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Restaurant with a small garden terrace for seating in the back of the restaurant in the summer. offers a three course menu. Reported to be fully vegan Oct. 2019. Open Wed-Fri 12:00-14:00, Wed 18:00-20:30, Thu 18:00-21:00, Fri 18:00-20:30, Sat 17:00-20:30. Closed Sun-Tues.


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29 Reviews

First Review by Ruby X

Linga

Points +16

Vegan
23 Mar 2024

Zeer goed

Beste ever ❤️🎈

Linga

23 Mar 2024

Wel spijtig dat je niet a la carte mag eten

Jo.Dirix

Points +23

Vegan
26 Dec 2023

Long Live De Levensboom

De Levensboom (Tree of Life), with Hans van der Fraenen as chef, is the best restaurant this side of the country. Warm and friendly service, local and fresh vegetables, I am always surprised by the quality and creativity of De Levensboom.

De Levensboom is an absolute must for those who enjoy culinary excellence in a cosy, beautiful atmosphere (and a beautiful, green terrace). This restaurant belongs on your wish list.

veggiesara

Points +151

Vegan
26 Dec 2023

My favorite

EDIT december 2023: since a few years De Levensboom has become our favorite restaurant again. The food is always excellent, fresh, original and tasty. We like the changing menu and adore the tapas as a starter. There are some food allergies and sensitivities in our family and friend group, and they always take this into account. Highly recommended if you are in the neighborhood!

EDIT 4 november 2016: when the owner changed i expected a lot, this didn’t live up to my expectations.

Original review in 2012:
De Levensboom is my favorite restaurant to go to. There aren't that many veg options in Belgian Limburg so I'm really glad we have one like De Levensboom. Like the other reviewers said, this is not a vegetarian restaurant, they do serve fish. However, the quality of your vegetarian or vegan food will nevertheless be exquisite.
I almost always opt for the daily menu because these dishes are creative and full of different tastes that compliment each other. These are dishes like seitan stew accompanied by rostis and fresh vegetables, a quinoa burger with fresh veggies and a little raw salad, ... You can not go wrong with the daily menu.
The standard menu has a lot of great pastas (indeed, Pasta De Levensboom is heavenly and so is the pasta pesto) and the appetizers are lovely. As a first course I usually opt for the sesame pancake. This is a pancake filled with fresh vegetables and an amazing sauce that varies. You have to try this!
There is a great calming atmosphere in De Levensboom, because it is a wonderfull building and beautifully decorated. I've never seen such a friendly staff anywhere else, they will help you with anything you ask or prefer.
Highly recommended!

Updated from previous review on 2016-11-04

Pros: Fresh and tasty, Cozy, Changing menus

Lazylivi

Points +28

Vegan
14 Nov 2023

Lekker vegan en lokaal

Gezellige sfeer en lekker 3 of 4 gangen menu.

IliasBonduelle

Points +56

Vegan
04 May 2023

Heerlijk

Zeer speciale smaken, verrassend!

Pros: Aangename sfeer, Verrassend eten, Zeer vriendelijke bediening en uitleg

Cons: Voor een grote eter als ik mag het altijd meer

DT

Points +130

Vegan
26 Feb 2023

An evening of fine dining

There's no card to choose from when you dine at De Levensboom, but that's not a bad thing. They simply serve delicious dishes, filled with whatever is growing on the fields at that time of year. And it's all very tasty!

There's a 3-course option, and a 4-course option. And of course, we went for the option with 4 dishes :)

Starter: a platter filled with yummy finger food (the cauliflower with mustard sauce is a regular, and it is super!).
Second course: a mouthwatering multi-mushroom dish
Main course: a big plate filled with veggies, creams, sauces,... absolutely wonderful
Dessert: a scoop of home-made ice cream, some cream of cashew nuts and berries and some more whatnots: love-ly!

Was it delicious: yes!
Will we be back: definitely!!!

Pros: Excellent flavours, Friendly staff

Tomaat

Points +185

Vegan
23 Sep 2022

Heavenly

Everything is great about this place. The seating between the flowers in the garden is wonderful. The food is unbelievable. They use flavour combinations I hadn't tasted before. They offer a three course menu which I warmly recommend, it is sensational. If you don't mind paying a little more for an amazing, this is the place to be!

Pros: Unbelievable food, Very cosy

Cons: Somewhat expensive

Schreini

Points +964

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Vegan paradise

Excellent service and very delicious food. They offer a three course menu with the choice between two main dishes.

Gilszoe

Points +124

Vegetarian
18 Jun 2022

Delicious menu

The food is crazy good and versatile!

stestefy

Points +77

Vegan
18 May 2022

Very nice and delicious

Thank you Levensboom, amazing food, love the place and your cortesy.
Levensboom its a must, lovely and delicious!
A little bit expensive maybe but common.. The quality is top!

averre

Points +153

Vegan
14 May 2022

Super lekker

Heel lekker gegeten. Originele bereidingen van groenten, alles heel smakelijk klaargemaakt. Dagmenu, dus alles super vers. Heel vriendelijke mensen! Ook heel redelijke prijs

Pros: Alles vegan, Super lekker , Heel vriendelijk

champoun

Points +1153

Vegan
31 Dec 2021

100% vegan fusion restaurant with a special twist…

This vegan restaurant uses organic produce to make their dishes.

This review is for their New Year’s Eve take away menu.
Because of the pandemic rules in Belgium, restaurants can’t be open after 11pm. A lot of restaurants have decided to either close on NYE or do a take away menu.

For me the take away menu is perfect because it’s already prepared and you only have to heat it up in the oven.

Their dishes are definitely not traditional and that makes it stands out for sure.

I had the 5 course menu and a couple of the dishes are sesame choux pastry, pear kibbeling, red beet tartare, Hokkaido soup, mushroom pastry, sweet potato beignet, red wine pear, smoked mash potatoes and bavarois Doyenné.

Everything is absolutely delicious!

I still have to try their regular menu in their restaurant and I definitely intend to go soon.

This is my last review here for 2021 so happy new year everyone! See you all in 2022! #Veganuary

Updated from previous review on 2021-12-31

Pros: 100% vegan menu, Menu is different and not traditional , Take away option is available

Cons: A bit pricey

VegAnnie_

Points +437

Vegan
25 Nov 2021

Culinary tasty explosion of flavors!

We went out to dinner here and loved it! Friendly staff and delicous culinary meals. Ideal if you like to really enjoy your evening or want to celebrate an occasion.

Pros: Organic products, Seasonal vegetables

Cons: A little more pricey

LeenL

Points +1608

Vegan
01 Oct 2021

Genieten!

Voortreffelijk gegeten, zeer gevarieerde smaken. Gezellig restaurant met vriendelijke personeel.

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-01

remanino

Points +38

Vegan
05 Sep 2021

Prima

Lekker gegeten in dit restaurant buiten gegeten kleine binnenplaats maar gezellig 👌

Pros: Mooie locatie

Cons: Duur

Kuraudea

Points +76

Vegan
12 Aug 2021

Good food, friendly staff

The food is nice, although it's a bit more 'special'. Friendly waiter that explains everything on your plate

Updated from previous review on 2020-01-18

ElienSas

Points +40

Vegan
01 Aug 2021

Heerlijke maaltijd

Aangenaam personeel. Volledig veganistisch 3 gangen menu en mogelijkheid tot havermelk in koffie en latte's.
Gestart met tapasplankje, keuzen uit 2 hoofdgerechten (linzenburger of polentakroketje met verschillende bijgerechtjes) en een dessertje op basis van bessensorbet en chocomouse (uit kokosmelk). Alles was super lekker en aan een goede prijs (40 euro voor een menu)

Pros: Seizoensgebonden, Biologisch, Lokale producten

Cons: Vaste menu: minder geschikt voor kieskeurige eter

RuthMoonDragon

Points +23

Mostly Veg
23 Oct 2020

Heerlijk gegeten

Heerlijk gegeten en gedronken.
In een gezellig restaurant.
Vriendelijke bediening.

Pros: Heerlijk gegeten.

CoreyMoses

Points +187

Vegetarian
16 Aug 2019

Lots of flavorful items on one plate

What an amazing vegan restaurant. 1 mixed tapas appetizer plate, 2 entrees to choose from. Everything was fantastic. I think these guys deserve a Michelin star.

Pros: Reasonably priced, Fantastic variety on one plate

jac1

Points +273

Vegan
25 Jul 2019

Friends leaving do...

Mixed group meat eaters and vegan.
We all had a wonderful night.
Great relaxed atmosphere.
Food .... amazing. Even the veggie resistant enjoyed it. 👍

Updated from previous review on 2019-07-25

Pros: Amazing flavours ! Fab atmosphere , Tapas ... you can eat a lot of different things , The dessert!!!!!!

Cons: Meh... the odd noisy train passing ..

sgilissen

Points +32

Vegan
08 Jul 2019

Awesome food and cozy atmosphere

Awesome food and cozy atmosphere for a perfect dining experience.
The staff is very friendly and accomodating. Any allergies can be mentioned before and the staff will make sure to take it into account.

The chef uses season-based ingredients, and what is available fresh from the market at that point.

Pros: Fresh and excellent food, Cozy atmosphere

Cons: Sometimes a little bit busy

veganlieu

Points +311

Vegan
04 Aug 2018

Great vegan food

We had a very good food experience at de Levensboom. Started with tapas. Especially loved the cauliflower tempura! Main dish changes every day. We had the risotto burger and the buddha bowl. For dessert cheesecake, chiapudding and the amazing (!) white chocolate mousse. It was very tasty. Would love to come back again. They have outdoor seatings as well, a really lovely terrace. Friendly owners and staff! Almost all the items are vegan.

Nuhtak

Points +28

Vegan
03 Aug 2018

De Levensboom

A fantastic restaurant with very good food!

elD

Points +61

Vegetarian
26 Apr 2018

Excellent

We had a lovely meal sitting out in the garden on a warm evening. The food was delicious and plentiful. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. We even got a little live music. More restaurants like this one please!

Pros: Excellent food, Friendly staff, Nice buzz

Cons: The goods trains were a little on the noisy side, It's not right in the centre.

JanVissers

Points +105

Vegan
30 Nov 2017

finest vegan food.

If you want a vegan treat, the 'Levensboom' is the place to be. The tapas starters where all very tastfull. Also the main course was delisious. A Vegan haeven in Hasselt.

77ships

Points +26

Vegan
15 Apr 2017

Very solid Flemish styled cuisine & great deserts

Listed as a vegetarian place but most of the dishes were vegan actually. We were with a large group so I got to try lots of dishes. Friendly service, Flemish styled cuisine largely. Interior looks like an old apartment. Other members of group were all omni's and they enjoyed the food. Vegetables are sourced from a biological garden, information about allergens available. House lemonade was quite nice. Decent hummus, kimchi with Belgian vegetables which was bit odd & not very kimchi-like but rather nice, seitan croquette, very solid quinoa burger which bit oddly came minus bun, decent vegetable,... Tad pricey but solid food, luckily they offer some dishes which I don't see veganized a lot like croquette's & Crème brûlée which brings us to the desert menu which was the highlight of the visit for me. Crème brûlée which chocolate was quite small but very nice, it tasted like chocolate mouse, really nice white cheesecake, green one with maybe mint? was bit odd but nice, white chocolate mousse reminded me a bit more of yoghurt than chocolate mousse but overall all very lovely. Very solid Flemish cuisine, decent portion,s tad pricey but within reason & really nice deserts. Jessenhofke beers, local company but brewed elsewhere are featured & they are decent. Reasonable wine menu, don't know if these are vegan & didn't check. Cash only. Very solid place.

Mereldh

Points +101

Vegan
05 Mar 2017

Great food

Yesterday my boyfriend and I were at de Levensboom and I must say I haven't had such high quality food in a long time. Yes, it is pricy but the quality you get back for it is really worth it.
We both had the Filet Pur from Butternut squash and it was really well prepared. As a dessert I had the chocolate pear chia pudding which seemed really simple when served but which tastes really great.

The way they serve their food and drinks is also very nice, we both had apple juice which they serve in beautiful white wine glasses and the garniture of the plates is nicely done. So you also really get the 'chique' experience for the money you pay.

Whenever we are around Hasselt again we will definitely come back!

Pros: high quality food, food is beautifully prepared and presented, food is eco and local

Cons: a bit expensive (especially the desserts), you can only pay by cash




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