Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Organic
Buffet
Take-out
Asian
European
Breakfast
Dutch
Vegetarian cafe situated in the same complex as Gimsel health food supermarket, just outside the city centre. Renovated and expanded in 2012. Offers soups, salad bar and hot buffet. Open Mon-Sat 08:00-23:00, Sun 09:00-23:00.
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De Groene Passage, Mariniersweg 9, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3011 NB
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129 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
karin1234
Points +11
Not what it used to be - Edit
Ooit was het fantastisch. Nu is het matig.
Read morePros: Biologisch, Veel veganistische keuze
Cons: Duur & slechte service , Niet consistent in smaak , Vaak te zout en irriterend aan gehemelte/tong
Guest
Joise
Points +30
Surprise of Rotterdam - Edit
All ya can eat vegan style… love it. The food is surprisingly fresh, nutritious and very well prepared 😋
Read morePros: All you can eat, Tasteful food, Great diversity
Guest
Xayedi
Points +99
Top! - Edit
Amazing food. We enjoyed our time
Read morePros: Veel vegan opties, Alle ingrediënten zijn duidelijk beschreven, Vers bereid
Cons: Prijs is logischerwijs niet heel laag
Guest
AlexNova
Points +163
Mijn favoriete plek in Rotterdam - Edit
Beste vegan plek in Rotterdam
Read morePros: Veel opties, Verschillende smaken , Heerlijke toetjes en koffie/thee!
Cons: Duur! En pas nog duurder geworden
Guest
thevegancreator
Points +626
So many vegan options - one of the best buffets ever! - Edit
Came back here recently. My first visit was more than 5 years ago and I loved it back then and am still loving it today. The majority of the buffet is vegan (some things are only vegetarian), everything is clearly labeled and it’s so nice to have such a great choice. There’s a vegan option for everything (bread, sauces, dips, ice cream, cakes, mains, sides, salads, soups) and I really like that the dishes are very tasty. Pay per weight (not cheap but worth it and it does reflect the quality of food). If I had to recommend one thing then it’s the vegan chocolate mousse!
Read morePros: Veggie buffet with lots of vegan options, Very tasty, So much choice
Guest
AlexaCrous
Points +29
Delicious vegan options - Edit
Love spirit! They have so many amazing vegan options and I love the buffet style, it allows you to try a few different dishes and doesn't limit you to one
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-03
Pros: Delicious , Lots of options
Cons: Pricey
Guest
Sanniepannie
Points +35
Vegetarian tasteful buffet restaurant - Edit
A lot of yummy vegan and vegetarian dishes. You can try a lot as it is presented in buffet style.
Read moreBe careful, the weight determines the price. It's a challenge to estimate the weight. Maybe I need to practise more 😀
Pros: A lot of vegan options, Tasteful
Cons: It's quit tough to estimate the price
Guest
Robbelsteen
Points +420
Leuk idee, matige uitvoering - Edit
Aanvankelijk was ik erg enthousiast, maar toen ik eenmaal van het eten proefde, nam dit gevoel af. Ik vond het eten niet goed klaargemaakt, niet zo bijzonder, en ook niet erg lekker. Jammer
Read morePros: Veel veganistische opties , Divers aanbod
Cons: Niet zo goed bereid , Prijzig
Guest
MaritvG
Points +220
Never disappointing - Edit
One of my favorites. Great variety of tasty food.
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GreenLifestyle
Points +52
Refreshing - Edit
Delicious dishes. But the Yuzu lemon cake makes me keep coming back.
Read morePros: Many options , Nice terrace
Guest
JuTailor
Points +738
Quite nice but not wow - Edit
I did enjoy the variety of choices but in the end it wasn't as wow as I hoped. Most food was very salty and the flavours were all quite similar. It was still tasty and is an interesting concept to try.
Read morePros: Many choices
Cons: Not that tasty, A bit pricey
Guest
nishaaa
Points +4116
the best! - Edit
so so many vegan options and so delicious!! my favorite dishes were the banana pancakes, the bao bun, the sour dough bread, and the kofte😍
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marc.torsoc@gmail.com
Points +209
Good but pricey - Edit
Pay per weight model. Very easily you can get to 15-20€ if you completely fill your plate. So careful. If you're on budget i would go and weight multiple times just to make sure you're not paying more than you want. Apart from this, food is delicious. I was expecting sushi as part of asian but was more my confusion than anything else
Read morePros: Good food , Many vegan options, probs 50%, All vegetarian
Cons: Expensive and difficult to calculate the price
Guest
SarahKant
Points +719
🤩 - Edit
There was so much vegan food, we wanted to try it all! I’m definitely coming back to this place. Everything i tried tastes really good and it wasn’t that expensive for how much we got.
Read morePros: So much vegan options!, It all tastes really good, Cosy vibe in the restaurant
Guest
LeChatVert
Points +29
Feels like a scam! - Edit
I ate here a few times when I lived in Rotterdam for 4 months. I really liked the food and I think the sheer joy of having so many vegan options made me overlook the very expensive price. I returned to Rotterdam this week for a visit and decided I would go back to Spirit. I’m on a tight budget, as a young adult traveller. I felt anxious that I would accidentally spend too much. The ‘pay by weight’ model means that it’s difficult to budget as you really don’t know how much the final price will be. In order to ensure that the food would remain within my budget, I took what I truly thought to be a very small amount of food to the till to check the price. It was €12 already. I thought to myself okay, I haven’t eaten much today so I could do with a bit more food and spending perhaps 15€. So I added some more to my plate, a very small portion of rice, another (small!) piece of seitan steak and a bao bun. Went back to the till where they weighed it, and it came to €20!!!!! I was so shocked. I had tried so hard to keep it within budget and yet still the total came to €20. I didn’t even get a drink or anything, just ate tap water.
Read moreTo make matters worse, a few of the tables were dirty. I also found the restaurant to be lacking in décor and atmosphere.
I thought to myself: right I’ve spent 20€ on this singular plate of food so I’ll do my best to enjoy it and relax here for a bit. Then, my powerbank ran out of charge. My phone also ran out of charge, so I looked for an outlet. I looked all around me for one, but there were no outlets at all. Not only had I been ripped off for the food, I couldn’t even use the space to relax and charge my phone before heading out again to see some sights. It was a problem because I wasn’t super familiar with the area. I ended up having to leave earlier than I had wanted in order to find a coffee shop (thereby spending more money) to charge my phone.
I even asked the workers at the till whether they had any outlets for me to charge my phone at, and they just said ‘no, sorry’. Honestly they were quite dismissive and unhelpful. I was quite taken aback as usually in such a situation, the workers would at least tell me a nearby place that would have outlets, or ask if I was okay, or needed directions. Even before that, I didn’t get a good vibe from the staff.
It’s also self-serve/buffet style which makes the expense seem even more like a rip off as you have to do everything yourself
Updated from previous review on 2021-09-17
Pros: Many vegan options , Food is tasty
Cons: Very expensive , Rip-off , Unfriendly and unhelpful staff
Guest
Bedeko
Points +393
Wide variety of foods - Edit
Lots of food from many different cuisines, plenty vegan options. I like the concept but to me, all dishes tasted quite bland.
Read morePros: Lots of options
Cons: Food needs more seasoning
Guest
MarleenV
Points +1090
Veel vegan opties - Edit
Fijne plek om even te lunchen. Veel vegan opties.
Read moreOok heerlijk vegan schepijs, maar omdat het per gewicht gaat, is het wel wat prijzig.
Guest
InSearch4green
Points +137
Serve yourself - Edit
A big island/counter where you can fill up your own plate. A lot vegan/vegetarian options. But yet again....too much of the ‘same’. Different, but same. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t taste well. It tastes good, but nothing surprising.
Read moreYou pay for the weight what you put on your plate. Is it me, or does it get quickly heavy? Anyhow, heavy or not, it gets fast ‘expensive’.
Plus I like the space of sitting outside.
Pros: ‘Lot’ of option , Delicious. , Outside sitting
Cons: Too much of the ‘same’, Costs quickly a lot
Guest
rbrtbklr
Points +54
Smaakvol - Edit
Een van mijn favorieten. Even je bord ‘vol’ scheppen en eten. Veel (vegan) keuze mogelijk. Alles vol van smaak.
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AnneHathaway
Points +35
Seasonal and fresh food - Edit
Each season the food differs, love the food here. Although sometimes a bit of a waiting line/time, the food is still amazing and definitely worth it! Especially the sweets are amazing!
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Dandido
Points +6241
Ok and pricey - Edit
This is a buffet restaurant where you pay for the weight of your food. There was no dish that really stood out to me as delicious and the food was alright I'd say, nothing special.
Read moreTo be fair, there were some things that detracted from my experience that weren't the fault of the restaurant, and I have of course tried to not take those into account, but I think that's easier said than done.
First of all, because of the lockdown I had to eat my meal outside. This could've been great if it was sunny and warm weather, but no, it was cold and windy as hell.
Secondly, at buffets I always make the mistake of taking too much food, and this time was no exception. After about half my meal I was full but I still ate everything.
Guest
DZet
Points +976
Pricey good stuff - Edit
Indeed, it is very easy to put too much on your plate, they are not the cheapest, but very enjoyable place to eat, with a lot of options.
Read moreGuest
AnitaW
Points +65
Heerlijke bijzondere gerechten - Edit
Heerlijk eten met bijzondere smaken. Zeer veel vegan opties
Read morePros: Veel keus, Je bepaald zelf hoeveel je opschept, Fijne smaken
Cons: Iets aan de prijzige kant voor een buffet.
Guest
bustacap
Points +31
Nice, that's all - Edit
2 keer geweest hier.
Read moreLekker....maar het gewicht tikt snel aan op je bord en aangezien je voor het gewicht betaald.
Kom je voor de tweede keer en eigenlijk heb ik het idee gekregen dat als je een keer bent geweest, dan heb je ook 'alles' gehad.
Pros: lekker eten
Cons: veel van het zelfde in een ander jasje, gewicht tikt snel aan
Guest
MirtillaLaResdòra
Points +1019
"Dangerous" place :) - Edit
This is a buffet style restaurant: almost all the food is vegan and is absolutely D E L I C I O U S ! You pay by weight and this is the reason why is dangerous: you go around with your plate and then you want to eat everything because it looks amazing (and it tastes amazing too) but then you end up spending 18/20 euro very easily.
Read moreFor my pocket is a bit too pricy but the quality of the food is absolutely great!
Pros: Amazing food, Many vegan choices; the ingredients are listed, All is displayed so you can see it
Cons: Pricy
Guest
EvrimTarcan
Points +40
Just good food - Edit
If you’re in a hurry or you just want to eat food with good taste then this is a nice place. Not vegan. Place looks a bit boring, no decoration. It’s like you’re at a open buffet of an hotel but then healthy.
Read morePros: Recipes next to the food, A lot of options , Open till late
Cons: Very pricy , They use sugar , No decoration
Guest
LauraBeau
Points +148
Determine your own portion - Edit
Love the concept of determine your own portion, but I don’t like the buffetstyle that much
Read morePros: You can decide what you want and how much of it
Cons: Expensive
Guest
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