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Breakfast

Vegetarian cafe serving breakfast, lunch, coffee, shakes, and cakes. At least one main dish and one soup is always vegan. Find items like Indian curry with rice, veggie sandwiches and wraps. No smoking or alcohol. Hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Foundation. Nearest bus stop is Mirabellplatz. Open Mon-Thu 08:00-19:00, Fri-Sun 08:00-20:30.


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175 Reviews

First Review by gr8vegan

Anirac

Points +3116

Vegan
16 Jan 2022

Nice place for Brunch

Great selection of vegan items on the menu. Food is Indian inspired. The waiter was very friendly. My highlight of the breakfast was the spelt-apple-crumble pie #Veganuary

lessi

Points +30

Vegan
07 Dec 2021

Sehr leckeres Frühstück in Salzburg!

Ein wirklich schönes Restaurant mit schönen Möglichkeiten vegan zu Brunchen. Die Rohkost Kuchen sind wirklich fantastisch!

Pros: Viele vegane Optionen, Sehr freundliches Personal, Liebevoll hergerichtete Gerichte

Lexilime

Points +185

Vegan
28 Oct 2021

Beautiful peaceful place

My boyfriend and I went here for breakfast, we shared the seitan ciabatta and tofu ciabatta, and an oat latte each, followed by a chai latte with rice milk and raw cashew cake it was all delicious! Lovely atmosphere with art work on the walls and friendly staff. The food was quick even tho they were busy, it was a special treat 💚 bit pricey with the falafel wrap being €11.50 but we got one to take away anyway, being full from the fresh ciabatta… everything was tasty and fresh, the tomato was especially yummy , tasted like freshly picked ones.

Pros: Fresh ingredients , Quick food, Welcoming art work decor

Cons: Lots of egg on the menu 😔

Fro

Points +38

Vegan
10 Oct 2021

A lot of choice but nothing special

We took some breakfast, with sausage, salad, porridge, jam and bread. It was a very light breakfast. Nothing special at all. All tough it was good and tasty but didn't impress me to come back.

Vegandario

Points +1563

Vegan
03 Oct 2021

Vegan breakfast was ok

We came here for breakfast/brunch and the vegan options we ordered were ok. We wish wish they had more options. We ordered the breakfast platter for 2. This came with cut vegetables, 4 small vegan ham slices, vegan butter, hummus, and some watermelons. It was ok, definitely a light breakfast. The desserts we ordered were a vegan apple pie with vegan whipped cream and a vegan chocolate muffin. Both were tasty.

Unfortunately they also sell vegetarian options.

Place is welcoming. Staff is friendly.

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-03

Pros: Friendly staff

Cons: Unfortunately they also sell vegetarian options

KellyAnnabelle

Points +271

Vegan
18 Aug 2021

A few vegan options

Vegetarian restaurant with a number of vegan options but I had hoped for more. I’ve been a few times and I’ve enjoyed each visit. I appreciate the spiritual basis the restaurant comes from but I would encourage it to expand the plant-based only dishes to reflect the current movement. The cafe has a beautiful outdoor street terrace on a tree-lined sidewalk, providing a cool, calm place in the city.

Pros: Tasty, Reasonably priced, Calm and pleasant surroundings

Cons: Expected more vegan options

CandySandy

Points +79

Vegan
23 Jul 2021

Most calm restaurant

We went there for breakfast and it was just soooo good and satisfying and diverse. I especially like the relaxed athmosphere there.

Rrebec

Points +130

Vegan
20 Jul 2021

Great food, lots of vegan options

Peaceful place with kind staff. The menu is veggie and vegan, lots of options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant is an ode to Sri Chimnoy, who was an Indian spiritual leader.

Pros: All veggie and vegan, no meat! , Lots of options, Good food

Maggi03

Points +58

Vegan
04 Jul 2021

Kuchen

Gute Auswahl an veganem Kuchen und schönes Ambiente. Die beiden Kuchen, die wir probiert haben waren lecker, aber nicht herausragend. Trotzdem ein guter Spot um sich den Nachmittag zu versüßen.

carolvegan

Points +3779

Vegan
20 Oct 2020

Bland

Despite it is a vegetarian/vegan place, they should improve their creativity. The vegan options are always "curry" or "wrap" everywhere, and here wasn't too different. The lentils with rice and salad was really delicious. The "Heart of Joy" sandwich is very common and bland, you could do it even in a hotel room buying bread and cold cuts at Denn's Biomarkt or at Reformhaus Martin. The chocomuffin was dry. But the cake RAFAELLO was really wonderful, they should bake and sell it everyday!!! 🤩

Pros: RAFAELLO TORTE! ❤️

Cons: Bland, lack of creativity

HappyAnimal

Points +134

Vegan
11 Oct 2020

Leckeres Essen

Haben das vegane Curry, den veganen Falafelwrap sowie einen veganen Rohkostkuchen gegessen. Alles hat uns sehr gut geschmeckt. Zusätzlich kommt der faire Preis. Schade nur, dass an der Wand 'be kind to animals' steht, das Restaurant aber nicht rein vegan ist.

LeonV

Points +1288

Vegan
22 Sep 2020

Good place to have breakfast

Went there twice during my stay in Salzburg and tried two different vegan breakfast options, both of which were decent.

Pros: Various vegan options, Friendly staff

Pflanzlichglücklich

Points +48

Vegan
19 Sep 2020

Tolles Café

Ich habe dort super lecker vegan gegessen - rote Linsensuppe, das Curry des Tages und einen Dinkelspfelkuchen. Außerdem habe ich zwei Bücher von Sri Chinmoy erworben, den ich bis dahin noch nicht kannte. Toll! Die Bedienung war auch super freundlich!

ThaoVu

Points +64

Vegan
26 Aug 2020

Not so special

We ordered " The Heart of Joy Frühstück " and "Vegan Delight" but the food was just ok, not so special. It was just normal thing that you can buy in supermarket, nothing really in a restaurant level here. But in return the location and atmosphere is nice and they have lots of place outside for you. And in compare to the other restaurant i haved tried during the trip in Austria it's ok. You can still give this restaurant a chance

xpaulaxo

Points +102

Vegan
24 Aug 2020

Umwerfend gutes Essen

Ich habe das vedische Frühstück bestellt und war hin und weg. Man hat Tulsi Tee, Frisch gepressten Saft und perfektes Porridge bekommen.
Die Atmosphäre war toll und auch das Personal mega nett. Man konnte auch viele weitere vegane Optionen wählen und danach sogar noch Bücher Shopping betreiben. Man hat zu jedem Tee noch eine Karte mit einem Zitat dazu erhalten. Einfach wunderschön.

Pros: Viele vegane Optionen, Sehr leckeres Essen, Tolle Atmosphäre

Spicycauliflower182

Points +2657

Vegetarian
15 Aug 2020

Confused staff and bland food

Came here for lunch, ordered daal and the curry of the day. The daal arrived first, and I almost finished eating it before my partner had his dish. In the meantime the waiter tried serving us 3 other dishes meant for the neighbouring table. Other people around us were complaining about the lack of service and food being late.
The dishes were okay but lacked taste. We were a bit disappointed.

Pros: Free water before ordering , Fair price

Cons: Food arrived at different times, Confused staff, Dirty glasses

Issy

Points +336

Vegan
13 Aug 2020

Nice breakfast

Had a lovely breakfast. There are a few vegan options on the menu.
Portions may have been on the small size (I am a big eater though) but flavors were good.
Service was quick and friendly. Would definitely come again!

BTW the coffee and tea came with a nice quote from simeone I don't know. Apparently it is some kind of guru?

Ir wasn't obviously apparent and actually a nice touch.ike one of those inspirational texts on the Yogi tea bags.

Pros: Yummy breakfast

_thegreenbeauty_

Points +86

Vegan
11 Aug 2020

Waren zufrieden

Sehr nettes Restaurant Inspiriert von Sri Chinmoy, mit vielen Informationen und Zitaten von ihm.
Frühstück war sehr gut. Freundliches Personal.

Dandido

Points +7187

Vegan
04 Aug 2020

Pleasant place, ok food

I went here for lunch with my sister.

The restaurant is inspired by Sri Chimnoy and there are quotes by him everywhere and a TV with a video of him playing. The place is decorated with bright colors in a modern, stylish way.

The staff were very friendly and happy.

There were a lot of vegan options. My sister and I both had the daily lunch option which was a Brazilian stew with rice. I also had a soup. The soup was good but the stew was only alright.

I wouldn’t mind going here again but the food could’ve been better.

areya

Points +32

Vegan
14 Jul 2020

Great Cakes

Delicious cakes & weekday menue. Coming back soon! Staff is very nice.

koppi

Points +38

Vegan
01 Jul 2020

Dal

Sehr gemütlicher Gastgarten vor dem Lokal. Sehr freundliches Personal. Essen schmeckt sehr gut und die Portionen sind ausreichend.

Pros: Viele vegane Speisen

Olivia2000

Points +59

Vegan
01 Jul 2020

Extremely good food and very nice team

The restaurant is super comfortable, the staff is super nice and the food incredibly good.

Pros: Wide range of vegan dishes

Cons: Plantmilk costs extra

Lukiii

Points +698

Vegan
05 Jun 2020

A lot vegan options

The atmosphere is very nice and the have a lot of vegan meals and desserts, highly recommended 👌

TejD

Points +534

Vegan
28 Apr 2020

A genuine joy that touched the heart!

I visited here last year with my family and it became almost a daily ritual to stop here during our stay in Salzburg. Plenty of vegan options. Our favourite was the heart of joy salad and the falafel wrap. The raw cashew slices to satiate your sweet tooth were yum. Max looked after us really well - thank you all so much. 100% recommend.

izzybee

Points +38

Vegan
11 Mar 2020

Great lunch stop

Friendly staff, plenty of options and delicious food. Both dishes (curry and vegetable quiche) came with colourful and generous servings of salad which was great. The only issue was the large amount of coriander on my curry, which probably could have been avoided if I'd remembered to ask beforehand - something to bear in mind if you dislike it!!

Pros: Friendly atmosphere

Cons: Coriander

marky_mark

Points +22983

Vegan
06 Feb 2020

Friendly

Friendly, good quality, good coffee. Sadly, *all* vegan hearty meals contain garlic. Good cake. Nice team.

Pros: Peaceful

Cons: Garlic

JenniferJillHarman

Points +708

Vegan
06 Jan 2020

Cozy and satisfying

It was a bank holiday and not many restaurants were open. Great to come upon this place before a tour we were taking nearby. Delicious lattes, soup special of creamy vegan root vegetable soup with chestnut was delicious. The sandwich we had was good, but was just like store bought tofurkey seitan on it. We had hoped for the delicious looking breakfast but were too late.

Pros: Great location , Well marked and many vegan options




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