Lacto
Ovo
International
Western
Mediterranean
Middle Eastern
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Mediterranean restaurant offering vegan falafel, roasted eggplant, fries, soups, and shakes. Reopened March 2022. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
-
606, Provincia de Puntarenas, Monteverde, Costa Rica
-
Loading...
-
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
-
-
Last update on 26 Aug 2024 by malvina
Update business info -
Are you the owner?
Claim this business -
Added by jennatthedisco on 22 Nov 2018
-
-
77 Reviews
First Review by GrilledEverything
valevolpd
Points +115
Vegan and family friendly option - Edit
Good menu with many vegan and vegetarian dishes, also for children (with related children price). Good quality food and nice atmosphere, we really enjoyed our evening there😄
Read morePros: Vegan dishes , Atmosphere , Friendly staff
Guest
Saff
Points +1789
Wish it was fully vegan for 5 stars! - Edit
The food here was so delicious! The staff were knowledgeable and friendly. The menu was clearly labeled. If you stay at the Outbox Inn next door you get 10% off. Only thing they need is vegan dessert options
Read moreGuest
bigvegenergy
Points +64
Bad food bad prices - Edit
The worst vegan burger I think I’ve ever had - it’s pretty hard to mess up a $15 burger but this was dry buns, no sauce, 2 gherkins a lettuce leaf a watery tomato and a burnt on the outside but raw on the inside patty that was meant to be beetroot and lentil but was just beetroot basically. The chips were not cooked at all and far too oily. Soooo expensive and tasted nasty. I love eating and I couldn’t eat it all. Such a shame cuz it’s reviewed so well.
Read morePros: Service , Nice drinks
Cons: The food, The prices
Guest
VeganRachelle
Points +76
Vegan options and good location - Edit
Has a small number of vegan options including falafel, yucca fries and hummus. Restaurant is in a great location and has a nice outdoor seating area
Read morePros: Vegan options
Guest
AllisonStorch
Points +72
Good option right in town - Edit
Got the falafel platter, very large portions and delicious. Staff was friendly and spoke English. Well marked vegan options
Read moreGuest
alex.dollberg
Points +459
Good quality food. - Edit
Some vegan and several vegetarian option. I had the Bureka Turki. It was definitively one of the most experimental food combinations I ever had.
Read moreThe restaurant is very comfortable.
Pros: The "Algo Picante" sauce is great
Guest
DreaV
Points +827
Lecker Falafel - Edit
Ich kannte das Restaurant schon aus La Fortuna, kann man echt wieder hin gehen. Ich hatte den veganen Falafel und mein Mann den vegetarischen Bureka Turki. Sehr nettes Ambiente und nette Bedienung. Es gibt auch einen sehr schönen Außenbereich. Es könnte mehr veganes geben.
Read morePros: Vegane/ Vegetarische Gerichte , Schöner Außenbereich
Guest
VeganP
Points +1115
Falafel in Monteverde - Edit
Nice venue with friendly staff. Had the falafel which was ok. Didn't have any vegan dessert options or decaf coffee.
Read morePros: Nice venue , Friendly staff
Cons: Not enough vegan options
Guest
SoyKal-El
Points +6220
Open late - Edit
This is a good late option. I really enjoyed the orange soup and hummus appetizers. The vegan burger and falafel were dissapointing, and there weren’t as many options as I hoped for, but overall still a good option.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-12-04
Guest
albergonx
Points +846
Opciones veganas buenas - Edit
Tienen varias opciones veganas. Raciones grandes. Terraza bonita.
Read moreGuest
lauri2210
Points +41
Dissapointed in all I ordered - Edit
We had the babaganuoush as a starter - did not like it at all, had a weird, non explicable taste to it. The pita served with it was good
Read moreAs a main we had the vegan burgers. We ordered one without tomato, but still both came with tomato. The fries were not all the way done and the burger itself was not tasting .
Overall not a good experience in monteverde
SoyKal-El
Agreed on avoiding their babaganoush, I sampled a bit and it was terrible
Read moreGuest
CaluCalu
Points +4283
Not many options - Edit
It's a chain; they have one in La Fortuna as well with the exact same menu.
Read moreStaff is super friendly and speak good English. Vegan options are clearly marked on the menu but there aren't that many.
The place looks amazing, like some hip restaurants in Europe.
I really wanted to like this place more but I just didn't really. There aren't that many vegan options and in general it's quite expensive for what you actually get. I had the vegan burger for 7900 colones (plus 10% service fee as always) and although the taste was good it was a little on the dry side as there was almost no sauce.
Tap water is free, as always here in Costa Rica.
Pros: Hip place, nicely decorared, Vegan things clearly marked on the menu
Cons: Not that many vegan options, Quite expensive for what it is
Guest
eatyryoung
Points +108
Lovely service, tasty food, cool atmosphere - Edit
Whenever the word “vegan” is on the menu, I get excited. The Open Kitchen’s menu variety was excellent. We were voracious and ordered too much - yuca fries, orange soup, falafel plate and casado vegano. All of the food was well-prepared and delightful, Not just because we were hungry.
Read moreThere is a full bar and a broad drink menu - cocktails, coffee drinks, beer, wine, soft drinks, seemingly everything.
Downstairs is a cool vibe, focusing on the bar.
Staff was - as everywhere I have been in Costa Rica - SO friendly, accommodating and kind.
Pros: Tasty, Lots of options
Guest
malvina
Points +2094
Good food. - Edit
Food is good and you can have some proteins most of the time. Prices are high and they add even more at the end. Food is tasty and good quality.
Read moreGuest
nikhui
Points +401
Cosy cafe - Edit
Had the vegan burger which was not only delicious but very filling as well.
Read moreGuest
amymg
Points +165
Heaps of options - Edit
Many vegan options here include alt milks - had very good hummus with mushrooms and an iced coffee - great. Service is excellent and the setting very pleasant
Read moreGuest
neelgandhi
Points +100
Great meal with lots of options! - Edit
The menu has a number of well-marked vegan and vegetarian dishes. The restaurant is modern, airy, and brightly lit. Breakfast is served all day and the lunch menu has vegan options for casados, a burger, falafel and a soup, in adddition to starters (humus, baba ganoush, yuca fries).
Read morePros: Delicious range of options, Ambience, Pita bread to die for
Cons: Service was a touch slow
Guest
MaylaNebeská
Points +1994
Good food nice staff - Edit
The food was not super great, but it was tasty and filling and one of the few options in St Elena. The server was really nice and helpfull. Longer waiting time (but the restaurant was full).
Read moreGuest
travelingveg202
Points +21
Delicious and lots of options! - Edit
Service and vibes were great. We got the eggs Benedict, veggie burger and caprese sandwich and loved them all. All were better than the average form of that dish.
Read morePros: delicious food, lots of veg choices, nice vibes
Guest
VeganNatascha
Points +1422
Veganes Abendessen - Edit
Ich habe 3 Nächte in Monteverde verbracht und jeden Abend im Open Kitchen gegessen, da es in der Nähe meines Hotels lag und es ansonsten auch nur wenige Möglichkeiten für ein veganes Abendessen in der Nähe gab.
Read moreIch hatte den veganen Burger, die orangene Suppe und die Falafel. Den Burger fand ich ok, die Suppe gut und die Falafel haben mir am besten geschmeckt. Die Portionen waren immer großzügig. Es gab auch veganen Karottenkuchen, allerdings bin ich nicht dazu gekommen, diesen zu probieren.
Preislich lagen die Gerichte für Costa Rica im normalen Bereich und waren nicht übermäßig teuer.
Updated from previous review on 2024-02-16
Pros: Mehrere vegane Gerichte , Große Portionen, Nettes Personal
Guest
MirelReyes
Points +539
Good food, good vibes - Edit
We dined in with a large group of vegans. The vegan options were delicious, service was friendly, and the atmosphere was cool. Recommended.
Read moreGuest
likethegum
Points +55
Not as good as I'd hoped - Edit
I had the vegan burger, with a side of hummus, and a shiny flax smoothie. I asked the waitress if they could accommodate onion free, and she assured me that they could.
Read moreUnfortunately both my burger and my hummus came out with onions on them. She replaced them for me, and the hummus, fries and smoothie were all very tasty, but I didn't enjoy the burger. It was heavy and not very flavourful. I should have listened to the other reviews about it.
Pros: Delicious smoothies, Yummy garlic fries
Cons: May not be able to accommodate special requests
Guest
AnneHeiners
Points +1168
Good options - Edit
They have breakfast all day long so I had a breakfast spirulina-granlola-fruit bowl for dinner while my husband chose the burger. It was delicious and I especially enjoyed the fries that I tried!
Read moreGuest
GoodNewsVeg
Points +411
Happy To Find This Place - Edit
It was really tough to find a restaurant with multiple vegan options in Monteverde. So we were very happy to find this place. The service was great, people didn't look at us like we were aliens when we asked for vegan food, and the food was tasty. Especially the soup!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-01-21
Pros: Vegan options, Service, Location
Guest
EvaIsrael
Points +11
Excellent vegan options - Edit
My vegan friends were so happy with all vegan options! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was inviting and warm. I highly recommend this restaurant as a must when you are in Monteverde
Read morePros: The food, The atmosphere , The menu
Guest
YardenShani-Rockman
Points +13
היה מלא אפשרויות למנות צמחוניות. ההמבורגר מעולה - Edit
המאפה תרד (צמחוני), ההמבורגר הטבעוני, הפלאפל ומרק כתום מעולה. שירות טוב ואוכל טעים ממש.
Read morePros: היה הרבה אפשרויות לבחור מהן, המאפה תרד היה מעולה, הכי הכי אהבתי את ההמבורגר. עם הלחמניה הורודה
Guest
Bobski27
Points +32
Great vegan options, great coffee - Edit
We stumbled across this place by chance and delighted to find lots of vegan options. The people I was with had an acai bowl and shakshuka (vegetarian). Coffee was excellent and service too
Read morePros: Vegan options, Great coffee, Friendly service
Guest
For Members
Why was my review removed? Guidelines for writing a review View our privacy policyFor Business Owners
Claim this business See inaccurate information? Submit an update here Link to this page from your site See an unfair review? View full terms & conditionsThis page has been viewed 7380 times.