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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Buffet
Uruguayan, South American

All-you-can-eat at fixed price. Situated between 18 de Julio and Colonia. Confirmed closed Jan 2017.

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10 Reviews

First Review by HannahP96

Avatar cincorobles

cincorobles

Points +120

Vegan
18 Apr 2014

Fairly good veggie buffet

The Centro location prepares its own separate menu from the Pocitos location, and we were glad about that. We found a good variety of food choices and kept fresh even on this very slow Good Friday. A good variety of greens, toppings, veggies, and main dishes with healthy preparation. We enjoyed our meal and would recommend this Centro location, half block from the fountain of locks on 18 de Julio... But not inexpensive as noted, about $15us a head with a drink.

Pros: wide variety, kept fresh, good location

Cons: not inexpensive

Avatar irisnery

irisnery

Points +44

Vegan
18 Feb 2016

ruim

Apesar da boa localização, é um Péssimo restaurante para veganos.
Diversos pratos oferecidos no buffet contém leite, e as atendentes não se mostraram atenciosas para nos informar o que poderíamos comer.

Avatar DeboraLago

DeboraLago

Points +24

Vegan
12 Jun 2014

Wouldn't go back

Not sure they understand what a vegetarian and/or even restaurant means. The food was far from tastefull, no spices. The price was ok, but they had problems with the scales to weight the food, so they took the food from our plate and transfered to a plastic plate. They hold the food until you get on the line and pay. Than they take it for you at your table - by the time it arrives it is already cold. Ask for a vegan desert and they offer you gelatin. Extremely disappointing. Montevideo has better places.

Pros: Cook told us what to get from buffet

Cons: food gets cold, serves gelatin, don't really understand what vegan is

Avatar Maddita

Maddita

Points +182

Vegan
17 Feb 2014

Not so good

They had some options for vegans (the hot food) and of course you got salad, a bit boring I might say...Sadly it's one of the very few places to eat out as a vegetarian in Montevideo.

The atmosphere is ...well there is no atmosphere at all, it's just a buffet place, like any other. The prices are OK..500 Uruguayan pesos for two and all you can eat + desserts (which most have milk and eggs).

I do not recommend it, but if you can't find anything else then give it a try :)

Pros: Fair prices, For vegetarians is OK

Cons: Not a lot to chose for vegans, Boring food, No good atmosphere

Avatar vegadtrav

vegadtrav

Points +19

Vegetarian
11 Dec 2013

Reviews are true

I had to try myself. So it is run by an old lady who sells two tickets for 510 peso$ ~19eur. One for 8,50eur. Really expensive. And there is no seasoning. You can only add salt pepper oil. Which does not help much if you need onions or fine tomato taste. But there is a dessert included! Have fun checking this out!

Pros: Lots Of Food, Dessert, Buffet

Cons: No Seasoning, No Salt On Table

Avatar HermosaSteve

HermosaSteve

Points +44

Vegan
11 Feb 2013

Good value and good food buffet style

We were lucky to find this place one day while downtown in Montevideo. I returned to it again several days later since I knew where it was by then. This is a basic vegetarian/vegan all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant. Their quiche was excellent both visits. They also had a squash dish that was a real stand out favorite. There were basic salad items, good vegetables, and a selection of entrees to choose from. There is a steady crowd of people during the lunch hour though it never got packed. I thought it was a very good value for the dollar and the food was very good as well.

Pros: Quiche, Squash dishes, Lots of food

Cons: only a little variety day-to-day, hard to find

Avatar pradipd

pradipd

Points +347

Vegetarian
13 Dec 2011

Totally bland!

This was the last of the many buffet style vegetarian restaurants we tried during the 3 weeks trip to South America. And it was probably the worst. The food is totally bland. They do not even use any salt. The place is spacious and centrally located. But they do not speak English, and they use eggs in many dishes. This location is only open for lunch. They have another location that is open in the evenings. Vegetarian in Montevideo is a problem. So, you may be stuck with this restaurant. Good luck.

Pros: Locationa

Cons: Bland, No flavor, No English

Avatar juliotnunes

juliotnunes

Points +744

Vegan
09 Sep 2010

La Vegetariana

All you can eat is perfect for those who can eat everything, but the fixed price is kind of a bummer for those who eat very little all day. It was pretty good.

Pros: Friendly staff

Avatar AthleteTO

AthleteTO

Points +50

Vegan
12 Apr 2009

Adequate but disappointing

Good selection of food, some interesting dishes at the buffet; but how long was it out? A lot of it was cold (when supposed to be hot), and left me tepid about the overall experience. This was the case during both visits to this restaurant during my trip to Montevideo.

Pros: Variety, Buffet

Cons: Food Temperature, Restaurant Condition

Avatar HannahP96

HannahP96

Points +497

Vegan
08 Feb 2008

Veg oasis in a sea of beef

This was the second La Vegetariana we tried, and we ended up going back almost every day. It's an excellent value for all-you-can-eat, and they accept credit cards.

They had a large salad bar in addition to their hot buffet, with interesting leafy greens and most other fixings that you would want. One mistake I made was that I thought that the brown liquid in a bottle next to the oil in the salad dressing section was vinegar, but it was soy sauce.

The hot food is plain and filling, but don't expect much in the way of seasoning. There was always one chafing dish full of boiled root vegetables, and usually another vegan hot vegetable dish (leeks with lentils is one memorable one). Many of the more interesting dishes contain egg, so vegans have less to choose from, but there's still plenty there for a healthy, satisfying vegan meal. One specialty they make is Milanesa (a breaded "veal" (seitan) cutlet), but this is made with egg. You can ask the chef to make you a special portion of Milanesa without egg in the breading, and they usually do it for no charge. I liked the Milanesas with their tomato sauce, or just with salt.

They also had very good noquis (gnocchi) in red sauce at this location. In Uruguay it's traditional to eat noquis at the end of the month.

They also had excellent fresh-squeezed orange juice, which you could order by the glass or by the jug (the little jugs served 2 people).

This La Vegetariana is very centrally located and is convenient to many hotels.

The only thing I didn't like about this restaurant were the bathrooms: the toilets did not have seats, and were pretty scary in other ways too.

Pros: Excellent value, Friendly staff, Good food

Cons: Yucky bathrooms

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