Vegan
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Vegan restaurant with lunch and dinner menu. Serves dishes like burgers, stew, and curry. Vegan pastry and other vegan desserts available. Reported fully vegan since September 2021. Located beside the building that says 'Food Central, up the steps. Open Tue-Fri 11:30-01:30, Sat-Sun 17:00-01:30.


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57 Reviews

First Review by chb-pbfp

SophieFiesoli

Points +76

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Delicious

Very tasty vegan noodle soup. The atmosphere is cozy and nice.

LiseNys

Points +123

Vegan
29 Aug 2024

Used to be the best but not anymore

A year ago I wrote this: this is the best vegan restaurant in Leuven and have tried them all. All their dishes are nice, but i keep coming back for their burgers, they change them every three months but they are always out of this world. 🍔

Last times I have been there I did not even finish my dish. The burgers are not like they used to be and the potato wedges are often very elastic. And for that experience you pay 19.50euro. The other dishes are okay but lacked flavour. Their coffee is delicious but again, 4,5euro for a very small cup... I am sad that I have to review my own review, but this restaurant is too expensive for what you get.

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-22

Pros: Nice atmosphere , Friendly service

Cons: Too expensive for what you get

Belle-linda

Points +117

Vegan
29 Aug 2024

All vegan food

I keep going back here. Especially in summer time. The terrace is such a nice place to sit. And the food is excellent. Menu changes from time to time. So I can keep trying new dishes. We also went here for brunch. Nice!

Updated from previous review on 2019-07-23

Lisanneke

Points +383

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Lekker gegeten

Lekkere ovenschotel gehad met bechamel en aubergine. Verse citroengrasthee, die had ik nog nooit gehad maar vond het niet heel bijzonder eigenlijk. Leuke inrichting met veel planten binnen, buiten op het terras was het gezellig. Beetje prijzig, maar wel oke nog.

Pros: Heerlijk gegeten, 100% vegan, Vriendelijk personeel

Cons: Prijsindicatie op HappyCow klopt niet, is duurder

Jasperrits

Points +210

Vegan
13 Aug 2024

Cozy place

The flatbread with beets was good, but the vietnamese sandwich was a disappointment, the sandwich was very soggy from the daikon and had little flavor.

Pros: Cozy terrace

veggiezzz

Points +45

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

Fantastisch!

Voor hun linguine met linzenbolognaise rij ik speciaal naar Leuven, echt geweldig is die!

Pros: Relaxte atmosfeer

Cons: Op drukke momenten vrij lang wachten

Anttoni

Points +289

Vegan
19 May 2024

Cozy restaurant

Cozy restaurant with tasty food in the city centre of Leuven.
(Visited already in 2023)

LindeSteenhaut

Points +548

Vegan
12 May 2024

Heel lekker eten en drinken!

Volledig vegan restaurants zijn toch altijd de beste! Ook hier weer heerlijk gegeten. Begonnen met de broodjes met miso hummus en walnotenpate. Nadien de hamburger met pulled mushroom genomen. Ook de homemade limonade was heel lekker!
Zeker een aanrader wanneer je in Leuven bent 😊

KoenVanderhoydonk

Points +361

Vegan
30 Apr 2024

Excellent bolognese

Nice and friendly place in Leuven. Had a super nice diner. Linguini was super nice.

mcld

Points +1041

Vegetarian
11 Apr 2024

Nice pub, OK food

A nice lively pub, with a decent variety on the menu. I was a bit disappointed with my thai curry which was mainly "al dente" sweet potato - I was expecting some more content than that.

OliviaLally

Points +318

Vegan
07 Apr 2024

Great casual dining spot in Leuven

Hey Strand is a lovely gastro pub in central Leuven with vegan food and drinks. It has lots of comfort dishes like burgers, but also some wholesome dishes like dahls and curries. The terrace is lovely in the summer.

Pros: Gluten free options , Casual dining with tasty food, Great for couples and groups

peanutplans

Points +3107

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Used to be my favorite vegan restaurant in town

Used to be amazing, with super tasty, nice sized portion foods. Now is overpriced with small portions. Remains a lively colorful atmosphere. Half café , half restaurant! Service is still super slow. Took 45 min to get a simple linguine dish and many times they forget part of orders.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-06

Pros: Walnotenpate, although small portion , Lively atmosphere, Nice terrace for outdoor seating

Cons: Small portions, Expensive , Slow service

tine.math

Points +25

Vegetarian
02 Apr 2024

Aanrader!

Super lekkere en grote porties, gezellige sfeer en ook goed om non veggies te laten kennismaken met goede veggie/vegan keuken.

Karpintxiki

Points +48

Vegan
28 Mar 2024

Plato completo

Plato grande con buena cantidad de pasta y acompañamiento.
Buen servicio y precio ajustado.

Pros: Tamaño de la ración, Lugar tranquilo

Cons: Poca variedad de platos

michielpanis

Points +457

Vegan
05 Mar 2024

Tasty lunches and dinners

To choose whatever you want from the menu is a luxury for vegans. Affordable lunches and dinners in a cosy and dynamic environment.
I had very tasty noodles with fresh herbs.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-05

PurpleBook

Points +147

Vegan
14 Feb 2024

Love it ❤️

The food is delicious and not expensive. Worth a visit if you're in the area!

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-17

SheilaQy

Points +364

Vegan
14 Feb 2024

Absolutely recommended

Nice place, friendly staff, yammy food

Pros: Enough variety , Fair prices , Cozy

Cons: Can't reserve for less than 6 people

Lauraleec

Points +12421

Vegan
07 Feb 2024

Nice food, bit pricey

I found the place hard to find at first as it's hard to see it's open because it's kinda hidden. We tried the seitan sausage with bread to start which I wasn't expecting to be so cold but was quite enjoyable! The noodles were nice but was a bit confused with the excessive amount of mustard seeds. Overall the place was nice, the food was decent but I did think it could have been priced more reasonably.

PaulaDruke

Points +58

Vegan
24 Jan 2024

Great veggie place in Leuven!

Great vegetarian place in Leuven. Enjoyable for everyone, not only vegetarians/vegans and very nice atmosphere, it's cozy and relaxed. Try the homemade lemonade as well, you are up for a treat!

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-15

Pros: They change the dishes every now and then, Plenty of food in each dish , Super cozy and great drinks!

Cons: The service is a bit slow-ish sometimes

GonnBröde

Points +62

Vegan
14 Nov 2023

Homefeeling place met soulfeeding food

Een leuke plek om te eten. Je hoeft niet altijd diep in het centrum van Leuven te zijn voor een zalige ervaring. Net aan de rand ligt dit huiskamer-sfeervol vegan restaurant. Op de kaart een perfecte variatie met keuze voor iedereen. En het smaakt naar nog eens! Met een bioscoop één verdieping lager, de perfecte place to be voor een date of een avondje uit.

BaMuCeta

Points +339

Vegetarian
24 Oct 2023

Great location, friendly staff, delicious food

The place is extremely beautiful with lots of plants and space, and cozy furniture. The menu is variegated and the food is delicious. Home made and flavourful. The portions are also very big! Don't miss their seitan worst as borrel, and the peanut-choco cheese cake as dessert!

Pros: Big portions, Great taste, Borrel menu is also great!

Cons: Not possible to reserve a table for less than 6 p , Not many local beers van de tap, Service can be a bit slow if crowded

PSJ

Points +63

Vegan
22 Oct 2023

Fantastic

Such good food, we loved it !

Pros: Great food (doggie bag option), Good portion size, Boardgames

Cons: Menu on board

JackyDeReviere

Points +3175

Vegan
11 Oct 2023

Leuke vegan plaats in Leuven

We waren hier met vrienden.
Heel gezellige plaats, lekker vegan gerechten!
We genoten van een lekker pasta gerecht, vegan burger en chocomousse.
Bij een volgend bezoek aan Leuven is dit de te bezoeken plaats voor het diner of lunch.

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-11

eviec

Points +151

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

okay

we came after watching a film at the cinema which it is very conveniently located upstairs from.
the menu changes regularly which i’d imagine is a positive for locals, but was quite difficult for us as tourists. it is only hand written on one board which can hard to read if you are sat far away and is only in flemish so english speaking tourists probably aren’t their target audience lol. we got by with limited dutch knowledge and google translate but the waiter was good and told us what the things we couldn’t read were.
it was very busy when we arrived so this naturally meant the food took a while but as someone who works in hospitality, that’s very understandable. the burger patty and the tofu were good and while the rest was nice, it didn’t especially blow us away. there was very little aubergine with the aubergine bulgar and tofu salad thing and what there was wasn’t that well done. it’s possible that we just didn’t order the best options though since most other people seem to really like this place.
the lunch options seemed like they would have been nice if we were there earlier in the day though.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-04

Pros: good for locals

Cons: food wasn’t that special , very loud

GijsJazz

Points +536

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Zeer aangenaam vegan restaurant

Zeer aangenaam restaurant op zeer kalme en gezellige locatie. Simpel maar stijlvol interieur, veel plaats. Was zeer aangename verrassing dat het volledig veganistisch is! Lekker eten, echt 'soulfood', gezond en voedzaam, uitgebreide keuze en ook goede keuze aan dranken.

Pros: Goede locatie

Cons: Niet goedkoop, Langzame bediening

GaëtanNature

Points +1017

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Nickel

L’entrée et le plat était très bon, et le dessert super bon.

Pros: Ambiance et les plantes 🌱 , Beaucoup de places intérieur

AnaïsSnijkers

Points +402

Vegan
03 May 2023

Will go again!

I recently went here for the first time and I will go back again because it was a very cosy place with really nice food!
I ordered a sweet potato burger and some fries with a nice sauce that had a bit of a kick but I like that!
The staff was nice. It is a really relaxed atmosphere, nothing fancy but this is what I like.
Great to go with friends and have a lovely night!
They had several dinner options, all vegan.
You can also have lunch there.

Pros: Tasty food , Relaxed atmosphere




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