Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Pizza
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Take-out
European
Romanian
Foodhouse serving vegetarian, vegan, and raw food meals. Previously at Stephan Ludwig Roth, this location reported Oct 2018. Open Mon-Fri 08:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-23:00.
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Cardinal Iuliu Hossu St, 3, Cluj-napoca, Romania
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Last update on 25 Oct 2018 by samsara.foodhouse
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93 Reviews
First Review by veggieriga
falafelkurt
Points +99
unfortunately overrated :( - Edit
fancy interior! the place is very nice but unfortunately the food we ordered didn’t live up to our expectations :(
Read morefor starters i had the vegan eggplant salad which came right out the fridge and was too cold for enjoying it properly. the bread served with it was a bit dry. had the poke bowl afterwards which was way to basic. the pickled radish was good, rice was overcooked, tofu unseasoned.
i think they could easily step up their food game with a few minor tweaks.
Pros: interior
Cons: wasn’t as good as expected, cold food, waitress didn’t seem to care too much that evening
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EsterEvenås
Points +113
Good and healthy food - Edit
Great place to visit as vegan. Some dishes are great and some are not, quite expensive.
Read morePros: Healthy vegan food, Very cozy place, Friendly staff
Cons: Expensive , Some dishes are quite boring and tasteless
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Ac9999
Points +83
Yummy veg - Edit
I had the raw carrot and avocado ice cream plus the cauliflower steak with mashed potatoes. Both were excellent!
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Arm4y
Points +31
One of the rare spots with vegan options - Edit
The restaurant is located close to the city centre with a big terrace, which is especially refreshing during summer. The personnel is very talkative but still friendly with almost no waiting time. The restaurant is vegetarian, but with many vegan options. I can highly recommend to try their vegan burgers, which are a bit more pricy than the average in Romania, but its definitively worth it.
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pampli8a
Points +99
Remanso de paz y alta cocina (vegetal) en Cluj-Napoca - Edit
Para suerte la mía. Muchos días recorriendo Rumanía y, sobre todo, disfrutando de su gastronomía local, como la zacuscă o la mămăligă. Sin embargo, no sabía yo que mi sorpresa estaba al final del camino. Llegué al último punto de mi recorrido que era Cluj-Napoca (la que ya considero la capital del steampunk) con pocas expectativas que después de visitar la ciudad y hacer un alto en Samsara sufrí un revés.
Read moreLo primero que llama la atención del restaurante es el mimo con el que han construido un concepto alrededor de los «alimentos de La Tierra» (Earth food): trasladan la alta cocina al disfrute sosegado y a la contemplación de la naturaleza misma. Revisé la carta para darme cuenta, por desgracia, que necesitaría varias visitas si quería disfrutar todo lo que Samsara me ofrecía en ese momento.
Entre el buen ambiente de la terraza escuchaba el agua del río pasar, gozé del magnífico foie gras vegano de anacardos que abrió mi apetito. Seguí compartiendo la berenjena caremilazada con granadas y acompañadas de arroz además del hacer lo propio con el curry de coco y jackfruit. Si os soy sincero, estaba tan a gusto que no quería irme de allí: alargué la velada con un café y una fantástica tarta de zanahoria.
Sobresale de este restaurante el ambiente relajado y una atención del personal que ralla lo sensacional. Además, toda su carta está perfectamente señalizada con los platos que son crudiveganos, veganos o vegetarianos. Me dejó el sabor de una experiencia extraordinaria, que de volver a Cluj-Napoca, no dudaría en repetir.
[Visita: Comida del jueves, 8 de junio de 2023]
Pros: El ambiente y el servicio del restaurante, La presentación de la comida, La extensa carta de comida, vinos y otras bebidas
Cons: El precio es más elevado que la media de la ciudad, No todos los platos son veganos (sí vegetarianos)
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pranaavganesh
Points +18
Great food and ambience - Edit
Samsara is a fully vegetarian restaurant with vegan options. They offer a continental cusine. Everything tasted really good and the ambience of the place was fantastic. Highly recommend visiting this place!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-21
Pros: Menu, Ambience
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LulyAnda
Points +23
Nice plating - Edit
everything was good
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einkinartig
Points +162
So good - Edit
The decoration is cozy and the food is amazing. Even though it is a vegetarian restaurant, vegan options are clearly labelled. Staff was also really friendly
Read morePros: Tasty Food, Nice staff
Cons: maybe pricy for romenia
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Portela.carla
Points +116
Indeed great place for vegans - Edit
The restaurant is really beautiful (pretty fancy actually)and the staff was really kind as well. We came as a group and they joined tables for us to sit together (something that apparently they don't like very much around here).
Read moreThe food was indeed amazing with the exception of the starters (the guacamole was very blend and the cauliflower popcorn just had nutricional yeast on it so not very interesting).
The dishes on the other hand were amazing. I tried a bit of the whole wheat pasta, the fried rice, the lasagna, the curries and they spotless. You cannot go wrong with any of them.
For deserts I had the raw cake and it was amazing. Some others had the chocolate bar but said it was good but too heavy so consider sharing.
The only thing not so nice was that in the end, they kinda push you into tiping. We always tip when we like the service, but we don't like to be forced into tiping, much less a specific minimum ammount. But maybe it is cultural in Romania..I don't know...
Pros: The food is amazing, The staff also very kind, The place is beautiful
Cons: They force you into tiping.
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AlvinBon
Points +8110
Great in general - Edit
In general it is all good: service, food,...the decoration is awesome!!
Read moreSometimes it feels like a little fancy and ambience lose a little of comfortability, or more than it could have.
I ordered cauliflower "fillet" thinking of having a cauliflower based fillet, but instead of that I got just a cauliflower. It was tasty, but nothing I couldn't have at home in terms of flavour. Of course, not in terms of preparation. I don't want to be disrespectful. So tasty, but nothing spectacular. Dessert was better!
Maitre and staff were very friendly.
Prices are always decent in Romania if you are coming from Spain or more expensive countries.
Updated from previous review on 2024-03-17
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Suu
Points +397
Muy rico - Edit
Un sitio bien decorado, con gente muy educada y comida muy rica.
Read morePros: La pasta de anacardo y alcachofa
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cookveganlifewithlove
Points +28
That fancy location - Edit
I ordered some vegan dishes and also vegetarian for my friends and they were very tasty , and the plating was just right. everything was really great about the restaurant, the location is very fancy as well. The staff was nice . I will comeback again
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JohannaWeber
Points +38
Yummi and fancy - Edit
This fancy place has stunning interior and a various menu!
Read moreWe has the full programme with starter, main and dessert and loved every dish 🤌🏼
Pros: Interior, Service, Vegan options
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TatianaBargigia
Points +89
Very good vegetarian/vegan restaurant - Edit
Excellent welcome and atmosphere in a truly relaxing place.delicious dishes and fair prices.da
Read morePros: The variety of dishes, The stillness of the place
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aogchain
Points +60
Evening meal - Edit
Great atmosphere and amazing food choice, everything was exceptional and could easily go back and try all the other dishes
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JazzCalura
Points +231
Many vegan options - Edit
So the restaurant is vegetarian but, they have many vegan options and were labeled correctly. This is already a plus points for them (except for passionfruit martini with pasteurized egg white).
Read moreWe chose the outdoor seating. We arrived an hour earlier than our reserved time but, there was no issue to have us seated as right away. The staff were friendly and accommodating too.
We ordered lentil cream soup, avocado salad, dumplings, simple burger, raw avocado, carrot cake, tepache margarita and beer.
The tepache margarita was yummy and so as the carrot cake 😄
Extra: The “bland” comments from others may be true but, if you’re vegan for the animals, it should not matter.
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-16
Pros: Friendly and accommodating staff, Well labeled vegan options, Big space
Cons: Quite a long wait time for food to be served
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dinesen
Points +217
Uninspiring Linguine veggie bolognese - Edit
I can't speak for the other dishes, but the veggie bolognese mainly tasted of tomato-carrot sauce, it really lacked both umami and a bit of texture. Furthermore the menu was outdated pricewise so they charged more than shown in the menu. Otherwise a nice outdoor seating environment, and a friendly staff, so might be good for a drink, or maybe another dish would be better.
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LizLoveland
Points +911
Doesn’t live up to the hype - Edit
I’m always excited to try an all-veg restaurant, even though other review sites had many complaints about wait time & service. I came in for lunch today without a reservation. The hostess said she had a table available in the smoking section. I asked if non-smoking would be feasible & she said as long as I finished in just over an hour when the table was reserved. I replied I could eat that fast as long as the service allowed it. My server took several minutes to come over, and I couldn’t look at the English menu until then. He then took several more minutes to return for my order. I explained that the table was reserved at the specific time that I was told, and he said an appetizer and a main course should be no problem in that time frame. I ordered the pumpkin boulette with horseradish sauce. I then tried to order the jackfruit curry but he said it wasn’t available so I ordered the veggie bolognese pasta. I also ordered a cherry lemonade. The lemonade took several minutes but was very good. The starter took several more and the dish’s taste was completely dominated by the horseradish sauce. It then took several more minutes for my plate to be cleared, and several more for the bolognese to arrive. It was blander than the pasta sauce I make at home. I sincerely have no idea why it was even called bolognese as it just tasted like a bland marinara. But most importantly, it had taken so long to arrive I couldn’t finish eating it before I had to vacate the table. The server (who had barely stopped by) tried to insist there was “no rush” for me to leave the table when I asked for the bill despite what the hostess had specifically told me, which I guess explains his cavalier attitude about my service. The server responsible for the next section walked by my table a dozen times for every time my own server stopped to check on me.
Read morePros: Excellent lemonade
Cons: Terrible service , Surprisingly poorly crafted food
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HelenTheodorou
Points +69
Highly recommended - Edit
Tried the caramelized eggplant (new addition on the menu) and the coconut and jackfruit curry and they were very tasty. Also had a white wine and lemonade and they were amazing. The raw berries and vanilla cake was delicious.
Read moreIt might be just a bit pricy for some but it's definitely not considered overpriced for what you get
Pros: Beautiful place, Very good and fast service, Many vegan options
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Michelle Bridi
Points +626
I would like to give it 0 stars - Edit
I arrived here around 2.30 and got a table inside on request because of the heat. It took the waiter an eternity to come to me. I ordered a water melon soup and pasta with artischocke,dried tomatoes,tofu und a cashewcreme.
Read moreIt sounded all good on the menu.
And then I waited...and waited..and waited..nothing happened. After over an hour I caught a waiter and asked where my food was. My soup arrived 10min later. The watermelon soup was nice but at this point I was so hangry. After about another 30min after finishing my soup I spoke with another waiter. I said it is not normal that the food takes so long (the restaurant was only half full). He then started with an arrogant attitude saying the food is fresh he doesn't know where I am from but this is not Mc Donnalds good food takes it's time.
Well I am from the industry so no good good can be prepared fast and the food is obviously not fresh. I have been to a restaurant where the food was harvested from a nearby field after ordering and they were faster.
Then when my food arrived I couldn't believe it. The antischocke was not fresh but from the glass and the dried tomatoes had a strong taste of old oil (how do you even manage this in a restaurant?). They used yeast flakes as vegan cheese which was not just stupid but also disgusting since the whole food had a strong taste and smell of yeast. Honestly this was the worst meal I had in a vegetarian restaurant ever! So much ro being fresh. Also the dish itself was blend,boring,the texture was weird.
When I paid the waiter already typed the money into the card reader. I paid and he said service is not included.
That's right service was not included in this restaurant..
Arrogant waiter,disgusting main course,unbearable waiting time and expensive. I can not believe it but this costed me 2 hours of my day..
While I was waiting I had time to read Google reviews. I should have read them before..
Somehow I couldn't give it 1 stars but it should get 1 max!
Updated from previous review on 2023-07-16
Pros: The watermelonsoup
Cons: Arrogant waiter, Expensive, Unbearable waiting time
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urzoth
Points +370
Very bland - Edit
The place looks amazing but the food was incredibly disappointing 😬
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Laura!!
Points +378
Best dinner during the stay - Edit
Me and my friends went here for dinner and had a wonderful time. All of the dishes and drinks were amazing, as well as the presentation and the people. Highly reccomend, but it’s better to make a reservation.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-05-08
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livinit.lovinit
Points +1665
Nice Experience - Edit
It was a nice day outside so I got to take advantage of the patio for dinner. Really nice ambiance, nice decor and very large patio so everyone has there space.
Read moreThe service was good, friendly and quick. I got the guacamole to start, the vegan burger as my meal (with fries) and a carrot cake. To drink I got a lager and then an IPA.
The guacamole was nice and tasted fresh. It was just missing something though but I can’t put my finger on it. But all in all it was fresh and tasty. The burger was good but not my absolute favourite. I would explore other things on the menu but if I have to order it again I would. The carrot cake was absolutely lovely! Great flavour and it was nice and moist. The beer was lovey, especially the IPA.
All in all, it was a nice experience and I’d recommend going. Just a heads up - the kitchen stops about 1.5 hrs before closing. I went on a Friday and arrived at 9:20pm and the kitchen was closing at 9:30pm. Last call was at around 10:30pm and closing was 11:00pm.
Pros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: A little expensive
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Grumpfou
Points +100
Perfect - Edit
Very good food, nice staff, wonderful decor. Interesting drinks (like their Limonade with cherry and elderberries) and dessert (like their upside down chocolate cake).
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Ana.LZ
Points +11
Un vegetariano/vegano excelente - Edit
La carta se puede consultar online y también reservar online. Hay muchísimas opciones veganas y toda la comida es vegetariana.
Read morePros: Vegetariano estricto con muchas opciones veganas., Personal atento., Muy buena relación calidad-precio.
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NickyBrienne
Points +25
Delicious food - Edit
You have a lot of vegetarian dishes to choose from . It is incredible they have them all and they are fast serving , very polite and well behaved waitresses.
Read moreI will come back whenever I am in town.
Pros: artsy plating, nice decorated, good food
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Dalrannoch
Points +35
Lovely food and atmosphere - Edit
Wonderful restaurant with amazing options and lovely service. I had vegan soup and pate as I wasn't too hungry and now am working out how to fit in more meals in the short time I have here. Everything is well thought out. The menu is extensive and the decor is beautiful. Highly recommend.
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