Vegan-friendly
Lacto
American
Organic
Juice bar
Take-out
Fusion
Breakfast
Canadian
Part of small group of vegetarian restaurants - this one est. 2015 and is its first. Serves a large variety of meals, and has a juice bar. Menu offers poutine with vegan cheese or curds, fusion bowls, acai bowls, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, appetizers like buffalo cauliflower and dumplings. For dessert there's vegan cheesecake. Confimed open May 2020. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:00pm.
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37 Reviews
First Review by GrantBoland
Vanvegan
Points +76
great - Edit
Good food, good staff, lots of options!
Read morePros: lots of vegan options, very delicious food
Cons: serves non-vegan items
Guest
hayls04
Points +446
Great and wholesome food - Edit
I've been going to Pure Kitchen since they opened, every time that I am in Ottawa. Everything is vegetarian and most things are vegan with the exception of the option to add dairy cheese. They have loads of healthy tasty options like the salads (which are far from boring) and the bowls! My favourite bowl is the "fantastic" bowl which features rice noodles and a peanut sauce. The transformed salad is a take on a vegan Caesar salad made with kale and it's fantastic :) the smoothies and juices are also super tasty and the vegan poutine is to die for!! Beautiful rooftop patio and aesthetically pleasing interior make for a lovely atmosphere & the location is great because I can almost always find parking nearby.
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Veganchick11
Points +341
Vegan Meatball Sub! - Edit
After taking me a few years to check this place out, I've now eaten here twice this week! Highly recommend the cauliflower wings, the neatball sub, and the vegan chocolate cake. I'd pass on the vegan cheesecake - I was so excited about it but sadly the texture was just slightly firmer than a pudding. Staff are really friendly, and the atmosphere is quite nice! Both times I went there was a wait time, and they only take reservations for parties of 5 or more. But, I'm glad to see a veg restaurant so busy!
Read morePros: healthy, lots of vegan options, vegan poutine!
Cons: A bit pricey, long wait times
Guest
Happy Herbivore
Points +17
Not so sure anymore - Edit
I really liked this place at first (the only vegetarian restaurant in Westboro), but now I find the portions stingy and the food quite predictable.
Read moreThey really need to expand their menu -- and the size of their portions -- if they want their customers to be satisfied.
Updated from previous review on Friday February 27, 2015
Pros: Good atmosphere, Friendly staff, Generally healthy food
Cons: Expensive, Predictable fare, Small portions
Guest
Cbelway
Points +36
Great Go-to spot - Edit
this place is great to bring your omni friends because their are so many options they won't even miss their meat. the food is great, service is great and cute atmosphere
Read morePros: clearly labelled vegan /Gluten free options , good service , fresh food
Guest
jamesohear
Points +20
Terrific - Edit
The food is terrific. Clean place! The poutine kinda sucks but other than that, the bowls and burgers are great and the smoothies wonderful too. Great service. A little busy at peak times. Street parking only so sometimes you might have to walk a block or two after parking. Terrific place. You won't regret visiting this one!
Read morePros: Food, Smoothies, Service
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shashifaice
Points +32
Nice restaurant, very noisy though - Edit
I've been here 4-5 times in the last few months and it's an overall great restaurant. I've never had bad service, though at times it has been slow.
Read moreThis is a fully vegetarian restaurant with a plethora of vegan options clearly marked. It's not overly expensive and portions are pretty big for what you pay.
The menu changes constantly with new additions and ingredients, and the food is always delicious. The best tempeh i've ever tasted was in the Warrior bowl. There's tons of smoothies, juices, desserts, soups, salads, wraps, so many things. The mushroom gravy poutine is mouth-watering.
This place is very busy and it can get loud and hectic, but I think that's part of the charm for me.
Pros: Great good, Great prices, Easy to get to location
Cons: Loud, Service can be slow
Guest
Clevergirl
Points +190
Food is good, but... service needs work - Edit
I went for the first time a few days ago. The food was really good -- who doesn't love a bowl of noodles? -- but I didn't like the way the wait staff all hung around the bar in the front chatting and checking their phones constantly. Actually, it was quite distracting. The Hintonburg-West Wellington-Westboro area is now spoiled for veg restos and I hope that this new edition does not push out some of the very fine older options in the rush to try the latest model.
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HereHere
Points +97
Undecided - Edit
I'm undecided about this restaurant for a number of reasons. It has barely been open, so part of it may be the rush to get the restaurant off the ground.
Read moreMenu - very small print, bring your magnifying glass. Also, the drink menu looked exactly light the food menu, so one of us got a drink menu instead of the food menu.
I found it hard to figure out what meals were vegan and which were not, until I found the littlest green dot ever.
When I do beans I at home, I consider them done when they are soft. I have to say, the chickpeas were still very crunchy (al dente would be a bit generous). I didn't have any digestive upset, so I'll leave it to the reader to decide if they think the chickpeas were cooked or not.
Being vegan and sensitive to some ingredients, there was only one or two dishes I could eat. I ended up with a tempeh wrap, and it was actually excellent in taste and texture. The plate was warm, but the sandwich was not, which I thought was odd (disappointing) for a winter meal in Ottawa. I'm pretty active, so I found the portion size about 1/2 to 1/3rd of what I would normally eat, despite extra calories from the soup and $5 tart (not on the menu, which is why I'm reporting it here).
The ambiance was noisy, I didn't enjoy the music, but that was okay. It was the sound from the expresso machine and perhaps blender.
Definitely, the best tempeh I've ever had, so the place has potential. I hope they do some soundproofing.
One friend got to choose from brown or white rice, which is great to have the whole grain available.
The service started out oddly - the first person who greeted us was saying something about getting seats (did I mention the place was noisy?) when all I could focus on was these super-red lips moving on a very white face, as though she were a mime. The next person said something a little odd and I feared that it was going to be a yoga-cult experience, but the service did end up being great. I will go back again when they have had a chance to tweak their business. I know how hard it is starting a business, so kudos to them all. We need vegan and veg resto's in Ottawa.
Pros: service, healthy choices, vegetarian
Cons: smaller portions, noisy environment , menu
Guest
GrantBoland
Points +11
Fantastic! - Edit
Reasonably priced. Delicious. What a great addition to the neighbourhood!
Read moreMy favourites were the smoothies and black bean and sweet potato tacos. Lots of menu options for future visits.
Vegetarian heaven.
Pros: Diversity, Price, Atmosphere
Guest
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