• Le Pain Quotidien

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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Organic
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Bakery
European
Breakfast
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. International restaurant chain featuring artisan bakery and communal table. Menu includes ovo-lacto vegetarian dishes as well as vegan ones (denoted). Food service stops 1 hour before closing. Many locations in Belgium. Open Mon-Sun 07:00-19:00.


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17 Reviews

First Review by Julie26

Amy1274

Points +4979

Vegan
19 Oct 2014

Too claustrophobic for me

I like the Le Pain restaurants in Amsterdam so thought I'd try one of the Brussels venues too, and chose this one as it was mid- morning and it had been recommended to me for breakfast. Trouble is – breakfast seems to be so popular there that I had to give up and go to a different one of the chain for an early lunch instead. The small seating area was almost full, and blocked by the take-away queue, with both staff and customers pushing through roughly. Perhaps the food is great, but I knew I wouldn't be able to relax in such a busy place, and from what I observed, the service was rather slow. I'd recommend arriving at opening time, or perhaps later in the day is quieter, or perhaps I was juts unlucky! With regards to vegan options, the daily blackboard had only the soup and drinks marked as vegan – I couldn't get a look at the regular menu, but the take-away menu didn't have that much for vegans.
Updated from previous review on Saturday October 18, 2014

Pros: location, long opening hours

Cons: size, vegan options

liucc92

Points +18

Vegan
21 Jan 2024

Breakfast

Nice breakfast with cinnamon rolls and baguette with cream

Pros: Place, Food, Staff

Vegi912

Points +225

Vegetarian
17 Dec 2023

Amazing vegan pastry options

Pastry and vegan toast options

Muuuuu

Points +3107

Vegan
25 Sep 2023

expensive and not as cosy as it looks

each time I go there it smells like every single one of the other customers is having eggs and salmon. Why oh why.
Besides, the quality of their vegan viennoiseries has declined lately.

Pros: convenient location I guess

Cons: noisy, smelly, posh, expensive

evita_

Points +217

Vegan
06 Aug 2023

A favorite in Brussels

Always like coming here. Ambiance is really nice! Food is a bit expensive, but everything is biological so it's okay. They have enough vegan options on the menu in my opinion.

ola.kala

Points +162

Vegan
05 Jan 2023

Good place for a fancy lunch

We picked it on our 1st day in Brussels & it was a good choice. The brunch was yummy, organic and nicely served. The place is really nice so it was time well spent. The prices are not the lowest, but the food was worth it. The staff tends to ignore you a bit 😅 #Veganuary

Pros: Plenty of vegan options, Pretty posh space, Organic & many gf options

Cons: Not the cheapest (but the quality is worth it imo), Not entirely vegan (hopefully yet 😏)

RobertaCalce

Points +3284

Vegan
13 May 2022

Nice lunch

Good food, nice place, full with the vegan lunch and the dessert (which was very good)

sammywfpb

Points +119

Vegan
09 Feb 2020

Vegan options remain limited.

Good service, clean and high quality

Pros: Tasty food

Cons: Still limited vegan options.

siegburg03

Points +2304

Vegan
15 Sep 2019

Sehr lecker

Sehr leckerste Frühstück. Tolle Auswahl

AnaWilson

Points +95

Vegan
24 Sep 2017

Nutty bread

This little snack I would get to go is nice but only if you have strong teeth and are willing to chew. It is hard and it requires you to use your jaw :)
On the other hand, I have had their cappuccino with soy milk and it is tasty.

Pros: healthy, organic, vegan choices

Cons: expensive, hard dough

Minomichu

Points +144

Vegan
29 Jul 2017

Horrible!

Worste place I've ever found using this app. Only some of the vegan dishes on the meny are possible to order, don't know if they just have them on there for fun?

I tried to order an Avocado toast. After a long time of waiting for our food (I was the only vegan in our group) they came back and told me it wasn't possible to order the Avocado toast. I asked for the Avocado Pasta instead but that wasn't possible either. My friends food came out and I had nothing. I ordered some Vegan pot pie just to have something to eat and a vegan muffin. They said I couldn't order the vegan muffin since they were out of them.

I got my Pot pie and it was just a disgusting soup with overcooked vegetables. Couldn't even finish it even though I was extremely hungry. On my vegan plate there were also halfdry bread and "organic butter". So if you're vegan please keep in mind that you can't eat everything they put on your vegan plate...

One of my friends had ordered an Avocado salad and got it, so when we were finished I asked the staff why I couldn't get any avocado dishes when they clearly had avocado. Their answer was that they were out of pre-prepared guacamole and that's why I couldn't get any of my dishes. The menu said "Avocado" for my dishes, not "guacamole". And how lazy can you be if you - if they now really need it to be guacamole - can't take a minute to squash an avocado just to have some costumer service at all.

Visited on a normal day in the middle of the day so it wasn't crowded or stressfull for the staff at all.

Worst place ever, will never go here again. My friends who actually got their food weren't excited about it either.

Cons: Lazy staff, Put dairy products on your vegan plate, The menu is apparently just for show

Michaela_BB

Points +85

Vegan
04 Jun 2016

Great place for brunch

This is a lovely place to go for brunch. It has a whole selection of the menu that is organic and vegan. I had a great veg stew with quinoa, rustic bread with hummus and a vegan apple cinnamon muffin. Nice vibes too.

Pros: Selection of vegan dishes and baked goods, Nice vibes , Reasonably priced

Cons: Slow service

Laudi

Points +366

Vegan
01 Feb 2016

Great Pot au Feu

Had a vegan "Pot auf Feu" which was very tasty and even the portion looked small, it is more than enough even if you're very hungry ;). The ingredients were fresh, the staff was very friendly and the place is cosy.

Pros: Freshness, Vegan food labelled on the menu, Cozy place

Cons: A little bit overpriced

Andrea125

Points +36

Vegan
18 Oct 2015

amazing!

If you want a cozy/tumblr-ish Brunch, that's the place to be! The menu clearly states which dish is vegan which is great, the food is amazing! I went there as a non vegan once for breakfast and even if it was expensive I was so satisfied with the food! Then I went there as a vegan and I loved it, the plate presentation also makes a great combination for blogger who take pictures of their foods ( instagramers out there!).

Pros: quality food, Great bread

Cons: €€€

Tara HD

Points +781

Vegan
05 Nov 2012

Clearly marked vegan items

I went to the branch in Rue des Sablons 11. There the vegan items were clearly marked on the menu and soya milk was available. I just had coffee with soya milk, so cannot comment on the quality of their food but at least it seems they improved their menus for vegans.

Pros: vegan items clearly marked, soya milk

wribln

Points +75

Mostly Veg
21 Aug 2012

Family style

A small room with a huge table in the middle and small tables on the sides plus two small tables outside: The efficient service provides you with bread and you help yourself with the delicious spreads available on the tables. The family style, the simplicity of the room, and the good food made us feel at home.

Pros: good value, efficient service, free choice of spreads

Julie26

Points +24

Vegan
05 Jan 2012

Vegan Muffins

They have the most amazing vegan muffins (Blueberry and Apple Cinnamon) and some other vegan options (all indicated with a little carrot on their menu). Unfortunately, their staff isn't always the nicest and some have never even heard of the word 'vegan'. Another negative is that they don't serve any rice or soy milk (only cow's milk). It's also a bit pricey (and even more expensive when you eat in).

Pros: great vegan muffins, vegan food indicated

Cons: price, staff




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