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Serves meat, vegan options available. Retro beachside place, a 15 minute walk from Courtenay Place and the city center. Vegetarian, vegan, and veganizable options are labelled on menu. Open Mon-Thu 8:00am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:00am-10:30pm, Sun 8:00am-9:30pm.
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232 Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 20 Nov 2020 by happyyase
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24 Reviews
First Review by Nadia123
jenelopy
Points +59
Relaxed & friendly place - Edit
Great place with friendly efficient service and a nice vibe. The menu covers pretty much all dietary requirements. The 'three small plates for $44' is a great option for two people. We each had nachos (mine were the vegan ones), and shared the vegan loaded fries.
Read moreThey also have winter specials: Mondays 2 for 1 mains, Tuesday burger & beverage $29 deal, Wednesdays 2 for 1 fondues, Thursdays 2 for 1 cocktails & Sundays kids’ eat free.
Pros: Lots of vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, etc option, Good value, Friendly staff
Cons: Lots of the vegan options use fake meat
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Lessharm
Points +28
Great find - Edit
Funky cafe in a great location, excellent vegan choices and friendly staff. The sweet corn fritters were very good, followed by an amazing chocolate cake - way too much food!! The fact it serves meat makes it good option when eating with family that are not vegan, everyone was happy.
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deadendjob
Points +2650
Good atmosphere underwhelming food - Edit
Nice place with beautiful view of the water. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, food was underwhelming. May have just been what I ordered.
Read moreFondue was reasonable, portion size was good, the cauliflower was very average and I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get the poppers instead. Overall worth visiting again
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Dance4Plants
Points +342
Sea, sun, and great food - Edit
Lots of vegan options, fun atmosphere, and dog friendly!!
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bee.baugh
Points +91
Good for sharing plates - Edit
I love the vegan big breakfast here for a post walk brunch spot. They also have gluten free vegan cabinet options including cheesecake, brownie, chocolate cake and peanut butter cups. For dinner, we got the vegan nachos, sticky soy sesame cauliflower, charred market vegetables, chunky fries and the sticky date pudding. The sticky date pudding was a bit dry and small for the price.
Read morePros: Gluten free and vegan options , On First Table
Cons: Expensive dessert for the prices
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cgreaves
Points +489
Cute spot with tons of options - Edit
Love the beach view! Lots of options and house made cheese is good.
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@veganchef
Points +17
wish I skipped this meal - Edit
Bad food and service. Burger tasted awful and was served on a bun having strange texture. Salad was missing most of the fresh components so it tasted stale, salty, and processed. Definitely, not returning here. Would have been much better off if this meal was skipped.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-01-13
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plantbaseddownunder
Points +730
Really good food! - Edit
Loved the food (and milkshake) also great service.
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BeckyWilkinson
Points +422
Cute little beach restaurant - Edit
Casual beach restaurant with relaxed service, we’ve enjoyed everything we’ve eaten. Had the cheese fondue, chicken burger (the chicken is flat firm coated tofu not what I was expecting but good!) they make their own cheese for things too and have a few cakes. Can make a vegan spider too
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Brunch and dinner , Fun options
Cons: Serves meat
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AnnettevZ
Points +400
Great vegan options for lunch and dinner! - Edit
This restauarnar serves meat and fish, but has a lot of great vegan options. I love the 70s atmosphere of orange and brown clouds, 70s wallpaper and lot of old things from that time used as decoration. For lunch we had a bagel with vegan cream cheese and raspberry jam and for dinner we had vegan. nachos followed by a vegan three cheeses fondue! Several vegan dessert options too. The food was great and the service a bit slow, but the restaurant was also very busy.
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AlineAnhaia
Points +971
Delicious food - Edit
The place is super nice and they are dog friendly. The vegan nachos were to die for. Lots os vegan options. 😋
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nbuk
Points +140
Great vegan and dog friendly cafe - Edit
Try the vegan fondues (cheese or chocolate based). Also has a K9 menu for furry friends
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Buckymum
Points +101
Excellent vegan and vegetarian options - Edit
What a great place! All the menu items are identified as vegan/vegetarian/nut free/gluten free options. Food was excellent and it was very busy, despite the wild and windy weather!
Read morePros: Quite a few vegan options
Cons: A little bit on the expensive side
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MusukoZipang
Points +202
Best vegan cakes - Edit
They have the best vegan cakes in city
Read moreAlso vegan vegan from brunch menu so yum
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Jtydlaska
Points +582
Fantastic - Edit
Had the Vegan Vegan brunch, the green goddess smoothie and a brownie. All really good, and the brunch was especially noteworthy for being different than the more standard/boring vegan options I find at restaurants. The corn fritters were nice for something different.
Read morePros: Loads of options, Great outdoor seating on beautiful day
Cons: A bit expensive , Not very healthy
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Joykaterose
Points +242
One of the best vegan breakfasts - Edit
Fun cafe on the waterfront. The food is delicious, with Mexican north american food. highly recommend the 'vegan vegan' breakfast, most definitely the best vegan breakfast in wellington. and also delicious chocolate chip cookies. Staff have always been friendly and helpful. Can get busy on the weekends
Read morePros: So delicious
Cons: Expensive
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nicole_m
Points +3764
Interesting options - Edit
Most of the food we tried here was great - the ‘chicken’ burger with fries and aioli, and the cheese wonton especially (putting plum sauce with them was a great move). Good cider selection too. The vegan fondue was a bit disappointing though - it tasted like Angel Food cheese sauce, which is nice but I was expecting something more unique. The fondue pot didn’t come over a flame like I had expected either - maybe because I only ordered the small one? Location is nice right by the waterfront and not a long walk from the main CBD.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Amazing wontons, Good cider selection
Cons: Expensive, Fondue wasn’t what I expected
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thehungry.vegan
Points +40
Welly favourite - Edit
Love coming here for a good feed! One of my favourite restaurants / cafes. The menu and vibe there is great. Great coffee too!
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Annabelle0704
Points +601
Great vegan range, overpriced - Edit
Really impressed by the amount of vegan options. Cashew cheese vegan pesto vegan sour cream available. They can veganise any of their drinks (including milk shakes). I applaud their integration of veganism and that was great to see. The food is very yummy too! Great to take non vegans to. Downside is that the food is quite over priced and it isn’t paired with the best service. However, we did go on a very sunny day during the weekend so I understand that this is peak hour for them. They have a great location also.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Expensive , Not extremely attentive
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DarylB
Points +137
Location is epic - Edit
Located on the waterfront, they have several vegan options on their menu.
Read moreI went for the "vegan-vegan" breakfast and it was so fulfilling.
Pros: Excellent venue to walk off your meal after eating
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caitlinteone
Points +158
Best vegan breakfast - Edit
The vegan vegan is so good. Some of the best vegan brunch options in Wellington. Nice coffee as well and staff always helpful.
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HungryPiglet
Points +189
Great food and location - Edit
We had breakfast here, outside, on a warm summer morning. I had trouble choosing from their huge range of vegan options. I went with the creamy mushrooms on grain bread toast. Excellent food, and I’m going back again before we leave to try more of their food.
Read morePros: Huge range of vegan options, Ranges from healthy to indulgent , Beautiful location with water views
Cons: Nothing!
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SarahJennifer
Points +80
Amazing! - Edit
Food was great, I had the vegan burger and the best curly fries ever with vegan garlic aioli. Other options looked great too. Good service and beautiful view from outside the cafe.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, quick service
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Nadia123
Points +94
I would give Beach Babylon 5 stars if I could - Edit
Wow!
Read moreOne of my favorite places in Wellington.
The food is amazing, and don't even get me started on the interior design.
The only problem you may find is it's so popular, they run out of available tables sometimes and you need to go somewhere else.
Pros: Beautiful cafe in a perfectly suited location, very yummy food, did someone say cocktails for lunch?
Cons: Very full
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