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Serves meat, vegan options available. Bright yellow restaurant opposite the tourist bar, Chill. Everything is clearly labeled and there is a large choice of vegan dishes on on offer. Also offers gluten free options including delicious house-made bread and combines nternational, local and fusion dishes. Situated in the heart of Ella’s main road with great views from the balconies. Staff understand what vegan means. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm.


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79 Reviews

First Review by FreddieVanEijsden

OlliFer

Points +46

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

👍

Nice restaurant, the food is tasting and looking good. Came here twice for dinner. Everything clearly labeled in the menu

girliegaia

Points +81

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

Nourishing food!

Amazing food in a really nice place! Very nice presentations of dishes as well. Full of gluten free options as well! Highly recommended

Pros: Lot of nourishing options , Gluten free options , Nice presentation of dishes

Malte666

Points +220

Vegan
27 Dec 2024

Leckeres Curry und Kottu

Wir hatten zwei ausgezeichnet vegane Gerichte: Curry und Kottu. Vegane Optionen sind klar gekennzeichnet. Die Portionen waren nicht riesig, aber die zwei Gerichte waren auch deutlich günstiger als andere. Sehr schön zum sitzen. #Veganuary

Pros: klar ausgezeichnete vegane Orionen, Sehr schön eingerichtet, leckeres Curry und Kottu

Cons: Im 3. Stock sehr hell

coldbuckwheatnoodles

Points +8135

Vegan
23 Dec 2024

i love this place!!

the food is amazing, and the place itself really vibe-y with couches and other seating options over four floors. the staff is nice too and parts of the proceeds of the daily vegan cake go to a local animal rescue organisation 🩷 the chocolate cake was superb. its also a good place to work at

MnlVgn

Points +40

Vegan
23 Dec 2024

Cozy and delicious

Many vegan options. All tasted yummy.
Little bit expensive. #Veganuary

Pros: Food, Vibe, Charity

Cons: Price

Gemkvegan

Points +1975

Vegan
18 Dec 2024

Delicious jackfruit burger

Jackfruit burgers were very tasty and huge! Plus fun to be able to personalise your burger. In general good amount of vegan options and labelling. Friendly and attentive staff despite the busyness of the restaurant. You might need to wait 5-10 mins for a table.

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-18

gigi_eatss

Points +58

Vegan
15 Dec 2024

Too sweet for us but lots of vegan options!

We tried the pancakes and the peanut butter smoothie bowl. Pancakes were yummy but the smoothie bowl was way too sweet for us. However overall good experience, friendly staff and loved the blue sky tea !

Pros: Atmosphere , Location , Western food

Cons: Some dishes were too sweet

vannyy.o

Points +1903

Vegan
06 Dec 2024

Favorite Restaurant! ✨

our favorite spot for breakfast & dinner. Cute restaurant, friendly staff, fair price and a lot of vegan options on the menu! Loved their food presentation, everything we ordered tasted amazing. Would highly recommend their smoothie bowls, pancakes and burger ✨

freak42

Points +275

Vegan
01 Dec 2024

The best in Ella

We went there twice in 3 possible times. Everything is very tasty. Not so many vegan options but enough to go there more than once.

Pros: Food quality , Ambiance , Staff kindness

Charly0993

Points +1535

Vegan
29 Nov 2024

Delicious and clearly labeled

I went to the rainbow cafe several times and loved the location. They offer 3 Sri Lankan dishes the rest is all rather western. From 5-6 they offer a happy hours deal - buy one, get one free.
The scrambled tofu bagel and their gnocchi were my favorites😄

dairyfreesweetie

Points +106

Vegan
13 Nov 2024

Delicious and plentiful vegan options

We came here for lunch and had Tropical Feelings mocktail to drink and Tropical Thunder for main. My boyfriend also had the curry in a hurry and a coffee & banana milkshake. Sadly the milkshakes and lassies couldn’t be veganised despite alternative milks being available as they include ice cream and buffalo curd. But there were loads of other options to choose from - including MULTIPLE VEGAN DESSERTS! I highly recommend the Tropical Feelings drink. Note that portion sizes are large. I could only eat half of the delicious sago mango dessert 🥲

Pros: Choice of vegan desserts, Clearly labelled vegan drinks, Big portion sizes

DonaldPump

Points +208

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Many vegan options 🌈

Cute café in the heart of Ella with many clearly labeled vegan options ranging from typical Sri Lankan dishes (e.g., curry) to more Western food (e.g., burgers and pancakes)

Fun fact: They also have boardgames upstairs.

Pros: Clearly labeled vegan options , Cozy atmosphere

TamaTrotti

Points +138

Vegan
17 Oct 2024

Delicious Smoothie Bowls

Excellent choco banana smoothie bowl and pink lemonade juice.

Pros: Presentation, Service

Eva.will.veg.

Points +1736

Vegan
04 Oct 2024

Great food, unique location

Came here for lunch and were super happy about everything. Comfy seating area, nice view from 1st floor, loads of options, everything tasted great.

Pros: Delicious food , Location

siscoombs

Points +988

Vegan
22 Sep 2024

Favourite spot in Ella

Love this restaurant, clearly labelled vegan options on the menu and there are loads. Favourite things were the mushroom burger and the gnocchi, very tasty and generous portions.

Pros: Lots of sitting options, Gnocchi , Friendly staff

stulave

Points +1451

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Good restaurant, with a number of vegan options

This busy restaurant, has a varied and also clearly labelled menu. The food was well presented and tasty. Would recommend.

Peter_druin

Points +114

Vegan
12 Sep 2024

Lots of options

Good different options to chose from for different types of cuisine.

Also lots of good seating to watch people go by

HayleyJayne

Points +404

Vegan
19 Aug 2024

Absolutely delicious

100% recommend the jackfruit burger, one of the best vegan burgers we have ever had. Lovely staff, great ambience. Quick service, even when very busy. Definitely visit while in Ella!

Kailchip

Points +109

Vegetarian
15 Aug 2024

Delicious and great selection!

Loved this spot! Everything we ordered (burgers, tofu, smoothie bowls) were so tasty. The restaurant also has a vegan cake of the day special where they donate half the money to dogs of ella to help the street dogs!

ScherylHay

Points +551

Vegan
05 Aug 2024

Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 Food

The food was delicious and fresh. Great atmosphere above the Main Street.

Pros: Fresh food, Friendly staff, Great atmosphere

Evereating

Points +408

Vegetarian
04 Aug 2024

What a gem

A busy Cafe spread over three floors. A coffee shop at the front. Lots of choice. Presentation of the meals. The build your own burger was great and not seem anything like it (there were more options than a burger patty).
We've really been. Hoping for. A place like this on our trip.

Pros: Choice, Presentation, Taste

Cons: Service was slow

yuoyuoape

Points +121

Vegetarian
21 Jun 2024

Amazing Vegan Food

They had many vegan options from Western to sri lankan on their menu, we tried the falafel bowl, mushroom burger, tacos and sourdough with grilled tofu everything was absolutely yum!

Pros: Menu, Ambience, Staff

greta.b8

Points +1114

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

a dream

We’ve been here a couple of times and both food and service were always great. Heaps of vegan options and 50% of the profits from the cake of the day is donated to shelter dogs. The chocolate cake was surprisingly good, not too sweet, very decadent and filling. Avocado toast and jackfruit burger were also delicious. Great atmosphere and a good taste in music hehe definitely recommend!

IceScream

Points +90

Vegan
21 Mar 2024

So great for vegans!

They have so many vegan options clearly labeled! We went there three times and had the vegan burgers, scrambled tofu, pancakes, avocado toast and smoothie bowl. Everything was great! Because this place is so great it can be difficult to get a seat but the staff is very friendly and eager to get you a place to sit, once we had to wait just a few minutes.

Pros: Great vegan food, Nice staff

Cons: Lassi was too sweet , Water was quite expensive

IlseLeyssens

Points +44

Vegetarian
19 Mar 2024

[censored] place, bad waiters!

The waiters are not just not what you expect from a waiter. They just smile, look at you and walk away instead of taking an order.
Waist of time!!! Don’t go there!!!

mamanoley

Points +479

Mostly Veg
13 Mar 2024

GUNNA CRAVE THIS BURGER 4EVER

Menu is amazing. Everything is $4-7. Mocktails are yummm. I went back twice. That jackfruit burger is insane!

MUST GOOOO!!!

Pros: Big menu, Great quality , Service

Liselottetj

Points +88

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

Kottu and cake

Very delicious food, good service and cosy

Pros: Food, Service , Cosy




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