The Orchid Vegan Restaurant in York

Incredible food, amazing staff and great atmosphere! I'm a Londoner and pretty spoilt with great vegan food but this was by far the best I've ever had! Also a gluten free menu 🙏 My partner who's a meat eater also loved it! Also fantastic wine! 10/10

Best vegan restaurant I have been to

Fantastic food. We had mushroom toast, salt and pepper tofu, Mongolian beef and General Tso tofu. All delicious

I've been a number of times to Orchid. Always immaculate service. Always delicious food. Our favourite Chinese restaurant. We travel from Teesside to go out for a meal here. It might be vegan but you don't miss out on anything. Mongolian beef or pork char su is amazing! If you like sweet and sour, anything in the ok sauce is amazing! A must try!

Lovely food and staff (very attentive). We have a friend with loads of allergies and they were great with her and made sure she was happy and comfortable with all the food. Try the crispy chilly beef in OK Sauce, is the best!

Such a great resturant the food is amazing and completely vegan which is fantastic.

Stunningly good! We went in a big group and I got to try a lot of other people's food - everything is delicious, flavourful, well textured, varied, and pretty to look at too. The staff were very welcoming and attentive and definitely made this meal extra special. The restaurant itself is both stylish and cosy and a lovely place to eat. Highly recommend!!!

Really good food, great portions, and great service.

Great stuff! Server super friendly. The ‘beef’ was fantastic.

amazing food and super attentive service, the sweet and sour prawns were amazing!

Would be a 6 or 7 star if google let me. Absolutely fantastic food for a very reasonable price. Love. The salt and pepper tofu is easily my favourite food ive ever had, would pay a lot of money for the recipe!!

food and service was incredible! very well priced for how great quality everything was

Great vegan resturant, loved all the variety of dishes and the crackers were great. Didn't get any sweet chilli sauce with the crackers, so had to ask for it.

Great service, lovely food and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend!

Excellent food, service friendly and price was fair.

Lovely clean vegan restaurant. Very friendly and attentive staff. Very reasonable prices. Will definitely come again!

Delicious food, nice atmosphere for a date, reasonable prices. Would recommend the beef in OK sauce and the pumpkin croquettes

Visited this establishment as a non vegan at the weekend and it was one of the best vegan meals I’ve had. In hindsight we did select a lot of Beige stuff but they were all very good. Prawn cracker 3/5 - tasty enough but no dipping sauce with them is criminal Vegetable spring rolls - 4/5 excellent with a lovely sweet chilli, definitely recommend Tom kha soup - 5/5 extremely tasty with a heavy kick of spice. Superb Gyoza - 3/5 I’m just not a gyoza person and the sauce was not to my taste, presented great though Salt and pepper chips - 5/5 really great and it’s surprisingly easy to not get salt n pepper chips right Pork belly - 4/5 tasty and a good effort to replace actual pork, quite a lot of crispy coating which sort of masks the foods taste a bit but still great Rice with prawns - 5/5 this was extremely tasty, the prawns were VERY close to actual prawns in taste texture and appearance, the rice itself was delicious Crispy beef 4/5 not especially my thing but fairly tasty and another close effort to replace real beef Service was excellent, we were there for opening and it was very busy throughout. Comfy chairs and coat hooks, basically a very nice little establishment, would recommend, even for non vegans. Would also say the price was very reasonable.

Great food. Wife is a Vegan I'm a meat eater. This Vegan restaurant is amazing. Can't wait to go back for more

Ate here during my travels through York, England. Had the fried rice, mushrooms and a couple of starters. I generally found that food fine but the setting and atmosphere just adequate, inside and out.

The restaurant is lovely and relaxing, there were plenty of food options to choose from and the food was delicious. It was wonderful to have so many choices with the whole menu being vegan. The salt and pepper tofu was a favourite, but everything we had was so good. Definitely recommend.

This resturant and the staff were amazing! I have allergy and the head waitress/ manager was truly amazing and extremely helpful. She had me list my allergy then she went through the menu and wrote down everything safe for me to eat. She went above and beyond. We all throughly enjoyed it.

Durante un fin de semana en York nos encontramos con el Orchid Vegan Restrant en Trip advisor. Tengo alergias que no están en la lista normal de alergias 13. La camarera principal / gerente me llamó para obtener una lista de mi alergia. Cuando llegamos ella había hecho una lista de todos los alimentos adecuados para mí y alimentos en el menú que no podía tener. Ella era amable y fue más allá para hacer nuestra visita brillante. La comida era tan sabrosa y disfrutada por todos nosotros. Yo era el único vegetariano en nuestra fiesta. Todos disfrutamos de la comida. Disfruté el hecho de que podía compartir todos los platos en nuestra mesa gracias al esfuerzo del gerente. I. recomiendo este restaurante puramente vegano.

Sent wrong item and told they would refund me. Then later told has to be through justeat / justeat then wouldn’t refund me as been past the allocated time to request refund. Really absolutely disappointed in this. The tofu was slimey too and did not taste great overall. shame as would like to support a vegan business but unfortunately I cannot support this business.

When fancy going vegan this is no1 spot.

Simply the best. Top tier service and food. Brilliant atmosphere. 10/10 as always!

La comida llegó rápidamente, y donde esperaba que fuera 'buena', en realidad me pareció delicioso! Claramente, ingredientes excepcionales se utilizan para sus platos veganos. Las camareras y el dueño eran muy amables y atentos. Como pequeña empresa dirigida por una mujer encantadora (apoda Apple! ) que aprecia la calidad de su comida, recomiendo este restaurante tanto a veganos como a no veganos como yo.

Non vegan writing this: I was possibly a little apprehensive about visiting here for our friends birthday. But I needn't have been. The food was amazing. Genuinely blew my mind that they could make something vegan taste so much like meat! Will definitely return and would recommend to anyone!

Absolutely exceptional! Delicious food and great service for our best friends 40th birthday!! Cannot fault this place. Staff went above and beyond for our celebrations. We cannot wait to return or order takeaway! We absolutely loved it!!! A HUGE thank you for making our evening amazing! We will be back!! 😋😋😋😋

Good food and great service. Like it's all 100% vegan. Tbh the quality was closer to say a better take away rather than gastro but still all delicious. Gyozas maybe less so but curry dishes excellent Would return

Super quick delivery, really polite and helpful communication from delivery driver- a real friendly face to chat to. Food was INCREDIBLE! The bao buns were huge and so affordable, 10/10 flavour and were still piping hot. Can’t wait to try more bits.

Vine aquí recientemente por primera vez para cenar. El interior está muy bien diseñado, y el servicio es muy amable y atento. Toda la comida era fantástica - gran sabor y no se sentía pesado. Y un precio decente para los tamaños de las porciones también! En general tuve una experiencia brillante, recomiendo encarecidamente visitar este lugar y probarlo por ti mismo!

Revisited a year later and still just as wonderful as before. Food was fabulous, service prompt and atmosphere perfect. Really impressed and highly recommend. The Mongolian vegan beef and General Tso's tofu were delicious.

Hemos querido comer aquí durante años. Finalmente visitamos York el fin de semana, pero desafortunadamente mi pequeño no estaba lo suficientemente bien para comer fuera. Afortunadamente todavía pudimos conseguir una comida para llevar. Porciones enormes. Comida deliciosa. Volvería a York solo para comer aquí. Tristemente no tienen pollo limón en el menú de comida para llevar y no lo hemos tenido en años desde que dejamos de comer carne. Muy recomendable a todos en todas las dietas. Tenía otra familia no vegetariana / vegana con nosotros que habría comido felizmente aquí también.

The food is really good but the interactions with one waitress were slightly awkward, didn't feel too welcome

Lovely restaurant with great service. I had tofu satay sticks. It was cooked perfectly and the sauce was delicious. My partner had vegan "king prawns" in batter which were delicious. Main course was Mongolian beef for him with rice. It seemed to be mushrooms, didn't really taste beefy but there were no vegetables with it. I had stir fried tofu with vegetables in a sauce which was gorgeous. I ordered chips with mine. They were hard and tough. No dessert as we were too full.

In my nearly 20 years of being vegetarian, I’ve tried a LOT of Chinese/Asian fusion vegan restaurants that everyone hyped up so much, only to come away feeling that they were just okay. I can say without hesitation that this is the best I’ve EVER tried. So happy we stumbled upon this place. It was the best thing we ate in York! The crispy beef and special stir fry were highlights, but everything was 100.

Totally unexpected really great meal. Didn’t notice any difference with no meat dishes at all. Also the King Prawn dishes were wonderful ! Highly recommended.

The food is absolutely outstanding. I would return without hesitation. All the staff are lovely and friendly. Just need to perhaps offer drinks more regularly. I had a bit of trouble getting someone attention for another drink. Would highly recommend and would return.

We haven’t ordered any takeaways for a while and just fancied an Orchid. It was lush as always! We tend to get the crispy beef in OK sauce, which I love but we also got the broccoli and sausage and this was so lovely, crisp and fresh. Love Orchid the food it always delicious thank you

Lovely experience from start to finish. Gorgeous food and brilliant attentive service. Will definitely go back next time I m staying in York.

Absolutely stunning food and service, never disappointed with a visit here

Absolutely incredible food, even as a non-vegan

Tasty food you never imagine that they are vegan. Nice environment and near to the rail station and town centre.

Una necesidad absoluta para cualquier vegano que está de visita en York que está buscando auténtica comida tailandesa con la comodidad de saber que puede disfrutar de todo el menú sin preocuparse por los ingredientes que son veganos. El ambiente y la decoración crearon un ambiente relajante encantador. El personal era muy amable y servicial y el servicio fue muy rápido. La comida era divina - lleno de sabor y cocinado excelentemente. Fue genial tener un desierto vegano también - tenía la tarta de queso que era perfecto!

Possibly the best food in York and it's vegan

I'm not vegan but my partner is. I had a lovely meal of vegan chicken and black beans sauce. Delicious and so reasonably priced. Will definitely be back on our next trip to York.

Really good quality, the beef udon noodles was our favourite

Can’t recommend this place enough. All the food is AMAZING. There are so many gluten free options too. I would definitely recommend the Lions Mane Toast as a starter and the crispy beef main. All the staff are lovely. This really made my birthday special. Thank you!

Really like the ambience in here, cosy and polite, nice staff. Food options are amazing too many to pick!

This was our second time visiting Orchid (the first time being 2+ years ago) and it did not disappoint. The food is amazing and everything a veggie/vegan would want from a Chinese. The service was efficient and staff were lovely. We ordered the salt & pepper calamari, belly strips, Mongolian beef, general Tso tofu, fried noodles & shiitake fried rice. By the end we were full, but it was the perfect amount for 2. Can't recommend this place enough!!

Service and food was amazing, would definitely recommend here for food

This place has possibly become my favourite place for allergies! I was so impressed with the selection of food (recommend ordering from their actual website). Vegan and GF are pretty hard to come by, especially Chinese cuisine, normally it's basics such as veg with a bland sauce. They even did nut free satay 😍 Definitely going to try and sit in another time for special occasions.

We had a great meal here. I had the Tom Ha (?) soup which was lovely - really chilli hot and tasty. My main was tofu with peppers and chilli which was also really good. My partner is coeliac and they even had a GF menu! The staff were lovely - really friendly - and the service was excellent. Would definitely recommend, even if you aren’t vegan.

This was an amazing vegan restaurant. All the food was delicious and the service was fast and friendly. We wish there was a branch near where we live so we could eat there more often!

Pretentious, condescending, unsophiscated host/ waitress. Host prescreens you and then goes out of the way to be unaccomodating and make you feel unwelcomed. When we first arrived, the restaurant was near empty and we'd requested a table. The host made us sit in the foyer area while she " cleans" a table. We observed her walking to the back of the restaurant, turn around and the walk back towards us. She then tells us that the restaurant does not serve any meat dishes and if we didn't like it, we could go somewhere else. FYI, we are foodies and have traveled to numerous places around the world, and she thinks we don't know what a vegan restaurant is. She than proceeds to seat us in a dark cramped corner of the restaurant. When we asked for an extra chair to put our bags and coat, she abruptly denied us, even though the restaurant was near empty. What a rude host/waitress that treats its customers in such a harsh and unwelcoming manner. Not wanting to get further abused by this person (since she appeared to be the only person working) we decided to leave. -- Tourist from the U.S.A.

Best vegan food ever. Love this place ❤️

Delicious vegan food! Could get a bit sickly but so worth it (and expected for such rich dishes). Great recreations of classic meat dishes. Highly recommend the mushroom toast, crispy chilli beef & sweetcorn soup (all 10/10)!

The food was delicious, and with so many dishes to choose from, we would definitely be visiting again.

We went with our non vegan 11 year old who is a fussy eater and she loved everything. That is a testament to how good this was. For 3 of us, we opted to share 3 different starters and 3 different mains. This was mainly driven by me for, as a vegan, I am not used to being able to go into a restaurant and have options; never mind so many! The only downside is that I live too far away to easily go back but if I do find myself in York again, I will definitely be going back to try more dishes. This is really unmissable whether a vegan or not.

House special was amazing, as were the duck pancakes! Great flavor, textures, and service. Would come here all the time if I lived in York.

Amazing vegan food! We had the salt&pepper “calamari”, the Mongolian “beef”, the “chicken” in black bean sauce, the Singapore fried rice and the fried noodles: all of them were delicious 😋 Would definitely recommend!

We were so happy to find a vegan restaurant . Usually we just gead for asian restaurants as they have lovely choices for vegans. However being totally vegan and not gaving to scrutinise the menuwas lovely. What a wonderful choice of extremely well presented food. We really enjoyed our visit.

We really enjoyed our visit. Usually we eat Asian foods for our restaurant meals as this appears to be the best cuisine for vegans. We wrre really happy to find a totally vegan restaurant where we could have a large choice of suitable foods, without having to scrutinise the menu, as everything was suitable and a wonderful choice of foods too.

Great choices, we ordered a range of starters and mains. The crispy chicken in chilli and the ‘pork’ belly starters were particular stars. Great flavours and very enjoyable.

Fantastic vegan restaurant, staff are very attentive. They were on it with gluten intolerances - they have separate gluten-free and soya-free menus. Particularly recommend the Mongolian beef. Been here with non-vegans and they really enjoyed it too.

Really delicious vegan food, such a range of choices. The vegan crispy shredded beef (main menu) was particularly amazing. My husband only stopped eating meat a year or so ago and said this was the closest meat imitation he'd tasted so far. The portion size is good and price is fair. We live quite far away, but if we're ever back in the area, we will definitely make a return visit.

This place is vegan food heaven. From the crackers, the starter, the mains, the rice, and the deserts (we tried the cheesecake). Even the americano coffee was artisan quality. Very friendly staff who were also very knowledgeable and explained the lengths they go to ensure everything they source is vegan.

Dropped in to eat, noted about being coeliac to the server and ordered. Once we ordered, on the menu for an item didn't state that it contained Gluten/Wheat (despite them listing allergens) and only told us after we placed the order. The server was really dismissive and quite aggressive in her response when I pointed out it should then be listed. She said "yeah but we have a separate menu so if you order and anything happens to you it's your fault" (exact quote). We left immediately as I am not eating somewhere that doesn't take allergens seriously. Response to your reply, the restaurant wasn't busy as there was only 1 table with 4 people on that had already been served. You didn't try to call us as we were walk-in. The item your staff talked to us about was told at the counter to contain gluten (hence not appearing on the separate menu) but it didn't MENTION the allergen on the main menu. I was calm, and your server STATED that it DOES have gluten in it. This clear lying in your response isnt shocking considering my experience. It's actually disgusting that you are still trying to continue to palm off customers that raised a genuine food health and safety risk that can cause serious illness/death. I suggest you spend more time researching rather than trying to excuse poor practise. As someone who has run a restaurant, this is not the best response. We will be ensuring everyone is aware of this and it has been posted around.

Avoid the The Orchid Vegan Restaurant in York if you have any allergy/intolerance!!! My partner and I popped in for a meal whilst in the area for the day, we explained to the server that I was GF (coeliac) there were allergens listed next to all items on the menu, so I ordered the meals that were not listed to contain wheat or gluten... after ordering I was then handed a separate menu and told one of the meals I had ordered contained gluten, however, it was not listed on the normal menu (we pointed this out to them) I was then told "if you order and anything happens it is your fault" We had checked out the menu online beforehand and felt very confident going there as every menu item on the menu listed the allergens next to it .. or so we thought. Absolutely disgusted, felt so belittled and ashamed to have an allergy that we cancelled our order and left. It felt as though I was a hindrance and they were not accepting the fact that they had mislabelled their own menu and not taking responsibility for it. Genuinely left the place quite upset, the allergens were, I thought, so clearly marked which made choosing a meal relatively simple. In response to the managers reply: You could not have tried to phone us as we were a walk-in, we had not booked and you did not have our numbers. You did tell us the dish was not gluten-free and once again are not taking responsibility for your mistake. You also told us that if we ordered the dish from the normal menu (which was not on the GF menu I was not given when I said I had an allergy) and anything happened to me that it would be our fault. Please read up on Natasha's law before someone is hurt.

We ordered a takeaway and we were hugely impressed. One vegetarian and 3 non-veggie customers thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The portions are large, including portions of noodles and rice. Very tasty, excellent value for money and fast delivery. Highly recommended. If this was our local Chinese/Asian we’d be happy, regardless of the vegan aspect.

Absolutely amazing food and service. My non-vegan friend said it was the best Asian fusion food they had ever had. Great value too.

The only word to describe this place is "fantastic". I'm not vegan or vegetarian and I couldn't tell the difference between this and a normal Chinese restaurant. Wonderful food and fantastic service.

Tasty vegan Chinese. I particularly enjoyed the lemon chicken and crispy duck.

Always a favorite when we're in York. The mushroom-based vegan dishes are amazing.

One of my favorite places to eat Chinese food! The staff are lovely and welcoming and the food is incredibly flavourful. I've had a few dishes from their menu and I love the duck pancakes, croquettes and the vegan chocolate cake is amazing! I'd come here just for the desserts! Flavours are on the sweeter side, but there's a variety to enjoy.

Amazing. Edit: Just ate here again. Still amazing.

The food was delicious and there was plenty of choice on the menu. The spring rolls were particularly good! The staff were really friendly, and prompt to provide service and water top-ups. We really enjoyed our meal.

We visited with our friends who are vegan. Myself and my husband aren't but we couldn't tell the difference between Orchid and our regular Chinese restaurant. It was delicious! The restaurant was clean and well set out. The staff were attentive and friendly. We had starter, main, and dessert with coffee, which came to about £35 per person.

Amazing vegan food! Lovely staff. I went with my omni husband who loves his meal too. We shared the vegan duck starter which was delicious but we could have done with a couple more pancakes. I had the house special stir fry in szechuan sauce with fried noodles (amazing) and my husband had sweet and sour vegan king prawns. We shared a stir fried broccoli with garlic. We thought the price was very reasonable (not as expensive as where we are from!). Hopefully we get to visit again when we return to York.

The food was delicious, portions were quite large and the staff very nice. Special mention goes to the chocolate fudge cake, cannot recommend it enough!

Excellent food. Really tasty and delicious. Lots to choose from. Staff were really good. Clean and tidy. Will definitely return.

Travelled solo to York and treated myself to some great vegan food here and it didn't disappoint. Tassicka gave great customer service, suggestions and was top all round. Had pumpkin croquettes for starters that were soft and melted in mouth and general tso's tofu had the saucy and kick I wanted. Hidden gem not to be missed ✨️

Always a lovely meal in Orchid and the service is great.

I had high hopes for this restaurant. The Mushroom Toast just tasted of oil. The Chef's Special Chicken and Mushroom was just alright. If I had rustled it up at home, I would have been satisfied, but then I'm no chef. The service was friendly and efficient. It was a Monday night, which isn't a good litmus test for atmosphere.

Amazing food, first of all, let alone the best vegan food the wife and I have ever had. I'm not a veggie or vegan myself but I'd happily eat Orchid's aromatic "duck" starter or Mongolian "beef" any day. Spring rolls and General Tso's tofu were also amazing. And wonderfully cooked salt and pepper chips - properly crispy and great taste. Only small criticism is that we only had 6 pancakes for the mock duck - I think 8-10 would be a better number! Orchid should 1) charge a few quid more, becsuse it's thst good and 2) please expand!

Very very oily food, also flavor was missing. We asked for spicy and it was not even medium spice. Atmosphere was okay nice restaurant. Both the waitresses seemed to have attitude problems. I felt scared to ask for anything because of their rude tone and judgement.

Ordered the General Tso’s Tofu and was very underwhelmed based off these reviews. It contained 15 cubes of spongy deep fried tofu, 2 broccoli and a couple of onion slices for £11. No heat/spice either after it stated ‘medium’ on the menu. Quite disappointed after booking here for my partners birthday after reading such exceptional reviews. Weirdly, for a vegan restaurant it definitely leaves you craving vegetables afterwards.

Totally spoiled for choice here. Every dish we have tried so far has been delicious 😋. Highly recommended!

Really good food, great service. This was a Surprised find and the food was genuinely delicious. No other words needed.

So pleased we got to experience this restaurant whilst we were in York! Food is unreal and very authentic. The staff were lovely too.

Be a vegan many years, overated the reviews as very dissapointed the salt n pepper tohu, either it's overcook or redeepfried, Mini S/Rolls and Dumpling aren't handmade, which easilly can get it from any supermarket brand QDao and itsu but recommended the crispy aromatic duck, shredded mushroom with Thai sweet chilli sauce and Brocolli with garlic sauce. We still emty plates, as didn't want to wasting the foods we ordered.

Plant based Asian food, just 2 mins walk from Micklegate in York. We went here for my partners birthday and she absolutely loved it. The food was cooked to perfection, and so much choice. Everything tasted wonderful, and was seasoned and spiced perfectly. Even had plant based Thai crackers. 😍 Highly recommended and the wine selection was really good as well. We had a fantastic bottle of Chablis.

Good for Chinese flavours but made from vegetables.

We've been to Orchid a couple of times when we've visited York. The food is always varied, interesting, tasty and so enjoyable. Staff are welcoming and attentive, and obviously enjoy what they do. Would highly recommend Orchid for all, regardless of whether you're a veggie or vegan!

This place is heaven for anyone who is vegan or vegetarian. The entire menu is vegan, giving lots of options. We had the general tso tofu and the Mongolian mock beef, which is made using tofu skin. Both were absolutely delicious! I would also recommend the hot and sour soup...boy does it cleanse your pallete! But what was the best was the service! Really top notch and fine dining vibes /atmosphere at decent prices...even for Canadians converting from Canadian dollars.

An absolute gem for vegan food in York. Visited for dinner with friends, and we were blown away by the variety available on the menu, and spoilt for choice. As vegetarians you often only get a couple of options on menus, so it was great being able to order anything. We tried about 6-8 dishes between us, and everything was so well seasoned and flavoured. The staff were very helpful and kind to recommend different dishes to us too. We all tried a dessert as well, and these were also excellent, much tastier than other vegan cakes/desserts I've tried elsewhere!

Vegan prawns in oyster sauce. The "prawns tasted a bit funny and were very rubbery. But that's just a personal taste. Everything was great. Vegan salt and pepper munch box was huge! Excellent value. Very hot and fresh. Staff were lovely and smiling on collection and very helpful. Would 100% be ordering again if I'm in York!

We loved the entire experience. The food was top class (some of the very best Asian food I've ever had). The restaurant is popular and do not accept walk ins. So book in advance. The waiting is top notch. Very efficient and extremely attentive. We had the shredded vegan duck pancakes to share to start, the crispy shredded vegan beef, the vegan house special stir fry (Szechuan) with some fried noodles and Singapore style special fried fried rice. All exceptional. This place is a must visit.

I find the food in this place mind-blowing. There is clearly a lot of love and hard work put into it. The staff are always great too. It's a place not to be missed.