Veganika — Restaurant in Upravna Enota Ljubljana

The food here was good but for the price the portion could be bigger. I appreciate they update their Instagram with the weekly menu but I think it would also be helpful if they updated the story when they run out of the daily lunch. I like that the menu changes but some comfort staples remain. However none of this is enough for me to visit this place again. The atmosphere is borderline hostile, it’s like the staff actively does not want you there. They’re disinterested and act offended when you ask to order or anything really. I know it’s a busy place and I don’t expect always happy smiley faces but some minimum cordial behavior would be appreciated. They all seem stuck up like they’re too good to serve there or that you aren’t welcome there if you don’t have the same vibes as the people working there (look like hipster students). I believe at some point the they singled out the owner and the attitude was the same - bored, hostile, and annoyed by any questions or customer interaction. Again, good food but absolutely not enjoyable to eat there. A shame.

EDIT: the owner gave a passive aggressive response below instead of taking the feedback and looking at how she operates the business. Point regarding staff attitude and poor atmosphere is proved. Don’t support a business that dislikes...

At first blush, Veganika has potential — a vegan place, on a quiet courtyard right in the centre of Ljubljana, a stones throw from the river. But I am not a fan — there is very limited choice of food, at lunch either soup or the “dish of the day”. No other options. Other places close by have more vegan choice, and are certainly more welcoming. If you can live with limited (or no) choice, the quality is there, with corresponding prices. But unpleasant atmosphere prevails — waitress, or maybe owner (couldn’t tell) doesn’t seem to like foreigners — barked at us for putting on a mask, rather than having it already on, all while staff wear masks not covering their nose, and numerous regulars wander around with no mask at all, all apparently immune from any comment. Bottom line — I wouldn’t go out of your way. Veganika has no monopoly on vegan in the neighborhood. Within two hundred meters you’ll find an Indian place — very friendly with multiple vegan options, or a falafel place, also multiple vegan options. A little further afield,...

Didn’t really want to write this review, as I like to support vegan businesses, but this is just not really great. I know reviews are subjective to whatever you order, but I can’t help but feel completely misled from other reviews. We were deciding between here and Barbarella and I completely regret my choice, as we ate there later and the food was 10000x better. We ordered fries (SUPER tasty, but we found a hair that looked like a pube in the food. We were comped for the dish, but that’s not great), the cauliflower wings (good, but the sauce was so so weird tasting and we found another hair that we didn’t even bother reporting because we felt bad), the ramen (okay broth, but not spicy as advertised and the noodles were completely uncooked and inedible), and the butter beans (good, but nothing special). Honestly, just save your money. We were looking forward to trying dessert but didn’t even bother after the rest was so disappointing 😞 It was also so crowded during lunch that we felt like people were sitting...