Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
International
Western
Juice bar
Take-out
Catering

Amsterdam's oldest vegetarian restaurant. Offers international cuisine, pizza, vegan ice cream, juices, raw food, and desserts. Lunch is vegan, gluten-free. Floor seating area on the 2nd leve. Operated by a yoga-teacher couple, the woman is knowledgeable about raw food & nutrition. International staff. Spiritual chanting and music nights. Open Mon-Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-22:00. Kitchen closes 9:30pm.


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108 Reviews

First Review by mvanmaasdijk

pegasusflameheart

Points +230

Vegan
19 Jun 2024

A gem in downtown

I ate here with my dad and 2 friends. We got a few different curries and a Flatbread Naan. It was all very tasty but it's not authentic Indian food. If you expect that you will get European food that is Indian inspired so that is more accurate. The portion sizes are good and it's easy to share dishes.

The vegan chai was particularly good, get a pot for the table 😇

Pros: Nicely decorated , Lots of vegan options , Healthy

Cons: Expensive , A bit noisy inside

umano

Points +20

Vegan
10 May 2024

One of the best Vegan Curries I had

The vegan curry was so so good!
Also ordered the carrot and ginger fresh juice, and the vegan mushroom nan. Both were great.
Although the nan was more like a pizza/normal bread, than traditional nan.
The service was great too. Very friendly.

Pros: Vegan Curry, Vegan mushroom nan, service

CendrinePereira

Points +27

Vegetarian
10 May 2024

Great place for vegan food

Great mushroom vegan naan !
Wonderful dumplings

Pros: Incredible staff, Great curry rice , Great vegan naans

physicalattraction

Points +86

Vegetarian
29 Mar 2024

Surprising food

I have been here a couple of times for the past years already. They have a non-standard selection of dishes. And I like sitting on the cushions. :-)

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-29

Pros: Surprising food, Cushions to sit on

MaudPals123

Points +22

Vegan
26 Mar 2024

Amazing food!

Super friendly staff and a lovely cute cat:) The food was absolutely delicious and a there was a lot of variety in taste. We had a great evening!

Pros: The food, The staff , The cat

Catarina.pt.ca

Points +431

Vegan
22 Dec 2023

Beautiful place

The place itself is absolutely beautiful and cozy!
The menu offers loads of vegan options. But the food is not amazing, especially considering how pricy it is.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-06

Pros: Decor, Ambience

Cons: Expensive, Food is okay, nothing special

dutchveganlife

Points +222

Vegan
08 Dec 2023

Heerlijk

Heerlijk eten, superaardige bediening. En mooi opgediend.

Pros: Alles kan vegan

ElsVerstraaten

Points +124

Vegan
15 Oct 2023

Good vegetarian and vegan food

Super cosy vibe, as we had the spot in the window with pillows and low table. Nice and affordable vegetarian and vegan food in Amsterdam. A mix of (inspired by) Indian, South East Asian dishes & pizza. Super friendly staff and fast service.

Pros: Cosy vibe, Good food, Affordable

vegandesi.res

Points +833

Vegan
12 Oct 2023

nice restaurant with good vegan options

Had a lovely dinner at the Golden Temple last night. They offer many vegan options. I’ve tried the mushroom spinach pizza (absolutely lovely, one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had) and the summer rolls (good but too expensive with 10€ for 1.5 small summer rolls).
Staff was friendly and the restaurant comfy.

Pros: many vegan options , good food, nice staff

IdaMarieGrøn

Points +79

Vegan
18 Jul 2023

Really nice!

had a great time with nice surroundings, staff and food!
very recommendable:))

yumyumsum

Points +48

Vegan
20 Jun 2023

Great food

Most of the food can be served in vegan and I really enjoyed with my friends. Amazing food, delicious and the place is very cute

dalia12356

Points +34

Vegan
08 Apr 2023

Unreal fusion

Vegan options available for most dishes, great restaurant if you can’t decide what you want because there’s such a fusion, you can have Indian whilst your friend has Mexican. Nachos are unreal !!

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Yummy nachos

Cons: Not 100% vegan

david_droes

08 Apr 2023

You can’t give 5 stars then… that’s only possible for all vegan places

LeonVeneman

Points +36

Vegan
28 Feb 2023

Excellent

We had an excellent dinner here, the food was great.

hellohappyvegan

Points +933

Vegan
24 Jan 2023

Go & order the Coconut Pie!

I had a lovely dining experience at Golden Temple. It was everything I was looking for and more. The food was fresh, flavorful, exciting, and prepared to near perfection.

I ordered the Tofu Tikka Masala: Indian masala curry with onion, tomato, bell pepper, and tofu served with chapati, mango chutney, and basmati rice. For dessert, I ordered coconut pie, which is now known as the BEST DESSERT I'VE EVER HAD!

TOFU TIKKA MASALA - Simply divine. The curry was rich in depth and flavor. The portion was vast. While I was eating, it reminded me of a warm hug. It was comforting and soul-soothing.
BASMATI RICE - The rice was fluffy and cooked to perfection. The crispy onions on top were great for added flavor and texture.
SIDE SALAD - I'm not sure what the salad dressing was, but it was scrumptious! I'm not a fan of salads, but I would order this again in a heartbeat.
The whole dish was super fun to eat too!

COCONUT PIE - is in 1st place for the best dessert I've ever had! It was pie perfection! Everything about it was delightful: crunchy crust on the bottom, sweet and smooth coconut custard, selection and amount of fruit for acidity, slivered almonds, sesame seeds, and the agave or simple syrup drizzle on the plate. I was speechless after eating this pie, and I'm still short on words now. I would go back to Amsterdam just for this coconut pie!

To see my visit to Golden Temple and all of the vegan food I ate in Amsterdam, watch my "eat with me in Amsterdam" video on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VrHHkoYKko&t=479s

Pros: Fresh food, Coconut pie, Comfort

SoWas

Points +754

Vegan
14 Oct 2022

Great restaurant with very nice ambience

Very nice restaurant with beautiful interior. The staff was very friendly, the food very tasty & the highlight was the sleeping house cat at our table.

Pros: Many vegan option, Very friendly staff

Carnelian

Points +62

Vegan
21 Sep 2022

Nice restaurant with yummy vegan food!

Nice atmosphere, great service and delicious food. Had the Tofu Tikka Masala with rice and chapatti. Will visit again for sure.

FedenRoorda

Points +4626

Vegan
29 Aug 2022

Good food & a lot vegan options

Golden Temple is a beautiful 100% vegetarian restaurant and almost everything on the menu you can get vegan also. The food was really nice. I had the mix of starters (recommend) and the Tofu Tikka Masala. We did thought that the food was quite expensive.

desertfairy27

Points +44

Vegan
11 Jun 2022

Great Food, Beautiful Decor

There’s a lot of vegan options to choose from and I had a hard time deciding which one sounded the best. A great find and definitely a place to go if you’re looking for somewhere unique! The dessert was so yummy too.

IronJuice

Points +1213

Vegan
13 May 2022

Beautiful decor

The decor makes the restaurant stand out, but the food is mediocre. Curry has no distinctive taste and rice tend to be undercooked.

Pros: Beautiful decor

Cons: Expensive, Mediocre taste

~Florence~

Points +2330

Vegan
02 Feb 2022

Flavourful variety

We had the “Flavours of India”, Kitchari (vegan/GF option available), Guacamole-cheese nachos (vegan option available & GF), and Pakora (GF & vegan)

I like dishes with many different flavours to try and totally loved the edible flowers (violets)🌸. The flavourful curries went perfectly with the chapati🫓.

They have many gluten-free en vegan options. I was served the gluten option on accident. The veggies fried in chickpea batter were a bit too oily for my taste.

I recommend sitting in the front of the restaurant at the pillow corner, it was very comfortable🛌. #Veganuary

Pros: Many vegan & gluten-free options

Moossie

Points +742

Vegan
20 Jun 2021

Heerlijk gegeten!

Gezellige relaxte sfeer, vriendelijk personeel.
En erg lekker eten. De currys zijn niet pittig dus ook zeer geschikt voor kinderen.
Op een enkel gerecht na is alles vegan te verkrijgen. Zeker voor herhaling vatbaar!
We really enjoyed the food.
De prijzen zijn conform Amsterdamse prijzen.

littlebirdalice

Points +32

Vegan
05 Mar 2021

Really nice ambience but the food was meh - not worth the price

I had high expectations but the food didn’t taste that good - even my home cooking is better. The price for vegetarian option is also not worthy.
Yogi tea was nice tho.

Arinda

Points +94

Vegan
25 Jul 2020

Small portions, average quality

All the food was pretty expensive and we received tiny portions of not so great food. The costumer service was quite slow, but the atmosphere is really lovely. Visited again later and they seemed to have improved a lot!

sloeseb92

14 Sep 2016

Sorry to hear you were disappointed with our food quality, portion size and customer service. Thank you for your feedback!

sloeseb92

14 Sep 2016

Gvansam

Points +153

Vegetarian
10 Jul 2020

Golden temple review

A very tasty cuisine. Indian but not spicy. Really worth it.
Echt de moeite. Indiaas eten, maar je tong staat niet in brand:)

Pros: Uitgebreid menukaart , Niet te zout of rode peper, Vriendelijke bediening

Cons: Weinig zitplaatsen

maraczi

Points +510

Vegan
05 Jul 2020

It’s alright

We were lucky enough to get the las table, unlucky this table was right next to the kitchen. Otherwise the food was good and the staff seemed nice

tina_p

Points +457

Vegan
08 Mar 2020

Clean fresh cooking

Freshly prepared food. Clean unfussy flavours and a friendly-if tightly packed-atmosphere. The Flavours of India thali selection vary depending on the day. Great desserts. The mix of Mexican and Indian menu options can be disorientating but I have stuck with Indian and not been disappointed after several visits

Pros: Unfussy flavours

Tastetesters

Points +247

Vegetarian
21 Feb 2020

Surprising range of cuisines in a friendly and bustling restaurant

Curry, pizza, Mexican...if that sounds like one of those bad takeaways that sell everything and do nothing well, think again. Every dish is lovely and it means everyone will find something they fancy. The only problem is deciding. Lovely staff and a great atmosphere too.

Pros: Great range, Busy and popular

Cons: Can get a bit too busy, Some dishes could be warmer, Not cheap




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