Vegan
Western
Take-out
Catering
Formerly a pop-up; opened its storefront in Jul 2016. Dinner sittings are at 5pm and 7pm. Relocated from 51 Pleasants St. Also known as Sova Vegan Butcher. Opening hours are reported to be unreliable, check ahead. Reported closed April 2023.
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202 Reviews
First Review by betty bourke
PINGU
Points +50
A great place to eat, so glad we visited. - Edit
A lovely place to eat. We really enjoyed the Irish breakfast. Staff are really friendly and the food is great.
Read morePros: Varied & unusual vegan menu, Friendly staff, A nice place to eat
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judith_htiduj
Points +131
Amazing food - Edit
Probably the best vegan restaurant I've been in Dublin. Very delicious food for a resonable price. I had a burger and also tried a bit of the carrot salmon pasta.
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dan&mia
Points +759
Great meal - Edit
We had the 3 course dinner. It was a lot of food and everything was good, especially the soup.
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stormingBRAIN
Points +43
Superb! Awesome! Fantastic! Wonderful! - Edit
I have hardly ever found such a wonderful vegan restaurant in other big cities all over Europe. There are some good places such as Manna in London, Hank Burgers in Paris or Rasoterra (not exceptionally vegan) in Barcelona...but this hits it all among Purezza in Brighton and London.
Read moreSova Vegan Butcher is not only the coolest name for a vegan restaurant...it also has to offer the best vegan kitchen at this very time. The people working there are all very friendly, the drinks are superb (try the peanut orange smoothie) and let's talk food here: I am so sad we went to Sova Vegan Butcher on a Monday for the first time as this is their off-day. We walked to Pleasants St. and it was....closed. By that time we did not know how sad this really was. The next day we went there again and...wow [censored] wow...we had the Pulled Porc Bap and the Seitan Doner Kebab and it was like being in heaven. Delicious with no animal harm. If only we would live in Dublin or would have stayed a little longer (it was our last day), I certainly would be there every second day. Strongly recommendable.
Pros: Menu with a very good choice, Deliciously with no animal harm, Best quality food
Cons: Closed on Mondays
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Natashasusan
Points +147
Dublin’s best vegan restaurant! - Edit
A group of us always meet here when we’re in dublin- delicious and creative menu!!
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GeorgieArmitage
Points +146
Blew us away! - Edit
In a lovely area of Dublin with gorgeous sights of street art if you sit near the window upstairs. The decor was a great mix of nature with psychedelic, really unique and interesting.
Read moreThe creamy salmon pasta was incredible, so much so we’re trying hard to recreate it ourselves and the kebab had got the seitan absolutely perfect. Portion sizes were huge and the fresh juices were also delicious.
Staff were really friendly and added to what was already a gorgeous lunch.
Pros: Lovely area and view , Unique and gorgeous food , Fresh ingredients
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Finslo
Points +16
Absolutely amazing - Edit
Sadly our visit wasn’t as long as we would have liked. I wasn’t feeling well yet the staff was very attentive and brought me everything they could to make me feel better. They were very patient and friendly. They definitely helped me feel better. Sadly I had to leave because I wasn’t feeling better but we took our food to go and it was amazing best vegan food I’ve had in a long time. The visit was so good that first thing I did when home and feeling better was to write a review and say a big thank you for the welcoming atmosphere and good food.
Read moreThank you very much and I will be coming back for the full experience.
Xx, Josie
Pros: Good food, Friendly , Patient
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turnell
Points +68
Not bad at all! - Edit
Not a gastronomic Mecca but very lovely and I was pleased to lunch there on my Dublin travels :)
Read morePros: Cute venue , Inventive warming food, Thoughtful staff
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Mbrock
Points +150
Great vegan “replacement food” - Edit
A lot of “replacements” for actual meat dishes. So if you’re looking for healthy plant food this might not be the place for you. But what they had seemed delicious - I had the “kebab” and it was great!
Read moreNice little cafe located appropriately away from the busy city center. Friendly service.
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JaredDombrowski
Points +86
Disappointed - Edit
After reading all the great reviews we were really looking forward to dining here. Unfortunately didn't live up to the hype - the food was alright and the service was average. I won't be going back.
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Vegan.2017
Points +24
Gets better with every visit - Edit
I've visited Sova three times, and it only got better every time. Not particularly healthy oriented in my opinion, but 100% delicious. I'm looking forward to our next visit.
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brookkyngal
Points +24
THE MOST DELICIOUS - Edit
If I lived here I’d want to eat here EVERY DAY AND NIGHT. It was beyond delicious. It was heavenly. My husband. (Carnivore- no comment) loved it as well. SO GOOD!
Read moreWord of advice- call in and make a reservation, especially on Friday and sat nights as this place (understandably) gets packed.
RUN AND GO EAT HERE!
Pros: Food, Juices, Food
Cons: Pricey
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olivia123
Points +309
Incredible - Edit
Amazing amazing experience. It’s so rare to find a sit down, intricate vegan meal and something that’s not fast food or a take away environment. Well done!! 3 course set menu for under €30 and BYOB policy for €6 corkage charge. Very reasonable. But serves own wine too. Couldn’t manage a dessert as I was too but would have had king skallops for a dessert instead as I’m not savoury then sweet. Gnocchi was also delicious and the soya schnitzels were an incredible flavour.
Read moreKeep up the good work and thank you!!
Pros: King skallops- amazing! , Such nice and interesting flavours all together! , All flavours worked really well
Cons: Get some soft drinks e.g sprite please!
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picandocodigo
Points +590
Really nice food - Edit
Went there once for dinner and had Soya Schnitzels. It was really tasty and filling and the ingredients were fresh, prepared in a really great plate. Would definitely go back.
Read morePros: Tasty food, fresh ingredients.
Cons: Maybe a bit pricey, but the food is worth it.
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PiratePete
Points +125
Excellent - Edit
Fantastic meal with a work colleague. I had the smoked ‘salmon’ carrots, gnocchi and peanut butter cheesecake. We sat upstairs. Service was very attentive
Read morePros: Fully vegan menu
Cons: Very hot sitting upstairs
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Corn999
Points +185
Expensive and lackluster - Edit
Had the roulade. It was 17,90 and the gravy was sickly sweet and the "roulade" was basically just hunks of seitan that wasn't particularly seasoned or enjoyable. The potatoes it came with were good and so was the veg, but the gravy was not even remotely savory. Didn't try anything else, but for that price I would have expected something much more refined.
Read morePros: Good presentation, Nice staff
Cons: Expensive, Not very good food
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ThomasVegano
Points +2760
Vegan Heaven - Edit
I have been frequenting SVB for a while now and totally recommend this place. Just not giving 5 starts because I think they should innovate and change their same and old Menu. I have had all options in their menu brunch menu at least 2x or 3x.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-04-26
Pros: Food
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raulek
Points +175
Great vegan food - Edit
We’ve been at Sova many times for dinner, but still pending a visit for their lunch menu. The dinner menu is always great and every dish is beautifully presented and full of flavour. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and some items are GF or can be adapted.
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KaterinaLouisa
Points +5008
Amazing - Edit
Food was delicious and beautifully presented.
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hokusai77
Points +13599
Nice fancy food - Edit
Tiny but nice location, offers an inventive menu with some interesting twists. We had the mushroom Wienerschnietzel.
Read morePros: Great food, Great service
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Manoka
Points +645
Excellent vegan meals - Edit
It’s always nice to go back to Sova for lunch or dinner and have a delicious meal. Beautiful atmosphere and the staff is always very kind and friendly. I always bring with me someone who’s not vegan and they are all surprised with the food, they love it! I hope you will be adding more options to the menu soon!
Read morePros: Delicious meals , Good portions , Pet friendly
Cons: A bit pricey, not for every day
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GabrielEng
Points +677
Incredible! - Edit
This was some of the best plant based food I've ever eaten at a restaurant. The highlight being the seitan steak which was just so good. The texture and flavour was amazing. The daily cheesecake I had on two occasions was also amazing.
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Neridah
Points +510
Sides are great, feature “meats” disappointing - Edit
The meals have a great “fine dining” quality, overall but sadly the featured meat parts are a bit blah. We had the schnitzel & the roullade, & they were mostly just seitan chunks, but the mushrooms, mash, etc around them were amazing, so clearly the chefs are otherwise skilled.
Read moreScallop entree was great, omni said they were almost exactly like real scallops
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CatMcAlister
Points +313
Go, but just for the skallops! - Edit
I had high hopes based on other reviews, but was disappointed. The food was variable: The skallops were amazing - it seemed like a lot of effort had gone into the taste, texture and presentation. Really delicious. The pesto gnocchi main course was expensive (17Eur!), and a huge serving, but the gnocchi were just an overly rich, heavy mush - really disappointing. Added to that pretty much every dish on the menu had soy in, so one to avoid if you have an intolerance. For the special prices it would be nice to have a special ambiance, but sadly the decor was really boring and I was sat near the stairs, where the music from the kitchen merged discordantly with the music from the restaurant space - not very relaxing...
Read morePros: Skallops, skallops, skallops!, Nice staff
Cons: Lack of atmosphere, Expensive and disappointing main course, Soy in everything
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nhks0904
Points +49
Lovely food - Edit
Lovely food, perfect
Read morePros: Really enjoyed the great food,
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DouglasMcCaffrey
Points +871
Simply incredible food - Edit
Some of the best vegan food I have ever had. A must visit for all fine food lovers
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Anne_S
Points +158
Our favourite vegan restaurant in Dublin - Edit
Everything is amazing, can't recommend highly enough.
Read morePros: Food is soooo good!, Lovely stuff, Does brunch
Cons: Can get loud
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