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A center for the promotion of individual health (body and mind), environmental awareness and social justice. It includes a vegetarian organic restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner, a pizzeria with wood oven, an eco-shop, natural cosmetics, and a library specializing in health and environment. A holistic center with yoga, pilates, massages, therapies, natural medicine, etc. Holds live music events on Sunday nights and special occasions. See Facebook page for more details. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-12:00am. Closed January and February.
Categories: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, Pizza, Italian, Organic, Western, Beer/Wine, Spanish
20 Reviews
First Review by oompaprincess
Contributions +22
Homemade vegan cheese - Edit
Beautifully calm and relaxed atmosphere, courtyard with sun, eco shop, most importantly lots of vegan food options! Vegan Spanish empanadas, sandwiches and pizzas, lots of choices and with homemade vegan cheese. A wonderful find
Contributions +22
vegan luxury - Edit
Amazing atmosphere and vegan pizza! Very friendly staff, and beautiful decor. We felt very comfortable and relaxed, free olives! Wide range of vegan mains and desserts- recommend the chocolate banana cake! Would definitely return !!
Pros: atmosphere
Cons: more expensive (vale la pena)
Contributions +20
Breakfast - Edit
The place offers some vegan dishes and plenty of vegetarian options for breakfast. The courtyard has a relaxed ambiance & the service was charming. Definitely a recommendation.
Contributions +81
Great ambiance, great food, great staff! - Edit
We found this place by chance coming out from the ferry from Tanger. (just up the road from the maritime port). Its a relatively large space with a villa style terrace, with a great relaxed ambiance, good music coming from the adjacent bar and, most importantly, with many vegan options on the menu. The waitress had a really good vibe and explained all the option with a warm smile. We chose 2 vegan pizzas (we were craving for pizza! :), made with whole flour, vegan mozzarella and fresh vegetables that were delicious! For dessert we had a chocolate and orange gateau that was also delicious. All the food was made with organic ingredients making the check a real bargain.
Worth a stop if passing through town!
Pros: Excellent Vegan food, Great relaxed ambience, Friendly staff
Contributions +114
very good food - Edit
Recently redecorated, the place still has delicious food including pizza with vegan mozzarella, cauliflower migas, roasted pumpkin, all very tasty. Pleasant service and nice seating under the sky. Not expensive but not cheap either. We eat there every time we're in Tarifa.
Contributions +11
I absolutely love this place - Edit
I have been to the Eco Center several times over the last two years, and I keep coming back. My favorite dish is the pumpkin from the oven! What I think is great is that everything is organic, vegetarian (even mostly vegan) and that there are so many gluten-free options! Actually, I can eat everything on the menu, except the pizzas. A rare luxury :) In addition, the restaurant has a nice energy, and the people who work there are very warm and cordial. They gave me many tips on interesting things happening around town. I highly recommend the place. Oh, and they have yoga, dance classes, interesting workshops and music nights every sunday. Haha needless to say I spent a big part of my time here. What I also love is that for their cheese is from their own goats!
Pros: So many gluten-free options, Very open to adapt food to dietary wishes
Contributions +64
friendly and good quality - Edit
Nice place, friendly alternative vibe. Awesome vegan pizza, and they run courses. Nice.
Pros: excellent vegan pizza
Contributions +129
Straight up excellent - Edit
Really nice place for vegetarians.
Pros: Superb pizzas and deserts, Good service, Creative, nice atmosphere, music.
Contributions +44
Amazing food! - Edit
Very tasty food! Great atmosphere and food was very nicely presented. It seems like they have put a lot of effort into the food and every dish has got it's own unique flavour.
Pros: Vegan options are clearly marked, Cozy atmosphere
Contributions +30
woah! Amazing good! - Edit
Nice chilled atmosphere and amazing food! I had the Dahl and it was presented so nicely and was soooo delicious!
Pros: lots of vegan options that are clearly labeled
Cons: none
Contributions +31
Great Experiencie - Edit
Menu diario muy bien calidad/precio. Cerveza artesana de la zona muy buena. Trato excelente.
Contributions +11
Excellent.. - Edit
Always look forward to going here. Very tasty and well priced for the excellent quality. Very friendly staff.
Pros: Excellent food
Cons: Creaky chairs!
Contributions +981
Lovely pizzas - Edit
I spent last week end in Tarifa with my girlfriend and on Saturday we had lunch at the Tarifa EcoCenter.
The place is big and pleasant, the waiters were amazingly friendly and smiley, that's always appreciated.
We had a look at the menu, a lot of choice although I guess it's a bit pricey. In the end we decided for a couple of pizzas, one vegan and one "del bosque" with mushrooms artichokes and mozzarella. They have a wood oven, and the pizza maker was clearly Italian (I'm 99% sure because I'm Italian and because he was making jokes in Italian...), and in fact the pizzas were really really good.
We also got some lemonades, unfortunately not fresh, but they use high quality organic lemonades in cans.
We enjoyed our time there!
PS: contrarily to a previous comment, I think that everything was vegetarian!
Updated from previous review on Wednesday August 13, 2014
Pros: Friendly staff, Lovely pizzas, Nice location
Cons: A bit pricey
Contributions +177
Just perfect! - Edit
A lovely place, with really good service. The food is amazing and for a really good price. Located at a nice spot, not difficult to find at all. My BF and I fell in love with the place!
Pros: Service, Good prices, Cozy atmosphere
Contributions +71
Great place with neat atmosphere - Edit
This place is one of my favourites. The inside decor is beautiful and has a very relaxed setting - there are lovely tables with coloured wooden slats covered by a glassplate which looks very sophisticated, candles and large wineglasses on top - a really big chalkboard with specials on them and the wines they have. It has a modern but romantic feeling to it.
The menu is in English and it has a decent amount of vegan options: the waitress explained the whole menu in English as well and was very friendly and patiently willing to inform us about what was vegan and what not. We had a lovely pizza baked in the wooden oven. For dessert I had a grape sorbet which was something quite special: among other ingredients it was crushed ice with grapes in a champaign glass with straw.
Furthermore, it IS a vegetarian restaurant, they serve don't serve meat!
Pros: Excellent food, Very nice staff, Beautiful restaurant
Contributions +1766
Yum - Edit
I had an amazing tofu and veg teryaki with rice and then chocolate truffly things (both vegan). Tastiest meal I've had in ages.
Pros: Nice food, cool centre
Cons: little bit pricey
Contributions +48
Not 100% veggie - Edit
Food was ok. Menu not completely vegetarian.
Cons: Meat
Contributions +134
Surprisingly Good Meal - Edit
Vegetalycual is the name of the restaurant at Tarifa EcoCenter. My wife & I split a nice salad and ordered 2 nice vegan rice & vegetable dishes -- paella & with mushrooms. Great tea & beverage selection. Friendly staff, though limited English. Fortunately, a former server was hanging out & able to help us.
It may be open for dinner only Fri & Sat, plus special occasions. It was showing a movie & open for dinner on the Thursday we were there.
Pros: several good vegan choices, friendly staff, great teas
Cons: may be closed most nights
Contributions +38
Busy - Edit
I went to this restaurant with 11 people, so first let me say we weren't the average table. The menu is NOT terribly varied, so if you're not a fan of pizza, I wouldn't bother. The help wasn't all that nice, and it was very expensive.
Pros: veggie friendly
Cons: staff , pizza only, price
Looks small on the outside but big on the inside - Edit
I came accross the EcoCenter in Tarifa by pure chance and its a shame that their sign outside does not convey the fantastic food they make. They offer breakfast (Mo-Fr), Lunch (Tue-Sun i think) and Evening meals (thu,Fri Sat). There Pizzas are massive (enough to share) and they also have a lunch menu for around 10 Euros. I had a Creme of Broccoli Soup which was divine, Pizza Campensina and a fabulous chocolate tarte. After that I exploded so I recommend that you share. They have organic alcohol as well as conventional. The Green Juniper Gin with Tonic is recommended after a heavy meal... On Fri and Sat they have life music. The Ecocenter also offers massage, Yoga, German Bakery and lots more connected to Eco. Definitely a thumps up for me.
Pros: excellent food, relaxed atmosphere, a complete eco experience
Cons: hard to find, poorly signposted, hard to resist
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