Vegan
American
International
Organic
Buffet
Salad bar
Juice bar
Take-out
Bakery
Fusion
Canadian

Vegan buffet restaurant, cafe, and juice bar in the courtyard of Market Square. Features a bountiful, daily changing salad bar and hot food spread, hearty breads and bakery treats selection made with wholesome sweeteners and organic flour. Self-serve style. Food ingredients are listed. Beverages include kombucha, smoothies, fresh juices, traditional & medicinal teas, and coffee. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-7:00pm.


150 Reviews

First Review by KelseyApple

VesantoMelina

Points +92

Vegan
20 Feb 2024

Green Cuisine is excellent!!

We can choose exactly what we want from a wide selection of delicious vegan items.

KellenH

28 Feb 2024

Thank you so much! We appreciate your 5-star review. - The Green Cuisine Team

Jinglese

Points +56

Vegan
12 Feb 2024

Tasty and affordable

Good food for a good price. Unique food with lots of variety

KellenH

28 Feb 2024

Thank you so much! We really appreciate your 5-star review. - The Green Cuisine Team

Cowsmile

Points +20

Vegan
08 Feb 2024

The best anywhere!

Always my favorite vegan restaurant in the whole world!

KellenH

28 Feb 2024

Thank you so much! It is a huge honour for our team. -- The Green Cuisine Team

Vast

Points +277

Vegan
13 Jan 2024

Great vegan cafeteria

I would say five stars but during the Covid scare they only accepted cc or ‘exact change’ which is a dangerous step to take - hopefully that has changed! #Veganuary

Pros: All vegan!, Delicious, Cafeteria mix and match dishes

Cons: Not all organic, Only accepts cc or exact change?

KellenH

31 Jan 2024

Hi there! Thanks for your support, glad you enjoy the food! We accept credit, debit, gift card, and you can pay in cash and we can give change. Hope to see you soon! - The Green Cuisine Team

ingridhomeopath

Points +85

Vegan
13 Jan 2024

Delicious yam soup and pizza !

I was so hungry I didn’t take a picture! Very nice place is market square.

Pros: Good food , Nice vibe

KellenH

31 Jan 2024

Thank you so much, we are thrilled you enjoyed your food and the vibe! - The Green Cuisine Team

Aniseed

Points +4913

Vegan
12 Dec 2023

Wholesome Food

I first tried this place years ago and loved it and I am pleased to report that it is still fantastic!! Very convenient buffet style food that is nourishing and satisfying! There is a huge selection and everything is great but I especially love the cornbread and pumpkin
soup. The gelato is absolutely a MUST!

KellenH

29 Dec 2023

Thank you so much for visiting us, and for sharing your lovely photos you took! We are so happy to hear that we still lived up to your positive memory from years ago! We hope to see you again the next time you're in the area! We appreciate your thoughtful review. - The Green Cuisine Team

in2insight

Points +466

Vegan
09 Dec 2023

Cafeteria food made vegan

It's nice to have a vegan cafeteria style restaurant. The food is okay, nothing special nothing bad. We found it to be on the bland side for the most part. Partner wanted some vegan butter to go with the corn bread but they don't offer it.

Pros: Vegan , Good-ish food

Cons: Found the food to be bland

KellenH

29 Dec 2023

Thanks for your feedback! We offer a rotating menu everyday, so we hope you'll give us a try another time and find the dishes more to your liking. We appreciate your review! - The Green Cuisine Team

GeeSea

Points +52

Vegan
05 Dec 2023

Great variety

Lots of food options and the food was fresh and flavourful. I really enjoyed the curried tofu.
Would love to see more options for cooked greens though.

Pros: Great flavours, Fresh food

KellenH

29 Dec 2023

Thanks so much for your great review and feedback. We really appreciate it! - The Green Cuisine Team

bigasparagus

Points +193

Vegan
15 Nov 2023

I love this place

Food✅ People✅ Atmosphere✅ what else can i say

KellenH

30 Nov 2023

Thank you so much for leaving us a review! We really appreciate your support. Great pics, too! - The Green Cuisine Team

kurt.kaethe

Points +97

Vegetarian
12 Oct 2023

Amazing!

Extremely delicious food, we were there for lunch, where there was a buffet and you had to pay by the week. The food was delicious, the selection was really big. Not to be forgotten is the excellent cafe next door. I had an extremely delicious hot chocolate there!

KellenH

26 Oct 2023

Thank you so much for your 5-star review. It means so much to the team! So glad you enjoyed your visit! - The Green Cuisine Team

CLRtraveller

Points +8091

Vegan
18 Sep 2023

Wholesome food and delectable treats

This is my town, and I dine at Green Cuisine often. The self-servce buffet has now returned (2023, after Covid). Since the buffet items are sold by weight, in order to dine more cheaply, avoid the heavy items, like potatoes. There are always two good soups on offer, and for a very reasonable price - it's a great value. The focaccia bread is delicious. Stews, shepherd's pie, lasagna, tofu and tempeh dishes, greens and other vegetables, plus salads both green and noodly. As for desserts, my favourite is the sticky ginger cake (known as sticky toffee pudding in the UK), but all the cookies and other sweet treats are excellent too. Oh, and ice cream! The noodle boxes last me at least two meals. The pizzas are great also.
The chiller offers housemade tofu, tempeh, sauerkraut, mochi and more.
I've been going to Green Cuisine for more than two decades, and it always satisfies.
Added in 2023: Green Cuisine Café is now beside the buffet room, offering an array of coffees and treats. The ice cream chest has moved in here as well.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-31

Pros: all vegan, good soup-and-bread deal

KellenH

30 Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your 5-star review. We really appreciate your thoughtful and kind words! Thanks a bunch for your support over the last 2+ decades! Our team looks forward to welcoming you in another time soon. -The Green Cuisine Team

Silencesound

Points +62

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Lovely place

Many options in cafe where I had the healthy earthball and spiced pumpkin latte. I’ll be back! Paul

Pros: Cafe, Space and outdoor eating option

KellenH

29 Sep 2023

Thanks Paul! We appreciate your 5-star review, it means a lot to the team! - Green Cuisine Team

Picy

Points +816

Vegan
28 Aug 2023

Plenty of choices

Great self-service restaurant with many choices. Payment following your food's weight. Not expensive and very good. The baba ganoush and the lentils very amazing 😉

KellenH

30 Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your support and 5-star review. We are so glad you enjoyed the baba ganoush and lentils so much. We hope to see you again soon! -The Green Cuisine Team

Michael.kalmanovitch

Points +381

Vegan
25 Aug 2023

Great variety and tasty for a buffet

I usually eat here at least once during a visit to Victoria.

I had gotten of the ferry from Port Angeles a few hours earlier and wanted to eat before going to visit a friend.

It always tastes good with a very nice variety.

They had gluten-free vegan corn bread. It goes by weight so choose your options wisely. You are spending the same money for rice as you are for in-house made tempeh.

~14$CDN for a good meal. The corn bread was 1.30$CDN for a slice.

Very nice atmosphere.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-25

Pros: Tasty, Reasonably priced

KellenH

30 Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your review, we appreciate your support so much! If you have any suggestions for how we can go from a 4-star review to a 5-star for your next trip to Victoria, feel free to DM us on IG at @greencuisineveg . We look forward to seeing you again soon! -The Green Cuisine Team

igguana

Points +194

Vegan
22 Aug 2023

So delightful

Every city needs a hippy dippy vegan place! The food is pretty good and I really appreciate the sugar free pastries. I wish there was more variety or we would go more often. Very happy they have non-coconut based ice cream options too.

KellenH

30 Aug 2023

Hi there! Thank you so much for your 5-star review. We rotate all of our offerings daily so we have the widest variety, we hope you can come in again soon to try another sugar-free dessert with us soon. Thanks for your support! -The Green Cuisine Team

strawberrystatic

Points +74

Vegan
06 Jul 2023

Vegan Buffet Style Food

My husband and I had dinner here and were pleasantly surprised. I couldn’t help myself and got a little of most everything to try. Everything was vegan, so we went to town. I really enjoyed the German potato salad, Indian summer stew, focaccia, falafel, and the millet mash. The salad bar was on point and they had a ton of sauces/dressings to add to your salad or falafel or whatever you decide to eat that day. You pay by weight - pro tip: soup is the same price regardless of weight. If you get a small bowl of soup they charged us for half. They update what they offer on their website if you’d like to look before going. Also, their FB has great recipes that they post regularly. Some of the food was a bit bland, but with a touch more salt it brought all the flavors to life. We sat with a view of Market Square and enjoyed some people watching.

Pros: Lots of options - including healthier options, You can eat as much or as little, Good price especially if your getting soup & salad

Cons: Some dishes needed more salt, Desserts were alright, A little hard to find at first

KellenH

30 Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We really appreciate your feedback and support. We hope to see you again soon! -The Green Cuisine Team

zoewrae

Points +46

Vegan
26 Jun 2023

Unpretentious, but delicious vegan buffet

We loved this restaurant so much that we ate there both nights during our stay in Victoria - it's so fun to have an all-vegan buffet. The BBQ tempeh was especially delicious. Dessert options all looked amazing- but we were too full to try! We ate for under $20 each - a bargain!

Pros: Great food, Friendly staff, Lots of choices

KellenH

29 Jun 2023

Thanks so much Zoe, our team really appreciates your kind feedback and 5-star review. We hope to see you again next time you're in Victoria! - The Green Cuisine Team

DeepakSethi

Points +23

Vegetarian
20 Jun 2023

Decent food! Pay by weight

Pay by weight. buffet hence the food is not hot

KellenH

20 Jun 2023

Hi there, we are sorry the food was not hot enough, we will pass this on to the kitchen team to check on this! We appreciate your feedback. - The Green Cuisine Team

veganveronica

Points +1224

Vegan
09 May 2023

Great vegan place

They have tons of great options and a large space with lots of in/outdoor seating. They have ice cream, pastries, deli hot bar, even vegan milkshakes!

Pros: Lots of options, Large place with seating inside/outside , Location

KellenH

20 Jun 2023

Thanks so much for your review, so glad you enjoyed our space and our vegan offerings! We hope to see you again soon. - The Green Cuisine Team

DonnaRice

Points +41

Vegan
30 Apr 2023

Great vegan restaurant

Great vegan food that was very tasty, and reasonably priced.

Pros: All food vegan, very tasty, Reasonable price , Friendly staff

Cons: None

KellenH

20 Jun 2023

Thanks so much for your kind review! - The Green Cuisine Team

westwenteast

Points +32

Vegan
08 Mar 2023

So great! An institution.

So many options, each super tasty.

Pros: Completely vegan, Gluten free, Excellent prices

KellenH

29 Mar 2023

Thank you so much for your support! So happy to hear that you're enjoying our variety of options on the buffet. We appreciate your 5-star review. - The Green Cuisine Team

OnyxSyzygy

Points +18

Vegan
02 Jan 2023

This is the best restaurant I’ve ever been to in my life.

The people working here are warm and kind, this is the best food I’ve ever had. #Veganuary

Pros: Healthy, Astounding flavour , Very affordable

Cons: It’s so good I wish I could eat here everyday

KellenH

20 Jan 2023

Thank you so much, we really appreciate your kind words! Your support means a lot to the team! - The Green Cuisine Team

piglet_enthusiast

Points +402

Vegan
31 Dec 2022

Good spot for students

This is a really good spot for vegan budget eats.

KellenH

20 Jan 2023

thank you so much for your feedback and 4-star rating😄- The Green Cuisine Team

Ascoles

Points +384

Vegan
16 Dec 2022

Modestly good

The food is great and I like that they’re so casual about it. Even the naming of dishes is understated with names like “tempeh in brown sauce”. You wouldn’t find this kind of dish out in the wild many places so would recommend looking online at the daily menu to learn what’s in each. They had sold out of at least one hot dish by the time I was there.

I went with hot food items but these were no longer that warm by 13:30. Moving around from the soup, salads and hot foods one gets tempted in by the wide array of sweet things. I chose what I would describe as a cold winter spicey apple dessert with an oaty spongey topping.

Enjoyed these with a ginger kombucha from the draft. This clearly wasn’t packed with sugar. You can ask for however much food you would like and it was nice not to have such a a huge portion for a change😄

Pros: Options, Healthy, Casual

Cons: Long wait

KellenH

29 Dec 2022

Thanks so much for your detailed review! We really appreciate your feedback and support! - Green Cuisine Team

JenniferDavis

Points +247

Vegetarian
06 Dec 2022

Great food and selection

Also fair prices for everything on the menu

KellenH

29 Dec 2022

Thank you so much for your 5-star review, Jennifer! - Green Cuisine Team

livinit.lovinit

Points +1643

Vegan
09 Nov 2022

Great Selection

Great selection of vegan foods. The food is ready made but fresh which is really nice. More of a place where you will get “home cooked” meals.

Pros: Large selection of vegan food

Cons: A bit pricey

KellenH

29 Dec 2022

Hi there! Thanks so much for your 4-star review and feedback. We appreciate it. Feel free to DM us on instagram @greencuisineveg if you have any suggestions to improve to 5-stars. - Green Cuisine Team

LeighB

Points +536

Vegan
29 Sep 2022

Expensive and average

Found several of the dishes quite flavourless, particularly the tofu main. Disappointing given the high total price of the food which only gets revealed when weighed at the checkout. Not worth the money.

Cons: Expensive, Lacking flavour

KellenH

29 Dec 2022

Hi there! We rotate our dishes frequently so we hope you'll give us a try another time soon with dishes more to your liking! If you don't like the pay-by-weight option, we do have our Noodle Boxes and Pizzas & Slices that have set prices. Thanks for your feedback! - Green Cuisine Team




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