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Vegetarian outlet offering pasta, chick pea balls and sweet potato fries. Previously known as Paul's Magic. Reported closed August 2024.
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Ocean Vista Bldg, Serena St, Barangay Buena Suerte, Palawan, El Nido, Philippines, 53313
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71 Reviews
First Review by Relmar
ElysiaKT
Points +40
Nice veg curry - Edit
Burger patty a bit thin but nice to have a change from veg and rice. Cute view over the sea from rooftop, hard to find tho
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lydiab96
Points +1170
Nice enough - Edit
This is a fully vegetarian restaurant on a rooftop looking out over the sea.
Read moreI had the vegan burger which tasted mostly of bread. It comes with chips but barely. Probably about 10 chips total but they were nice.
The next day I had the veggie spring rolls which were tasty although very greasy.
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domolivo
Points +128
Amazing OG Vege spot in El Nido - Edit
Seed was an amazing restaurant in El Nido and we were talking to the chef that’s been doing vegetarian and vegan options since 1995. Really cool dining, great music, great vibes, and a great view at the beach. 
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yeboah
Points +129
Delicious Food and rooftopterrace - Edit
Delicious vegan food. Few vegetarian options.
Read moreNice rooftopterrace. Reasonable prices and super friendly staff. Would definitely recommend it!
Pros: Food, Terrace, Staff
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Plantos
Points +3269
Tasty Curry 🍛 - Edit
🍢🍚 Tofu with Rice (300PHP | 5.3$) Curry
Read more- excellent taste of the tofu
- bit too dry (sauce needed for rice)
- portion not too big
🍛Vegetable Tofu with Curry (280PHP| 5$)
- Fantastic taste, curry is a banger
- great value for the money
👍🏽Vegetables Curry is highly recommend.
👍🏽Fair prices given the nice view
👎🏽 Not clear indicated what is vegan
👎🏽 Portion size could be bigger
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ThomasVegano
Points +2524
Great View of El Nido Beach/Bay - Edit
Ok! Menu is very small and some options you need to buy extra rice which I thought it was odd?! Overall they have ok options and food was good.
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YvetteWattⓋ
Points +47
Lovely people, great location - Edit
We had dinner here one night and we happily have gone back. The food was good, we had a lovely conversation with the owner, and it’s a great spot to watch the sun go down.
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MeganThomas99
Points +78
Lovely rooftop spot! - Edit
This is a great spot to watch the sunset with a drink and a vegan burger. The burger was really tasty and great to have some vegan comfort food! The menu doesn’t specify which items are vegan (its entirely veggie), so would be a case of enquiring. The Vegan burger and Vegan meat spring rolls are the only items that are clearly vegan. The menu is relatively small but all the items sound delicious. My boyfriend had the curried noodles (would need to check if vegan or just veggie) which he said was delicious!
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JackStanyer
Points +125
Great little rooftop restaurant - Edit
Our first stop in El Nido right from the port. The rooftop view was awesome even at night, we ordered the noodles and burger both made vegan on request. The food was tasty but didn’t have enough depth for me to rate it 5 star. However out of the selection in el Nido of restaurants this is definitely higher on the lost compared to the others. Is recommended at least going once to try it out if only for the view!
Read moreI do have one problem, they may have not noticed they were doing it but one of the staff members stood staring at us eat the whole time we were there. It left us feeling a bit uncomfortable. But other than that great service.
Pros: Great location on the beach, Good selection - just ask for vegan.
Cons: Vegan/vegetarian tax
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AdamRose
Points +35
Delicious vegan food with a beautiful ocean view and great customer service! - Edit
Loved their pasta, burger, soup, and everything we ate!
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curiousoyster
Points +328
Nice little spot for fast food - Edit
Nice spot on the second level with a great beach view at the bar seating area.
Read morePros: Great view, Simple, Clean
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thesavagefoodie
Points +708
Nice Lil Restaurant - Edit
Really nice rooftop restaurant with so many veggie and vegan options. They also have happy hour with 2 for 1 cocktails. The tofu curry was delicious (you have to order rice separately) and the Indian fried ramen was great too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-04-09
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RasmusX
Points +128
Be Careful - - Edit
During my one week stay in El Nido , and 2 weeks in The Philippines, I have tried the different Vegan restaurants and until now , everything has been very god. At this place , Seed Dreams , I order the Toffu Curry and asked if it was vegan ? The first employee didn’t now so see had to ask another one who confirmed that they could make it vegan.
Read moreIt tasted a little bit “strange” but I thought that it properly just was the flavour of that dish ?
It was the only food I had that day and a couple of hours after I left the restaurant I got really sick with vomiting and stomach ache!
So either has it contains milk or the tofu was not fresh! something must have been wrong! So just make sure that it is vegan and fresh !
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quornron
Points +16
Great restaurant for vegans - Edit
We had the eggplantsticks as starter, they were great! We also really liked the vegan burger, the staff was very friendly and the restaurant has a nice view!
Read morePros: Good food, Nice view, Friendly staff
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JochenR.
Points +150
Vegan Burger delicious - Edit
I had the vegan burger several times. But the french fries as a side order of the burger, you can count them 😂. But anyway, not expensive and friendly stuff. They also have more vegan meals, which I did not try yet.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-02-01
YasminBrowne
Hey was the burger made from beans or soy?
Read moreJochenR.
Sorry, I don't know
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WeronikaFj
Points +194
A lot of vegan options - Edit
Ordered vegetable spring rolls, they were ok (fried at too low temperature, so they were slightly oily) and stir fry ramen-was very good!
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Liamrod
Points +16
Best vegan resto in elnido town - Edit
Wide options for vegan and vegetarian, crews are very warm and helpful
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-12-04
Pros: Vegan burger, Stir fry ramen, White cream pasta
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kaled97
Points +805
Great food and view - Edit
3rd floor veggie restaurant with a view of the ocean while still having cheap prices and large portions. Many vegan options to chose from! Don’t be tempted by the busy restaurant downstairs, it’s definitely worth coming up here
Read morePros: Lots of options, Great view, Inexpensive
Cons: Didn’t have change so bring small bills!
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rubymetrikas
Points +28
Good variety - Edit
Nice food and was the only place I could find tofu in el nido
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Mar___
Points +966
Definitely go try - Edit
Has a lot of options, and the portions are in good size. Vegan burger is worth to try, but a bit messy to eat, and the tofu sticks as well as spicy tomato with tofu. Loved the friendly staff.
Read morePros: Many vegan options
Cons: Expensive
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Queenspinach
Points +16
Vegetarian Haven - Edit
The restaurant caters vegetarian and vegan only. Some vegetarian food can be customized to vegan. (Example instead of
Read morefull cream they use coconut milk). I ate here not only lunch but also dinner, food is tasty and affordable.
The restaurant is on top, and has a beautiful view of el nido bay. It is next to happiness located at serena street el nido town.
All in all this restaurant is a good find and staff's are helpful and friendly.
They have rooms and dorms as well that caters backpackers. Good find!
Pros: Veggie Spring Rolls, Solid taste food, Affordable
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wendysunday
Points +18
Best option in El nido - Edit
Food is really a great value for money, they have vegan options too, for me finding vegan vegetarian in an island like in el nido is a gem. Staff's are friendly to help you, and they recommend some good dishes too. I will be back for sure!
Read morePros: Great Value for Food, Nice atmosphere and the view is superb!, Friendly staffs
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Dr.patrick
Points +16
The best vegetarian and maybe vegan in town. - Edit
Lot's of tofu options, the restaurant is overlooking the bacuit bay, they have clean rooms to, If you are looking for alternative ways to eat vegetarian or vegan, this might be the options. others do it but expensive. staffs are friendly even the owner.
Read morePros: Wide Menu, Tasteful Vegan Burger, Cheap
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idowtf
Points +94
Loved the curry chickpeas - Edit
Many things were not available, many other things were not vegan. But we tried the curry chickpeas and the spring rolls and they were great.
Read moreWe also tried the cashew mushroom soup and it was bland.
Pros: Tasty Curry chickpeas, Spring rolls
Cons: Missing options, Bland soup
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louisaSmithouse
Points +93
Amazing, we ate here every night! - Edit
Unsure if this is the right place to put this review as some of the pictures and menu items do not match what I experienced. It’s a cute rooftop place located up some stairs and past some hotel rooms.
Read moreEl nido has limited options for Vegans, I knew this before visiting. I loved the cafe taste for breakfast but was struggling to find a dinner place. I stumbled on this place after eating at the happiness bar next door.
The menu is varied and the staff were so helpful in explaining what was vegan and what could be made vegan - the chef even came out to speak to me. The service was great and quick and when it wasn’t they gave us a complimentary side.
The white pasta (coconut milk sauce) was my favourite, along with the spicy ramen.
They also have 2 for 1 at the time of posting this.
Pros: Lots of options , Friendly staff that remember you , AMAZING view of the bay
Cons: More expensive but it’s vegan so expected
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regotale
Points +129
Amazing place - Edit
We went here every day for a week. It is a Vegan and Vegetarian restaurant and some of the reviews on here are showing different images to what is actually there now. It is a roof top restaurant with a beautiful view of the beach and surroundings. The food is great and it is fairly obvious what is vegan and what is not I.e cheese is not going to be vegan and egg is not. The rest the chef says he can make certain dishes vegan. We had the Cream Pasta which he used coconut milk instead of dairy cream. Just make sure you mention to the waitress that you are vegan and all will be fine.
Read moreFood was great and lovely friendly people who work there. Would highly reccomend.
Pros: Mostly vegan menu, Very friendly staff, Great views
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Spinach24
Points +186
I really wanted to like this place - Edit
As one of the very few restaurants open in El Nido that is friendly towards vegans, I *really* wanted to like this place. The setting is wonderful- a beautiful rooftop. Outside the door (facing the street) is a giant sign that says "vegan" with the leaf logo - as a vegan, I was so happy to see this upon arriving to El Nido. We visited three times to try to give this place a fair shot:
Read moreFirst time: We asked the owner - "is everything vegan?" Yes, he answered, except the egg pizza special. He mentioned that he was a "part-time" vegan himself. So, we ordered the cheese sticks ,and marveled at how realistic they tasted. We also had the Pad See Ew (special) which was amazing. Sounds great, right? But I'm now certain that the cheese sticks were NOT vegan - next time we came we asked about the Filipino breakfast, only to find out that none of those items were vegan, as they all were egg-based (omelettes, etc.). It turns out much of their menu contains dairy and eggs, there are no clear markings as to what is vegan and what is not. The sign outside blaring "VEGAN" is rather misleading in this respect (in fairness, below that it says "and vegetarian" but this is obscured by bushes and other signage).
Second time: Being careful to stick to vegan options, we ordered the vegan spring rolls and the vegan burgers. The filling on the spring rolls was rather strange tasting - there were no discernable veggies, tofu, etc, only a weird brown goo with an unusual flavor. The vegan burgers were even worse - the buns were HUGE, stale, and not toasted. The only sauce was LOTs of ketchup, but this did not go with the burger, which tasted *very* strongly of cumin. There were very few fries. Quite a disappointing meal.
Third time: We decided to give the place one last chance, and informed the owner of our concerns the second time (they said they had a new chef). We ordered eggplant sticks as appetizers - these had no seasoning on the breading and so had a pleasant texture but were largely tasteless. The owner said the sizzling tofu was supposed to be like sisig, and while it had a nice flavor, it was basically just tofu (very little onion, etc.). The spaghetti "bolognese" was a huge disappointment: It wasn't "bolognese" but spaghetti and meatballs, with an overly-sweet red sauce and cumin-heavy meatballs that did not go with the rest of the dish.
So overall, I can't really recommend this place to vegans except as a last resort.
Pros: Willing to accomodate vegans with many options, Nice setting
Cons: Not all vegan (but might tell you otherwise), Vegan options not clerarly marked on menu, Poor quality food
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