Vegan
International
Organic
Salad bar
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
European
Fusion
Plant-based cafe and wine bar offering lunch and dinner foods. Extensive selection with everything from mezze and fusion bowls to soups and salads. One of several outlets in NYC and Belgium, this one est. 2015. Open Mon-Sun 11:30-21:30.
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227 Reviews
First Review by JulieMarleneSimal
Foodpunch
Points +21
On the expensive side - Edit
Nice food, served in a nice environment. But portions are rather small and on the expensive side. Was still hungry at the end...
Read morePros: Healthy food
Cons: Expensive
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ninavansauers
Points +48
Food that makes your belly happy - Edit
Great food for a happy belly. Great mood for a happy me. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: A big variety (including gluten free options) , Friendly staff
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Hrafn.Enginnson
Points +702
Create your own dish - Edit
You can order a dish straight from the menu, or you can create your own dish according to given options. The food is very good.
Read moreThe staff is friendly. The seating options ... can be better; you're often at a table with strangers.
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JohanMertens
Points +101
Tasty vegan restaurant - Edit
I had the spring roll and the miso soup
Read moreBoth very Nice and more than enough
Pros: 100% vegan, Choices, Good price/quality
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hlgx
Points +2758
Great Find - Edit
Extremely cozy establishment with an interior design and concept of an old apothecary with their foods as medicine. Centrally located in a quiet street with outdoor seating or beautiful inside seating with an atrium as well.
Read moreAlso has a very nice selection of natural wines.
Pros: Friendly service, Moderately priced for the city
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Marie.vdv
Points +17
Lekker en gezellig - Edit
Leuke plaats om te zijn. Mooi ingericht, zeer gezellig en vooral lekker eten!
Read morePros: Vlotte, vriendelijke bediening, Gevarieerde keuze, Prijs-kwaliteit zeer goed!
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SirLancelot
Points +44
Not a big deal - Edit
Little disappointment
Read morePros: Nice interior decoration
Cons: Middle sized bowl for 14 E, they could do better, Could not provide receipt
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pedalingpinkpanther
Points +464
Delicious & not expensive 🤩 - Edit
Went there for dinner with a non vegan friend. She loved it so that says alot 😁
Read moreI wanted the Chili Sin Carne but I wanted to change the rice by quinoa (kcal issues, bodybuilding life 🤪) and they didn’t make any problem at all 🙌🏼
Cool concept, great food, not all expensive, great staff
💯
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WSS-fan
Points +44
Love their food! - Edit
I have eaten here three times now and I just love their food! The flavours are really good and the staff is nice and helpfull. I also ordered on Deliveroo once, and let me just say that the brownie is DELICIOUS! But every single dish I tried here was good. I'm moving out of Ghent now, but I am seriously going to miss this place, it was a great find. Even for my younger nephews and aunt, who are all not vegan. Yes, it surely was my favourite place here :)
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Ali.T
Points +544
nice atmosphere and interesting - Edit
The style of the place was interesting and all of the menu options sounded good. I had the Jeff bowl which came with potatoes and much room stew and some nice salad on top. Quite expensive though at €11 each
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tany4k
Points +135
Nice service, cozy place, bad tasting food - Edit
I only went here for a quick dinner and choose one of the noodles with tofu. They gave me a bowl that seamed like a soup, tons of water very few ingredients. So little noodles I wonder if they put any, one just one little broccoli, several pieces of tofu, that was the only thing I enjoyed. The taste was terrible, the water tasted very badly. Left most of it. Almost 11 euro for a bad soup. Maybe I chose the wrong option. But not going back for a second try.. And they don't accept cash, kinda bad if your bank overcharge if you pay overseas.
Read morePros: Nice staff, nice environment
Cons: Bad tasting food, few ingredients, expensive
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KimmyV
Points +869
Slightly bland - Edit
Our experience here was mixed, as the food sounded so enticing on the menu but ending up quite bland and underseasoned. The theme of the restaurant (like an apothecary) is nice though, and the seating in the back is very cozy
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-09-18
Pros: all vegan, nice atmosphere
Cons: bland and not very filling
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Veganitin
Points +289
Happy I went! - Edit
The menu at this place was so interesting it took me a little while to pick something. In the end, I had their take on a spicy chili, which was quite decent. If I returned to Ghent, I'd go back here.
Read morePros: Nice atmosphere
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lyndsey_gb
Points +103
Wonderful food in a lovely building - Edit
We eat here every time we visit Ghent. The food is consistently good, especially the veggies with peanut sauce and brown rice
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groodri
Points +134
Why did I wait so long? - Edit
Friendly, well decorated, and of course good food. The dishes were inspired by different cultures, although I suspect adapted to the Belgian palate. I found the prices reasonable.
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sophiederosa
Points +42
Incredible!!! - Edit
We visited ghent recently and went to this place first. I got the lunch menu which was a great value. I had the spring roll and the Thai curry bowl. It was incredible! Definitely recommend
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TheHolyV
Points +258
This place is beautiful and memorable: go and pick your bowl! - Edit
Le Botaniste has that kind of design and attention to details which are rare in veggie establishments: usually, being veggie is the main attraction for a restaurant and while decor is often pleasant, there is no need to compete with other establishments on small details. Le Botaniste, instead, has put craft and attention to many more aspects than any veggie restaurant I have ever been to, and it is worth even just purely for the visual feast it provides. There are three rooms, all with very different atmospheres. Sitting in the entrance apothecary space is what I would recommend to take this place in. The menu is compact and 'clean' (for those who like this word): there are no processed ingredients and the mains are all mostly bowl. I order the one with curry and it felt like my dish was built on various layers of flavour and textures. Simple, but very lovely and enjoyable. Prices feel fair for the ambiance and location too, so definitely pass by for lunch when you are in Gent: your belly and eys (and your Instagram feed if you are into that kind of thing) won't be disappointed!
Read morePros: Fantastic decor, Attention to details in every corner of the space, Honest, 'clean' food
Cons: A dream if it were cheaper, but prices are fair
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elD
Points +92
Good food, poor comfort - Edit
The food was very nice and the staff friendly, but I do not understand why to get a good veggie meal you always have to sit on a stool or a bench. I prefer to be comfortable.
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ElkeVanSchoors
Points +60
Not the best vegan ever - Edit
I ate there twice and really wanted to love it, but there's just something very unappealing to an open bathroom so close to the tables. You even have to cross the bathroom to get to the second part of the restaurant.
Read moreThe food is ok, but not wow. The mezze was good, but it was a shame that it was served with (really horrible) crackers. A slice of fresh bread or toast would be much tastier.
Pros: Good food, Big portions
Cons: The bathroom smell and proximity to the tables
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PaulL's
Points +299
fantastic - Edit
Great choice. Fully vegan.
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sobouk
Points +78
Healthy and delicious - Edit
Highly recommend this to vegans who like to eat healthy, and a great place to take non-vegan friends who like good flavours and fresh food.
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BLuey
Points +21
Good food, super quick - Edit
This was a perfect way to end our day trip to Ghent. The interior was beautiful giving an upscale appearance while the friendly staff and extremely fast service let us know that we weren’t committed to a long restaurant experience if we didn’t want to be. Overall, good food with a few good beer/wine selections, nice atmosphere, friendly staff, and unbelievably quick. I definitely recommend and will return.
Read morePros: Fast, Friendly service, Nice atmosphere
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PepijnCalle
Points +82
healthy tasty food - Edit
Worth checking, also nice place to sit and in the center
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CLRtraveller
Points +10104
Healthy, tasty food! - Edit
I ate here three times during my five-day stay in Ghent. Staff wear white lab coats, are pleasant and speak English. All food and drinks are organic and plant-based. There are several bowl meals, including customizable. Starters include Superseed Avocado, €5.95, which I really liked, with a crushed-seed-encrusted half-avocado on a bed of lettuce and shredded cabbage. I had a custom-made bowl meal, €9.95 – very good, hearty, healthy food, the type of thing I make at home when I have time – brown rice, soylognese sauce (mince, tomato), steamed veggies (spinach, cabbage), aioli and basil sauce. Next day I had quinoa (add €1), miso-mushroom sauce, steamed veg, turmeric onions and lemon harissa dressing. A very satisfying meal (I warmed up the leftovers for supper.) They like you to bus your own table.
Read morePros: The bowl meals are like home-style cooking., open all day (11:30 am - 9:00 pm, except Sundays), seedy avocado dish
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TrudiBruges
Points +27759
Okish food - Edit
I've been here twice so far. Once shortly after the place opened in 2015, the other a couple of weeks ago.
Read moreOn both times, I left a bit underwhelmed.
The decor of the entrance room (the pharmacy like interior) is really beautiful.
The food was nice (nice springroll), the bowl was a bit bland (monotone).
The comfort (benches, stools), and the hygiene of the toilet leave to be desired (eg very dirty and wet towel).
Very busy and crowed atmosphere. Taking all these into account, ànd the fact that it is self service (and as such a bit on the expensive side for being self-service), not really impressed with Le Botaniste.
I also noticed some of the stools in the veranda seemed to be covered with leather, which is quite odd for a vegan restaurant.
In doubt to give this 2 or 3 stars, but since it is all vegan, 3 stars.
PS: Wines were said to be all vegan.
Pros: all vegan
Cons: comfort (benches, stools), close together , hygiene toilet, atmosphere (crowded, cramped)
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chb-pbfp
Points +11043
Nice salad bar for Lunch - Edit
It's a nice place, nice staff and good food.
Read moreThere are some predefined dishes and salads (bowls), and you can also create your own plate, so you can really choose what you want to eat, in which quantity, which is great.
We had the Jeff, Pasta Il Mafioso & of course the Raw salad (with seaweed)
Overall good experience.
Pros: Nice place, Nice staff, Good food
Cons: None
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Kavimeju
Points +102
fancy vegan - Edit
Pure vegan food that is very tasty. The place's set up is a bit too theme-like and trying to be fancy/hip, but the food is delicious.
Read morePros: bowl portions can be made large
Cons: slightly expensive
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