Oveja Negra Vegana — Restaurant in Madrid

Went to Madrid for a week with my girlfriend, we visited a lot of vegan restaurants due to our preferences.

Although the food was mostly delicious, the chorizo dish fell short of the others, it wasn't bad, just wasnt as good as the other dishes we shared (croquettes, tortilla and the quesadilla)

At first the vibe was awesome, anti bigotry vibe, and I thought it would be filled with open minded people like me and my partner.

Not sure if we were treated differently because we are cis, or if its because i was a man (there was even a poster on full display saying "all men are scum" proudly on display, so im thinking the latter)

There was a noticeable difference in the friendliness we received, compared to other guests (who were all female at the time of dining), and i personally received a very cold reception.

You would expect an establishment that portrays itself as being anti-bigotry would be anti bigoted, but alas, that wasnt the case.

If youre a man, or cis couple, youre probably not welcome. I'd never felt more uncomfortable in my life, and the treatment i experienced was shocking (glaring looks, unfriendly demeanour, short abrupt conversations when ordering food, basically being told im scum, simply for existing... Imagine an establishment that had a poster saying "all LGBTQ are scum", "all women are scum", "all ethnic minorities are scum" on display, the place would rightfully be boycotted, or even protested.

This experience is a shame, as the food itself was amazing, and cannot fault the food.

Obviously, as a cis couple, we weren't their preferred clientele, and that was made very obvious.

2* rating, only because the food was perfect, i am just against bigotry in all its forms - and not just the ones that i pick and choose! The hypocrisy was ridiculous.

Again, i emphasize that the food was amazing, that cannot be faulted. I suppose its the perfect place for misandrists to go to eat, if that is...

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I was in Madrid for a couple of days and was looking for vegan restaurants. I found this place and walked 20 min from my hotel to dine-in. On Friday night 18/10 at 8pm I approached the host behind the bar to ask for a table for 1 - she was not friendly at all. She told me there’s nothing available. I looked around and except for 2 people the entire place was empty with plenty of available tables. When I stated this - she told me they have bookings and I could potentially get in at around 10pm (after ~2 hours). At that moment, I figured she didn’t want a well dressed middle-aged English speaking man of color to be served and so I thanked her for her time and walked away. When I exited the restaurant, I clicked on the reservation option on Google maps and sure enough my doubt was confirmed - reservations for a table for 1 were available with different time slots with the earliest available 20 minutes later.

Lucky for me, I was able to find another vegan joint a block down the road that exclusively served falafels and it was one...