8 Filtered Reviews of Waku Waku

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roiroiroi

Points +81

Vegan
29 Sep 2021

Disappointed in Waku Waku

Asking customers for a Corona pass (QR code) DOESN’T equal ‘discrimination’ as the owners are claiming. If people don’t want a vaccine they can simple not get it, and protest all they want in this free country. This discrimination claim comes from a place with no wheelchair accessible toilets (something you can’t controle, unlike choosing to get vaccinated or not). I’m sad the owners choose this path.. as a vegan from Utrecht I’ve promoted this place to many friends before. No I see no other option then don’t visit here anymore. It doesn’t seem like a safe place to bring friends&family.
The must ironic part is that when I past them today I saw a van in front promoting Dutch farmers and Dutch meat, as part of a group of “freedom claimers”.

Cons: Unsafe

BaibaGedrovica

Points +52

Vegan
01 Oct 2021

Not discrimination

It’s not discrimination to ask for the QR code as vaccination is something you choose. Also somehow the restaurant forgets to mention that for the QR code a negative test or proof of previous sickness works too.
Like little children, calling the people trying to protect you tyrannical. Their wishes of ‘but muh freedoms’ fulfilled would result in another wave, more deaths and possibly another full shutdown of horeca.
Disappointing.

I’ve eaten here before. It was ok, a bit pricy for what it was.

Pros: Vegan

Cons: Conspiracies sourced on Facebook, Expensive

GuillermoGómez

Points +140

Vegan
02 Oct 2021

Dissapointing behaviour

Horrible example to our society. You must also protect your customers and respect the law regardless the personal believes of the owners.
I ate here before but I will never come here again.

Cons: Expensive

elwin

Points +46

Vegan
13 Oct 2021

Disappointing

Came here some time ago due to previous hype. Food was not bad but not special either, there are way better vegan restaurants in Utrecht. Price was also high for what was offered. As such, decided then not to return. But to each their own.

However, they've now under the guise of 'freedom' decided to ditch checks aimed at minimizing public safety risks, and happily associate with known racist disinformation media like cafe weltschmerz.

I hope their actions do not harm the vegan community further.

Pros: Quite ok food, Nicely decorated

Cons: Expensive, Putting customers at heightened covid risk, Associating with known alt-right disinfo groups

GiovanniVaccari

Points +60

Vegan
12 Jan 2022

Mixing food and vaccines

They compared LGBT causes with anti vaccination groups. Tried to go against the requirement for vaccines.

david_droes

12 Jan 2022

What does this have to do with their food?

Isoiata

Points +23

Vegan
31 Jan 2022

Okay food, bad politics

I’ve been a few times and their food is pretty good although pretty overpriced. The restaurant is nicely decorated! However, I’d never go back again after what happened with the refusal to follow covid guidelines.
I refuse to support anyone who is willing to associate with known fascists and who rejects health and safety guidelines. As a vegan I don’t wanna be associated with that nonsense!

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Nicely decorated

Cons: Expensive, Bad politics

WolfsRain

Points +127

Vegan
12 Mar 2022

Ok food, double standards and bad politics

Been twice, food was decent, bit on the pricey side for what you get.

During the corona pandemic, these guys have acted like complete clowns. Ignoring health guidelines and refusing to protect their customers, because they felt like asking for proof of vaccination/testing was 'against people's freedom and not inclusive'. However, when I visited, there was no braille menu and the restaurant was far from friendly for people with a disability or wheelchair.

Trying to jump the bandwagon of inclusivity during a global pandemic while having double standards and not being inclusive at all (plus the fact that people who are immunocompromised would have never been able to eat there safely). Disgusting.

Avoid at all cost.

Updated from previous review on 2022-03-02

Pros: Decent food

Cons: Double Standards, Bad Politics, Non inclusive

StijnRombouts

Points +212

Vegan
04 Apr 2022

Matig eten bij Wappie Wappie

Toen Waku Waku net open was (onder een andere naam) at ik er geregeld. Toen was de kaart onevenwichtig. Sommige gerechten waren super, andere gerechten zeer middelmatig. (Beste wat ik er gegeten heb was een fantastische knolselderijsteak en het slechtste een pasta met tomatensaus en ballen) Met het verkleinen van de kaart bleef helaas de wisselende kwaliteit.

3 sterren voor het eten, min 1 ster omdat het restaurant het nodig vond om schijt te hebben aan kwetsbare groepen en liever extreemrechtse coronademonsranten voor de deur ging knuffelen.

Pros: Volledig veganistisch , Leuke plating, Mooie inrichting

Cons: Wisselende kwaliteit gerechten , Wappie Wappie