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Restaurante vegetariano off Plaza Mayor in central Madrid. Offers vegetarian haute cuisine. A large menu with many vegan options or dishes that may be made vegan. Near metros Sol and Opera. Open Tue-Sun 13:00-16:30, Tue-Sat 20:00-23:30. Closed Mon.
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159 Reviews
First Review by Parasol
Jemima
Points +484
Popular place - Edit
Close to Sol metro, it's a turn off Calle Mayor about a block down.
Read moreThe decor has a green theme. The front area seats as many as they could fit in but it isn't really too tight, not like Mildred's or maybe Riverside Vegetaria to name two that are squashier off the top of my head. I sat in the front, but I think there is other seating too. The first time I went they were absolutely packed with people standing waiting for seats to become available. I didn't stand a chance of eating there, I was on my own and a table for one wouldn't have been efficient for them. I went early for lunch another day before it was as busy.
The menu is Western food and has some pictures, handy if you don't speak Spanish. There is a bit of English translation if I recall. I ordered the special for lunch which was without pictures. The waiter spoke no English except for "plum cake" and "good" so I took a punt. I thought I had ordered a main and dessert, so when the second course was savoury also I thought I was getting three courses. It turned out I had a starter and main. Not really sure what they were/ were called. The two were similar in size with the first containing a lot of potato and being fairly tasteless/ not so much a taste sensation and the second being a meat substitute I think, very dense and also sweet. It was so heavy I had to leave half the main. My stomach was absolutely compressed to maximum distention. My mouth didn't want anymore either as the sweet taste was disagreeable. I had a mixed juice beverage which was nice enough.
The waiter that served me was very polite and nice. Their service gives the place a fine dining vibe as they are very courteous. I guess I can't complain about the lack of English, it is in Spain after all. It's a good idea to know this if you don't speak Spanish and really want to know what you're ordering though. You'll need to bring a translator.
It was around €15-20 for the special and beverage. A fair price for what they're aiming at but they fell short...
By the time I was through/ the lunch had conquered me, I made haste as much as I could to leave as by this time there were people eyeing up my table from the street outside. A rushed experience in which I left overfull but unsatisfied, similar to another person's sentiments, below.
Pros: pleasant waitstaff
Cons: food, cramped and rushed, language barrier for me
Guest
promwall
Points +98
It's a good choice - Edit
I have a friend living in Madrid who swears this is the best vegetarian restaurant in Madrid. I ate there once with her and the food was delicious and beautifully presented. The menu is quite large so one should be able to find something interesting to order no matter your particular tastes. I tend to avoid meat substitutes and had plenty of options. I thought it was a little expensive.
Read morePros: large portions, beautiful plates, efficient service
Cons: price
Guest
JessyH
Points +18
Disappointing - Edit
After reading all the mainly positive reviews I was confident that we would have a good meal here but we were disappointed.
Read moreWe had the menu of the day which had no English version. Although I speak reasonable Spanish, the list of ingredients for the choices was long with some unfamiliar ingredients which the waiters couldn't help us with and so we weren't exactly sure what we we were getting.
We were given a free nibble of pate on toast while we waited which was nice enough and the first course was also pretty good and as others have said, beautifully presented. We had a soup and what was basically a stew. I thought this was really quite tasty but the meat eater in the group described it as watery and over cooked.
The second course was ill conceived and extremely heavy. It was described as 'a little book' and consisted of aubergine, potato and something we couldn't identifycovered in a brown sauce and wrapped in some very soggy pastry and then fried and then covered in a (very tasty!) pea sauce. It didn't work and none of us finished it.
We all chose a 'turron' (Spanish sweet usually made with eggs and almonds) cream for dessert which was also disappointing. It was also very heavy being almost purely cream with a few nuts and a bit of chocolate sauce.
I really didn't like the decor-it was very impersonal -like a chain fast food restaurant and the waiters while not unpleasant didn't seem as though they really knew what they were doing or serving.
Overall, not very impressed and I wouldn't go back. The menu of the day was 13 euros and although we left full, we didn't leave feeling good. It wasn't good value for money or a pleasant experience. I'm sure there must be much better places to go in Madrid.
Pros: vegan options, good presentation
Cons: Ill conceived dishes, Not good value, chain restaurant atmosphere
Guest
+++VeGaNiSaToR+++
Points +1004
my favorite in Madrid ! - Edit
We are in a gourmet restaurant :-)
Read moreThe tortilla is one of the best dishes I've eaten in my life. Time table have changed and go between 11h and 19h to have a menu, which is cheaper.
Guest
Kellygwinn
Points +33
Yerbabuena - Edit
This was one of our favorite vegan restaurants on our vacation in Spain. The meal was delicious with lots of fresh veggies and sprouts and everything was presented beautifully and tasted yummy. I got the vegan lasagna with loads of vegan cheese. It was good but a little heavy so I didn't finish it. My boyfriend asked for the veggie burger and was so happy. It came with vegan cheese and he liked the burger although it wasn't the typical veggie burger made with grains and really textured. It came with two sauces and loads of fries. My friend got the salad with vegan caviar; she loved the salad but the caviar had a weird taste that she didn't enjoy too much. It was really a great meal with a huge menu and everyone left really full and satisfied.
Read morePros: big portions, bright, cheerful environment, fresh and healthy food
Cons: small dining room
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Ruby X
Points +81
Ok but not the best place in Madrid - Edit
The food here was ok, except the salad, which was salted (don't know why on earth you'd want to do that if you claim to be a healthy restaurant) and smothered in oil.
Read moreThe choice is good, at least for vegetarians, but there is a lot of mock meat on the menu. I'm not a big fan of meals with mock meat, but they were rather good at this place.
The service was good, and the portions were very generous. I couldn't even finish my plate, which is very unusual for me.
Pros: yummy food, good service
Cons: salty salad, mock meat
Guest
gr8vegan
Points +2369
wow, is it for real? - Edit
aside from every item containing tons of oil, so much so that the only item w/o oil they could prepare for me with the soy burger... the food was presented very well. They menu is extremely large, supposedly there are vegan options for many items, I'd have to wonder how vegan any of it is so stick to the basics!
Read morePros: presentation
Cons: oil on everything
Guest
kathyv181
Points +196
Perfect for business meals - Edit
It is great! The food is tasty with moderate prices. There are many vegan options which are marked on the menu and the staff is very helpful and friendly.
Read moreTha atmosphere is very nice and clean, not to much. It is perfect to make an awesome impretion eather on family, friends, colleagues or business partners. The food is also very impressiv, a very skeptic colleague of mine didn't want to go the "a vegetarian", but this place gave a positive spin to that subject!
Recommendable to everybody! Have a look and enjoy!
It is even open until late, so you have all the time you wand and need!
Pros: Very good food, Very good prices, Suits everyone
Guest
emsr2d2
Points +66
Good veggie food in the heart of the city - Edit
I ate lunch here a couple of days ago, after a friend was handed a flyer for it in the street. Despite being within a stone's throw of both Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor, it was nice and quiet. We were given an English version of the menu, though the menu of the day was only in Spanish. This is absolutely not a complaint!! I wasn't even expecting the main menu to be in English. As previously stated, the staff do not speak English, and nor should they. They're in Spain!
Read moreSo - I plumped for the menu of the day at 13 Euros, for 3 courses, bread and a glass of wine or beer.
My starter was cream of asparagus and spinach - delicious and beautifully presented with a dollop of cream in the middle, a chive across the top and something artistic around the sides of the bowl! Main course was wholewheat macaroni with stir-fried seasonal vegetables, an alfalfa sprout salad and a mayonnaise style dip. Again everything was beautifully presented. I was so full, I turned down the dessert! The bread was brown and seeded, the beer was simply I think Cruzcampo, not an organic or necessarily vegetarian lager I admit.
My friend had just one course - the mushroom risotto which she said was lovely. However, that one course cost her 10.50 Euros so the menu of the day clearly is extremely good value.
Many of the dishes were marked at the end to show that a vegan version could be provided.
The place had a good atmosphere, certainly at lunchtime. It may be a little brightly-lit for a romantic evening meal, but all in all, it was a good experience and I will be going back there.
Pros: Great choice, Good value, Vegan options
Cons: A bit brightly lit
Guest
comida
Points +216
Beautifully presented food - Edit
We were a party of six, with me being the only vegan! We reserved a table by phone a few days ahead, but it wasn't necessary because on the Tuesday night that we went, there were only three more tables occupied. They served a very nice amouse bouche which was a shot glass of gazpacho-type froth, with a garbanzo concotion. The waiter warned us that each dish was quite large, so we shared some salads instead of having a primero and segundo dish. Although everything was beautifully presented and I was grateful to have a place where they served vegans, my relatives were not impressed and I could see why. The dishes were ok, but nothing that would blow you away. The desserts that we had were way too sweet, but this is not a huge complaint. The rest of the time we just ate at regular bars, and had tapas. Tapas that can be vegan sometimes, if you check: esparragos a la plancha, champiñones al ajillo, alcachofas al ajillo, patatas bravas, aros de cebolla, pisto manchego, pan con tomate, pimientos asados, and of course, the bread.
Read morePros: Clearly marked vegan items, nice and patient staff, very easy to find
Guest
Midori
Points +114
The best hope for a vegetarian future in Madrid - Edit
I was really thrilled to find this bright, cheerful, popular restaurant offering near-gourmet vegetarian food in the heart of Madrid. Madrid is the least veg-friendly city I have ever visited, and I found it disheartening to discover restaurants with not even one vegan tapas (not even an olive or potato), as if the concept were completely unknown. The existence of Yerbabuena gives me hope that vegetarianism will be increasingly popular; Madrid residents are finally discovering that you don't need meat to have a wonderful time eating awesome food. I hope it continues to draw the crowds it was drawing when we were there. Though we didn't have to wait for a table either time, there were many more people there than in the other veg restaurants we tried.
Read moreOn my first visit, I had an exremely filling menu del dia lunch that had as its main course an artfully constructed layered dish featuring an amazing vegan bechamel sauce. The meal didn't come with wine (just lots of good food), so we ordered a carafe of sangria, which turned out to be excellent. We were absolutely thrilled with the experience.
Our second experience was not quite as good, since we came at dinner time, when no menu del dia was offered, and ended up spending way more money for less food. Still, the quality was just as good as before.
Yerbabuena is nonsmoking.
Pros: amazing vegan bechamel, atmosphere, service
Cons: dinnertime prices
Guest
backpasher
Points +161
top notch - Edit
I went here with a non-vegetarian friend and we both loved the place. The food was really flavoursome and healty. Good portions.
Read moreIt's in a good location, close to Sol and Opera metro stations.
Guest
gisaster25
Points +354
I'd go all the time if I lived in Madrid - Edit
So wonderful we went back for dinner the next night with friends. The homemade yogurt drink is lightly carbonated and minty - very unique and delicious - and comes in a big pitcher (this is a lot for 2 ppl) for about 5 EUR. The portions are large so one item each will be more than adequate. I recommend the dish with homemade veg sausage, roasted potatoes and a fried egg on top. The nachos were also delicious. The avocado salad had fresh, springy lettuce, sprouts, and sliced orange and avocado. My companion enjoyed the paella but it had a smoky flavor that wasn't to my taste. The baked wheel of cheese (I think it was chevre) also wasn't as well-loved as the other items. The restaurant is cheerfully painted in orange and green and brightly lit. The woman running the show is very nice and didn't mind speaking English with us. She also took the time to help us find something on a map. Top notch experience.
Read morePros: Fresh, tasty food, Reasonable prices, Good service
Cons: I don't live in Madrid
Guest
Liilamayii
Points +120
Beatiful food! - Edit
I was in Madrid for a weekend, and ended up eating here three times! The place in itself is nice and very central. The people working there were friendly (I don't know if they speak English, as I prefere to speak Spansih). The food was really looking like a peace of art, so nicely decorated. I was impressed, is the best I have seen in a vegetarian restaurant. Also the taste was fantastic, especially the canneloni. Several of the dishes were vegan. Totally recomend this place!
Read morePros: friendly staff, artistic touch, excellent food
Guest
Mitch Cohen
Points +140
Excellent Gourmet Vegan Food - Edit
My wife & I really enjoyed our meals. The presentation / appearance of our salad was so artistic that it should have been in Madrid's Prado Art Museum cafe!
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CO FF
Points +27
Muy buena, Yerbabuena! - Edit
I can't understand how others didn't rate this higher.
Read moreHuge menu. Great selection. Huge portions. Everything was tasty. Attentive service. Convenient to the Plaza Mayor area, and not too far from the museums, hotels, etc. If we had had more time in Madrid, we'd have eaten there again - we didn't begin to scratch the surface of the menu.
Pros: The food, The service
Cons: Having to choose.
Guest
Greysocialist
Points +382
Beautiful food - Edit
The visual presentation of the food is stunning. I thought we got better looking food because we were eating a la carte, but I noticed the same attention to making the plates look great on the menu del dia dishes on the adjacent tables. We were brought tasty little appetisers before our order, and all in all rated this absolutely the best of the veggie Madrid restaurants we tried. It's also easy to find - we spotted it on day one just wandering down the Calle Mayor as you can see it from the main road.
Read morePros: Tasty: 5+, Beautiful 5+++, Varied 5++
Cons: Downstairs toilets, Hard Spanish bread
Guest
Haggai
Points +103
Nice, but... - Edit
All in all a nice vegeterian place with a wide range of vegan options too. The menu was in English, but the staff didn't speak any.
Read moreThe food was uninspired, and served a bit cold. It was made out of all the right things, but lacked a certain passion, as if was not made with love.
The atmosphere was nice, and the price reasonable.
Pros: English menu, OK prices
Cons: Uninspired food
Manifeststefany
Thank yo for taking the time to review this restaurant but I would have to disagree on 2 points. One, don't expect people to speak your language in their country. Enjoy the local flavor and maybe take extra steps to learn a bit more of their language, especially food ingredients.
Read moreThe owner himself came out and did his level best to serve me one of the most amazing, passion filled meals I had while in Spain. My Spanish is one level below terrible and yet we were able to have a wonderful moment I will never forget and meal to match.
Who knows, we may end up there at the same time one day and have a meal. I would love for you to have the great experience I did.
Cheers!
Guest
BlokefromBristol
Points +91
Stunning Meal - Edit
Visited on a Tuesday night with a meat-eating friend of mine.
Read moreThe presentation of the food was very impressive and also the size of the portions. I had a starter and a main and my friend just had the wholegrain pizza. I cannot remember what my dishes were called, but both were stunning to look at and to eat. The service was very good and they did have a menu in english, which the waiter supplied without asking :)
The restaurant was not too busy, but we were the only non locals as far as I could tell. Washed the meal down with some nice organic german beer and the bill came to about 20 euros each.
This has to be the best veggie I have ever had without dought!
Pros: Great food, Great service, Big portions
Guest
kamikazekid
Points +134
Wonderful - Edit
Great food, good size portions and really helpful staff. Not hte cheapest of restaurants but was difinitely worth it. Was very quiet on a Tuesday night when we visited and the waitress was incredibly attentive. Had a fantastic experience and wouldn't hesitate to return.
Read morePros: Great Food, Attentive service
Cons: Slightly pricey
Guest
Caryne
Points +301
No choice for vegans - Edit
This place looked attractive but there is no choice for vegans. After showing them my vegan passport (explains veganisms in many languages) they decided to offer me some sort of burger. The portions were tiny, the flavour bland and there was some sort of dressing on the side which looked distinctively 'dairy'. Won't be visiting again.
Read morePros: Bright, Clean
Cons: No knowledge of veganism
Guest
swade
Points +37
Nice place - Edit
Went here for a lateish evening meal (it opens at 9) and stayed quite a while. Good friendly service and excellent choice of dishes. Food was good standard and decent portions although the seitan escalope was a little rubbery - roquefort sauce was nicely piquant though. Dessert range slightly more limited and I skipped this course as they were out of my my chosen dish ( a sort of creme catalan). Overall would definitely recommend this place but wouldn't say it was spectacular. Also very centrally situated.
Read morePros: Good location, good range of dishes
Guest
MBermingham
Points +29
Great presentation, food disappointed a little - Edit
I have just come back from a trip to Madrid with my girlfriend who is vegan. We went to this restaurant for a dress-up-nicely romantic meal! The place itself is a vivid shade of green and was very bright, so not quite the romantic feel we were after! The staff were very friendly and helpful and spoke English. The food ranged from very tasty asparagus bruschettas with aubergine puree to a really quite unpleasant mushroom risotto. The food also seems a bit re-heated, rather than nice and fresh, which was a shame. The presentation was out of this world, I have never seen so much visual effort put into vegetarian food. There were a number of vegan options. The wine list was small but the bubbly that we got was reasonably priced and very tasty. The overall bill was surprisingly high, but not unfair.
Read morePros: great presentation
Cons: quite pricey, quality of food varied
Guest
Parasol
Points +401
The Only *Must-Visit* Veg Restaurant in Madrid - Edit
Open 13:30-16:00 and 20:00-00:00
Read moreWe visited six vegetarian restaurants in Madrid and this was, by far, by leaps and bounds the VERY, VERY best. Sadly this was the last place we ate but if it had been the first, we probably would not have gone anywhere else.
This is first-class, delicious food served with flair. My companion and I both had different items from the Menu Del Dia (for 12 Euro). The chef is a master of texture, colour, and flavour. Presentation of the food was perfect. We could not each have our own dessert and had to split one because the other courses were so filling.
The meal was started with bread and a little dish each of fresh hummus. It was capped off with a very rich, delicious-smelling tea. From start to finish it was simply, purely a delight.
The decor was different and much nicer than any other place we visited. It was bright, sunny, clean, and cheery. Music was Spanish and well-chosen. Great, easy-to-find location. English menus available (except for the set menu).
If I went back to Madrid, I would only eat here and at Maoz (for a light meal). I wish the proprietors of Yerbabuena a very, very long and fruitful career in the vegetarian restaurant business.
Pros: Fantastic Food, Incredible Value, A Perfect Ten!
kristen gracia
The decor was different and much nicer than any other place we visited? No way!!
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