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CLOSED: Radha Yoga and Eatery
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10
Closed
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Vegan
Vegan
International
Organic
Raw
Western
Beer/Wine
Catering
Vegetarian restaurant connected to a yoga center, centrally located near Chinatown. Serve local organic food, both raw and cooked. Menu includes quinoa nut burger, Moroccan tangine style chickpeas, raw dishes, and more. Vegan and bio-dynamic wines. Free Wi-Fi.
The eatery portion of Radha is now closed.
8 Reviews
First Review by philjdomm
mariapia
Points +117
excellent - Edit
It was the best restaurant i found in Vancouver
Read morePros: excellent food, very creative, shanti place
Guest
Stevie
Points +11765
Radha Yoga and Eatery, Vancouver - Edit
I've just had dinner in this place. It's a non profit organisation located in a building that has formally been awarded eco status.
Read moreThe menu is 100% vegan vego and many of the dishes are raw. Starters are $8 and main courses $15. There's also a package they offer of 3 courses for 28 bucks.
I had the yellow tomato gaspacho that was very pleasant indeed, close to perfect. I then had the utappam with sambar and cucumber raita.
The setting is very nice and the staff were very pleasant. It's centrally located very close to Chinatown.
A big thumbs up from me.
Pros: 100% vegan veggie, Nice vibe, centrally locatted
Guest
Rick77
Points +21
Mediocre food/insanely overpriced/insipid attitude - Edit
I'm vegan, gf is not. Ate here about July 30th 2010.
Read moreUpon arrival, asked the hostess if we are ok parking on the street just to the side of the entrance to the restaurant, due to confusing signage.
She had no idea, but asked the waitress and the bartender. After a 3 way conference which took several minutes, we learned that none of them had any idea.
Even if none of them drive to work, this cannot be the first time this question was asked, and is sloppy and poor customer service to not be able to answer a basic question such as this.
The waitress also had little knowledge of the menu. One of the itneresting things about dining out is finding interesting dishes, ingredients, etc.
Yet both before ordering and asking questions about the items on the menu and the specials, and after the food arrived, the waitress (although friendly) seemed as if it was her first day of work whenever asked questions about the food, ingredients, etc. She knew that she serves 2 brands of bottled water, but only knew the name of one of them.
This is disappointing.
The food itself was throoughly mediocre, fairly bland, and ridiculously overpriced.
Summary: Avoid this place - insipid attitude/mediocre bland food/overpriced.
Rick77
I wanted to give this restaurant 0 cows for the rating, but apparently 2 cows is the minimum.
Read moreGuest
axelboot
Points +193
Disappointed by the experience - Edit
We ate here in mid December. My partner found a hair in his entree, and the waitress said "only a hair?"- no apology, nothing- just BIG attitude like we should only complain if a bug was there.
Read moreWhile they did remove the cost of the entree from our meal, it left a very poor impression. Which is unfortunate, as the ambience is pleasant and attractive.
Also, the items in the entree were altered without the waitress informing us; just told us later they had run out and had to make the substitution.
Again, a negative memory.
Pros: Decor, Atmosphere
Cons: Poor service, hair in food
Guest
Maddymac
Points +32
Coming back soon - Edit
Just went here last saturday night and it's my new favorite restaurane, it's has really nice atmosphere, very spacious, we had the mezze for appy which was good, but just meant for one person, i had the grain bowl with tempeh, i wasn't that impressed with the tempeh next time i would get tofu instead, we also go the burger platter and the kamput cakes and sucotash which were delisous, and for desert the raw chocolate tart was to die for.
Read moreGuest
JohnnySensible
Points +7566
Vegan with virtue tastes right at Radha Yoga...... - Edit
Full Review here - http://www.straight.com/article-153770/vegan-with-virtue-tastes-right
Read moreVegan with virtue tastes right at Radha Yoga & Eatery
By Carolyn Ali
Publish Date: July 17, 2008
Three things make Radha Yoga & Eatery stand out among vegetarian restaurants. First, it serves exclusively vegan fare. Second, its goal isn't profit. And third, it goes far beyond salads and veggie burgers to serve innovative dishes that place as much emphasis on presentation as on taste. After a meal there, even dedicated bacon eaters might have to admit that good food is good food, whether it contains animal products or not.
Radha is hidden away on the hardscrabble fringes of Chinatown in a century-old brick building. Condo construction sites flank both sides. But at the end of a flight of stairs to Radha's second-floor perch, you land in an alternate universe.
A homey calmness prevails. Hardwood floors reflect the sun that shines through picture windows. Glass domes on the bar are filled with cookies. Fans turn lazily overhead.
Radha operates as a nonprofit organization, to promote the yogic teachings of Swami Sivananda Radha. By day, the airy space is used as a yoga studio and for catering. Three nights a week, it's open as a restaurant. "It's not really run in a traditional way where the chef is at the top," explains chef Andrea Potter in a phone interview. The four cooks, the baker, and even interested servers brainstorm what goes on the menu. "My job is to filter through the ideas," she says.
Trained as a chef, Potter cooked in high-end establishments in Scotland and Ireland before doing a six-month stint as an entremétier (vegetable cook) at Feenie's. "We do a lot of experimenting," she says of cooking at Radha, because there aren't many vegan fine dining or raw dishes to imitate. (To learn more about raw food dishes, in which no ingredients are cooked, see page 13 of Summer Vitality.)
Radha does serve the requisite salads, grain bowls, and burger platters. But it also offers a three-course table d'h'te that changes seasonally, and a different raw-food option each week. Pricing's easy: all appetizers and desserts run $7, mains are $13, and the table d'h'te goes for $25. Almost everything is made from scratch with organic ingredients, and organic beer and wine are available.
Full Review here - http://www.straight.com/article-153770/vegan-with-virtue-tastes-right
Guest
powergyoza
Points +24
Raw Special was delightful! - Edit
Last night I had the raw special - a beautiful dish of puffed root vegetables, croquettes, and greens with a very complex yet subtle dressing. Friend had the curry squash soup with yam wedges. He and I were both impressed with the flavours and the serving size was more than ample.
Read moreWe enjoyed our meal in a beautiful interior with sandblasted brick walls and refinished antique flooring. Service was relaxed, but luckily we were in no rush.
Pros: Food, Atmosphere/Energy
Guest
philjdomm
Points +945
expensive but very good - Edit
if u like your meal freshly made, u better be prepared for a long wait. like the ambience but bad location. carry your bikes up into the restaurant.
Read morePros: very yummy
Guest
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