Vegan-friendly
Western
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options Available. Cafe and tattoo shop. Serves smoothie bowls, chia puddings, different toasts and sandwiches, appetizers, snacks, Indonesian specialties. Drinks include coconut water, mocktails, fresh juices and hot drinks. Gluten-free bread options. Tattoo shop is 100% vegan with all vegan equipment, products and aftercare. Urban Jungle offers a fully vegan menu but shares a space with a non vegan cafe. NOTE: Maybe closed March 2024 - please send updates to HappyCow. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-9:00pm.


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36 Reviews

First Review by VidrevNow

andrejb

Points +477

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

No taste, what is vegan?

After reading the reviews this place was a big disappointment. The location itself is really nice, tatoo studio inside is something new. But there the positive aspects almost end: Menu is definetely not 100% vegan anymore, actually there are no sign for vegan or so. Asking the staff whether the oatmeals are vegan gets you an empty look and no answer. Asking whether it contains milk the answer first is "yes", after a second or so "no". So asking staff doesnt help at all.
The food itself was ... boring in the best case. Toast had plain mashed avocado, a leaf of salad, some sweet fried mushrooms (caramalized? I actually do not want to know what thes were fried in, dedinetely not my taste) and an almost green tomato. The oatmeal was dry and almost tasteless. The coconuts were good, though. But the plastic straw shows the place's attitude.
Really a pity, the place has so much potential but definetely no recommendation. Second star is also du to pretty low price, for 2 toast, 1 oatmeal and 2 coconuts 130k.
Sorry guys, perhaps you hive the old concept another thought? ;-)

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-07

Pros: Prices are okay, nice location

Cons: Food without taste, No vegan signs on menu, Staff apperantly does not know what vegan means

bremcc

Points +20

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Affordable with tons of vegan options

I love that there is a vegan ink tattoo parlor located inside the restaurant. The restaurant itself had amazing food. SO many vegan options and is one of my favorite spots in Ubud. The service is good and staff is very friendly. Will be going back.

chacharlee

Points +3647

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

No longer 100% vegan

Visited in July 2022. Sadly the menu is no longer completely vegan as they serve meat now. But they do have some fermented foods such as oncom which I haven’t come across elsewhere in Bali which was interesting to try, fairly salty though. The peanut sauce that comes with the vegetables skewers didn’t have coconut milk so it was rather strong and not creamy enough for my taste. Food was just okay but there are plenty of other fantastic fully veggie/ vegan restaurants I would prefer to support.

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-08

jkn

Points +38

Vegan
16 Jun 2022

B🫶gus bagus 🌟🌟🌿🌟🌟

The vegan menu is awesome and the food is SO good 🌟 The owner, Andre is super nice. He had a vegan partner for 16 years so he and all of the kitchen crew really understand veganism, and great food 🤤🌿 woohoo! Specialty dishes from West Java are included on the menu, including raw and fermented foods. Food for a happy soul and feels nice afterwards (not too oily or heavy). I’m so happy I found this place 🥳🌴🤸‍♀️

Pros: Complete vegan menu with loads of options

Urbanjungle

16 Jun 2022

Thank you for visit our place Noden, and your lovely review.. this is also help to grow our crew spirits to serve and cook healthy food with our heart. and thank you for nice talk... have a good holidays in ubud.. see you soon.. ;)

Ferenc

Points +46

Vegetarian
12 Jun 2022

I was very satisfied, a lot of vegan and vegetarian options are available

They have really a great choise of vegetarian and vegan food, altough meat is also available. But let’s take the positive side: you can have a lunch/diner with your meat lover friends as well.

Pros: Many vegan and vegetarian options, Kind staff, Reasonable price

Cons: No one

Urbanjungle

16 Jun 2022

hello Ferenc,, thank you for visiting us,, and thank you for your review.. and we really understand to serve, separate and things to cook vegan and non vegan dishes. See you again :)

AriellePerkett

Points +637

Vegan
23 May 2022

Not vegan

I walked past this place and it isn’t vegan anymore

Pros: Not vegan

JulieEA

23 May 2022

Why isn't it vegan? It was confirmed vegan with the owner just a few months ago. Can you please provide more information?

AriellePerkett

24 May 2022

Yep I confirmed with the owner yesterday, it’s not vegan anymore.

Lauraleec

31 May 2022

Urban Jungle are still offering a separate vegan menu, however they are offering food from another business now too.

Urbanjungle

16 Jun 2022

thank you Lauraleec,, yes most our dish mostly vegan menu, just few dish non vegan. and we do really understand to cook separate with our cooking utensils when cook vegan and non vegan dishes. we have open kitchen upstairs.

MichelDeRuyck

Points +37

Mostly Veg
21 Jun 2021

Open again amd oh so wonderful!!

Urban jungle is open for business again after their personal pandemic struggles and oh man what good news is that, as they offer amazing local fair made vegan!
And all that with amazing warm staff and a superbe wonderful attitude, absolutely love the place.
Had a unique specialty of West Java, a fermented red bean dish “oncom”, one of those hidden vegan food treasures Indonesia has.
Hope everyone in Bali finds their way to Urban Jungle again!!
Good job guys.

Urbanjungle

16 Jun 2022

hello MichelDeRuyck,, sorry just reply so late..but thank you for coming and try my traditional dish oncom from west java..is rare in bali actualy, try something deffrent. we will creat more traditional vegan dish from my hometown.. thank you and see you soon again :)

jollybannon

Points +25

Vegetarian
03 Jun 2020

Welcoming gem

(I came here during the beginnings of the corona pandemic, so Ubud was less busy than usual)
I came here as a solo traveller.
I was immediately drawn by the friendly and welcoming atmosphere. A pool of very talented musicians performed live and even had open mic sessions which the more daring guests clearly enjoyed.
The staff is very friendly and has good English. Noticing that I was travelling solo I soon got invited to sit with them. I felt super welcome and still come back regularly. You get treated like a friend here and it is easy to engage and connect.
The menu is all vegan, very tasty and has got a very fair price. They serve all the local classics, fresh juices, toasts, chia puddings and smoothie bowls.
There is a beautiful outside sitting area, great for groups. Inside are beanbags for those who truly want to relax and enjoy a smoothie. Upstairs you can find a sitting-on-the-floor situation, made comfortable by the many pillows.
There are sockets everywhere and a reliable wifi connection.
The tattoo studio is also vegan, clean and well equipped. Appointments can be made through social media and more specific tattoo styles (hand poke, stick n' poke, etc.), can be requested, for they have good connections among artists.
This place offers a dynamic range of workshops(the offers a varying frequently so keep your peepers open); cooking classes, meditation and sound healing and more.
This place will enrichen your experience in Bali for sure. Highly recommend.

Pros: live music, sockets and good wifi, great value food

dani.dtorres

Points +16

Vegan
03 Apr 2020

One of the best places in Ubud!

An amazing place with amazing, straff, food, drinks and atmosphere. Everyone is so friendly and make you feel at home. We ate here several times and each time we tried something new and never got disappointed.
Also, if you have time, ask for a cooking class- an amazing experience!
And also- check out their tattoo studio - also vegan! 👏🏽👏🏽🥰

Pros: Amazing food, Amazing “chill” atmosphere , Super friendly

Cons: None

MikeEmmerson

Points +28

Vegan
10 Mar 2020

Amazing vibes

Beautiful surroundings, people and food. I love it here!

Pros: Amazing food

thechatonstravellers

Points +1274

Vegan
10 Mar 2020

Disappointed

We ordered 2 Lotek. Portion is rather small. Only got 2 tiny pieces of tofu and tempeh. The peanut sauce was tasteless. Really disappointed when you pay 40k for a dish. It's clearly a place for tourists.

The place claims to be vegan but their coffee shop offers milk and honey. The staff was eating meat (lunch time) at the table next to ours. Seriously ?! It's so disrespectful.

Cons: tasteless

Urbanjungle

20 Mar 2020

Hello dear guest!
We do appologize for your experience.

We would like to explain that We at Urban Jungle Cafe do NOT use or serve honey in our food.

The coffe place renting the area down stairs in the building is called Braya Coffe. They might use honey. But we are NOT the same Owner or same company.
Urban Jungle Vegan Café is Upstairs.
Two different companies.
With different names.
Different staff and different menue.

However our guests is free to sit where ever they want in the building.

As of the concern about the staff from Braya coffe eating meat outside of the coffe shop, is something we already had a meeting about with their owner, after we hear about it and it will not happen again.

Thank you for listening

And for all of you reading our reviews! We are Still 100% VEGAN at Urban Jungle.
And we hope after this we are allowed back to a Vegan status as this is False information about Us using Honey.

- Urban Jungle Crew

anna1988

Points +1038

Vegan
06 Mar 2020

Great location and food

We had the nutella and avo toasts and juices and enjoyed them as well as the nice sitting area.

Pros: All vegan

NonstopDan

Points +1422

Vegan
03 Mar 2020

FRUSTRATING

The first time I went here the chia pudding was delicious, although it took 45 minutes to come. The second time, it took 1 hour. But, it got worse - the third time when we arrived at opening, they didn’t have any ingredients and told us to come back in two hours. TODAY WAS THE FINAL TIME. We went, sat down, ordered and waited 20 minutes. Then the owner told us his chef wouldn’t arrive for another FOUR HOUR so we had to leave. What a joke and waste of time our time. There are many places in Ubud that respect their customers - sadly this place doesn’t.

Cons: Waste of time

LiseDier

Points +99

Vegan
24 Feb 2020

Cold smoothie bowl

Wanted to grab a refreshing smoothie bowl for brunch, when I came I was told some of the options weren’t available which was alright. They sadly didn’t have any coconut which I was looking forward too. The smoothie bowl was pretty small and not cold (isn’t that what a smoothie bowl is supposed to be?!) and had a weird taste, not what I was expecting. I was disappointed because due to the good reviews I thought I’d give it a try...

HerrRilla

Points +76

Vegan
23 Feb 2020

Fantastisches Nasi Goreng

Mehrere Varianten des indonesischen Nationalgerichts stehen zur Auswahl. Die Beiden, die wir gegessen haben waren exzellent.
Sehr empfehlenswert.

Pros: Sehr freundliche Menschen, Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis

Hinnerk

Points +192

Vegan
06 Feb 2020

Eine der besten Bowl auf Bali

Das Café hat eine große Auswahl an Smoothie Bowl, Chia Pudding und Kaffee‘s. Es ist komplett vegan! Wir hatten eine leckere Bowl mit großzügigem Topping sowie den Rainbow Chia Pudding - beides absolut zu empfehlen und sehr lecker. Dazu auch noch wunderschön angerichtet.

Pros: Komplett vegan , Viel Auswahl , Sehr schön angerichtet

Cons: -

v_Agnes

Points +112

Vegan
28 Jan 2020

Great smoothie bowls

I had jungle smoothie bowl. It was delicious but It would be better if it served cooler. Peaceful atmosphere and kind staffs. You may need to be take your time. :)

Stephanie_Sparrow

Points +350

Vegan
24 Jan 2020

Meh! Bad service & extra long wait time.

I was starving and decided to go to Urban Jungle.
Such a disappointment.
I sat down, in an empty restaurant.
I order the burger and a salad (salad I ordered for take away with the sauce on the side). 10minutes later the waiter comes back and tells me I can’t have the burger because they’re sold out. This, was not a problem. I decide to go with a smoothie bowl and a strawberry/cashew cream cheese toast. BUT, I’m asked to choose something else because strawberries are too expensive. YET a few or their menu items contain strawberries. WHY put strawberries in your menu items if we can’t order them??? I now order a different toast. At this point, I’m already annoyed and thinking of leaving. It took 45mins to get my food. I was alone in the restaurant and ordered food that is easily prepared. The smoothie bowl was warm; therefore, not refreshing. The toast came 10minutes later and the bread was dry and hard. As if the toast had been sitting for a while before being served. Plus, the salad I ordered for take away with the dressing on the sode came in a plate ready to eat. Now I get to eat a soggy salad for dinner. To top it off, I get my bill and the total is 5000idr more than what it should have been. The portions are also too small for the prices. I do not recommend this restaurant and will not be returning.

RockvilleVeg

Points +88

Vegan
19 Jan 2020

Can't recommend strongly enough

This place was among my two favorite restaurants in Bali! Including take out orders, my wife and I probably got 10-15 dishes from here during a one week stay in Ubud. They have interesting choices that is authentic to a village in Java, which I learned after talking with the owner.

The owner is really friendly too. We ended up chatting with him and some of his workers at the restaurant.

The price is really reasonable for great quality food.

Pros: Amazing food, Friendly staff including owner, Great value for price

Cons: None

EmmaBenzo

Points +237

Vegan
17 Jan 2020

Great place

Fair prices , yummy avo toast . Fully vegan

KatherineSmith

Points +30

Vegan
11 Jan 2020

Incredible ALL VEGAN place !

This place is AMAZING! The staff are very friendly and you can feel the food is made with love, great prices and atmosphere! Definitely check this place out while you’re in Ubud !

ReyneDrop

Points +28

Vegan
11 Dec 2019

Vibes

Great vibes, lovely chats with people in tattoo shop. We had the Karedok which was a reasonable price with good portions apart from a lack of tofu and tempeh. Healthy and hearty meal. I would come back here for sure

Pros: Great vibes, good food

LouiseSørensen

Points +485

Vegan
20 Nov 2019

Dirty

Both of our glasses was not clean, the spoon they provided for the mayo wasnt clean either. We had the fried tempeh and two toasts. The fried tempeh was amazing. The toast wasn't impressive. Veggies looked sluggish, the toast didn't taste like much. The avocado was too ripe and stringy.

I simply can't recommend this place even though the vibe was nice.

NathalieTonga

Points +47

Vegan
08 Nov 2019

Lovely

Lovely space above the tattoo shop. Not far from Kafe and Earth cafe on Hanoman. In a side street. Spacious and cozy floor seating. There’s a large variation of smoothie bowls, chia puddings and toasts in addition to the more traditional Indonesian dishes such as gado gado and nasi goreng. All vegan and beautiful! They even have mocktails and different coffees and ice coffees/drinks. I highly recommend! There’s definitely something for everyone on the menu and the staff is lovely.

Pros: All vegan , Great music , Free wifi

Cons: I can’t think of any really.

lilScorpio

Points +10717

Vegan
13 Oct 2019

nice location

Urban jungle is not only a vegan café bit also a vegan tattoo shop - amazing!
Unfortunately they didn’t have the dishes I choose from the menu (not in season, run out of ice etc.) this was a little disappointing.
But the wake up smoothie bowl (65k) I took was very yummy, with intense coffee flavor.
Also the gluten free Nutella banana toast was very good and super affordable (25k)!
Recommended!

Pros: good taste, friendly staff

Cons: took quite some time until we got our food , several foods not available

Travelyogini

Points +232

Vegan
27 Sep 2019

Great! They also offer lunch & dinner now!

Cool place, yummy smoothie bowls, good price. Last week I went back again and now they have extended their menu (it was mainly smoothie bowl before). See new menu picture.

Pros: Yummy, Cheap, Cool

lenaas

Points +134

Vegan
15 Sep 2019

Great Chia Pudding

The restaurant is very comfy and is in general a really cool location. Chia Pudding, Nasi Goreng and the Avocado Cream Cheese Toast (must try, it's with cinnamon!) were really good, the jungle toast wasn't that good. Didn't have any taste.

Pros: All vegan , Great for breakfast , Nice location

Cons: More expensive than the rest of Bali




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