Vegan
International
Macrobiotic
Organic
Portuguese

Non-profit operating at a holistic therapy and yoga center. Has a large green space. Offers home-style vegan cooking with macrobiotic influences, using local and organic products. Dishes vary daily. Gluten-free options upon request. Closed for relocation from May 2019 - please send updates.


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40 Reviews

First Review by Fancy

G_i_n_a

Points +13

Vegetarian
16 Apr 2019

Wonderful!

We had such a unique and delicious meal here - thank you! It's a treasure tucked away near Sintra, not primarily a restaurant but serving up organic home cooked vegan food (even home-made tofu.) It's great value for money, and the service was so friendly and professional. We will definitely remember our experience here and are inspired to cook new things. Good to call in advance.

Pros: Cosy and homely, Delicious food , Unique

TinaSchuth

Points +47

Vegan
24 Mar 2019

Lovely place

Zauberhafte Atmosphäre! Das Essen wird zum größten Teil aus Zutaten des hauseigenen Garten zubereitet und somit saisonal gestaltet. Es hat toll geschmeckt und die Gastgeberin und Köchin in einer Person war sehr liebenswürdig und herzlich. Ein einmaliges Erlebnis und absolut empfehlenswert.

RafaelCoêlho

Points +32

Vegan
06 Feb 2019

Incrível

Na verdade, é uma associação (ou seja, muito mais do que um restaurante). O ideal é participar da oficina de culinária e logo em seguida comer uma comida fresca, orgânica e 100% vegan. A senhora Isaura é a mestra culinária e espiritual.

CentroTinkuy

28 Feb 2019

Caro Rafael, gratidão pelas suas suas generosas palavras, elas nos motivam a continuar. Sim como disse o nosso objectivo é partilhar com todos formas de vida que criem mais saúde. para os nossos corpos, para o planeta e para os nossos amigos os animais. Apareça, cá estamos a sua espera. Abraço!

RaulMuruim

Points +13

Mostly Veg
09 Oct 2018

muy recomendable

Lugar muy lindo y un menu del dia muy rico y elaborado.

Pros: personal muy amable

Cons: solo menu del dia disponible

CentroTinkuy

19 Nov 2018

Hola Raúl, gracias por tu comentario. Nos estimula a mejorar cada dia más.
Esperamos nos visites nuevamente. Un abrazo desde Sintra Portugal

RuteIta

Points +69

Vegan
31 Aug 2018

Excelente

Mágico 🌱💜

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Gratos pela visita, que foi a base da magia :)

Pekrova

Points +937

Vegan
02 Aug 2018

A magical experience

We did not make a reservation but walked up for lunch today on recommendation of our hosts at Colina Flora. Isuara welcomes us and made us feel at home. There were rescued cats/kittens which were a pleasure to see looked after. The ambience was so homely and relaxed. We had a 4 course lunch which was truly cooked from the heart, really delicious and ample. Home made kombucha was a real treat. Who would want to go to a restaurant when you can have real hospitality and amazing home cooked food like this supporting this association?

Pros: Organic, Home made kombucha, Out of this world hospitality

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thank you for your kind words, keeps us motivated to continue this project, hope to see you again here!

CorlineCalavera

Points +367

Vegan
18 Jul 2018

Travelling Portugal/Colares-Sintra

Beautiful & peacefull place recommended by our hosts (Colina Flora-Veggie guesthouse in Colares). Varied daily menu served by a so nice woman, very smiling. Situated in his green area, with his own vegetable garden. Very good food, low price. I definitely recommend this nice vegan place, with a very good quality food, his ambience, animals, and staff.

Pros: Low price, daily menu, green area

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thanks for your nice review, and pics! Hope you visit us again :)

Hootinthehouse

Points +930

Vegan
05 Jul 2018

An Incredible Experience

Isaura and her team are together creating some really delicous, organic, wholesome vegan food. The 4-course lunch menu is 15 euro and well worth it. Their homemade kombucha is stellar and Isaura is more than happy to let you get seconds of anything on the menu until you're full :)

I can't wait to be back in the future!

Pros: Vegan, Run by amazing people, Supporting a good cause

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Gratitude for your words, make us to continue giving our best! Yes we wait for your next visit?Nice Pics

RebekahModernel

Points +82

Vegan
24 Jun 2018

Great food. Great experience

Great vegan food! The empada was delicious - the most delicious empada I’ve ever eaten!!! Decent 4 course meal with tea/coffee included. I adored the heavenly homemade dessert - it was a delicious apple muffin (it doesn’t sound like much but it was the perfect size to end a large meal. Did I mention delicious). The service was amazing. The people were very friendly. It’s a very organic/rustic/earthly home, don’t expect a modern chic restaurant. The cuisine is vegan (obviously) but also Portuguese and traditional. It’s a great experience. The people are great. A little over priced. It was 17.50. I think 10-15 euros would be more appropriate.

Pros: Great service - exceptionally friendly, Great food, Traditional Portuguese cuisine

Cons: Overpriced

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thanks for your words ! Yes we love what we do, and love to see people happy here. Visit us, we wait for you!

CentroTinkuy

28 Feb 2019

Dear Rebekah,
Five months have passed since my first answer. In that moment I didn´t have enough time to write longer ( too busy-summer-time). Now in winter, with less movement, I can complete my answer about our prices.
Thanks again for your feed-back, which helps us to make clear this important aspect.
Since we started this project (2010) we try to practice realistic prices. Facing big challenges as to keep it affordable for all but and at the same time to keep the quality.
One of our goals, as an association, is to contribute to create a "new food awareness " so we organise some activities as organic gardening, organic-vegan-workshops, and others wellness activities.
We think is so important to spread the message to chose organic food, to support organic farmers, to support local producers. Our goal is not only to serve yummy dishes, but at the same time make them for enhance vitality and immunity. Our mission is to create consciousness and care for the body, the planet and the animals. Our activities have educational porpoises, and this implies amounts of dedication, energy and money.
Our cookery is all home made, artisan kind, and take much more time than the conventional. We have our own production of veggies, long-term-fermentaion-bread, the pastries, the cakes, the empadas, kombucha, sauces, pickles, and other fermented food, etc. We use special ingredients like organic cereal (all of them), organic pasta, sea-weeds, coffee, or teas, we use only spelt organic flour (we stopped to use "normal" gmo wheat), all the veggies we use are fresh from our garden or small-organic-farmer production from our neighbourhood, not supermarket-veggies or frozen ingredients. And some of them are really gourmet. :)
Yes, comparing with "normal" vegetarian or vegan restaurant maybe looks "over priced". Yes we choose organic, and this makes a big difference. Unfortunately in Portugal organic food is still more expensive. Hope the future be more "green" for all and in all senses! Again, gratitude for your visit and your review.

MashaKulyabicheva

Points +15

Vegetarian
08 Apr 2018

very authentic family restaurant

awesome food with macrobiotic influence, cooked and served by hosts. vegetables are coming from their own organic garden. warm and homey atmosphere. we had a great experience overall!

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thank you for visit us and for your kind review.

danieldelnaaij

Points +131

Vegan
02 Apr 2018

Delicious home-cooked organic vegan foods

This is not a primarily a restaurant but a place where you can follow classes and do workshops, but please read on.

They prefer that you call in advance so they can make sure there is enough (since they don't like wasting food). You can also just stop by and ask if they can make you something if they have something.

You definitely needs to stop by and eat here, you won't be disappointed! Everything is vegan and from locally produced organic sources.

We also followed a yoga class and attended a singing bowl concert. Very special.

Wondeful people and wonderful place to go and enjoy the food!

Pros: Vegan only, organic, from local sources. Inexpensi

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thanks for your visit, and for participate in our activities!

futureRob

Points +22

Vegan
18 Mar 2018

Corny but this place is something special.. kinda soul touching

I had 4 courses. Every course was fresh and appetising. If you feel like more of any part of the meals you can just ask for more.

The experience was like eating vegan at a traditional Portuguese family home. The lady of the house is an amazing host, who does it all out of love for the vegan lifestyle.

Pros: Warm and homely, Variety of wholesome, fresh, nutritious food, Organic straight from the properties garden

Cons: Easy to miss it’s location! Keep your eyes open, i

CentroTinkuy

05 Sep 2018

Thanks for your kind words, hope in your next visit you find us easyly !

Fliflo

Points +13

Vegetarian
02 Dec 2017

Génial !

Un accueil adorable, un repas avec des produits du jardins et cuisiné avec amour, originalité et bienveillance ! Merci !

majasaz

Points +24

Vegan
05 Aug 2017

Highly recommend

My sister and I went here for dinner during our stay by Praia Grande. We found it pretty easily and weren't quite sure what to expect when we arrived but it was better than anything we could have imagined.
The interior was very cozy and homely, like stepping into someone's living room. The atmosphere was very relaxing and the food was amazing. The hostess was so sweet and lovely and we felt welcome at once.
To start us off we got a whole pitcher of homemade kombucha. The dinner that day started with a lentil dip and bread, followed by vegetable soup (made with vegetables from her own garden). Then, as a main course, we had basmati rice with tofu rolled in seaweed and vegetables. For dessert we had a brown rice cream with coconut milk along with some digestive herbal tea.
The whole meal was enough for us but the hostess told us that if we wanted any more of the food she served, we could just ask, which was very nice.
We would both recommended this place to anyone coming to the Sintra coast, it is well worth the trip!

Pros: Cosy, good food, inexpensive, completely vegan, ho

VeganGecko

Points +271

Vegan
11 Jun 2017

great food and atmosphere

Went there in August 2016. Even though the address was hard to find for our navigation, when we arrived we got a warm welcome in a charming little place (they even offered some other customers to crash there) as well as a four course menu with delicious Peruvian food and homemade kombucha! We were also allowed to drink our own red wine as they don't offer any alcohol. My non-vegan friends agreed that this was the best food we had on our trip through Portugal ;)

Pros: delicious Peruvian food, friendly staff, homely atmosphere

Cons: address hard to find for navigation

Chester Dave

Points +41

Vegetarian
30 May 2017

Great food, great value for money,

We had lunch here in May 2017, the food was tasty decent size portions and we'll presented.
The owner was lovely and the surroundings were simply furnished and very homely.
Lunch consisted of:
Houmous and bread.
Pumpkin and cauliflower soup.
Tofu curry with rice.
Chocolate and Carob cake.
Fermented apple juice
Tea or coffee
It was nice to be the only tourists there, meeting the locals celebrating a birthday and families enjoying locally sourced food.

Pros: Inexpensive , Tasty, Friendly

Cons: None

Nalex

Points +44

Vegan
08 May 2017

Vegan restaurant, home cooked / Restaurant vegan cuisine maison

This little restaurant is really cosy and zen. The quality is excellent regarding the price (only 15EUR for a complete menu).
There is only one menu choice, but everything is home cooked with fresh foods and 100% vegan,

It's require to book in advance. The restaurant doesn't propose any alcohol (you can bring your own vine bottle), but they propose a home made very good Kombucha.

Ce petit restaurant est vraiment étonnant, l'ambiance est particulièrement zen.
Le rapport qualité/prix est excellent (15EUR le menu complet).
Le repas est un menu unique entièrement cuisiné maison avec des ingrédients frais et 100% vegan.

Il est indispensable de réserver. Le restaurant ne sert pas d'alcool (il est possible d'apporter sa propre bouteille de vin), mais il propose un délicieux Kombucha maison.

Pros: Fresh food, Completely vegan, Zen

Cons: Need to book in advance

Miguel Sousa

Points +156

Vegan
07 May 2017

Great place

Wonderful experience. Very good food and Zen environment, and they have rescued animals making you company

RosaBee

Points +15

Vegetarian
20 Apr 2017

Wonderful food & warm atmosphere

How lucky we felt to spot this beautiful place for lunch. Sitting surrounded by gardens and flowers, we ate delicious food and met the friendly Joaquin. Super peaceful, tasty nutritious and ecological food in a holistic wellbeing centre.

Pros: Lovely food, Beautiful surroundings, Friendly owners

Cons: None!

augustokrause

Points +41

Vegan
15 Apr 2017

Ótimo!

Lugar lindo, repleto de boas energias e pessoas de bom coração! Muito bem servidos e preço justo! Voltaremos!

SarahLavagnoli

Points +112

Vegan
26 Mar 2017

Fantasticoooos

Adoro este lugar.
Passei a passagem de ano 2017 no centro tinkuy.. tive direito a um buffet maravilhoso acompnhaod com bebidas saborosas e pessoas fantásticas! ambiente familiar, em meio a natureza.. simpatia, humildade ,alegria.. convivem ke harmonia com o centro Tinkuy.
um lugar a ir muitas vezes!
gratidão

Pros: Vegan

Cons: Barato

yuripetusko

Points +17

Vegetarian
29 Dec 2016

Warm atmosphere

I disagree with previous reviewer about the price. I think £15 for 3.5 course meal is VERY generous and you leave the place stuffed and very happy. The owner is very kind lady that creates a warm and homey atmosphere. The food is delicious and always different makes you want to come back more often.

Pros: New menu every time, Cheap, Sirene location

Cons: Would be nice if they run more workshops in ENgli

nuno_myoga

Points +61

Vegan
25 Nov 2016

Could be better

Food was ok but to costly for what you get. Also there is no indication of what's the menu, the prices etc.. So we had no idea of what was coming...

Place is nice whit space, garden and trees. Friendly staff

Pros: The garden & trees

Cons: Expensive

JayPrassl

Points +21

Vegetarian
16 Nov 2016

A Portuguese Vegetarian Oasis

this is a wonderful relaxing and absolutely fantastic place to eat. the staff if friendly, it is unique, spotless, and above all the food is wonderful. Treat yourself, you won't be disappointed.

Pros: great staff, local ingredients

Cons: we went in Nov and it was a bit on the chilly side

becomexist

Points +57

Vegan
31 Aug 2016

awesome experiences

One of the best dining experiences in my life, the food is prepared and served in a home made way, full of flavour, variety and intention. The menu is usually fixed with a couple of options to choose from on the day. Make a reservation in advance so they can prepare your meal.

Snorrie

Points +83

Vegan
21 Jul 2016

Lovely, healthy, simple, goooood :)

We ate here 5 times during our stay and enjoyed every meal. Nice location, lovely people and very healthy and nice food. 15 euros for a starter, soup, main course, dessert, drinks and coffee or tea.... :)

Pros: Good food, Nice staff, Not expensive

Cons: I didn't mind but you can't choose, there is one v

srosecas

Points +20

Vegan
01 Jul 2016

Amazing

Our first day and first meal in Portugal. Was so amazing. The owner Isausa was so lovely and helpful and made us the best 4 course meal. I could have cried I was so happy xx




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