In the hood and on the street celebrating Main street car free day, I (finally) had a good (excuse) / opportunity to eat at Meet on Main. Knowing this is a vegan establishment, I withheld this key piece of intel and spoke of beer & garlic fries to seal the deal. Oh MAN those fries .... SO good! So, yeah, I like the joint. It's cool with nice people running it. Good job, kids! read more

Don't read this review, just go there and try it. The food is awesome. The service is awesome. It made my day. Comfort food at its best. Seriously. You're still reading. Go, go! You won't regret it. PS. I had the Macro. Order an extra side of gravy. read more

Love coming here with my vegetarian friends. They have really crispy and yummy fries, veggie burgers, bowls, and other delicious appies. I got the garlic fries, which were so delicious!! I got this with a side to cashew gravy which was a heavenly pairing. read more

Duped on meats @ Meet in a good way... I think!?! Came here with friends with no expectations & probably would have suggested another place after seeing it listed as a vegetarian restaurant. I need protein in the form of animal meat with every meal. In fact, I think I can count the number of meals in my life that I've had no animal meat with 2 hands. A few beers in, we ordered a couple of their fries to share. Their fries are awesome! Great hearty potatoes fried to perfection, and full of potato flavor. Had the nacho (actually called NOT'CHO on the menu), and their satay fries... Both were addictive! At this point, I still had no idea this was a vegetarian place... I did question why the 'cheese' wasn't gooey in the nacho fries tho. At this point, we ordered our mains, and it was when we were ordering our burgers that we learned the whole restaurant was a vegetarian joint! I was already knee-deep at this point, and it was close to 9pm, so I had to bite the bullet and tough it out (thinking, Church's drive-thru is 24 hours on Kingsway). Burger arrives with even more of their fries, and a salad with a nice kick. So... The burger itself was a solid 4/5. Apparently made of a diced mushroom patty!?! It had a nice meat patty-like texture, and was nicely seasoned. It's served on a kaiser bun. I had half of the MEET burger, and half of the BBQ & Blues. My favorite was the latter, as their onion ring & blue cheese in the burger made me forget I was eating a mushroom patty. I like the fact that they don't just force you to eat tofu/soy as a substitute, and after going online and checking their whole menu, I got a good kick with some of the puns they used in describing their food. Would definitely recommend trying. read more

The old saying "beggars can't be choosers" generally applies to vegans and gluten-free diners at most restaurants. For this reason, Meet on Main is really handy for them because you will have to scour the menu to find what is NOT vegan or NOT gluten-free. However, when it comes down to how a dish tastes, the same saying also applies. If you cannot have real meat but really want it because you miss it, then some horrid tofu thing with a bitter aftertaste and that tastes and feels nothing like real chicken will have to do. Like Meet on Main's use of "chiggen". Since I am neither vegan nor gluten-free, I should probably give Meet on Main 1 extra start just for being in the wrong demographic to start. Anyway, on to the food! (And remember, I am neither vegan nor do I have to go gluten-free) Appys tried were pricey and not that great. Worked out to over $1 a piece for their cauliflower, chiggen, and corn fritters. Of the three, the chiggen tasted the best because there was a goodly amount of sauce to hide the flavour of the chiggen. Which isn't necessarily the criticism you might think since real chicken isn't that flavourful to begin with and if you went to KFC, you're really getting tastiness from the crispy fried crust with their special blend of herbs and spices. Mac and Cheese had a good creamy richness to it but an off-putting sourness. Burger was probably the most normal and decent thing I got there. The vegan patty is awful, but the flavour and texture is lost under the other ingredients and queso sauce (an optional add-on, which I recommend you get for the reason that it helps with the taste of the patty). I went with the Meet Burger, which is vegan patty plus two onion rings. Horribly sloppy construction made for a messy eat, though. Price for portion was decent at about $13 per burger, which comes with token salad AND fries. This is the safe and economical choice for eating at Meet on Main. Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream had strong coconut flavour, enough that you'll probably not taste the beet crystals. But at three ping-pong ball sized scoops for $5.50 I thought it was pricey. Nice place for vegans and the gluten free since pretty much the whole menu is available to you for a change. If you want "normal" or if you're an omnivore buddy tagging along, stick with burgers. read more

I am giving meat on main a one start today because of their take out portion. I love taking my vegetarian/ vegan friends to this restaurant because it is "comfort food" therefore you should leave with a satisfied belly. HOWEVER that is not the case when you get take out. Omg, my take out today was really depressing. I had ordered the lovely bowl, which I have ordered in the past at the restaurant. There was legit 1/3 cup of brown rice on the bottom of my take out box. Did it taste good, yes. Did it fill me up, no! Would I order takeout again from meat on main, no! Do not know if I would keep bringing my veggie friends here to, seams like a rip off to pay $13 for a rice bowl and get 1/3 cup of rice. Should have gone to a thai restaurant and gotten a rice bowl from there. Anyways, I did call back and talk to the guy that took my order. He said that they measure out all their portions and there should be a "ice cream scoop" worth of rice. That still seems ridiculous for $13. Lesson learned. read more

MeeT on Main - my sad takeout box. WHERE IS THE RICE?!?....its suppose to be a rice bowl! :( - Comfort Food Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

If you're a vegetarian or vegan in Vancouver this is about as good as it gets for hearty comfort food. This isn't your higher end Veggie/Vegan affair - where it's all about creating not replacing - this is most certainly about replacements for your meaty favourites, whether you've ditched eating animal corpses entirely or are just on a mammal cleanse. That means burgers, bowls, wings etc, all sans a previous pulse. One absolute must are the Chiggin Thingys. Obvs, the wings replacement. Get me a bucket of these and a beer and I'm one happy carnivore aimlessly chomping down on tofu that's so well disguised it has you second guessing that this whole menu is an elaborate joke by Ron Swanson to trick Hippy Vegans. Great food, great staff, great Thingys. Be prepared for a small wait for a table (PS check out the VCR/TV combo playing 80s faves behind the bar). read more

Don't bother I'm vegetarian Least fav vegetarian spot in Vancouver Too much salt Cocktails were sub par Service slow I might puke read more

I heard about Meet on Main when I was asking around for some awesome Gluten free places in the city that would be perfect for a gastropub/poutine loving/comfort food eater. This place pretty much nailed that on the head. They have so many delicious, indulgent items on the menu. Their selection of burgers and fries are impressive indeed. My GF partner (comfort food connoisseur) had the Angry Burg and really digged the flavour/kick it had. I (an extreme-green veggie lovin' machine) loved that they offered some healthier options like the stir-fry bowls, hummus, and salads. The Macro bowl was definitely a good choice, with a huge thumbs up to the cashew gravy! Will 100% be back to try more of their menu (like the Nacho Fries and Mac n Cheese!) read more

Liked this place so much, I ate here 3 days in a row! Portobello hash was amazing. Cauliflower bites are REALLY good, and I've been dreaming of the vegan nacho fries ever since. Along with The Black Lodge, Meet have the best fries in this city. read more

MeeT on Main - Portobello hash (only available on weekends) - Comfort Food Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

All the food is vegan! It is super yummy comfort food, my personal favourites are the Ceasar Salad with wings, Hot Chiggin Things, Sweet-Chili Cauliflower, The Lovely Bowl and the Angry Burger. Servers are very friendly and helpful. Main dishess are just over $10 but well worth. I love this place, I am going back tonight! read more

Had a great bowl, The Macro, and some realllllly tasty morsels, the beer battered cauliflower laden in sweet/sour/spicy/garlicky Asian sauce. Oh my, the victuals here satisfied. Their house made Herb spritzer drink was tasty, but a bit more sugar and herby flavor was desired...needed a squirt more. read more

Beautiful decor and tasty food! The atmosphere is really nice and a great restaurant to go to if you only have one day in Vancouver. Vegan food that's flavourful? Hard to do! This restaurant does an amazing job at it and it's delicious :) read more

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I gave this place a second chance since I appreciated where they were going with this. This time I brought my best friend who is vegan/gluten free so that I could have a more professional pallet opinion. I did the mac and cheese again. Last time it was a bitter after taste blunder. This time it was really good. There was a more prominent mustard note which made this very addicting to eat. My best friend was also addicted. The stroganoff dish was also amazing. Both my best friend and I shared each bowl among each other. Service was friendly and prompt like last time. Prices of course are decent with the meal. We had dessert and felt that the berry crumble was a little dry still. Perhaps a little bit of coconut oil? Either way it was a good finish to the meal. Now that I know that their mac and cheese is as addicting as everyone says it is, I am going to chalk up my previous experience as a bad day in the kitchen. I would come back again for the vegan mac and cheese. read more

10 or 15 years ago i would have been ALL OVER this place. I was a veg-head for 12 years...but it's been awhile. admittedly we popped in here only because Sawasdee had a 30min wait. i also thought it was a nice choice for my visitor from out of town cause she's mainly vegetarian. first off the service was great. seated quickly, received water, got some drinks, ordered an appi all within 5 min. then we took a bit more time figuring out the rest of the meal but our server was always around, super pleasant and ready to serve. we ordered the cauliflower that looked like large sweet and sour balls. they were good, pretty heavy in coating and flavour though. so basically...you can't taste cauliflower. then we shared the ceasar with bbq chiggin. it was ok. the chiggin was also ok. I don't really get calling toasted coconut "coconut bacon" but whatever floats your boat. we also got the corn fritters...very little corn but a nice crunchy crust on the ball. overall, i just feel like actual produce/product isn't highlighted. i don't really remember tasting vegetables! but when you normally have some meat on your plate i guess you don't have to disguise veg as much. it's definitely a comfort-food type of place (VERY large bowls of fries with stuff on top) so if that's your goal, you will be well served. for me...it just makes me feel bloated. read more

Stumbleupon Meet on Main on a early Saturday night and went in because the menu sounded good, the prices were reasonable and it was packed! Got the Sweet Chilli Cauliflower. So GOOD! If you only try one thing its these little beauties. 10/10. a must try. Would definitely recommend. I also tried the "The Burger" I've had a lot of veggie burgers in my time and can safely say that this burger was very meh. if you are going to make a veggie burger it better be good and this was just so boring. The actually patty had a weird flavour-it didn't taste like it was smoked. The bun was so plain. the chips were greasy. If I want a burger next time I'm going to get the portobello burger. The salad was good though! lol Service -overall all the staff were nice and pleasant - the only negative is that they hovered around at the end pressuring us to finish up and pay. (but I can understand as it was quite busy) Verdict- had some hits and misses but the potential is there. I will be back. read more

Visited this place thinking it was a cool looking burger place, which it was. What we didn't realize until moments before our food arrived was this was a vegan establishment! To our surprise, the food was pretty great! Had we not realized ahead of the food that it was vegan, we may not have noticed :) We will try this place again in the future, we hear the fried cauliflower is worth the repeat trip! read more

Fantastic food! The poutine was phenomenal, in no small part because the French fries themselves were fresh and the right balance of crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. read more

The hot chiggin things. I want to write them a love song. I want to eat them for every meal. I am already thinking about ordering them as dessert as I order them for my appetizer. HOW DO YOU DO IT MEET ON MAIN?! Are they imported by a unicorn? MAGICAL TREATS. My last visit was on a day that the kitchen was hella behind. 30 minute wait from the time of ordering in a jam packed restaurant with frazzled servers. Shoulder shrug, it happens, and it didn't ruin our evening. Buuuuut from my reading past reviews, it seems like it might happen more often than not? Get that nonsense under control y'all. Whatever, back to the hot chiggin things. When I get married, they are all I am registering for. read more

Why is the service here so poor? The food is okay - but every time I come here (alone or with someone else) the servers will seat me and then it's at least 10-15 minutes before anyone will ask if I need a beverage or am ready to order. Feels like an eon - and it's like this regardless of how busy they are. Ooof. read more

I visited meet with my fiancé for a lunch/dinner meal in the middle of the afternoon on my 30th birthday. I had scouted this place out as a good place to go after watching 7 innings of Vancouver Canadians baseball. We were one of only a few people seated around 3pm. When we ordered I was carded for ordering a beer and the server noticed it was my birthday. Even though dates are listed backwards in US driver licenses like mine. After that, the service she provided my fiancé and I was absolutely superb. She made us feel welcome and provided great tips on what to order and how to best enjoy a mid-day happy hour meal at meet. The food was fantastic, but the service was even better. We especially loved the corn fritters, good enough for anyone with a southern palate! I really can't thank you guys enough for making me feel great on my birthday. Whenever we're back in Vancouver, we'll be sure to come by again. read more

Food an staff at Meet ob Main are both always top notch! The sweet chili cauliflower is the best! read more

Staff is amazingly nice And the food is delicious! Try the rootbeer! I will definitely want to come back here!!!!! read more

I've been here a a couple of times now and no joke I didn't even know it was a vegetarian restaurant even after having a burger! I was completely shocked when I found out. The fries here are amazing and the decor is awesome (Star Wars fans will appreciate it!). They seem to be pretty busy so sometimes there is a wait for tables. The only reason I knocked a star off is for service. I was back there with my husband last night and he ordered a beer and it never came, just one water was put down for me. Another server stopped by and asked him if he wanted a water as well and my husband said "no thanks, I ordered a beer so I'm just waiting for that". The same waitress came back a few minutes later and brought him a water? The guy just wanted a beer. read more

We went here as a group of 6 and the food was quite satisfying (vegetarian or not). Having been vegan for 12 years, and now eating meat again, I was pleasantly surprised at how far the vegetarian/vegan restaurants have come. This place tends to serve comfort food, and the drinks are also interesting. Will go back again. read more

I have never left a review, in fact I had to download YELP just so I could! After a long day doing touristy things in Vancouver, the fam was hangry. Over the protest of our youngest who had a negative experience with vegan ice cream from the grocery store, we gave MeeT a try. And WOW! We had the K-town poutine, Lovely, Thai-Noodly, and Big Yum bowls and we can't tell which was our favorite. And now the youngest has decided vegan food is her favorite and wants all her friends to go to MeeT. Even though we are from UT- she says the 18 hour drive would be worth it. I agree! You really need to try it! read more

2nd visit was like night and day. Food was delish, service was good. Looks like these guys are fine tuning. Order the "chicken wings" ...they were amazing. Previous post below This is a 2.5 Omg I really wanted to come here, have an amazing meal and give this place a high score...but I cannot lie. 1) Food - I ordered the hummus to start, which was really good and I would totally recommend it. I then ordered the Chili which was just ok. First off it was just barely warm. I don't know, maybe it sat in the back for awhile before coming out but I expected it to be hot. As well, it was sweeter than I'd like chili to be. Chili should be savory. Now most likely, I would complain and have it sent back, but I barely ever saw my waitress and we had waited so long, that I was just like screw it...it's edible. I also got the raspberry chocolate crumble for dessert, which was good but burnt at the top. I mean parts of the crumble were black. The waiter clearly saw it, so I guess, this is acceptable or hipster casual/laid back (don't complain). 2) So yes, service...was slooooow, slow like molasses man! It took forever to get another drink, it took forever to get anything. We went on a Friday night and it was busy (I overheard the hostess saying it was busier than usual b/c of some articles they had been in) but still. It also took forever to get a seat. Luckily I snagged a seat at the bar, so It was cool. You seriously have to get here at 5pm if you want to get a seat and not wait 30 mins. 3) The staff was very friendly and I really liked the cool ambiance. I got someone new who didn't know much about the food, so next time I would suggest not to put someone out there on Friday night that can't answer questions about the unique food offerings. Although it wasn't the greatest experience, it wasn't the worst. I would go back and give this place another shot, with some different food. I don't recommend the chili...lol...and send the food back if you aren't satisfied...busy or not...don't p*ssy out like me. haha. read more

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Great place for vegan friendly comfort food! Love that it's open later than most veg restaurants. Friendly service and pretty good value. Food is quite salty and the burger buns aren't great but you'll leave satisfied. read more

Super great food. The portions are large so watch out! The butter chicken poutine was my favorite. The wait was pretty long since it was a Saturday Night, so expect that. Good service and a friendly server, too! read more

Went here after the gym feeling famished and it was one of the poorer decisions ive made. I've never ate at a vegetarian place so i cannot base my comparison to other vegetarian or gluten free restaurants, but this place was okay. I ordered a chilli cheese fries and marinated portabello burger. The portions they give are average, but at that price i would expect some better food. Perhaps vegetarian food isnt my thing, so it could be great for others. I would not come back to this place as it doesn't appeal to me, however im glad i gave it a shot. read more

Soo nice to be able to look at a menu and feel like I have choices! Many choices! I am gluten/dairy/egg free (but eat meat) and there was a ton of stuff to choose from! My friend and I shared nacho fries, caesar salad with chiggin things, mac & cheese, and the cauliflower appie. Ooops we ordered way to much food, and each had enough leftover for lunch. Back to the food. I really enjoyed everything. The nacho fries were delish, mmm cheesy sauce. I really loved the caesar because the fake caesar dressing tasted like the real thing! The chiggins on the salad were good too, maybe a bit weird since I do like to eat real chicken, but still they did taste good. The mac & cheese was super good too, creamy and pretty balanced (I consider myself a vegan mac & cheese expert as I can whip up a mean one). Areas of improvement: I felt that the cauliflower inside the batter really should have been soft, not raw/crunchy, it would have made the dish better. Usually if something is battered, the filling is not raw. So that made me dislike the dish. Maybe it is meant to be soft and mine was just not cooked long enough??? If that is the case, I would order it again if I knew it would be squishy inside. Also, we ordered this chocolate ganache at the end that came with a coconut crust, and it was SO hard, I couldn't break into the crust. I chiseled away at it with my downward pointed knife, hoping to break through, and it was a total challenge. When I finally got through with my knife it would smash down loud onto the plate. Maybe it just came out of the fridge? It was super awkward to eat and my friend gave up (but I kept chiseling, gimme that crust!) We will be back again next week so I look forward to trying some more dishes. read more

I was really looking forward to trying this place. However, I have to say I was rather disappointed by the food. I ordered the portobello burger with fries. I found that the burger didn't have a lot of ingredients and consisted mostly of dry bread. Not very juicy. The food also lacked in flavour in my opinion and was limit tasteless. Fries and onion rings were delicious and the dip sauces ok, again a bit fade in taste. Ambiance is cool. I would try it again but not order the burger. read more

The staff all seemed really nice and their was a nice atmosphere but the food was pretty poor. It could just be that my partner and I both ordered the wrong item or were there on an off night but we felt like they were trading much more if the novelty of the vegan food resembling other dishes than it actually being particularly tasty. read more

Second impression, almost a month later: considerably better. All around a much better experience, both service and food wise. Knowing what we did about the menu from last time we went for different options, this time BBQ chiggin things (very tasty), portobello burger (also very tasty and not overly juicy like they tend to be), and the quinoa and roasted yam salad. All very good, only really minor presentation issues with the salad. Apple crumble for dessert was also rather good. Service this time was worlds better, and having one of the owners (pretty sure it was at least) asking for feedback on their new items was pretty nice. Still a new place but they're working on getting better and it shows. read more

I've been twice now. First time was a week after they opened -- it was a really bad experience overall service-wise. Told myself I'd come back a few weeks later after they'd had time to work out the kinks. I'm glad I did because things have definitely improved. My second time in the staff were very attentive and knowledgeable, and the food came out quickly. The one thing that stands in the way of a 5-star review for me is the beer pricing. It was $6.50 for a roughly 14-ounce mason glass; we would have stuck around for another round or two and maybe some fries if it wasn't $4.75 for a 16-ounce sleeve of the same local brands a block away at the Main on Main, and similarly priced at the Reef only half a block further. read more

Oh my goodness I dream about the spinach and artichoke dip. Hands down the best dip ever, vegan or otherwise! And the Noodle-y Thai bowl is so so good also. I order something new every time and I'm never disappointed! read more

This place is great! It's all vegan and has healthy and junk food so you can pick your poison. The service is stellar and the wine selection pretty decent. Visiting vegan places away from home always gives me fomo, guess i'll have to visit more. read more

Delicious! Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten free! Went here for the first time yesterday and was pleasantly surprised as when I us usually think about vegan/GF I don't usually think of delicious..... But this place is great! Wonderful veggie takes on traditionally meat dishes - such a cool idea! Highly recommend the stroganoff - amazing comfort food. Customer service was a little slow off the start, but I'm sure will improve with time. read more

I'm surprised how well this place is reviewed. I learned that kimchi and poutine don't belong together, at least not how the "k town poutine" was done here. The cauliflower bits were kind of doughy, maybe undercooked? Lots of "flavour" but not in a good way. Surprised how busy this place is. Maybe I just came on an off day. read more

I decided to try Meet on Main tonight. I heard about this restaurant through Yelp as I usually do with all the places I try. As I entered I was greeted immediately by a very friendly hostess who took me right over to my table. I really enjoyed the rustic style decor and the open ceiling with the wooden beams visible. My waitress arrived in a timely matter and took my drink and appetizer order. For my drink I ordered the House-Made Ginger Shrub Beer which I PERSONALLY did NOT like at all, I'm sure people LOVE it, maybe it's an acquired taste. For my first appetizer I ordered the Zesty Hummus which came out of the kitchen very fresh, lemon-zested with a roasted garlic flavour to it, they topped it with pico de gallo, they also drizzled it with toasted sesame seed oil that I loved, it was served with tortilla chips, it was very tasty I would definitely get it again! For my second appetizer I ordered the Corn Fritters with chipotle mayo, they were also very very good! For my main course I ordered the Noodle-Y Thai Bowl which was served with rice noodles, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, marinated tofu, tossed in an almond thai sauce, topped with fresh cilantro, sesame seeds, cashews, scallions and a wedge of lime, I got mine without the scallions because I'm not a huge fan of onions. The main course was a HIT! I loved everything about it! I would return JUST for that Thai bowl! In conclusion it was an all around great experience, the service was great, the food was amazing, the amount of great flavourful food items on their menu was fantastic for a vegan restaurant! I highly recommend giving this place a try! read more

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