Bar Ecologico Gaia
Fully organic and vegetarian restaurant with vegans and raw options, and staff will assist with special requests due to food intolerance. Offers a lunch menu from Monday to Friday which includes 2 courses plus dessert. Its aim is to provides fine food inspired in the Spanish traditional cuisine, in a quiet and friendly atmosphere. The kitchen follows Km 0 and slow food standards by which ingredients are selected from surrounding farms and producers in order to reduce the impact on the environment. The restaurant is located two doors from its organic grocery store. Open Mon-Sun 1:00pm-4:00pm, Mon-Sat 8:00pm-11:00pm.
Category: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, Ovo, Organic, Raw, Western, Beer/Wine, Take-out, Spanish
Reviews (64)
First Review by sarahsvati
Contributions +913
good for organic vegan food - Edit
Te menu offers a big selection of vegan foods. I think all but one of the main dishes were vegan. also the tapas were mainly vegan and they also had some vegan desserts. We had a salad and the falafel. It was great to get vegan organic food which is local and seasonal, but unfortunately it was a bit boring.
Pros: almost all vegan, organic
Cons: bit boring
Contributions +125
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We found Bar Ecologico Gaia to be dark and the food bland. We had the vegetable soup with bulgur, and a plate of the day. I like to support any restaurant trying to cook healthy food but Bar Gaia needs some to add some spice and some soul to the food. We ate here once. We are a couple in our 60s and vegan for 4 years.
Pros: serves vegan/vegetarian food
Cons: Not very tasty
Contributions +42
a bit disappointing..... - Edit
We were looking forward to our first vegan meal in Seville, especially after reading the reviews - but it was all a bit disappointing. The croquets were mushy inside, as were my soya meatballs. My wife's 3 rice dish was pretty boring, my hot tea was lukewarm. Maybe it was an off night for the kitchen, but I don't think we'll bother eating here again.
Contributions +11
A must do! - Edit
I really like this restaurante! The family owning it is super nice and they serve delicious food! We were there several times for breakfast and lunch and everything is so good and as a plus everything is organice (even the coffee and the beer;)) Try the Salmoreja and the vegan chocolate cake!
I'd definitely go back if I am ever in Sevilla again;)
Pros: excellent food, good value, nice staff
Contributions +18
great place, service and food !!! - Edit
great place, service and food !!!
Contributions +85
great value - Edit
With two great multi-course menu options, you can eat well here for a good price. A 5 course vegan tasting menu (with croquettes - loving croquettes here in Spain when I kind have vegan ones!) for 15EUpp and a 3 course lunch menu for EU9.95 - this is a great place to eat.
Cons: cake sadly a little dry - but the custard style pu
Contributions +44
Great vegan food - Edit
This was the first vegan-friendly place we went in Seville, and it didn't disappoint. Lots of the tables were reserved even at lunchtime so may be popular locally. A small, friendly, down to earth restaurant specialising in organic and veggie food. Daily specials are available, we had the paella and some macadamia nut croquettes, both really tasty. Simple, well cooked food. Good craft beer selection. Try the croquettes! We were disappointed we didn't have time to go back to try the evening menu.
Pros: Simple but great tasting, Lots of vegan options, Nice friendly staff
Cons: None really
Contributions +91
Great find - Edit
Excellent three-course lunch here (found it accidentally while looking for the bus station). Highly recommend to find it deliberately!
Pros: Food
Contributions +311
delicious vegan food! - Edit
This place is great! All vege or vegan but about 60% or more is vegan with lots of options. Plus, lots of vegan deserts and everything is very clearly labelled too! A great find for veges or vegans in Seville! Delicious!
Contributions +67
Excellent lasagna and salmoreja - Edit
I ate at Gaia twice during my three days stay in Seville. The lasagne was really great, with a lot of green vegetables inside and covered with a really delicious bell pepper sauce. Also the Salmoreja was something I am going to remember long. The other dishes were good as well and the rose wine was a perfect match with the food.
The service was very friendly, there was no difficulties with foreign credit cards and the bathroom was clean and spacious.
Pros: Great local twist in food, Friendly service, A wide selection of Yogi teas
Contributions +34
Good food - Edit
Overall I will say I was pleased I had lunch here. I am so glad there even are vegetarian restaurants in the city.
There was a bit of a langugage barrier for me as a non-spanish speaker but the friendly staff and I managed to work out my order.
The food was affordable as I got one of the aforementioned daily menus consisting of a starter, a main course and a dessert for about €10. They have a decent beverage menu as well.
One con was it was a bit noisy inside the restaurant. But overall it's worth a visit.
Contributions +28
muy amable tienda very friendly shop - Edit
Beautiful,clean,shop. Friendly staff. Tonight I will eat in the restaurant. Estoy muy Conte to que he encontrado este tienda. Mark
Updated from previous review on Monday February 15, 2016
Well the restreraunt really makes me feel like customers are not wanted. The food was ok, beetroot soup excellent, but the rest was only ok. The burger was microwaved not fried. I gave it another go today and even though the place was empty at lunchtime they would not serve me and i slammed the door like a teenager. The whole restreraunt is messy and colourless. I would not go next time I am in Seville.
Updated from previous review on Saturday February 20, 2016
Pros: the beetroot soup was good, great shop, the toilet was clean
Cons: unfriendly atmosphere , deserted of vegans, no condiments
1 Response
RosarioChavez 28 May 2016 - SO sorry, the waiters changed often, cause most of them are university students, perhaps this day you don't see much people but it isn't usually, in Seville most people eat later. Sorry again we try to do the best way each moment.
Contributions +1121
average - Edit
Food is ok, but nothing special. I will not remember this place. Healthy for sure but nothing to convince you to come back
Contributions +13
Could be better - Edit
When abroad, I usually seek out the local veggie restaurants/ cafs though a local place that gives us a choice of at least 2 or 3 main courses is always welcome.
Gaia Bar screams its orientation at us. No shocks to find a menu of many veggie and vegan choices.
Place was a bit quiet and it seemed to be mostly tourists/ visitors in. Maybe more needs done to attract locals?
First of, they had virtually no wine in. All the cavas were gone and only one out of 4 white wines remained.
Highlight of the starters was the beetroot Salmoreja. It was excellent - local cuisine with an interesting twist.
The main courses were ok. We had the falafel and the taboleh with seitean. It was all passable. We were disappointed that there were no 'extras'. As the food was quite dry, some sauce would've been nice. A local fresh salsa? Or even just some jars or olive oil and vinegar that any bog standard tapas bar has?
The local wine was heavy but delicious. No complaints there though it's strange that there was only ONE white or cava available.
We were miffed though to be charged for the 'complimentary' basket of bread and crackers that we were given without requesting. Not fair. Simple.
The decor is ok, nothing special.
In fact, the Gaia Bar seems to be treading water. It needs some more imagination to make it really good. Prices are too high too for what you get.
Lastly, the menu was mostly their interpretations of foreign dishes. How about concentrating on local cuisine? Not all Andalucian/ Spanish food is about meat. Show it off please.
Pros: All veggie and vegan, the Salmorejo
Cons: Too expensive, Charged for the bread w/o asking, Wine list almost exhausted
Contributions +44
Good food, unfriendly waitress - Edit
From other reviews we were looking forward to our visit here, unfortunately we were a bit disappointed when we left. The food was nice and of reasonable value though some things seemed to be a bit pricey, it also took a very long time to get our food. The thing that really let the place down was the waitress, the whole time we were there she acted as if we were an annoyance and that she did not want us there. There were only three couples in the restaurant at the time and it was the same treatment for all of us. Due to this we decided we would not return here during our vist.
Pros: nice food
Cons: unfirendly staff, long time to get food
Contributions +8
Absolutely amazing! - Edit
The waiter was extremely helpful in translating the menu items we didn't understand.
The inside temperature was nice and cool on a typical August day in Sevilla.
Coffee was delicious, with choices for types of milk.
My husband started with the miso soup and loved it. I did have a taste and agreed with him that is was delicious.
The portions were extremely generous. The food was full of flavor and was not salty.
We had room left for dessert. It was a delicious welcome back to Spain for us.
Pros: variety, friendly and helpful staff, Delicioso!
Contributions +38
must-go for vegans and vegetarians - Edit
Good food in good quality and in good portions they serve here. The price for a menu at lunchtime is really good and besides it's a nice, quiet place. Most of it are Spanish dishes which are modified like Paella or Salmorejo. But they do it in their unique way I've not seen so far in Spain.
Pros: no meat or fish, delicious, good value
Contributions +13
The best in Sevilla - Edit
My favorite in Sevilla !
If you are vegetarian/vegan in spain it's difficult to not eating only tapas. There you can get a menu for 10€ (starter,main dish, dessert) and their dishes are delicious, fresh and organic. You also have a Gluten Free option. I highly recommend the gazpacho, the paella and the entire menu.
They also have a shop near the restaurant, we found all we need for our vacations.
Pros: Inexpensive menu, Healthy and organic, Big portions
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