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Vegan restaurant offering breakfast such as power oatmeal and tofu scramble wrap; lunch burgers, wraps, salads; plus desserts, smoothies, cold pressed juice, beer and wine. Sells its own retail line of vegan mayo, cheese, tempeh bacon, and marshmallow. Est. 2014 previously at The Urban Hub on Buitengracht St. Reported closed December 2021.
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8 Buiten St, Cape Town, South Africa
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Last update on 07 Dec 2021 by DylanJB
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78 Reviews
First Review by Stevo11
BonnieSpringsteen
Points +463
disappointing - Edit
we ordered 2 smoothies, 2 croissant sandwiches (they were out of bagels), the pain au chocolat and a donut. expect for the donut everything tasted bland and lacked seasoning. very disappointing.
Read morePros: friendly staff, all vegan, extensive menu
Cons: no flavor
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hungrig
Points +142
Great breakfast items and sweets - Edit
Great breakfast items and sweets. Helpful staff. 2019 visit.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-07-15
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ElnaBrummelkamp
Points +27
Disappointing but hopeful - Edit
Beautiful ambience and good service. The food though was disappointing. I had the chilli-poppers, potstickers, bootie and tiramisu. I would not order any of these again, as they were dry, seemed to have been on the shelves too long, and tasteless. I hope that my experience was the exception and post Covid enough feet goes through this cute spot, to ensure fresh food.
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kav007
Points +17
Good Vegan lunch buffet - Edit
Went for Sunday lunch to their themed Greek buffet
Read moreFood was good.
The home made lemonade is really fizzy and fresh.the rest of the table had green juice ..also recommended.
Buffet consisted of a
Salad..typical radish cucumber lettuce with some crispy pita..
Spinach pies..the pastry was a little thick.. but ok.
Phyllo pastry with cream cheese..good
Pita with felafel humus salad etc ..very good
And deserts
The baclava..it was really good..more nuts and dates than pastry..felt healthy 😂
And a semolina cake..which was ok..not really enjoyed by our table.(semolina mixed with carob? As the base..custard layered on top..)
All in all ..a really good value 5 course vegan lunch for R130.(for the food portion)
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Tanoyninn
Points +101
Complete disappointment - Edit
We ordered the Schnitzel and the BBQ ribs with UberEats. The pictures I added show the awfulness of our dishes and how much we regret our choice of ordering here.
Read moreWhile they are supposed to be two different dishes they are clearly the same chunk of dough. The bbq sauce is plain tomato sauce and the mushroom sauce that was described in the menu wasn’t sent. And the salad that they have sent are plain and tasteless. The difference with what the menu shows is huge.
We had dinner here a week ago and had quite a pleasant experience, but this shows total lack of interest for their customers. Compared to the great level of service shown in other places this is unacceptable. A great disappointment.
I hope you do a deep revision of the services you provide. I’m sorry if this review is too harsh but we chose this restaurant for our las meal here and it was a complete failure.
Updated from previous review on 2020-02-25
Cons: Blunt food, Tasteless, Deceiving menu description
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JoJoeB
Points +342
Great variaty and diverse beer - Edit
We ate there twice when we were in Capetown and enjoyed it very much. Good food, good atmosphere and fair prices. You can sit outside and inside.
Read morePros: All vegan and great variety, Beer from local micro-breweries
Cons: Some food could be spiced a little more
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lauraXsynthesis
Points +576
Pastries!!! - Edit
Plant was the best option I found for cooked vegan breakfast in the Long Street area. Coffee was good, there was a good range of stuff on the menu and I liked the atmosphere. I came back several times though just to get pastries to take away. They had croissants, pain au chocolate, churros and more and all were delicious.
Read morePros: Pastries, Location
Cons: Sometimes ran out of pastries, No tofu on the breakfast menu
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Zobster
Points +20
Little Gem - Edit
Lovely people
Read moreThe food was amazing. So much choice.
We had dinner here. Everything was delicious and they couldn’t do enough for you.
Please try it!
Pros: Lots of vegan choices, Very knowledgeable and passionate, Delicious and good value
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Evington
Points +3007
Decent breakfast - Edit
Great venue with a lot of choice. I visited for breakfast. Had a broad choice. The English Breakfast wrap was not at all like an English breakfast but it was nice nevertheless. Good ambience and friendly staff.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan choices , Has vegan wines and champagnes
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RonelleFortune
Points +283
Nachos are to die for - Edit
I love going to this place when I am in CT. The food is excellent and really well priced. The nachos are by far my favourite dish at Plant.
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jamy
Points +55
Old faithful - Edit
I’ve been to plant dozens of times and will continue to revisit whenever I’m around.
Read morePros: Good variety of food options , Friendly staff, Great location in town
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Vegaliciously
Points +190
AMAZING FOOD! - Edit
We went there a couple of times in January and now that we’re back in Cape Town it’s the first restaurant went back to. We tried almost every dish they have and it is absolutely AMAZING! The bourguignon is to die for! The wraps are amazing and the caramel cake is mind-blowing!
Read morePros: Only vegan food, Great menu, Delicious desserts
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AnniaMarie
Points +28
Great - Edit
We ordered almost every day while in Cape Town and also ate there a few times.
Read moreThe staff is super nice and the food is amazing. We even loved the seitan, which we normally don‘t like that much. But plant uses just the right spices.
Our favorites are the plant burger and the Spaghetti. Bobotie, lasagna, koksisters and Cocktails were great too, actually everything was too good to be True.
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ireenwinterpeen
Points +41
Love it - Edit
When I ask the waitress about what vegan options they have, and she kindly replies that everything is vegan, I decided that I have to try everything on the menu. Unfortunately I couldn't eat that much which means they have a lot of vegan options. Decided to take some for take away as well for when I have some space in my stomach again. Loved it!
Read morePros: Alles vegan, Gevarieerd
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NatashaAlKhateeb
Points +115
Great family restaurant - Edit
Had an awesome experience with my mother, while introducing her to plant based eating. She had a wonderful and an awakening experience.
Read morePros: Only vegan options , No confusion , Tasty and innovative
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sitdownryder
Points +194
Perfect - Edit
Lots of choice, good staff, smart place had a really nice night in their and food was delicious, I had nachos and my vegan girlfriend had shawarma both had desserts - recommend the brownie got some to take away it was so good!
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jottsto
Points +315
Nice Spot - Edit
Creative menu, nice staff and a good selection of drinks.
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Stalbrand
Points +66
Plant your ass here - Edit
Lovely place with all the veggie good stuff. I had the Mezze Platter which was a spectacular taste carousel. Nice beers as well.
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CamillaSanderson
Points +26
Exceptional - Edit
Wonderful central location. I had the enchiladas which was super tasty. I had serious food envy when I saw the bobotjie at the next table!
Read morePros: All 100% vegan
Cons: None
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ChristelleJb
Points +245
Best vegan in CT - Edit
Best 100% vegan restaurant in cape town with a wide variety of meals to choose from. We could only come twice during our holiday but tried 4 dishes that were all good, and very reasonably priced. Also has wines , smoothies, coffees etc
Read morePros: Loooots of choice, Reasonable prices for CT
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HeléneJensen
Points +20
Fantastic food! We would love to come back 😃 - Edit
Fantastic food, many various options, very tasty food!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Tasty, New option for us
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konlish
Points +5321
Ok food, small portions - Edit
15 Mar 2019
Read moreUsed the 2 for 1 entertainer again. Loved their chocolate strawberry pancake with salted caramel icecream. Enjoyed the Plant burger but would like to see chips offered as the corn and 4 sticks of cucumber and carrots are not filling enough.
Benny was a nice and friendly waiter, brought some extra sour cream sause and corn for us.
The cafe is quite a relaxing and refreshing place to go. Like the deco.
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2018-12-29
Plant is quite pricy but we used an entertainer 2 for 1 deal. The food was well presented but the portions are small and the flavours were ok, I would not be able to say it was wow. The staff was friendly. There is free wifi.
Updated from previous review on 2018-12-29
Pros: 100% Vegan, Friendly staff
Cons: Small portions
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Ben7
Points +70
Real shame - Edit
I loved this place when it opened a few years ago, sadly disappointed on my visit last night, food just didn’t excite, it was OK, but looking at the other reviews it seems it’s standards have dropped... I hope it improves 💚💚💚🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Yara90
Points +37
Good smoothis and kombucha - Edit
We only tried smoothies and their kombucha which were quite nice.
Read moreFriendly staff.
Seems to be clean.
Pros: Good options in smoothies
Cons: A little bit expensive
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kikikins
Points +92
Constantly disappointed - Edit
This is very sad to say as I really do want to support local vegan restaurants in my city but everytime I try plant the food is just not good. As it is one of the few fully vegan restaurants in Cape Town I keep giving them chance after chance in hopes that the food has somehow gotten better with new ownership, new chefs or new options on the menu but it is always a disappoinment. The food is just not very good and everyone I have gone with to the restaurant or sent to the restaurant when asking for vegan options have always come back to me with bad reviews so I have since stopped recommending it. I really do hope that it gets better as it has such potential.
Read moreCons: The food is not worth the money they charge
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Snailwhisperer
Points +1102
Pretty disappointing - Edit
I went here after hearing some glowing views. I got the dirty mac and cheese and my partner ordered the nachos. Both meals were extremely bland. The dirty mac and cheese tasted like plain pasta with a thin flour tasting sauce. The nachos were better, but nothing to go back for. It is otherwise a beautiful little cafe style restaraunt and excellent customer service. Our food was prepared in less than 10 minutes. Prices were reasonable for portion sizes.
Read morePros: Nice location, Large portion sizes, Friendly staff
Cons: Very bland food
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wildchildtravels_
Points +26
Disappointed - Edit
I had the pho, pot stickers and quesadilla. I had 2 sips of the soup and couldn’t eat any more. Tasted like straight vinegar. The guacamole that came with the quesadilla tasted gross and old. The “cashew sour cream” was basically water. Service was horrible. Asked twice to get my water refilled and it never happened. Pot stickers were good. But I will never recommend this place nor will I return!
Read morePros: Unique options , Dessert options
Cons: Expensive , Over priced
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