Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Buffet
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Portuguese
Modern atmosphere vegan and vegetarian food restaurant with an open kitchen and an interior garden, opened Jan 2015. Offers a lunch and dinner buffet. Vegetarian "francesinha" available on Wed. Reported closed August 2020.
28 Reviews
First Review by Nothing
VSofiaR
Points +54
Alterou o nome: GAO / Changed the name: GAO - Edit
Restaurante bonito e acolhedor, funcionários simpáticos e boa comida. Sobremesas absolutamente deliciosas. Alterou o conceito na abertura pós-Covid - já não é um buffet. Agora tem menus servidos à mesa e apenas temos que escolher a bebida, o prato e a sobremesa, a sopa e o couvert incluídos no menu já estão selecionados.
Beautiful and cozy restaurant, nice staff and great food. The deserts are absolutely delicious. It changed its concept after Covid - it is no longer a buffet. Now it has menus served at the tables and we only need to choose the drinks, the main dish and the desert because the soup and the couvert included on the menu are already selected.
Pros: Preço, simpatia , Price, friendly
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EmanuelaFalcão
Points +33
Very good vegan food - Edit
Very good vegan food with lovely environment
Read morePros: Great vegan food, Lovely place , Affordable
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SantiagoVazquezPesq
Points +188
El mejor del Norte con mucha diferencia - Edit
De 10. El restaurante es muy acogedor,bien decorado, con música ambiente ,personal muy atento ,la calidad de la comida excepcional, tiene un buffet de platos fríos y otro d calientes a cada cual mejor , tienen menú buffet libre a mediodía y a la noche,hacía mucho tiempo q no disfrutabamos tanto comiendo, volveremos pronto
Read morePros: Muchas opciones veganas ,buena calidad
Cons: Nada
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IsraelMesquita
Points +31
Great food, great price - Edit
Awesome buffet. I got out of the place so full that I couldn't breath. Amazing.
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CarolinaRoquetteMira
Points +28
Amazing buffet! - Edit
This restaurant is fantastic. It has a wooden theme, its modern and its cheap! It has an amazing vegan buffet! Love every centimetre of it!
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GuiltyVegan
Points +31
What a lovely find! - Edit
Gorgeous buffet with healthy salads and soup plus hot options. The Seitan was delicious! Friendly staff, too.
Read morePros: Healthy and welcoming, Garden area, Felt fine dining solo
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krysteleal
Points +705
Excelente comida - Edit
A comida é excelente, o restaurante muito agradável e com um excelente ambiente. A nível de preço não é o mais barato do Porto, mas tendo em conta a qualidade da comida entende-se os preços praticados. Já fui duas vezes e é um sítio que recomendo para uma refeição mais calma e tranquila.
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DavidMarques
Points +75
Amazing tasty and fresh food! - Edit
It was a good surprise!
Read morePros: Lots of Vegan options, Lots of fruit juices, Cheap
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NatachaDeSousa
Points +400
Nice buffet service! - Edit
Really great prices for the buffet! Food is tasty and there´s a lot of nice options, most of which are vegan! Deserts aren´t included in the buffet but are definatly worth a try!
Read moreI come here a lot. Recommend it!
Updated from previous review on 2018-06-11
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arturjnt
Points +26
Muito bom, a repetir - Edit
Diversa escolha, toda de qualidade.
Read moreDesde a sopa aos frios e quentes, há muito e muito bom por onde escolher.
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Cam
Points +2089
Very good buffet - Edit
Reasonably priced buffet hidden in a little street. Both cold (salads, seitan, olives, grilled vegetables, etc.) and hot items. Overall very good!
Read moreThey also have a long list of juices.
I have only been there once so I can't tell if the quality is always the same or if the food changes but I would definitely recommend if in the neighborhood.
Pros: fresh, tasty
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LiseMortimer
Points +97
Tastier than the DaTerra chain but cold staff! - Edit
The place is absolutely lovely and the buffet was offerring plenty of choices of cold and hot goodness. I kept getting some of that seitan cold plate that was absolutely delicious. I wish I had a bigger stomach to try the rest of the meals as they all looked so tasty0.
Read moreTheir juices as well were very good. I honestly thought the food quality was much better than what you can find in DaTerra.
Only drawback would be one member of the staff that was really cold and made us feel unwelcomed. I tried to smile several times at them to try and break the ice but they would just stare at me with a frown. :/
Pros: Vegetarian buffet, fruit juices, nice interior design
Cons: Cold staff
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Sorana
Points +2277
Awesome dinner buffet & desserts! - Edit
Went there for dinner with a bunch of friends and not only was the buffet very varied, but everything we tried was delicious! We also ordered each and one of the desserts they had that evening just to try them out and none were disappointing. All in all an enjoyable experience; will be coming back with the next occasion!
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Deleteyrself
Points +21
nojentismo - Edit
mais um espaço que explora os trabalhadores, o cozinheiro da noite é um bully homofobico e por causa dele muita boa gente já foi despedida, ameaça o pessoal de porrada em frente ah patroa e a patroa nao age, em vez disso toma o partido do cozinheiro, não passam contratos, despedem malta sem justa causa e prometem passar a carta para o desemprego, coisa que nao acontece. um terrivel ambiente de cozinha no geral e a dita sopa dos pobres é feita com o que vai para o lixo. há um enorme desperdicio de comida (inadmissivel tendo em conta que temos projectos como o food for life e o re-food no activo), mais um restaurante gerido por capitalismos sem etica e assim foi: 4 meses a dar o corpo ao manifesto para vir para o olho da rua sem ver direitos, com ameaças de porrada. o preço que pagam neste tipo de restaurantes nao é compativel com a qualidade: uma coisa é saber temperar a comida, outra coisa é usar produtos decentes e nao cheios de OGM. inadmissivel. vegetarianismo é muito mais que alimentação. para os clientes regulares: nunca se questionaram porque estao sempre a ver gente nova na cozinha ou na sala? e mais: quando se mete a mao nos colhoes LAVA-SE AS MAOS A SEGUIR e não se meche em comida... oops nao era para dizer, isso e deixar os tabuleiros de molho com agua de limpar o chão tambem é desnecessario, mas para quem nao faz nada quanto a ameaças de porrada tambem nao vai fazer nada quanto a estas e outras merdas
Read moreficou por dizer: os sumos "100% naturais" são traçados com agua, ou ainda nao se questionaram porque é que os sumos sao feitos fora da cozinha?
Updated from previous review on 2017-11-19
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SusanaPires
Points +197
Nice Space Nice Food - Edit
The place is discret, from the outside you nearly miss it... But when you get in is such a cosy environment. We had buffet and we filled our plates with a little bit of everything, because everything was so good
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Jill_foody_veg
Points +309
Buffet lunch - Edit
This restaurant is buffet only at lunchtimes. Well it was on the Friday I was there. Nevertheless the food was good. Though it confirmed for me that I don't like seitan though that's not the restaurant's fault. Food was tasty.
Read morePros: Service good, Chef knowledgable on vegan food
Cons: Staff mentioned buffet food marked as vegan but I
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groodri
Points +134
fill your belly - Edit
Nice buffet. I went some years ago (2015?). Had some variety. They work the tofu and seitan very nicely!
Read moreThe place is beautiful, with a small garden.
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Anacbordalo
Points +152
good but not great - Edit
You have to ask about everything in every plate, since the plant based options (or the athers) aren't labeled in any way. It was a bit lame to have to ask in a veg restaurant with a buffet the ingredients of every single plate. The desserts were a let down, almost all of them had animal products.
Read moreA bit pricey as well.
Pros: buffet, variety of plant based options, very nice place
Cons: no labels on the plates, few to none plant based desserts, a bit pricey
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Julinha
Points +24
Very nice restaurant! - Edit
Even as a vegan you can find plenty of food for yourself! The place is very cozy and the customer service is top. If you feel a little bit lost they will take care of you and explain everything. I highly recommend this restaurant for everyone!
Read moreCons: 9,50 euro per bufet on weekdays
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MikyMonky
Points +36
Very good restaurant - Edit
Very goood restaurant with buffet for only 7 euros! beers and drinks are inexpansive. Good quality, and the place is so nice
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LilianaNicolau
Points +445
Lovely Food - Edit
This is a very comfortable place with very nice food!
Read moreThe buffet usually has a lot of variety and with plenty of vegan options! If something isn't vegan and it can be made they will do it just for you in a few minutes.
Tasty food with a lot of textures and flavors!
Very reasonable price!
Pros: Amazing Food
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icaldas
Points +103
Very nice food at an affordable price - Edit
Lots of vegan options. When I was there, one of the dishes was a traditional portuguese sandwich (francesinha) whixh usually is not vegan - the made one for me, at the time - and it was delicious
Read morePros: Excellent food, Good value
Anticopy
They made it vegan, so, did they use a vegan cheese version? Or just serve it without a cow cheese? Cause that's not veganizing it.
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leckerblaetter
Points +16
Great place! - Edit
sitting in a very stylish but cozy restaurant, enjoying a delicious selection of vegan and vegetarian food at the buffet, freshly prepared in the open kitchen. very friendly and helpful staff and nice prices also.
Read moreabsolutely recommendable!
Pros: food (veg. francesinha!), lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff
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FalkSinatra
Points +13
Super Place - Edit
Nice People. Awesome interior and The Food was Great. We will come back again
Read morePros: Nice vibe, Friendly staff
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Adeline
Points +19
cool restaurant - Edit
Very impressed with the food, friendly service and stylish decor. Choice of several veggie dishes in a buffet option. The mushroom& wild rice was my favourite. also veggie version of a portuguese meat dish. Good value for money. Tucked away down a side street but only few minutes walk from a metro stop & the beach.
Read morePros: delicious food
Cons: hard to spot entrance
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beaneeves
Points +95
Lovely buffet - Edit
Lovely place and friendly service :).
Read moreThe food is so good you'll leave the place feeling extra full (you just can't stop eating it).
The buffet has many vegan options but I think they need to use less soy/seitan options and more chickpeas, lentils, beans, etc.
Pros: Reasonable price, Place, Great food
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joaocosta1982
Points +13
A Family Restaurant - Edit
Located in the Centre of Matosinhos, is the new vegetarian and vegan friendly restaurant, Pé D`Arroz.
Read moreWith a respect for the tradicional Portuguese cuisine most of the dishes (around 90% are vegan, are made with fresh ingredients and herbs from the garden, and with a Buffet you can allways try several flavours and textures.
A place to visit and a place to return :)
Pros: garden, open kitchen, desserts
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