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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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132 Reviews
First Review by nafanc
shineonyou
Points +984
Vegan options in heart of the old town - Edit
Food was pretty good. My only real complaint would be that there’s not a lot of explanation about what the menu items consist of, but not a big issue because vegan items are marked on the menu. The menu is large, so there are several vegan options, including dessert.
Read moreThe ambiance is really nice. There’s nice outdoor seating among the old town streets and it’s also quite nice inside as well.
Honestly the kind of place where I have a good experience, but if I had it at home I would never go. But probably you best option is you want to enjoy a nice dinner in the thick of Bucharest’s old town.
Pros: Seating along the streets of the old town, Large menu
Guest
V:Traveller
Points +4534
Good food, nice location - Edit
Food: 4/5
Read moreVegan options (variety): 5/5
Vegan labelling: 5/5
Value for money: 4/5
Portion size: 5/5
Atmosphere: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Location: 5/5
Reservation recommended: maybe
Visited: 7/2019
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MatthewPerrin
Points +39
Food was good - Edit
Vegan Food was nice.
Read morePlace lacks ambiance, no music etc - just a bit bland in that regard.
One waiter was friendly, the other tall one was a smart [censored] which I didn’t appreciate.
Some recommendations on food would be good, rather than “the menu will tell you..”
More expensive due to central location - worth it.
Good food.
Pros: Food
Cons: Service, Price
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SorchaCullen
Points +62
Good variety, healthy food - Edit
It was nice to have options. I got a dish with mushroom, quinoa, and tofu and it was relatively inexpensive for a dinner in the old town and tasty!
Read morePros: Several options
Cons: Staff weren't friendly, Food wasn't filling
Guest
Yo5h
Points +279
Wonderful menu of vegan options - Edit
Large variety of vegan options from Mediterranean staples like hummus and babaganoush to interesting creations like a spicy mango salad and avocado strawberry dessert. I pad menu with full descriptions in Romanian and English as well as allergen info.
Read moreLocated in Old Town in through a sea of bars and aggressive hosts. Nice to have an option if you're here anyways, not a scenic trip if you're just coming for this place. But it's probably worth it anyways...
Pros: Great vegan options, Very tasty
Cons: Neighboring establishments
Guest
ChrisHann
Points +172
Ok food, unfriendly service. - Edit
I went there with a couple of friends for dinner. The waiter was not friendly at all, even a bit rude. The food was just ok, with really small portions for such prices. Even with side dishes and bread, we had to buy more food from elsewhere after we left, which doesn't usually happen with me.
Read morePros: None
Cons: Unfriendly staff, small portions, expensive.
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SG213
Points +875
Okay, but a bit disappointing - Edit
Went in here after reading some of the reviews on HappyCow and was expecting good food.
Read moreThe menu is on an iPad/Android tablet and seems to crash a bit (funnily enough), however if you can get to the home page there is an entire "Vegan" selection which makes things easier (even if you're not entirely vegan).
We ordered the aubergine meal, aubergine rings with hummus, and the 3-colour falafel plate.
First off, the 3 coloured falafels were good. I think you get two each of beetroot, carrot and herb falafels. They were tasty and came with some hummus and side salad.
The aubergine meal was disappointing though. It consisted of two halves of a dubiously cooked aubergine buried beneath a mound of tepid diced salad, and liberally drizzled with tahini and something purple.
Maybe it's a personal thing, but I just don't like the concept of moderately heated pieces of diced cucumber and tomato (peppers - fine), and it just seems that they lost all interest in trying to make a good dish for the sake of convenience.
Further to that, the aubergine did not taste very good, which was disappointing given the namesake of the place. I couldn't really finish it.
The aubergine rings with hummus were ok, but again were overloaded with the same uninspiring diced salad. The bread on the side was nice, if not the freshest. Perhaps other people just got lucky with the mushroom curry main dishes etc.
Pros: Good amount of veg. options on menu, Some dishes pretty good, Good central location & opening hours
Cons: Food seemed hit & miss, and not great value
Guest
LuminitaPopa
Points +30
DISAPPOINTING! - Edit
A few months ago I went to Aubergine and ordered some of my favorite dishes there: mushroom stew and rice. While eating the mushrooms I discovered something in my stew that looked like a PEBBLE. I showed it to a waiter in the sense that they should be more careful and I continued to eat. The waiter came back at some point offering me to only pay for the rice and due to the nature of the situation I accepted. When I said I'd pay by card, he seemed bothered and after the payment was done he proceeded to suggest that "it's strange how I finished everything after I found that pebble. Nobody would do that and yet I did" . He told me multiple times that I "LICKED IT CLEAN(THE PLATE)" with a very condescending tone in his voice.
Read moreObviously bothered by his rude attitude and vocabulary, I asked him if he was suggesting I was lying just to get free food and he denied, then mentioned another "troublesome episode" with me at their restaurant.
To clear things out, what happened then was that I ordered an eggplant with vegetables and I received half of it. When I pointed it out to the waiter, he said that that was the size of the dish (half an eggplant) and I told them I had ordered it many times in the past and I knew for sure the portion included an entire eggplant. The waiter then said that he'd bring me the rest if the first half "wasn't enough for me". So he acted as if I also tried to trick them into giving me FREE FOOD.
This time I got very upset at this incredibly rude waiter who was suggesting that I came there to eat for free and I told him to check on the camera that was in front of me to show me the exact time when I put that stone into my own food!
Such behavior is simply unacceptable! How can you say such a thing when you should actually APOLOGIZE for something that could have even DAMAGED MY TEETH !?!
They lost a regular customer for sure.
Pros: tasty vegan food
Cons: horrible service
Guest
StefyPascalau-Consta
Points +64
Good vegan options - Edit
We had vegan shaorma and vegan plate.Very good!And the place is nice and cozy
Read morePros: Some good vegan options
Cons: Serves meat&nonvegan as well
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MichaelMooney
Points +190
Great food - Edit
Amazing eggplant and the mushrooms with red sauce was the best. Amazing bread
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MoranMizrachi
Points +44
Great place!!! - Edit
Great service and food
Read morePros: A lot of good and healthy vegan food
Cons: Cheap
Guest
taticonqueso
Points +23
Great if you like eggplants - Edit
They have many meat options, but only a few vegan options. What they had was fairly good.
Read moreI’ve had the happy pot (I thought it was going to be a hot dish since they described it as “baked”, that was not the case) but it was a good dish besides that.
The mushroom curry is delicious, make sure you get a side with it!
Maybe it’s just me.... but the baba ghanoush tasted like an ashtray.
Pros: Delicious juice options
Cons: Not enough vegetarian/vegan options
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ShadowDragon
Points +79
Curry! - Edit
The mushroom curry was absolutely fantastic. Couldn't eat much more if I remember correctly after that besides a juice I think. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere for the outdoor seating. Not that many entirely vegan options much less gluten free
Read morePros: Curry, Friendly staff
Cons: A bit expensive , Not many options
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ElenaØAlexa
Points +30
Great vegan food and nice people. - Edit
Very cozy restaurant
Read morePros: Lots of delicious vegan food
Cons: Good prices
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ConstanceFreté
Points +43
Great food - Edit
We had fresh pasta and the vegan happy pot and they were both delicious ! The menu is very interesting and original, there’s choice for everyone.
Read morePros: Vegan options, Good service, Fresh products
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AnaGabriela
Points +619
More vegan options than you can find in most restaurants in Bucharest - Edit
Update: Since my first review, they added more options and the food is much better, I think. If you go there, you must have the oyster mushroom curry with rice! It is delicious and you can ask for it to be more spicy if you like. Don't ask for the grilled mushrooms if you don't want to eat mushrooms with animal grease from the grill they use.
Read moreThe food was ok and the place is pleasant. The employees are nice. Prices are a bit high.
Cons: they grill vegan and n/v stuf on the same grill
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carolvegan
Points +4974
good - Edit
We ate a lot of vegan options, it was delicious. But the waiter Ali is just interested in the tips. Our bill was 87 lei and we gave 100 lei and WE WERE WAITING FOR OUR CHANGE - it NEVER arrived! We decided to leave before we started to fight there. Be careful. The place is already expensive and they try to force you to give tips, mainly over 10%
Read morePros: good food in the Old Town
Cons: the waiter Ali, expensive
Guest
Hashka
Points +42
Vegan food - Edit
We ate two times at this restaurant and were very happy about what we tasted : simple and very tasty meals. A lot of options on terms of drinks and dishes !
Read morePros: Lot of options, Close at midnight
Cons: Serve flesh
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malinavegan
Points +416
Great food! - Edit
Many vegan options, I had the "happypot" and it was so delicious, highly recommend it! The guests next to us even asked me what I was having and ordered the same.
Read morePros: Great food
Cons: A bit pricy
Guest
TaraCrawford
Points +46
Healthy Food in Old Town - Edit
Quality vegan and vegetarian option right in Old Town. Staff who served us was knowledgeable on vegan options. Menu had separate vegan section.
Read morePros: Fresh healthy vegan options. , Separate vegan menu.
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Lucylu
Points +377
Bland, but lots of vegan options - Edit
The waiter was very hurried and seemed completely disinterested in serving me. I ordered the stir fry vegetables in garlic and herbs which were bland and watery. I also ordered the falafel with salad. They falafel were undercooked to the point of being raw. There are so many vegan options with a separate section on the menu which seemed great, but sadly the food didn't live it to much. The restaurant is situated on a very busy pedestrian street that is quite seedy. I won't go back.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Bland food, Disinterested staff , Overpriced
Guest
VeganConvert75
Points +100
Very good food - Edit
First time visiting Bucharest and happy to find this restaurant. I was in mixed (meat eating) company and they were happy with biological menu options. Multiple, well balanced, real Vegan meals. I am fully vegan and could eat there every day of the week, and eat different each time. Portions size was to small for me, I am a tall guy (1.85 meters) and have a big appetite.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice location, Sustainable meat options for mixed company
Cons: Portion sizes should be bigger, Menu on mobile website difficult to navigate, Web menu different from tablet menu from waiter
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AnnaSudol
Points +88
Nice vegan food. - Edit
Has special vegan menu, everything we tried was really tasty.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Nice location, Really good lemonade
Cons: Waiter wasn’t nice at all.
Guest
AngelaDrozdzik
Points +70
I cannot wait to go back - Edit
When we go there they showed us a full vegan menu on a tablet. I wasn't like one or two options....no, it was a full menu. They have really interesting, healthy and delicious meals.
Read moreThe service was really attentive and even the owner came to say hi to us.
We had: the vegan aubergine, the baba ghanoush, the turmeric bread and the 3 colors falafel. We agreed that the falafels were the best we have had.
I 100% recommend this place! :D
I would give this place 5 stars, but because they serve meat the system doesn't accept it.
Update: We when for a second time and we were sadly disappointed :( The service was so rude to us. The first day we were served by a guy called Ali, he was really nice, this time around the guy ignore us most of the night and was rude when we ordered more food. The food the first time was better too...this time we had the couscous, the turmeric bread, the eggplant cubes and the garlic oil mushrooms. Nothing was amazing, sadly.
Updated from previous review on 2018-05-29
Pros: Full Vegan Menu , Delicious Meals , Variety of Dishes
Cons: sometimes rude staff, sometimes not as impressive
Guest
dondidemarco
Points +28
Great vegan food & fun location - Edit
Aubergine is a great choice for lighter veg fare in Bucharest’s Old Town. It’s not the place for a big formal meal, but for an early dinner on a summer day, it’s perfect. We had falafel with hummus and baked eggplant with veggies and both were delicious. The service could have been a little more proactive: we had to get the server’s attention any time we needed something because she never checked up on us—but that’s a minor complaint, she was very courteous about all requests. I would happily go back to Aubergine and enthusiastically recommend it to fellow vegan travelers.
Read morePros: Many vegan & vegetarian options, Food is interesting & delicious, Great location in Old Town
Cons: Service courteous but not very proactive
Guest
Caradl
Points +394
Best falafels in town - Edit
I went to this place twice during my stay. The restaurant is nice. There is a vegan menu appart from the main one which makes it very easy to pick a vegan-friendly meal. The houmous and the falafels are AMAZING, I highly recommend tro try the 3 colors falafels. The curry is also nice, as well as the mushrooms. A bit pricy compared to other vegan places in Romania.
Read morePros: Amazing falafels, A vast choice of vegan meals
Cons: Pricy, the service is a bit slow, restaurant often full
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Egmons
Points +40
10/10 - Edit
If you are visiting Bucharest I highly recommend you try this place- they have an entire vegan menu and the food is divine! We had the homemade bread, hummus, mushroom curry with rice and eggplant dish (I’ve forgotten the name!) and it was all delicious. I thought the price was reasonable for the quality of food we got.
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