Vegan
Organic
Western
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Catering
European
Breakfast

Organic vegan cafe, restaurant, juice bar, and shop. On the brunch & lunch menu offers dishes like a full English breakfast, banana bread, and pancakes. The dinner menu features dishes like salads, burgers, lasagna, and spaghetti bolognese. Vegan cakes, baked treats, acai, fresh juices, coffee, and tea available. Also has a vegan supermarket attached, which stocks food and other items. Open Wed-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 09:00-22:00, Sun 09:00-16:00.


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130 Reviews

First Review by RavenW

JoolsVanAerschot

Points +29

Vegetarian
22 Dec 2024

Lekker

Ik heb hier al meerdere keren lekker gegeten en geshopt.

NicolasEjzenberg

Points +168

Vegan
18 Dec 2024

Fancy but a little bit pricey

The setting is nice, the service is fast and the staff friendly. It's good but expensive for what it is.

We shared the "vol-au-vent" (€22.5) and the "carbonnade flamande" (€23). Both dishes were served with fries, mayonnaise and a bowl of salad. Everything was delicious and perfectly seasoned. The only negative point was the high price of both dishes, especially compared to the prices charged in town for similar vegan dishes.

Pros: Delicious belgian cuisine

Cons: A little bit pricey

NickTustin

Points +1126

Herbivore
06 Dec 2024

Great

-cheese ceoquettes - 10/10
-lasagna - 9/10 great

Edlay

Points +140

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

WOW

Insane food. Lasagne was sooo fresh and homemade, left feeling very fed. Lovely atmosphere and great selection of non alcoholic drinks! Kombucha on tap too!

Folgert

Points +40

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

Great taste, large portions

Great atmosphere, food was tasty, service was professional.

MarrieniDuarte

Points +596

Vegan
04 Oct 2024

Porções generosas e comida muito saborosa

Ando apaixonada pela comida daqui, são sempre pratos muito bem preparados e com porções generosas. Menção honrosa para o English breakfast. Além de que, conta com uma “lojinha” com muitas opções veganas que não encontramos no resto da cidade.

Cons: Faça reserva, principalmente se for fim de semana.

mollyhyland96

Points +176

Vegan
23 Sep 2024

Lovely cakes

Me & my partner stopped here for a coffee & cake. I had a cinnamon roll & my partner has a chocolate brownie- both were delicious. Staff are friendly & they have a lovely supermarket next to the cafe.

HelgaDavinia

Points +1112

Vegan
21 Sep 2024

Very tasty all vegan food

Update:. I find it a pity that they turned to selling more fast-food like food, mostly with fries. For example, before, they had seitan stew with a wonderful potato mash and apple mousse and salad. Now it's with french fries. We visit less now because of that.

I've been here a few times now, always took the stew (stoverij), which is so good. Today I was a bit less hungry so I chose the club sandwich. It was so tasty! Can't describe it, but the different flavours are a match in vegan heaven. Also, this is a complete meal, it fills well. For dessert I have tried the snickers, the twix and the 'speculoostaart', all are amazingly good. Will come again soon!

Update visit of 30 march 2023
We received our stews without apple puree, when I asked the waiter about this, he fetched apple puree for us. (If you've never eaten the stew, you may not notice this was missing)
The stew was different than we were used: the potatoe mash and the apple puree were normally amazing, now both were okay but not outstanding. I told the owner when he asked how the food was. The apple puree was different because of different apples being used.
He went immediately tasting in the kitchen and admitted that the potatoe puree was not how it should be and he had already solved this by adding ingredients to the remaining batch. He was happy that I had told him and gave us the amazing snickers as free treat, which was very attentive !

Update 23 april 2023:
Tried the cheese croquettes today, and they are wonderful. The frangipane cake was not bad either.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-23

Pros: All vegan , The cook knows how to combine flavours, Nice vibe

ChloéSchwizgebel

Points +1250

Vegetarian
01 Sep 2024

Perfect superette and vegan dinner

Delicious place with plant-based menu, a very nice sustainable she nearby. Perfect to enjoy a good meal or enjoy a moment with a good coffee. The interior is spacious and welcoming with bright light coming from the ceiling windows. The food is more on the junk food side so perfect if you are looking for this!

Pros: Store nearby, Full vegan, Bright space

Livan

Points +22

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Heerlijk vegan restaurant

Lekkere vegan maaltijden - goede porties - vriendelijke bediening,…
Ook handig is hun nabijgelegen vegan superette!

Pros: Lekker eten, Mooie porties, Vriendelijke bediening

FLBEE

Points +94

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

Fabulous

We had such nice food here. The scrambled “egg” really tasted like egg and the french toast was delicious 🤤

GaëtanNature

Points +1080

Vegan
04 Aug 2024

Beaucoup trop cher !

Nous sommes venu pour manger et avons d’abord fait un tour du magasin.
Les prix sont bien trop chers pour des produits que l’on peut trouver en commerce et sinon rien de qui sort de l’ordinaire…
On a regarder la carte pour commander une boisson, et déjà là les prix étaient exagéré. 1€ pour un verre d’eau du robinet ?
On allait prendre un jus de pomme bio à 2,70€ mais on regardé les plats et les prix vraiment exagérés.
Pâtes bolognaise à 19,50€, vol au vegan à 22,50€.
On a préféré partir manger ailleurs pour moins cher.
Donc je ne sais pas dire comment la nourriture est.

Cons: Cher

JenniferDavis

Points +263

Vegetarian
24 Jul 2024

Great place to eat traditional dish!

We had the Flemish stew and it was so good. I love being able to try traditional dishes made vegetarian. Highly recommend

ElineDeBuyser

Points +74

Vegan
24 Jul 2024

Delicious and full of love

Can only echo what others have said. Delicious food, lovely warm service, a business you just want to succeed.
The restaurant is beautiful as well with a large light dome

RachelLouise

Points +632

Vegan
30 Jun 2024

Absolute gem in central Gent

First, the vegan shop attached to this restaurant was a lot bigger than I expected. It has produce, bulk goods, and an excellent selection of specialty vegan items.

The restaurant itself is also great. The menu has a lot of traditional Belgian dishes as well as things borrowed from other areas of Europe and the Middle East.

We ordered the kaaskroketjes and mouhamara appetizers, which were both excellent. I had never had anything quite like the kaaskroketjes before and I would definitely order them again.

For our main courses, people in our group ordered stoverij, kebab, bolognese, and lasagna. I believe everyone enjoyed their meals. The lasagna was excellent. I believe it was gluten-free and I would not have guessed it.

I'm not sure whether reservations are necessary, but I would definitely recommend them as it got very crowded on a Saturday evening.

As you can see from the photos others have posted, it's a big place with high ceilings and a very pleasant atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Pros: Excellent food, Outstanding vegan shop

deirdrewh

Points +495

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

must visit in gent

The food was amazing! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good selection. Can't wait to go back.

Yeri

Points +2562

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Please go visit here if you're in Ghent

The place felt so open inside with a high glass ceiling! The staff were so friendly and the food was really good. There are so many vegan goodies available at the shop as well.

Squiid

Points +634

Vegan
14 Jun 2024

Amazing!

Huge place with big market full of all kinds of vegan food! Many options. We got cheesecake, French toast, cheese croquettes and fries with mayo and broccoli. Very expensive but good!! Love the red berries! You can also order on your phone which is convenient.

Pros: Big place, lots of options , Good food , Friendly service

Cons: Expensive!!

TrudiBruges

Points +23579

Vegan
09 Jun 2024

Nice modern decor, great food - all vegan

May 2024
Been here a couple of times in the last year. Good food. (Have had sandwiches, Flemish stew,...) Nice shop. Some products that are not so easily found in other shops. Would love to see some more vegan specialties though (thinking of offer we saw at Veggie4U).

Ordering is with QR code, which I do find very impersonal.
Service is reserved friendly, although often with a sort of witty/exclusive attitude, which is not really my kind of thing. I often leave feeling like I said or done something wrong and been told off like a schooler... 😉🤷‍♀️

_____
Jan 2023
Had a nice lunch. Club sandwich was very good.

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End of 2022
Shop is all vegan now! Interior has been renovated.
Seating area is now mainly on the left, didnt feel as cosy as before.
Some nice vegan products in fridge (vegan cheezes), would love to see them have more offer though (saw a lot of products that one can buy in any organic shop).

We had a pie, snickers and coffee. They didnt have any red fruits tea.

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(2019)
Resto is at the back of the BEO versmarkt = the shop - selling organic produce - lots of stuff in bulk too). The shop is not all vegan, but the restaurant is.

We were confused though with the mention of 'toast with eggs' on the menu (and no mention of it being a 100% vegan resto anywhere on the menu), and double checked with staff. Yes everything is vegan, the toast is with an egg replacer (I think it was nut based). They don't mention vegan on the menu because this reportedly could scare clients (non-vegans) away (but on the other hand, it almost made us leave as we thought it was all - or nearly all vegetarian instead of vegan). So I would definitely prefer to see a clearer mention of it being all vegan.

We had a soup of the day (pumpkin soup), taost with eggs, tahini and za'atar, and the raw lasagne. A fresh juice and a glass of wine (wine is vegan too). Didn't have to wait long for our drinks and food.
It all tasted delicious. The raw lasagne was rather heavy with a lot of olive tapenade though. The egg on the toast resembled scrambled egg (texture and taste), and was nice too.
There are about half a dozen cakes to choose from for dessert. We shared a carrot cake with cashew cream. Yummie.

Atmosphere is quite nice. Modern bright decor, spacious, lost of wood. Accoustic not so good though (also noise from the shop).

Plus points for being fully accessible (accessible toilet too, clean)!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-08

Pros: all vegan, delicious food, great value for money , all accessible

avknotts

Points +606

Vegan
08 Jun 2024

Cheese bites and local dishes

Tried the vol-au dish and mini kaaskroketjes they were amazing. Their vanilla ice cream is the best vegan ice cream I’ve ever had, it’s like velvet

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-08

Kykykäkä

Points +1359

Vegan
23 May 2024

Nice place

It’s spacious and has lots of vegan groceries. The food is great too! The best soup I’ve ever had

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-08

beesus

Points +216

Vegetarian
19 May 2024

Everything Perfect

My meateating wife loved this place so much that I was there 3 times in 3 days. Family run restaurant and market.

Pros: Creative menu, Healthy but filling food, Everyone is nice

ThePlantCuisine

Points +246

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

As a local my #1 lunchspot in the city

Great location, lovely atmosphere, great interior, friendly people and above all delicious, fingerlicking food! A lot of different options. All friends (whether it is from abroad or from Gent itself) left satisfied and I return here very often. Great (but expensive) little supermarket attached to it too!

veggiesaurus_86

Points +4466

Vegan
24 Mar 2024

Great Snickers bar

Spacious and light filled location with friendly staff. I had the Vol-au-vegan, a "snickers bar" and a piece of speculoos cake. The snickers and cake were great the main dish was not so much my thing. I do like Seitan but the mixture with the sauce and mushroom just wasn't to my taste. The fries didn't taste like much unfortunately, they looked like they were hand-cut and freshly prepared so maybe this harvest wasn't great. Anyway I would visit again.

Pros: Interesting interior with plants , friendly service

Cons: expensive, Ordering via QR code didn't work

titia.willems

Points +22

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Great vegan place!

Top food & shop, top location, friendly owners!
Try the vegan cheese croquettes!

MiniLelie

Points +702

Vegan
11 Feb 2024

Lekkere brunch

We zijn vandaag gaan brunchen bij knol en kool. Jammie !!

Het menu is beperkt maar alles smaakte vers. Vlotte en heel vriendelijke bediening. En vooral een brunch plek waar je
1. Veel zelf kunt kiezen (wij bestelden gewoon schotel per schotel naar volgens onze honger en goesting)
2. Niet de zoveelste Chia pudding 😬 eet

Dus wij zijn erg tevreden
We hadden

- kaneel rol
- full Eglish breakfast
- tofu scramble
- Soep (heerlijk!!!) met brood en boter
- speculaas taart

Pros: Puur vegan , Je kiest zelf wat je wanneer besteld, Vriendelijke bediening

Jentea

Points +163

Vegetarian
06 Feb 2024

Vegan kaaskroketjes

Vlotte bediening, fijne sfeer. Vegan kaaskroketjes zijn een aanrader.




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