Lacto
Ovo
Pizza
Italian
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Netherlands based chain of casual dining Italian restaurants. Vegan dishes are clearly labelled on the menu. Choices for vegans include several kinds of vegan pizzas and pasta dishes (bianco, pommodore, alle verdure, del giardino, funghi) with creamy vegan sauces in addition to tomato sauce. Only accepts reservations for party of 10 or more.


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11 Reviews

First Review by Tare

BoWierinckx

Points +73

Vegetarian
02 Mar 2024

Delicious

I had the vegan pasta al funghi.
It was very creamy, tastefull and there were whole mushrooms in it.
Also big fan of the garlic in it.
The price was also really fair.
Fast service and friendly waiters.

Pros: Many vegan options, Fast service , Friendly waiters

Curlysar

Points +35

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Great food but poor service

We are on holiday and found this place through Happy Cow. It was only a short walk from our hotel and the menu looked appealing with 5 pizza and 5 pasta options. We had to wait outside for a couple of minutes before we we were seated, which was no problem, but once seated we waited nearly 20 minutes before anyone came over to take our order and I was close to walking out. There were no staff in our area of the restaurant to even try to catch their eye.

Once we ordered, the food arrived quickly - we both opted for pizza and I had the vegan BBQ chicken. It was delicious and I couldn’t finish it - I thought the pizza was a decent size.

After we were done, we were left waiting again for 15+ minutes before we could catch anyone to let them know we wanted to pay. I had cash but had to ask to pay in cash because they dialled it up on the card reader without saying anything, and then I was short-changed because the server told me there wasn’t enough change to give me the right amount. Thankfully it was only by 80 cents but still!

I think we spent more time waiting for a member of staff to notice us than anything else - I even had to go hunting for cutlery because our server put these big pizzas in front of us and just walked off, and there were no knives in any of the cutlery sets at our side of the restaurant. I noticed the staff were all young, so not sure if that has anything to do with it.

We went on a Saturday night so expected it to be at least semi-busy, but my goodness the noise was almost deafening. I honestly wished I had earplugs - it was awful. It’s just lots of long wooden tables where you get plonked on one wherever there’s space.

The pizza was good but don’t think I’d want to go back - the service just wasn’t worth it. (Also, for other English-speakers: be aware a lot of the staff didn’t speak English when we went - I’m not putting that as a negative because I’m on holiday and don’t expect it, but just so people are aware).

Pros: Decent-sized pizza, Good options for main meal, Not too expensive - was €38 for 2 meals & drinks

Cons: Service was awful, Noise was horrendous , Too much waiting to be served

Megan1906

Points +69

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

Not worth the time (and frustration)

100% awful. My boyfriend and I had made a reservation. When we arrived we were placed in a very quiet area in the restaurant. So quiet, we didn't even get served...
The guy with red shirt (probably managing function, I reckon) looked at us at least 5 times and saw we were ready to order. Not only did he not take our order, he also didn't tell the people below him/the other staff to take our order. We tried to make eye contact, but that seemed impossible. And everybody was too far away to call them to our table.
After waiting for 20 minutes we decided to leave. And even us leaving, wasn't noticed. (mind you: the restaurant wasn't busy at all, so that can't be an excuse).
I've seen several reviews with somewhat the same story/issues and it doesn't seem like the restaurant wants to do something about it.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-04

Pros: Vegan options

Cons: Service, Ambiance

CatarinaRaposo

Points +119

Vegan
27 Mar 2023

Great place, delicious food, friendly employees

Everything great, just one thing to point out. We wait a long time before they come to answer us to order dessert, I don't know if maybe that's the way they work and we have to be the ones to call, where I usually go, the employees when they see that we've finished they come to us and ask if everything was ok and if we want anything else.
From my perspective it's the most correct way, but that's ok.
And when they brought dessert, they handed the dessert over to our hands, they didn't even take away the empty dinner plates and we were the ones who had to make room to put the large dessert plate on our table and move the dinner plates to the side...
But again...that's ok...not a big problem.
I just think they should improve the professional service.

Pros: So many vegan options, pasta and pizza, Delicious food, Great place

Cons: The service.

MarijeAmting

Points +263

Vegan
13 Feb 2023

Italian with some vega(n) options

They have a separate vegetarian/vegan menu, with pizzas and pastas. I had a pizza with rucola, tomatoes, and garlic sauce. The garlic sauce was really tasty. The pizza was a big size and the vegan cheese was alright. No vegan desserts. It's not the cheapest and it's usually pretty busy there, so you'll have to wait a bit, even if you've made a reservation.

Edit:
Staff doesn't seem to support understand veganism. On top of that they were out of the vegan pasta sauce several times when I came there. Not great.

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-25

Pros: Tasty pizza, Separate (vegetarian) menu

Cons: Mostly not vegan, Busy, No desserts

luciachick

Points +46

Vegan
08 Nov 2022

Disappointed

We arrived to a great buzzing restaurant...but staff did not want to have break conversation to seat us. Finally when we were seated we had to ask for meus. When we ordered drinks the waiter waited at our table asking if we wanted anything else.....we requested of we may have time to look at the menu. Finally when he came back when we placed our orders he decided to inform us it was pasta and pizza only.....no salads or starters. Mind you one of us ended up ordering a bruchetta pizza.....( we were denied regular bruchetta when we tried to order this as a starter!!!) Honestly it was fine but over all disappointed in the service. Staff really need to up their game in the service/manner department

veganwithfrancis

Points +6113

Vegan
12 Oct 2022

🍝

Food is a lot for not that much!
It was yummy
Staff was meh

Ruby!

Points +18

Vegan
13 Jul 2022

Prima vegan pasta van cashewnoten room

Zowel voor pizza als pasta is er een vegan optie. Jammer dat er geen vegan salade beschikbaar is.

Pros: Zowel een pasta als een pizza kan vegan bereid wor, Goede prijs kwaliteit

Katinka1

Points +1050

Vegan
19 Aug 2020

Great new menu!

We hear about the new vega menu so decided to give it a try! The staff was not particularly friendly, the waiter kept asking impatiently if we made a decision but we needed some time to choose from the menu. We ordered pizza’s which where very good in my opinion, especially with the vegan garlic sauce!! It’s too bad the vega ham, chicken and salami aren’t vegaN though.. but still plenty of great options. Before I was vegan I liked that you could eat very cheap here but the vegan options are a little more expensive now, but still very fair prices.

Pros: Great pizza’s & vegan cheese, Vegan garlic sauce!, Not expensive

Cons: Not the best atmosphere , Impatient staff

JoanneH.

Points +718

Vegan
29 Jul 2020

Great new menu!!

The new green vegan/vegetarian menu is amazing! Many options for vegans, both in pizzas and pastas. Pizza itself was fresh, delicious and came with lots of toppings (including vegan mozzarella). Forgot to take a photo before my first bite, but it came as a full circle of course 😄 Highly recommend to go here if you’re looking for an affordable and good (vegan) dinner.

Pros: Affordable , Quick, A lot of vegan options!

Cons: Loud restaurant

Tare

Points +206

Vegan
11 Jul 2020

Happy with the new menu

Always happy tot have so many new options in a restaurant. We had a lovely dinner.

Pros: Nice location, Friendly staff, Not too expensive

Cons: Very crowded




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