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The Lotus-Heart Vegetarian Restaurant

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Level 1, Original Chief Post Office Building Christchurch Central Christchurch
03-377 2727 or 021 277 1327
www.thelotusheart.co.nz

Full Description

The Lotus-Heart, with its two convenient locations in central Christchurch, is dedicated to conscious living healthy eating and strives to create a global cuisine naturally with pure vegetarian food. We use the freshest non-GMO locally grown fruit and vegetables - organic wherever possible and use only pure vegetable oils. We include a wide variety of savoury and sweet dishes free of dairy products, gluten and low in fats. Our food is designed to be enjoyed by all, and we have choices available for vegan, raw foodist, onion & garlic-free and gluten-intolerant diets

Our drinks menu has a teahouse-equivalent range of boutique black, green, white, herbal, mate, matcha teas, organic fairly traded coffee. We make our own kombucha, kefir and ginger beer, freshly made juices and superfood smoothies.

Annexed in The Lotus-Heart restaurant’s dining room in Cathedral Square is a gift shop offering an inspiring and broad range of gift items – a potpourri of health products, superfoods, hand crafted works of art, toys, games and the largest range of incense in the South Island of New Zealand.

Environment Friendly Action

We recycle where possible
We use bio-degradable cleaning agents
We instruct staff in green practices
We participate in community environmental initiatives

Other Environment Friendly Initiatives

We use bio-degradable eco containers
We have motion detecting lights in the bathrooms to conserve power

Dietary Selections: We offer

Vegan
Vegetarian
Organic Food
Locally sourced food
Home-grown spray-free produce

Open Hours

OPENS:
Monday to Friday at 8.00am
Weekends at 10.00am

CLOSES:
Monday and Tuesday at 4.00pm
Wednesday and Sunday at 3.00pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10.00pm

All Year Available

yes

Directions

Two Convenient Locations in Christchurch Central City:
The Lotus-Heart Restaurant: Level 1 of the Original Chief Post Office Building, 15-31 Cathedral Square - entrance is beneath the Clock Tower.
The Lotus-Heart Cafe: 595 Colombo Street (between Tuam and St Asaph Streets).

User Reviews

There are: 1 reviews, with an average rating of 5.0 out of 5

Beautiful, bright and serene restaurant, plenty of choice of delicious vegetarian food as well as vegan and gluten-free options in both mains and desserts! A lot of the ingredients are organic and fair trade. The service is excellent and staff are very friendly and thoughtful. Definitely will return!!

Posted by Amelia on 2010-04-01 05:54:48