Tel Aviv Food & Wine
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"Tel Aviv is a place that was created with joy and fascination with the real Tel Aviv, one of the most vibrant cities in the world" - according to Malka Kafka, its owner & founder. According to the vegan fine dining philosophy it offers plant-based, gluten-free, and sugar-free meals - healthy, sophisticated, and beautifully presented. Est. 2010 as a vegetarian bistro then became all-vegan. Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-12:00am, Tue-Thu 12:00am-12:30am, Fri-Sat 12:00am-2:00am, Fri 10:00am-12:00am, Sat 10:00am-11:00pm.
Category: Vegan, Mediterranean, Take-out, Middle Eastern, Israeli
Reviews (25)
First Review by lovela5
Contributions +5226
Believe in Tel-Aviv - Edit
I first discovered the beautiful place that Tel Aviv is back in July 2011 whilst in Warsaw visiting family. As it happened, Morrissey was on at the Club Stodoła so I made sure I got a ticket. This is a truly truly fabulous place serving Israeli and middle eastern type food with the delights of hummus, aubergine, dolma, olives, falafel and shawarma featuring strongly. The atmosphere is wonderful, it's located in a very happening part of town with a great vibe and plenty of vegan neighbours. Lunchtimes are busy, whilst evenings are even busier. In fact, I might as well say the place is busy all the time. It's an essential part of any Warsaw vegan experience and no visit would be complete without going for a lunchtime buffet or an evening mezze spectacular. After a huge remont as they say in Polish in December 2013 Tel Aviv is now bigger, sharper and better than ever. My most recent visit in March 2017 confirmed it as arguably the centrepiece of the Warsaw vegan jigsaw.
Updated from previous review on 2014-08-04
Pros: atmosphere, food, layout
Cons: tables not cleared quickly
1 Response
TelAviv 20 Mar 2017 - Hi there! Wow! So many pretty words. I'm kind of speechless. So great to see you like the changes we've made and A REMONT :) Thank you so much! Hope to see you soon again, then!
PS So sorry for tables not cleared quickly enough.
Best
Tomek and Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +202
Go! - Edit
I was actually going for a vegan pizza when I walked past Tel Aviv and thought - why not check this one out. I did, and had a dish of gnocchi with a mushroom cream sauce, a smoothie, and a "parfait" dessert. It was all really good. The gnocchi were a gluten free variety that seemed to be made only of potatos - not bad but not really gnocchi. More like really small German-style potato dumplings. The parfait was a dessert pudding, really good. The place seemed very popular. Prices on the high side for Warsaw.
Pros: Good food, Relatively casual for self-labelled "fine dining"
1 Response
TelAviv 20 Mar 2017 - Hey!
So glad you liked the place and our food! Thank you for a 5 and so words. About gnocchi: it's just our variation of the meal, as many of our fine dining menu meals.
And yes, we want it to keep it straight and casual. Our fine dining menu options is something that we want to show that vegan meals might be stunning as well.
Hope to see you soon again.
Best
Tomek and Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +558
Delicious - Edit
Extremely tasty food! Schwarma wrap was incredible. And the potato wedges were amazing too!
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TelAviv 14 Mar 2017 - Hi Tony! Thank you so much for a 5. Hope we will meet each other soon again! :)))
Contributions +86
Great breakfast this morning at Tel Aviv restaurant Warsaw - Edit
We had a wonderful breakfast this morning here and will most likely comeback again soon.
The Falafels,Hummus,Vegan Shakshuka all where superb.
1 Response
TelAviv 13 Mar 2017 - HI there! Thank you so much for a 5! Great that you liked the place and our meals were into you. Hope to see you soon again. Best regards, Tomek and Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +87
Best vegan RESTAURANT in Warsaw - Edit
When you're choosing the best vegan RESTAURANT in Warsaw, it's not really a hard choice. Tel Aviv is winning this one easily. Of course its mainly because of the fact that not many eating places got this kind of approach but still Tel Aviv is giving you very much. Let's start with this pros. Food is really excellent. Most of the positions (menu is changing every few weeks) are very good to perfect. There is street food and standard dishes. You won't leave the place hungry but you must also remember that it's not really cheap. Prices are above average in Warsaw, which I think should end a dinner with a 25 EUR bill for two. Staff is pleasant but sometimes I feel it could be a little more engaged. Place is ok but the tables are, one more time, a LITTLE bit too close to each other when you consider this a restaurant. I also hate the name but, hey, let's not mess politics with food! Still, it's one of the most recommended vegan places by me in the city.
Updated from previous review on 2017-02-05
Pros: excellent food, good staff
Cons: prices could be a little lower
1 Response
TelAviv 12 Feb 2017 - Hi there!
Thank you sooo much for this comprehensive review. We are so happy you just called best vegan restaurant Warsaw - that means much to us! We want to serve you guys the best vegan meals ever. And yes, we don't let you never ever to leave the place hungry :)
About the prices: we are using the best quality products we can, our meals are defined by our chefs and us. We want it to be tasty, healthy and well-served. That's a lil pricey, unfortunetely.
Just keep in mind to visit us anytime while being hungry!
Best
Tomek and Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +88
Very nice - Edit
Cozy restaurant with friendly stuff.
Small menu but very good
1 Response
TelAviv 26 Jan 2017 - Hi there!
Thanks for your review. We are so glad you liked the place :)
Waiting to see you soon again.
Regards
Tomek and Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +30
Great food, nice ambience, big portions - Edit
We went to Tel Aviv yesterday and we were pleased by both quality and portions of food. In fact, having ordered both first and second course, we had problems with finishing it all and had to pack some home, which was not a problem at all. The place looks nice too, and takes reservations.
Pros: Tasty Food, Big Portions, Nice looking place and central location
Cons: Expensive Water
1 Response
TelAviv 24 Dec 2016 - Hi there!!!
Awww, that's so great to read such a reviews. Yees, our portions are quite big but why not to eat much if it is that healthy and that tasty :)))))
Thank you for your review! We are so glad you liked the food and the place.
@expensive water: You may try to take a tap water next time - we serve it free :)
Looking forward to see you in the future ;)
Best regards
Tom from Tel Aviv Team
Contributions +24
Wegańska knajpa z wyższej półki nr 1 w Warszawie - Edit
Najlepsze jedzenie wegańskie w mieście. Opcje zarówno codzienne barowe i śniadaniowe, ale tez dodatkowa karta bardziej wyszukanych dań, a wszystkie świetne. Plus karta super weganskich win i drinków!
1 Response
TelAviv 07 Nov 2016 - Pani Barbaro,
baardzo dziękujemy za mile słowa. Zapraszamy również do spróbowania naszych nowych potraw z nowego menu, które jest dostępne od kilku dni :) I koniecznie zapraszamy ponownie!
Pozdrawiamy
TLV Team
Contributions +89
exclusive and delicious! - Edit
Amazing chooses, exclusive flavor, variety of vegan choices, gluten free options. Pleasant ambiance. Great experience. Awesome place for romantic date:)
1 Response
TelAviv 04 Oct 2016 - Dear,
Thank you very much for your kind feed back after your visiting. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your time with us.
Best greetings from Warsaw.
TLV Team
Contributions +14
disappointed - Edit
I passed by Tel Aviv just for a quick dessert. I was quite disappointed first of all with the service which was inattentive, eventually I had to wave to 2 waiters to get their attention, though they were not busy as all, as I don't think that grooming beard and checking the phone while in the view of guests is a sign of high restaurant occupancy.
Let me come to desserts, I tried both Less is More and Wrech. The presentation is on fine dining side, but only meringue was up to my expectation.
Not my taste.
Having finished the desserts again none of waiters deemed to ask if I wish to have anything else.
Again, maybe I'm used to different service.
Pros: location, fancy place
Cons: overpriced , poor service
1 Response
TelAviv 05 Jul 2016 - Dear Guest ,
Thank you for your opinion. We would like to apology for this situation. Every day we put a lot of attention to keep our service on the top level. Be sure that we will talk about this situation with our staff, and we hope that it will never happened again. Concerning our desserts... we understand and respect that our guests have their own sens of taste.
Best regards,
Jola & TLV Team
Contributions +74
Like! - Edit
I like the food, the place and the atmosphere.
Thanks for gluten free bread and Xylitol!
Contributions +61
אחלה מסעדה, כמו בישראל - Edit
אוכל אמיתי חומוס טוב טחינה, פלאפל, פיתות, אוירה מעולה, מיקום מצויין
תל אביב בורשה בסטייל
Pros: הרבה אופציות טבעוניות
Contributions +125
Favorite place in Warsaw - Edit
The buffet is absolutely wonderful and all food is 80% vegan. If you like middle eastern food this is the best place in town for it. Cheap too!
Pros: Price, variety, taste
Contributions +5728
Superb Mediterranean/Israeli Food! - Edit
I am amazed as to how wonderful and reasonably priced the food is in Warsaw. I had been warned that I might not enjoy the food in this city, as I travel quite a bit, but I am proven wrong every day I eat at restaurants here.
This restaurant has some of the best Israeli/Mediterranean food I have ever had. I ordered a vegan shawarma and a hummus dish. The shawarma was outstanding! I read someone else's review which said it was too spicy. If it was once spicy, it certainly isn't anymore. The dish was perfectly spiced, and the vegan meat was perfection on a plate.
The hummus was as good as I have had anywhere. Creamy and so tasty!
You must try this restaurant if you make it to Warsaw, but you may want to see if they accept reservations, as they are quite crowded in the evenings.
Pros: Amazing shawarma, Delicious food, Outdoor seating
Contributions +146
Tel-Aviv Cafe - Edit
Expensive, slow service. Vegan food not very good and little. The Lemonade is the only thing that we liked.
Contributions +29
Shawarma - Edit
Great place for a meal or small bites. There is a page on the menu with a list of about 15 things you can choose to order a small amount of, for just 5plz each (1gbp) . I really liked getting to try many things.
Vegan shawarma was fantastic. It was smokey and well-spiced. Salty. The texture was incredible... Kinda melts in your mouth. I never ate meat like that, but my friend that had said it was too realistic, texturally.
Tofu was really good too... Sauce on it was nice and light... A little spicy.
Hummas had perfect texture. A little on the bland side for me, but still good.
Spicy red sauce was terrific. Good heat, but not extraordinarily hot.
Got some curry thing as well that was the texture of hummas. It was nice.
Mushroom soup was wonderful. Very earthy and interesting.
Falafel wrap was very nice. Really big. Great value. There is a sweet sauce on it that tastes kind of like raisins.
Highlights of the meal for me were definitely the shawarma and the mushroom soup.
Service was spot on. Atmosphere was alright. A little crammed. Tables too close together. But it wasn't bad. Free wifi was nice.
Oh, and I tried to go the previous night at 1am and it was closed. I'd suggest calling beforehand if you're planning to go late at night.
Pros: shawarma , mushroom soup, service
Cons: kinda crammed
Contributions +18
Great - Edit
Great moussaka, nice atmosphere, friendly service, Wi-Fi...
Contributions +64
Great brunch - Edit
I've eaten both the lunch and the brunch at Tel-Aviv Cafe. The lunch was really good but the brunch was really something special. It was a classic way to make great middle eastern food: half of the food was stirs like baba ganoush, hummus et cetera, served with bread, soup and a couple of heavier courses. No coffee included, though. Despite them calling it brunch.
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