• CLOSED: Lenteja Express - Laureles

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Vegan
Western
Fast food
Juice bar
Take-out
Colombian

A few locations offering vegetarian food, including lentil and chickpea burgers, ceviche, lasagna with soy cheese, nachos, traditional Colombian food such as empanadas and patacones. Reported fully vegan March 2023. Reported closed January 2024.


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15 Reviews

First Review by santiagovf

joanna240

Points +317

Vegan
02 May 2023

Decent not-so-fast fast food

We were heading for another restaurant that turned out to be closed, and after a long trip from Guatape we were starving, so Lenteja Express filled the void.

Friendly but very slow service despite the small number of customers. I ordered the arepas. Not the best food I have had in Medellin, but decent. The other dishes were the same: good, but not exceptional.

We loved the street vibe, though. Great to sit outside on a warm night and soak up the ambience.

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-02

EdwardJohnAllen

Points +236

Vegan
27 Mar 2023

Good range of food and friendly staff too.

It can be a bit noisy out on the street but that aside it’s always a pleasure to eat here.

Pros: Good range, Freshly prepared , Helpful staff

Cons: Wobbly tables (not a huge issue though!), A bit noisy outside

PhilippM

Points +27

Vegan
20 Mar 2023

Now fully vegan.

Very friendly and delicious food. Offer an affordable "Menu del Dia". They say that they are fully vegan now.

dwells

Points +2216

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

Needs to label vegan, great otherwise

Unfortunately the vegan and veggie options here aren’t separately labeled, so you’ll have to ask. Pretty much everything we asked about was vegan, I think the only exceptions are some dishes which can be ordered with dairy cheese?

The hot dogs aren’t hot dogs in the traditional sense, it’s more a whole wheat bun with some vegan chorizo and then topped with a huge amount of veggies, and you’ll want a fork and knife. They’re gigantic, and two will definitely keep you full. The ceviche is full of flavor, sweet without being overly so, and definitely worth ordering. Best of all is that the food here is nice and cheap by Medellin standards!

SantiagoCastroV

Points +20

Vegetarian
26 Mar 2021

Ceviche and picada, the bests meals.

Ceviche is cheap and really delicious. On the other hand, picada is a great opportunity to taste all proteins and many vegetables.

Updated from previous review on 2021-03-26

Pros: Good taste, reasonable prices

Cons: Closes very early Friday night

emmanuels0n

Points +29

Mostly Veg
18 Nov 2020

Good and tasty food

Great food, a lot of options and a good atmosphere near the 1st park of Laureles

Pros: A lot of vegan options

Cons: They didn't have the desserts

VictoriaLozada

Points +100

Vegan
21 Feb 2020

Absolutely amazing!

This place is amazing! I love their Mexican burger so good! Need to go back to Medellin soon to eat here again!!

rbtl

Points +129

Vegetarian
08 Feb 2020

Tasty Vegan Lasagne

Only had the vegan lasagne (tofu instead of cheese) and really liked it. It was accompanied by slices of toasted bread with pesto. The portion size was average, but enough for me.

Pros: Vegan options

voyegan

Points +2089

Vegan
24 Oct 2018

small portions

I had a vegan hot dog. It was pretty small and I doubt that the bread was vegan, it looked like any whole wheat bread you can find in the supermarket, which normally is not vegan. But it was tasty. Probably this place is better for vegetarians, as I'm not the only person doubting about the veganness of the plates. Because I was not full after the hot dog and it started to rain I also had a piece of chocolate cake, which tasted like a normal chocolate cake. They did not take care about their way of dishing up, which is a pity. The cake could have looked much tastier. The staff was friendly but after bringing the food it was not really attentive.
For the small size of the portions the price was quite proudly.

Pros: good place for vegetarians

Cons: expensive, not sure if the food is really vegan, small portions - normal pricing

nico.stubler

Points +485

Vegan
01 Sep 2018

pretty good

nice vegetarian restaurant - being fully vegetarian, i like to support them. good burgers and delicious burrito

AuraMaríaRuízTobón

Points +629

Vegan
09 Apr 2017

Lo siento, pero me parece una falta grave

Ya ha pasado dos veces, una con una amiga de Bolivia que pidió un cheesecake, varias veces preguntó si era vegano y le dijeron que sí, se lo comió y unos días después fuimos al de envigado, pidió el cheesecake y el chico que nos atendió nos dijo que no era vegano. Luego sucedió una situación similar ahora en el de envigado, la chica que atiende le dice a mi amiga que la empanada lleva queso vegano, ella la muerde y duda por el sabor, pregunta al chef y le dice que NO ES VEGANO, es queso común de vaca, me parece una falta de respeto y de seriedad terribles, yo ya me lo pienso dos veces antes de ir, espero que alguno de los encargados lea esto y solucione.

Updated from previous review on 2016-05-28

Pros: Variedad de sitios

Cons: Ofrecen productos veganos que no lo son

happyleaf

Points +37

Vegetarian
29 May 2016

Para el pasado

Quizás de los lugares que uno más escucha cuando recién va a comenzar una dieta vegetariana o vegana, está bien para ese entonces, sin embargo la proteína de la hamburguesa puede llegar a ser un poco seca. Su Flor de Jamaica es muy rica.

Pros: Lugar sencillo pero agradable

mikethevegan

Points +129

Vegan
17 May 2016

A convenient place to eat

Lenteja Express was the only veg*n place I could find in the Poblado neighbourhood that was open later on a Monday night. It's on a fairly nice street and there's a pleasant patio. The food was good, but I agree with another reviewer that the burgers are a bit dry. Still tasty, though. My friend had the vegetarian lasagna and said it was good.

The waiter didn't speak much English so I had some trouble ordering and wound up with the wrong thing. If you don't speak Spanish, just make sure they see what you're pointing at on the menu. They did their best to help us.

It's just down the street from Verdeo, which is also nice, so you can choose either one.

Pros: Good food, Clean and cheerful, Generous portions

Cons: Burgers a bit dry

Bosonwit

Points +58

Vegan
11 Apr 2016

nice option

quite nice place for a lentil burger or wrap or something. tasted Okay but a bit dry. definitely an option when you are in the area.

santiagovf

Points +399

Herbivore
01 Dec 2015

A very-very good Colombian vegan experience

The menu is short (which i find good) and includes burgers, lasagnas, beans (on Fridays), a Lebanese plate (hummus, falafel...) and so on.

I took their special burger (and it was indeed specially tasty, together with its criolla-potatoes...)

And all this was like 16,000 COP (a bit over $5 USD)

One more thing, the restaurant is in one of Medellin's trendy sectors.

Pros: Food, Service, Location




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