THE RECOGNISED “HEALTHY GARDEN” VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT RUNNING ON EAST COAST FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS @ PAHANG
“Vegetarian Restaurant” is a kind of the dining restaurant or eating house which carrying the healthy recipes with vegan (with no meats) eateries combination being widely practised on our nations since the late 20th century, also among the local’s (non vegetarian) favourite place of dining nowadays. Here on the east coast nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended Vegetarian Restaurant “Healthy Garden” (formerly Soo Ser Yen) running for more than 30 years at Kuantan, Pahang all the while having great positive response from the market.
The Penang local originated Madam Soon Choon Eng (born 1951), was the initial founder, together with her son Mr. Lim Siang Lin (born 1977) both are the recent immediate families owners of this best recognised Vegetarian Restaurant “Healthy Garden” right in the Kuantan township presenting all their home recipes on vegetarian menus selection to the locals & visitors under a roof in manner into 2-generations on the same ground along the east coast nation at Pahang.
The founder cum first owner Madam Soon Choon Eng, who at her age of 72 years old currently also a vegetarian taker, been initially touched the f&b industry in the year 1980s running her noodle stall at Klang, Selangor. Then fully stepped into the field began her very first vegetarian eating house named “Soo Ser Yen” along Jalan Wong Ah Jang, Kuantan in the year 1989 running in a family team. Later-on moved to Jalan Dato Lim Hoe Lek in the year 1997 stayed more than 20 years there all the while serving their (vegetarian) home recipes, where generation passed onto her son Lim Siang Lin (who all the while assisting mother in the career) as the 2nd generation on the grown.
With vision to further their exposure in the career, added with great supports from their regular customers all the while and wishing to continue serving their home recipe signature vegetarian eateries to the public enabled them (Madam Soon & Siang Lin) decided to continue then moved into better environmental dining restaurant at Putra Square, Kuantan re-named the “Healthy Garden Restaurant” (formerly Soo Ser Yen) in the year 2020. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year 2023 on the east coast nation at Pahang.
In this Healthy Garden Vegetarian Restaurant, the owner’s very first top recommended in menus will be their signature “Butter Abalone Mushroom” which among the local’s most wanted famous vegan eatery selection recently. Local abalone mushrooms floured-up followed by deep fried, then served with exotic dry (deep fried) butter milk shredded with oatmeals, curry leaves & red chilies will brings excellent mushroom’s crispy bites itself with butter milk & oatmeal tasty swallowed into mouth that you must have a try when reached Kuantan, Pahang.
Secondly will be their famous vegan “Shark’s Fin Soup”, which also among the restaurant’s daily selection in the soup menus. Imported vegan shark’s fin commonly selected, cooked with their hours home-boiled soup base into mixtures of fresh mushrooms shredded, vegan crab sticks & chicken egg will brings smooth freshness gravy soup swallowed, and taken with black vinegar poured into will always the best matching like by the locals that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their special “Sambal Petai”, which also among their signature vegan eatery favourite by most of their visitors from the beginning. Local fresh stink beans (petai) wok-fried with their homemade sambal paste mixed into vegan belacan, chili sauce, lemongrass, button mushrooms & beancurd (taufu) will brings wonderful fair salted with nice spicy kind of their sambal’s fragrant tasty Sambal Petai eatery that you will neither found the same elsewhere in town here.
Moreover, the owner also introduced their all time favourite recommended “Ginger Liver” among the signature menus like by their regulars. Local-made vegan liver slices wok-stired with black soya sauce, seasoning soy sauce, ginger shredded & vegan oyster sauce, and finally served hot on table will brings the best wok-taste with salty sweet vegan liver’s texturing bites into mouth that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “Healthy Garden Restaurant” (formerly Soo Ser Yen) at Kuantan, Pahang.
HEALTHY GARDEN RESTAURANT
Address: No. 2 & 4,
Ground Floor,
Jalan Putra Square 7,
Putra Square,
25200 Kuantan,
Pahang.
Business Hours: 10:00am to 2:30pm
5:30pm to 9:30pm (Daily)
(Closed on Wednesday)