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This restaurant is well known in La Gomera and has been run for over 50 years by Efigenia, now in her late 80s. The restaurant serves a fixed menu and price. All ingredients are locally sourced, and the vegetables are grown in their own garden. Please let HappyCow know about vegan suitability. Open Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00.


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32 Reviews

First Review by Kapiveg

jaukki

Points +815

Vegan
30 Dec 2024

If you are not close by, don’t bother

My vegan hopes were high but sadly only few vegan options available, mostly vegetarian without option to leave the animal based stuff out. Ended up eating the same watercress soup and wrinkly potatoes with bread and mojo sauce that almost every other restaurant also serves. And got a banana for a dessert… Had lunch and took the same dishes to takeout for next morning because they told that breakfast for vegan would be really problematic. Atmosphere and service wasn’t anything special. Only positive things were that their version of the traditional local chickpea stew is vegan, all the other restaurants on the island have meat in it, and they have fried peppers (pimientos de padron).

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-30

LaukkiMirjam

11 Jan 2025

Eila

Points +480

Vegan
27 Aug 2024

Moderate spot

Not many vegan options. The potatoes with mojo were okay. Our waiter could have been friendlier. The atmosphere didn't really make us want to stay for a while.

Pros: Cheap coffee with oat milk

FriendlyOrca

Points +120

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Authentic, simple and good food

Best variety of vegan options in the region. We had the salat (without the goat cheese) that was excellent and very fresh with lots of vegetables and fruits, the chickpea stew which was basic but delicious and the watercress soup which was a little bit special but also nice. Be aware that the place can be pretty full.

Pros: Authentic food , Only vegetarian options (no smell of fish or meet)

Cons: Downstair seating not very nice and loud

Lordjohnose

Points +85

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

Podría ser vegano

Restaurante con buenas instalaciones y buen parking, aunque los camareros atienden de regular manera. Podrían ser veganos, pero les da miedo.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-18

Pros: Buenas instalaciones., Cerca de Chipude y El Cercado., Algo de comida vegana.

Cons: No es vegano., Regular atención de camareros.

Alfredo55

Points +88

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

Todo perfecto

Es vegetariano con muchas opciones veganas y se agradece no verse rodeado de platos con carne.
Además el servicio es muy atento

Pros: Variedad , Plato de garbanzos

Cons: Todo bien

lewisleto

Points +38

Vegan
13 Jun 2024

Variedad

Tienen tanto opciones vegetarianas como veganas, la vomida súper rica y además, el trato fue increíble.

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-13

d4rkh34rt

Points +274

Vegan
22 May 2024

Restaurant with a small variety of vegan dishes

I had the potatoes and a vegan stew. The potatoes were amazing, the stew was kinda mid. Was all cooked with fresh incredients

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-22

IsabellaWagner

Points +16

Vegan
13 May 2024

Local food but few vegan options

What is great about the place it that it was very tasty and they serve traditional local dishes. It seems that the ingredients were from a garden behind the house. Unfortunately, there are only a few vegan options (potatoes, chickpea stew and another stew with “berros”) - so you end up missing your proteins😉The view was great as well, but in that neighborhood there is not much else apart from that restaurant.

YaizaTorres

Points +17

Vegetarian
03 May 2024

Cocina tradicional

Cocina tradicional canaria, riquísima

BarbaraDobos

Points +293

Vegan
24 Apr 2024

4 vegan dishes

The vegan options are mixed salad, potaje de berros, escaldón and papas arrugadas with mojo.
Simple, homemade local foods.
The mojo and the potaje de berros were very nice!
They also have two dessert options: coconut cake and brownie.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-24

len_trochu_lena

Points +50

Vegan
22 Mar 2024

Descent.

Food quite simple, but tasty. Only four vegan options, others vegetarian. Cooked from local products, they also have a small amount of their own mojos, marmalades and oils that you can buy in a restaurant.

Pros: Super fast service, Local cuisine , Little shop

Cons: Only 4 vegan options

Felissi

Points +1816

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

Few vegan options but healthy and fresh

We went there at 2 pm and had to wait as the restaurant was full. It seems to be a popular lunch stop for guided hiking groups.
Vegan options were limited to chickpea and vegetable soups and potatoes with sauce but I sometimes like solid healthy food.

GretaWunderlich

Points +20

Vegetarian
07 Mar 2023

Netter Zwischenstopp auf einer Wanderung

Wir waren sehr von dem leckeren Restaurant überzeugt! Nur für vegane Gäste ist es vielleicht etwas herausfordernd, wobei das Personal bestimmt Änderungen machen kann.

Pros: Komplette Karte vegetarisch, Schneller und netter Service, Preis Leistung in Ordnung

Cons: Viele Gerichte mit Käse und Ei

jovrdguez

Points +30

Vegetarian
05 Mar 2023

Recomendadísimo

Un imprescindible de La Gomera. Todo opciones vegetarianas y caseras con alguna opción vegana. Joya.

Pros: No trabajan pescado ni carne, Todas las opciones vegetarianas, Algunas opciones veganas

Cons: Suele llenarse los fines de semana

Freenan

Points +960

Vegan
19 Feb 2023

Lo mejor de La Gomera

Éste sitio es maravilloso. Sólo productos vegetarianos, pedimos papas con mojo, un escaldón y unas garbanzas, que estaban buenísimas. El atendimiento es muy bueno, y las raciones son enormes! Volveré cada vez que venga a La Gomera sin dudarlo.

Pros: Es todo vegetariano., Raciones enormes., Barato.

Cons: Le faltan postres veganos.

missmonique

Points +1164

Vegan
14 Feb 2023

Vegetarian with options

Had lunch here on a trip to La Gomera. Nice to encounter a place with real vegan options on the islands. They also had options for desert. Good food and locally sourced.

AinhoaElvira

Points +40

Vegetarian
27 Jan 2023

Parada obligatoria en La Gomera

El mejor sitio donde he comido como vegetariana en Tenerife y La Gomera. Comida de calidad, típica, local y a buen precio.
Las raciones son grandes y todo está riquísimo.
Se nota el amor con el que se ha construido este restaurante.
Le pongo un 10.

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-27

Pros: Todo casero y local, Comida típica , Buen precio

cbtohill

Points +538

Vegan
08 Dec 2022

Fantastic Canarian cuisine

100% vegetarian and vegan, serving amazing traditional Canarian food with locally sourced ingredients. The staff were very friendly and also make their own wine.

Pros: Vegan options , Local food

MariaPrato

Points +19

Vegetarian
07 Aug 2022

A must stop

This place is amazing. Not only is it vegetarian local food. But Ms. Efigenia is part of the history of the island. We felt as if we were eating at our grandmother's house. Super fast and friendly service.

Pros: Typical canarian food , Ovo lacto vegetarian , Local ingredients

coaching-vegan

Points +1700

Vegan
29 Jun 2022

Sehr ruhige Lange, leckeres Essen

Sehr schöne Lage, Mitte in den Bergen. Auf La Gomera gibt es nicht viele vegetarische/ vegane Restaurants.

Casa Efigenia ist eine Besuch wert. Die freundliche alte Gründerin hat mich beraten und mir auf spanisch viele vegane Optionen angeboten.
Der Verkauf von regionalen Produkten, die überwiegend vegan sind, ist ebenfalls erwähnenswert.

Das Abendessen war reichlich und schmackhaft.
Der süße Hauswein war besonders angenehm im Geschmack.

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-05

Pros: Regionaler Anbau, preislich ok, Außen-Terrasse

Cons: Relativ wenige vegane Optionen

NikiChalusi

Points +52

Vegan
15 Jun 2022

Expected more

I expected more from an all-vegetarian restaurant. It was bland and unexciting food such as bread, regular salad, hummus, and tomato sauce. The lemonade was good.

dipti.xyz

Points +19

Vegetarian
26 Mar 2022

Authentic food in a beautiful location in the mountains.

We ordered the lunch menu and asked them to leave out the cheese. The food was delicious and fulfilling.

kubo12

Points +439

Vegan
03 Sep 2021

Traditional tasty food

It's a fully vegetarian restaurant using local ingredients. They have few vegan options but menus are possible to be adjusted to vegan version. Both menus cost 10 € excluding the drink and it was delicious. It's a must stop when you are visiting La Gomera.

Pros: Delicious and good price, Local ingredients

Cons: Just few vegan options

IsabelaePhanerothyme

Points +452

Vegan
12 Apr 2021

Como en casa

Un sitio tan encantador como Efigenia y el resto del personal. Es bonito, tranquilo y pintoresco.
Todo delicioso y platos cuantiosos, con verduras de huerta, que normalmente pides que te pongan para llevar lo que sobra.

Pros: Lugar, entorno, comida, personal

Niki_happy_hopsasa

Points +49

Vegan
17 Mar 2021

Good

Food was really delicious, but not so much options for vegans that I usually find in a vegetarian restaurant.

Pros: Nice terrace , Ecological , Vegan options

Cons: Too less Vegan options for a vegetarian rest.

Lau.gc

Points +19

Mostly Veg
23 Aug 2020

Visita obligada

Un restaurante de comida canaria vegetariano es genial en una isla tan pequeña. La comida de 10 y la atención igual. Recomendable el potaje de berros, los champiñones y el almogrote.

Pros: Todo es vegetariano

MirQ

Points +40

Vegan
30 Jul 2020

Comida canaria vegeterariana sabrosísima

Terraza acogedora, personal atento y amable. Comimos un menú que es la atracción principal del lugar, que consiste en ensalada, mojo rojo, escalón de gofio, y puchero o potaje de berros, y un licor muy rico, además de almogrote y flan de almendras, por lo que no comí postre, pero me quedé a gusto. Sorprendida por el sabor de la comida.




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