Vegan
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Western
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Hungarian
Formerly Mannatural and rebranded in early-2015; same management and is still a raw food restaurant. Offers raw meals, soups, desserts, smoothies, and raw crackers. The mixed plate features a variety of dishes. There is also a sweet shop that sells Hungarian desserts and various cake. Has Wi-Fi. Reported closed to HappyCow, Jan 2016.
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Garibaldi str 5. (at near Parliament), Budapest, Hungary, 1054
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26 Reviews
First Review by CeciliaTegner
Happymouse
Points +453
Great experience - Edit
We (2 adults) paid 20$ for two smoothies, two full plates and dessert cakes. We enjoyed all the raw salads, crackers and desserts as it was very delicious and filling. The smoothies were outstanding as well, we decided for a poppy seed and an apple-spinach one. We were very satisfied with the price as this is an 100% raw vegan restaurant.
Read moreThe man was very friendly and patiently explained everything to us as far as his english/german let him :-)
Definitely worth going there! See as well my blog about my vegan experience in Budapest: http://rawsday.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/vegan-in-budapest/
Pros: Taste, Price, Variety
Cons: his moderate english skills
Guest
greensmoothie
Points +104
Nice - Edit
The food wasn't the best I've ever had but it was still okay. The cakes were delicious and they had many different types. The place was little too cold in winter and they don't sell anything warm since it's a raw food restaurant.
Read morePros: cakes
Guest
Spider Pig
Points +96
Tasty raw dishes - Edit
I got a mixed plate of raw stuff: curry rice, some horseraddish cabbage thing, cucumber cashew cream salad, spicy tomato sauce with olives, red beet salad, and apple chucks with cream sauce.
Read moreThe curry rice and cucumber salad were delicious, the rest not so much.
Pros: Nice raw food
Cons: not very cozy and comfortable environment
Guest
thetofutravellers
Points +4427
My favourite in Budapest! - Edit
This was absolutely my favourite restaurant in Budapest! I visited there twice because I liked it so much!
Read moreIt was also the first totally raw restaurant I visited and I really liked the food. There is a selection of different mixes and salads and both times I just chose the mixed platter which is a mix of everything including a few crackers. While there were some salads on offer on both days, other salads changed, so they offer different salads on different days. I absolutely loved the food both times.
There is also a choice of three smoothies, one day I chose the green one and the other day I chose the yellow one, and I loved them both. They tasted so fresh, and they still were like a drink and not that heavy on the stomach.
But the real highlight of the restaurant are the cakes! I tried two different chocolate cakes and both were PERFECT, probably the best cakes I have ever eaten. Wow. I wish I could offer one to every person I meet making a shabby comment about vegan food.
The restaurant is more expensive than the other restaurants I visited in Budapest, but totally ok if you consider what you would pay in such a restaurant in Western Europe or even Scandinavia or the UK.
Service is very friendly and English is well spoken. Moreover, the location close to the parliament and the Danube is perfect as well.
This restaurant was a real highlight during my trip to Hungary!
Pros: Perfect food and all raw, Great location & staff, Reasonably priced
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Noe
Points +809
just fine - Edit
We were there to try the cakes as they were nice, but not amazing.
Read moreThey could use some music, definitely not the comfiest place.
Pros: very well situated, next to parliament building
Cons: friendly staff, pet friendly
Guest
I_love_pears
Points +324
A vegan feast - Edit
As mentioned by other reviewers, this place is now called The Restaurant of Life. I absolutely loved the food here. All the mains sounded interesting and flavourful. My boyfriend and I each got a main plate with three options each (there were around 12 options overall). I got paella, spaghetti and a creamy tabouli. My boyfriend got a coconut cream salad and a sweet thai curry. All of my mains were delicious and filling - you'd never know it was all raw. My boyfriends options were delicious too. After our meal we shared a cake and it was heavenly! All the cakes looked amazing (there was a bounty cake! Yum!), it was hard to settle on one so I definitely want to go back. (Disclaimer - my boyfriend didn't really enjoy the food, he said it was too healthy and "not his thing". He doesn't like raw food though. If you're not into wholefoods and raw stuff this place isn't for you!) The waitress was very friendly and described all the dishes to us in detail (in english) and we felt very welcome).
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Friday April 03, 2015
Pros: Lots of variety, Flavourful, Friendly service
Cons: Has a "healthy" vibe so not for everyone
Guest
veronnieka
Points +26
Best (and only?) Raw Food in Town - Edit
Very friendly, medium sized place just next to the Parlament. Their food varies from day to day, but since the dishes are all pretty similar, it doesn`t matter. Soups, smoothies, fresh plant "milks", salads, gourmet raw dishes, raw crackers made from dehydrated vegetables and seeds, and FANTASTIC cakes. Seriously, even if you don`t fancy having a meal there, the place is worth visiting for their cakes alone. Not over priced at all. Overall positive experience.
Read morePros: affordable, very healthy, great location
Cons: lack of variety, could use some interior design
Guest
Kittybiscuit
Points +7784
Delicious Cake - Edit
We bought a chocolate cake to take away. The owner was helpful and told us what was available. The cake was one if the best I've eaten! I didn't try anything else.
Read morePros: reasonably priced
Guest
Leah Stolar
Points +393
Great Raw Find! - Edit
First the name- this can be a little confusing since the listing is for Mannatural. When you arrive at the address, you'll see a restaurant on the street level called The Restaurant of Life. There is a sign at the top of the stairs next the entrance that says Mannatural. The stairs take you down to the kitchen, where the restaurant used to be before it expanded upstairs. In other words, they are the same restaurant. Now for the food...my husband and I shared the variety plate and we were very satisfied. My husband, who is not used to eating raw, liked it a lot and had no issues eating an entirely raw meal. The dessert was a layered cake and it was excellent. The service was very friendly and helpful. I definitely recommend this healthy, fresh raw vegan restaurant.
Read morePros: Fresh, Raw, Convenient
Guest
VeganChristianGal
Points +50
I go there just for the cakes - Edit
I'm not a raw vegan, but I like the cakes from this place:) super amazing and not expensive:) their raw selection is limited. Not as many, but their is amazing:) I would give a 4 stars just for the cake:)
Read morePros: Best raw vegan cake
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RCDC
Points +17
Recent Visit - Edit
Only total raw restaurant in Budapest. Salad bar very limited but OK. What you really come here for is the Cakes! They are fantastic. We returned three times during our stay. Our host Olivia was lovely ,very friendly and of course spoke perfect english. Strongly recommend a visit.
Read moreGuest
aps101
Points +341
Excellent Raw Restaurant - Edit
First off - don't think you haven't found it. It is labelled as Restaurant of Life. I almost walked by thinking it was gone.
Read moreThis place is great. The desserts looked so good, I decided to have my meal backwards. In addition to the incredible chocolate cake I had, the owner gave me some samples of other desserts. All were amazing. There is a variety of counter served items to choose from that you can get in a small plate or large plate size. Such a sweet little spot that is easy to get to and quite central to a lot of attractions (Parliament, etc). Absolutely terrific, a definite for the list as you plan. Staff has limited English but he did a great job with what he knew and since it was all vegan, no worries!
Pros: Dessert, Nice Owner/Operator, Location
Guest
CompassionateSnob
Points +554
best and cheapest raw food! - Edit
I went there with my whole family and we all stuffed ourselves. smoothies, main dishes, bread, cakes, you name it, and ended up paying less than 50 € for 5 people!!!
Read moreif I could, I'd go there every day.
Pros: amazing variety of raw dishes, best raw cakes, delicious juices and smoothies
Cons: staff didn't speak any English
Guest
MissHLMorris1234
Points +46
Delicious! Would definitely recommend. - Edit
Really good selection of raw food. Me and my boyfriend had a mixed plate as it all looked too good to choose. We also had smoothies and cake which were both delicious. The lady serving us was really friendly and her English was extremely good so we knew what we were ordering. Would go back again if we had more time here :-(
Read morePros: Lots of variety, Friendly staff, Moderate prices
Guest
Jonatand
Points +109
greatest raw food in budapest! - Edit
Really nice and helpfull staff, amazing desserts! Can really recommend the mixed plate for 2000huf, enough food gor two!
Read moreGuest
shinyuu
Points +78
Almost perfect! - Edit
There are so many great things! It was my first experience with the RAW food. The food looks strange for me (hihi!) but it's really tasty and what surprised me a lot, I was totally full! I ordered a full plate and after eating only a half of it I was feeling really good ;-) But it wasn't cheap... Definitely for pros are that this is open during the weekend (it's hard to find something open on Saturday...), this is 100% RAW and of course vegan and that there is also the wifi. Cons? The guy doesn't speak English, so I had no idea what I was eating (NO IDEA! :-D). There is not many information in English (only the main information like 'salads' or 'drinks') what made the offer not very wide. So I have the mission - I will come back to this place (maybe next year) and check if it is better for the No-Hungarian clients! :-)
Read morePros: RAW and VEGAN!, Wifi, nice atmosphere, clean, tasty food
Cons: no english, food is not describe, maybe too much expensive
Guest
kenvegan
Points +12905
The best desserts in Budapest - Edit
I had a few slices of raw vegan cake at Mannatural, and all of the cakes were delicious! They had 7 raw food cakes in a glass case. Yes, you read that correctly! 7 cakes! I cannot name any other raw food restaurant that has so many choices of raw food cakes. I brought a friend to this restaurant and treated her to a piece of raw vegan cake, as she had never heard of such a thing. She loved what she ate, and took pictures of it to share with her friends/family on facebook. Centrally located, and highly recommended.
Read morePros: Excellent desserts
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hungryherbivores
Points +46
Wonderful, wonderful! - Edit
I highly recommend ordering the mixed plate to eat. They give you loads of food- practically everything on the menu! I ordered the mixed plate and was absolutely stuffed. Most of the food is some variation of a shredded vegetable doused in sauce. They also have raw crackers with spread on top which are delicious. I had a slice of carrot cake for dessert along with a cocoa macaroon and gingerbread macaroon. Both were wonderful. I ordered another slice to go and the man behind the counter (presumably the owner) gave me two more macaroon balls for free. I did not realize that the restaurant chargers for take away containers (they refund you if you bring it back) so I came up short. The man behind the counter told me that it was fine and to just enjoy the food.
Read morePros: incredible service, beautiful restaurant, delicious food
Guest
poohfriends
Points +221
Food ok, but too expensive - Edit
After reading the good reviews here, we had to try Mannatural. It's not located downstairs anymore, but has a nice retaurant in the street.
Read moreWe asked what everything is and they recommended a mix plate menu. One plate should be enough for two adults and a smoothie and cake is included in the menu.
We got one mixed playe and everybody (2 adult, 3 small children) got a small plate with crackers. The children didn't like anything, but we found it tasteful.
There was a red smoothie which was said to be cherry. It tasted really strange. I asked if this was ok and they said it also contains grapefruit. They should have said this in the beginning as the taste was very different than just cherry.
When we were finished I went to pay. The bill was 9600 forint. This was much more than expected. There were two cakes on the bill which should be included in the menu. After notifying this the bill was 8300 forint. This was still much more than expected. We didn't receive a specification. They billed two menus and we only ordered one. They billed the crackers which we didn't order at all. We thought they were in the menu as they were put on our table.
We had a really bad feeling when we left.
Cons: Too expensive, Billed things we didn't order
Guest
m@earthville
Points +9488
Healthiest food in Budapest — and great desserts! - Edit
I ate here twice on my recent short visit to Budapest, and really enjoyed it both times. There's plenty of interesting creations to try, and they offer several mixed-plate and menu options to help you sample their flavors affordably.
Read moreWhatever you do, though, don't miss the stuffed cabbage rolls, which are quite interesting and satisfying, and the delicious desserts.
Their juices and smoothies are great, too. I especially liked the poppy seed smoothie.
Very friendly service, with good English spoken by some of the staff.
One tip: Though their posted hours suggest they are open until 9pm, in practice they sometimes close as early as 8pm if nobody is there, so be sure to arrive before 8:00.
Highly recommended! :-)
Pros: Fresh, raw, healthy, & tasty, All vegan, Great smoothies and desserts
Guest
jellybean
Points +202
Great find - Edit
This was a great find. Right around the corner from the Parliament. I loved that they had sampler platters so you can taste several dishes without having to choose just one or two. The staff explained all the dishes to us.
Read moreThe smoothies and cakes were bonuses. Enjoyed everything we tried.
Loved that it was both vegan and healthy.
So glad to find good vegan food on vacation and not have to settle for another salad.
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VeganTrav
Points +164
A must! - Edit
I went there for lunch with a friend and we had the " all you can eat menu". Every single dish was very tasty and well seasoned, we especially liked the poppy and sesame seeds milks, they were amazing! You should also try their fresh apple-spinach and apple-veggie juices. The staff is extremely kind and helpful, we also had some desserts, the carob mint pie was simply delicious. I would come back to Budapest just to eat there again, not to miss!
Read morePros: tasty, cosy, healty
Guest
happy.traveler
Points +49
poppy seeds - Edit
Not a big choice of dishes. The ones that I tasted were fine. The poppy seed drink was realy delicious.
Read morePros: modest menu
Guest
vege77
Points +50
Very good food - Edit
I went there with my husband. The place is small, only 7 tables... it is in the cellar... but it doesn't matter any how. Staff are very friendly. He took a mixed platter, two smoothies, 2 lemonades and a Raffaello cake. Everything was very good. For all together we payed 4400 huf; I would say very normal price. The cake was really delicious! We came back next day, just for cakes and smoothies. I tried rose cake, and it was heavenly good. My husband had chocolate cake and carob cake, all very good. The place is cosy, could use little more decorative touch.
Read morePros: excellent food, friendly staff, good price
Guest
Joemac
Points +23
Fantastic Raw Food Restaurant. - Edit
Great raw food selection. I went for the mixed plate for 1500L, good variation and tasty. The cakes are to die for, 450L per large slice and the dairy free poppy milk drink is a must. To top it all off, the staff are incredibly friendly and informative, with perfect English. It has a humble look and setting, like being in a cotton womb. This place is a must for raw food and vegans!
Read morePros: good cakes., good milkshakes., knowledgeable staff.
Cons: humble setting., could do with a bit more variation., raw food burgers? they need a dehydrator.
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CeciliaTegner
Points +48
Do not miss! - Edit
Great place w/ super friendly staff! Really hard to find, since it's hidden in a basement with just a small sign on street level. We were 13 people, and they were still able to let us in during lunch for a mixed platter, smoothies, cake, soup and tea. We were REALLY treated! All this food for just 2200 HUF p.p, awesomeness! Everything tasted amazing and a lot of the ingredients were from the owner's farm.
Read morePros: Great food!, Great staff!, Great value!
Cons: Hidden location
Guest
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