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Green Cuisine Vegetarian Restaurant
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Vegan buffet restaurant, cafe, and juice bar in the courtyard of Market Square. Features a bountiful, daily changing salad bar and hot food spread, hearty breads and bakery treats selection made with wholesome sweeteners and organic flour. Self-serve style. Food ingredients are listed. Beverages include kombucha, smoothies, fresh juices, traditional & medicinal teas, and coffee. Now roasts the vegan-friendly certified Climate Wave Coffee in-house that protects wild animals and birds. Renovated a portion of the restaurant's space into a specialty coffee roastery cafe. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-7:00pm.
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5-560 Johnson St (at Market Square), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 3C6
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Last update on 13 Aug 2024 by praveenponraj
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160 Reviews
First Review by KelseyApple
vera sagram
Points +24
Loved it! - Edit
I'm so happy I found out about this place! Everything I tried was delicious. I can't wait to go back. ps make sure you try the burrito :)
Read morePros: excellent value, nice vibe , great food
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Funky Vegan
Points +16
Good - Edit
I've eaten at Green Cuisine on a few occasions. I find that the food is not bad. Generally speaking, the hot dishes in the buffet are underdeveloped, and it's a little on the pricey side. The cookies and squares are the tastiest items I've had there, and the cakes a gooddecent place to get some vegan food in downtown Victoria, especially if you need to grab something quick.
Read morePros: Nice vibe, Good when in a hurry
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marystestkitchen
Points +34
Good home-cooking style food - Edit
I love the variety here! I've only been twice but each time all the food was tasty. On my last visit, I had falafel, penne alfredo, tofu lasagne, smoked tofu sushi (tasted like smoked salmon), and potato pancakes. mmm
Read moreIt's a buffet-style set-up and you're charged by weight. Have as much or as little as you like. It's nice to be able to try a little bit of everything.
You can also get soup and bread for a set price (forget how much but it was CHEAP). They also sell packaged tempeh and goodies.
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blisssu
Points +145
Decisions, decisions - Edit
We arrived yesterday in Victoria, and after reading quite a few posted menus, my husband and I were struck by how few omnivore restaurants offered acceptable dishes for vegans or even vegetarians. Therefore we were delighted to find Green Cuisine, one of those wonderful places with an all-vegan menu. The pay-by-weight system defines this place as informal. Cheerful as it is, I felt a bit as though I was eating in a college dining hall because of the cafeteria layout of the food selections, waiting in line to have my food weighed and busing my dishes. But the food is very good and as plentiful as you want to pay for. Particular favorites were the multi-grain focaccia, the plentiful vegetables, the cashew rice and a delicious chocolate-hazelnut bar. The only problem was not holding up the line while I tried to chose from the many offerings. I'm sure we will return before leaving Victoria.
Read morePros: Extensive variety of good vegan food , Pleasant staff, Cheerful surroundings and low-key atmosphere
Cons: So many choices, Figuring out cost vs benefit of every dish
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krissimi
Points +129
Long live Green Cuisine! - Edit
Every time I make it out to Victoria, I enjoy food at Green Cuisine. By far they're the best pay by weight restaurant I've been to. Casual atmosphere... Chill.
Read morePros: great selection, sweet location
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Janice Bearden
Points +91
Wow, fantastic baby! - Edit
Whenever we are in Victoria we eat here! Buffet style, so many wonderful dishes , desserts and juices! They list the ingredients! Love it! Reasonable pricing too!
Read morePros: Great price, Great taste, Vegan
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HeatherNicholds
Points +95
Fantastic tempeh! - Edit
This is a great spot to go for a quick meal, and they're the BEST place to buy tempeh! They make it themselves, and it's a lot cheaper to buy it right from them than from the grocery store.
Read moreI always love the selection of dishes they have, and they list all the ingredients so you can see exactly what's in everything. They also have really good desserts :)
Pros: great value, healthy dishes, very efficient and casual
Cons: food isn't always hot
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Peacock41
Points +36
Great Variety, delicious food! - Edit
They had a great variety of foods out for lunch when we went (we were vacationing in Victoria for an extended weekend). Great corn chowder! Pay by weight, so gotta keep the eyes are bigger than the stomach urges in check. Friendly staff.
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thevegankelly
Points +92
Expensive but worth it - Edit
I've been to Green Cuisine more times than I can count, and I always leave happy. It adds up really quickly when you get a plate, so we don't go as often as we used to. I didn't always feel like I was getting my money's worth, especially when a small dessert from the buffet would cost more than twice as much as one of the desserts sold by the piece at the counter. My favourite thing about GC is the variety and quality of the food. The ingredients are listed on most dishes, so you know that what you're getting is healthy as well as delicious. My only other complaint besides the price is that they use a lot of tofu and other soy products, and I like more variety. Sometimes their cakes taste way too tofu-y, and there will be too many soy-based dishes in the entrees section. Other than that, I love this place (and the staff!) and I'll keep going there every time I'm downtown.
Read moreOh...and I have their cookbook and it's awesome! Definitely worth picking up.
Pros: Great food, Healthy, Lots of variety
Cons: Expensive, Too much soy
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DollyWiggles
Points +548
Worth it - Edit
I don't go often because I try to stretch my money when I visit Victoria, but when I do, I always love it.
Read moreThe food has always been superb. I remember going here as a kid and just loving it.
A great tip I got from Sarah Kramer of Sarah's Place is to go right when they open(if you're in a breakfasty or coffee/tea and a muffin mood) and get their fresh made muffins. So good! That actually didn't weigh on my wallet at all.
If you're visiting Victoria it's definitely worth it, and if you visit a lot, like I do, check it out once in awhile.
Pros: consistantly delicious food, beautiful location
Cons: can be pricey
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tejasjjain
Points +40
really great food - Edit
We loved this place and we tried pretty much all the items.
Read moreFood was fresh, place is spacious.
We will definitely go there again
Yes, it is a bit expensive.
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Sophia_Loves_Horses
Points +25
I Freaking Love This Place!!!!!!!!!!! - Edit
I saw green cuisine when I was in market square awhile ago .. we went in to check it out but didn't have time to stop and eat. I saw on the sign that it was vegetarian ... but when I got home I looked it up and realized that it was actually vegan! Bonus! We go their all the time. I love the fact that you can go on their website to look at their daily menu. I have very been disappointed with their food. Even my little brother likes going their!! The only problem is the cost of the food ... one decent plateful can cost between $15-$20. I love that you can just try a bit of everything. And I always do. I love it so much i'll be taking the rest of my family their on my birthday :) Go Green Cusine!!
Read morePros: Vegan, Amazing Food!, Good Variety
Cons: Expensive
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goldie711
Points +119
Awesome - Edit
If I lived in Victoria and lived or worked within 4 blocks, I would never use my kitchen. They have a buffet menu that changes daily, everything is vegan and there is a great selection of soups, hot foods and desserts. If I did live near the restaurant I would probably take my food to go since I'm not crazy about the atmosphere. The other drawbacks and they are minor are the price. You pay by weight and I felt it should have been about 20% less expensive and they should offer a few more plain, raw vegetables in their salad bar area. I didn't try any of their baked goods but they did look good. They also have a little "ice cream" section with four flavors, something you rarely see in a veg restaurant.
Read morePros: selection, location
Cons: price, ambiance
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kamdhenu
Points +21
Excellent Food - Edit
Excellent food, healthy - sold by weight, reasonable price, lot of variety, very eco-conscious..nice ambience. Walking distance from Ferry port. We had a great lunch before a beautiful visit to Buchart gardens. Life saver for our family in that visit.
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Mighty Vegan
Points +96
Awesome Vegan Buffet!!! - Edit
We have been to many cities with many vegan restaurants and this is the first vegan buffet we have come across. What an awesome idea! A vegans dream! So many options, all were really good, tasty and fresh. Watch out though as the cost with add up quickly. I saw another reviewer comment that her Samosa probably cost $4 alone and I second that from my own experience. But if you watch what you take the place can be quite affordable and nowhere else that I seen will you be able to get such a variety of vegan options all on one plate. In particular we loved the: cornbread, falafels, veg sushi, shepards pie. We were in Victoria for 3 days and managed to go there twice because we liked it so much. Enjoy!!!
Read morePros: Vegan buffet!, Large variety, Healthy Choices
Cons: Cost can add up quickly
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OlyVeg
Points +45
What a nice surprise! - Edit
We went to Victoria for our first visit and absolutely loved it. We were very happy to stumble upon Green Cuisine, which had a full vegan buffet. I've never seen a vegan buffet before and felt like we had come across a goldmine! Wanting to try some of everything, we loaded our plates and were quite surprised to find our bill come to over $35. It wasn't alot of food (though it was plenty to fill us up), but it was so great to have such a variety and and to not worry if something was vegan or not. Neither of us were too enthusiastic about the desserts we tried that were in the buffet--seemed like the chocolate was pretty bitter and nothing really had that "delicious" factor. I'm sure other baked goods they offered were better, but the chocolate ones we sampled were just ok.
Read moreSome of the other posts refer to the food as bland or lacking seasoning, but neither of us found that to be the case for us. Everything was tasty and well-seasoned, though not everything had a perfect texture since it was a buffet and all.
When we return to Victoria we will definitely go back to Green Cuisine, though perhaps take lighter food (I bet that samosa I took cost $4 in weight itself!) and be more choosy to bring the cost down. As vegans often struggling to find a place to eat out at, we thought this place was the best find ever.
Pros: variety, all vegan, fast
Cons: expensive
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Cascadian
Points +240
One of my favorite places anywhere! - Edit
I really like Green Cuisine! It was the first fully vegan restaurant I ever visited many years back and I always make a point of stopping in whenever I am in Victoria. It is very warm, relaxed & generally pleasant. I like how GC seems a bit stuck in time in it's historic, hidden away sunken plaza. The food is healthy and tasty. GC makes their own line of packaged products such as tempeh, tofu and seitan. They have a fairly large divided into several cozier rooms plus some outside seating. GC has a nice kids/family space off in a quiet side-room. Definitely give Green Cuisine a try if you get the chance! :-)
Read morePros: Great Variety! , Healthy & Fresh!, Tasty desserts
Cons: A bit pricey (not too bad for Victoria), Hidden away (this is good too!)
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cutecarrot
Points +18
Tastiest vegan/vegetarian food! - Edit
I'm visiting Victoria for 2 weeks. Finally had the chance to visit it today. Sooooo delicious! Had big salad w/ arame & tahini dressing, rice salad, tempeh in peanut curry, eggplant curry, navy bean curry, apple chutney and paid about $11. Not expensive when you consider the quality. There are cheaper vegetarian places but you don't get this quality food. Everything tasted so fresh and healthy. I'm very impressed with the healthy choices in their salad / hot buffet bar. I have never quite come across such healthy choices like this anywhere else. Govinda's in Sydney used to be my best favorite vego place, but Green Cuisine is far better, because it is organic, vegan and it's even got BAKED samosa! :) Highly recommended.
Read morePros: good quality , good value / friendly staff, organic ingredients
Cons: Gluten-free choc. cake is too sweet
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BenjaminMadison
Points +45
Good Food and NOT Expensive - Edit
I eat at this restaurant regularly and have been a vegetarian for about 35 years. Of course I have my favorites but in general their food is very tasty and healthy. I seldom pay more than $10 and usually pay less for what I eat and walk out full. If you think Green Cuisine is expensive, try Rebar or some of the other restaurants listed here. And, if you're on a tight budget, they always have hearty soup and bread or rice and vegetables for two or three dollars. I don't trust restaurants that are not 100% vegetarian - you never can tell what happens in the kitchen. Green Cuisine is 100% vegetarian and vegan as well. You never need to worry that some gelatin or lard or egg has carelessly been added into what you're eating. Finally, anyone who is a true vegetarian knows that delicious baked desserts are hard to find. Green Cuisine's are some of the tastiest I've ever eaten. Try the Peanut Butter Cake or the Pecan Pie, or the Raspberry Cheesecake or Chocolate Mousse. You will come back for more. A final note with regard to price: Green Cuisine is located in the very heart of Victoria, an expensive locale. You will pay at least as much for a meal (and more in most cases) from any other restaurants within walking distance of Green Cuisine.
Read morePros: 100% Vegan, Great food, Reasonable prices
Cons: No problems
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915phil
Points +62
Yummy, Healthy - Edit
I made a quick stop in here on a visit to Victoria and was very pleased with the experience. The buffet had an impressive variety of foods and flavors, all with a fresh, healthy taste.
Read morePros: Variety, Atmosphere
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skymonkey
Points +131
not great - Edit
me and my wife (both vegetarians) lived here in victoria for 5 years and rarely visit this restaurant. we agree with previous reviews that it is overpriced, even with student discount. the food is not particularly good. we even found the restaurant a bit dirty sometimes. i think their heart is at the right place, but this restaurant is just not up to par compared to other vegetarian restaurants from around the world.
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Lek
Points +59
our favorite place to eat - Edit
It is so very delicious. We too found it pricey at first, but we have gradually gotten the price down by loading up on the lighter more filling items, and less of the heavy cooked items. We eat here regularly. Adding hemp oil and apple cider vinegar gives food the zip and excitement I need and we enjoy that second counter corner to flavor our foods! They have gluten-free items as well, which is a very novel thing in a vegan place.
Read morePros: Good food, good variety, Gluten Free items, location at Market Square
Cons: atmosphere is very much like a diner, Rotating staff
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Jetgirly
Points +40
Hot & Cold at Green Cuisine - Edit
I had dinner at Green Cuisine this summer. It is a self-serve buffet in which you pay by weight for your food. While the salads and other cold dishes are an excellent value, the hot entrees are heavy and consequently very pricey. We paid about $40 for dinner for two, and definitely didn't feel that we got our money's worth. I would recommend thinking of Green Cuisine as a salad bar, not a place to go for a cooked meal.
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VeganTex
Points +215
Green Cuisine - Edit
Good place, plenty of selections, reasonable price. Definitely worth the visit if you are craving vegetarian variety while in Victoria.
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KelseyApple
Points +89
vegan but not so great - Edit
I found that the food was good and fairly priced. The only drawback was the quality of the desserts. They could definitely have been better. Overall, I would go back if I found myself in Victoria again but wouldn't splurge on the sweets.
Read morePros: cheap, good food
Cons: bland desserts
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