Vegan
International
Buffet
Delivery
Take-out
Catering

Vegan buffet restaurant opened Sept '21. Serves a range of different cuisines including pizza and pasta as well as curries and other meals. Confirmed closed March 2024.


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154 Reviews

First Review by Kittybiscuit

Kwanny

Points +231

Vegan
26 May 2024

Still thinking of Vegie Tribe

Had a great time and great food here. It was the place where I felt so at ease and could just focus on eating. Love putting the pickled tumeric on pizza and lasagna, such a nice combo. Sadly they closed due to the road work but hopefully they open again in the future (perhaps in Richmond 🤞🤞)

Pros: 100% vegan, Kind staff, Huge variety of vegan food to choose.

Tiggy

26 May 2024

Have you heard something about them reopening?

Kwanny

26 May 2024

The admin of Vegan Meets Up in Melbourne group asked the owner and he said he wasn't going to reopen 😓

Tiggy

27 May 2024

I didn’t know that the story around it closing was related to to the construction on Little Latrobe Street

Tiggy

27 May 2024

My reading is that this is yet another vegan casualty of the CLC. This is one reason among many why self-identified vegans should be spending their dining-out money at genuinely vegan businesses rather than murder kitchens. Any argument that choosing the vegan option at a corpse-peddling businesses is good for animals is nonsense.

NilsHeymann

Points +877

Vegetarian
22 Mar 2024

Good variety

Nice selection… great value
Good place to bring non vegan friends too

Valuz

Points +164

Vegan
20 Mar 2024

Maravilloso!

Muy rico todo lo que probé. Hay varias opciones a elegir. La atención también fue muy buena 🫶🏼

paczes

Points +205

Vegetarian
15 Mar 2024

Food great, but not unique

The concept is great, you can eat a lot of food for a reasonable price, try many things and go out full. Not everything was super tasty though, some things were great, some were just ok. Still a place I recommend visiting.

Pros: Good pricing strategy, 10% of earnings go to animal sanctuary!, Great variety of food

Cons: Not everything super tasty

ChiknPickle

Points +157

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

A fun experience

Fun to be able to have a buffet experience that is fully vegan! Some of the offerings weren’t that exciting on the taste buds but still enjoyable, the butter chick’n was very good and I highly recommend!

Pros: Buffet style, Butter chick’n, Decently priced

Cons: Some items bland

Black Seville

Points +1269

Vegan
07 Mar 2024

Somewhat bland food

This is a place that definitely is committed to the vegan cause as well as many other causes. The food here is somewhat bland and plain but overall not too bad. There is an "all you can eat" option if you want to have a big feast.

Update 7/3/24: Upon subsequent visits, it seems the quality of the food here has improved. There is more flavour, and it is nice that you can choose a variety of different food. You can eat one plate or you can have "all you can eat" depending on how hungry you are.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-11

Pros: Everything vegan , Very ethical restaurant

Cons: Plain and bland food

Jazmyn1

Points +20

Vegan
01 Mar 2024

Amazing!

Yummy food and friendly staff also very clean inside

Brent1982

Points +319

Vegan
28 Feb 2024

Brent

I just flew in from Brisbane, and this was my first meal.
Very friendly people, amazing food and value.

Pros: Friendly staff, Great food, Great price

dave-alter

Points +282

Vegan
28 Feb 2024

Great place in the downtown Melbourne

Great variety and choice of delicious vegan foods. If you are super hungry like me, you can choose the „all you can eat“ option, but smaller portions and prices are also available. Good vibes friendly and helpful staff included.

Pros: Great variety, Tasty, Friendly

Adrianna.Bryłka

Points +894

Vegan
23 Feb 2024

The best vegan place in Melbourne

The best vegan place in Melbourne, especially if you're very hungry😄A large selection of buffet meals and vegan ice cream.

MichelleBaird

Points +30

Vegan
20 Feb 2024

100% vegan deliciousness

All you can eat and normal one plate option. Curries, salads and rice dishes

Cons: Nope

Kyliewood

Points +1138

Vegan
19 Feb 2024

Great find in Melbourne CBD

Loved this little spot tucked away, casual space, vegan buffet with lots of options. Great flavours and the food was nice and fresh. Would definitely recommend.

vannyy.o

Points +1925

Vegan
09 Feb 2024

vegan Buffet 🌱

very nice vegan Buffet spot, affordable, delicious food and a lot of great options! Highly recommend ☺️

MarleyTyler

Points +806

Vegan
05 Feb 2024

Good options not very tasty

Thrilled to have a totally plant based restaurant with good ethics. Unfortunately found the food underwhelming. Best was the cabbage Asian slaw.

Zanse

Points +44

Vegan
17 Jan 2024

Excellent principles, decent enough food

This was my first visit to Vegie Tribe, and I must admit it was slightly disappointing. While I really admire the ethical principles it's run on, the food itself was slightly hit-and-miss. There was a decent range of options at the self-serve bar, including a few salads, a couple of rice dishes and curries, a pizza, lasagne, roast veg and some spring rolls and samosas. Of these, the roast veg and pizza were quite tasty, but the spring rolls and samosas were tough and chewy, and the rice was going hard. Both of these seemed to have suffered from sitting in the bain marie too long, despite it being just after noon. At almost $20 for the cheapest lunch option (a single plate) I'd expected something a little better. My companions reported that the curries were very good, however, and as a fully vegan establishment I'd say it's a decent choice when in the CBD.

Pros: Commitment to animal welfare

Cons: Relatively expensive, Food is good, but not great

SoniChka

Points +277

Vegan
11 Jan 2024

Amazing food

Great food with so many options

emilycrumlin

Points +260

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Amazing food and lovely service

Definitely worth getting the bottomless drinks and food package for $60 per person. So many options and we ate wayyy to much. I brought two omnis with me and they had an amazing time and really enjoyed the food too. (P.s the guy working there is super cute.. hope he sees this…😉

Pros: So many options, Friendly staff, Bottomless !

rallanah

Points +51

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Many options, mediocre quality

The staff were very friendly. There were a lot of food options. I ended up getting two different kids of curries and rice, pizza, lasagna, gnocchi, potato salad, roasted sweet potatoes and fruit salad. There were a number of other salads that I did not try. And the all you can eat deal comes with ice cream or cake which I declined due to being too full!

The food really was not very good. The curries were probably best. The lasagna, pizza and gnocchi were all pretty bland and noticeably dried out from sitting on the buffet for a while.

Overall, this definitely was not food that I would write home about. But if you are looking for quantity or want a lot of options Vegie Tribe has it. And the price was not bad for all you can eat.

Pros: Friendly and helpful staff, Good value, Lots of options

Cons: Food was not very flavorful, Some dishes had definitely dried out

jnathanc

Points +19

Vegetarian
06 Jan 2024

Tucked away treat

Booked a table here and on arrival was advised that table booking was not needed and walk in was recommended. Was charged $10 deposit for this. Groupon should not advise that a booking is required if that's not the case. Food was pretty good, unlimited refills aswell.

Pros: Food was delicious, Atmosphere was nice, Close to public transport

Cons: Miscommunication between booking site and venue

Siconze

Points +124

Vegan
04 Jan 2024

Stuffed to the gills

Awesome buffet with enough range that even the fussiest eaters will find something. Unfortunately I am not fussy, so had to try a bit of everything... now I'm stuck writing this review instead of walking out.
The worst thing I can say is most things were fine, but that's what you'd expect at a buffet. Fried oyster mushrooms were the definitive winner.

Pros: Range, Cleanliness, Drinks

Cons: Average quality

Laurengibbsy

Points +86

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Nice buffet lunch

Good quality and nice staff.

Pros: Quality of food , Staff

Cons: Could of had a wider range of options

JoBoyce

Points +16

Vegan
27 Dec 2023

Just great vegan good

Down from Canberra for a few days and tried this out for lunch with my partner. It was absolutely delicious vegan food😋

aphantomspalate

Points +622

Vegan
30 Nov 2023

Great value

Loved this place - food is delicious, staff are welcoming and warm. I think the meals are good value for money

omgvegan

Points +72

Vegan
18 Nov 2023

Disappointing

I’m shocked at how highly rated this place is. I genuinely did not enjoy any of the food. I tried most things and found they all lacked flavour. Nothing tasted like I expected it to and I could taste soy throughout the food. I would not eat here again.

JonathanBarnes

Points +67

Vegan
13 Nov 2023

Incredible food

I don’t usually love a buffet style restaurant but Vegie Tribe was special. I’ve literally just finished my food and felt the need to leave a 5 star review because my food was that good. I got the single serve plate but could easily have gone back for seconds if I went all-you-can eat.

Pros: Food, Ethos

ZakGlynn

Points +181

Vegetarian
04 Nov 2023

Great selection, good food.

Always love a buffet, especially an all you can eat buffet. Nice variety of options and fried chick’n to die for.

Pros: Many options, It’s an all you can eat buffet!

Katharina_

Points +91

Vegan
31 Oct 2023

Nice restaurant

We chose the all you can eat. The room, staff and the general concept of this restaurant was brilliant but we did not like the food too much. There are so many good things to choose from, but not everything seemed really fresh nor very warm (perhaps bad luck because there were not so many people this day). Especially the salad and the dips looked like they have been around for hours. The rest of the food is kept a little bit warm. I would prefer to choose from cold precooked stuff and put it into a microwave. Lasagna and chicken curry were our favorites, Ice-cream was great too.

Pros: Nice choices of meat alternatives, Super nice restaurant concept , Good place to spend time

Cons: Not everything seemed to be very fresh, Food was not hot, microwave would be nice




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