All-day buffet spread features salad bar, hot foods, some raw food, and daily soup. Also has fresh juices. Room is decorated in bright colors and artworks. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-11:30am, 12:00pm-10:00pm.
Categories: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, Western, Buffet, Salad bar, Juice bar, Mexican
45 Reviews
First Review by nirvana2013
Contributions +38
A great place for breakfast & lunch - Edit
We come here a few times each trip mainly for breakfast but lunch is just as good! The staff is great, and so accommodating. The pancakes they were serving were not vegan so they offered to make me a special order using soy milk. Their fruits and salads are great too!
Contributions +81
Decent Food, Friendly Service - Edit
I had lunch at Planeta Vegetariano and was satisfied with my meal. The variety of salads was nice, and the cream of vegetable soup was a pleasant surprise. However, the soy meat dish was a little bland (easily fixed with tasty salsa). I was not impressed with the drinks or decor, but staff was very friendly and I enjoyed the location tucked away on a pedestrian stairway. The price can't be beat at $115 all inclusive.
Pros: completely vegetarian, good service
Cons: drinks were just okay, plastic table covers were a nuisance
Contributions +30
All you can eat deliciousness! Must go - Edit
This is a very humble restaurant in an amazing location, up the steps in a very charming spot near the stunning Iglesias de Guadelupe. It’s been around for over 20 years!
It’s an extremely affordable all you can eat buffet, 90 pesos for breakfast and 115 for lunch or dinner. The items change daily and include different types of cuisine. Always rice and beans and some type of soup and a salad bar. Almost everything is vegan, and the staff can definitely tell you what’s not vegan if you’re not sure.
I ate here 4 or 5 times and each time was delicious. Go for a walk up the steps (to the right when you exit) to see more of this charming city — at least during the day, where it’s easier to see where you are stepping!
Contributions +94
Best Deal, Best Selection - Edit
Ridiculously great value and TONS of vegan options coming out of their TINY kitchen. I would eat here twice a day if it were closer to my rental. Everything's very well labeled and they know all their ingredients for vegan options. It's like eating at your moms house if your mom were vegetarian, and had five maids to help her cook all day!!
Pros: price, selection, delicious
Contributions +122
great value for money - Edit
Good taste, different dishes, I’ve eaten here more than 5 times and it’s always good.
Contributions +330
amazing gem! casual & lovely buffet - Edit
Almost all vegan, and both times we went the staff were able to point out the items that have dairy or otherwise not vegan so we could easily avoid them. There were tons and tons of options! Really delicious and flavorful. Nice mix of healthy and indulgent, salad/cold/raw choices and cooked/hot buffet. Fun drinks like oat milk. Very affordable!! All you can eat buffet!
Contributions +73
Great Find in PV - Edit
Like others, the owner came out to great and explained everything on the buffet we should avoid if we were Vegan. It was literally about 4 items. Th food was good, the atmosphere was friendly and it was a special treat to look at the murals for the fun and interesting twists.
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Such a great find! - Edit
This place was such a god send after running around the city trying to find some good vegan food. It's an all you can eat buffet with both cold and hot options, fresh juices, and even an oat milk horchata style beverage that was to die for. You even got banana cake at the end as well!
Pros: great food, good prices
Contributions +24
Buena comida cocina sucia - Edit
La comida es excelente, me encantaba visitar este lugar. Un día en el baño cerca de la cocina ví una cucaracha pequeña y la ignoré, sin embargo esto me creo alerta de observar la cocina en próximas ocasiones. Tienen los sartenes en el piso todos llenisimos de grasa negra de al parecer años de utilización y solo tienen un estante de plástico ya viejito para acomodar comida. Teniendo tanta clientela les recomendaría invertir en un estante para poner los sartenes. Después que vi que casi todo estaba en el
piso y por la cucharacha decidí ya no regresar me comenzó a dar asco. Fue una pena, ojalá mejoren este aspecto porque la comida era deliciosa y el servicio de las señoras que preparan la comida es excelente y son muy lindas.
Contributions +64
good food/cheap price - Edit
Almost everything is vegan and the people are nice. It's an all you can eat buffet and I always load up! Very good prices. About 105 pesos per person, so it's incredibly reasonable.
Pros: good price, good food
Contributions +44
muy Bueno! - Edit
Delicious vegan food. They were very nice. I enjoyed all the food.
Pros: food, people, atmosphere
Cons: none
Contributions +42
so good! - Edit
Couldn't stop eating! I went back for seconds... then vegan chocolate cake for dessert mmmmm. Highly recommend! About 90% of the food was vegan too.
Contributions +40
great for vegans - Edit
We found this place the first night and were so glad we did. It is a buffet it is very inexpensive and the owner is very knowledgeable about what is vegan and what is not most of that was there was a variety of food and it really was pretty delicious this is a great find if you are vegan or vegetarianand want to be sure you are eating vegetarian food
Pros: inexpensive , great food
Contributions +26
Great Veggie Restaurant - Edit
This place was amazing. We ate here twice during our stay in Puerto Vallarta. Buffet style food which was all vegetarian or vegan. The food was excellent & the value for money was unbelievable. I would highly recommend anyone who is staying in the PV area to check them out. We had one non veg person with us (who lives in PV), she was so impressed that she is going to go back there on a regular basis.
Pros: Good Value, Excellent Food
Contributions +76
So good! - Edit
We went to the lunch buffet - the curry was amazing, as were the "beef" skewers. A piece of delicious cake topped it off, along with "oat drink", a really yummy beverage. Just off of the Malecon. Highly recommended!
Pros: Friendly staff, Beautifully decorated.
Contributions +13
perfecto! - Edit
I live in NYC so I have high standards for vegetarian food, and this place did not disappoint! Great price, great food, and great people. Even though it's a buffet, they offered me dessert to-go because I was too full to eat it in the restaurant.
I was visiting a local friend and was getting tired of quesadillas champiñones, so I found this place near where we were staying. It was a little bit tricky to find, but such a beautiful spot! The friend I was with had NEVER had a proper vegetarian meal, and was a bit skeptical, but he enjoyed it so much that he requested we go back the next day!
I will definitely eat here again the next time I'm in PV
Contributions +92
no longer great - Edit
I've been visiting Puerto Vallarta for 22 years, and started going to Planeta as soon as they opened. In spite of four other vegetarian restaurants opening in Puerto Vallerta, this one remained the best. However, after an absence of almost a year, I came back to Planeta today. There was one wheat gluten main dish, two lacto main dishes, and very little else for a Vegan to eat. My meal comprised of two soups with over-cooked vegetables and hardly any taste, followed by tortilla flats, refried beans, and some potato-rice tacos (mostly high glycemic). I have never been so surprised to see a restaurant go downhill this fast. To add insult to injury, the cook/waiter proceeded to tell me how I could create a great meal - like I was his little boy.
Contributions +123
Loved the Planet Vegetariano - Edit
Great variety of cold and hot vegan entrees on an all you can eat buffet - and as of Oct 1, 2016 only $5 for lunch or dinner all inclusive!
Pros: Great all you ca eat buffet.
Cons: none
Contributions +29
Love it! - Edit
Planeta Vegetariano is in a great location and the restaurant itself is so cute. The walls are painted really creatively and are fun to look at while you eat. As for the food, it is a good price for all you can eat. Most dishes are vegan which is really great, and it is all really good, though it might at times not be totally hot. The price includes dessert, but sadly, the dessert isn't usually vegan :(
Pros: Variety, Location
Cons: No vegan dessert
Contributions +127
Great Buffet - Edit
Huge buffet with ten to fifteen creative salads, one soup, a few hot entrees, beans and rice, and drinks (coffee, tea, water, agua de jamaica, and another cold drink). 90% vegan, 10% with some dairy. Nice and warm staff. Excellent flavors, we'll seasoned. We ate here everyday. With vegetarian cooking this good, I can be lazy and not cook myself. A great deal also for the massive variety -- even lots of soy dishes.
Pros: incredible number of options, delicious use of lot
Cons: none
Contributions +56
All you care to eat goodness - Edit
We came here on our first night in PV. The staff was very knowledgable and helpful. The food was great and most dishes vegan. Drinks and desserts were included. Hope to try breakfast soon!
Pros: Friendly staff, Many options
Contributions +40
Great Food And Location - Edit
Things I love about Planeta Vegetariano:
- Thursdays: pozole, chicharrón with delicious green sauce, fried tacos and mole.
-Tuesdays: pumpkin seed meatball soup!
- Vegan dessert everyday! (And great coffe)
- Agua fresca
Pros: Mostly Vegan Dishes
Cons: No AC in the summer
Contributions +75
Just amazing. - Edit
We landed in PV last night and walked here after checking into our B&B. We've never been dissapointed by this place, but somehow they have upped their game! Regardless of price, this place offered incredible varieties of cold & warm selections, blurring the lines between salad, appetiser, dinner into just a delightful dining experience. Fancy chefs everywhere: stop here to find out why you don't need meat, fowl or dairy to make incredible meals.
Updated from previous review on Thursday February 05, 2015:
We are questioning if we should keep giving this place glowing reviews because it appears to be getting busier and we used to consider this place, well, ours. The staff changes, but the chef remembers us and we enjoy her constantly experimenting with items. The fact is, it has become even better with wider options and more interesting drinks.The prices, however, are ridiculously low.
Pros: Too many selections
Cons: Too small a stomach
Contributions +49
Stairs next to the cathedral - Edit
Went here for lunch, wasn't amazing but it was great to have a wide variety of options. Was mostly vegan the day we went aside from some of the salads. 105 pesos for lunch, so not a super cheap option, but you can eat as much as you want! includes drinks and dessert, but couldn't eat the dessert as it contained milk.
Pros: Variety
Cons: A little pricey , Staff don't speak english
Contributions +28
Great spot! - Edit
Very hard to find! We had to take 3 cabs, but were determined to find it. Glad we did! It is very close to a restaurant called "La Posta" - taxi drivers may know where this is. Great buffet all day - and different each day! Very nice ladies that work here! More than half the stuff was vegan :)
Contributions +75
So grateful Planeta is there! - Edit
We had a little trouble to find this place as we took the Google map from Happy cow's site for granted. The taxi dropped us off 1/2 hour walk away from the restaurant. Good to know that this restaurant is in the old town, accessible from the beautiful Melacon boardwalk. ITurbide is a pedestrian "stairway" street. So we were very happy to find it, and we were delighted by the warm welcome we got from the loveable staff. The room is small, only 11 tables, nicely decorated with bright colors on the walls, paintings, tablecloths and chairs. Very "mexican" like joie de vivre. The buffet is modest with one soup, four choices for warm entrees, plus rice as side, but lots of different salads. It was past 8:00 PM when we ate and most of everything "warm" was not very warm at all. I had a sample of almost all the salads, (two out of about 10 were not vegan) and the only one that stood out for both my hubby and I was the mushroom's. For the warm entrees, together we had chickpea patties with tomato sauce, (good but not warm enough, reminiscent of a non spicy samosa), the refried beans, average good, the brown rice with shredded carrots, sadly tasting of nothing, and by far the tastiest dish of the buffet, a soy TVP sautéed with vegetables, a spicy mixture that really pleased our taste buds this time.The soup, a cream of vegetables, was lukewarm and had nothing to be remembered of. So to sum it up, we were extremely pleased to find an almost all vegan restaurant; believe me Mexico is NOT vegan friendly at all, but the food disappointed us somewhat. I guess the raving reviews had prepared us to experience something different. Nevertheless we would go back to give it another try as it was maybe an "off" night and it is so important to encourage vegan restaurants all over the world.
Pros: Very friendly staff, Charming decor, Almost all vegan
Cons: Difficult to locate with Google map, Food did not make up to the other review
Contributions +19
Love this Place - Edit
Most decent owner. Food shows the love
Excellent choices
Good Value
Should try to develop lower fat and low sugar dishes
Pros: Owner, Location, Value
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