Distrito Vegano — Restaurant in Madrid

Careful; Musgo is not Distrito Vegano! I went there thinking to find the same food, service and atmosfere of the Distrito Vegano but in reality it is completely different.

The place is extremely small and really not pretty. We sat down and the table still had the signs of someone eating there before (so it clearly was not clean well). The guy let us sit in 3 in a table for 2 even if the restaurant was almost completely empty. To me that is a big luck of attention to the clients.

There is no service so you have to go and ask for the food to the counter.

The food was kind of ok, but I tried only one thing in the menu so I can’t really tell about the rest.

Overall not a place I would reccommend.

Reply on the comment of the owner/chef:

I'm sorry if you feel attacked, that really wasn’t my intention. I didn’t mean to damage anyone, I just wanted to share my experience.

Google is a place for honest reviews and I believe feedback should be taken seriously to help improve.

In my opinion, the main issue is that the name creates a strong association with Distrito Vegano, which is a very successful restaurant. Because of that, I had high expectations when I visited yesterday. I understand you know that place well, but it’s clear that knowing it isn’t enough to recreate the same experience.

About my friends saying the food was good; it was a mix of kindness and the food not being bad overall.

Personally, I think linking your name to Distrito Vegano is a mistake. It sets a standard that right now isn’t being met.

That said, I want to make it clear I didn’t write my review to harm you. If you check my profile, most of my reviews are positive, and I usually avoid leaving a comment if I don’t like a place.

I hope you understand my point of view and that it helps in some way. Either for you or future...

Did not have a great experience here. We came in for lunch and noticed right away our server (was a male, didn’t get a name) was a bit cold/had an attitude, but we didn’t mind or pay attention to that initially. My partner order the Cesar Burger and enjoyed it, I ordered their District Sandwich and when it came it was slathered in mayo/aioli. I didn’t remember seeing that ingredient in the description of the sandwich, and unfortunately the amount of Mayo made the sandwich inedible for me. I asked our server if there was any way I could get a replacement sandwich without the Mayo or something else from the menu, and the server came across very unapologetic. They basically said they couldn’t give me anything else without me having to pay for additional food as “all the ingredients are on the menu” (aka you should have known what you were ordering) and proceeded to tell me that “This is Spain” as an explanation for the situation. I was not asking for a new meal as an entitled American, in fact I have lived and studied in Spain before and am well accustomed to the culture. I felt very disappointed and disrespected in that comment, and the fact no solution was offered to remedy the inedible sandwich is just bad service. Our server just watched as I didn’t touch my food the entire meal and the poor sandwich was wasted. Not to mention, I checked the menu after and there was NO mention of Mayo or an aioli sauce in sandwich description (at least on the English menu), so my servers attitude wasn’t even justified.

Bad service can poison an entire interaction. I cannot recommend this restaurant as they don’t seem to value their customers and I’ve had much kinder interactions, IN SPAIN, which are more worthy of...

We ventured here a bit hung over and in search of some delicious food. The restaurant appears quite small and modern from the outside. Once inside we were greeted by a really sweet woman and seated without a reservation. It was around 12 on a Sunday. To our surprise there’s a little hallway that leads you through to more tables and another large room. We sat at one of the small tables with a window looking into a beautiful courtyard.

Brunch was only until 12 so we ordered a few things to try from their lunch menu.

Patatas criollas Del Distrito (potatoes with cheese and chorizo) Grandmas croquetas Revuelto a La Vasca (scrambled eggs with mushroom and asparagus)

The croquetas were delicious and two different kinds. The inside was a nice soft and spiced mixture of vegetables and the outside was very crunchy. The potatoes with chorizo really blew us away. For one, the potion was way bigger than expected. And the flavor was totally incredible. The cheese was creamy and the chorizo had a nice spicy, hearty flavor. The potatoes brought the dish together and it was a really delicious dish. Remember it is a lot of food!!

We unfortunately didn’t like the scrambled eggs. They were very bland and we also didn’t love the texture.

I still choose to give them 5 stars because our waitress was so lovely, the restaurant is beautiful and they are creating truly awesome dishes with plant based ingredients. We would be...