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
kuni
Points +252
promising - Edit
We ordered only one small dish here, just to try, but that tasted very promising. Hope to be back here some day for a bigger bite. Definitely recommended based on the soup we had!
Read moreInterior is simple but cozy and staff is very friendly.
Pros: friendly staff, good food, central location
Cons: bit expensive
Guest
robbie5050
Points +102
Great Vegan Food back in Dublin - Edit
The Vegan Butcher is back, bigger than ever and this time, IT'S FOR KEEPS.
Read moreHe has found a permanent place in Pleasants street (off Camden street) and it's wonderful.
51 Pleasants Street
Dublin
085 727 7509
Hours 12:00 - 15:00, 17:00 - 22:00
https://www.facebook.com/SovaVeganButcher/
We were there opening night and the food was as good as ever.
Great to have you back in business
Updated from previous review on 2016-07-13
Pros: Only Vegan Food in Dublin, Great taste, Great Location
Cons: none, None , none
Guest
sunshineMUC
Points +475
absolute vegan food heaven - Edit
I've never thought that I might ones find the best vegan restaurant actually in Ireland! The food was just beyond the highest standards! We were in pure vegan food heaven! Also excellent service and a lovely location. An absolute must visit in Dublin!
Read morePros: amazing vegan food, excellent service, reasonable prices
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AaronKeohane
Points +16
Just awesome! - Edit
Great combination of interesting dishes and good prices.
Read morePros: Taste, Price
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Wani
Points +32
a must if you're in Dublin ! - Edit
Beautifully presented food that tasted incredible !
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53RBC
Points +92
Wow, delicious dinner - book ahead! - Edit
First time visit and we were delighted! Our starters and mains were delicious and so well presented. The chocolate dessert was awesome as well. We BYOB, as did most everyone around us, and were not charged corkage. Be sure to book ahead. Our first attempt was to call at 2pm Wednesday for a table that night but SVB was totally booked, so we opted for Friday night. We will be back!
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craigmc
Points +41468
Worth the visit - Edit
really nice set up restaurant and I was delighted to hear they managed to get a proper lease so will be here permanently.
Read moresome great posters, lovely people who didn't complain when I turned up five minutes before closing.
have a vegan donor which came with tow aide sales so I felt a wee bit heathy. the seitan was good and the cream and sice was food offering a great balance of heat and sweet, the sooner had plenty of salad but was let down a little.by the flat bread which was a bit tough.
overall a must of you are in Dublin.
Pros: fantastic people, vegan, great layout
Guest
Ashlynn_White
Points +43
great food for good prices - Edit
Such a nice restaurant! We ordered two menus for three people and were very satisfied. The staff were lovely and it was actually reasonably affordable.
Read morePros: fancy, friendly
Guest
gstanescu
Points +58
Poorly sign posted; Presentation of Food fabulous - Edit
I popped along with a Vegetarian Group to this Restaurant. Its a pop-up restaurant meaning, that it won't be situated at a particular address permanently, it is due to close down here in Rathmines and hopefully it'll will have been found another home for the time being. Anyways getting back to the review at hand, It's very poorly sign posted, I was advised that the sign post was small, well how true is that. Upon arriving inside eventually, I found the environment to be very negative, very down and out building its in. When I arrived, I was shown the menu. The price is a BIG plus. I was most appreciative for that, for a guy or even a person who has a low budget. However with this mind, I can see why the price was low. I had a three course meal for €20 which is acceptable. However I'll go into further detail.
Read moreMy first course was:Chickpeas and Kale Koftas paraley sioli/fennel and apple salad. This wasn't too bad. However as I later learned the Koftas or as the American's call it CornDog(Not sure if that's meat thou), I immediately began to devour it. It tasted exactly like the one I had as a kid in Romania Orphanage. The salad thou I found was very acidic, it was burning my lips etc., and even upsetting my stomach.
My next course was the main: Lentils and Aubergine Meatballs Creamy fennel and Dill sauce/garlic crostinni/pomegranate salad. The main wasn't too bad. Again very acidic. The bread was slightly hard, however I have since explained that it was roasted.
And my third and final course: was the the dessert aka the Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake. This was absolutely stunning. Enjoyed it immensely.
And as my last part of the review, I must give credit to the chef, the presentation of each course, was outstanding. I was most impressed. So my favorite meal, was NONE, but I most enjoyed the Koftas, as part of the Starter
Pros: Presentation of Food fantastic
Cons: Poorly sign posted, Food very acidity, Location of Restaurant NOT favorable
Guest
GoldenTurtle
Points +117
Great food and delicious plates - Edit
The food is great and the atmosphere is nice. I really recommend this restaurant but call and make a reservation before!
Read morePros: All Vegan, Delicious, Edible plates
Cons: Long waiting time
Guest
DavidNowlan
Points +16
Sova Food Vegetarian Butcher in Rathmines - Edit
Unbelievable, really worth a visit, just amazing. Great crowd on it's opening night in it's new venue. Nice guys running the place, the vegan burger I had was truly wonderful, with a brilliant vegan Mayo, that they could make thousands out of, if they bottled and sold it. And we are going again tonight.
Read morePros: Unbelievable, Great crowd, brilliant vegan Mayo
Guest
Emsmag
Points +13
Amazing food & friendly service - Edit
It was my first time at Sova Food on Friday and it was absolutely amazing. I'm not vegan myself but the food was delicious. Can't believe more people don't know about it. The location was in Paris wine bar in Dublin 1, such a perfect location, the interior was cosy and cute. I really enjoyed the Chia Burger, but couldn't fault anything at all. I really hope it takes off and becomes a permanent eatery in Dublin. Will 100% be back again!
Read morePros: Excellent food, Very friendly staff and service, Price was extremely good
Cons: NONE!
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betty bourke
Points +38
Yummy food in great location but the name??? - Edit
Friday evening in Dublin a full vegan menu. How great is that? Delicious food, friendly and relaxed service, good prices. €13 for 3 courses. Only thing I don't like is the word 'Butcher' in the title. Oh & 'Vegetarian' of course. The food is 100% vegan. I am guessing it is sort of a joke to use Butcher and a way to attract non-vegan customers but in 100 years or so when nobody is exploiting animals then maybe(and that's a big maybe) we can start using these words but for now it doesn't help animals. Words like bacon and tripe are used on the menu and to me are off-putting and don't whet my appetite but instead remind me of the horrific and disgusting ways which we use animals. To me those words represent violence and death and have no place on a vegan menu in a vegan restaurant. I would encourage people to talk about this to the people running it.
Read morePros: Great food, Friendly staff, Great location
Cons: Speciest language on the menu
robbie5050
Come on please, It's a great name for a Vegan Restaurant.
Read moreI just asked my Vegan sister and she says - I agree that the meaty names on the menu are slightly off putting but i think the name is great.
So 50/50.
I think the name is wonderful.
Guest
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