Vegan
American
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
British
Breakfast
Canadian
All-vegan butcher shop that creates plant-based meat alternatives. Features deli sandwiches, hot foods, and a glass case display of deli meats, taco stuff'ers, bangers, and vegan cheeses to take home. On the weekends find brunch menu with several varieties of tofu bennys as well mains like poutine, breakfast burrito, smokey tempeh bacon bagel, and English breakfast plate. Eat on the premises or take to-go. At Victoria Market at The Hudson since 2017. Offers nationwide vegan meat boxes delivery. Reported closed August 2022.
94 Reviews
First Review by kels.the.veg.
Nastastia
Points +48
So Good and friendly! - Edit
We had cauliflower hot wings and they were so good! Also we bought the cream cheese in the deli counter (everything flavor) and it was the best cream cheese I’ve ever had!
Read morePros: quick, friendly, tasty
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EsmeTardif
Points +82
A favorite!! - Edit
Absolutely delicious... we had burgers, mac 'n cheese, poutine, sausage rolls and cookies. They were all incredible... we went back 2 days later and bought some burgers for home.
Read morePros: Perfection
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Lettuce Muncher
Points +393
Onion Rings and more - Edit
Delicious array of food. We ate here twice, having the juevos, smokey burger, Pickle Rick and BBQ platter. All were good. I was especially happy to find onion rings cooled in a vegan fryer. They sell local cultured cheeses and their deli meats to go. Sides are huge! My only issue is that with all the amazing cultured cheese on the island, why are Daiya shreds being used on the Mac and the poutine?
Read morePros: Options, Great kombucha
Cons: Daiya Cheese
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HaileyM
Points +73
An absolute MUST! - Edit
I visited Very Good Butchers for breakfast. The food is absolutely amazing, I had the vegan Benny. Lots of seats & nice atmosphere in the market!
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Pamr
Points +248
Awesome! - Edit
Both to eat in or to buy from their bean butchery, this place is a must go. I highly recommend the burgers as well as the weekend brunch items. And definitely do not leave without buying some goodies to bring home with you.
Read morePros: tasty, good quality, filling comfort food
Cons: service a bit slow
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dontbedaft
Points +575
Fun vegan comfort food - Edit
Plant-based hub with a deli-counter selling mock meats and dairy free cheese in addition to the large menu of comfort food.
Read morePros: All vegan, Big menu
Cons: Location inside market a little inaccessible
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Veggiedancer
Points +204
Fantastic homemade mock meat - Edit
Sadly I was only in Victoria over night, so I only got to try one item on the menu, and they all looked so good. I took the bbq plate with “ribz”. It was fantastic. I highly recommend eating here, especially if you are a fan of mock meat!
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bubbalouiex
Points +49
Really impressed with the food here! - Edit
We tried the tofu benny dish and it was delicious. They really took care to make it look nice as well. Everything was perfect.
Read moreBtw, the girl told us that they have a manufacturing plant in Victoria where they make all their plant-based meats. Wish we had something like that where I live, as most vegan restaurants in my town get their "meats" from Taiwan. :(
Updated from previous review on 2019-09-20
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PamelaKT
Points +76
Very Good Indeed! - Edit
At the Sidney Farmer's Market, I had a chance to try the Very British Banger and really enjoyed it so a group of us went to the Deli in Victoria and were very happy that we did. The Cauli Wings with Maple Sriracha , Cauli Wings with Buffalo sauce, Poutine, Buffalo style Cluckin' Eh Sandwich and Chocolate Chip Cookie were all delicious. One minor item was that we had ordered BBQ sauce not Buffalo sauce for one of our orders of Cauli Wings. I look forward to returning and to also trying their Brunch.
Read morePros: Full of Flavour, Friendly Staff, Appealing Market Location
Cons: One item of our order was incorrect
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JuliaGrouch
Points +58
Very, very good. - Edit
This place is incredible. It is a beacon for all vegans everywhere!! We had the buffalo chicken sandwich with a side of poutine and a very Big Mac with a side of onion rings. Too much food, we know, but like, so delicious. They also sell “The Cultured Nut” products, which is a local cashew cheesery!
Read morePros: Only vegan options! Junk fooooood baby, Great staff , Cute location
Cons: A wee expensive. But worth it
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SarBear
Points +48
Great location and concept - Edit
I really enjoyed this establishment. I would have loved to see a slightly more expansive brunch menu but I’m sure it will come in time. Really enjoyed the tempeh bacon bagel. The market itself is so beautiful I love the location.
Read morePros: Brunch on weekends, Seating
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ChereseCombs
Points +578
Very Good - Edit
Quick comfort food, all vegan and delicious. The fried chicken was delicious paired with the house salad and Mac and cheese. Friendly service.
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Orion
Points +1415
It was okay - Edit
I enjoyed the food there but it wasn’t extraordinary by any means. I had never been to a vegan butchers before this, I really like the idea and the taste of their “meats” everything else was just lacking a bit, meals not coming out at the same time ect.
Read morePros: Great idea, Meats taste good
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TKoch
Points +563
Food was ok - Edit
Shared the ribs, mac and cheese, caesar salad, poutine, and onion rings. Food was ok, but very greasy. Ribs were dry and needed extra sauce. We will probably not go back. They were out of every kind of lunchmeat they advertise and the clerk said she didn’t know when they would have the items back in stock.
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barkerkimp
Points +198
Great vegan fast food - Edit
Great vegan fast food, near the centre of town and fantastic that it’s all 100% vegan.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-06-07
Pros: 100% vegan - nothing has to be veganised, Good choices and portions, Friendly staff
Cons: Quite pricey if on a limited budget
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GVG
Points +137
Vegan junk food - Edit
Great if you are looking for vegan comfort/junk food! Lots of options but not very healthy and quite processed.
Read moreQuite expensive, quick service.
Located in a indoor food market kind of place with other food vendors if your company isn’t vegan! Yummy kombucha but a shame that they serve it in a single use cup.
They also had vegan cookies and donuts in the cabinet! ( the peanut butter cookie was yummy, the brownie cookie not so good..)
Pros: Fully Vegan , Has sweet treats
Cons: Processed
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Azelea
Points +272
Sooooooooo gooooooood - Edit
I was very impressed by this place, got five different things and everything was good fast and great portions! Wish I lived here!
Read morePros: Great portions , Good prices, Amazing flavours
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JTtheveggie
Points +2502
Not What I Expected but Pleased - Edit
Okay, I’d built up expectations around visiting this place for sometime (sort of a Mecca for West Coast vegans). I’d expected a sit down dining experience but this is more a stand and order at the counter and they’ll call you kind of place. At the recommendation of the clerk I ordered the Pickle Burger (pretty great - you’ll need napkins) and the cauliflower wings (a bit soggy and tired). Note the limited daytime only hours of this place.
Read morePros: Ample public seating , Quick and friendly service, Reasonably priced
Cons: Restricted hours
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PbBean
Points +31
Best Vegan Comfort Food! - Edit
The food here is phenomenal! I have yet to have a dish here that I did not love. Their variety of vegan comfort food options is unparalleled - I enjoy trying something different every time I come. Their nacho fries and mac and cheese are my current favourites :)
Read morePros: Amazing Food, Great Staff
Cons: Inconvenient location/hours
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JaredDombrowski
Points +86
DELICIOUS! - Edit
We went here for brunch and had 2 different bennies - both were outstanding! Very tasty. And the onion rings were also delicious. Big menu, lots of options. Highly recommended!
Read morePros: Big menu, Cool location
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LunaBella
Points +34
Wow! Perfect vegan food - Edit
What a great experience. The service was amazing, the food is delicious and I definitely want to go again!!
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efenosvriemen
Points +1788
chicken burgers to die for - Edit
they have one of the best chicken burgers i’ve tasted in the west coast. i missed it so much when my trip ended.
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DrangPo
Points +30
The best burgers! - Edit
Yum, do your self a favor amd go. And weekends has a bonus munu
Read morePros: All great
Cons: Addicted
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kylgh
Points +25
Amazing! - Edit
I’ve only had their packaged ribs and burgers, but they’re SO delicious! I can’t wait to try their cooked in house options.
Read morePros: Local, Lentil based
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Netalwins
Points +47
Amazing Variety - Edit
I had the opportunity to taste a wide selection of very good butchers menu at a party this December held at the restaurant. I am very impressed. The flavours and textures of their sandwiches and burgers were amazing. Their rolls were delicious. If you are in Downtown Victoria I highly recommend this restaurant.
Read morePros: Amazing recipes , Great service , Great staff
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iswarnn
Points +74
Breakfast burger ☺️ - Edit
We were starving (no breakfast does that to you) so walked ten mins down the road to this place tucked into the market. We both ordered breakfast burgers and they came pretty quickly, they were filled to the brim and tasted sooo good! Sadly they’d run out of hash browns so they took a dollar off for each burger. Really filling and tasty, good music too. Would definitely come back
Read morePros: All vegan!, They also sell mock meats and cheeses
Cons: No hash browns!, Don’t serve coffee (just nit picking here)
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JustinAbraham
Points +18
Amazing experience - Edit
Every Vegan has to check this place out. Love it
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