Dec 2021

    American friends recommended that I loved Woodlands when they discovered my vegetarian journey. Now you know how popular and memorable the restaurant is locally and with tourists. Woodlands is a pure vegetarian restaurant.

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    Penang Foodie penangfoodie.com · 12 Mar 2019

    Committed to serving vegetarian food only, they’re one of the best banana leaf restaurants in town! This neat and tidy place offers so much more than just comfort to the souls but also to the stomachs because of the quality and time they…

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    Myweekendplan myweekendplan.asia

    Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant is the place locals would go to get banana leaf rice in Penang. It is served on a stainless steel plate for convenience.

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    Penang-traveltips penang-traveltips.com

    We usually go to Woodlands in the evening, for its dinner. But today was a change that we went there during lunch time. Looking through the menu, we settled upon the Woodlands Special Thali.

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    Iris “Mind of a Hitchhiker” Veldwijk · May 2026

    2026: what a godly meal. We returned here after six years and shared a Bombay thali. The kind staff tried to suggest a different (cheaper) thali with a mountain of rice, but I'm happy we went for this one as it comes with a small bowl of…

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    ANPHANANTHAN GUNASEGARAN · Apr 2026

    This is by far the worst service I’ve experienced here, despite being a regular customer for years. The newly appointed morning counter staff’s behavior is completely unacceptable, her attitude is openly rude, dismissive, and…

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    Torikai Chiaki · Apr 2026

    An Indian restaurant that vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike should visit. I was extremely satisfied with the variety of curries, which were not greasy and had a deep, rich flavor.

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    Ronan Goss · Mar 2026

    Excellent vegetarian Indian restaurant, even for people who usually eat meat. Lunch set was really good but a lot for one person - I’d recommend sharing a lunch set + something small like a dosa.

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    Lauren Katie · Feb 2026

    Food was cheap and pretty good no complaints there. I love an ac but omg youve never experienced anything like it it’s freezing in there😭 seemed to be a lot of staff there but nobody came to take our order so we assumed you’d go to the…

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    Tim Price-Walker · Feb 2026

    This was a place recommended by the hotel we were staying at in Penang and we were amazed by the food and so glad we visited! The flavours of the vegetarian food were amazing - in some ways the humble nature of the restaurant highlighted…

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    DHIRAJ BODKHE · Apr 2026

    The restaurant needs to change its entrance doors; they always seem closed. Instead, they should install a transparent door. By the way, the food is overall good, the ambience is nice, hygiene is good, and the rates are economical for an…

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    Logeswari Mariappan · Apr 2026

    I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with my recent experience at your restaurant. The quality of the food did not meet expectations, as it was poorly prepared and lacked freshness.

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    Vicky Shan · Apr 2026

    Actually more then 7 years I having my breakfast, lunch and dinner over here and I'm regular too, but now here got 1 new girl in counter, few times I experienced she's not giving respect, the way she take order when customers is there must…

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    Rajivan Nambiar · Apr 2026

    The food is actually quite good, but the service was terrible. We visited on April 12th at 6:00 PM when it wasn't even crowded, yet we were ignored by the staff for a long time. ​Eventually, a female staff member came to take our order.

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    June Eng · May 2026

    Had the Thursday special of "special vadai" which was the 1st time we had vadai with urad dhal inside. Nice warm. The dhal gave it the crunchy texture. Went on Friday to have the rasam vadai which is vadai in soup. Vadai was nice.

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    Louis Hudson · Apr 2026

    The food here is great and is affordable. However, the staff aren’t that friendly and it was a bit chilly in there so you might want to wear an extra layer and I would recommend wearing trousers or joggers [DONT WEAR SHORTS].

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