Splendid Essence

Charlottetown, Canada

4.8

Closed now

13 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 902-566-4991
Address:
186 Prince Street, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 1P1
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
610 ftFitzroy St. & ATC
720 ftFitzroy & Jean Canfield
900 ftConfederation Centre (South)
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes

Today

Today 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Charlottetown) 6:53 AM Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Serving up vegetarian delights within a welcoming & comfortable environment. Be our guests along with family & friends. Affordable & healthy is possible.

The Splendid Essence is a congregation of all kinds of beauty and splendor inside an exquisite cottage.

The restaurant on the first floor offers trendy and gourmet vegetable dishes and an assortment of Chinese teas and beverages in a cozy and congenial atmosphere.

The bright and delightful space on the second floor offers facinating classes, lectures and exhibitions to enrich your life.

The third floor is an elegant Buddhist praying hall.

History

Established in 2011.

Previously the Formosa Tea House.

Vicinity

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13 reviews of Splendid Essence

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Place rating: 5
Waltham, MA
Delightful vegetarian restaurant in Charlottetown. It is freshly prepared by the staff and is quite good. I particularly enjoy having good loose leaf Chinese tea. The food can be a bit salty or sweet for my taste but I presume that it is trying to be a bit more palatable to the local customer base. Over the visits, I’ve had the daikon cake, fried dumplings, splendid sushi, bamboo rice, curry fried rice, curry rice vermicelli, and veggies under the roof. I enjoyed them all to mixed degrees. The service is nice and friendly and the atmosphere is laid back and casual. You really can’t beat the food quality at this price point unless you just need to have meat with your meal.
Place rating: 5
Halifax, Canada
Amazing vegetarian food in Charlottetown… who knew? I eat meat but I love going here when I’m in town because it’s so good. Nice chill spot with super nice staff. Can’t ask for anything more.
Place rating: 5
Norwalk, CT
There are only a handful of time where I can tell someone that vegetarian actually taste better than meat.
This place is a hidden gem, waitress are very polite, food is great, and best of all it is all in PEI.
Place rating: 5
West End, Vancouver, Canada
Never thought of encountering a vegetarian restaurant in PEI. price is very good, waitresses are very polite. Love this place.
Place rating: 5
Halifax, Canada
Loved their food. If you’re a vegetarian you’ll love this place. They have so many choices.
Place rating: 5
Framingham, MA
Never even knew this little gem existed before today. Had lunch with my cousin (who has never had a non-​meat meal), my niece (who loves trying new dishes), and her 18-​month old son. We had the Dry Cooked Green Beans (5 stars), Mushroom Udon Noodles (delicious), and Pan Fried Dumplings (wow!). The baby had just had his immunology needles prior to lunch and so was quite a handful. The ladies on staff went above and beyond in soothing the poor little guy. He now has several more new aunties! It goes without saying that we all will definitely go back. (Maybe even tomorrow!) Xie xie, ladies of Splendid Essence!
Place rating: 5
Montreal, Canada
Prince Edward Island constantly surprises me with its randomisity. Splendid Essence is one of those random restaurants that has recently popped up amongst the sea of surf and turf grills that Charlottetown is notorious and very original for.
It is all vegetarian (can we say asian fusion? I cannot narrow down the region because I am clueless when it comes to those things) and they don’t serve alcohol (i think?) but their cold blueberry rhubarb tea was possibly the best juice I’ve had in ages. I’m actually fantasizing about having one right now as I write this lullaby.
My best friend and I came here for a date and we ordered several different items on the menu. Everything was delicious and affordable.
It was clean, the staff was kind and knowledgeable, and service was fast. I have zilch complaints therefore I’m definitely coming back.
Place rating: 5
Charlottetown, Canada
Fantastic place to stop for some veggie friendly food in Prince Edward Island. Started off with some boiled dumplings which were some of the best I’ve had in a long time. Finished off with an assortment of other veggie dishes delightfully containing mock meat. Great selection of tea and nice atmosphere. Highly recommended if you’re in the area!
Place rating: 5
Beverly Hills, CA
This restaurant is unique, gorgeous and delicious. Splendid Essence is my go-​to restaurant to take out of town visitors to show them something special in Charlottetown. The service and food are consistently good. I like the dim sum! Everything here is vegetarian and usually that would not appeal to me. It gets the rare meat eater’s stamp of approval. The imitation meat present in some dishes is very good.
Place rating: 3
Victoria, Canada
The food was good (average) but almost every dish has some sort of imitation meat. For a vegetarian restaurant I’d expect a better celebration of veggies.
Place rating: 5
Mountain View, CA
Awesome vegetarian yumminess… my beloved almond milk, succulent dumplings, all sorts of seitan and tofu goodness… and nice décor. Friendly service. I’d come back again next time I visit PEI!
Place rating: 5
Diamond Bar, CA
The Udon Noodle Soup with Mixed Vegetables is my absolute favorite! As someone visiting from California, i am thoroughly impressed with the quality of Asian food that is provided by Splendid Essence. Not only that, but they are mindful about health and environmental issues. Food with a purpose! Would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone trying to do good for the planet…
Place rating: 5
Cockeysville, MD
It’s fantastic! I really like the food and restaurant itself there! They really put a lot of effort on the new menu and house remodeling. As an asian, I finally found the most traditional food in this island. The food there is really like what I eat at my hometown, I definitely will go eat there a lot. It’s amazing that the vegetarian food tastes so good and my stomach is really comfortable afterwards.