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A macrobiotic all-vegan cafe in Tenjin, est. in Aug 2016. Another branch in Nagasaki. Last orders 4:30pm. Relocated from 1-12-2 Daimyo, Chuo-ku. Open Wed-Sun 11:00am-6:00pm. Closed on public holidays.


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47 Reviews

First Review by SaayaM

harpermaimai

Points +23

Vegetarian
02 Oct 2024

Goood

Food is good, environment is nice, people are friendly

PigCheung

Points +57

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Excellent Vegan restaurant


Good service and yummy😋, especially in dessert

Pros: Dessert is yummy, Fresh

Indigoblue_readsalot

Points +261

Vegan
05 Jun 2024

pleasant place and awesome food

nice place to sit down for lunch. the food was so good and the staff were so attentive and nice!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-05

Maroki

Points +33

Vegan
27 Jun 2023

美味かった!いつも!Rota, my one and only love forever.

I became vegan for over 7 years and I lived in Fukuoka. At the same time Rota Cafe opened and it was my absolute life saviour. I’d cook for myself everyday, but whenever friends wanted to go out with me, I brought them there. Everything always tasted so incredible fresh and good. I still long for the Karage almost everyday. Rota, I love u always. You where there when I needed u most!

ロウタカフェチームへ、
いつもいつもありがとうございました。

IuliaNOTLulia

Points +6485

Vegan
07 Apr 2023

Currently moving to new location. Not open until may

Don’t go there as it’s closed until may. Location will change

luciatazp

Points +1878

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

High quality bento

We had the takeaway bentos, and they were delicious! Surprisingly filling and well priced. Definitely worth a pass if you’re in Tenjin. The restaurant interior is nothing spectacular, but we took the bento’s to ohorikoen 🌸

Pros: Great portion size, Tasty drinks, Friendly staff

Floefpoef

Points +15

Vegetarian
12 Mar 2023

Delicious

I order the fish burger and a smoothie, the burger was well worth it. Next time I would pass on the smoothie. I will definitely visit again

Pros: Lots of choices , Wide variety of different food

Cons: Bit expensive , Smoothie was to thick for my taste

Steffi710

Points +19

Vegetarian
03 Mar 2023

Good vegan food

The food was good. The meat alternative tasty, but i had wished some more spices in the pumpkin soup.

EmilyOh

Points +916

Vegan
21 Jan 2023

Sad update

We visited around 4 pm for dinner, knowing that online says 430 is last order before 6 pm closure. They said no food, only dessert orders. I was pretty bummed! We walked kids in the cold for dinner and dessert at this restaurant and had to figure out something last second. They would not accommodate food after 4pm. I would give zero stars honestly, but happy cow won’t allow. Such a disappointment! Maybe a language barrier? Anyway, I wish we hadn’t wasted taxi fare and freezing winter walking…

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-21

Jake.blatchford

Points +30

Vegan
14 Jan 2023

Nice and speak English

Great food and huge selection of burgers, mock meats and offer a season curry at the moment. I’ll be living here haha

andrejb

Points +477

Vegan
08 Dec 2022

Good vegan restaurant

After reading all the great comments we almost were disappointet. The food and everything was good but not great. It was high quality and fresh and healthy but - at least for our taste - for 5 stars some spices were missing. For people who love natural, fresh food this is a good place to eat. But if you want some very special taste, you probably wont find it in here.
For the quality of the food and the Japanese sizes prizes are okay, around 1.500 yen for a lunch menu.
Staff is really friendly, english menus are available, more space than you expect from outside and a really cute shop downstairs.

calmay

Points +21

Vegetarian
21 Aug 2022

Good!

The food is affordable and delicious. Love the miso soup here! The restaurant may be a little small it's perfect for coming in alone too

Ebect

Points +93

Vegan
19 Feb 2022

No eggs, No white sugar, No milk!

My favorite vegan restaurant in Fukuoka ✨ Whole vegan cakes! (rare in Fukuoka) Good idea for birthday, etc 🎂

Pros: Tasty! , Friendly staff

Cons: A little bit expensive

Blognybox

Points +94

Vegan
16 Dec 2019

Fresh macrobiotic vegan food

A really cozy restaurant in Tenjin which features great vegan food. I tried their Doria which is a Japanese western-style rice casserole dish with a creamy white sauce.  It looks very similar to baked Gratin. My companion tried the vegan hash with seasonal vegetables. Of course, we could not resist sharing the enticing parfait for dessert.

There aren't that many vegan restaurants in Fukuoka and this establishment is a delightful oasis for vegans to escape from the meat-obsessed menus elsewhere in the area.

Pros: Wholly vegan menu

Cons: None

ek72

Points +31

Vegetarian
28 Nov 2019

Reasonable vegan meal options

Rustic cafe with fair amout of seating upstairs. Menu available in English. Food didn't blow me away, but is was nice enough. There are a number of options on the menu for a reasonable price.

Pros: Several vegan meal options, vegan sweets, plenty of seating with nice calm space.

Cons: Small portions.

Totallynotvegan

Points +152

Vegan
27 Sep 2019

Absolutely wonderful

A very nice dining area upstairs and a decent amount of options. Lots of sweets and goodies. The vegan curry is very yummy (I got the large) and it was a very good amount of food. The soy latte with cheese cake was wonderful, you would never know it was tofu. And of course the soy ice cream was the best part. The dessert portions are small but just right after a big meal. Very easy to locate in the busy tenjin area, a good break from all the shopping areas.

Pros: All vegan, Good atmosphere, Desserts!

Cons: Expensive

SP

Points +1411

Vegetarian
15 Sep 2019

a pleasant oasis in the centre of a big city

We had the vegan noodle salad (gluten free) and the vegetable curry, both from the summer menu. Both were simple, not strong in flavour. The vege croquette (an option with the curry) was just the right amount of crispy.

For dessert we wanted to try the tofu cheesecake but they didn’t have any left so we shared a slice of the rice flour gateau chocolat instead. It was basic but nice enough.

We sat on the second floor by the window and were able to enjoy watching people pass by on the street below.

The first floor has a shop selling biscuits, pastas, sauces, amongst other things.

The people who work there were polite.

We decided on four out of five stars because everything was nice but not wow.

MrNico

Points +264

Vegan
18 Aug 2019

Average but good

The meals are good but not extraordinary. As the restaurant serves quit many tables, it seems more than a standard fast meal.

itravelforveganfood

Points +1824

Vegan
11 Aug 2019

Comfy Cafe with All Vegan Food

Read more in this vegan Fukuoka guide: https://itravelforveganfood.com/vegan-fukuoka-guide/

Located just next to the busy Tenjin area, Rota cafe is a great vegan restaurant to sit down to have a meal.

On the first floor is the cashier, takeout counter, and a shop area selling veggies and other groceries. The second floor is the main dining area. If you are dining in, the staff will take you to the second floor and you can order after you sit down. And you bring your receipt back to the cashier to pay.

The special burger tastes quite good. The burger includes a generous variety of veggies, and a patty made with tofu, veggies and millet. The vegan cheese is added for an extra 200 yen, which I would recommend. The burger set also comes with chips and salad.

The vegan fish besides the burger is good with its teriyaki sauce and mayo combination. The fish is deep fried to crispy. It would be even better if the texture is less mushy.

Rota cafe is one of the few places in Fukuoka where you can find vegan ice cream. This parfait is pretty great, though a bit overpriced. Other than the ice cream, it has a slice of chocolate cake on top. Don’t miss it if you are craving some vegan sweets.

Overall Rota Cafe serves good vegan food in a great atmosphere with friendly service. Recommended when you visit Fukuoka.

Pros: All Vegan, Comfortable cafe in the busy Tenjin area, Friendly staff

rocco_le

Points +131

Vegetarian
25 Jul 2019

Coffeebreak

Been here for a break. Cake is okay, but the icecream didn’t convince at all.

heretoeat

Points +17

Vegetarian
03 Jul 2019

No stress veg food.

Had the burger set - was tasty and filled the ‘burger craving’ hole. A little soft and fell apart but still delicious. Staff were kind and offered English menu.

pixfix

Points +98

Herbivore
22 Jun 2019

creative and delicious vegan food

Main course and dessert both great.
Nice coffee
Take out tofu burger a while back was good too.
The best vegan food in town in my opinion!

Pros: creative and tasty

Cons: dessert and coffee a little small

HannahFerry

Points +32

Vegan
19 May 2019

Gorgeous little cafe!

Fully vegan cafe down the side of the mall. Super central and easy to find. Had the burger, the mock meat meal set with a salad and a slice of the chocolate gateau cake and it was utterly incredible! Great coffee, they even warmed up the soy milk for me so it didn’t curdleI 💕 Reasonable prices with beautiful service by sweet people who speak English and they have a fully English menu. Lots of little snacks to take away too and free wifi.

Pros: Fully vegan, Free wifi, English menu and English speaking staff

Cons: None! Perfect little cafe!

FrankieW

Points +2670

Vegan
07 May 2019

Modern and friendly.

Excellent lunch set in this vegan and predominantly macrobiotic establishment.

The burgers are filling and tasty, the main meals are varied.

The desserts are of excellent quality and taste.

Updated from previous review on 2019-05-07

Pros: Variety

LuisaLovesVeggies

Points +114

Vegan
25 Apr 2019

Lovely veggie place

I really enjoyed the food here! Very tasty, staff ist friendly and the portions are good! Would highly recommend this place to anyone in Fukuoka

Pros: All vegan menu, Staff speaks English, Price is reasonable

giruja

Points +1251

Vegan
31 Mar 2019

Just go there~

Everything here is good. Have been here many times now. I always want to try everything on the menu, but alas... Unlike some of our bovine friends, I have only one stomach. So far I have tried their veggie doria, veggie curry plate, veggie hash, desserts (chocolate cake, soy cheesecake, tarts, soy ice cream), burger set meals (both veggie burger and tempeh burger - there is also a gluten patty burger option), healthy steamed veg set meal, seasonal smoothie and strawberry parfait. The first time I went, the staff were very helpful in letting me know how to get there (I’d gotten lost.) My phone battery was at 1% but luckily, I was able to make a phone call and a staff member kindly guided me to the proper location before my phone died... she even waited outside of the shop to greet me! Google maps tells you it is in one place when it is actually in another (it's actually near the shop "Zara"). All of the items, even the items in the shop area downstairs, are vegan and do not contain any animal products. Lots of goodies to choose from. Haven't been disappointed here so far, the food is always tasty and flavourful without being overpowering.

* Update re: chocolate - seems some of the chocolate (eg the brand “Vivani” has some very confusing labelling but they are in fact vegan. They don’t directly contain dairy as such, but may be cross contaminated with trace amounts of dairy due to being processed at a facility also handling dairy products, it seems. The labelling is terribly unclear, so much so that I initially thought dairy was a direct ingredient.

Pros: central location in Tenjin, yummy vegan food, vegan desserts!!!

Cons: none

awyat

Points +106

Vegan
15 Mar 2019

Great vegan food

Delicious food in a cute cafe, close to tenjin station. Range of vegan products on sale also.




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