Idealite's brand of vegetarian food is different from the usual Chinese vegetarian eateries. It is a healthy vegetarian restaurant that serves brown rice, organic vegetables and every dish goes light on salt and seasoning. Either you love it (if you like wholesome meals) or you...find something could be better (lack of oil or seasoning). I rank it somewhere between good and very good. This is our second visit. We had tempura mushroom, bak kut teh rice set and bipbimbap. The bipbimbap is supposedly a Korean rice dish with the raw egg coating the rice and getting crusty on the hot bowl. This crusty rice is missing in how Idealite serves their bipbimbap. This is because they fried the egg - how to coat the rice & veg.More

I have been coming here regularly for the past few months. They have changed their menu during that time too. What was great before is not so great now... Though there are still many choices of vegetarian foods to choose from (Note that they are...not vegan), the staff lack the understanding of food intolerances and many times I had to tell them what Wheat Intolerance meant. Some of the food choices do not relate to the price... I ordered one of their special soups... It was listed as RM 12.90 for a bowl from what I see is a decent looking portion. But that day it was on '50% off offer' and when it came out, I had to ask if they meant it also shrunk the portion by 50%. It was good.. but honestly I would not justify paying RM 12.90 for a soup that is that size. You have been warned. But other than that, its fine for what it is..More

We really love this place . A menu full of vegan options from rice to dessert and smoothies . We love their dumplings and everything we had there . Very cheap and high quality of food . Don't miss it

This is franchise restaurant now. I have been visiting this restaurant since their first shop at Pulau Tikus. Overall very good vegetarian food. The green curry is my favourite. However at that price I would expect they use organic vegetable. If you are vegan, this...is the restaurant you must visit when you are in Penang. The Bah Kut Teh will give you surprise.More

Im vegan and my reluctant family are carnavoir. They were all pleasantly surprised how good the food is and the extensive variety. We went back 5 times during our holiday

We went here with a friend who chose this restaurant as both my hubby and I are vegatarian. There is an extensive menu which offers a wide variety of foods. We ordered some vegatarian sushi which was light, fresh and very tasty. I had lei...cha green tea soup which was delicious. My hubby had a charcoal bun burger which he said was lovely. Our friend ordered the carbonara which she felt was a little bland. The staff were efficient and attentive, and did mind us sitting chatting for some time after our meal. Idealite boasts using no MSG, only fresh ingredients responsibly sourced. We would definitely recommend this restaurant. We felt that on the whole it was good value for money.More

they promote healthy living through their ingredients and cooking methods. the menu contains a variety of selections, prices are ofthe cafe/restaurant standard. portion is good. for me (meat lover) the soup was a little bland, but my friend thinks it's good. waiters were polite and...service is fast.More

This review is for Idealite at E-Gate, Penang island. The advertisement on roadside banners and the menu proclaim Idealite as the ideal vegetarian dinning with scientific promises of what certain vegetables can do for your body. So we went in without any expectations. Idealite must...not forget that this is Penang island, a centre of great food. There are many, many epicures who have tried all sorts of vegetarian food in Penang, and Idealite disappoints. It is expensive even by Penang standards. That's all we have to say about Idealite. Looks great, sounds promising, but a let-down. Penang vegetarian food should be cooked with ginger to enhance its flavors but there is not a trace of ginger; perhaps this is to cut costs? Bear in mind that ginger is scientifically good for health too, Idealite. The food can be described in 3 adjectives - bland, salty and spicy chilli taste. That's all.More

Visited the branch at E-gate twice, once with my mom and once with my girlfriend. Both times, I was quite impressed with the good service and the food. Price is considered okay considering that only fresh and organic ingredients are used. Even my girlfriend who...do not like vegetarian food liked the taste. Only one small complain is that the portion of the ingredients in the menu look so different than the actual serving.More

Having driven down to Penang during the school holidays, we met heavy traffic but found ample cool carpark space in Gurney Plaza. We sought the Idealite cafe on Floor 3 which was clean and comfortable. The food was good and just an extra RM2.- brought...a Green tea,. We were 3 and ate Sambal Okra Petai, Signature Nonya rice and Luo Han Guo together with two side dishes on offer on a weekday. It is nice vegetarian food but suffers from being brought in from another branch, \a pity that they are a bit heavy on both sugar and salt (neither of which the reviewer eats) though they do use rock salt and unrefined sugar. It made a fine place to eat on a very hot day , especially for those shopping in Gurney Plaza (oh, Wifi is available, so useful Idealite has cafes in Penang on Gottlieb Road (very nice), E-Gate and Queensbay Mall)More

Attention Vegan!. This is definitely a place to give it a try! .Well apart from a cozy and comfortable environment, it serves delicious food with natural ingredients (no MSG, vege gluten meat,etc!!) My favourite dish surely will be tempura mushroom and satay!! Yummy…Thanks Idealite for...the great choice for Vegan!More

The food was great but what we really enjoyed and amazed by was the service. Kind hearted people work here, and just for them I'll be back again