Crucina Restaurante

My partner and I visited for dinner on a Thursday night. The restaurant has recently been refurbished and was beautifully intimate with low lighting. We had the tasting menu which was simply stunning from beginning to end; a lightly dressed salad, moussaka, lasagna, meatballs followed by tiramisu, all accompanied by white wine and mineral water. The food was beautifully presented, suitably paced and did not disappoint. Flavours were complex, with varied and subtle use of herbs and spices - a real treat for the tastebuds. The two signature dishes (moussaka and tiramisu) were simply divine. It is easy to understand why they are gaining cult status at Crucina. I highly recommend this restaurant, a real 'Jewel in the Crown' of raw vegan restaurants.
A special thank you to the proprietors for assisting us with getting a taxi back to our hotel.

Tasty raw vegan restaurant. The food is outstanding, flavorful, nicely presented and well conceived. The restaurant by itself is quite dark and wine offerings can improve. Service is friendly.

100% raw, mostly vegan (ask for bee honey use in some desserts).

Be prepared to a unique food experience. The chef will be happy to explain every dish.

Don't miss the quiche, the vegan "cheese" assortment. But, most of all, allow the chef to guide you.

A bit expensive with respect to other vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Madrid. Anyhow, it's price for value.

Also offers unexpensive daily menu for lunch.

amazing food, some of the best i have ever had! soooo good! thumbs up

A little quiet for a Saturday evening, but the food was delicious. The staff were friendly and genuine, the chef was knowledgable and passionate when personally presenting all dishes to the customers. I had a three course, all dishes were excellent, but the lasagna was the highlight for me :-)

My wife and I visited last week and this place is the vegan equivalent of a 3 start Michelin. We had the sampler menu which went from strength to strength. Every dish was a revelation in ingenuity and tasty combinations that made our pallets sing and our hearts & spirit soar.

For me the lasagne was of particularl mention and more ranks as the best dish I've ever tasted (vegan or not). Each layer had its own flavour of perfection and delicacy, but combined they rose to a new level of taste experience that challenged what can be achieved in a kitchen.

I'd be a Cretin if I did not also mention the chocolate mousse. This is the smoothest velvety mouse if tried since turning vegan and tasted far better than anything succeeded in making with our without egg. So good that I had to use a finger to scoop out every last bit.

The price might be the highest among the Madrid vegan options - but if you like food it is well worth the journey in its own. Crucina is a temple to food and exhibits divinity in the kitchen - a must go!

I've only tried the menu of the day but it was very good: a very nice salad with an interesting dressing, tasty raw zucchini noodles with pesto sauce and a yummy chocolate mousse as a dessert. Good price, friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. I want to go back to try the rest of the menu.

To my big disappointment this lovely restaurant was closed when i arrived, while according to the opening hours it should have been open. :'(

Try the raw vegan mousaka , a real treat!

On the one hand the dishes are lovingly prepared and are visually stunning. There are some really interesting taste sensations. And it is obviously a statement/event restaurant with a proprietor who is passionate about this food. But ... too many of the basic flavours were repeated; raw food does not have to mean small portions and, ultimately it was unsatisfying as a meal unless you spend quite a lot of money. Tax is added after the menu price - we paid 47 euro for three dishes and one drink. (We arrived at 8.10pm without booking, were told our choice would be limited; but the restaurant was empty and we followed the proprietor's suggestions so we don't think this is mis-representing our experience.)

i had a 3-meals feast, plus the dessert: I started with spinach/ avocado soup, passed nori roles, devoured zucchini/ portobello hamburger, and ended up with tiramisu. looking back, i cannot single out the best of what i had. it was all very delicious, tasty, filling and healthy. i really felt like feeding my cells by antioxidants and vitamins. the place is precious and i am sorry i have not something similar back home in split... of course that dishes are a bit pricey, but i would pay even more for such raw food delicacies :)

A restaurant that is a just a treasure.
No words can explain one of the our most amazing dinner we had last night.
After the 30 min you just forget you are in a raw food restaurant , we realised that is a Top restaurant offering crazy food, so gourmet, tasty , natural with high quality ingredients.
Meeting the Greek chef/owner is just a mind blowing experience ,I've never seen a man so passionate for what he does , we met a guy like him in Australia ,Sydney a raw chef, these guys are changing the world.BTW book a table cause it's a bit hard to find a table, we had to wait 20 min but really worth it.
Thanks and kudos for the experience.
Updated from previous review on Thursday May 22, 2014

Ladies and gentlemen we'd probably found the best restaurant that offers one of the most amazing raw food on planet.
Make sure you get the raw creamy and full of flavor tiramisu and a slice of the greek apple pie the chef and owner is greek that's the reason you can eat the raw vegan mousaka which blows anything similar, fantastic.
This is how a raw food restaurant should be.

We had a tasting menu, everything was awesome until the dessert came and had honey in it. The waiter told me that the concept of veganism in the states is different. No idea what he was trying to bring up, maybe for this restaurant bees have no moral value.

Went here for dinner and was somewhat disappointed. The staff were lovely. I think it is not just expensive but overpriced for many items considering they also add on tax at the end for example almost 11 euros for a miso soup and almost 8 euro for a smoothie.

We had fresh juices which were good and then nachos as starter to share which were beautifully presented but a little lacklustre. The raw 'corn chips' did not quite do it for me, they were too thin and chewy and it simply came with a pretty standard guacamole (it was very nice and fresh) but it was just missing something over all. This cost around 12 euro and was small.

I had the Moussaka for main on recommendation of the owner which I did not enjoy much. It was really rich and fatty with a brazil nut/avocado base and a macadamia nut cream on top it was really just mushy and had no texture to it at all. It was really small but I couldn't have eaten any more of it. It had WAY TOO MUCH nutmeg.

My partner chose the Greek style stuffed courgettes with tomato and basil cheese which was fresh and filled her for a main and she enjoyed the flavours. It was very beautifully presented and you could tell a lot of work was put in to preparing it.

We skipped dessert as there were only two options and one of them (Baklava) had honey in it. Came to 56 euro total.

It was too nut based for me as many raw restaurants can be and I left unsatisfied like I hadn't had a balanced meal.

As the only raw food restaurant in Spain worth a visit already.
The location is nice, a bit away from the centre, nice ambience.

The menu looks great, I wish I could try everything on it! The stuff are willing to describe each dish and everything we had tasted amazing. The cooking sounds form the kitchen (e.g. whizzing of the blenders!) were amusing! :) The food doesn't leave you heavy and there's definitely something about having this raw, living food in you -- that really charges up your day. Highly recommended.

As the only raw vegan restaurant in all of Spain, Crucina does a wonderful job of serving delicious and beautiful dishes.

I m green chef and I can sugested these restaurant!
Tasty and not hevy food ( do not contet too much nuts)
Realy great!