Halapua Restaurant

This wonderful open-air vegan restaurant is set within a plant-based resort in the hills of Samui with incredible views and a serene feel. We reserved the tasting menu for ฿1000 each, which included an assigned appetizer, choice of starter and main course, chocolate cake dessert, and a glass of house wine. All of it was carefully and respectfully served. Although expensive by Thai standards, it was quite inexpensive and great value by European and American standards. The food was invariably beautifully presented and absolutely delicious, filling without being overwhelming. If you’re able to spend that amount of money, there’s no reason not to go here. If you do, you will be amply rewarded. Credit cards accepted without a fee, tax included in the price.

Coming across authentic tasting vegan italian (sicilian) food is rare in SE Asia. But Halapua....wow! This is a MUST VISIT VEGAN RESTAURANT on Ko Samui. Whether you're vegan or not, you will enjoy the food here. All of the staff were incredible, the atmosphere was great, and the sea view overlooking the pool was nothing short of stunning. Top that with some incredble tasting authentic sicialian food - A true 5 star experience.

I am not vegan and i am in looove with this food! It’s fulfilling and never heavy for my stomach, no matter if I’ve eaten the whole menu list 😂 Cause it’s vegan, straight from their garden! This sea view in unreal! And a salt-water swimming pool! I don’t know where else I can find one on the island. I can easily spend dayyyysss in here! The guys are just great at service, which is quite rare

Excellent, creative meals, and some of the tastiest cocktail! The setting is incredible and the view is spectacular. Silvana and the staff made us feel very welcome. Would highly recommend and will be back!

Very nice lunch in a beautiful place. We had a three course meal and all dishes were lovely.

TL;DR VERSION - One of Samui's food highlight. This place is a total vibe. It's straight out of dreams of millennials who want to open their hotel plus restaurant on a hill overlooking the sea. Have the tasting menu as it gives you a great chance to explore different dishes from their Italian menu. 🍽️ Food - As I recently read somewhere, the same dish might taste completely different in different surroundings and that holds true for food at Halapua. The food here is simple no nonsense but delicious. What adds to its charm is the great view, the caring staff and the overall vibe. It just elevates the overall experience. Panella - 8/10, sicilian vegan snack made with chickpea flour and fennel seeds. Polpette - Vegan meatballs with tomato sauce 7/10. Mushroom Garden - 7/10. Potatoes prepared in different styles with a mushroom gravy served in a clay pot. What's not to like!! Pesto Pasta - 8/10. You can taste the freshness of the basil pesto in this classic dish. Mango Cake - 5/10. The cream cheese frosting was very grainy possibly due to the brown sugar not mixing well. And even the fluffiness of the cake was a bit off making the dessert a bit of a let down. 👩🏻‍💼Service - When the co-owner herself is talking to walk-in regular guests like us, you can imagine how much attention and tlc we got. 🤌🏼 Great part is that it feels not an exception and instead seems like the norm. 🫶🏼 Ambience - Just look at the photos! 😍🤩😛

This has been the most disappointing experience in Thailand so far in terms of vegan food. The staff is amazing and sweet so this is purely about the food and how things are run NOT about the service. First, this place is over 60 dollars for a tasting menu for two people which is on the pricier side for Thailand. Second, we made a reservation the day before and they said they would seat us at 7:00. Once we tried to order, they said two items were unavailable. We ordered the tasting menu, which includes an appetizer, drink, main, and dessert. I ordered and they came back after we had already eaten the appetizer to tell me that they ran out of my main dish. I chose another one. Then, when we had already ordered dessert an hour earlier, they told us they ran out of every dessert when the table next to us had just eaten dessert! You would think when you book in advance and order dessert as part of the tasting menu they would set it aside. On top of everything, the food was pretty mediocre for the price. I had much better food for one dollar in Thailand. Save your money and time.

If you find yourself in Samui, do yourself a favour and come to this place! Not only does it have one of the best views on the island, the venue is beautiful, the infinity pool is salt water, the staff are AMAZING and the food… is exceptional! 😍 it’s like a fine dining experience at a very affordable price (the taster menu was fantastic and meant we could try several different dishes). We spent most of the day here and I got some work done on my laptop in between eating and swimming. Couldn’t recommend this place more, I look forward to coming back in the future and next time staying at their hotel too!