Address: 5 Wardour St, London, W1D 6PB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442072875222
Rating: 4.5
based on 326 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Its probably the cheapest meal you can find in Soho and absolutely delicious."
"The food is incredible, everything my friends and I tried was absolutely delicious."
"The most flavoursome vegan dishes I have ever tasted, eg Malaysian salad with pineapple and black bean dressing."
"Both times the food was delicious."
"All dishes have a great depth of flavor, so that you can really taste that everything is homemade."
"Vantra has the most delicious food I have ever eaten."
"Absolutely blown away by the flavours."
Cons:
"Arguably the least pleasant vegan restaurant I've been to... The food was of very poor quality, bitter in taste, and stale at times."
"Some things are nice some are bland."
"Bland and tasteless."
"The food was lacking in any kind of flavour. I'm very happy to eat healthy, low salt, low oils etc. But you either make it tasty some other way, or I don't see a point in eating."
"Sweet potato instead of being sweet was sour, felt like fermented and was just awful for me."
"The food looks amazing, but comes across as a bit bland... It wasn't bad, but it wasn't £16-for-a-(big)-plate-good."
"All the food was quite samey, it was all kind of school dinner slop."
Service
Pros:
"The service here is top-notch, friendly, and efficient."
"The staff were super lovely. The waitress was really friendly and nice, despite being short-staffed and the restaurant being really busy."
"An absolutely wonderful experience from start to finish. We were looked after so well."
"Lovely, friendly knowledgeable staff - a tremendous restaurant."
"The staff is extremely polite, courteous, and knowledgeable."
"The staff were incredibly friendly, servicing and helpful."
"The staff is fabulous and went above and beyond."
Cons:
"There were only 2 serving staff on and it got super busy, so they were a bit stretched."
"Had to ask for water 2 times (they weren’t busy), I’m more used to when you get it automatically with the table and don’t ask at all."
"Modifications that were requested weren’t made and we waited 30+ min for our check."
"Service was quite poor. Waited in line for a while despite having booked a table in advance."
"But the service was way too slow."
"Service was also very slow but they were clearly short staffed."
"It did take a while and we had to ask to be able to order, to pay, and then to pay again."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"The ambiance in the restaurant was lovely, perfect soft lighting and lovely soft music."
"Everything about this cute little tucked away Vegan restaurant is Gorgeous! From the ambience, to the service, to the tastebud dancing food."
"Close to Piccadilly Circus station, this 100% vegan restaurant has a very laid back atmosphere."
"A hidden gem in Soho!"
"The wonderful atmosphere and touch of nice and relaxing music made this experience perfect for us."
"The chill music and decor give such a nice atmosphere and looks like you're in some kind of cool, conscious festival, very cozy, super welcoming to everyone."
"It was like an oasis in the crazy London on a Saturday night. Very quiet and peaceful atmosphere."
Cons:
"Basic interior downstairs."
"Maybe the one area for improvement I would note is that when you enter the front door, you must go down some stairs to access the restaurant and I'd love to see a bit of care put into this entrance area."
"Front entrance could be updated."
"The music was a bit too loud for a very quiet Tuesday night - it made it very difficult to hear the person I was with, sitting opposite me."
"Also not a very happy, vibrant place for my personal taste and feeling."
"Strange atmosphere. Very much like being in someone’s home, where you feel obliged to continue eating the food, even though it is bland and boring."
"The venue was in a poor state. The floors were dirty, the table was sticky and the glasses were grimy."
Value
Pros:
"I paid 6 pounds for my giant plate of food!"
"Delicious vegan and gluten free food. Reasonably priced."
"It was £66 for 2 adults eating 2 courses and having alcoholic drinks, including service charge. Which for central London is reasonable."
"The dishes are priced on weight and much more reasonable than ridiculous prices like at Tidbits and other restaurants that price on weight."
"Great value pay by weight buffet."
"Delightful service, comfortable seating and very reasonable prices."
"The food is so delicious and you also get quite a big portion for the price."
Cons:
"Felt ripped off when we saw the bill."
"Both were really great, although maybe slightly overpriced with quite a big difference in price between sitting in or taking out."
"I felt that despite it being buffet style, prices paid for the amount of food I got were high. Deserts were particularly expensive."
"Very over priced also."
"One missing star is for the price I had to pay as I rather found them on the expensive side."
"The juice we had was very small and pricey."
"Paid £14 for a box to eat in, the labels make it state as a buffet style option however it's not."