Finally had the chance to eat here and brought omni friends who were visiting. The plant based menu…read moreis delicious. The apps, the pasta, and the magical dessert. The drinks are well made too and the wine list is nice. Many reviewers are commenting on the price. It's Toronto. Everything is expensive. It's a high end restaurant with food to match. You get what you pay for. We loved our meals and the ambiance. Can't wait to dine here again.

Absolutely to die for - everyone must add Gia to their itinerary; perfect for vegans and…read morevegetarians alike, clearly noted GF / NF / DF / Vegan items. Decadent flavors and perfect serving sizes. I feel like the price an accurately matches the value, I would eat here every day if I could! Cute interior, elevated experience and very kind staff

I enjoy coming here and also ordering takeout if I'm craving a vegetarian meal. The seitan is…read moretasty, unfortunately they don't give too many veggies with the seitan and the other vegan proteins. Overall delicious, the spicy chicken is tasty. The olive fried rice is okay.

The staff are so friendly and wonderful to engage with. The restaurant is very clean and welcoming…read more Everything we ordered was very inexpensive and delicious!!! Will be returning in the future for sure. I came with a group of friends who were not vegan and they also enjoyed the food. This is great for everyone vegans, vegetarians and normal foodies alike!

This non descript place is truly a great place for those really in the know. I took our vegan out…read moreof country guests and I was shocked by how excellent the food and service were in this very clean place. It looks very ordinary and unpromising from the outside but it is superb. Highly recommended.

If you're looking for a vegetarian restaurant in downtown I would highly recommend coming here…read more It's a hidden gem! My family and I have been here many times for dinner, the food has always been great and they have kept their prices low. It's certainly affordable and the portion is quite decent. It's always a satisfying meal, never disappoints.

This restaurant and Buddha's Vegan restaurant are both quite good for vegetarian food around this…read moreneighborhood. As a matter of fact, we only decided to come here because they had air conditioning and Buddha's didn't. The inside was just like your typical old style Cantonese restaurant but it was spacious and comfortable enough. We ordered their stir fried beef rice noodles, crispy noodle with mixed veggies, stir fried seasonal veggies with mushrooms, pan fried bean curd sheet and their wonton. Everything was pretty decent with large portions but honestly, maybe it was the dishes we ordered but the flavor was kind of flat and monotonous. I really liked the bean curds. it was crispy on the outside but soft and silky on the inside. And the mock beef rice noodle was quite good was well. I don't really think I would come back not because the restaurant is bad but I'm just not a big fan of Cantonese vegetarian food. Service was great and portions were large and they also offer tax free if paying by cash. All this food only cost 63$ so it is exceptional value.

Service incredible, food delicious, SOO many vegetarian options. The people running it were the…read moreabsolute sweetest, and the food is truly made with love. Tastes like a warm hug. I got to try vegetarian versions of food I've literally never had! I got the lemon chicken, vegetable fried rice, and crispy wontons. Will definitely be coming back.

Green P parking available within block distance…read more Birthday dinner experience. Cute decor and ambiance. Limited seating. Book reservations. Matt was great by making the experience exceptional. Every dish was delicious. Utensils were reset after each course. I was a little worried that 5 courses wasn't going to be enough, but it was definitely enough. Worth a treat if you wanna treat yourself!

Avelo delivered what we expected and beyond. The service was excellent - the wait staff took time…read moreto explain each dish to us and answered all of our questions patiently. Each dish in the 5 course menu was carefully curated and we could see the amount of work and thought that went into creating each of them. The taste was unique and delicious and we enjoyed every course. The mushroom truffle amuse and the raspberry pistachio cake dessert absolutely stand out. This place proves that vegan food can be delicious and healthy at the same time. A must experience for every foodie, especially if you are vegan / vegetarian!

Had dinner here Saturday night at 7:30. Main floor was nice, bistro-like, bustling in a good way…read more Lively but not hectic. There's a downstairs too which looked good. Nice ambiance over all. We're not strict veg, we just like to lean that way most nights so we thought we'd check Bellona out. A lot of their menu has a choice between tapas size and full size so we tried a few things. Loved everything. The sliders were addictive. Attached is our bill. $99 including a bottle of wine and we were stuffed (and I'm 6'4" and have an appetite). Desserts looked good too but we were too full. The very nice owner chatted with us at the end and told us about the origin of the place (and that our great server was her daughter). Definitely very happy with this restaurant.

I was visiting out of town & had made reservations at Bellona through a recommendation. It was…read moreraining and lots of traffic due to all the concerts going on in Toronto. Unfortunately, we were 20-25mins late. I knew they only allowed a 15min window. We arrived and I did tell them if they still couldn't fit us in, then I understood. Long story short, they told us to wait 5-10mins and if the next reservation didn't show up, they could seat us. Luckily, we got seated. The staff was nice, the place is cozy and had good vibes. The food was good. The chocolate red wine cake for dessert was really good. I recommend this place.

My family has been coming here for a while everytime we're in Toronto. We've tried so much the menu…read moreand the soups are never a miss. The service here is always amazing, I definitely recommend! Esp if you're veg it doesn't feel like you have to compromise any flavors or substitutions.

We ordered a variety of dishes and were quite pleased! We are not vegan but I do love a plant-based…read moremeal. the bun bo hue was appropriately spicy but missed the mark on flavor profile, opting to be lemongrass-heavy instead of umami. The pho-- which we knew not to expect the same as non-vegan pho-- was quite tasty, mushroom based and I love the creative tofu and seitan use. Finally, the bahn cuon was a nice addition with its mushroom filling. The star of the show was the curry soup noodle! Wow, delicious. The interior was quaint and casual, though there were a few flies buzzing about from the frequently opened door. Service was average, once we were served we didn't see anyone, and it took a little bit before our orders were grabbed as well.

The last time we dined at Graceful was in 2013 at their earlier location!…read more They've retained the same style/ambiance and furnishings INCLUDING superlative service. The interior design is reminiscent of the earlier location. If you're into a quiet, serene atmosphere and polite, considerate fellow patrons, this is the place for you. The food was as memorable as before! I had the freshly shucked corn jjeok (congee) which was a thin congee (always my preference), topped with mock ham. 10/10. Spouse had the mock sharks' fin soup - 10/10. We shared the "Korean style" napa cabbage with several mushrooms and taofu. It was outstanding and thankfully not loaded with cornstarch. 10/10. We splurged on "peanut filled dumplings" which contained minutely-chopped water chestnuts, chopped carrot and mushroom and the lovely crunchy peanuts. TEXTURE WAS SUBLIME and the TASTE outstanding. 10/10. Service: 10/10. Ambiance: 10/10. Highly, highly recommended.

Graceful Vegetarian Restaurant, located inside Splendid China Mall in Scarborough, serves Chinese…read morevegetarian dishes that (in my opinion) are way better than the ones served in similar Chinese vegetarian restaurants that I had been to elsewhere in the GTA. At Graceful, they actually offer dishes that contain no mock meat, such as straight tofu and bean curd varieties with fresh vegetables (as a non-meat eater, I'm not a big fan of mock meats). The food here seems to be a hit with both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The restaurant is easily spottable as there are huge signs and entrances from both outside and inside the mall. The interior is not very big - just one big room, but has a cozy and comfortable ambiance with Chinese decorations. There was a table with take-out snack and dessert items right at the entrance, where you can buy packages of cashew nuts, Chinese cookies, and glutinous rice-based snacks / desserts. Service was very friendly, quick, and much better than the service you'd find at most other Chinese restaurants anywhere else. We were presented with 3 menus: dim sum menu (where you mark the items you want to order yourself with a pencil), special dishes menu (with coloured photos), and the main menu (came in a paper booklet). We ordered a combination of dishes from the dim sum and main menus. DIM SUM - Vegetarian Shiu Mai: Loved it! The texture was very smooth and I could see the pieces of vegetables (maybe carrot, radish, water chestnut, mushrooms) in the shiu mai. - Mock BBQ Eel: We ordered this one just out of curiosity. This was my least favourite item out of the ones we ordered. It came out as cubed pieces of deep-fried gluten, covered in sweet sauce and a bit of sesame seeds. Not a fan of deep-fried stuff, and I didn't like the sweet sauce. It had zero resemblance (both visually and taste-wise) to eel (we didn't expect it to be... just wanted to see how this dish would turn out). - Mock Sliced Abalone Sashimi: This was okay, but it could do without the sauce. I liked the firm texture, just like abalone. It was served with a small dollop of wasabi (not needed, in my opinion). MAIN DISHES - Stir-Fried Tofu, Cabbage, Carrot, and Wood Ear Mushrooms: My absolute favourite dish here! We ordered it because I read another Yelp reviewer wrote that this dish was great, non-greasy, and non-oily. They were correct (thank you)! Glad we got this. The tofu was nice and firm with a chewy texture, and I loved all the vegetables that came with this dish. As a big fan of stir-fried cabbage and wood ear mushrooms, this was an easy win. I liked that it wasn't covered in thick sauce and not oily or greasy. - Egg Whites and Mock Crab Meat on Broccoli: Broccoli was a bit on the soft side, but I liked this dish for the combination of fresh vegs and a huge amount of lean protein (egg whites) on top. It was a big dish, and we got to take home some of the egg whites. - Crispy Egg-Free Noodles with Bean Curd Slices and Bitter Melon: This came with too much thick sauce (although I liked the black pepper), but the parts with the still-crispy noodles were good. The protein was actually called "Mock Beef" in the menu, but it was really bean curd slices. I liked the bitter melon the best in this dish, minus the sauce. Overall, this was a great place for Chinese vegetarian food. There was a wide variety of items to choose from, ranging from dim sum (small dishes) to larger main dishes, and all sorts of cooking styles (steamed, stir-fried, deep fried, soup, hot pot, etc.). In the fried rice section of the menu, it was written that they could make all of the fried rice vegan by omitting the eggs (good option for those who want them to be vegan). The 2 stand-outs of this restaurant were the quality and taste of the dishes (especially the ones with tofu / bean curd and actual vegetables), and the service. The gentleman who worked there (perhaps the manager or owner) really cared about his customers and acted like an owner - greeting us, making sure we were taken care of, giving us extra napkins and utensils when asked, explaining each dish that came out, and said goodbye as we were leaving. I plan on coming back to try some of their other dishes on the menu (still lots to choose from!).