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I come here a lot, especially during the warmer seasons as there is no other place downtown that offers raw vegan food so I know Rag Bar quite well and appreciate their attitude. But I do not accept how quickly they increased their prices for the still not really big portions. Whenever I bring colleagues (I am the only vegan unfortunately) they complain about not being satisfied with these "baby portions" decorated very sophisticated to make them look big on the plate. I can handle this as I always have my raw snacks in the office in case I fell hungry later in the afternoon, but for everybody else is just not enough obviously. Food itself is of good quality as far as I can judge but way too bland for me, but that's my personal preference. The cashew sauce on burgers and lasagna tastes really really boring. I prepare raw food myself at home so I know how spicy without being hot it CAN taste. I like their raw candy, not too sweet, exactly how I like it. The cakes are a bit too sweet though, maybe that's how most of the people like it, because to me - since I went raw on sweets - everything tastes too sweet very quickly. They prepare cakes for birthdays and special occasions which I love because it's very time consuming to prepare a raw food cake considering sprouting, dehydrating. I only tried a smoothie once since I prepare them myself at home but they tasted OK, although more on the fruity side and rather thin. Lots of Super foods - love it. Service is sometimes a bit slow but have improved lately. Everybody speaks English, that's helpful. The location is the worst of all, it's close to Hauptwache which is a huge advantage, but that's about it. Imagine all those nice people, this great, healthy natural food in a better setting (closed restaurant, natural day light or even outdoor seating)... it would be a dream. But unfortunately they are in the basement of a shopping mall surrounded by Pizza Hut. You even have to use their seating area. Sometimes the music from the upper floor is so loud that it becomes really stressful and impossible to relax while eating. At other times it's rather quiet but it's never really cozy down there. During Winter you have to keep on your jacket because of the draught from the main entrance of the mall. At least they have a cool and fancy deco (old timer car) that sticks out of this boring hallway. I will continue to come here, but would never do so if there was a similar place in a better location.