Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Buffet
Mexican
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Mexican restaurant offering vegan alternatives for food like fajitas and enchiladas. The products, including vegan cheese and cream, are explained on the menu. Holds a vegan all-you-can-eat buffet once a month with soups, mains such as buffalo cauliflower wings and paella, salad bar, plant-based cheeses, and desserts like cheesecake and mousse - check webpage for dates. Rescue animals are housed in the building. Open Mon-Sun 16:30-22:00.


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99 Reviews

First Review by Aplant

peterdh

Points +111

Vegan
29 Dec 2019

Positief verrast!

Op zoek naar een lunchplek in Maastricht kwamen we in Valkenburg terecht. De vriendelijke dame vertelde over het buffet waarbij je een vega(n) gerecht a la carte erbij kon kiezen vanwege de beperkte keus. Het bleek allemaal meer dan genoeg, erg lekker, betaalbaar en met prima service!

Pros: Veel vegan opties en variaties mogelijk, Attente bediening, Leuke aankleding

princesssje

Points +747

Vegan
29 Dec 2019

Mexican

You can choose from the vegetarian selection and they can make these options vegan. On the menu you see what the vegan ingredients are that is used in the menu.
Lovely to see so many vegan options.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Staff knows what vegan is

Cons: It’s a bit expensive

~Florence~

Points +2330

Vegan
25 Nov 2019

Very nice place

Had a delicious meal here. The waiter was very kind and attentive, and had good knowledge of all the vegan options. He recommended me that if I wanted a vegan meal, I could better order a la carte than pay for the buffet; less vegan options since the buffet is not 100% vegan, but they’re experimenting with a vegan buffet day once a month. I had the tortilla chip dish with veggies, vegan cheese and vegan sour cream. I couldn’t stop eating. Check out their website for the vegan buffet days and other changes in the menu (November/December months they have a different Holiday menu). I saw someone comment about the animals they have: yes they have parrots and leguans, but from what I saw they take really good care of them, love them and the animals look healthy and happy.

Updated from previous review on 2019-11-25

Pros: Delicious food & big portion sizes, Many vegan substitutes, Nice staff & good atmosphere

koenxkoen

Points +119

Vegan
18 Nov 2019

Vegan buffet!

Once a month this restaurant does an all vegan buffet, one of the owners is vegan and a chef so you can be sure everything is 100% vegan and 100% yummie! We had so many different mexican inspired vegan foods and desserts...I felt like a kid in a candystore. Well seasoned, diverse dishes, big salad bar with different styles of cheeses as well. A lovely setting with really nice food.

Pros: All food, Rescued animals inside, Friendly staff

Cons: No gold plated napkins

cvketel

Points +80

Vegan
26 Sep 2019

Great service, medium food

Reading all the reviews on how good the food was, I think the chef must have had a day off or was having a bad day. The food we had was rather tasteless... Hiwever the service was great and the atmosohere was also very nice😄

Pros: Many vegan options , Very good service

Cons: Tasteless food

Ellalauwa

Points +757

Vegan
02 Sep 2019

Good vegan options

Wide selection of vegan options at the buffet. They offer a completely vegan buffet every once in a while.
They also have captive animals (birds and lizards) though.

barkerkimp

Points +210

Vegan
19 Aug 2019

Friendly staff, good vegan food.


Great selection of vegan dishes a la carte or standard on the buffet.
The portions are large and reasonably priced.
They also do a buffet and a number of the dishes are standard vegan and clearly labelled.. Sour cream, guacamole and garlic bread will be veganised for you and brought separately. One great thing is that they have organised a couple of entirely vegan buffet nights.

There are animals in the restaurant (parrots and iguanas) which all seemed to be well-cared for and were not being hassled by the many kids and families present.

Pros: Friendly staff, Cheap and chearful food, Lots of choice for vegans

Cons: Some people might find the animals disturbing

MarcelFrenken

Points +16

Vegan
04 Jul 2019

Visites 2 special vegan buffets.

Friendly staff, delicious vegan food (the buffets were amazing). They even used paper straws. The chef told me they strive to minimuze their waste . My compliments. When i asked the chef for the story behind their feathered pets, she told me the detailed history.

DanielledeRee

Points +164

Vegetarian
27 Apr 2019

Nice Mexican food.

Very nice restaurant with a lot of vegan options.

Pros: Nice food, Vegan menu

Moni2019

Points +211

Vegan
18 Apr 2019

Kleurrijk, lekker, sfeervol

Veel vegetarische en veganistische keuzes. Wij hebben heel goed gegeten en van de sfeer genoten.

Het enige waar ik een vraagteken achter heb zijn de papegaaien en leguaan. Ik heb begrepen dat ze uit slechte houding gered zijn.

pippa44

Points +298

Vegan
23 Jan 2019

Special atmosphere!

Huge, colourfully decorated restaurant with several vegan options! The food was great and the service friendly! The only thing I didn't like was that they have iguanas in a terrarium and also parrots.

barkerkimp

19 Aug 2019

Appparently the parrots are rescues (not sure about the iguanas). They did seem well cared-for when I went to look at them and there were no kids hassling them.

happyaatje

Points +17

Vegetarian
04 Jan 2019

Mexican can be vegan!

Nice colourful place with good food and several vegan options, big portions and nice staff. They have some pet parrots which I find a bit sad, but they look healthy and are a good companion for kids.

Pros: 5 vegan dinners to choose from, Friendly staff, Tasty food

Cons: They have some pet parrots, Big family place so bit noisy

Vegarst

Points +26

Vegan
03 Jan 2019

Compleet veganistisch

Je kunt hier goed veganistisch eten. Ze bieden een viertal vegetarische schotels aan die ook volledig in vegan te krijgen zijn, met veganistische kaas, kip, guacamole, etc. Wij hadden een grote burrito: erg lekker!

Pros: Goede veganistische opties, Vriendelijke bediening

Cons: Terrarium met leguanen beetje zielig

TamaraJanssen

Points +20

Vegan
07 Sep 2018

go here!

Great restaurant. Nice atmosphere. Good food. Multiple vegan options which are affordable. Don't look any further!

AndreaHoogendoorn

Points +22

Vegan
28 Aug 2018

Verrassend veel vegan

Gezellig Mexicaans restaurant met ontzettend vriendelijke bediening. De vegetarische opties zijn ook vegan verkrijgbaar. Er staat heel duidelijk vermeld welke producten er gebruikt worden. We hebben echt genoten!

AnnevandenBerg

Points +18

Vegan
30 Jul 2018

Heerlijk Mexicaans eten

Gezellig restaurant met leuke bediening. Veel vegan opties. Op verzoek werd er ook een vegan voorgerecht gemaakt. Ook keuze uit vegan nagerechten. Echt een aanrader!

Pros: Veel vegan opties. Gezellig. Waar voor je geld!

Cons: Geen

StellaNiessendeVries

Points +16

Vegan
09 Jul 2018

Delicious vegan dinner

Erg lekkere vegan gerechten op de kaart, leuke bediening is erg vriendelijk en bewust. Een echte aanrader!

Aplant

Points +424

Vegan
31 May 2018

Great Mexican style restaurant with lots of vegan options

We ran into this place recently and were very happily surprised with the list of vegan option this cute restaurant offers. They have a very clear place on the menu for vegans and explain what ingredients they use. You can order all the vegetarian options on the menu if you tell them you want it vegan they will use the vegan substitute. Friendly staff, very big restaurant in vibrant and colourful place. It is Possible to arrange big group dinners. They also have a buffet, this is very vegetarian friendly but less interesting for vegans (as they informed us) but they are very willing to make you some vegan food. We were there in the time of the lunch but they were willing to make us some great food from the dinner menu! The owner started eating vegan recently and instantly gave the menu a vegan-proof update! Hooray! Think of vegan Wilmersburger cheese on your nacho's etc. The place is big, but with all the different corners and area's it is still possible to choose a more hidden private place. I wanted to give five stars, but it at Happy Cow it is only possble to give fully vegetarien / vegan restaurants 5 stars. I really appreciate this initiative since it is one of the few places in the area that has vegan options on the menu and the staff is fully aware of what the concept 'vegan food' means. This restaurant is very vegan friendly.

Pros: vegan options, owner became vegan, very cosy colourful big restaurant , friendly staff, know what 'vegan' really means

Cons: none




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