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Serves meat, vegan options available. Casual-upscale bar and restaurant. Menu labels vegetarian and vegan options: vegan including salads, buddha bowl, winter squash and fig risotto, and sesame tofu stir fry. Open Tue-Wed 5:00pm-10:00pm, Thu-Fri 11:30am-11:00pm, Sat 9:00am-12:30am, Sun 9:00am-10:00pm.


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18 Reviews

First Review by dianafaylee

Nicola1111

Points +967

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

Vegan menu!

All items on the vegan/vegetarian menu were vegan. Had the stir fry and the cauliflower! 😋😋😋

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-22

Pros: Vegan menu

Tams1

Points +40

Vegan
13 Mar 2024

Ask for the vegan menu😋

Although it was super busy and our waiter was not particularly friendly… I still give 4 stars for the quality of food, variety of vegan options and the rest of the staffs efforts.

The bowls were really rich with flavor and super fresh. Loved the sweet corn bowl with cashew sauce…WOW!

Great recommendations from Rose! We would definitely go back!

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-19

GoodNewsVeg

Points +366

Vegan
27 Nov 2023

Vegan Menu!

It is SOOO difficult to find decent vegan food in the Boston area. When we walked into this place the hostess asked if we wanted a regular or vegan menu. We could not believe it. Never have we been asked this question. So many great options. Great bar food, wonderful atmosphere, great people. Also, the bar looked like an awesome place to watch a game. Will definitely return.

kgagne

Points +61

Vegetarian
25 May 2023

Great food & service, but noisy

I loved the separate vegetarian menu, and the service was great, with the server even offering parking suggestions to my friends who hadn't arrived yet. But we were astonished at how NOISY the venue was! We were there 7 PM on a Wednesday, and the place was only half-full, yet despite sitting right across from each other, we were shouting to be heard. Why was it so loud??

Pros: Expansive menu

Cons: Noisy, Loud

zznnaa

Points +28

Vegetarian
17 Jul 2022

Great Vegan Food

Excellent options on separate vegan menu, Bhudda bowl is delicious. Can also sub meat with tofu or sweet potato for rest of menu.

EdiWald

Points +26

Vegan
21 Apr 2022

Bistro 781 has a really good separate vegan menu.

A great place to go with folks who may not be choosing vegan options too.

Pros: 10+ vegan options, Friendly staff, Timely service

Soul2Soul Educare

Points +1102

Vegetarian
21 Nov 2021

Lots of veg options - great service

We happened to stumble upon this place and boy are we glad we did. The food was delicious. The service was excellent. Added bonus was they had a live band playing there on Friday night and they were really good. There were lots of vegetarian/vegan options on the menu. We ordered the veggie tacos, zucchini rancheros and sautéed mushrooms. The food was fresh, well prepared and beautifully presented. We're kicking ourselves that we didn't take pictures!

Pros: veg options clearly marked

AlisonMasson

Points +87

Vegetarian
21 Jul 2021

Delicious Mediterranean Bowl

I was really happy to see they had a special vegan/vegetarian menu. There are quite a few options including salads and bowls that you can add a protein to, including tofu.

They also had cauliflower tacos, which sounded pretty good!

I really enjoyed the Mediterranean bowl. Order without feta to make it vegan

Pros: Variety , Tasty , Healthy

avialevin

Points +29

Vegan
27 Jun 2021

Excellent food

Service wasn't great- food came out randomly. I got my main course while someone at the table was still waiting for their appetizer...
With that said, the food was excellent. Good selection of vegan and gluten free options made it a really good option for my family .

GlobeTrotter18

Points +799

Vegan
29 Feb 2020

Bistro with style

Trendy cafe style restaurant in the heart of Waltham. The restaurant has a open concept and can very loud when busy
The califlower app was tasty but over priced.

Pros: Separate vegan and glutenfree menu

Cons: Loud, Pricey

RachelGoldner

Points +16

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Varied and tasty vegan options

5 stars but Happy Cow doesn’t allow for non vegan restaurants.
Bistro 781 has a separate vegan menu with nice variety of options. They are also accommodating with non vegan options on menu.
3 in our party had different vegan meals: quinoa burger, Buddha bowl and stuffed squash. All were fresh, delicious and plentiful. My husband requested tofu to be added to his Buddha bowl and they did not hesitate to abide by the request.
Nice to have an upscale vegan restaurant option!
Cook shared their quinoa burger recipe.
Great service from our server Amy!!
We will be back!!!

Pros: Good , Service , Atmosphere

Cons: Loud

Elimosche

Points +56

Vegan
27 Jan 2020

Yummyyyy!!

I loved this place before I was vegan and still love it now that I am! They have a whole vegan menu with TONS of options including brunch! And everything can be made gluten free on the menu! I got the teriyaki cauliflower and the tofu sweet potato burrito and loved every single bite. My friend got the vegan coconut milk french toast and also loved it!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Good quality of food, Average pricing (not expensive)

kirbythevegan

Points +601

Vegan
25 Nov 2019

Bistro 781 = thumbs up

Unique vegan entrees. And even a yummy vegan dessert. Our Omni companion was satisfied.

Pros: A dedicated vegan/vegetarian menu, A vegan dessert! Yum!, Great service and nice ambiance. Liked the music

KCZORO

Points +72

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

Good food but small portions

This place has a separate vegan/vegetarian menu with at least 8 different things on it. We got the Buddha bowl and the fried cauliflower tacos. They were both delicious but the portions were very small for the price. The atmosphere is not bad.

sarah113096

Points +25

Vegan
25 Sep 2019

Bland food

The restaurant itself has a lively atmosphere, but I really did not enjoy the food I ordered.
I got the tofu scramble which comes with potatoes and dry bread. The potatoes were good, but the tofu scramble was not. The tofu was not cooked and the whole thing lacked any sort of spice/flavor.
Perhaps there are better options there, but I personally did not have a good first impression of this restaurant's ability to cook good vegan food.

Pros: Vegan options

Cons: Lacking flavor

Yogini68

Points +296

Vegan
14 Apr 2019

Separate vegan menu

There is a separate vegan menu with so many options. Our server was extremely knowledgeable about what it means to be vegan and incredibly helpful. I had the cauliflower tacos which were delicious, and the server asked if I preferred agave instead of honey for the sauce. As another reviewer commented, the portion was small, but when accompanied with the sautéed vegetables made for a full meal. My friend ordered the teriyaki cauliflower as an app which was also delicious. My only con is the space is extremely loud and a suggestion would be to turn the music down at prime dinner hour.

Pros: Many vegan options

Cons: Loud

veganinboston

Points +70

Vegan
12 Jan 2019

Many vegan options

Ask for the vegan menu. The Buddha Bowl ($13) and Cauliflower Tacos ($14) were both delicious but the tacos were a very small portion—more like an appetizer—whereas the Buddha Bowl was a good size for lunch or dinner. Service is slow when they’re crowded, but the food is delicious so worth a wait.

Pros: Vegan specific menu, Many vegan choices , Delicious!

Cons: Unclear which are appetizer size vs. entree size, Same price for appetizer size and entree size

dianafaylee

Points +40

Vegan
05 Oct 2018

Good vegan options

They have a ton of great vegan options. Make sure you ask specific for the vegan/vegetarian menu, they have a separate one. I had the tofu poke and also the tofu sesame stir fry and both were excellent, looking forward to trying more.

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: Expensive




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