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Vegan restaurant with lunch and dinner menu. Serves dishes like burgers, stew, and curry. Vegan pastry and other vegan desserts available. Reported fully vegan since September 2021. Located beside the building that says 'Food Central, up the steps. Open Tue-Fri 11:30-01:30, Sat-Sun 17:00-01:30.


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64 Reviews

First Review by chb-pbfp

PaulaDruke

Points +66

Vegan
24 Jan 2024

Great veggie place in Leuven!

Great vegetarian place in Leuven. Enjoyable for everyone, not only vegetarians/vegans and very nice atmosphere, it's cozy and relaxed. Try the homemade lemonade as well, you are up for a treat!

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-15

Pros: They change the dishes every now and then, Plenty of food in each dish , Super cozy and great drinks!

Cons: The service is a bit slow-ish sometimes

Radegonda

Points +88

Vegan
14 Nov 2023

Homefeeling place met soulfeeding food

Een leuke plek om te eten. Je hoeft niet altijd diep in het centrum van Leuven te zijn voor een zalige ervaring. Net aan de rand ligt dit huiskamer-sfeervol vegan restaurant. Op de kaart een perfecte variatie met keuze voor iedereen. En het smaakt naar nog eens! Met een bioscoop één verdieping lager, de perfecte place to be voor een date of een avondje uit.

BaMuCeta

Points +427

Vegan
24 Oct 2023

Great location, friendly staff, delicious food

The place is extremely beautiful with lots of plants and space, and cozy furniture. The menu is variegated and the food is delicious. Home made and flavourful. The portions are also very big! Don't miss their seitan worst as borrel, and the peanut-choco cheese cake as dessert!

Pros: Big portions, Great taste, Borrel menu is also great!

Cons: Not possible to reserve a table for less than 6 p , Not many local beers van de tap, Service can be a bit slow if crowded

PSJ

Points +63

Vegan
22 Oct 2023

Fantastic

Such good food, we loved it !

Pros: Great food (doggie bag option), Good portion size, Boardgames

Cons: Menu on board

JackyDeReviere

Points +5169

Vegan
11 Oct 2023

Leuke vegan plaats in Leuven

We waren hier met vrienden.
Heel gezellige plaats, lekker vegan gerechten!
We genoten van een lekker pasta gerecht, vegan burger en chocomousse.
Bij een volgend bezoek aan Leuven is dit de te bezoeken plaats voor het diner of lunch.

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-11

eviec

Points +173

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

okay

we came after watching a film at the cinema which it is very conveniently located upstairs from.
the menu changes regularly which i’d imagine is a positive for locals, but was quite difficult for us as tourists. it is only hand written on one board which can hard to read if you are sat far away and is only in flemish so english speaking tourists probably aren’t their target audience lol. we got by with limited dutch knowledge and google translate but the waiter was good and told us what the things we couldn’t read were.
it was very busy when we arrived so this naturally meant the food took a while but as someone who works in hospitality, that’s very understandable. the burger patty and the tofu were good and while the rest was nice, it didn’t especially blow us away. there was very little aubergine with the aubergine bulgar and tofu salad thing and what there was wasn’t that well done. it’s possible that we just didn’t order the best options though since most other people seem to really like this place.
the lunch options seemed like they would have been nice if we were there earlier in the day though.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-04

Pros: good for locals

Cons: food wasn’t that special , very loud

GijsJazz

Points +656

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Zeer aangenaam vegan restaurant

Zeer aangenaam restaurant op zeer kalme en gezellige locatie. Simpel maar stijlvol interieur, veel plaats. Was zeer aangename verrassing dat het volledig veganistisch is! Lekker eten, echt 'soulfood', gezond en voedzaam, uitgebreide keuze en ook goede keuze aan dranken.

Pros: Goede locatie

Cons: Niet goedkoop, Langzame bediening

GaëtanNature

Points +1628

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Nickel

L’entrée et le plat était très bon, et le dessert super bon.

Pros: Ambiance et les plantes 🌱 , Beaucoup de places intérieur

AnaïsSnijkers

Points +541

Vegan
03 May 2023

Will go again!

I recently went here for the first time and I will go back again because it was a very cosy place with really nice food!
I ordered a sweet potato burger and some fries with a nice sauce that had a bit of a kick but I like that!
The staff was nice. It is a really relaxed atmosphere, nothing fancy but this is what I like.
Great to go with friends and have a lovely night!
They had several dinner options, all vegan.
You can also have lunch there.

Pros: Tasty food , Relaxed atmosphere

ElyssaD

Points +43

Vegan
02 Apr 2023

My fav vegan place in Leuven

In love to eat at this place. Het strand has a changing menu so there's a 7 different choices every few months. I have never been disappointed when trying something new and there's always something for everyone.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-02

Pros: 🌱 Changing menu , 🍽️ Varied choice, ☀️ Big terrace for when the weather is good.

Cons: ⚫ Dark interior in between buildings

HellenDeConinck

Points +13

Mostly Veg
20 Jan 2023

Fantastic!

Very delicious, well seasoned food! Different options so everyone can find something they like!

Pros: All vegan, Very tasty, Very good prices

EmmyVD

Points +5628

Vegan
23 Dec 2022

Must visit

What a lovely place!!

The restaurant is very cosy and offers a wide variety of seasonal inspired dishes.
We had the fennel-pear salad and the Baji onion burger with potato wedges. Both were super tasty. Both flavours and textures were on point!

Will definitely come again.

Pros: Original drinks menu o.a. water kefir and kombucha

Cons: Cannot make reservation and it can get quite busy

LauriePeeters

Points +101

Vegan
08 Nov 2022

Beste vegan eten in Leuven

De gerechten veranderen hier regelmatig. Ik kom hier graag eten omdat de smaken mij altijd aangenaam weten te verrassen.

Pros: Heel lekker, Gezellig

Cons: Soms erg druk

Anneroze

Points +50

Vegetarian
23 Oct 2022

Nice vegan food

They serve different great options. We had the burger and the couscous. Both tasted delicious. Great service and not too expensive.

TriezePauwels

Points +45

Vegan
15 Oct 2022

Great vegan food!

No processed "meats", all fresh and delicious. Have never eaten anything here that I haven't loved

Pros: Fully vegan, Fresh and delicious, Nice service

AnnaDeKinder

Points +101

Vegetarian
14 Oct 2022

Heel lekker

Restaurant met heerlijk vegan eten en gezellige vibe

Pros: Heerlijk vegan eten

PeasLoveUnderstanding

Points +111

Vegan
27 Aug 2022

Aanrader

Superlekker eten in een mooie setting.

KimberlyDelangre

Points +406

Vegan
14 Aug 2022

Veel keuze!

De hapjes zijn lekker en betaalbaar.
Wij aten de seitanworst en het brood met walnotenpate. Heerlijk!

Extra pluspunt : leuk aanbod drankjes van kleinere producenten.

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-13

Solavegan

Points +76

Vegan
01 Jul 2022

Het strand 🌱

Vriendelijke bediening.
Heerlijk eten.
Genoeg keuze op de menukaart.
Je kunt zowel binnen als buiten zitten.
Wijn, bier en andere alcoholische dranken.

Roxanevg

Points +81

Vegan
17 Jun 2022

Good place to find only vegan options

The place is very nice, great decoration and perfect spot to have a drink outside and enjoy a vegan meal. Options were all very tasty, and we were positively surprised by the diversity of the menu in terms of cooking. However, too bad for the non seasonal vegetables used. Prices are fair, but the service was a bit slow and it could have been nice to stay for coffee / dessert if it was proposed...

AnneliesVdV

Points +545

Vegan
03 May 2022

Go to vegan spot

Don't even think I can count on one let alone two hands the times we've been here. This place has everything - vibe (check - board games galore!) - cocktails & beers (check, personal favorite the mexican mule) - vegan food & desserts.

10/10 would recommend both for lunch and dinner.

Oh and did I mention they have sausage from Le Seitanist as an appetizer 😎

UPDATE MILK WITH COFFEE IS NOW ALSO PLANTBASED

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-04

Tomaat

Points +185

Vegan
11 Feb 2022

Some of the best food in Leuven

A changing menu with only excellent options. Amazing flavours in every dish. Great drinks to go with the food.

Pros: Delicious food and drinks, Very cozy

Cons: No reservations except for 6+ people

MarthDK

Points +191

Vegan
04 Jan 2022

Cosy restaurant in the center of Leuven

There changing menu has never dissapointed me. Go to place for a Nice lunch or cosy dinner

Pros: Changing menu, Good value for money

GiadaFechino

Points +837

Vegan
05 Nov 2021

Super!

Really cosy place in the centre of the city.
All they menu is vegan and changes frequently. It was nearly full when we arrived at 18. Relaxed atmosphere and nice food! I got the burger and it was super filling and delicious.

Pros: Friendly place, Relaxed atmosphere, Boardgames

EefjeGauri

Points +64

Vegan
19 Oct 2021

Geweldig

Lekker, snelle en vriendelijke bediening! All vegan restaurant!

Pros: All vegan, Snelle bediening , Lekker

Cons: Was moeilijk te vinden met gps

LeenL

Points +2529

Vegan
29 Sep 2021

Verrassend!

Salade van tomaatjes met geroosterde nectarine en tofu is heerlijk! Eigenlijk zelden zo´n lekkere salade gegeten. Panini met portobello ook zeer lekker. Aanrader voor lunch!

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-29

Liv_T

Points +1211

Vegan
14 Sep 2021

Pretty good

Always busy, always quick service & big portions.
Nice ambiance & outdoor seating area.
No problem to share plates.
Too bad we weren’t allowed to have both the tapenade & the hummus with the (mediocre) bread. The tapenade wasn’t really that good. The mustard that comes with the seitanworst is to die for! Wish we had more dips than bread.
No desserts / sweets available.
Very good fresh orange juice, lots of beers to choose from. Lasagne was heartwarming 😋

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-14

Pros: Very quick service & big portions , Board games, Lots of beers. Very fresh orange juice

Cons: No desserts




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