Lacto
Ovo
International
Salad bar
Indonesian

Vegetarian restaurant attached to Freedive Gili and Gili Yoga, on the main street at 100 metres north from where the boats arrive. Offers Indonesian food, salad bar, cakes, and raw cakes at the counter and international veggie dishes on menu. Nasi campur and salad counters available until 5pm. Air-conditioned interior. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm.


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112 Reviews

First Review by MikaBryony

annasch

Points +85

Vegan
06 May 2018

Amazing!

Our dinner was amazing. My non vegan friends loved it too! We had the coconut curry and the peanut tofu stir fry. Both dishes we‘re really tasty. And the staff is super friendly. We will for sure go back for breakfast.

Pros: A lot of vegan options, Vegan food is labeled on the menu, Nice outdoor seating on the beach

im_vegan_btw

Points +91

Vegan
21 Oct 2024

Kind of disappointing

Had high hopes. Lovely place, nice staff, lots of clearly marked vegan options, but our food wasn't good. We had cauliflower and pulled jackfruit burger. Big portions but cold, mushy, and bland. We couldn't finish it.

We were eating quite late, just before kitchen closing, so maybe we just got cold stuff left over from the day.

Every 30k nasi goreng or fried noodle I've had from a random warung has been much nicer.

Pros: Decor, Staff, Lots of options

Cons: Bland, cold

LisaFualalo

Points +136

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Lovely decor and staff, and great food!

The place was so cute inside. I ordered the Vietnamese spring rolls (which are rice paper rolls), and the cauliflower buffalo wings. The rice paper rolls were pretty standard, just tasted like ones I would make for myself, but I really loved the cauliflower buffalo wings with the vegan ranch. The sauce was delicious! I also had a bite of the hubbys jackfruit sandwhich which was delicious and light! I also purchased the caramel cupcake for later on and let’s just say that didn’t last long!

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-16

HappyAussieDylan

Points +471

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Taste and service

On our final night at Gili T we felt like a change from warungs/local indo food. We knew this place was vegan friendly. Half the menu is vegetarian and half vegan.

I had the pulled pork sandwich. I was looking for something simple and with texture and it hit the mark. It came with a side of chips too. Serving size is pretty generous on this one.

My wife (the best) and I also shared the rice paper rolls (please note the menu calls them spring rolls) and buffalo wings. He made the chocolate smoothie vegan by removing the yogurt.

Service was soooo cheerful and nice, just a pleasure to sit here and enjoy a lazy slow meal after a full day snorkeling.

Thankyou😄Ps they have a few vegan sweets downstairs.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-15

Pros: Variety , Different twist on foods , Taste

Cons: Nothing

dani11inad

Points +464

Vegan
06 Oct 2024

A little disappointed

Nice outside and indoor seating. Many vegan options even though it could be more considering it is a vegetarian restaurant. My partner had the daal which I absolutely recommend. It was delicious. I had ramen. The noodles were not ramen noodles and they were over cooked. The ramen itself tasted funny, somewhat sour. Me and my partner both didn’t like it. Buffalo wings were great.

Pros: Daal, Buffalo wings, Friendly staff , Many vegan options

Cons: Rather expensive , Ramen

AlishaMcKirdy3

Points +314

Vegan
04 Oct 2024

Amazing vegan options

So many vegan breakfast options! We loved it here, highly recommended their oatmeal and blueberry pancakes. We also had oat flat whites which were okay.

DodoS

Points +16

Vegan
30 Sep 2024

Must go at Gili T.

Great variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes from starters to dessert.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-30

Pros: Fresh ingredients, Absolutly tasty and delicious, Very friendly staff

Leo27

Points +1032

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Giden gem

We just walked by and had a lovely light lunch. Nice service altough they don't split up bills. Food and atmosphere are more than nice. Cute inhouse cat is happy for a play or hug. Had af abulous second meal (dinner this time) and was great again

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-01

JackLight

Points +871

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Top rated for a reason

We loved this place, so many options for seating, very extensive menu, happy staff and the food was delicious. So many sweet treat options too

Pros: Big menu , Delicious food, Sweet treats

FedenRoorda

Points +4618

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Room for improvement, but good options

Vegetarian restaurant with nice seatings and vegan menu options. Although my expectations were high, I feel like the price is not really worth it.

I tried the Vegan Pulled p*rk sandwich. Which was nice, but needs more taste, different bread and more fries. Gave the feedback to them about the bread not being the nicest and they just defended themselves and didn’t take my feedback as a customer.😅 The other day I tried the Buddha bowl. It was nice, but quite dry, sauce the same as the sandwich and I literally got two pieces of tofu.🤣 Come on, how do you serve that? I asked about it and they didn’t gave me more, that’s it. You get two pieces. The staff is just doing their job but that’s it. Room for improvement.

zuzanna.zagorska

Points +585

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

it’s okay

nothing crazy, quite pricey but a lot of vege options

JaimeSJ

Points +293

Vegan
05 Aug 2024

¡Legumbres!

Fuimos para desayunar y para comer. Las opciones son interesantes, sobre todo en cuanto a ensaldas y para tomar legumbres que no sean soja. El trato es considerado. El lugar está muy pensado para Instagram, eso sí.

Gemkvegan

Points +1781

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Nice food but not met expectations

Had some salads which were nice and the juice was good, but a bit expensive. Scrambled tofu was tasty. The smoothie bowl was really bad though - chunks of ice floating in it, very liquid with not much flavour. They forgot my order (although they didn’t admit this), and it took a very long time to come.

yuvrajc

Points +32

Vegan
11 Jun 2024

Amazing food

Went there a couple of times and each time was as good! Totally worth checking out!

MaliaMadison

Points +64

Vegetarian
01 May 2024

Smoothie bowl hit the spot

I’d been craving a smoothie bowl for awhile and the mixed berry bowl did not disappoint. Smoothie was a good consistency and the homemade grandma on top was banging. Ginger turmeric tea was lovely as well.

Josephinemil

Points +295

Vegan
14 Apr 2024

Best cafe on Gili T

Such an amazing menu, everything looks and sounds incredible, staff were amazing and such a perfect and sweet lil spot! Couldn’t recommend higher!!

Pros: Amazing menu, Great staff, Delicious cakes

lunami

Points +114

Vegan
11 Apr 2024

Very bad food

I had a mermaid smoothie bowl, scrambled tofu and spring rolls.

The smoothie came without the toppings, it wasn’t even a bowl but a smoothie. The tofu was waaaay too salty, served with some old bread. And spring rolls… eatible.

Very dissatisfied, given the high prices.

Cappuccino with soy milk was nice.

rominator

Points +413

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Many healthy vegan options

This place is very lovely, you can sit right next to the beach, the food and service is great. We‘ll be back for breakfast.

KaterynaBaichurina

Points +96

Vegan
24 Mar 2024

Simple and healthy

Great spot, they have seats available outside and on the 2nd floor. I ordered a dip platter and it was quite good, but the hummus was a little weird. My friend ordered a sushi bowl and it looked amazing. Big portions! Lots of seating and many people with laptops.

ThaïsHurni

Points +1046

Vegan
20 Mar 2024

Excellent food & great atmosphere

Great place to eat, drink coffee or just relax. Lots of vegan options, attentive staff. You can eat inside or outside, with a magnificent view.

The Daal was incredible!

Pros: many vegan options, chill atmosphere , kind staff

SaniVegan

Points +243

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Nice place with vegan options

Gili T doesn't have any vegan restaurants, so this was the best place you could go to to get vegan food. The Buddha bowl was delicious, the portion sizes and price were good 👍

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-24

Pros: Good portion sizes, Good food, Good price

AmandaRulton

Points +387

Vegan
12 Feb 2024

Amazing!!!!! Visit if you are VEGAN

So many many many options!!! They have milk alternatives, are able to adjust some meals for vegans. The menu is super easy to read and make it easy to find the vegan options too!

Pros: Great value for money, Huge portions, Huge vegan menu

Shelbystorey

Points +195

Vegan
27 Jan 2024

Outstanding!

We were greeted at the door by a very friendly waiter and were offered a choice of seating: beach, courtyard, or our choice: upstairs in the air con!

The menu was extensive and had something to cater to all tastes. I opted for the tofu peanut stir fry and my boyfriend got the mixed berry bowl (not vegan). We also shared the pancakes (cream not vegan).

The food was easily the best I've had in Indonesia so far!

A lot of reviews mention a long wait, so I wanted to share that alongside being the nicest food, it's also the fastest we've received food! Just a short walk from the ferry drop off point. We'll definitely eat here again! #Veganuary

Pros: Food, Customer service, Atmosphere

GaucHummusMaximus

Points +183

Vegan
15 Jan 2024

Good Tucker

I had the pulled jackfruit sandwich…

It was delicious.

I can't fault it.

Nevertheless.

Just one thing!

I wouldn't have served it with a side of peanut sauce.

Peanut sauce isn't light enough to accompany sweet potato.

The staff are lovely.

Nice place.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-15

Yasmin1994

Points +55

Vegan
28 Dec 2023

So many choices and such tasty food

Vegan heaven on an island. So many vegan options it was so hard to choose. Vegetarian place with loads of vegan options #Veganuary

Pros: Loads of options , Great tasty food, Amazing staff

yanaaroundtheworld

Points +226

Vegan
21 Dec 2023

Weird raw pasta

Just do yourselves a favor and go eat in Samadhi living. Those guys know what they’re doing.
This pasta was barely eatable.

Cons: Poor wifi, Too strong AC, The staff is tired

MelanieBüsser

Points +77

Vegan
10 Dec 2023

Vegan paradise on Gili T!

Fully vegetarian restaurant with loads of vegan dishes, clearly marked on the menu.

Breakfast is very delicious. It seems a bit pricey but the servings are huge.

We also enjoyed dinner directly at the beach. The Tofu Peanut Stir Fry tastes like heaven! Also the Malaysian Laksa was very tasty.

The staff is lovely and very attentive. Absolutely must go!

Pros: Delicious food, Lovely staff, Nice location




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