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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Organic
Buffet
Salad bar
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
European
Portuguese
Terra, meaning "Earth," prepared dishes with flavors of Portuguese and Mediterranean traditions. Food is presented in a buffet consisting of dishes like sushi, curry, veggie kebabs, and shoarma by way of salads and veg versions of traditional Portuguese. Juice, soft drinks, beer, Mevushal, non-Mevushal kosher wine, and desserts. Set in an old building with a garden. A shop sells fair trade artifacts, bio snacks, incense, soaps. Near Jardim do Príncipe Real. Reported closed September 2020.
113 Reviews
First Review by lunamagae
ZairaRickenbach
Points +80
wonderful - Edit
everithing was great!
Read morePros: tasty, nice place, friendly
Guest
Rosedale
Points +44
Yummy Buffett - Edit
On arriving in Lisbon we headed off to this lovely restaurant for lunch and was met by a friendly waiter who explained the workings of the menu to us. You serve yourself meals from the buffett and the choice was good although there were no descriptors on what each dish was so it was difficult to know what you were having. The food was lovely although the Buffett was becoming a bit sparse perhaps due to the late hour however there were a lot of people in the restaurant. As I am not able eat a lot of food at one sitting I found the price of the meal expensive and would go there as a treat rather than on a regular basis.
Read morePros: Good food, Friendly service, Nice aesthetic
Cons: No descriptors on food, Expensive, Buffett sparse
Guest
VeganColleen
Points +39
Expensive and not very good food - Edit
Ended up at Terra one day as nothing else was open, though we'd planned on going there at some point. It was just shockingly expensive for what it was. There were very few vegan options and nothing was labelled--luckily, the waiter spoke good English and was incredibly nice. In fact, he really went out of his way to accommodate us and got the kitchen to make us a special vegan entree...which we were incredibly grateful for as we were starving but it wasn't very tasty.
Read morePros: Very helpful staff, Open Sundays, Lots of salad
Cons: Very few vegan options, Nothing labelled, Very expensive
Guest
kwanza
Points +313
All-you-can-eat buffet with an extensive range - Edit
Very pleasant restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet, with an extensive range of soups, salads, vegetables, pasta and rice dishes, and the odd mock-meat item. Vegan buffet items aren't labelled, but I was able to identify which were suitable with the help of the staff.
Read moreThe restaurant also serve a variety of desserts (including some vegan options) and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks. These are not included in the buffet price.
My friend and I ate in the garden, which was pleasant albeit a slightly strange experience as they were playing instrumental hymn music on the speakers!
A little pricey but definitely worth a visit.
Pros: high quality food, friendly staff
Cons: pricey, could do with more vegan items
Guest
cmayr
Points +89
An oasis in a vegetarian desert - Edit
This a bit difficult to find restaurant is a life saver when you stay in Lisbon (a carnivore's dream).
Read moreThe interior is very cosy, the staff friendly and helpful and the buffet that they have in the evenings is full of choice, salads, pasta, mock meat dishes, vegetables, some of them very original and hard to recognize. So, if you are vegan it's advised to ask the waiters if your dish is safe. It's not cheap but well worth the money.
This was by far the best vegetarian offering in Lisbon not that that's difficult considering that you are hard pressed to find a restaurant that has a single meal without fish or meat or both of it.
Pros: cosy, delicious, friendly
Cons: somewhat pricy, difficult to find
Guest
Tara HD
Points +978
Good buffet - Edit
We went there for dinner. There was a good selection of vegan food at the buffet. They still seemed to think there wasn't enough for vegans and asked the kitchen to make something additional for us. If we had known that it was a seitan schnitzel we would have declined. (Meat substitutes seem to be excessively important in Portguese vegan cuisine.)
Read moreAnyway, the buffet consisted of several delicious salads and severals main and side dishes.
The waiter told us which dishes are vegan and which are not; in the menue you can even find information which beverages are vegan.
The price was around EUR 16,- per person (excl. dessert and beverages) which is quite a lot for Portugal. In our case it was justified though since we were very hungry.
Pros: good vegan choice, friendly staff
Cons: a little pricey
Guest
Bauldric
Points +72
Noblesse - Edit
This is a restaurant with a very big buffet. You have a lot of choices and the most of them is very tasty. The prices are the highest compared to all the others I've visited in Portugal, but the food is it worth - no doubt about it. It is very professional - only the christmas decoration and music bothered me.
Read morePros: excellent food
Cons: christmas deco and music
Guest
ProtonVehiCROSS
Points +166
A must-visit on your Veg* trip to Lisbon! - Edit
I loved my buffet experience at this restaurant in the spring of 2008. The food was excellent and I managed to get by without speaking any Portuguese. I highly recommend visiting this restaurant for a casually elegant dinner.
Read morePros: Excellent food, Casually elegant, Pleasant atmosphere
Cons: On the expensive side, Staff tend to speak Portuguese only
Guest
mik
Points +5194
Picturesque spot with a bountiful buffet - Edit
Nice location and a wide variety of dishes with interesting flavour combinations, though I was surprised the vegan part became smaller and smaller as I asked questions. Rather pricey for being Portugal, yet it is apparent that they put some thought into the food they serve. A good pick if you want other people to know what a plant-based diet has to offer.
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raisetheruth
Points +52
A relief to escape the sardines in Lisbon! - Edit
Lisbon is not the easiest place to eat if your a vegetarian. It was a relief to come here and enjoy a variety of fresh vegetarian and vegan food without worrying about what i was eating.
Read moreThis is a buffet style restaurant however, it isn't crass and bad quality - which i usually associate with buffet food. It was very fresh and served in nice dishes, the food was constantly replenished.
Good choice of vegetarian wine, Friendly English speaking staff. The outside area is brilliant - I really felt like i was on Holiday.
Pros: Good Food, Nice Staff, pretty Garden area
Guest
santiyeve
Points +24
Nice buffet, but not much vegan choice - Edit
We went to the restaurant as second choice and found a nice buffet, not too many vegan options, but what we had was delicious and we stuffed ourselves - still we think that the buffet was a bit expensive with 15,90 € per Person. Staff was friendly, the place is nice, but a bit loud and crowded.
Read morePros: good food, nice staff
Cons: a little tricky to find, expensive, small vegan options
Guest
Laudi
Points +362
Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, but always packed - Edit
The food was very good, even though the vegan options were a bit "boring". You might stand in a line for some minutes before you can get to the buffet, since this place appears to be very popular. All in all a bit expensive, but worth the trouble of walking up one of the Lisbon hills.
Read morePros: Good Food, Nice Staff, Nice garden
Cons: Price, Too busy
Guest
Angst
Points +54
worth a visit - Edit
Mainly ovo-lacto veggie buffet. A good choice for veggies but quite small for vegans. The soup was vegan and 1 or 2 main dishes along with a few salads. Lots of cheese on many of the salads. Lists vegan desserts but only 2 available when I went - 1 a nut and fruit salad.
Read morePros: lovely setting eating in the garden, good range of drinks, helpful staff
Cons: not enough vegan options
Guest
Fancy
Points +67
Great food - Edit
Loved the food although I found it a bit expensive. Very nice atmosphere and service. Nice selection of typical portuguese dishes!
Read morePros: Food, Location
Cons: Price
Guest
Blacklizard
Points +101
Good Vegetarian Buffet in Nice Setting - Edit
We went here based on Happy Cow reviews, but didn't quite realize until we got there that it was a buffet, as all of the vegetarian restaurants in Lisbon seem to be. We thought it was it little pricey (15.90 euros per person for lunch or dinner, not including drinks or dessert), but the buffet did include a great variety of hot and cold dishes, most of which were quite good. We arrived towards the end of the lunch shift (lunch ends at 3:30 PM), and the staff was good about not shutting down the buffet line until they were sure we had eaten all we wanted. The inside dining room is pleasant (it was too cold and wet to eat outdoors), and the restaurant is very popular -- however, we got in without reservations. Location is definitely off the beaten path, so map your route carefully!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Tuesday December 21, 2010
Pros: Wide variety of food on buffet
Cons: Difficult to find, Seemed expensive
Guest
Malcolm Green
Points +6
Excellent quality and value - Edit
This restaurant had a very welcome staff and atmosphere.
Read moreThe buffet had a great choice of hot and cold items.
Everything was very tasty and fresh. The restaurant was spotless and well maintained.
I have eaten in vegy restaurants throughout the world and this was amongst the best. It was certainly number 1 for value for money.
Pros: Excellent food, Good value, friendly staff
Guest
shapesh1ft
Points +138
Tasty but pricy - Edit
Do check the opening hours to avoid disappointment! Food is bit heavier than in other Lisbon buffet style veggie restaurants, but very good. Almost everything vegan. Has some Portuguese dishes. Very crowdy when open. Prices are higher than usual.
Read morePros: Food, Service
Cons: Opening hours, Prices
Guest
Greysocialist
Points +403
Delicious fresh food to suit every taste - Edit
This has to be the best vegetarian restaurant in Europe. What variety! Hot and cold dishes, constantly being replaced or replenished by the staff. A real taste of Portugal, with vegetarian or vegan versions of the local dishes. If there was a code to distinguish the vegan dishes, I didn't spot it, but everyone in our group found plenty to eat. We made so many visits to the buffet table that we couldn't manage desserts, but they looked very good indeed.
Read moreThe place was very full by 8.30pm on a Sunday (when most restaurants are closed), and we were glad we had booked. We walked up (and I mean uphill and up long flights of steps) from the Avenida da Liberdade, and I recommend using the Gloria Elevador followed by a gentle uphill walk or a bus from the centre.
Pros: variety, freshness, garden area
Guest
devinmarsh
Points +73
Delicious - Edit
An incredible selection of delicious food. Service was great. I highly recommend this quaint and cozy buffet. The only con was the extremely large portion of tiramisu was still frozen inside as well as the brownie that we had to replace it. Once it thawed it was a delicious as everything else. Best meal we had while in Lisbon.
Read morePros: Selection, Service, Decor
Cons: Location, unthawed desserts
Guest
Dharam
Points +48
Very nice - Edit
this is a great restaurant with a big buffet that they are changing all the moment with more fresh food.If you have the opportunitie go to the garden, its beautifull, but even in the inside its cousy and nice.The value is great for what you have.Only the drinks and the desserts i think that they are kind of expensive.
Read moreThey also sell magnets, cockies, japamalas and so on
Non Smoking
at dinner they normally have groups so sometimes is a little bit hard to be there, it gets very noisy.
Its not in the center, but is not hard to find it, the price is normal for what you have, but dinners can be very expensive...
Pros: food , garden, staff
Cons: price, location
Guest
super8J
Points +130
Prepare to be FULL and very satisfied! - Edit
Terra give a great deal - the famous buffet is just too tempting to resist going back again and again (15 euro each, bargain!). Add to that a couple of bottles of 6.1% ice cold Super Bock beer and you have a really contented diner. The range of dishes available to try is really stunning and there's no limit on going back again. My only small complaint is that they are not clearly marked as vegan or veggie, though it was usually clear which ones had cheese in. Sorry to say we were so full we didn't try the puddings, but all made in house and looked good. The cashier even took the trouble to come out onto the street to direct us to a nearby bar to continue our drinking. I really recommend Terra!
Read morePros: The quantity!, The range of dishes, Friendly staff
Cons: Does not distinguish vegan/veggie dishes
Guest
captain_sensible
Points +50
One of the best. - Edit
This is a lovely place to eat in a fabulous city - Lisbon, which has (for a country not overpopulated with vegetarians) several nice non meat restaurants to choose from.
Read moreThis one has a posh, romantic vibe to it so I took Mrs Sensible along... and she loved it too. And as Terra has a fairly cultured atmosphere and I don't recall seeing any riff raff there on my any of my visits.... apart from my good self of course!
There's plenty of choice to be had at the extensive buffet display and the food was imaginative and extremely tasty. I ALWAYS look this place up when in Lisbon and have never been disappointed.
As it's a fair walk up the hill from town my advice would be to grab a taxi or if you're feeling particularly brave take the No 92 bus up from Baixa Chiado, which (as is the case with some of the trams out here) can be a bit of a white knuckle ride.
Lisbon is fab, and Terra is definitely not to be missed while you're here. Top stuff!
PS - Also, while in Lisbon take the ferry to Cacilhas and visit the Lighthouse restaurant right next to the ferry port for VERY friendly staff, nice dark beer on tap, great views and good veg soup and salad amongst the (mainly) fish menu.
Pros: Posh, Romantic, Tasty
Cons: Off the beaten track
Guest
ArthurVeg
Points +72
Terra - Edit
After reading all the positive reviews on the website, we decided to visit the Terra Restaurant during our stay Lisbon. The restaurant is located in a very nice location and if you have the chance, you should definitely try to get a table in the garden; its very nicely decorated and has a very pleasant atmosphere. The buffet offered many options which were indeed delicious, worth trying! The place was considerably full so it took them some time to bring things that we ordered (mainly the desert!). When we were there we paid €14 for the buffet, about €3,5 for a juice (from a bottle, not freshly prepared) and €5 for a desert. If you have the chance, I would also recommend "Oriente Chiado".
Read morePros: food, atmosphere
Cons: a bit pricey
Maria Catarina
Those juices "from a bottle" happen to be the very best available in Portugal: 100% juice and certified both Organic and Demeter. These juices are the favourite drink of my very picky daughter and I'm really grateful to Terra for having them available. Anyway, they have dozens of options so why choose one you're not happy with? My usual choice of drink is the Thai Ginger Juice and it is "freshly prepared"...
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KelseyD
Points +32
Great food! - Edit
I was super excited to try this place. The buffet had a lot of vegan options. We stuffed ourselves silly. The staff was very friendly and pointed out all the vegan options for us and we piled our plates full.
Read moreIt was very vegan friendly with lots of choices.
Guest
Lalla
Points +21
Loved this place - Edit
We went to this restaurant in june 2008, after reading the reviews on happycow site.
Read moreWe liked the tasty buffed, which was plenty of choice, and also my husband who is not vegetarian appreciated it very much.
We ordered the drink of the day (sort of strawberry virgin cocktail) and we found it delecious.
The place itself is very nice and the surroundings are beautiful.
We definitely would go there again if in Lisbon.
Pros: great choice buffet, beautiful garden, nice surroundings
Guest
Marike
Points +308
Terra - Edit
After all the positive reviews on this website I had to go to this place. Unfortunately I was disappointed. The food was good, the buffet really had a large range of dishes, all very tasty. The staff however, was not friendly, this surprised me because the Portuguese are in general very helpful. They wished to put me at a table in a very dark corner. As a lone travller you know this can happen, but not when the restaurant is otherwise empty and there are not many reservations. They forgot my drink order, and when I finished my meal they did not inquire if I wanted anything else, although I would have liked to have a dessert. They did not show up until I got up to pay the bill. The unhelpfulness was not due to lack of staffing. It definitely put a damper on what otherwise would have been a very good meal.
Read morePros: good quality food, wide range of dishes, noce looking place
Cons: unfriendly staff, a bit expensive
Guest
silverfin
Points +93
Best of the bunch - Edit
This was the best of the several veggie places we tried in Lisbon (Feb 2009). Nice mix of different styles of food, pleasant atmosphere. A bit on the pricey side for a buffet, but by no means extortionate.
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