Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
International
Organic
Juice bar
Take-out
European
Honey

Organic food for lunch and dinner. Uses some local produce. Has marked vegan items including vegan desserts. Fully vegetarian as of Dec 2019. Offers a childrens' menu with some plant based dishes. Open Mon-Sun 10:00-22:30.


Venue map for GYS - Amsterdamsestraatweg
© OpenStreetMap contributors

66 Reviews

First Review by consciouseatingman

Bellatrivia

Points +941

Vegan
01 Aug 2023

Top!

Heerlijk gegeten bij Gys! (Vegan borrelplank en chocolate heaven 🤩)

GYSUtrecht

03 Aug 2023

Dankjewel Bellatrivia voor je leuke review en leuke foto's die je erbij hebt geüpload van ons chocolade dessert en de borrelplank 😄
We hopen je graag snel weer wat lekkers te mogen serveren!
Liefs,
team Gys

tiojaz

Points +46

Vegetarian
08 Jun 2023

Good

We had a good lunch at this cosy place. It is quite spatial, bright and calm. The waiting was acceptable. The dishes are cleverly prepared, delicately refined. I just regretted that there was no daily menu because the prices are high enough.

Pros: Taste of the food, Quiet, Organic

Cons: Pricey

GYSUtrecht

23 Jun 2023

Hi Tiojaz!

Thank you for your feedback and for choosing our restaurant for your lunch. We're glad to hear that you found our place cozy and enjoyed the spacious, bright, and calm atmosphere.

We strive to provide well-prepared dishes with delicate refinement, and we're happy that you appreciated our culinary approach. We understand your regret about the absence of a daily menu, and we appreciate your suggestion. We'll take it into consideration for future improvements.

Regarding your feedback about our prices, we only use organic ingredients and make everything ourselves, this contributes to slightly higher costs. We appreciate your feedback, and we'll take it into account!

Thank you again for your visit and for sharing your thoughts. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future.
Liefs,
team Gys

Tim de Bruijn

Points +83

Vegan
06 Jun 2023

Perfect

Had lunch here with a group from work. I was the only vegan, but everyone had a great lunch. So it was a nice promo for vegan/vegetarian food. Nice interior and terrace. Service was friendly and quick.

Pros: Tasty food, friendly service, Nice place to be around

GYSUtrecht

07 Jun 2023

Thank you Tim for your kind words! We are happy to read you, as a vegan, but also all your non-vegan colleagues enjoyed our plant-based dishes! This is exactly what we strive for so thanks for underlining this!
We are looking forward to welcoming you back to Gys any day.
Liefs,
team Gys

anne_123

Points +247

Vegan
06 Jun 2023

Amazing!!

Altijd echt super lekker eten en heel vriendelijk personeel! Fijne plek waar ik graag regelmatig kom :))

Pros: Lekker eten, Aardig personeel , Leuk interieur

GYSUtrecht

07 Jun 2023

Dankjewel Anne voor je super leuke enthousiaste review en leuke foto's van de gerechten! We zijn blij om te lezen dat je graag regelmatig bij ons komt! We kijken ernaar uit je snel weer te zien :)
Liefs,
team Gys

Bernardusvzelst

Points +210

Vegetarian
04 Jun 2023

Heerlijk gegeten !

Heerlijk gegeten en personeel is erg vriendelijk 😃

GYSUtrecht

07 Jun 2023

Dankjewel! Wat superleuk om te lezen dat je heerlijk hebt gegeten en je zo enthousiast bent over de service van onze collega's. We kijken ernaar uit je gauw weer eens terug te verwelkomen op ons terras!
Liefs,
team Gys

veganwithfrancis

Points +6631

Vegan
18 Apr 2023

Yummy pancakes

The pancakes were a lot smaller then I thought they would be.
They were good tho!
Coffee was also good
Kind of pricy in my opinion

Cons: Quite expensive

GYSUtrecht

25 Apr 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience with us veganwithfrancis! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our yummy pancakes and coffee at Gys. We appreciate your honest feedback regarding the size of the pancakes and the prices. We hope to welcome you back soon for more delicious dishes!

Liefs, team Gys

ElsedeRidder

Points +232

Vegan
20 Mar 2023

Amazing

Very good food, pure plant based, no processed meat replacers. We hade some fried snacks as shared starters, followed by the mail courses. Comfort food! The desert, Arabian nights, was amazing, unlike anything I ever had.

GYSUtrecht

23 Mar 2023

Thank you for your beautiful words Elsede!
Kind regards,
Team Gys

Astrid83_K

Points +22

Vegan
21 Jan 2023

Super lekker

Vandaag heerlijk gegeten. We hadden de high tea. Alles was even lekker, de broodjes, het verse sapje en de zoete lekkernijen. Alles was vegan 😋

Pros: Alles vegan , Alles was heerlijk , Gezellige locatie en prima service

GYSUtrecht

27 Jan 2023

Wat leeeeuk! Dankjewel Astrid voor je superleuke feedback over de high tea. Wat fijn dat jullie zo hebben genoten van al het hartigs en het zoets en het sapje 😁.
Dit maakt ons superblij! We kijken ernaar uit om je weer een keer bij ons te mogen verwelkomen!
Liefs,
team Gys

ActivePaulus

Points +61

Vegan
16 Jan 2023

Nice vegan and organic restaurant

It's a 10 minute walk from Utrecht Central trainstation. Lovely people, nice decorated alternative restaurant with great food. Ive had dinner here with my girlfriend. Also assistant-dog friendly! We've enjoyed our dinner here!

Pros: Good food, Nice staff, Assistant-Dog Friendly

Cons: None

david_droes

16 Jan 2023

ActivePaulus

16 Jan 2023

We didn't discover that on the list, but if they do, they can easly replace it.

Lst1998

Points +47

Vegan
14 Jan 2023

Best vegan option in Utrecht

My favourite vegan restaurant in town! Always amazed at their new creations, great coffee and kind staff :-)

Pros: Completely vegan, Super friendly staff, Amazing desserts!

david_droes

14 Jan 2023

They’re not completely vegan since there’s egg on the menu.

GYSUtrecht

27 Jan 2023

Thank you Lst1998 for taking the time for the lovely review you left with us!
We are super happy you enjoy the creativity of our team!
As david_droes says, we do still have eggs available, but we do have the vegan option made with scrambled tofu.
We look forward to welcome you back any day!
Liefs,
team Gys

ValentineD

Points +3567

Vegan
11 Jan 2023

Almost entirely vegan!

Delicious food, relaxed atmosphere, very friendly service

GYSUtrecht

27 Jan 2023

Thank youuuu ValentneD for the super nice review and the great photos of our food, menu and interior 😁.
We hope to welcome you back any day!
Liefs,
team Gys

ValentineD

29 Jan 2023

JP1987

Points +59

Vegetarian
25 Oct 2022

Lekker!

Fijn restaurant.

Pros: Heerlijke borrelplank , En limonades, En taart

GYSUtrecht

31 Oct 2022

Bedankt JP1987 voor je aardige review!
Heel leuk om te lezen dat je vooral fan bent van onze borrelplank, taart en limonades!
We hopen je snel weer terug te zien bij ons!
Liefs,
team Gys

Maakun

Points +1116

Vegan
21 Sep 2022

Really good food

Nice place that is almost fully vegan.
Went here for dinner, and the food was really inventive and interesting. Very vegetable centered, well cooked and the plates had a lot of different components. Really not something I would cook often at home, and it was really nice to try. I especially loved the 'bananas' desert, so tasty!

Also very friendly staff. Looking forward to going here again sometime.

Pros: Great food, Almost fully vegan

GYSUtrecht

27 Sep 2022

Hi Maakun,
thank you for your super lovely review. You're right, 99% of our menu is fully vegan! We are so happy to read you enjoyed some dishes you wouldn't cook at home. We are also looking forward to welcoming you back and serving you some more food and perhaps the bananas dessert again 😉.
Liefs,
team Gys

Marchien

Points +299

Vegan
14 Sep 2022

A green oasis on a busy city street

Lovely spot. Had the Thai coconut soup which was great, and the 5 ways of cauliflower which was a bit disappointing (some great varieties but too much raw cauliflower). Well worth another try though.

Pros: Lovely green terrace, Friendly staff , Good food

GYSUtrecht

20 Sep 2022

Thank you Marchien for taking the time to share the experience you had with us. We are happy to read you enjoyed the thai coconut soup and we welcome your feedback on improving the cauliflower.
Looking forward to welcoming you back!
Liefs,
team Gys

Barbele

Points +58

Vegan
24 Aug 2022

Leuke lunchplek.

Toffe plek om te lunchen of ‘borrelen’. Hele lieve mensen. Niet alleen is alles plantaardig, maar ook het is ook nog glutenvrij. Zeker de labneh proberen, die is zoooo lekker.

GYSUtrecht

30 Aug 2022

Ha Barbele,

Leuk dat je van beide vestigingen een review hebt geschreven waar wij ook nog eens heel erg blij van worden😁. We vinden het leuk dat je Gys een toffe plek vindt om te borrelen en te genieten van glutenvrije opties. Dankje voor je support en graag zien we je snel weer terug 😊.
Liefs,
team Gys

bzwaan

Points +3650

Vegan
23 Aug 2022

Great!

Interesting menu with a variety of dishes! Everything was marked vegan.

GYSUtrecht

30 Aug 2022

Hi bzwaan,
thank you for taking the time and sharing so many lovely photos of our food 😁. We truly appreciate that.
Hope to welcome you again in the future.
Liefs,
team Gys

ana_pas

Points +1685

Vegan
20 Aug 2022

I love this place!!!

My fav place in Utrecht 💚 Berry cheesecake and Kapsalon are my favorites, but everything there is so yummy!

GYSUtrecht

30 Aug 2022

Thank you Ana 😁. You make us blush by saying we are your fave place in Utrecht 🌞.
Hope to see you back again soon to make you happy with a kapsalon, cheesecake or perhaps some other dishes!
Liefs,
team Gys

faenomenal

Points +405

Vegan
03 Aug 2022

Favoriete restaurant

Favoriete restaurant met bijna alleen maar vegan eten. Vriendelijke bediening. Leuk ingericht. Groot terras.

Pros: Lekker eten

Cons: Aan een drukke straat

GYSUtrecht

15 Aug 2022

Hoi Faenomenal, wat super leuk om te lezen dat we jouw favoriete restaurant zijn in Utrecht 😄!
Bedankt ook voor de mooie foto's die je er bij hebt geüpload 😄
Hopelijk tot snel weer!
Liefs,
team Gys

ChloéSchwizgebel

Points +1230

Vegetarian
01 Mar 2022

Cosy café perfect for an afternoon break

Gys is a very cosy place, perfect for an afternoon break, an indulgent lunch with wholesome ingredients or to come and read or work for a little bit. This time I went for a dirty chai with coconut milk which was very flavorful. Shout out to the friendly staff (and the singing waiter😉).

Pros: Vibe , Friendly staff, Well thought of recipes

GYSUtrecht

15 Aug 2022

Hi ChloéSchwizgebel,
thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are super pleased to read that you describe us as a cosy place as this is exactly what we aim for 😄. Hopefully we may welcome you back again in the near future. The singing waiter appreciated the shout out 😉.
Liefs,
team Gys

alienvegan

Points +4972

Vegan
14 Feb 2022

It was ok

Food felt pretty average. The “like salmon” was odd - I think they were supposed to serve it with bread or a bagel but they forgot. Onion rings were very batter heavy.

Updated from previous review on 2022-02-14

GYSUtrecht

15 Aug 2022

Hi Alienvegan,
thank you kindly for takin the time to share your experience with us. The like a salmon you've enjoyed used to be a starter on our menu. We also had it as a bagel option - so this is probably were something went wrong. We are unfortunate to read that the experience you had didn't live up to our standards and your expectations. However, we hope you give us another chance in the future and we will be able to satisfy your taste buds! Thanks again for sharing your honest feedback.
Liefs,
team Gys

iokan

Points +1776

Vegan
30 Jan 2022

Above average

We visited at peak hour and restaurant GYS did everything right. Even perfect I might say. Yet, I decided to title this review “above average”. Here’s why…

After several months of lockdown, this was the first weekend restaurants in The Netherlands were allowed to open again. Therefore, it was pretty hard to make a reservation for any restaurant at all! However, vegetarian restaurant GYS in Utrecht has two locations, arranged for extra tables and seats, hired extra personnel and went all out. Needless to say, the place was pack jammed!

Yet, the staff didn’t seem stressed and in fact paid personal and kind attention to every customer. A good thing, because they had something to explain. The actual paper menu in the restaurant had changed from the one on the website and everything I selected from the website was removed from the menu in the restaurant, so I needed some advice.

One reason for the title “above average” is the menu. GYS doesn’t serve complicated meals, but instead had simple dishes like burgers, nachos and sandwiches. It’s all one step above cafeteria food, and not nearly as classy and a multi course meal in other restaurants. Also, the menu is very limited. During our stay it listed just four mains.

We started with the “loaded nachos” (caution: only vegan on request), which according to my friend were the best nachos she ever had. For mains we ordered the “classic burger” and “rendang”. The classic burger is as close to a meat burger as one can get in presentation, taste and texture. It comes with some vegetables on the side. “Rendang” is an Indonesian dish with rice, vegetables and (fake) meat. It’s well balanced in flavors and makes for an interesting meal.

Despite the fact that the place was busier than ever before, all of our meals were spot on and were served quickly. Presentation was good, nothing was under or overcooked, nothing was too salty or bland. All ingredients seem to be of decent quality as well.

So why the title “above average”? Because that’s what GYS seems to aim at. The menu is rather simple, just above snack level. The decoration of the restaurant is simple. This is not the place to impress friends or dates, or to sit for an evening of fine dining. GYS is decent vegetarian food at a decent price, better than the average home meal. In other words: above average.
#Veganuary

Pros: Well organized, Tasty food

Cons: Limited menu, Not all food is 100% vegan

Rajeshwari

Points +701

Vegan
27 Oct 2021

Amazing

Very tasty. Staff is very nice. Clean restrooms. Reasonable prices

Pros: Many vegan options , Friendly staff, Tasty food

roiroiroi

Points +81

Vegan
29 Sep 2021

Always delicious food & friendly staff

I can’t count how many times I’ve eaten at this place. The vegan rendang, ramen, kapsalon as diner or the hummus, noodle salad or club sandwich as lunch. Everything tastes delicious!
I love the friendly staff, or how the chefs decorate the plate. So many vegan options and everything here is 100% organic.

I will definitely kee visiting this place, with family, friends or alone.

Pros: Amazing food (vegan!), Friendly staff, 100% organic

Cons: Some drinks are expensive, Coffee could be better

ronjavandijk

Points +75

Vegan
27 Sep 2021

Lievelings!

Heerlijk eten, en nog gezond ook. Echt alles is super lekker! Kruidig, de sausjes. Perfect. Een flinke portie groen. Vegan, biologisch en ook glutenvrij. Pure winst voor iedereen. Ook mijn non-vegan vriend was onder de indruk, we hebben echt genoten. En hoewel het eten wordt opgediend alsof je in een classy restaurant zit, is de sfeer relaxed en val je niet uit de toon als je in je ontspannen outfit neerploft. Toetjes raad ik ook aan, neem de plank met meerdere toetjes en neem wat je niet op krijgt, mee naar huis in een doosje. Kun je er morgen weer van genieten. Wij komen snel weer eten!

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-25

Pros: Vrijwel alles is vegan. Lekker. Fijne sfeer.

PetterJan

Points +61

Vegetarian
01 Aug 2021

Gezellig en heel lekker

Mijn eerste ervaring met een vegetarisch/ veganistisch restaurant. Heel lekker gegeten in een gezellig kader, veel nieuwe smaken leren kennen. Ik kom hier zeker terug wanneer ik nog eens in Utrecht ben.

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-01

AndreasM

Points +1046

Vegan
30 May 2021

Just a good as the other one

GYS had two locations in Utrecht. The taste is no different. Great place for comfort dood.

EmmyVD

Points +4921

Vegan
22 Apr 2021

Delicious vegan options

Usually I visit the other GYS but this is also a lovely location. Next to a busy street but they created a ver cosy area.

As usual there were great vegan options. We had the vegan buffalo wings and the sauce was delicious! The vegan truffle sandwich was nice but a bit small. We were happy that we had the cauliflower as well. For drinks we had a chai late, which was okay but not super flavourful.

Staff was very lovely and helpful. Even offering to bring our order outside so we could enjoy the sun while waiting. Very happy that they were willing to put the take away in our own containers.


Updated from previous review on 2021-04-22




This page has been viewed 7283 times.