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The sign "one of the world's best" vegetarian restaurants made me think twice...so, I looked up this place on Yelp. The high reviews had my hopes up pretty high, especially considering the plethora of excellent restaurants in PV. However, my husband and I found this place to be the least enjoyable eatery of our trip. FOOD: It's not that the food was terrible...it just was so mediocre. Imagine a high school cafeteria with minimal options...that's this place. While there is a salad bar, nothing looked that fresh. The other bar was very limited, but boasted lots of carb heavy options and one main (soy skewers which were meh). I tried several offerings, but found the veggie soup and curry to be the most enjoyable. Neither however I would call scrumptious. Across the board, everything looked like it had been sitting out. Yes, this place seems inexpensive, but you're not saving much money...plus you'd be more satiated with another place's dishes. We found dinners that were cheaper and more enjoyable than this place. This place seems to be vegan and not vegetarian, as the horchata was made with oat milk supposedly but was extremely watery. Coffee is served at dinner but without any milk. SERVICE: Dessert is also served, but it is in the back so you must ASK for it. This seems surprising for a buffet. Service was pretty non existent. AMBIANCE: The interior is cute but feels dated. Would not return and wish I had not come here.
Best breakfast deal in town. All you can eat BUFFET for $170 pesos, about $9 US. There is a variety of hot food, cold food, sweet, spicy, savory. They have in the house made muffins and cinnamon rolls. For beverages, they have hot, black coffee, teabags, mint, chai, black, chamomile, hot water for the teabags, their own hot tea blend with ginger and cinnamon, filtered water, green juice, Agua Fresa Del Dia. FYI, if you've never had green juice before, don't let this be your first one. It is only for experienced green juice drinkers. The location is great just off of the city center and the Malecon. It is up colorful painted stairs covered with cooling foliage. I would say this is a place you could bring your carnivore friends, but be prepared for comments about no bacon.
Quiet vegetarian and vegan restaurant with wonderful breakfast buffet. The seating was plentiful and music not too loud. Only one hostess who left us mostly alone, and several cooks constantly creating dishes to replace cold ones. The chilaquiles, poblanos with red peppers and onions in cream sauce, and nopales were my favorite. My husband liked the beans and tofu scramble with tomatoes. The meal was cheap given it was a buffet, too.
Words would do No justice- Come to Puerto Vallarta and enjoy this pleasant place. It is a self serve buffet style. It's authentic. It is delicious. It is what it is and you will have to come find out for yourselves. It is totally a 5 star spot if you are into chilling with the locals and enjoying a good wholesome meal. Viva Mexico!
To start with I am not a vegetarian and tend to avoid restaurants like this out of a meat eaters principle. Having said that, when i saw this restaurant and the accolades it had received to include a five star average in Yelp I absolutely had to try it. To put it succinctly, I was blown away by the quality of the food and the great flavor that almost every dish had. Where to begin. Well to start with the restaurant interior is brightly decorated with whimsical hand painted wall murals that have a bunch of disney characters in them to include Ariel the mermaid, Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer, Star wars Millennium Falcon, Yoda, Aladdin, Jasmine. Mayan ruins, garden scenes, tropical birds, etc... These murals are very well done and in line with the quality work you see in the Artistic district of Puerto Vallarta that actually adds a lot to the dining experience. Relative to the food itself, it is buffet style where the menu items change daily. On this particular night there were probably 20 items to choose from and included steamed veggies, various salads, salsa, soy in mole, sautéed peppers, guacamole, fruits, a spinach based entree, bean dish, puffed corn and mushroom soup, potato tacos, two different rices, beans... etc. the one constant with all these dishes was the flavor which was just outstanding. Throw in the low cost of just $125 pesos ($6 USD) and this is a deal that is too hard to pass up, on many fronts in this case. Overall, a wonderful meal at an amazing price. Whether you are a vegetarian or not, this is one place you need to work into your Puerto Vallarta dining schedule when you are in this area. You will absolutely not be disappointed. Five stars.....
Okay if you're vegetarian you have not lived until you visited this location. Just look for the beautiful umbrellas up the walking street with the rainbow stairs. They do breakfast for 135 pesos until 1130 and then from noon till 10 PM for 180 pesos. This includes cold drinks hot drinks bread and desserts. It's a Buffet style and everything is good. They really care about the food they're making and from what it appears it's also vegan. I didn't see any type of cheese but I didn't ask for the record. The food is very non-oily which is hard to pull off for the face. But once again I highly recommend this place and they do a nice variety every day I went it was different. I've been there three times during my visit here and would've went more but it's a 25 minute walk from where I live and on this hot day is it's a bit too much. My favorite was the Chile Riano with mashed potatoes and their potato salad. Their staff is super friendly and Luis was my favorite. Their coffee is delicious and the gray another drink. The salad bar is pretty fantastic. Just go you're really love it I wonder why didn't go more. This place has been open since 1990 I believe and Man I wish they had one of these in California or Washington state. But to be honest the last time I had a Buffet like this was at an ashram. This place is winning. Go you'll be really happy you're did!
Having heard about this place on multiple platform sites was really looking forward to trying this. It did not disappoint. There were only two things in the salad table that were not vegan, otherwise everything was vegan. The staff was aware and helped us. Almost all of the dishes were outstanding. The black beans and refried beans - not spicy just perfectly cooked and seasoned. I went three times to have it with everything I tried. The protein, the salads, the tacos and tostadas were all outstanding. Some dishes as they were over over, new dishes were replaced making it harder for us to try everything. The food, the beverages all of it were very good. Simply home cooked type meals and reasonably priced. The staff was great and they cleaned up nicely. The inside is also very tidy. The stairs going up is a bit odd. Wish they took cards as well. All else this a very good restaurant that we are glad we tried. read more
4 months ago
Hands down the best deal in Puerto Vallarta. Vegetarian & vegan all you can eat buffet that include soup, drinks, salads, and cake among the main dishes. Menu chances daily. The place is located half a block from the main church up the few stairs. The staff is very welcoming and the place is inviting and clean. Just truly wonderful. CASH ONLY. 225 pesos for all you can eat dinner. read more
The sign "one of the world's best" vegetarian restaurants made me think twice...so, I looked up this place on Yelp. The high reviews had my hopes up pretty high, especially considering the plethora of excellent restaurants in PV. However, my husband and I found this place to be the least enjoyable eatery of our trip. FOOD: It's not that the food was terrible...it just was so mediocre. Imagine a high school cafeteria with minimal options...that's this place. While there is a salad bar, nothing looked that fresh. The other bar was very limited, but boasted lots of carb heavy options and one main (soy skewers which were meh). I tried several offerings, but found the veggie soup and curry to be the most enjoyable. Neither however I would call scrumptious. Across the board, everything looked like it had been sitting out. Yes, this place seems inexpensive, but you're not saving much money...plus you'd be more satiated with another place's dishes. We found dinners that were cheaper and more enjoyable than this place. This place seems to be vegan and not vegetarian, as the horchata was made with oat milk supposedly but was extremely watery. Coffee is served at dinner but without any milk. SERVICE: Dessert is also served, but it is in the back so you must ASK for it. This seems surprising for a buffet. Service was pretty non existent. AMBIANCE: The interior is cute but feels dated. Would not return and wish I had not come here. read more
8 months ago
Best vegan food. We brought our non vegan friends and they loved the food as well. This is our favorite restaurant when we visit PV. It's a quick bus ride to the Malecon. read more
7 months ago
1 year ago
Best breakfast deal in town. All you can eat BUFFET for $170 pesos, about $9 US. There is a variety of hot food, cold food, sweet, spicy, savory. They have in the house made muffins and cinnamon rolls. For beverages, they have hot, black coffee, teabags, mint, chai, black, chamomile, hot water for the teabags, their own hot tea blend with ginger and cinnamon, filtered water, green juice, Agua Fresa Del Dia. FYI, if you've never had green juice before, don't let this be your first one. It is only for experienced green juice drinkers. The location is great just off of the city center and the Malecon. It is up colorful painted stairs covered with cooling foliage. I would say this is a place you could bring your carnivore friends, but be prepared for comments about no bacon. read more
Quiet vegetarian and vegan restaurant with wonderful breakfast buffet. The seating was plentiful and music not too loud. Only one hostess who left us mostly alone, and several cooks constantly creating dishes to replace cold ones. The chilaquiles, poblanos with red peppers and onions in cream sauce, and nopales were my favorite. My husband liked the beans and tofu scramble with tomatoes. The meal was cheap given it was a buffet, too. read more
2 years ago
What a great find this charming little restaurant is(thank you, Yelpers!). The food is hearty and comforting as well as delicious. It's good home cooking made with love. The staff is very kind, everyone is happy. It is a special place. read more
Words would do No justice- Come to Puerto Vallarta and enjoy this pleasant place. It is a self serve buffet style. It's authentic. It is delicious. It is what it is and you will have to come find out for yourselves. It is totally a 5 star spot if you are into chilling with the locals and enjoying a good wholesome meal. Viva Mexico! read more
2 years ago
2 years ago
I love a healthy buffet! This place is it. The food was delicious with many options and changes the couple times we went. If I lived there I would go several times a week. They even had dessert, that you need to ask for read more
4 years ago
Big bang for your buck. AYCE vegan food for $7 USD?? I filled up on lots of delicious salads and entrees, also the aqua frescas are really good too. I stumbled upon this place too while wandering the cobblestone streets of PV. Apparently this place is famous! read more
To start with I am not a vegetarian and tend to avoid restaurants like this out of a meat eaters principle. Having said that, when i saw this restaurant and the accolades it had received to include a five star average in Yelp I absolutely had to try it. To put it succinctly, I was blown away by the quality of the food and the great flavor that almost every dish had. Where to begin. Well to start with the restaurant interior is brightly decorated with whimsical hand painted wall murals that have a bunch of disney characters in them to include Ariel the mermaid, Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer, Star wars Millennium Falcon, Yoda, Aladdin, Jasmine. Mayan ruins, garden scenes, tropical birds, etc... These murals are very well done and in line with the quality work you see in the Artistic district of Puerto Vallarta that actually adds a lot to the dining experience. Relative to the food itself, it is buffet style where the menu items change daily. On this particular night there were probably 20 items to choose from and included steamed veggies, various salads, salsa, soy in mole, sautéed peppers, guacamole, fruits, a spinach based entree, bean dish, puffed corn and mushroom soup, potato tacos, two different rices, beans... etc. the one constant with all these dishes was the flavor which was just outstanding. Throw in the low cost of just $125 pesos ($6 USD) and this is a deal that is too hard to pass up, on many fronts in this case. Overall, a wonderful meal at an amazing price. Whether you are a vegetarian or not, this is one place you need to work into your Puerto Vallarta dining schedule when you are in this area. You will absolutely not be disappointed. Five stars..... read more
Okay if you're vegetarian you have not lived until you visited this location. Just look for the beautiful umbrellas up the walking street with the rainbow stairs. They do breakfast for 135 pesos until 1130 and then from noon till 10 PM for 180 pesos. This includes cold drinks hot drinks bread and desserts. It's a Buffet style and everything is good. They really care about the food they're making and from what it appears it's also vegan. I didn't see any type of cheese but I didn't ask for the record. The food is very non-oily which is hard to pull off for the face. But once again I highly recommend this place and they do a nice variety every day I went it was different. I've been there three times during my visit here and would've went more but it's a 25 minute walk from where I live and on this hot day is it's a bit too much. My favorite was the Chile Riano with mashed potatoes and their potato salad. Their staff is super friendly and Luis was my favorite. Their coffee is delicious and the gray another drink. The salad bar is pretty fantastic. Just go you're really love it I wonder why didn't go more. This place has been open since 1990 I believe and Man I wish they had one of these in California or Washington state. But to be honest the last time I had a Buffet like this was at an ashram. This place is winning. Go you'll be really happy you're did! read more
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We came at 12 which is when the breakfast buffet gets swapped out for the lunch buffet. It's self service and the price is slightly increased for lunch. There were lots of options which were not super special but yummy. My standouts were the pesto pasta, mashed potato cake, sweet potatoes, and the cream of vegetable soup. I left very full but felt healthy since I knew everything was vegan. It's located in a cute area with many photo opportunities. read more
3 years ago
We'd walked past Planeta Vegetariano a few times and then after reading the reviews decided to give them a try. Wow! It is now on our regular rotation of must do restaurants. Another plus is that they are open in May when many restaurants are shutting down for the slow summer months. Every food item was good. The hot food and cold salads. It was 125pesos for lunch. It was not busy at lunch but for breakfast on a Sunday (it is near the church) the place was packed with what looked like locals and non tourists. They did not have a dessert area, but will bring one out if you "ask" if there is dessert. It was a kind of carrot cake, good dessert. They had great soy arracha which was much, much better than actual meat which is usually a lower quality cut of very chewy meat. Poblano stuffed with mashed potatoes was very good. read more
3 years ago
4 years ago
This is a fantastic find for vegetarians, vegans and everyone else. Really wonderful food creatively prepared, with great variety from day to day. We've tried it for dinner and breakfast both and been completely satisfied. Cute location and decor, and warm and friendly staff. It's a gem! read more
5 years ago
Our favorite vegetarian restaurant in all of Jalisco, maybe all of Mexico! What a special place. Support these people and the amazing plant based food they have been serving for decades! read more
8 years ago
Que bueno!!! So delicious just as most of the reviews indicate. Greeted with a giant smile and sent on our way with a little complimentary desert (some sort of banana bread that was moist and not too sweet and delicious.) Salt levels in everything we tasted was perfect and balanced. The sweet potato lasagna was probably the star, with cream of vegetable soup as a runner up, but you can't go wrong with anything there. It came out to like $15 for 2 people including tip. Wonderful lunch. read more
When searching for Vegan eats in PV, there are several options. Unfortunately those options seem to be spread throughout the city. If you're relying on public transport, or walking in the scorching heat, you'll be thankful that delicious, reliably Vegan food can be found at Planeta every morning, noon, and night. They offer a well stocked buffet for slightly more than the other place. The food however seems to be of better quality over all. They do a better job flavoring their mock meats and seem to run through food more quickly, translating into fresher items on the buffet line. I also noticed when items are fried, they seem to taste better here as well. I pretty much stuck to a baked tortilla topped with their black beans, faux meat item of the day, veggies and plenty of their muy picante salsa. This kept me full for much of the day if eaten for lunch or early dinner. The frijoles are not as good as Mary makes but they are not bad at all. The rice here is excellent as well. The only area where they could have room for improvement is their breakfast. Especially for Vegans. The chilaquiles are done much better here, but the tofu scramble was a soggy mess for some reason. Being able to top it with well seasoned fajitas makes up for that though. They don't have Vegan pancakes by default but they will happily make them upon request. I think it's a matter of milk in the batter. Either way, Mrs. Mary has them beat in this department. All in all, every meal we ate here was pretty much a winner. They even will sell you a to-go meal if you want to take it back to your hotel, which I know you will. The service is genuinely friendly and they know what Vegano means. After a few visits, the lady would run out to be sure to point out the one or two things that were not Vegan. Planeta Vegetariana you saved us from a vacation of guacamole and totopos every day. Muchas gracias! read more
5 years ago
This spot is beautiful and totally worth it! The buffet price, even tho it's ur only option, is great for all you can eat; the food was delicious, diverse, and vegetarian! The ambiance of the place is pleasant, lovely, and relaxing--I'm certainly eating here more than twice :) read more
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When we planned our trip to PVR, we were leery due to our vegan lifestyle. This place is a god send. We stayed at an all inclusive and ended up coming here every day instead. Great food, lots of variety, switches up every day, and close to the malecón. Cannot recommend this place any higher. read more
As others have said, you don't even need to be a vegetarian to enjoy this place - serving a changing buffet of various tasty, nutritious vegetarian food, beverages, and even deserts. This place is popular with locals and the atmosphere is very pleasant - as also are the people working here. You can eat and drink as much as you desire for the same low price; all they ask is that you don't take more than you can and will actually eat or drink. The people who come here to eat tend to be knowledgeable about many things and open to interacting with others who might express interest in whatever they might be talking about (with each other or the people working here so feel free to join in). read more
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