Lacto
Ovo
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Romanian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. A semi-upscale, healthier food restaurant in Bucharest's Old Town. The menu has a number of vegetarian and vegan items, and staff is able to answer questions about ingredients. The size of the dishes vary, so ask. The interior has some doors salvaged from abandoned buildings in the area. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-00:00.


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114 Reviews

First Review by nafanc

Charlizecf

Points +16

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Not worth it

The place is cosy and the menu seemed interesting but the food wasn’t that great. (Very salty with loads of onions). I ordered a vegan dish with tofu and mushroom that was supposed to have a quinoa base but found out that it was cous cous instead. So be careful when you order if you have any allergies and make it very clear as the waiter won’t ask.

Pros: Venue

Cons: Service. They make us order more bread than needed, Changing dishes ingredients without mentioning it

craigbrown180147

Points +1020

Raw
10 Jul 2024

Beautiful food

Had this great meal, great stuff

sassyholmes24

Points +98

Vegan
09 Jun 2024

Decent vegan food- vegetables galore

Aubergine by name and nature- their best food is with aubergine. We had the roasted aubergine, and falafel, the hummus and the mixed vegan plate. We probably could have gone without the mixed plate as it’s basically just a mix of all of the above haha.

The restaurant lacks protein options as there are no legumes or meat replacements!

Quick service and you can pay your bill on your phone which is good for splitting in large groups.

Pros: Aubergine , Quick service , Tasty falafel

Cons: Lacks protein

awhitak1

Points +144

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

It was fine

The menu seemed interesting but it tasted very basic and not very unique. Very expensive and small amount of food for the cost. Easy to find better Mediterranean food for less cost nearby.

Cons: Small portions, Boring taste

rhedwr

Points +19

Mostly Veg
03 Mar 2024

Excellent visit!

Great choice of delicious vegetarian options! Friendly staff, and a lovely atmosphere.

Pros: Lots of veggie options , Friendly staff, Great atmosphere

richandsarah

Points +2026

Vegan
16 Feb 2024

Tasty food, cute venue

Easy to navigate menu all on iPads that is on a separate vegan section.
You can call the waiter via a qr code on the table and pay the bill that way for ease.
Food came quickly and was really tasty.
We had the vegan platter for two, aubergine rings and garlic mushrooms.
All were tasty and worked really well together.

Pros: Easily navigatable menu , Quick service , Tasty food.

SpeedyBlackforest

Points +1482

Vegan
14 Feb 2024

Recommendation

Great vegan choices, clearly labeld vegan dishes on the menu, perfect service and friendly waiters.
I also loved the interieur.
See you next time!

Tinee12

Points +74

Vegan
12 Dec 2023

Vegan menu

They have a delegate vegan menu and it was really really tasty! However, it was quite pricy!

Pros: Aubergine

Cons: Price

framtid

Points +1413

Vegan
02 Oct 2023

vegan plate is ✨✨✨✨

everything looks and tastes amazing. hummus was next level

GiusyCerreto

Points +33

Vegan
01 Sep 2023

Awesome Vegan food in Bucharest

A restaurant with a dedicated menu for vegans. We had a happy pot vegan aubergine, truffle oil hummus and a lentil salad. Top notch quality!!!

BiancaMihai

Points +18

Vegan
29 Jul 2023

Aubergine - vegan food

There were many vegan dishes, from main courses to side dishes and appetisers, but not so many vegan deserts, so they could work on that. But the place is very nice and the people were welcoming! I recommend it!!

Pros: Lots of vegan options as main courses, Nice waiters, Cool place

Cons: Not so many vegan deserts

moccymoccy

Points +5430

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Nice restaurant with a vegan menu

They offer a vegan menu full of delicious dishes!

Narcisos

Points +23

Mostly Veg
11 Jun 2023

Muchas opciones para elegir.

Muchas opciones veganas para elegir, también un postre. Comida deliciosa y sana. No le pongo 5 estrellas porque la aplicación no deja ponerlas si el sitio no es vegano del todo.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-11

Fistriderla

Points +34

Vegan
09 Jun 2023

I liked it

Aubergine is a good spot for starving vegans.

Pros: Many vegan options, Very friendly stuff

Cons: Mildly expansive. Depends on the menu

Brimborium

Points +1696

Vegan
07 May 2023

Cosy interior, not cheap

Staff spoke English and Menu was available both in Romanian and English.
When ordering, the waiters didn't seem to be particularly well organised. We were asked, while still visibly browsing the menu, if we were ready. The person on the table next to us was asked twice within a minute by different waiters if they were ready to order, while also still visibly looking through the menu.
The interior is well made and cosy.
I had the vegan eggplant dish and my friend had a hummus plate.
The eggplant tasted alright. I enjoyed the different sauces on top. The hummus was very creamy, perhaps too much even. But the taste was good. Both dishes were relatively small and I would have appreciated larger portions.

Dinie_days

Points +43

Vegetarian
24 Mar 2023

A little trip to the Mediterranean

A lot of vegan options. Nice tasteful and flavored dishes. Finger licking good

AndreiSIMIONESCU-PAN

Points +99

Vegan
09 Mar 2023

Will surely come back

Very thoughtful and tasteful cooking

Pros: Delicious food, Artistic cooking

Cons: A bit expensive

Delphinus

Points +224

Vegan
02 Feb 2023

Out favourite meal in Bucharest

By far the tastiest meal we had in Bucharest, unfortunately it was our last night there otherwise we would have gone again. Menu is on a tablet so you could click on vegan and it narrowed the menu down to vegan options.
We chose the vegan platter and mushroom in a tomato cream sauce with rice. Both astounding meals, so flavourful and lovely presentation.
Also fantastic service and a lovely restaurant decorated with old doors.

raisam

Points +59

Vegan
25 Jan 2023

Excellent, very tasty

I loved that there were dishes I can't find somewhere else or cook at home regularly (we're all too familiar with pasta, burgers, grilled veggies)- so the uniqueness was the best part. And there were enough interesting vegan options. #Veganuary

Pros: Uniqueness, Taste & desserts, Nice waiters

Cons: Building and decoration

Benecollyridam

Points +163

Vegan
20 Jan 2023

Nice food and staff

Good food and very nice staff. They have a vegan menu and you must try the vegan chocolate mousse!

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Yrivanhove

Points +28

Vegan
05 Jan 2023

Best vegan food in Bucharest

I never eated like that in a foreign country

Pros: Good price , Full stomach, Good service

NataliaS.G.

Points +26

Vegan
03 Jan 2023

Vegan-friendly option in the old town.

We tried the vegan platter to share and it was quite yummy.
We also tried the vegan shaksuka
The tomato sauce was very tasty but it was disappointing to just have three chunks of tofu. Too small for the price.
The service was great and the place was nice and cosy.

Pros: A few vegan options, Tasty

Cons: Small portion , Rather expensive considering the portion size

MeravMiller

Points +113

Vegan
02 Jan 2023

so-so

tried the vegan shaksuka - disappointed to find out it's 3 small pieces of raw tofu drenched with good indeed tomato sauce, and the vegan shawarma - very creative yet consisted of few chunks of soy (i think) and eggplant as the "shawarma". It was nice, not more.
small portions.
also disappointing - fresh orange juice charged at 25 lei, whereas one of the main courses was 35. They also added 10% tip to the bill while the service was hardly accomodating.
all in all vegan food can be so much better.

Pros: many vegan options , trying hard to be creative

Cons: raw tofu considered a subtitute for shakshuka..., small portions , exaggerated price of juice, lacking service

BellaBaglioni

Points +98

Vegan
13 Nov 2022

Good vegan options

Amazing vegan options. The decoration is beautiful.

MariucaBolaños

Points +338

Vegan
12 Oct 2022

Nice decoration and enough vegan options

Fresh and tasty.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Good price, Old town

NinnaPedersen

Points +245

Vegan
03 Oct 2022

Lots of delicious veggies

Uhm, I had such a great meal here. We went to eat dinner and had some different dishes. It's a good place to eat tapas without spending too much. 👌
We ordered the vegan plate (small), fried eggplant with tahini, mashed sweet potato, a plate with mushrooms and hummus and a basket with bread. I would have loved to try more of their dishes with veggies, but we couldn't eat more.
I would really recommend the vegan plate and fried eggplant, it was very delicious. 😍🍆
The bread was uninteresting and at first we got regular mashed potato, but then we told them what we ordered and got the sweet potato instead.
The restaurant is pretty cosy, situated in one of the busy and touristic streets in the old town, but it has its own charm anyway.

Hummuuuuus

Points +1367

Vegan
02 Oct 2022

Yum

The food was fresh and tasty, Big portions. Delicious.

Pros: Location , Fresh and tasty, Mushrooms

Cons: They charged us 10% for the service




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