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Vegetarian restaurante/cafe with many vegan and healthy options. Open Mon-Sun 11:00-16:00.


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35 Reviews

First Review by Kevp

cminshull

Points +31

Vegetarian
27 May 2025

Fabulous Place

Creative and delicious vegan dishes .
Beautiful restaurant setting with terrace and indoor seating .
Hosts are friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable .

Pros: Creative menu , Clean , tasteful decor

Lydia00

Points +227

Vegan
19 Mar 2025

Kind staff, food was okay

We had the pancakes with "nutella" and scrambled eggs on toast with added mushrooms. It wasn't anything to write home about, no special flavour, but good vegan options if you're around

sandyyogaalbufeira

Points +46

Vegan
21 Dec 2024

Bday Cake

O espaço é acolhedor e está muito bonito

Pros: Deco, Garden , Food

RitaSilvav

Points +16

Vegan
28 Aug 2024

Sugiro. Porções grandes e deliciosas.

Gostei bastante do local, da comida e o atendimento também foi muito agradável.

Pros: Comida, Atendimento, Local

CathyNiesten

Points +776

Vegan
19 Jun 2024

Lovely place

The cafe is really beautiful. The people are lovely and the food is amazing. There is really much choice and for everyone something!
Would live to come back sometime! :)

Pros: People , Food, Venue

Alfredo55

Points +88

Vegan
01 Jun 2024

Visita para repetir

Lugar encantador con un maravilloso servicio.
Estuve desayunando y repetí para la comida. Todo estaba exquisito y bien preparado

amandasgro797

Points +71

Vegan
02 May 2024

Great Vibes and Hearty Salads

The space is so lovely to gather in. We loved the caesar salad and the smoked tofu salad with grains. Portions were large but nutrionally balanced. The smoked tofu was so yummy! Chocolate mousse for dessert was the cherry on top!

Pros: Atmosphere and Aesthetic , Vegan Options, Flavors

AnaFilipaPereira

Points +57

Vegan
02 May 2024

Incredible expensive

Ridiculously expensive. It's missing Hygiene too.

Cons: Expensive

JohannesPietsch

Points +260

Vegetarian
04 Apr 2024

Eine sehr nette Erfahrung!

Fast alles auf der Karte war vegan bzw. Alles konnte vegan gemacht werden. Preise waren in Ordnung und die Bedienung sehr freundlich. Wir hatten einen Burger und Quessedilas und als desert einen brownie.

Pros: Menüvielfalt , Leckere Desserts , Location mit gutem Ambiente

BoydWinkelman

Points +98

Vegetarian
07 Sep 2023

Oase van rust en heerlijk eten

Lekkere vega gerechten; ontbijt, lunch en pre diner in een rustige woonwijk gelegen. Ik at de brunch set bestaande uit een yoghurtje, pancakes en een avocado toast geserveerd met een sapje en espresso voor €17. Yummy!

Pros: Relaxte sfeer, Uitgebreid menu, Vriendelijke medewerkers

Cons: Stukje rijden vanuit het Portimao Rocha en downtow

NíaNia

Points +796

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Normal

Vegetariano con muchas opciones veganas. El problema es que no había muchas cosas cuando llegamos y luego tardaron muchísimo en servirlo ya que sólo tienen a una camarera para todo el restaurante y eso que tampoco había mucha gente. Una pena porque el sitio es bonito. Pedimos un bowl que era grande pero muy soso y al parecer se le había acabado la salsa que llevaba y la hamburguesa se deshacía el pan.

Pros: Muchas opciones veganas, Sitio bonito y agradable , Tiene terraza

Cons: Servicio muy lento

PaulDaly☘️

Points +2957

Vegan
04 Jun 2023

First went when it first opened before Covid, it’s had a makeover since then and looks great!

Set in a multi-tenanted community feel building Balance Cafe commands the top floor. The rear of the building appears to be connected to a residential development and set level with the first floor position of Balance.

The entrance foyer is interesting and music eminates from one tenant on the ground floor. There is an interesting musical instrument casual sculpture on the left hand as you enter the building.

Some Art pieces adorn the walls and this increases as one walks up the stairs to arrive in Balance. The large spaces are conducive to hanging/showing Art.

We we greeted in a really friendly way by the Lisbon born manager and proceeded to the front circular terrace (there are two to choose from)

We studied the menu and chose the set brunch menu (see pictures) this was ok but portions were too small and I will not choose this option next time.

They have put the prices up since the refurb but the effort they have put in to the place and the attention to detail and the creative exploitation of this municipal feeling building on a limited budget is well worth our support.

They would get 5 stars if they were fully vegan.

The future is vegan 🥗

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-04

Pros: Roomy design, nice things to look at & terraces , Nice staff , Art shows & cultural Center vibes

Cons: Why not be fully vegan?

Kenario

Points +195

Vegan
30 May 2023

A great relaxing meal

New menu and it's fantastic!
Vegan and Gluten Free.

From the weekly special to several yummy a-la-carte dishes, the Balance Café is a great way to eat healthy in a friendly and tranquil environment. We try to get there about once a week for their daily specials. Always amazing and it's like coming home to a home cooked meal.

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-02

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great atmosphere , Friendly English speaking staff

yumewa

Points +1148

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Nice place

We had a very pleasant meal in the outside area of this restaurant. The area is really calm and the place has been recently renewed. The staff is very nice. As for the menu, there are soups, wraps, bowls, burgers and quesadillas. During weekdays there is the dish of the day. What makes this restaurant not fully vegan is the use of animal cheese in a few dishes and also a couple of desserts (it would be very easy and, I believe , not impactful if they turned fully vegan). We had a burger and a bowl, both very tasty and complete. The orange, carrot and ginger juice could be better. For dessert we shared a chocolate mousse that was ok. The prices are similar to Lisbon's, so don't expect a super cheap meal.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-29

plantsforlife

Points +341

Vegan
27 Jan 2023

Peaceful Vibes

This lovely cafe gives off peaceful and calming energy. Their offerings of food and drinks are thoughtfully and beautifully prepared. The staff are lovely too. It really worth a visit. We will definitely be back several more times before we leave Portimao. It's a wonderful oasis!

Pros: Mostly vegan., Beautiful, calming space, Friendly service

Nachogutik

Points +231

Vegan
03 Nov 2022

Great place!

Nice staff, great atmosphere and very good food

Pros: Almost all menu is vegan, Can be gluten free if you want , There's a cat!

Ilaria🌱

Points +134

Vegan
13 Jul 2022

Very cozy place

Excellent food, good choice of dishes (all or almost veganizable), the owner very nice and helpful. If you go to the Algarve you must definitely try it!

Pros: Almost all dishes are vegan, Quality of food, Nice and cozy place

Cons: On the 1st floor… we haven’t found the elevator

MichielVanD

Points +1422

Vegan
11 Jul 2022

Amazing place

Very light and plenty of space in this calm, beautiful place that is also a cultural spot and houses workshops and massage therapists and such. With parking and a small cute balcony as well. The food is super delicious, we had the weekly special, but will come back for more! Friendly and quick service, highly recommended!

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-11

Elis1983

Points +35

Vegetarian
30 Jun 2022

Nice lunch

I really loved my avocado toast with mushrooms. I was a breakfast option, but i had it as lunch. The price (€5) was very reasonable, but the portion small.
My husband liked his wrap with vegetarian chicken and potatoes.
Not too many options, but good food.
We sadly had the place to ourselves.
Too bad they use fake plants as decoration.
We sat inside, because the small wooden chairs at the terrace didn't look too comfortable for a pregnant lady.

Pros: Tasty food, Reasonable price, Nice staff

Cons: Small portion, Not the best location

LuizLuz

Points +274

Vegan
09 May 2022

Um sítio excelente

Desde a entrada até ao restaurante, o espaço inspira felicidade, paz
Comida artesanal, vegan, com muito sabor.
Espaço exterior com mesas, jardim...
Recomendo muitooooooooo

Pros: Opções veganas deliciosas, Sítio para estscionar, Restaurante com espaço amplo

BlisterBlue

Points +1316

Vegan
09 May 2022

Nice place serving homemade fresh food

Most of the menu is vegan

Pros: Most of the menu is vegan, Fresh ingredients

Cons: Good food but a bit simple

Bärbel

Points +1072

Vegan
03 May 2022

Very nice for vegan breakfast! 😊

The balance cafe is a very nice place. The breakfast is 100% vegan and very yummy! The furnishing is very cool and sweet, lots of plants 😍
The staff was very friendly!

Pros: 100% vegan breakfast 🌱 , Nice outside area, Very friendly staff

Cons: Nothing!

chabeangelveg

Points +15

Vegetarian
14 Apr 2022

¡Es un lugar maravilloso!

100% recomendado, comida hecha con mucho amor y sabor, la bolacha de café y almendras una delicia 😋

MarcoZz

Points +928

Vegan
12 Apr 2022

Good vegan options

I had the falafel wrap and it came with baked potatoes. The potatoes and vegan mayo were great, but the falafel wrap lacked a bit of flavour. I came a few times and the quesadillas were very healthy And delicious. The highlight: oreo Mousse 🤩

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-12

Pros: Friendly owner, Mostly vegan, Beautiful and cosy setting

TofuChicken

Points +1595

Vegan
17 Feb 2022

Very lovely cafe with good food

We had a good time while we eat our lunch, the atmosphere was calm and peaceful. The staff was so nice and explain us everything. The food was fresh and tasty. The coffee and dessert complement the food.

Samper

Points +279

Vegan
16 Aug 2021

Buenísima experiencia

La carta no es muy amplia ni son platos súper elaborados, pero están hechos con mucho mimo y saben realmente bien. La típica bifana portuguesa hecha con seitán es una delicia. Lo mejor, el servicio: impecable, rápido y atento.

Pros: Servicio, precio, terraza

elisap

Points +15

Vegetarian
13 Aug 2021

Nice lunch

We had a nice lunch (goat cheese and pesto wrap, and
Mexican quesadilla) in this quiet cute place. The waitress ans her cat assistant were really nice.

Pros: Calm environment, Vegan options




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