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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.
169 Reviews
First Review by joel
MarkFaulkner24
Points +38
Soul Food good for the soul - Edit
A few good vegan options available on the style of Buddha bowls, but also burgers and other dishes.
Read morePros: Location, Choice, Value for money
Guest
zacsaltzman
Points +845
Lunch Piadine in Malta - Edit
After touring the island of Malta, we stopped for lunch at Soul Food in Valletta. Soul Food is owned by the ImPasta group known for vegan dining in Malta.
Read moreIn terms of Soul Food for a lunch spot, it was a great choice. Other users mentioned portion size. I opted for the Vegan Piadine - a folded flatbread full of hummus, crispy onions, eggplant, rocket salad, and tomato. It was definitely a great filling lunch. All seating was outside and offered great views of the popular street.
I can understand why some would want something more substantial for dinner, but if you are looking for a lunch spot with quicker service and a great light option - this is a winner.
Updated from previous review on 2026-02-18
Pros: Clear Allergen Guide, Quick Service, Outdoor Dining
Cons: Lighter Fare, Portion Size, No Indoor Dining
Guest
sofijavegan
Points +71
Very poor meals - Edit
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.
Read moreMy boyfriend got the piadina and it was just a sad tortilla with a few pieces of cucumber and tomato.
Cons: Bad meals
Guest
Zofia.zofia
Points +32
Not great not terrible - Edit
It was okay-ish but I won’t come back. Mediocre meal at best.
Read morePros: Vegan options available at all, Happy hours, Beyond burgers
Cons: Hygiene in the toilet, Mediocre food at best
Guest
GuadaM
Points +44
Nice spot - Edit
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.
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EmmaTween
Points +190
Good options - Edit
Great setting. Nice menu with some good options.
Read morePros: Option in each section, The setting of the location, Friendly staff
Guest
Rebeccayyyyyyy
Points +13
Served me meat - Edit
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.
Read moreThey 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
Guest
muncster
Points +568
Not actually a vegan restaurant, but vegan options - Edit
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.
Read morePros: There were vegan options
Cons: Lack of protein choice, Overpriced
Guest
whyummi
Points +233
Good food, many vegan options. - Edit
Many vegan options to choose from, friendly stuff. Go visit this place and relax with tasty food.
Read morePros: Outdoor sitting, Many vegan options, Food is ok
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LindaJoachim
Points +212
Choice - Edit
Very good choice of tasty vegan options including puddings.
Read morePros: Choice, Good taste and quality , Friendly and helpful staff
Guest
ToeKneeOni
Points +405
Good vegan options - Edit
Plenty of vegan options on the menu. Plenty of outdoor seating. It got pretty busy during lunch
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-13
Guest
SofiaGusmeroli
Points +300
Buono - Edit
Cibo buono e sano, consigliato per una cena veloce!
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Ruthy85
Points +161
Some options, nice food - Edit
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.
Read moreGuest
HiddenCityCafe
Points +40
Worst customer service.... ever! - Edit
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.
Read morePros: Food tasty, Wine tasty, Other front of house staff pleasant
Cons: Bad management, Real bad managerial customer service, Manager that can't manage.
Guest
saracraps
Points +24
Not au fait with veganism - Edit
Good veggie and vegan options. Reason for 1 star is rudeness of manager /owner when they got order wrong. Rest of staff lovely.
Read morePros: Good choices, Nice floor staff
Cons: Manager/owner, Attitude , Be sure to stress veganism
Guest
richandsarah
Points +2829
Ok food. Misleading signs - Edit
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.
Read moreVery 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
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ShellieRobinson
Points +82
Friendly and good location - Edit
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.
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ezefranca
Points +1210
It’s fair. - Edit
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.
Read morePros: Location , Price
Cons: Options
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Ani_
Points +104
Decent vegan burgers and outdoor seating! - Edit
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.
Read moreOrdered 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.
Guest
Veganlea80
Points +47
Nice food - Edit
Many vegan options, including pasta, burgers and buddah bowls.
Read moreI had the lentil burger, which was quite nice.
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Liesma
Points +85
Has Options but No Taste - Edit
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.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-24
Guest
JayneHand
Points +52
Great vegan choices and happy hour cocktails! - Edit
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.
Read moreWe 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
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JTav1
Points +88
A smashing venue - Edit
In a sea of non vegan venues this is an island we would like to be wrecked on.
Read morePros: Budda bowl, Lovely staff, Great location
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HannahMiles
Points +132
Salty pasta - Edit
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!
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HelR
Points +60
Great lunch - Edit
Plenty of choice at this friendly restaurant in the heart of Valetta. I had the ‘crunchy’ bowl. Very tasty.
Read moreGuest
VeganKiwi.
Points +418
Nice menu - Edit
Lots of options for vegans. Enjoyed my meal but seemed expensive for what I got.
Read morePros: Good vegan options, Tasty
Cons: A little pricey
Guest
Jessicajeanapril
Points +1567
Quality vs. Price - Edit
For what you pay it is excellent. Portion sizes are big, plenty of options for vegans and vegetarians alike.
Read moreWe had the two vegan burgers and 3 drinks (2 alcoholic) and it came to 41.70 euros. We were left feeling full and satisfied.
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