Vegan
Italian
Organic
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Bakery
Spanish
Gluten-free

Organic restaurant and small grocery store in the Harbor of El Cotillo since 2017 (previously on Calle Mallorquin). Menu changes daily and offers Italian inspired dishes, baked treats and desserts, beer, and tea. Example choices include vegan muffins, salad of the day, gluten-free pasta in marinara, tofu burger, croquetta, carrot cake, and raspberry pie. Open Tue-Sat 12:00-18:00.


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143 Reviews

First Review by Anne VDH

Dot7

Points +68

Vegan
14 Apr 2025

Good vegan food

Not much choices but everything we ordered was very good, prices ok.
Would totally go there again.

Pros: Tasty, Good desserts

emma50

Points +179

Vegan
24 Mar 2025

Vegan cafe, lovely food, great location

Lovely cafe near the beach. I had the greek salad and it was enormous, the others in my family ( meat eaters) both also enjoyed their meals. Took a piece of apple pie home for later as well!

Pros: Fully vegan, Freshly made, big portions , Friendly staff

PauldeNeys

Points +38

Vegan
19 Mar 2025

Absolutely amazing food!

Every time we come to Fuerteventura we come to Happy Cactus! Amazing food, great menu, great staff, good prices, highly recommended vegan food!

Istvan

Points +15

Vegetarian
22 Feb 2025

Delicious food, great and friendly service

Delicious food, great and friendly service, where vegan and gluten free options meet!
Just loved it!
... and they have takeaway too ❤️

Pros: Friendly staff, Delicious food, Best smoothies

Cons: -, -, -

FelixS.Hoffmann

Points +131

Vegan
04 Feb 2025

Beautiful Apple pie

We just had the apple pie, that was a 10/10.
Perfect crumble 🤤 the Staff was super friendly.

Pros: Taste , Service , Vegan

Loz.Room

Points +32

Vegan
25 Jan 2025

Love this place!

I was soooooo excited to accidently come across this place! I had the lentil soup with focaccia - it was unbelievably good! I had to get the rest of the family who aren't vegan to try a bit and they were amazed. I also then treated myself to the warm brownie with coconut ice cream. Good value and tasty food, a little haven in a place with fewer vegan options than I'm used to.
Thanks Happy Cactus!

Pros: Multiple options and nice staff, Huge portion sizes, Array of smoothies and protein smoothies

Cons: Weird you can't buy chips on their own?

coaching-vegan

Points +1586

Vegan
24 Jan 2025

Sehr freundliches Personal

Das Restaurant bietet Sitzplätze draußen im Schatten sowie im Innenbereich.
Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und aufmerksam, auch was glutenfreie Ernährung betrifft.

Säfte und Smoothies sind frisch und sehr lecker, der Preis liegt bei jeweils 6 Euro.
Ich habe mich für einen Rote Bete- und Orangensaft entschieden, da dieser durch das enthaltene Vitamin C die Aufnahme von bsp. Zink und Eisen fördern kann.

Das Essen hat gut geschmeckt, teilweise ist es fettig.
Wir waren zweimal in dem Restaurant essen und haben auch Essen zum mitnehmen bestellt.

Für zwei Personen haben wir uns eine Vorspeise (Tacco mit veganem Käse) so wie je ein Hauptgericht bestellt.
Die Portionen sind ausreichend groß, wir waren satt und zufrieden.  #Veganuary

Updated from previous review on 2025-01-19

Pros: Sehr freundliches Personal, Vollwertiges Essen, Ausreichend große Portionen

Cons: Burger war sehr fettig

DavidRoyle

Points +162

Vegan
21 Jan 2025

Excellent vegan lunch

Myself and my wife visited today for lunch the food was amazing and the service was amazing and the prices were reasonable

Pros: Excellent food , Excellent service , Reasonable prices

Cons: None , None , None

BillyThompson

Points +78

Vegan
21 Jan 2025

Best whole food vegan restaurant in the world

This is an incredible find. Whole food and seasonal products. Value for money, large portions and an amazing friendly team.
It doesn’t get any better in all the vegan hot spots of the world.
Outside seating, parking and a short walk to the beach.

Pros: Incredible food, Value for money, Whole foods made with love

Cons: None

Feedmemomma

Points +205

Vegan
18 Jan 2025

Delicious

The food here was incredible. My tofu and griddled veggie skewers were off the chart good, with a mint yogurt sauce that was delicious. The burger I had was a huera brand, which was super tasty and they added even more flavour with the aubergine and mushrooms, which took the burger up to a next level.
Lovely customer service
Can’t wait to back

Pros: Great location to take food off to the beach , Delicious , Super cute cafe

RobinJonk

Points +20

Vegan
09 Dec 2024

Just keep coming back!

Absolutely love this place, my favorite on the island. The food is delicious, the staff is lovely and it's next to great beaches. Perfect for a post-beach lunch!

Lynse99

Points +58

Vegan
06 Nov 2024

Great vegan food!

First visit here Great little place for vegans, Tasty food, it does get busy so don’t expect a quick in and out.
Will be back!

JetteBke

Points +58

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Great food and amazing staff

The juices are amazing and so is the food. The service is super friendly and overall just such a feelgood place

AmyWoods-Ryan

Points +373

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Fresh and tasty

We shared a starter and two mains. Very good portions, fresh food. One of the dishes was slightly over seasoned but overall we were really happy with the food and service.

RossanaSpagnuolo

Points +143

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

No me gustó

Restaurante 100% vegano pero con platos sin gran sabor. Baja calidad de los productos y personal poco amable.

Cons: Calidad de los productos , El personal

Happycactus.elcotillo

15 Sep 2024

Rossana, gracias por tu comentario. No nos esperábamos que tú experiencia hubiera sido idílica, a pesar del hecho que tú y tus 3 acompañantes devolvieran los platos vacíos. Sobre la materia prima, trabajamos con productos de temporada, y nos encargamos de todas las elaboraciones
A pesar de esto, somos consientes que no podemos encajar con los gustos de todo el mundo. El personal intentó asesorarte y acompañarte en la elección de tu almuerzo según tus gustos y preferencias, con algunas dificultades. Especificar los nutrientes de nuestros platos, es algo que hacemos habitualmente, intentando que cada persona pueda disfrutar de una experiencia única y apta a sus necesidades. Quizás en un futuro haya la oportunidad de volver a intentarlo 🙏

RossanaSpagnuolo

15 Sep 2024

El querer cuestionar que una persona coma o menos algún alimento me pareció poco profesional.
En relación a la calidad de los alimento pues tuve la mala suerte que justo mis tomates no tenían sabor alguno.. y que los nachos fueran de paquete pues no sé qué decirte.

Happycactus.elcotillo

15 Sep 2024

Rossana, obviamente respetamos tu punto de vista. Nadie cuestionó el hecho que comas o no algún alimento, al contrario. Por esto intentamos encontrar soluciones a los "problemas" de cada uno, quizás solo haya sido un mal encaje, todos somos seres humanos diferentes, por suerte 🙃 ojalá una mala experiencia no te quite las ganas de volver a intentarlo 🙏

KingKorni

Points +44

Vegan
10 Aug 2024

Leckeres Essen komplett vegan

Das Essen wird frisch zubereitet und der Service ist top. Wer nicht so gut spanisch spricht, wird auch auf englisch beraten.
Sehr lecker, ausgewogen und freundlich

Pros: Service, Essen, Ambiente

racken

Points +18

Vegan
02 Aug 2024

Cake and coffee

Love this place. Stop here after a swim for cake and coffee. Lots to choose from and amazing taste.

Pros: Great selection, Great taste, Good service

bundeskater

Points +40

Vegan
27 Jul 2024

Lecker und alle nett

Abwechselungssreich, lecker, faire Preise und alle total nett

cunningcat

Points +16

Vegan
11 Jun 2024

Delicious food with a relaxed vibe

Beautifully presented, fresh food and lovely waiting staff. I had the ‘Happy Meal’: tofu and mushroom skewers with green couscous and a house salad while my husband had a ‘Happy Bowl’: lentil curry bowl with basmati rice. Both delicious. Washed down with fresh fruit smoothie and kombucha followed by a glass of Lanzarote wine called ‘Volcano’ 😊

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-11

Pros: Healthy, Friendly, All vegan

Pinkymoemox

Points +68

Vegan
03 May 2024

Das Essen ist einfach wow 😋

Wir hatten gefüllte Avocado tacos und asiatisch angehauchte Reisnudeln. Alles war super lecker.

thomas0011

Points +172

Vegan
26 Apr 2024

Great food

We had the nachos, the risotto and the burger, all was great and the service was awesome

LisaFooter

Points +318

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Delicious food by the beautiful beach

This place is a great find, the food and staff are fabulous 😊

Pros: Food, Staff , Destination

Cons: None

carDav

Points +24

Vegan
05 Apr 2024

A great place

All I can say is that it is a spectacular place, the customer service is incredible and the food is exquisite and plentiful.

veganevolutionist

Points +2646

Vegan
26 Mar 2024

Fabulous

Popped in for lunch. There were four Happy Meals to choose from plus 3-4 starters, and about four dessert options, also a couple of Specials. The drinks menu we were interested in was for juices, I had the beetroot, apple and orange while B had the grapefruit, orange and ginger. We went straight for the mains and ordered Happy Meal 2 which was a salad bowl, and Happy Meal 4 the seitan in red wine sauce with turmeric cauliflower and polenta. Huge portions and oh so delicious. I had to take some of my seitan meal for take out.

The cafe space is good also with tables outside shaded and protected from the wind by a couple of strategically placed sails. Toilets are available. Friendly and happy service. Would love to eat there again.

Pros: Lots of choice, Delicious food, Friendly, happy service

Franaway

Points +123

Vegan
21 Mar 2024

Delicious

Worth a visit. The food isn't only tasty, but whole and healthy too.

Both the burger and "happy meal" are recommended.

They have GF options.

The mains and the sauces are quite indulgent. They have a selection of desserts which I didn't try.

Booking may be necessary.

Ichoosejoy

Points +16

Vegan
07 Mar 2024

Absolutely fabulous

All I can say is this feels so wholesome, like coming home, a big hug
All vegan love

Debi10

Points +164

Vegan
02 Mar 2024

Super lecker und sehr freundlich

Wir waren als Familie im Happy Cactus essen. Wir haben uns verschiedene Sachen bestellt und einfach alles geteilt. Es war perfekt, super lecker und das Personal sehr freundlich. Die Portionen sind sehr gross. Wir kommen auf jeden Fall bald wieder.

Pros: Tolle Auswahl , Schönes Lokal, Sehr gutes Essen




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