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Serves meat, vegan options available. Seafood restaurant with vegan choices on the menu which include a bruschetta plate, and curried vegetables with rice. Reported to have limited vegan options August 2022. Limited vegan options nearby. Open Mon-Tue 12:00-00:00, Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-00:00.


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15 Reviews

First Review by sofiacv

slowry61

Points +104

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

Pasta with veg

That's it spagetti with some veg. Sauted leeks mushroom and a little broccoli in olive oil. Could have used more veg and some herbs or garlic and chilli. It was a large portion of pasta perfectly passible the positive side, I got fed so that was good.

Pros: They had a vegan dish, Food was fresh, Place had a good buzz

Cons: No starter, Quite a long wait but was very buzzy Sunday lunch

pditti

Points +164

Vegan
02 Feb 2024

No good experience

One vegan option (spaghetti with raw quinoa) on the menu, not willing to improvise. Vegan version of the Salad was without dressing and just lettuce with fruit.. Bruschetta without cheese was ok. We were charged the same money for the meals (even without cheese, chicken whatever..)

Pros: The view from the terrace is spectacular

Cons: Not flexible nor willing to improvise, Overpriced vegan versions of the meals

PapayaTraveller

Points +125

Vegan
07 Aug 2023

Purtroppo non una bella esperienza

Ci sono due opzioni vegetariane e una vegana. I piatti però non sono sempre disponibili e il personale non è molto preparato.

AndreasGast

Points +458

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Solid

Alabote is a life saver when everything else in the area fails. The outdoor seating is quite nice and the views are good as well. The food is nothing special but tasty. Prices are ok.
They offer 3 vegetarian meals, 2 of which being vegan with only 1 being available that night.
Be aware, this is a seafood restaurant so there is this particular smell which is okayish when sitting outside.

Pros: Predictable opening hours, Staff helpful, Outdoor seating / views

Cons: Limited vegan options, Lots of seafood on other tables

Sofia.in.Wanderland

Points +2070

Vegan
10 May 2023

One vegan option

Nice restaurant with a sea view. Friendly staff. Only one vegan option, though. It was bland. It improved significantly after a sprinkle of black pepper.

JodieJ

Points +44

Vegan
08 May 2023

Good vegan option!

Very limited options in this part of the island but we liked this restaurant. The vegan option was a spaghetti with vegetables and quinoa. Very large portion. Bruschetta was great too. Local wines served.

stefanogelibter

Points +35

Vegetarian
30 Apr 2023

Two vegetarian options, one vegan

Nice restaurant, 2 vegetarian options and one vegan. In addition, be careful to the soup of the day: it is usually vegan, but yesterday there was chicken inside...always ask!

SebastianGillmann

Points +55

Mostly Veg
24 Apr 2023

Nice place with beautiful view

3 options for vegetarians. Big portions. !

Pros: View , Big portions

MargaridaMadeira

Points +1128

Vegan
31 Oct 2022

Great view

Good restaurant with few vegan options. I had stuffed eggplant.

jrodr422

Points +48

Vegan
22 Sep 2022

Pleased

My review may be unbalanced because I was so happy to FINALLY see something for me on the menu, but yes.... They had a tasty soup of the day that was vegan (leek soup) $1.50 euro?, and I had the curry rice and veg 9$ euro, it was good. There isn't a tonne of options, but it's nice to have any at all and it was tasty food. Also you could order lupins (tremoços) too, for an appetizer! Don't think it was specifically listed on menu, but most place have this. So yes, to the part that said it was reported to not have any in August 2022, I can say they do indeed still have vegan food as of Sept 2022!

YoavKlarman

Points +16

Vegan
07 Aug 2022

No vegan options

No vegan option, not even a side dish

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-07

Cons: There are no vegan options. None. The bread is wit

Nita☆

Points +30

Vegan
17 Jun 2022

Beautiful Spot but No Vegan options

Need to create more vegan options and improve the waiting time and customer service

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-17

Pros: Nice ocean view , Nice drinks

Cons: Waiting time, One bad vegan option , Some unqualified employees

jollburr

Points +2165

Herbivore
10 Apr 2022

Might be the only vegan option in town

I don't think there is anything else with vegan option in Ribeira Grande area. We wanted to try TukáTulá but it was closed. Alabote saved us as they had baked eggplant with chickpeas and curry rice with veggies. Also the soup of the day was vegan which was great. The meals were not that tasty - the eggplant was a tiny portion and the cabbage-carrot side salad was not a good or filling choice. The curry rice is what it is - the rice is colored by curry but don't expect rich coconut sauce with lots of veggies😄it only comes with some baked vegetables, mostly carrot. All dishes needed salt to be at least good. One member of the staff didn't speak English at all so it would be hard to communicate if his colleague wasn't available.

JenKli

Points +178

Vegan
19 Dec 2021

Not recommended

Food (stuffed eggplant) was very bad, not done, not spiced.

Cons: Unfriendly staff

sofiacv

Points +310

Vegan
17 Aug 2021

Tasty

They make small batches of the vegan options due to limited demand, but they were sold out of everything but the curry rice and veggies. No harm no foul, though! It was yummy!




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