Vegan
Western
Asian
Latin

Vegan fusion restaurant serving Mexican, Thai and Western cuisine. Sample dishes include pad Thai, Ramen, burritos, crispy handcut fries, burgers, cauliflower wings, and more. Rotating daily set lunches from Tue-Frid include a soup, juice, main plate, and dessert. Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-3:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-9:00pm, Sun 11:00am-6:00pm. Closed Sun.


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20 Reviews

First Review by HadarMenashe

Lisa

Points +714

Vegan
13 Oct 2024

Excited to come back!

I’ll definitely come back and try new dishes, the menu is huge and everything looked good!

NasSkorobogatovSaad

Points +46

Vegan
02 Aug 2024

Excelente!

Excelentes platos veganos con muchas opciones!

Pros: La sazón , La variedad , La atención

maynard7

Points +5199

Mostly Veg
27 Jun 2024

Great meal

I went here in June 2024 and got the meal of the day. Today's meal included a bowl of spinach soup, a drink, a tiny dessert, and the main plate which had chili, quinoa, and salad. It was all really delicious, especially the chili. It was seasoned just right and wasn't spicy. I definitely recommend this restaurant when you are in Cuenca. The meal of the day currently costs $4.75.

Pros: Tasty food , Friendly service

TheKimchiDude

Points +466

Vegan
05 May 2024

LARGE VARIETY!!

The restaurant we chose tonight is Nandala Cocina Vegana. We started with Cauliflower Bites that were super crispy and had the most amazing dipping sauce. We love that the bites were served on a yummy salad. Then we tried 2 vegan versions of Ecuadorian classics. The first is basically a potato soup with tofu, sweet peppers, avocado, and potato chips. The other is a green plantain mash with mushrooms and avocado. The plantain dish was served with a quart of herbal tea. Finally… chocolate cake! The cake was served in a chocolate soup. The bill came to $20 at this fancy place. All the food was exquisite. We highly recommend you visit them when you come to Cuenca

TerryCSTX

Points +121

Vegan
29 Mar 2024

Love, Love, Love

I went on Easter weekend when the special was “Fanesca”, a traditional Ecuadorian soup served during “holy week”. I decided to try it and it was delicious! Veganized, of course.
The rich and decadent chocolate cake swimming in chocolate sauce was to die for and I will have it every time I come here.

Pros: Friendly service , Varied menu of delicious foods , Easy to find location

MayaB68

Points +118

Vegetarian
10 Dec 2023

It checked everything on my list!

The burrito was delicious as was the limonada de coco. Excellent service, good portions, and fair prices.

DanielleJay

Points +52

Vegan
19 Oct 2023

Yummy vegan dessert

I had the BBQ pulled jackfruit burger which was okay but lacked a little flavour, it was nice enough though. I had a vegan chocolate brownie with ice cream for dessert which was delicious! I would still recommend

Pros: Yummy vegan dessert, Friendly staff

Cons: Lacked flavour

legumelife

Points +65

Vegan
14 Oct 2023

Great almuerzo

I had the almuerzo, and the day's offering was vegetable and Quinoa soup, salad, and a vegetable parmesan with mashed potatoes. It was delicious and nicely seasoned.

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-14

stbenjam

Points +264

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

Great appetizers

We really loved the appetizers. Cauliflower and nachos were good. The mains need something. The pad thai really lacked flavor. The jackfruit sandwich also seemed to be missing something - maybe a better bbq sauce?

RagnarökKr

Points +18

Non Veg
22 May 2023

Good appetizers :)

I went here with my bf. We had fries with vegan cheddar cheese and red beans meat, which was tasty. The cauliflower wings were tasty as well, also had the chik’n burguer and nandala burger, they were good but tasted a little dry, and lacked some flavor. Could of used some sort of special sauce imo. I should also add that the burgers and fries tasted a little oily. Not that the burgers were dripping with oil. Just that they left a kind of fast food after taste and stomach fullness. The papelon con limon drinks were good, as well.

Pros: Nice and quiet, Good entries, Good attention

Cons: Oily flavor in burguers, Dry burguers

Velo

Points +2817

Vegan
05 Apr 2023

Delicious pulled jackfruit sandwich

We tried both the burrito with french fries, and the pulled jackfruit sandwich with sweet potato chips. The burrito was very average and not really recommendable - needed more spices and some added coriander. The pulled jackfruit sandwich was amazing, though! The sauce was on point. The lunch special is probably the thing to go for during midday as it is way more economical.

jalapenohands

Points +378

Vegan
13 Feb 2023

Nandala

Cool place! Tasty food and friendly staff. Visited once for dinner and once for breakfast. It’s a little pricey and I wasn’t a fan of the salad that seemed to come with every dish (should’ve ordered fries with the burger instead).

Ratings:
Cauliflower Wings - absolutely delicious, perfect crunch and flavour (9/10)

Nandala Burger - tasted good, but the consistency of the burger patty was too soft (7/10)

Hummus Toast - tasty, but the portion could be a bit bigger (8/10)

Pros: All vegan, The cauliflower wings

Cons: The salad that comes with every dish isn’t great, On the pricier side, Portions could be a bit bigger

unruly_traveller

Points +401

Vegan
26 Jan 2023

Amazing food!

We tired the wings, chicken sandwich, and Cesar salad and they were all so good! Service was great and the atmosphere was nice. Would highly recommend - I’d like to go back again! 🌱

OSG

Points +355

Vegan
01 Nov 2022

Riquísimo almuerzo vegano

Pedimos el almuerzo del día, consistente en una sopa de nabo riquísima, pastel de lenteja y papas acompañado de una ensalada y quinoa, y que además incluia un postre de maracuya de sabor espectacular, y todo al modico precio de $4,25.

Venir a comer al Nandala bien merece abandonar el centro histórico de Cuenca para probar su deliciosa comida vegana.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-01

Pros: Precio asequible, Amabilidad del personal

Cons: Nada

LoveAnimalLoveNature

Points +1521

Vegan
21 Sep 2022

Awesome vegan restaurant 😍

We spend only 13,30€ for the menu del dia, tap water, kombucha, ceasar salad, lemonade. It was all so fresh and tasty. Staff is very friendly and helpful, english is spoken as well. We were so happy here about the food and the atmosphere, it's a great place.

Pros: Completely vegan 🌱😍, Great prices, Tasty and fresh

GarbanzoKing

Points +44

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Super delicious and cheap price

We had the lunch menu (which is now $4.25). It came with a soup, the lunch and a desert.
All of it was super delicious and absolutely worth it.

Los12Monos

Points +189

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

De lo Mejor en Cuenca

Pequeño pero agradable

Pros: Buen sabor, la chef tiene buen sazon resalta los, sabires de asia y america

Cons: 🤑El dollar esta 🤑 un poco costoso pero es por el, Dolar , El local es un poco pequeño se encierran varios...

misabelposada

Points +74

Vegetarian
14 Apr 2022

Rico almuerzo

El menú del día es muy completo y delicioso

Pros: Buena atención , Velocidad en el servicio, Pet Friendly

Jordn

Points +27

Vegan
15 Dec 2021

Delicious !

I ate at Nandala three or four times while I was in Cuenca. Everything I got was very good. The staff are very friendly as well. The lunch menu had generous portions for a good price (about $4)

HadarMenashe

Points +33

Vegan
28 Oct 2021

Amazing place! Best food in Cuenca. A must try!

I came over this place twice because it was so good! From the appetisers to the main courses. All very delicious. Very cozy and welcoming.

Pros: ALL THE MENU IS VEGAN, Excellent service




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