POPULAR vegetarian "pay as you feel" restaurant Lentil as Anything is coming to Preston.

The non-profit enterprise, which runs on an honesty policy where patrons pay as much or as little as they like, is confirmed to open at 288 High St tomorrow.

It will bring the number of Lentil as Anything restaurants in Melbourne to four since Sri Lanka refugee Shanaka Fernando launched the first one in St Kilda in 2000.

The restaurants also offer workplace training to asylum seekers, long term unemployed and people with mental illness.

Mr Fernando said he looked forward to joining the Preston community.

"I think going into an area with a strong sense of community gives us more scope."