Vegetannis - Pereira

Update May 2022: Name changed from Manimez to Vegetannis. There is also another vegetarian restaurant a few blocks away called Monimez (not a mistake). Nothing changed here except the name. The meal of the day currently costs 13,500 pesos. Today's meal included cream of onion soup, a glass of juice, a tiny dessert and the main plate containing a salad, coconut rice, baked eggplant with melted cheese on top and a cauliflower croquette. There is also the possibility to add part of chicken or fish to your food for an additional cost. Apart from the cheese melted on the eggplant, there was almost no protein throughout the meal. It was very delicious. As mentioned below, pay first at the cashier and then take your input to the counter. Update 2018: Some of the best veggie food in the city. 9.000 Pesos from November 2018. Truly earned 5 stars, but can only give 4 because they serve fish. Great servings of delicious food. The food here was pretty good the day I left. The current price for lunch of the day is 7200 Pesos (June 2014). Double this if you want the meal of the day, plus a part of the fish. This place is not 100% vegetarian, but only about 20% of customers seemed to order the optional fish. I went on a Saturday afternoon and the place was full. You go to the counter and pay first, they give you a number, and then they deliver the food to your table (which seemed about 15 minutes a day I went). But it was worth waiting. The plate lacked color, and it would have been nice to have some dark green vegetables to balance things. The dining room is very pleasant. This place is overall a cut above the rest and only a little more expensive. Updated by previous review on 2018 11 03

Good enough for lunch. And interestingly, they sell packaged veggie sausages, burgers, cheese, etc., so this is a plus!

Update May 2022: name changed from Manimez to Vegetannis. There is also another vegetarian restaurant a couple of blocks away called Monimez (not a mistake). Nothing here has really changed except for the name. Currently the meal of the day costs 13.500 pesos. Today's meal included cream of onion soup, a glass of juice, a tiny dessert, and the main plate which included a salad, coconut rice, breaded eggplant with melted cheese on top and a cauliflower croquette. There still exists the option to add a portion of chicken or fish to your meal for an extra cost. Except for the cheese melted on top of the eggplant, there was almost no protein in the entire meal. It was very tasty, though. As mentioned below, pay first at the cashier and then take your receipt over to the counter. Update 2018: Some of the best veggie food in town. 9.000 pesos as of November 2018. Truly deserves 5 stars but can only give 4 because they serve fish. Big portions of tasty food. The food here was quite good on the day I went. The current price for the lunch of the day is 7200 pesos (June, 2014). Double that if you want the meal of the day, plus a portion of fish. This place isn't 100% vegetarian, but only about 20% of the customers seemed to be ordering the optional fish. I went on a Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. You go up to the counter and pay first, they give you a number, and then they deliver the food to your table (this seemed to take about 15 minutes on the day I went). But, it was worth the wait. The plate lacked color, and it would have been nice to have some dark green veggies to balance things out. The dining room is very pleasant. This place is a cut above the rest overall, and only slightly more expensive. Updated from previous review on 2018 11 03

Good enough for lunch. Plus interestingly they do sell packed veggie sausages, burgers, cheese etc, so that's a plus!

This place is large and popular busy is almost always a good sign. Went for the Bandeja Paisa the beans in particular were very delicious and the rice was brown (yay! . The best part was that it was filling, but not gluttonous like the usual BP. The only down was the salad was the usual iceberg lettuce, but it was plentiful with a light oil based dressing. The restaurant is on the second floor, and the signage visible on the street refers to the attached natural goods store and bakery (beauty care products, grains, staples . All baked items are made with wholemeal flour includes pan de bono, pan con arequipe, dinner rolls, and croissants. And, the staff are lovely! I'll go back. (Lunch price was 6,600 pesos as of September 28, 2012.