Loving Hut

I am neither a vegan or vegetarian, but due to dietary restrictions I *do* need to eat gluten-​free.
It seems like their menu has contracted recently, though I quite like the fact that gluten-​free items are very clearly labelled. Gluten-​free offerings include most dishes and one dessert, though the waiter indicated that with some modifications (essentially subbing wheat noodles for rice noodles) virtually any item other than desserts and avocado tacos could be made gluten-​free. They use potato starch in place of flour where possible which means items like soups, which are usually off-​limits for Celiacs at restaurants, are safe.
The food was freshly prepared and very tasty. Portion sizes were quite large for the price and service was both prompt and friendly.
All in all the experience was fantastic. I’d honestly give it 5 stars were it not for the questionable backing of the chain itself, but the operators of this specific franchise were extremely helpful and friendly… but I guess that’s how they get ‘ya.

I am super disappointed with Loving Hut these days. Oh, when the shine comes off the newness… Actually, I think there’s been a change of ownership. This place has been consistently really good for the past few years and then, Bam! One day I walk in and yup, something’s wrong, no warm, strong aroma of blended spices. I pick up the menu and it’s abbreviated, turned into an acronym of its former self. Worst yet, what’s still left on offer has lost its flavour. Once again, food assembly, speed and the bottom line has become the goal. Less for more, sorry Loving Hut, I’m breaking up with you.

Hey LH (and by extension, Supreme Master)
I see you’ve updated your menu. Gone are all of the things that made you different and worth going to (e.g. the fries, your sandwiches, and subsequently the weird names for burgers). However, you retained all of the stuff that makes you a third-​tier Asian veg restaurant, but spruced it all up by apparently making everything contain either chow mein noodles, avocado, or a combination of the two.
Also, the menu is smaller, but you still insist on using the term «organic» ad nauseam. That is something that could have changed, but instead you remove menu items that make you different.
With all of this, I’m going to stick to Green Earth, Greens, King’s Café, Buddha’s, or even Café 668 (and that last one is asking a lot).
Thanks for bumming me out. Also, I’m not even going to bother putting a framed picture of myself on your wall of famous vegans after this little stunt.

Great place for lunch and dinner if you are vegetarian and vegan! Amazing organic food options and wonderful taste. Ample dining space and perfection service. Visit once and I bet you will be regular.

SO delicious and love that everything is organic and many gluten-​free options! Had the lunch special and will definitely return.

Its a good place to eat if your looking at an simple meal. The menu is asian inspired and they offer other varities as well so its quite okay (not as extensive as the ones I saw in other vegan restaurants). As for the place, its clean and quiet whenever we come in so its a nice place to dine in.
I would come back for sure and recommend it to anyone who wants to try vegan food for the first time.

This place is a great vegan (Asian inspired) place to avoid the insanity and wait times of Fresh next door. It’s not too expensive and the food was quite good! It’s kind of a «no frills» vegan place but you can eat for 10 – 15 $. Don’t expect nice décor or presentation, but the great prices, no wait and good food make up for that. It weirded me out that no one was in it, so maybe that’s because Fresh is next door?

I honestly have no idea how this place has a 4 star review. Though to be fair I’ve only been there once and perhaps it was just a really bad off-​day for them.
I work in the area and have tried most of the restaurants nearby, but have always avoided Loving Hut just based on the hideous signage and the menu. One day I decided to go for lunch because I have been wrong about places before that appear «bad» and thought this might be the case as well — nope.
I do have to commend them for their service. The staff was super nice and welcoming and always checking in to ensure we were satisfied, but that’s about the only plus I can give them.
The food is just horrible. There are a lot of Asian dishes on the menu and honestly they were just plain bad. Like, worse than Manchu Wok bad. I can tolerate Manchu Wok — I absolutely cannot recommend the food here.
If you like bad food/can’t tell the difference then by all means support this business — they have a lot of heart. But if you care, or have working tastebuds, just do yourself a favour and go to Chinatown or something.

Ahhh, Loving Hut.
This restaurant is good for «I want goodness in my temple of a body» or «I’m hungover as hell»
I have tried a lot of their menu items and have never been disappointed. I work right around the corner so everyday I am tempted by the Loving Hut fumes that only exist in my head…
GET THE LENTIL SOUP. So nice and warm and good for the soul. Medium is around $ 6.00 and definitely hits the spot.
SUMMER ROLLS. If you are a fan of cilantro and freshness-​they are HUGE too
SIZZLING TOFU. Get the Pad Thai and eat it with the Sizzling Tofu.
Service is friendly and nice and all around LOVING. ahahaha

I preface this review by saying that I love meat and was skeptical about going to a vegan place for dinner.
Nevertheless, I came here with 3 friends one evening. They have a nice selection of items to choose from, so even for carnivores like myself, there’s something that should appeal to everyone.
I had a stir-​fried noodle dish with tofu and mixed veggies. It tasted good and was filling enough, although it was a bit on the greasy/​salty side. (I just assume to make vegan food taste good you need to go heavy on the oil/​salt!) My friends enjoyed their meals as well, although no one left raving about the food.
I think if you’re actually a vegan, this would be a great place. But for an average guy who likes meat, I don’t think there’s enough of a reason for me to come back here anytime soon.

I’m new to being gluten-​free, and I was looking for restaurants around my office to eat lunch at. A few coworkers raved about Loving Hut, and I was surprised I hadn’t been there before.
Anyway, my first experience there didn’t disappoint. The atmosphere is great– really laid back and good staff. I ordered the Lunch Special, which that week included the DELICIOUS Tofu Delight (I’m obsessed– my fav dish from there for sure) and a mushroom soup which was probably the best mushroom soup ever. AND it was only $ 10 for everything! Honestly, the fact that all these foods were vegan, organic, and gluten-​free was simply a bonus. I would order Loving Hut regardless of my personal diet preferences.
I’ve been back about 7 times in the past 2 weeks, and each time has been just as good as the first, with a few exceptions– a few items forgotten on larger take out orders, and I’ve been in a couple times where one of the staff members was clearly stressed (it wasn’t even that busy in the restaurant at these times) and was super snappy with me. However, the rest of the staff is always incredible so I didn’t allow it to bother me as much as I would’ve at other places.
Bottom line: The Loving Hut is awesome. Great food, great atmosphere, great service. ENJOY.

I really wanted to love Loving Hut! Maybe I didn’t have the best choice on the menu?
I’m vegan and I do appreciate that this is another good option for food in the city but it just didn’t do it for me. I felt weird about the atmosphere — it does feel a little sad, but also it’s trying to be cute so it’s kind of strange. I wouldn’t take a friend there.
I went in during the afternoon for take out and the person who took my order was pretty dismissive of me! Which sucked, and I’m usually pretty understanding but it made me want to leave immediately. I wanted help deciding what to get and she didn’t even respond, yikes. Anyway, I ordered a curry and rice was $ 2 extra so I just took it home and made rice to go with it… underwhelming. Oh well.
Points for vegan food though, and organicness I suppose is bonus.

Overall clean simple food to the point of being unsurprising. I’m not big on the use of processed vegetarian «meat» unless they are made in house; which I believe theirs are not. Also I’m not a fan of tofu as a protein source unless it’s GMO free and organic. This place tries but the lighting and cultish videos of the «Supreme» leader take away from what might be a better dining experience. I’ve been a vegetarian for 2.5 decades and do t mind the food but feel like I can do better with my own cooking at times. They could try using stronger and better spicing of the food and I don’t mean adding more chilies but even that could help.

As a 10 year vegetarian, I have never, ever, ever found a restaurant with such vast vegetarian/​vegan selection. I was so excited to be able to order a garden salad with ‘chicken’ on top! The savory strips are to die for. My boyfriend (a strict carnivore) ordered the burger and he LOVED it (!!!). This is my new favourite restaurant of all time. I loved it so much that as I was eating there, I said ‘i’m going to give this place SUCH an amazing Unilocal review!” (I rarely/​never review).
Try this place! You won’t regret it!

Just had a lovely meal here. It seems practically everything is organic in addition to being vegan. The fries were out of this world. Singapore star was also good. Chocolate ice cream and carrot cake were fantastic. Yes, we ate a lot and we will be back.

This place was hands down awful when I went. I ended up going a little on a whim & wish I hadn’t. Atmosphere was kinda run down & the food was just horridness. Service was totally fine, only good thing about the place. The food was just gross, it was slimy & bad tasting. I love asian food, I’ve never once had an issue with the texture of it but for what ever reason here it got to me. The actual taste if the food wasn’t good either. I was starving when I started eating, anything I thought would taste amazing but sadly not. Long story short don’t eat here.

Tons of options on the menu. I had the rainbow salad which was pretty good.
The food isn’t oily which is great, and I think all if not most of the items are organic.
The desserts are from sweets from the earth company which makes amazing cakes.

Really friendly service, clean place, delicious. I was soooooooo pleased!!!

My favorite place in downtown!
Food at this restaurant is prepared from organic vegetables and/​or natural ingredients which I prefer. I found most of their dishes that I have tried to be healthy, delicious, and very reasonably priced (most dishes under $ 10) which came in as a shock to me given that their dishes are organic.
I will always end with their vegan vanilla ice-​cream which they make it at the restaurant from coconut milk.

I’m really new to all this, but always like to try new things. Makes life more exciting. But I digress…
Went with a friend and we both ordered Thai Curry, which consists of veggies and tofu in the curry paste I believe. I was in the mood for rice noodles and had that added and replaced the tofu with textured vegetable protein (TVP), along with extra spicy. Like, hot hot. :)
The TVP takes some getting used to. For me personally, I liked it at the beginning but not as much at the end. It was very different for me but the dish itself was yummy and had a light curry flavour. Fresh peppers, onion, cabbage, etc. The spicy was light for my taste. It might have been the fact that I asked for them to add more stuff to the dish to make it spicy, but it kept leaking over the side onto the table. Had to keep mopping it up with a napkin.
For dessert I ordered vanilla bean ice cream made from coconut milk. Couldn’t go without a double chocolate chip vegan cookie. Kind of funny but I envisioned the ice cream sitting on top of the cookie and never mentioned it, but that’s how it was brought to the table. Crazy. Like they read my mind.
Staff were really friendly and attentive as well. Cute little place to visit.