Pulse Vegan-chania — Restaurant in Municipality of Chania

As a vegetarian I was truly looking forward to eating dinner at Pulse and tasting Susanna's cooking. Her restaurant was recommended by friends. Susanna and I had a friendly conversation and I ordered a freshly pressed orange juice while I looked over the menu. The orange juice arrived and it was sour, perhaps a subtle warning of things to come.

The restaurant was empty besides the waiter and his writer friend who were both sitting beside me. During the next five minutes I was forced to listen to a long, uninformed tirade from the waiter who was of the opinion that the attack on October 7th was a joke. It broke my heart. My family died that day.

I got up paid, and told the waiter I had lost my appetite and lost my family on October 7th and I left.

If you want your guests to feel welcome and relaxed then leave your political and religious opinions at home.

Edit after the owner responded: It's pretty obvious from your response that you did not understand my review. Your waiter was the problem! Not the guest. On the contrary the guest was trying to educate your waiter and give him facts. I suggest again that your staff should leave their political and religious beliefs at home. Or otherwise post a warning sign: "Jews not welcome". Then your guests can make an educated choice whether it's safe to enter...

🌱 Pulse Vegan-Chania – A Review Without Evidence, But With Lots of Passion 🌱

I swear I meant to take pictures of the food. I really did. I know, I know — restaurant reviews hit harder when you can see the goods. But here’s the thing: the moment the food hit the table, my phone ceased to exist. It was just me and the plate, locked in a passionate, borderline inappropriate love affair.

By the time I came up for air and remembered, “Oh right, documentation!”, all that was left was a suspiciously clean plate and a fork wondering what just happened.

I had the stuffed meatballs over mashed potatoes — a dish so comforting it should come with a blanket and a TED Talk on emotional healing. And let’s talk about the appetizers. All of them. Yes, I ordered one of each. Why? Because I’m not here to play games, and Pulse Vegan isn’t either. Every single bite was a flavor explosion — like someone kidnapped my taste buds and took them on a Mediterranean spa retreat.

So no, I don’t have photos. You’ll have to take my word for it. Or better yet, go there yourself. Just don’t make the same mistake I did — take the photo before the fork makes contact. Because once you start… it’s game over.

10/10. Would forget my...

You know the food is really good when you come back multiple times to the same restaurant on your first ever short stay in Chania.

I had a beefless beef casserole, which was really really something special. It reminds me very much of the Dalmatian Pašticada - a marinated beef ragout we have in Croatia, but I couldn't have since I turned vegetarian.

From the description of the dish it didn't sound very appealing, and I was worried that it may be too aromatic and sweet, seeing that it included prunes and cinnamon.

But I was very pleasantly surprised - you can really tell that this food is made by an extremely gifted chef. A very welcome surprise over my usual experience of very not tasty food in vegan restaurants.

Oh and the local greek red wine was very tasty! It was called G-something Pop.

A small piece of feedback for the owners: you're at the end of a beautiful and romantic street full of very tastefully designed and warmly lit bars and restaurants, so the strong, cold blue-spectrum lighting particularly stings the eye. I recommend toning down the lighting, aiming for some more indirect lighting, and replacing your light bulbs with more warm,...