• Mahmoud's - Bergheimerstrasse

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Falafel restaurant with various falafel sandwiches, plates, and salads available. Be sure to choose a vegan sauce and ask to omit dairy. Specify vegan when ordering. Has another location in the Altstadt. Open Mon-Sun 11:00-22:00.


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22 Reviews

First Review by Plantpower

Icthyo

Points +2271

Vegan
18 Jan 2024

Lovely vegan platter

They serve perfect hummus and crispy falafel, along with lots of other Arab food. The vegan sharing platter is brilliant and allows you to try most of their options at once

FionaVegan

Points +266

Vegan
10 Mar 2023

Okay……

We went to Mahmouds for lunch and it was disappointing.
I requested the Mezze platter vegan, but got a a cheesy tasting dip and one with yoghurt. The falafel were good but not great, I had way better hummus before, the rest lacked taste…
All in all I wouldn’t recommend it.

Pros: Good Falafel

Cons: Can’t be sure its vegan, Very loud music, Unfriendly staff

raapstelenstamppot

Points +95

Vegan
05 Feb 2023

Fast-food

This place looked so good on this website that I decided to check it out. I was very disappointed by what I discovered.

I guess the place is fine if you like fast-food that is slightly better than a regular cafeteria and if you don't need a clean and nice place to eat it in. Also, if you don't need to be sure your meal is 100% vegan or don't need to know every ingredient.

The staff is too hurried to have a conversation with and not all of the staff knows the difference between vegetarian and vegan. Because of an earlier review about getting a yogurt dip on the plate, I was on my guard and indeed, I got the yogurt dip too. I asked the guy serving me 'Is this vegan?' and he said 'Yes, yes' while the guy from the background came over, took the plate away, pointing to the dip and hurriedly spoke to the first guy. I got a new plate but I was still a bit wary of the sauces that I got on it without asking me if I wanted them.

The meal itself was... Well, the falafel itself was the only good thing. The hummus? I've tasted better hummus from the supermarket. The avocado hummus? Way too much lemon juice. The salads? Too much rucola that was also very bitter. Sweet potato fries? Too salty.

The place itself was a bit like a cafeteria. Most of the food, like the salads and dips, are pre-made and on display. You place your order at the counter and wait at the side until you receive it. Due to the lines that created, in combination with the small pathways, the place felt a bit crowded. Because the staff doesn't come over to the other side of the counter, the place had a few abandoned plates in the corners, and felt a bit dirty overall (the toilets weren't very clean as well). It was also drafty and cold because the front door was always open, something I don't approve of anyway because the heating the place needs is not environmental-friendly.
Another thing is that my Dutch payment card, nor my credit card, were acceptable card types to pay with. Sigh. Germany, Germany... One always needs to have cash in this country.

Overall, this was definitely not the experience I had in mind when I decided to eat here. I'm aware that this place is fine for a lot of people; I apparently am not one of them. I like a bit more quality and service when I eat out, thank you very much. I also like a meal that is better than or different from the meals I make at home, and sadly this meal fell short.

Pros: price/quality ratio, fast service

Cons: noisy, crowdy & dirty, not all staff knows the meaning of 'vegan', doesn't accept most international payment cards

veganwassonst

Points +293

Vegan
31 Jan 2023

Super lecker!

Gute Portionen, einiges an veganer Auswahl und alles wird immer frisch zubereitet! Preis ist ebenso absolut fair!

Pros: guter Preis , sehr lecker, passende Portionen

Cons: man kann nur mit EC Zahlen, nicht mit Kreditkarte

louisa205

Points +526

Vegan
14 Jan 2023

Great hummus and falafel

They have a shared vegan/vegetarian menu. We forgot to mention that we wanted to eat vegan and got some yogurt on top (might have been vegan, but we are unsure, so rather let them know in advance). But the food was very good!

Pros: Great Falafel

Kittybiscuit

Points +7915

Vegan
08 Dec 2022

Good option for dinner

It’s a large space where you can sit inside (or outside in warmer weather) there is a menu titled vegan/vegetarian so we asked what was vegan in that menu and he said everything. I had felafel with hummus and my partner had felafel with baba ganoush. You get 3 felafels with salads and dips. They were both nice.

Thisby1

Points +555

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Outstanding falafel

We loved the falafel wrap so much that we got it twice during our visit. The first night, we had a falafel wrap and a falafel bowl, and they were both wonderful. We got wraps the second time because they were easy for us to eat on the run. I don’t know how we didn’t get pictures!

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-08

Pros: Great vegan options, Delicious food, Affordable

Cons: Limited seating

CaluCalu

Points +4017

Vegan
01 Aug 2022

Delicious

I got the Kombiteller twice. It costs 8.50eur and you get a lot for it: 3 falafel balls, some hummus and dips as well as two different salads. It tasted great and fast. Service is fast. About 3 tables inside and 8 outside.

Pros: Kombiteller, Cheap, Fresh

MaxH.

Points +197

Vegan
27 Dec 2021

Good food

Nice place with plenty vegan options

kathrinmk

Points +678

Vegan
21 Nov 2021

Richtig leckere Falafelsandwiches!

Die Falafeln sind super lecker und richtig authentisch. Wenn man dort isst, gibts auch Tee.

cmhwak

Points +2354

Vegan
19 Oct 2021

Beste falafel

Die falafel ist schon eine institution in HD und wirklich mit eine der besten in der region!

bensenmann

Points +55

Vegan
18 Aug 2021

Nice place

A good place with a lot of vegan options. Tasty, clean and price is reasonable. Menu can be confusing though because it does not distinct between vegan and vegetarian clearly, but no problem if read carefully. In doubt, the staff can point out vegan options competently.

vibez

Points +624

Vegan
04 Oct 2020

Nice place

Loved the food and you can get a free tea.

Leasaurio

Points +269

Vegan
25 Sep 2020

Authentic falafel place

My friend and I shared a vegan „Spezialteller“ (mixed plate) for two for 15€. Everything on it was really yummy, especially the falafel!

We also ordered a mint tea, which was ok but not the best I‘ve had.

Pros: Delicious falafel, Good prices

Cons: Not so cozy

Aure-Lia

Points +97

Vegan
29 Aug 2020

Falafel gut

Die falafel sind wirklich lecker! Aber ob der vegane Teller wirklich vegan ist,?! Wohl nicht. Humus ja, aber der Auberginen dip und dressing sind mit joghurt...geht leider nicht. Wenn ich schon ausdrücklich vegan bestelle

Pros: Günstig

GanzAnd3rs

Points +796

Vegan
30 Jun 2020

Wirklich vegan?

Es gibt zwar vegane Optionen, aber diese sind mehr Schein. Wenn man etwas, das als vegan auf der Karte deklariert ist, muss man noch zusätzlich dazu sagen, dass es dann auch vegan zubereitet werden soll - uns wurde Joghurtsauce erst auf den Salat gepackt, dann haben wir gefragt und dann wurde der Salat mit Joghurt zum restlichen Salat zurück "gekippt". Leider hat nach diesem Vorfall auch das gesamte Essen (Fallafel und Humus und der Kombiteller) nicht geschmeckt. Am Ende haben wir in unserem Salat noch etwas gefunden, dass verdächtig nach Feta ausgesehen hat.

Damry

Points +613

Vegan
26 Feb 2020

It's okay for a quick meal

The food is tasty and fresh, but in my view nothing special. The staff is friendly. If you want to go somewhere, where you will get a nice meal for a good price, you will do nothing wrong to go there.

Pros: A lot of veg* choices. Staff will help you.

Sunny121425

Points +28

Vegan
06 Feb 2020

Great Falafel

They offer a variety of vegan dishes. The hummus is creamy and the falafel are also very tasty.
Around lunch time it is quite crowded by students so it might be that you have to wait a few minutes.

Pros: Many vegan options, Really tasty food, Price is okay for filling servings

Cons: Often Crowded, Not really nice to sit for longer

Valerie_Banana

Points +80

Vegan
02 May 2019

Really tasty food

They know exactly what vegan is and what's not, so that's nice.
The food is really tasty, I would suggest you to get the Spezial Teller (vegan), which has a little bit of everything.
Although I believe that the portions could be a little more generous, but maybe that's just me

Pros: Super nice food

Cons: Not all vegan and a little pricey

CloudyMelody

Points +115

Vegan
24 Dec 2017

delicious falafel

Great place for an inexpensive lunch. A falafel wrap costs 3,80€ and the special vegan dich costs 7,50€

KathrynLamb

Points +311

Vegan
13 Sep 2017

nice place, great falafel!

lovely interior, friendly staff who knew instantly what was vegan and what was not. Had vegan falafel wraps which were very tasty - good amount of sauce, hummus, salad and tasty falafel, in lovely toasted wraps. Would recommend for a tasty, filling, cheap lunch in Heidelberg!

Plantpower

Points +1353

Vegan
27 Mar 2015

Nice setting, friendly staff, vegan menu section

Mahmoud's has a section on the menu which is only vegan dishes, as well as the classic falafel wrap. We tried one falafel wrap and one of the mixed dishes and it was all delicious. The place is very new and state of the art and the staff was super friendly. The prices were also very fair, with 3.50 for a wrap up to about 6 for a mixed plate.

Pros: seperate vegan section on the menu, yummy, cheap




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