Vegan restaurant with juice bar, bakery, and grocery space est. since 1997 and has been renovated into more of a diner type atmosphere than its original commune-like setting. Offers a menu of soups, salad, sandwiches, bowls, burgers, smoothies, tea, daily special, and brunch on weekends. Attached to the restaurant is its takeaway selling prepared dishes to take home as well various cooking ingredients like tempeh, rice, and chilled foods. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-10:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-10:00pm.
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194 Reviews
First Review by dennisthemenace
mcsnv
Points +3484
Est-ce encore nécessaire de présenter Aux Vivres? - Edit
Est-ce encore nécessaire de présenter Aux Vivres? Les plats sont délicieux et 100% vegan, du burger jusqu'aux desserts en passant par les bols. Un incontournable à Montréal. Si vous venez pour la première fois, choisissez le tempeh plutôt que le tofu. Aux Vivres a une façon unique de le préparer (et que j'aimerais être capable de répliquer!). Juste à côté du restaurant, il y a également un comptoir à emporter, incluant les plats principaux du restaurant et plusieurs produits d'épicerie difficilement trouvables ailleurs. À savoir toutefois que le menu pour le brunch n'est pas très vaste. Je vous suggère davantage d'y faire un tour pour le dîner ou le souper. Highly recommended overall.
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2Bvegan4
Points +27
A must in Montreal! Ever present life saver! - Edit
Aux Vivres is an establishment in Montreal. You want to eat Vegan, you go to Aux Vivres, it's that simple! Whether you want to have breakfast, lunch or dinner, you will find something good on the menu. A vegan life style can create challenging situations when you look for an easy escape, let Aux Vivres become a partner in your everyday busy life! I go there often, I will go there again! They are #2Bvegan4 approved! ;-)
Read morePros: Long open hours, Many choices on the menu, Exclusively vegan
Cons: They should be open 24/7
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sglcklch
Points +3727
Worth a visit - Edit
Our lunch here exceeded my expectations. We ordered the malai kofta and tempeh satay for apps, and the chili fries and a Mekong sandwich for mains. Menu not all that special overall but food was well seasoned and prepared. Serving sizes turned out to be much bigger than we thought and we left stuffed!
Read morePros: great food, generous portions
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vegiebeth
Points +63
Wonderful menu and service - Edit
We had to wait for a table at lunchtime due to the popularity of this restaurant. Once inside, we quickly learned why! They have a large menu of soups, smoothies, juices, salads, sandwiches, wraps, bowls and more. We each ordered one of the bowls which were very generous and delicious. All of the desserts looked fabulous. We shared the key lime pie and thought it was great.
Read morePros: Large menu, nice atmosphere, friendly and efficien
Cons: No complaints here!
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dragoncat
Points +57
Delicious Weekend Brunch - Edit
The weekend brunch was delicious! We had the one with fried polenta and the one with tempeh bacon. The restaurant was crowded but they had space for us. Good service.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Good service, Lots of choices
Cons: Don't have the brunch all week long
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atomheart
Points +144
The menu will boost your vegan optimism - Edit
Honestly, it'll take you 15 minutes just to read through the Aux Vivres menu because you'll keep pausing to reflect on the glorious fact that everything is vegan. There's a reason everyone recommends the dragon bowl - it's damn good - but give other menu items a try on your second and third visits. Bring your non-vegetarian friends along as well... they'll want to come back.
Read morePros: Dragon sauce
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seymourW
Points +49
The best - Edit
I've been a regular for many years. I've tried everything on the menu and liked or loved most of it. This is probably the best vegan restaurant in Montreal (maybe in Quebec). The staff is friendly, the food is great, the prices are fair, the portions are generous, etc.
Read moreHowever, I'll say that over the years, as the venue got bigger and bigger, it also got louder and crowdier. The music is super loud, which I don't get. The restaurant is always full of people, which makes it rowdy already, and the music only makes everyone have to talk louder. We can't hear each other at all. Please ditch the music, AV!
Also, while I love the option to buy prepackaged foods from Aux Vivres, some of them seem overpriced; like you get *a lot* more food for less $ on the restaurant side.
So, those are some things to improve on, but AV is still a great place. Hopefully they can branch out someday so that it becomes less crowded.
Pros: Delicious food, Fair pricing (in restaurant), Daily(?) specials
Cons: Crowded, noisy!, Overpriced shop items, Loud music!
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Vitapita
Points +171
I liked it! - Edit
The food tasted good and the service was not bad either. There were a lot of people though so a bit loud and we didn't like the atmosphere but over all great place for lunch or for take out rather than romantic dinner.
Read morePros: good food, good service
Cons: loud
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EricB
Points +41
Not amazing, but really good! - Edit
Really good food, not mind blowing but solidly good vegan food. On the servers suggestion I ordered the Dragon Wrap, really fresh sauce was good little bland, but def tasty. Wife ordered a Buddha bowl, she really liked it. The Greek Mezze app we ordered was really good. Desserts - Key Lime Pie - I didn't care for it needed to be creamier. Wife had the Uncheescake that was really good. Overall really good fresh vegan food. Would def go again. We returned for brunch, and tofu scrambles were amazing best I've had. Pancakes were I little hearty for my taste, but still really good.
Read morePros: Brunch, Cheesecake, Fresh ingredients
Cons: Service was slow, but waiters were very helpful
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EricaEff
Points +243
Stick to popular choices - Edit
Aux Vivres is great, but you should stick to their popular dishes - i.e. veggie bowls, veggie burgers. Every time I've veered from their classics I was disappointed. All of their desserts I've tried are spectacular, though.
Read morePros: Solid veggie bowls + veggie burgers, Amazing desserts
Cons: Less popular menu items are mediocre, Slightly overrated
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stgermaing
Points +94
Tempeh sandwich!! - Edit
Absolutely delicious, flavorful and unique
Read morePros: delicious sauces, flavorful tempeh, variety
Cons: WAY too pricey
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angdep
Points +1297
Best Vegan Place in Montreal - Edit
Aux Vivres has great food and great selections. Their blueberry pancakes are the best; the wraps delicious, and the salads are tasty and large enough for a meal. Overall, never a disappointment going there.
Read morePros: excellent food, friendly staff, large portions
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Myfannwy165
Points +208
Funky and Fun Experience - Edit
We were so pleased to discover this restaurant open quite late at night, we arrived around 9:45 pm. There were so many options on the menu it was difficult to decide! There were several kinds of smoothies so my daughter had and orange creamsicle which she really enjoyed. We started with the chili to start and it was so delicious. It was garnished so beautifully, with tortilla chips, faux sour cream and guacamole YUM! For the main course I finally decided on a Thai Bowl, it was beautiful but I did not enjoy it at all. It had a very strong flavour of lemongrass that I was not expecting. My server was very intuitive, when she came to check on our meal she didn't even ask, she could tell I was not enjoying it and she was very apologetic and said she could not let me go away without being satisfied. We discussed replacing it with something else but in the end I decided I wanted to move on to dessert...she said "no problem" and promised to remove the cost of the Thai Bowl from the bill, and she did. For dessert we had the special for Valentine's Day which was a Chipotle Brownie with Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream...OMG: To Die For! It wasn't even that pretty.... but wow, it had the perfect balance of semi-sweet chocolate and hot chile flavours. The brownie would have been incredible on its own, but the smooth, sweet delicate scoop of vanilla coconut ice cream made it 'out of this world', I would go back to Montreal for this dessert alone! We also had the Choco-Banane Tart, it was also very good. It had a rich and smooth chocolate cream filling with fresh banana flavour. If you are in Montreal I would highly recommend this restaurant. My only complaint is that the food here is so good it attracts carnists and you have to eat your vegan meal sitting next to people wearing fur...there are establishments that don't allow casual attire, vegan restaurants shouldn't allow fur!
Read morePros: Variety, Customer Service, Open Late
Cons: Dessert is too good, customers wearing fur
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clovely.vegan
Points +1118
Healthy lunch & tasty dessert! - Edit
My boyfriend and I were visiting from out of town and decided to give this place a try. Happy we did!! We started with the Tempeh Satay and really liked it! Had a great taste. I wanted to order the Caesar Salad, but the server discouraged me from doing so. She said it wasn't worth it. So, I ordered the Dragon Bowl and enjoyed it. The sauce was so so good. I was a little disappointed with the rice and lettuce underneath all the good stuff on top of the bowl (everything on top seemed much more fresh and colorful and delicious), but overall it was a good dish. I loved the taste of the tofu with the dragon sauce. My boyfriend had the brunch Huevos Rancheros and I must say, I had dish envy. The tofu scramble was quite good. I love sour cream, and theirs did not disappoint. We finished the meal off with 2 desserts - the chololate banana pie and the key lime pie. Key lime was too tart for me, but we both LOVED the chocolate banana pie...very rich. If you're vegan and visiting Montreal, I would definitely recommend Aux Vivres.
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Kristnoelle
Points +34
Amazing!! - Edit
The food absolutely blew me and my friend away...it was so delicious. I had the Buddha bowl with tempeh, and she had another bowl as well. The sauces are so good and the vegan mango lassi was pretty good. The chocolate smoothie I had was a bit too chocolatey, but that's just my personal preference. All in all the service is super fast and the waiters are super friendly, there are tons of options and loads of variety...it definitely is a vegan's paradise!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Sunday January 10, 2016
Pros: delicious food, fast/friendly service, amazing variety
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Kglangley
Points +47
many healthy options - Edit
This place is great! It is healthy, tasty, and there are many options on the menu including raw and gluten free options.
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misterysun
Points +21
Great - Edit
Super friendly and tasty. Staff was helpful with translations to English.
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sephii
Points +55
Awesome vegan place - Edit
I had the daily special and it was delicious, unfortunately the portion was quite big so I couldn't take a dessert... but the cool thing is you can just take ask stuff for take-away. Also the waiter asked if we wanted to take the leftovers instead of just getting rid of it.
Read moreI also liked the openness of the waiter, who simply handed us the full ingredient list of a burger when a friend asked for the ingredients to check if there was anything she didn't like.
Pros: 100% vegan, Delicious food, Great service
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ChristineDrouinphoto
Points +113
Always good ! - Edit
I live near Montreal, so I had the chance to eat several times at Aux Vivres. When the daily specials are to my liking, I never hesitate to take this dish. Increasingly, these dishes are not available all the time, so this is our chance to taste it. The portions are generous, the food is tasty and mostly organic. After a day in Mont-Royal, there is nothing better than a healthy meal in this vegan restaurant.
Read morePros: delicious food , fast service
Cons: dessert are expensive , Not enough Aux vivres restaurant
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faerycake
Points +98
Amazing!! Fresh, tasty, exciting food! - Edit
This was our first and last meal in Montreal! We went along three times, because we loved it so much. The first time we went for a tempeh bowl with miso sauce and a sandwich, and made the mistake of also ordering a side of greens too - which was way too much food. It was all fantastic though! We went again on a Saturday morning, because we were keen to try their brunch, and shared the one with polenta and the one with tempeh bacon & sweet potato. Both were fantastic. The last time we went, we had the seitan gyro sandwich and one with aubergine & taponade. Again, both were incredibly good! It was amazing to go somewhere with such fresh & tasty food. I've not come across anything quite like this in the UK, but have been trying to recreate some of the food at home since I've been back! Also - we want to say thank you to Alex, who served us each time we were there and was incredibly nice, and gave us some excellent travel advice too!
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Rubysunn
Points +74
Aux Vivres - Edit
Great little spot, probably the most popular vegan spot in Montreal from what I hear. There is a pick up/grocery sort of section where you can grab some food products and go and there is also a sit down restaurant. The Buddha bowl was exactly what I wanted. The sauce tasted a lot like nutritional yeast and I love that! Fresh, hearty but light at the same time. Hibiscus lemonade is delicious too! Would go back for sure, lots more that I would love to try like the brunch menu.
Read morePros: all vegan, healthy options or not so healthy options
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yupsate
Points +45
Great vegan food and best on a la carte express - Edit
Really tasty food all around, though I'd love a little more variety in their options.
Read moreStill, they are by far the best vegan option on a la carte express for ordering and their food is very good!
Pros: Great tasting food, Vegan, Available on a la carte express
Cons: A bit expensive, A lot of the food is same-y
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Pylar
Points +26
Delicious - Edit
No complaints here.
Read moreThe food is great. The prices are fair. The portion sizes are actually a bit ridiculous but that's good because you can have leftovers.
The flavors are great.
The baked goods are delicious.
I especially love the ginger cookies and you MUST try their chapati with the beurre vegé. (it's a nutritional yeast butter, taste amazing!)
Pros: good food, delivery, quick pick up when you call in an order
Cons: excessively large portions
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Paulssica
Points +15
Love love love! - Edit
One of the best vegan places in Montreal! It has a relaxed diner feel but with healthy and delicious food!!! Have to try the coconut bacon, and the dreamsicle smoothie. The wraps are my favorite.
Read moreI love this place and miss it everyday! Used to live in Montreal and would go very often, moved away and still search for that similar concept. Thank you aux vivres for being so awesome!
Pros: Good value for amount of food given, Friendly staff, Great sauces!
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selator
Points +82
My favourite in Montreal - Edit
The uncheesecake and the dragon bowl are amazing.
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vwlewis
Points +396
Superbe! Mon resto Vegan préféré - Edit
Prix très raisonnables, superbe concept, service rapide, nourriture excellente, personnel super sympathique. Il y a plusieurs restaurants végératiens ou végétaliens à Montréal, mais celui-ci est mon préféré, mon régulier. Je recommande vivement :)
Read morePros: Awesome food, Awesome people, Very decent prices
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Lindzriot
Points +139
my first all vegan cuisine restaurant experience - Edit
Exceeded my expectations! I am always here when I'm visiting Montreal. The best vegan food I've ever had. Highly recommended.
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