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Eden Vegetarianus Etterem Vegetarian Restaurant  
4 cows based on 14 member votes based on 14 member reviews
Iskola Utca 31, Budapest 1011
+36-6203077575
Type: Vegan-friendly, Buffet, Hungarian, Mediterranean, Juice bar, Take-out
Info: Cafeteria style vegetarian restaurant in Budapest that offers a changing menu. Food is vegan. Honey is used in some drinks and desserts. Has fresh juices. Indoor and outdoor seating. Hungarian, English, German and Serbo Croat spoken. Open Mon-Thur 8-21, Fri 8-18, Sun 11-21, closed Saturday. Winter months closes at 15 Friday. Has outdoor seating. Cash only. Price: Inexpensive.

   
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"Lovely food and yummy desserts"  
My Rating
Excellent
sarahsvati
Over 10 Reviews!
21
Posted on: Friday, October 02, 2009
Review: This place reminded me of Country Life in Prague. Everything was vegan, which was a joy for me. I could simply point at anything I wanted (which was good because, at least the first time I went, I had trouble finding someone who could tell me what the dishes were in English).

Each time I went, there was a nice variety of veggies, proteins, and grains, including great salads. They also had some delicious breads, fresh juices and shakes (I had a great blackberry shake), and many creamy desserts to choose from.

The only real downside was the lack of English translations for the dishes. Sometimes it would have been nice to know what I was getting beforehand, but the yumminess of the food made up for this!

 
Pros: Cheap * Wide variety * Yummy
Cons: No English descriptions * *
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"whipped "cream" cake"  
My Rating
Very good
Sonja and Dirk
Over 10 Reviews!
69
Posted on: Friday, September 18, 2009
Review: I'm trying not to write old reviews, but I saw the previous reviewer mention the whipped "cream" cake. Amazing, it's like cool whip! We were here 2 years ago, but we asked an employee (owner maybe?) who spoke English about it as we were suspicious. It was just so white and fluffy. He told us that they whip cashews for at least a half hour to get it like that. He said all the food was vegan, but they didn't advertise that heavily as they wanted the local workers in the area to come in for lunch (of which there were plenty). Lunch was easy - cafeteria style - choose, sit and eat. We ate here multiple times as it was close to our hotel on the Buda side and we took some takeaway with us on the train to Vienna as well.
 
Pros: vegan cafeteria style * whipped cream cake * takeaway
Cons: * *
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"warm, wholesome, delicious!"  
My Rating
Excellent
theveggievoice
3-10 Reviews
4
Posted on: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Review: I have to say, I think the food at Eden is very good. I didn't find it bland or boring, as some other reviewers did. Most of the dishes are based around grains and vegetables and feel very wholesome, but all were tasty and filling. True, it's not gourmet - in a way, it feels like eating at a friend's house - but if you're looking for a good solid vegan meal, this restaurant is where it's at. You pay by weight for most items and the prices are shockingly low. Two of us got heaping plates of food, fresh bread, and desserts regularly for 15$US or so. Food rotates, but be sure to try the whipped "cream" cake with cherries, the fancy little plates of cookies, and especially - and I can't emphasize this enough - the paprika rolls. If nothing else, please get the rolls - they're phenomenal. An easy walk from public transit and a very lovely part of Budapest.
 
Pros: healthy and tasty! * close to public transit * cheap
Cons: not open seven days a week * staff can seem grumpy... * ...but don't take it personally. ;-)
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"Decent, not spectacular"  
My Rating
Fair
Jirko
3-10 Reviews
6
Posted on: Friday, August 14, 2009
Review: First of all, the second branch in the centre of the town, VegExpress is gone, so don't go looking for it. The branch at Batterny Ter serves cheap decent food, although you need to be lucky, sometimes there is not much choice left and the food is not spectacular.
 
Pros: * *
Cons: * *
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"fantastic"  
My Rating
Very good
oddvegan
3-10 Reviews
6
Posted on: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Review: this is my favorite place to eat in budapest. i am half hungarian and have memories of my grandmothers cooking when i was very young and this brought back wonderful memories. polachinta took me back immediately, crepes with lakvar (prune butter) and sour cream and powdered sugar on top, can't beat it and vegan fantastic!!! there is a smaller version of the same restaraunt in pest too on the fancy shopping street but i like this one the best.
 
Pros: price * choices * location
Cons: * *
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"Pretty good food"  
My Rating
Needs improvement
Poundie
Over 10 Reviews!
43
Posted on: Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Review: This is a buffet style (though mostly not selff serve; you point to the food or tell them what you want and they dish it in for you). The menu is unadventurous and the food is just OK; but it is inexpensive and conveniently located on the bottom of the hill near the Castle district.
 
Pros: price * location *
Cons: sort of bland * *
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"Relatively tasty, huge portions"  
My Rating
Very good
morrowdoug
3-10 Reviews
3
Posted on: Saturday, August 09, 2008
Review: Eden was a big improvement on their sister restaurant Veg Express. Similar concept: you point and choose what food you want, although beware, the portions can be enormous, and the food is decent, but not spectacular.
 
Pros: location * price *
Cons: vaguely bland * *
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"Not worth it"  
My Rating
Needs improvement
tyranny
3-10 Reviews
8
Posted on: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Review: I would never go back here. First of all, it felt awkward communicating in English what I don't eat. I couldn't finish the meal anyway though. There was no flavour in the food at all. The only part that tasted all right was a plate of fried vegetables, and even that was so oily it made me feel sick.
 
Pros: large portions * *
Cons: flavourless food * awkward ordering *
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"Eden Vegetarianus Etterem, Budapest"  
My Rating
Excellent
Stevie
Over 10 Reviews!
166
Posted on: Monday, May 05, 2008
Review: Very vegan veggie friendly, helpful staff, relaxed atmo, tasty food, decent sized portions, inexpensive, open open good hours including Sundays when most other places are closed. very close to the metro station right beside the river on the Buda side of the Danube.

As a slight side note if you are looking for a photo of the parliament building then if you go to Batthyhanny Ter metro station you will then that itis quite clearly the place to take that photo from from if you want to avoid a boat trip.

A big thumbs up from me.

 
Pros: Very vegan veggie friendly * Tasty, reasonably priced food * Helpful staff, nice atmo
Cons: * *
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"welcoming"  
My Rating
Fair
beavers
3-10 Reviews
8
Posted on: Friday, April 04, 2008
Review: The choices were basic and limited here (just three or four main options) and none looked all that appetizing. But the staff, while not speaking much English, were really friendly and welcoming and the customers waiting behind for us to make our minds up were very patient. In the event the food, though a bit stodgy for our tastes) was delicious, the portions huge (you can ask for a half portion which is almost a plateful!) and everything very cheap. It's a cheerful, wholesome place, just round the corner from the Batthyany Ter metro station and is obviously very popular with the locals (even the tables outside filling up for lunch time).
 
Pros: Huge portions * Good value *
Cons: Limited choice * No proper coffee *
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"Solid vegan food"  
My Rating
Excellent
clarysage
3-10 Reviews
3
Posted on: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Review: Cheap and quite local in flavour, this is highly recommended for an uncomplicated and quick meal.

You choose from dishes in the buffet and the portions are generous, for just over 3000 HUF we had three plates of different foods, 2 drinks and a piece of cake.

Very close to to the Batthyany Ter metro and suburban railway.

This was open on Sunday contrary to the info in this listing.

 
Pros: cheap * nutritious * local
Cons: * *
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"Cheap"  
My Rating
Fair
TofuCelt
3-10 Reviews
3
Posted on: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Review: I was here today. The food here is fairly basic but good....and it is quite cheap. It is buffet-style and is done in 'portions'. The owners, like most Hungarians that we met, were very friendly. (They are lovely soft-spoken people in Hungary.) There is enough food choices to get a good variety for various tastes. There is a juice bar seperate from the food one, and even though it is directly across from the food area, we somehow missed it. We didn't notice it was a juice bar until we were leaving. Pity! Love fresh juices. Anyway, in short, even though the food is relatively basic, it is good value for money....but not a place to bring your partner on a special night out. More like a place to get a good meal when busy visiting around the beautiful city of Budapest.
 
Pros: Cheap * Variety * Friendly staff
Cons: No Wine * Basic food * Food can be lukewarm
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"Excellent Vegan Food"  
My Rating
Very good
clmitch22
Newbie Reviewer
1
Posted on: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Review: This is an excellent cafeteria style vegan place, good for lunch or a quick dinner. No real menu to speak of and the dishes are labeled in Hungarian, but the workers spoke excellent English and were very helpful explaining everything. Very reasonable prices. Located in Buda, can be quite a walk if you are staying in Pest, like we were.
 
Pros: excellent food * good value * friendly staff
Cons: * *
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"Best vegan food in Buda"  
My Rating
Excellent
GUEST

GUEST
Posted on: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Review: Fresh food is made daily. Selection varies from day to day. We ended up eating at least one meal there every day. Wonderful in-huose prepared drinks - lime-ginger, mint-lime-organe. Fresh squeeze smoothies and juices. Great vegan selection - Hungarian, Mediterranean, global cuisine - fresh. Very pleasant seating indoor and outdoor. The restaurant has moved to Oskola Utica 31, 1011 Budapest. It is a block away from Batthyhany Ter - metro/bus station. A block from the Danube. Easy to get to. Best of all - their food is wonderful.
 
Pros: Vegan * Fresh * Tasty
Cons: None * *
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"vegan in budapest!"  
My Rating
Very good
writeinCURSIVE
3-10 Reviews
4
Posted on: Friday, March 23, 2007
Review: This place was great! The food is very cheap and served in a buffet style. There is pretty much no English at all to decipher what the food is but it is all vegan. The staff speak minimal English as well so if you need to ask what is in something you may have some trouble. The curry here was the best curry i've had in my life. There is a juice bar in the restaruant as well. The food was so good that my non-vegan parents and grandmother even loved it! I definitely recommend it!
 
Pros: * *
Cons: * *
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