Vegan-friendly
Italian
Juice bar
European
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Vegetarian-friendly restaurant offering pasta, salads, vegan meatballs, and couscous with veggies. Serves cakes and fresh squeezed juices. Open Mon 10:30-18:30, Wed-Thu 10:30-18:30, Fri-Sat 10:30-21:30, Sun 10:30-18:30. Closed Tue.


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167 Reviews

First Review by joel

sofijavegan

Points +67

Vegan
04 Sep 2025

Very poor meals

Lots of vegan options, but the ones we had were miserable. My Soul bowl came with one small piece of broccoly and caramelized onions basically in traces, and those were the ingredients i really looked forward to, and there was just a bunch of rice, no sauce or taste.
My boyfriend got the piadina and it was just a sad tortilla with a few pieces of cucumber and tomato.

Cons: Bad meals

Zofia.zofia

Points +28

Vegan
06 Aug 2025

Not great not terrible

It was okay-ish but I won’t come back. Mediocre meal at best.

Pros: Vegan options available at all, Happy hours, Beyond burgers

Cons: Hygiene in the toilet, Mediocre food at best

GuadaM

Points +44

Vegan
30 Jun 2025

Nice spot

The restaurant is well located and has a pleasant atmosphere. The girl who served us was really kind and clearly explained which dishes were vegan. I ordered a pasta and it was good. A nice place to stop by if you're in the area and looking for vegan-friendly option.

EmmaTween

Points +166

Vegan
10 Jun 2025

Good options

Great setting. Nice menu with some good options.

Pros: Option in each section, The setting of the location, Friendly staff

Rebeccayyyyyyy

Points +13

Vegetarian
29 Apr 2025

Served me meat

I ordered the veggie burger. When it arrived I asked the waitor to confirm it was definitely vegetarian as it looked like meat, they assured me it was vegetarian. It was only after I had eaten some that they they told me it was in fact meat.
They offered me no apology or compensation for this.
I haven't eaten meat it almost 20 years and this has never happened to me before. Extremely upset.

Cons: Lies

muncster

Points +535

Vegan
07 Feb 2025

Not actually a vegan restaurant, but vegan options

Very lacking in plant based protein…you can have hummus or….you can have hummus. Oh, did I mention you could have hummus. Overpriced and bland…but you can eat as a vegan here …just be aware you will need to get a protein hit very soon thereafter.

Pros: There were vegan options

Cons: Lack of protein choice, Overpriced

whyummi

Points +233

Vegan
11 Nov 2024

Good food, many vegan options.

Many vegan options to choose from, friendly stuff. Go visit this place and relax with tasty food.

Pros: Outdoor sitting, Many vegan options, Food is ok

LindaJoachim

Points +212

Vegan
18 Oct 2024

Choice

Very good choice of tasty vegan options including puddings.

Pros: Choice, Good taste and quality , Friendly and helpful staff

ToeKneeOni

Points +405

Vegan
13 Oct 2024

Good vegan options

Plenty of vegan options on the menu. Plenty of outdoor seating. It got pretty busy during lunch

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-13

SofiaGusmeroli

Points +300

Vegan
27 Sep 2024

Buono

Cibo buono e sano, consigliato per una cena veloce!

Ruthy85

Points +161

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Some options, nice food

This seems like a vegan place but it isn't. Having said that there are a few vegan options and the ones we tried were very nice. We stopped for lunch.

HiddenCityCafe

Points +40

Mostly Veg
06 Sep 2024

Worst customer service.... ever!

As a family of 2 vegetarian with 1 vegan and 1 meat eater, we decided that this Soul Food place would be fitting. it seemed diligence was being paid with the server who took our order. All food that was brought to table was fresh and tasty, except for the 1 vegan meal which wasn't vegan..... We had reiterated to the server upon ordering that the pasta had to be the whole wheat as all their other pasta is NOT vegan.... and they got it wrong..... They tried to remedy by putting on whole wheat pasta, and as we all know, whole wheat pasta takes a lot longer to cook. We gave them a get out option by requesting a salad instead, just so we could all eat as a family at the same time and we were told that the pasta would be ready and in front of us within two minutes. 10 minutes later there was still no pasta and we requested chips to help ease hunger pangs. When everyone else at the table had finished, the pasta eventually arrived which was a full 20 minutes later and it was a standard style sharp tomato sauce, no veg, no herbs, just generally unimpressive, It was pointed out the appetite for the pasta was lost. We were quickly given our bill without having requested it, the pasta was removed from the bill and we were told that we should not have allowed them to cook up the pasta when we weren't going to eat it.... we pointed out that we did ask them to switch it to a salad and they refused. We spoke with a person who gave the impression that they were management within the eatery, and when it was again pointed out that the fault lay with them the attitude of this person was woefully unacceptable as she tried to push the blame onto us for them getting the order wrong, whether our initial server who took the order failed to deliver the whole wheat instruction to the kitchen or if it was incompetence on the part of the cook failing to implement the whole wheat instruction matters little, it was an error easily remedied (which was, strike food from bill, apologise, accept payment, thank you and goodbye). But that didn't happen instead we received the unnecessary shameful attitude in the appeasement of a situation that never needed to be said or to have come about. Definitely the worst customer service I've come across having worked in hospitality for twenty years and more.

Pros: Food tasty, Wine tasty, Other front of house staff pleasant

Cons: Bad management, Real bad managerial customer service, Manager that can't manage.

saracraps

Points +24

Vegan
05 Sep 2024

Not au fait with veganism

Good veggie and vegan options. Reason for 1 star is rudeness of manager /owner when they got order wrong. Rest of staff lovely.

Pros: Good choices, Nice floor staff

Cons: Manager/owner, Attitude , Be sure to stress veganism

richandsarah

Points +2701

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Ok food. Misleading signs

The signage makes this place seem like it is a veg/vegan place that offers meat but that is not the case. It is a meat and fish place that has a few vegan options.
Very disappointing after seeing the signs.
We counted up on the menu and out of about 50 dishes only 12 were vegan.
We had the Venus bowl and a vegan piadine. They were both just ok which is a shame as we had higher hopes for here.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-25

ShellieRobinson

Points +82

Vegan
02 Jul 2024

Friendly and good location

Good location for this place and a few things on menu however not amazing food but okay. Had some Buddha bowls and was very filling but not super flavoursome.

ezefranca

Points +1206

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

It’s fair.

There are not many options on Valleta in general, I consider this a OK place. Not the kind you will miss, but definitely a lifesaver if you need.

Pros: Location , Price

Cons: Options

Ani_

Points +104

Vegan
02 Jun 2024

Decent vegan burgers and outdoor seating!

Overall this was a nice place to have dinner in valletta that did accommodate for vegans and had enough options so we didn't feel like a second thought.

Ordered the vegan beyond burger and was a little let down by the blandness. We requested some extra vegan mayo but this did not seem to do much. Luckily I had a travel bottle of hot sauce and a couple of vegan mayo sachets that came in handy for our whole group as we all found the burger bun slightly dry too. All in all though, it was quite a nice meal, the salad was all fresh, but like other reviews have mentioned, the fries were hit and miss with some of them being super crunchy and some being just right!

I'd recommend taking some hot sauce or vegan mayo of your own to give the burger a little pizzaz.

Veganlea80

Points +47

Vegan
26 May 2024

Nice food

Many vegan options, including pasta, burgers and buddah bowls.
I had the lentil burger, which was quite nice.

Liesma

Points +42

Vegan
24 May 2024

Has Options but No Taste

We ordered Beyond burgers. The beyond meat was ok, but the rest of the plate was not very tasty, fries were hard as rocks and salad not fresh. The mayonnaise they bring is not vegan… Dinner was not worth the money.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-24

JayneHand

Points +52

Vegan
23 May 2024

Great vegan choices and happy hour cocktails!

Great tasty poke/Buddha bowls, we had the avocado one and the 'crunchy'. They came with 3 sauces/dips, a beetroot one, a vegan mayo and a tahini one. The bowls were a good size, tasty and had lots of variety in them, not just the usual rice, lettuce, carrot combo. The crunchy was topped with 3 mini burgers, again really tasty and gave that extra texture to the bowl.
We also shared a (raw) carrot cake with coconut cream, which was tasty.
The added bonus of us dining during 2 for 1 cocktails meant we got to sample their negroni's, which were spot on!
Would definitely recommend Soul Food.

Pros: Vegan options delivered , Friendly staff , Great cocktails

JTav1

Points +88

Vegan
15 May 2024

A smashing venue

In a sea of non vegan venues this is an island we would like to be wrecked on.

Pros: Budda bowl, Lovely staff, Great location

HannahMiles

Points +132

Vegan
19 Apr 2024

Salty pasta

Friendly staff, understanding of veganism. Call themselves a vegetarian restaurant but there is clearly animals on the menu. The pasta was good but very salty. I had the chocolate salami for dessert and it was very good, and there was so much of it!

HelR

Points +60

Vegan
19 Apr 2024

Great lunch

Plenty of choice at this friendly restaurant in the heart of Valetta. I had the ‘crunchy’ bowl. Very tasty.

VeganKiwi.

Points +375

Vegan
18 Apr 2024

Nice menu

Lots of options for vegans. Enjoyed my meal but seemed expensive for what I got.

Pros: Good vegan options, Tasty

Cons: A little pricey

Jessicajeanapril

Points +1561

Vegan
10 Apr 2024

Quality vs. Price

For what you pay it is excellent. Portion sizes are big, plenty of options for vegans and vegetarians alike.

We had the two vegan burgers and 3 drinks (2 alcoholic) and it came to 41.70 euros. We were left feeling full and satisfied.

Jheny

Points +2356

Vegan
02 Apr 2024

Basic options but many vegan ones

Nice atmosphere, super friendly staff and okay price. The food was good but quite basic options such as pasta, bowls and burger. Although, there were enough options to choose from as a vegan :)

Pros: Friendly staff, Cozy

Nana123

Points +418

Vegan
04 Mar 2024

Tasty food and big portions

Their vegan options are clearly labelled. All pasta dishes can be veganised by switching to whole wheat pasta (without egg). The staff was friendly and we were served quickly. Highly recommend

Pros: Big portions, Pasta dishes can be made vegan , Friendly staff




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