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Serves meat, vegan options available. Bright yellow restaurant opposite the tourist bar, Chill. Everything is clearly labeled and there is a large choice of vegan dishes on on offer. Also offers gluten free options including delicious house-made bread and combines nternational, local and fusion dishes. Situated in the heart of Ella’s main road with great views from the balconies. Staff understand what vegan means. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm.


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104 Reviews

First Review by FreddieVanEijsden

stulave

Points +2170

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Good restaurant, with a number of vegan options

This busy restaurant, has a varied and also clearly labelled menu. The food was well presented and tasty. Would recommend.

Ariannacanopoli

Points +16

Vegan
25 Dec 2025

Not vegan friendly BE CAREFUL

Literally worst experience of my life. I’m vegan, allergic to onion and garlic.
At first I ordered scrumbles tofu with avocado asking many times if had onion and garlic, they said no.
The plates arrives full of onion and garlic.
Then I ordered a vegan bun with mashrooms, after two bites I realised it was CHICKEN. I’ve been vegan all my life and is never happened to me, I’m totally traumatised because of it. A life without meat and now because of their mistake this happened and they even had the face of telling me “you ordered chicken”.
Little plus. I ordered avocado slices 2 times and a coke. Never arrived.
Our friends wine, never arrived.
Vegan friendly place, literally bullshits

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Gave me chickens saying it was mashrooms

Ardnas

Points +24

Vegan
24 Dec 2025

Amazing - most of it is vegan!

The menu is amazing, most of it is vegan. So many options and all we have tried was amazing. We came three times. Staff is great, restaurant lovely. A must go when in Ella.

Updated from previous review on 2025-12-24

TasviShah

Points +177

Vegan
09 Dec 2025

Delicious healthy vegan food

Delicious food in such a cool setting! Lots of levels to this restaurant where you can overlook the street and town in Ella. We loved it so much we went back twice! Loads of amazing vegan options, we tried the tacos, open lettuce wraps, falafel, nachos, pesto pasta and vegan choc cake over the two times we visited. The tacos and nachos were our favourite. Service was also fab!

pearwick

Points +24

Vegan
27 Nov 2025

Amazing

Many vegan and vegetarian options available. Many tofu-based dishes

Jackfruitie

Points +238

Vegan
17 Nov 2025

Good vibes - big portions

Lots of clearly labelled vegan options. They even do a vegan mango lassi! Portions also felt very generous in size.

Nice little bonus is 50% of their cake sales goes towards helping the stray dogs in Ella!

Pros: Charity aspect, Portion size, The vibe

Cons: Slightly slow service

juliamonta

Points +186

Vegan
16 Nov 2025

Nice vibe, nice food

Cute Space with super friendly staff. A lot of vegan options, they also label themselves as vegan friendly (it‘s true). Love a good Tofu scramble and this one was very good.

Pros: Nice staff, Lots of vegan options

Amelieeeeeee

Points +105

Vegan
29 Sep 2025

Richtig richtig gut!

Mein Freund und ich waren richtig begeistert! Haben uns quer durch probiert mit tacos, gnocchi’s mit Kürbis, Burger, danach noch Kuchen und Crazy leckeres veganes Eis! Auch die Getränke (Mocktails und Kaffee) waren super! Echt empfehlenswert. Der vibe hier ist auch toll und lädt dazu ein lange zu verweilen😄

Pros: Personal , Essen

Cons: Gibt auch nicht veganes

nathodge

Points +2743

Vegan
09 Sep 2025

Lots of vegan options and tasty!

Definitely a focus on vegan options, which is lovely to see and run by a local family.

We had the oatmeal pancakes and the chickpea flour omelette with added tofu and avocado. Both were great with generous portions. Lovely juice and good iced coffee. Every day, they have a vegan cake of the day (chocolate is pictured), and 50% goes to the local dog charity, which is fabulous!

Llainey

Points +471

Vegan
19 Aug 2025

Food was nice but definitely had dairy in it

We had a lovely meal here whilst in Ella. Burgers and chips and chocolate cake for dessert. Food tasted nice and service was prompt. Unfortunately my son and I had a bad stomach less than an hour later. Which is a key indicator that it had dairy in it. Wouldn't go back here again.

Cons: Definitely was given dairy 🤮😷

Chad_and_Emily

Points +2954

Vegan
10 Aug 2025

Nice vegan options

I am a little embarrassed to admit, but I ate here five times over three days. Quite a few vegan options allowed for a different dining experience each visit. Excellent service. The tofu sandwich is delicious.

DeniseCorigliano

Points +190

Vegan
31 Jul 2025

BEST PLACE IN ELLA!

Tiny place but very cute and colorful! Unfortunately we can't give 5 stars, they would have been well deserved since the menu is almost completely vegan. I so appreciated this and the fact that there were so many gluten-free choices as well. We had two burgers, one with curries vegan meatballs and the other with fried chuncky mushrooms: both tasted great but the second one was spacey!
Prices quite low, we will be back for dinner to try the vegan cake ☺️

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-31

Pros: A lot of vegan choices, Very good taste, Colorful place

mariamc27

Points +2266

Vegan
25 Jul 2025

Really good vegan options 🌟

Loved the coffee and vegan options here. Burger and wedges were so tasty and filling. Expensive but worth it cause it was a really good spread 🤤

LauraMatute

Points +368

Vegan
16 Jul 2025

She is like a rainbowww

Dont waste your time going anywhere if you want western foods, these guys know what they are doing. If you are after sri lankan food, this place is not for you, only 3 dishes. I ordered the sri lanka curry and it was delicious nevertheless. The gnocchis were also sooo good. Good for meat eaters too.

Pros: Gnocci

maria2001

Points +821

Vegan
10 Jul 2025

Really nice burgers!

We really enjoyed our burgers! We had one with the breadcrumbed mushrooms and with the vegan meatball. Our burger was really nice but you have to order the sauce additionally or else it will come without:)

Pros: Nice location , Clean

Cons: Quite expensive for Sri Lanka

Ronja121

Points +168

Vegan
11 May 2025

Popular spot

Went back here several times during my stay in Ella! The place is very busy so you might have to wait in line. But food is tasty, service is quick and location is great! A large and varied menu to choose from. Recommend constructing your own burger!

Pros: Vegan options, Generous portions, Tasty food

Cons: Very busy, sometimes difficult to get a table

Krissiiiii

Points +91

Vegan
16 Apr 2025

Dry cake but good main

Had the pumpkin gnocchi, which were really nice and also no problem with alterations
The vegan chocolate cake was super dry, so not recommended at all

Michellepaire

Points +1381

Vegan
30 Mar 2025

Super delicious

We had the falafel bowl/wrap and the avocado toast on sourdough. It was super delicious and fresh! We loved it. There are many vegan options. Recommended!

Kitiara11

Points +64

Vegan
17 Mar 2025

Delicious food - might need to wait for table

Very cool little place over 3 floors. I had the tofu burger on a bagel and vegan coleslaw and my BF had the crispy mushroom burger. Both really tasty and decent sized portions😄you might need to wait a little while for a table (we waited about 15 mins) but worth it! They also donate some of the tips to Dogs of Ella which is very cool 😎

Pros: Delicious burgers , Nice quirky ambience , They donate some tips to Dogs of Ella 🐕

Cons: Gets busy so be prepared to wait for a table

Mooooo22

Points +62

Vegetarian
12 Mar 2025

Loads of options

I would rate it 5 stars if I could, but apparently because its not fully veggie its a maximum of 4. Loads of vegan options (Sri Lankan and others) and a delicious aubergine katsu

MiriWallich

Points +1648

Vegan
28 Feb 2025

Vegan chocolate cake

I’ve not tried any of the main dishes here but I really enjoyed the vegan chocolate cake. It was covered with toasted seeds and a dark chocolate sauce. It wasn’t a traditional tasting chocolate cake but still really good.

MaCooper

Points +200

Vegan
23 Feb 2025

Great vegan options

Lovely setting, always busy but staff great. Food presented beautifully and ingredients freshly prepared in open kitchen. Good range of vegan options, certainly not an afterthought.
Good potions as well. Shame on our second visit someone was smoking in nearby table.. should be banned.. overall great place hence going twice!

Pros: Staff, Food, Setting

Cons: Smoking if unlucky to get a smoker next to you.

RasmusNielsen

Points +44

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Best place for Vegans in Ella 🌱

Amazing place with a big selection of vegan options! The Location , the seating, the staff , the music , the atmosphere and of course the food is fantastic! I had both breakfast and dinner here and it was so delicious!

Pros: Everything

Cons: In the evening it can be a little bit crowded

kirstyconnery

Points +1000

Vegan
19 Feb 2025

really delicious

huge portion and felt really fresh! was nice to get a change from curries and this really hit the spot. Huge menu with lots to choose from but a little pricey (worth it)

seli1234

Points +28

Vegan
28 Jan 2025

Sehr lecker

Ich war während meinem Aufenthalt in Ella mehrmals dort essen. Die veganen Pancakes sind sehr lecker. Auch das Brot mit Tofu und die Gnocchis waren sehr lecker. Es gibt viele Milchalternativen (sehr teuer, aber scheint hier überall so zu sein).

Pros: Viele vegane Optionen, Vegane Milchalternativen

ClareKing

Points +58

Vegan
09 Jan 2025

Rainbow 🌈 café Ella

This place was fabulous. Very comfortable and inviting and the food was excellent. I had grilled tofu on rye toast with guacamole and the tofu was absolutely delicious. Wish I could go back for more. #Veganuary

Pros: Atmosphere , Excellent food , So many vegan options!!

Cons: Wish I had time to go back there again.

OlliFer

Points +58

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

👍

Nice restaurant, the food is tasting and looking good. Came here twice for dinner. Everything clearly labeled in the menu




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