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Vegan
Italian
Buffet
Mediterranean
Salad bar
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Buffet turned vegan in 2013. Pile what you like onto a plate and pay by weight. Open Tue-Sun 12:00-16:00, 19:00-23:00. Hours are for kitchen; venue remains open until 3:30pm on Mon and 11:30pm on other weekdays.
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Added by hindsight321 on 28 Jul 2012
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351 Reviews
First Review by AlessandroPalmesi
Veggiesteph
Points +30
delicious! - Edit
The food was amazing. So much variety, and the staff are very kind and happy to help. It's a bit on the expensive side, so because it's pay by weight, be wary of the amount of food you put on your plate when you're hungry.
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LAvegan24
Points +24
Delicious - Edit
The food is great. All vegan buffet with a great atmosphere to sit and enjoy your food in. I wish they had an all you can eat option because I would have eaten so much! My only warning is know how food you're putting on your plate. The price is determined by weight and I without knowing that loaded up my plate when I was really hungry and bought 20 Euros of food! Hah! But ate it all and was worth it, going to go back.
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srfk
Points +316
Great idea! - Edit
We loved this concept, ie a vegan buffet, it was hard to be reasonable when filling our plates! Most of what we ate was very yummy, but I do agree with 'eye of judgement' that the food was somewhat lukewarm (we went early as well). But we didn't find it overly expensive (despite being quite greedy) and I'd def recommend it.
Read morePros: Great choice, Nice staff
Cons: The food could be hotter, No vegan lasagne :-(
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eye of judgement
Points +167
very tasty but lukewarm food - Edit
The choice of dishes and their taste are absolutely amazing, but unfortunately most of it did not stay very warm in the trays, even though we went here at the earliest possibility (1930h). Many of the dishes are gluten free.
Read moreYou pay per weight here, which is problematic if you eat large quantities, like I do. I ended up paying €40,- for a drink and my food alone (about 1200 grams), excluding the coffee and cake we had before.
Pros: really good food, lots of choice, many gluten free options
Cons: lukewarm food, very pricy
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daisyandjohn
Points +128
Tasty vegan buffet - Edit
The words 'vegan buffet' usually fill me with horror, but this restaurant offered the opposite - excellent food, well prepared and presented in a pleasant setting. Very friendly staff and an easy-to-reach location; we visited this restaurant both for lunch and dinner, both times there was an excellent selection of dishes, plus the vegan chocolate tart was out of this world. Good value for money too, for 20 euros you get a very filling, tasty meal. Best restaurant we visited while in Rome!
Read morePros: tasty food, friendly staff
Cons: None
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andrea
Points +728
Amazing experience - Edit
Yes, it can seem a bit pricey when you get that total, but it's really still a bargain compared to anything else. We went two nights in a row. We each had our own favorite things. I fell in love with the fennel in cream sauce. And the stuffed red peppers were just incredible. It was 3 weeks ago, so I can't remember what my husband had, but one thing was a seitan dish he loved. The cold salads were good too. Desserts were very good and not overly sweet. We spent like 26 euros for the two of us. If you want quality food, you won't find it for less.
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InHerImagePhoto
Points +285
Incredible find! - Edit
All vegan buffet! Food is incredible and staff super friendly and helpful. 70% gluten free! Wednesday all gluten free and vegan:)
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barbaramaidel
Points +117
Variety of healthy food - Edit
I went there because it was five minutes by walk from my hotel. I was a little bit afraid since I read the prices are more expensive than moderate (despite of what Happy Cow is saying). But after two days in Rome I already learned that this city would be the most expensive to eat of all other countries I visited in Europe -- cities in Sweden were cheaper than Rome. So, it wasn't so shocking that Ops! made my stomach full and my pockets empty.
Read moreFood is very good and healthy. You pay by weight, what's kind of fair. The price by kilo is not THAT fair, but you are not only paying by the food, but by the fancy ambient, etc. It wasn't my favorite in Rome, though, and I can't pay those high prices everyday. It was nice to know, but I hardly go there again.
Pros: Healthy food, Variety, Coffee and cakes
Cons: Too expensive, Too fancy
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Vestpocketvenus
Points +148
Great food - well presented - Edit
My second choice for vegan food in Rome.
Read moreI came early and all the dishes were just put in place, I was greeted and seated, went to fill my plate and got very good food. Great value for money.
Don't know what the slide-projector should achieve though.
Pros: Great food, Modern & clean, Plenty of choice
Cons: weird slide show
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a112
Points +133
ops! means your emotion from bill;))) - Edit
This is a buffet, but the food was good, some items - perfect. Unfortunately risotto was spoiled. Kitchen is not superb clean. Price for the buffet food is too much.
Read morePros: variety of dishes, style, conception
Cons: some dishes were cooked long time b4 visit, pricey, spoiled risotto
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pcuvie
Points +16
Great Food - Edit
This was the best Vegan food I have had in a long time. I would describe it as Vegan Gourmet Buffet. It was very crowded so I suggest making a reservation. We ate there two nights and the first night they were very accommodating as we just showed up. The second night they seemed a bit annoyed we didn't make a reservation but accommodated us anyway. If you are in Rome this is the restaurant to eat at.
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livluvdance4
Points +38
fantastic! - Edit
Amazing tasting food and great atmosphere and people!
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urbanprairie
Points +15
Delicious!! - Edit
If we come to Rome again we'll find accommodations near Ops! We are so tired of eating pasta with tomato sauce... At Ops we have incredibly flavourful vegan food. I wish they would open one in our home town!
Read morePros: Delicious , Fresh, Friendly staff
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MB305
Points +20
Best restuarant we visited in Europe, hands down - Edit
OK, so we're vegans in Europe going country to country, and you know what's it like - plain marinara on various noodles, you're starving. Not much fun at all.
Read moreWe had planned on going to Ops, but it was raining and almost didn't go, as we had to take a bus. Thank god we did, we would have missed the single best restaurant in the dozen cities we visited, hands down. NO WHERE else has such a selection of amazing food - and all vegan!
I think almost all the reviews here are correct - but how this doesn't justify a 5 star rating is beyond me.
Yes, it's expensive as hell - but you get what you pay for. (Last I checked "5 star" restaurants cost a lot, but maybe that's just here in Miami.) If you don't want to pay for a massive selection of vegan foods (that varies daily - my wife insisted we cancel plans and go back a second night), then go find a tourist trap to sell you spaghetti...again.
The complaints about this place are ridiculous. The food quality isn't mcdonalds, so it's going to cost more. It's a buffet with dozens of options, and you end up filling your massive plate, put it on that scale, and pay a fortune. Not only that, it wasn't ANYWHERE near the most expensive meal we had in Europe. It's just not the Golden Coral. Hell, we even went back for seconds - you should've seen our check! And a bottle of wine! Happy wife = happy life.
Anyone who A) complains about the price of this amazing food while in Europe (not Cleveland) or B) gives it less than 5 stars, is clinically insane.
Do yourself a favor and remember you're not coming back here any time soon and splurge a little. Or go find a Maoz.
And the staff was as kind as could be, I have no idea what a small minority are talking about. They were willing to explain to us in english what was in any dish we wanted to ask about. I have literally no idea what more we could have expected to make this place any better.
Pros: Food is amazing, Huge variety, Nice Staff
Cons: Cheap Customers, Far from main tourist areas
vegansurfer
Please remember these are your opinions, you should respect the opinions of the other posters.
Read morebarbaramaidel
Is Happy Cow about restaurants or about other users opinions? Mentions to other reviews are okay, but you were very impolite here.
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Topinambur
Points +52
attenzione al peso.. - Edit
Molto grazioso il locale, ci si serve al buffet e si paga a peso, il bello è poter assaggiare tante cose differenti ma
Read morebisogna fare un po' di attenzione perchè non è economico. Per un pranzo abbastanza veloce ma non di fretta è un ottimo posto.
Anche i dolci meritano.
***
Very nice place, you choose at the buffet and you pay by weight, the best part is you can taste many different things but be aware that it's not cheap.
For a quick lunch, but relaxed, it is a great place (never gone for dinner).
Even desserts are to try.
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sglcklch
Points +3843
Good fresh food but pricey - Edit
After a whole week of white bread, pasta pomodoro, and pizza marinara in southern Italy, I was so excited walking into this restaurant finding trays of glorious vegan goodies on offer. My partner and I ended up eating here twice - first time for dinner and second time for lunch - during our four days in Rome.
Read moreIt's an all-vegan pay-by-weight buffet with a diverse range of cold and hot dishes. They were mostly western/Italian with a few interesting Asian-inspired items featuring tofu, tempeh, and seitan. Both times we were there the spread was more or less the same except for a couple (hot) entrées. I thought they did an overall better job with western food - the pasta, the risotto, and the polenta were all delicious. So were the fried morsels of vegetables, croquettes, and patties. The coconut cranberry/pinto beans were also quite tasty and brought a change of pace. The curried seitan was good if not a bit too tame. The different versions of baked tofu I sampled during our two visits were only so-so despite the presentation. At €26/kg (US$11.8/lb), you will want to be careful with what you spoon onto your plate. First off I would skip the grain salads. The two I tried - one made of quinoa and the other black rice - were equally average and not worth the weight. The other chilled items were alright but I would keep these to a minimum and go for the hot entrées because that's really where the good stuff is and also where you can make your plate worth it.
Price only includes what’s at the buffet station; bread, water, and desserts all cost extra, which is to be fair very typical in Italy. Water was from the tap, yet they charged for it, which was the one thing I didn’t like about this place. The bread was homemade but nothing special. The desserts, however, were divine. The chocolate mousse cake and the tiramisu were both excellent.
As with most weight-based buffets, meals here can get pretty expensive, especially when you, like me, like to sample a bit of everything and can’t resist getting a second helping of the good bits. It can easily cost €20 per person, but they do prepare the hot dishes fresh just before the serving time, so there’s that. Also, service was very friendly and the décor clean, bright, and modern. They start putting out hot trays at 1pm for lunch and 8pm for dinner, and that’s also when people swarm in. Some of the food will be gone fast, so time your visit around these hours and get here early to make the most out of it.
Pros: all vegan, great food & variety
Cons: pricey, charge for tap water
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Spinach24
Points +215
Mediocre, late lunch only - Edit
Despite being all vegan, I would probably not go back here. I went here for lunch, arriving at 12:15pm. They had a *very* small selection of very simple foods, basically just barley, rice, salad, and hummus. The food was fine, but not worth the price and I was disappointed at the selection. When I left around 12:45 I noticed they were putting out a larger selection of food, apparently lunch doesn't start until quite late here. But even so, I would have expected a better selection of breakfast/brunch foods. The only positives are that the service was friendly and English-speaking and it was all vegan.
Read morePros: All vegan, Friendly Service
Cons: Poor selection, Very simple fare, No lunch until ~1pm
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Ajolote
Points +1868
all vegan buffet - very affordable - Edit
Yes, it is all vegan! It is relatively close to Villa Borghese, so schedule a visit after visiting the museum. You will need a reservation for dinner, but it is pretty easy to get a table at lunch time and there is also seating outside. The buffet is pretty healthy, fresh and not loaded with olive oil. Try the tiramisu dessert and the pistachio cream. Yum!
Read morePros: selection, service, quality
Cons: need to RSVP for dinner
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Marco Vegano
Points +118
Loved it! - Edit
The food was delicious and a work of art. The chef - Simone - is a real artist!
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Soybean
Points +126
Reasonable food, unreasonable price. - Edit
I sampled as much of the buffet as I could to get a good idea of the range. There were plenty different foods to choose from, pasta, cous cous, beans main dishes, for example, with many side salad options and entrees, too. All the options complemented each other, too.
Read moreThe food was okay - the pasta, the beans, the salads were all average. Not great, not bad. The fried vegetables were very good, though the sesame tofu was very ordinary.
My plate ended up costing 20 euro. I'd have been satisfied with the meal had it cost 10 or 12 euro, but the food simply isn't good enough to justify that price, especially with so many other options to choose from in Rome.
Pros: Some of the side dishes were very good. , Great range to choose from.
Cons: The price is far too high. , The mains just aren't above average.
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Veggae
Points +23
Great Buffet - Edit
We got to dive into the rich flavours of a complete and diverse lunch buffet. It was very good and definitely fresh. The staff is also very friendly and provides a good atmosphere. Also worth mentioning the prices are fair.
Read morePros: Diverse Buffet, Price Worthy, Good service
Cons: Lunch Buffet opens after 1pm
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sXe_22
Points +574
good but nothing special - Edit
I went here for lunch and the place were populated by hungry employees that probably ignore the vegan word meaning, but it seemed they liked the food. you pay for the weight of your plate and it costs 26€/kg excluded water, bread, drinks, and desserts so it seems a bit pricey. After a very "bad experience" in Madrid with this kind of restaurant, my fiancèe and I did not fullfill the plate to not spend 50 euros for a lunch :) 12.50 euros each was a good compromise between quantity and weight. food was good and we appreciated "Spezzatino di soia al cocco" (coconut sauce soy), but the rest was not so special. for a good dessert go to the bakery on the left on the opposite side of the street in the corner and take the donuts: they are vegan!
Read morePros: nice place
Cons: tap water to pay
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VeganTrav
Points +164
Great place Great food - Buonissimo!!! - Edit
Huge variety of food, the roasted Seitan was amazing, not too expensive, nice location, I loved it!
Read morePros: variety, good price, chic place
Cons: -, -, -
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palmercar
Points +16
Awesome - Edit
The best food is Rome!
Read morePros: service is good
Cons: only one location
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rintintin31000
Points +100
Perfect for vegans, great, stylish, delicious ! - Edit
Mostly vegan, delicious food (risotto, lasagne, hummus, falafel, raw vegetables also), nice staff, stylish room, not expensive. We went to this restaurant Sunday the 30th then Monday the 31st of December for the special End of year evening meal, we were enchanted ! We are so grateful and wish we had so a good restaurant for vegans and vegetarians in France.
Read morePros: Delicious food, 80% vegan, Staff and price
Cons: nothing
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nellie3
Points +31
good quality - Edit
mostly vegan. wide choice, great food. I love this place.
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AlessandroPalmesi
Points +377
so cool! - Edit
Local modern and stylish, friendly staff young and friendly.
Read moreWednesday dinner at a fixed price and full menu to choose between two options for each course. the other day buffet weight (€ 2.4 / pound). Closed on Mondays.
Wide choice of dishes vegan, in fact yesterday evening was 100% vegan from appetizers to desserts!
Delicious dishes, researched and presented in a very stylish and original atmosphere soft and pleasant background music from the furnishings.
Definitely worth seeing!
Pros: excellent food, very nice food presentation, good value
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