Vegan
Organic
Western
Take-out
Asian
Bakery

Wholefood plant-based cafe offering an Australian-influenced and modern Asian menu. Est. 2015. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-9:00pm.


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32 Reviews

First Review by fruitmansapote

AnetteVegan

Points +628

Vegan
28 Dec 2023

Delicious food in a cosy calm atmosphere

Many options in the menu and the place is easy to find. We had some very fresh and yummie food. The staff was very friendly and we will come back!

Pros: Many options, Fresh food, Good price

willcannings

Points +340

Vegan
01 Dec 2023

Great small all vegan restaurant

Had the meatballs and tempeh and avocado burger, and two deserts with drinks and all were great! Very very diverse menu, cute location, and (from an Australian perspective) very reasonably priced!

Pros: All vegan!, Very large menu, All reasonably priced

ThirtyThirdCafe

Points +41

Vegan
29 Oct 2023

Best Vegan Restaurant

This is our always go-to restaurant, most specially when we have something to celebrate with my partner.

Love all their food and drinks, and also their new cafe - Mylk Cafe.

Pros: Value for money, Delicious and made with love, Super friendly owner

NinjaKatjaHorr

Points +335

Vegan
07 Sep 2023

Great place with delicious bowls

Small and cozy vegan restaurant. When we arrived it was full, but we could order from the vegan coffee place next door (mylk) and moved over as soon as there was space. Food took a while (understandably, as it was so full), but was really delicious. Great bowls full of fresh ingredients!

ali_tofu

Points +21

Mostly Veg
07 May 2023

One of my favorite places

Good food. Lovely service. Worth the visit. Hope I can visit again.

The colorful bowls of food give me joy. Although, I prefer their pastas due to personal choice. 💗

Pros: Delicious food, Healthy

Cons: Limited seating

nes_

Points +89

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

My go-to resto whenever I have guests! 💚

Whenever I have friends or guests coming over, I will bring them to TVD. So far, my fave is quesadilla! 🧀

Pros: plenty of options!!!!, clean ingredients, cute ambience

Cons: Does not accept credit card—my broke self is sad

DaveMangoSmith

Points +14

Non Veg
16 Feb 2023

Clean vegan food

Owners are responsible. They are transparent about the ingredients. They have a nice new CR.

No unnecessary grease or sugar on the food unlike every other restaurant.

Cons: Expensive

baibaibai

Points +42

Vegan
03 Feb 2023

A Vegan resto for veggie lovers!

So many great options and very plant-forward menu choices.

Pros: Everything is vegan, Great staff, Chill ambience

VeganMedic_

Points +76

Vegan
21 Jun 2022

Always my go to place.

This cafe never disappoints me. I love everything.

TanushreeAmrute

Points +16

Vegan
16 Jun 2022

Amazing!!!

Been a regular to this lovely place for the last 4 years. Amazing vibes and absolutely phenomenal food. The owners are extremely accommodating and make you feel very welcome. The food is worth the price and fills you up for long and is soul satisfying to say in the least.
Also their raspberry mango strudel is to die for!!
Definetly the single most amazing thing I'm going to miss about Davao once I'm gone. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Pros: Portion Size, Taste , Resemblance to actual meat

eric2022

Points +11

Mostly Veg
04 Feb 2022

Reason I would come to Davao: durian and TVD

I ate here a few years ago when I did my annual durian pilgrimmage trips before the pandemic. Definitely exceeded my expectations of what "vegan food" would taste like. Not only did it look better and more interesting than what I was eating as an omnivore back then, but it actually tasted delicious! I've tried vegan items from other establishments since then, but those tended to taste like "flour"--not appetizing. Since my first visit, TVD became my other reason for visiting Davao aside from my favorite durians. If I'm asked for resto recommendations in Davao, it'll definitely be TVD.

One other reason why I like TVD is even before pandemic, the workers actually wore their mouth spit guards properly over their mouths and not hanging on their chins like most other places.

Pros: Delicious food (doesnt taste like "flour"), Delicious food (not taste like flour), Clean and tidy place

Cons: More than walking distance from bankerohan

Durianwalker

Points +1761

Vegan
02 Jul 2020

real vegan tasty food. (closed to 2021)

owner is a comitted militant vegan for life, not a fake vegan that goes back to eggs and fish FFS... want satisfaction?,, then order bean quesadilla (made using nut cheese), also walnut burger and falafael burger are a sure thing.. many smoothies and juices and deserts.., just go

Pros: lots of options, easy location, quality

Cons: higher cost to other vegan places but no probz, typical filipina slow response to needs, small

KaCai

Points +96

Vegan
03 Jan 2020

Wholesome and Healthy

Cozy, unpretentious, but definitely good eats. If you're vegan (or even non-veg) and looking for something beyond mock meats, this place is for you. Flavorful whole food dishes freshly and thoughtfully prepared. Personal fave is the Cheese Melt Tortilla Chips. 👌🏼

Pros: Everything is vegan and labeled for allergens, Friendly and courteous staff, Decent-sized servings

Cons: Seats get filled fast, might share tables, Limited parking areas

joferdjsantos

Points +18

Vegan
20 Dec 2019

A must-visit when in Davao, Philippines!

Everything they serve is awesome. Worth every peso!

My personal favorites are the tempeh blt sub and unbaked brownies. So good! The staff are so accommodating and friendly, too. They're very well-trained and it's obvious that they value what the cafe is all about, which is promoting and advocating veganism, animal rights and environmentalism!

Thank you, The Vegan Dinosaur!

Updated from previous review on 2019-12-20

Lebogang

Points +58

Vegan
27 Oct 2019

food was good, not great but good

would say the restaurant is really beautiful love the setup, food was OK loved the jack fruit burger and their salad.

Pros: lots of option. their salads are really tasty

Cons: expensive, but then veggies are expensive here

JulsBindi

Points +46

Vegan
08 Oct 2019

Will definitely come back

Ordered mango salad, date salad, matcha tea, matcha smoothie, bliss balls, chai tea, earl grey tea totaling 1,580php USD $30. Great vibe here. Highly recommend

VeganMarine

Points +287

Vegan
30 Aug 2019

Vegan Backpacker

Without a doubt the overall healthiest/tastiest western style vegan food in the Philippines.

Loved having jalepenos after months of not. Nachos were yummy, burger was good, and quinoa bowl as well.

Price was definitely not packer friendly, but then again all western/tourist vegan food in the islands were around the same price. Avg. 280peso per meal. Portion is decent, much better than other remote vegan stops in the islands.

Pros: Options, flavors, jalepenos!

Cons: Price for Philippines.

StevieSurf

Points +1895

Vegan
12 Aug 2019

Elegant cafe for vegan fare

I’ve made several visits here - healthy but tasty options - a range of burgers, bowls, salads. An environmentally conscious business making a huge contribution to the Davao vegan scene

Pros: Careful conscious food , Wonderful milkshakes and smoothies , Lovely friendly staff

MichaelDiRamos

Points +69

Vegetarian
12 Apr 2019

Love this place!

Whenever we go to Davao, we make it a point to come here. Great food with fantastic service!

Pros: Yummy food and servers with great personalities!

Cons: Wish they had a branch in Manila😄

travellingbutterfly

Points +1209

Vegan
25 Mar 2019

A place to spoil myself

This is a place I would go to spoil myself once in a while. A little out of my budget range but certainly worth coming back to experience the delicious variety of food, clean space and lovely staff.

ErnestBerlot

Points +204

Vegan
13 Jan 2019

Its ok

The thing is, after 6-7pm you dont have other vegan choices in davao. If i am really hungry and i want a 1500 kcal dinner same every day, i need to go there and i will have a bill 800p . Aircondition room is cold, i dont like. Cannot sit outside. Food expensive because many stuff, plastic free and air condition. I just go there when i dont have other choices and than i am happy about this vegan restaurant.

Pros: Stuff really frindly and beautiful woman, Food taste good

Cons: Air condition, Expensive for big hungry people

pfernz

Points +12

Vegan
10 Jun 2018

Burger is on point!!

Very good vegan place.. and its not expensive!!

lucynewport

Points +43

Vegan
18 Feb 2018

So tasty & fresh!

We ate here lots of times whilst staying in Davao City - the food & staff are excellent!

I ate delicious burgers, tacos, sandwiches, salads, bliss balls and the most amazing raw fudge :) the food is always nice & fresh with good portion sizes. Highly recommend!

TimmyTesseract

Points +34

Vegan
15 Jan 2018

Out of this world!

The Vegan Dinosaur is clearly my favourite restaurant in Davao. The ambience is great and the staff very friendly. Their food is just incredible. There are countless super delicious dishes to choose from. Just for the burgers there are eight different variations and every single one is so uniquely good in its own way that I honestly can't tell which one is the best because that's what they all are.

DarrickCook

Points +53

Vegan
11 Oct 2017

a little peaceful Oasis in davao

5 star quality food...nice ambiance...caring loving owner and workers.....smash that tasty veg burger asap!
Tacos are filling and i love the kidney and garbanzo beans and guacamoli.....
the new cashew or sunflower seed cheeze is very delicious...i love to add cheeze to the jackfruit sliders...and i love the quesidilla and i add beans to this....also the sun dried tomato pasta is tangy and rich....the fresh pressed juice is unbelievable in taste...next to a newly finished park which is across the one side streeet, beautiful trees and landscaping, great to enjoy and meditate before you go into vegan dinosaur and after for a some walking and stretching...hopefully Sahara will make her place more bigger for larger groups to enjoy food without pieces of dead animals and guts and blood.

Updated from previous review on 2015-08-03

Pros: location, taste, friendly owner and staff

Cons: not well known in davao yet, no outside peaceful sitting

Durianrider

Points +372

Vegan
06 Oct 2017

great pasta 👌

Friendly staff and nice layout. Good place to carb up after a productive day.

vieann87

Points +13

Mostly Veg
26 Aug 2017

excellent vegan resto

outstanding...their food is awesome i love the salad and the burger everything 😇😇

Cons: the price is affordable




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