meet on main

when my partner has a hankering for comfort food, this is where he likes to come. because he's a vegan with celiac disease, he has to be careful, so it's great to go to a restaurant that he can rely on to take care of him. even better, the food is great. the chili cheesefriesare cheesy, hearty and generous. the vegan grilled cheese is as satisfying as a traditional one, and their cashew gravy is smooth and rich. on other visits, we've been pleased with the burgers and pastas. it's comfort food that includes everyone.

this place is one of my meatless monday mainstays. why, you ask, do i keep coming back? it's the food. i've never had any items on the menu that i didn't like. from the hot chiggin things to their burgers, and their salads. even the so-called bacon in my burger tasted like smoky, crispy bacon. their burgers andfriesare some of the best out there period - as good as any beef burger as far as i'm concerned. plus, the burgers come with addictivefriesand garden salad with super fresh mint vinaigrette. definitely one of my favorite vegetarian restaurants.

but, it seems as though the wait for the food is getting longer and longer each time. even service is touch and go recently. service used to be very attentive.

c'mon man! pick it up, don't let success get to your head. i don't want to downgrade my rating on the next visit.

loved this place! all vegan - but would please a meat eater. menu has everything you could want and the burgers come withfriesand salad. service was great within a busy but workable space. definitely worth a stop in 🙂

it's canada day (and also my birthday) so my friends are celebrating with me...with food of course. we were here at 6pm and quickly got a small table for 3 people. my 2 friends ordered the brown rice bowls while i got the meet burger (all burgers come with bothfriesand salad). my friend's kimchi bowl kind of reminded me of the korean rice dish bibimbap. my veggie burger came with kaiser roll however i found they were a bit dry so i decided to eat the patty and toppings only. meh it's a veggie patty so i wouldn't expect too much. if i do come back again i'll probably order their rice bowl instead.

location : either 25 brentwood to main street or 3 downtown to 25th ave (transit in vancouver )

ambience : very busy place . servers are welcoming.

food: its a vegan place guys ... both vegan n non-vegan guys can enjoy their cheat day burgers withfriesn salad n dip...... they serve huge burgers with patty that mimic meat , cheese n all of non- vegan stuffs !

with the portion size they serve, price is okay-ish.

i really enjoyed the food! i'm not vegan but the crispy bbq burger is one of the best burgers i have ever had! we tried a few differentfriesand salads and enjoyed everything we had. the service was quick and friendly, nothing to complain about! the only problem i have with meet on main is that the drinks are a bit pricy. $9.50 for a bridge brewing saison, which was "on special" is outrageous. it is above the average price point for a beer and not worth it!
but over all i really enjoyed it and will most definitely return for food!

i may sound brutal but unfortunately, i had quite a horrible restaurant experience here. my girlfriends and i came in around 2 pm and didn't get seated till about 2:15ish (this is okay. i have no qualms with waiting for that short amount of time).

we all ordered our hot beverages of tea and coffee with our sides of almond milk and soy milk. we got those orders on time .. the only concern we had was that it all seemed that they were limited with their mugs and the soy and almond milk we ordered. our waitress came by and said we had to wait for a bit because mugs had to be washed and the almond and soy milk were served in teeny-tiny dip containers (which definitely weren't enough for 4 people)! we had also asked for honey and the waitress said they didn't have any so instead we asked for brown sugar (again, this part was just a concern .. not a definite issue).

we all placed our orders and good thing i ordered some garlicfriesfor all of us to share (which, by the way, tasted amazing!) because after placing our orders, our food didn't arrive until an hour or so later! we couldn't believe it! we were all starving and we've asked our waitress twice to follow up our orders and other than her wry smile and sounding empathetic, she says that the kitchen was taking awhile because there were a lot of customers who have allergies and they're trying to make sure they get the orders done correctly. after about 15 minutes, another person approaches us (we assume it's the manager) and apologizes to us for the delay. after that long wait, we finally get our order. i had ordered "the lovely". it was alright..i wouldn't go back for that but definitely for the fries.

in the end, although me and my friends were disappointed with the service, they did end up taking off our drinks and thefriesoff our bill. for that redeemable act, i'll give them 4/5.

meh the service was alright, and the decor was super hipster. i honestly thought the food was kinda too strong for me, but that's just my thought so don't take it to heart. what i mean by too strong is that there was a lot of sauce and it took away from the natural flavouring of the food. i have been a vegetarian since i was born, and although i have experimented with trying some meat i still do not eat red meat on a regular basis. therefore, i myself can't judge if the burgers taste like meat, but my mom who also came here said she thought it tasted pretty meaty for veggie burger. she wasn't the biggest fan because of that since she herself have been vegetarian for over 25 years, but i guess to put it on a bright note if you are trying to become vegetarian and have those cravings for a burger for example this is the place to go to relieve those cravings without actually cheating and going for a real meat burger. i have to say though, the satayfries(i forgot what they were specifically called) were really good. i'm always happy to try different types of i guess poutine flavours? *

solid 3.5 stars. while not a hardcore vegetarian, i like the vibe of these places, maybe more so for this neighbourhood area. cool place to chill and reasonable prices. 

ordered the sweet & sour cauliflower which was way too salty---i already washed down a glass of water before their infamous burger arrived. frieswere amazing. 

friendly service. 

date worthy, casual.

i'm sure to a classic vegetarian, this is a goldmine.

in my humble opinion you really have to enjoy the hipster ways of eating to really, really enjoy this place. i ordered the mac and cheese with the cashew cheese or whatever it was and did not enjoy it at all. on the plus side my friends ordered some loadedfriesand a picnic bowl sort of thing, which they seemed to enjoy much more than i enjoyed mine. my friend was nice enough to share herfrieswith me and i must say they were pretty decent, though i would have used a little more salt in the chilli.

is it me... or are they trying to hide that they are a vegetarian restaurant?

if you stumble upon meet, you will find the decor pleasant with a warm and inviting atmosphere. the menu will appear standard -- make sure you read the descriptions. things are not what the seem at first glance. meet is listed here as bar cuisine- they are a vegetarian restaurant. lots of options for veggie & vegan people!

looking around i saw other diners having a positive experience. for me it was not so. the wait time to be seated was not long, but another couple was seated ahead of us. bit frustrating, but whatever- not easy running a restaurant on a saturday night. we ended up seated moments later beside that same couple. i'm still baffled as to how they had ordered, eaten and paid before we received our food. i think out server was just checked out.

thefrieswere great! sour cream for my chilli had no flavour. the chilli was also nice. i had a bite of a burger- not my thing.

eventually- after 4 different servers promised to bring the card machine- we managed to pay.

i shall return on a quiet night with a vegetarian friend to see if the experience is better/ matches what other reviewers have mentioned.

i came here to eat with my vegan best friend and i am not one to be a must eat meat all the time every meal kind of guy. if a vegetarian place or vegan place can do something that is outright good, ill eat it, regardless of if theres meat or not. i remember getting a table for two and unfortunately, if you read all my other reviews, i dont eat very small at all. i on average order 2-3 appetizers, 3 entrees and dessert... mostly all the time. so, this i knew from the start wasnt going to work. but lets go with the flow. i ordered the fish and chips, buffalo chiggen things or whatever theyre called, the fries, mac and cheese, root beer float. 

fries: pretty good. not much i can say,friesare fries? unless you screw them up.... so i guess they didnt

mac and cheese: unfortunately for vegan, i can make it better. proven because my vegan best friend said my vegan food is pretty darn good! #nolie

buffalo chiggen things: awesome! absolutely amazing for vegan. i applaud you

fish and chips: real big miss... like real big; i dont know what happened. it was tofu wrapped in seaweed and battered and deep fried. i dont know what happened but the coating did not adhere to the seaweed and the batter was way over fried.

root beer float: i love root beer, easy sell!

its weird that this place was the very old twice removed honolulu cafe. its now a hipster joint and well... its totally hipster. 

id go back again for the chiggen and things maybe to try a few other things but id want to see how their consistency actually turns out in the long run.

im still undecided if my rating is final yet...

wow. this is the vegetarian place of my dreams. juicy, smokey, and meaty burgers that i just crave. also really good chiggin wings and fried cauliflower. extensive menu with burgers, salads,friesand other fun stuff like mac and cheese and stroganoff. hip atmosphere with interesting art on the walls.

not something i expected. this place really isn't what i expected. i went into this restaurant thinking it was a regular restaurant but it turns it was a place that only served food for people who are vegan and eat gluten free. it didn't have a sign or anything saying it was or anything. but anyways, i ordered the quinoa and roasted yam salad and the meet burger. both were okay but not filling. thefrieswere fresh and crunchy. the service was okay....not the best.... there was this one waiter who kept on forgetting the tables and dropped somethings. (possibly because he was new or so...) i wouldn't come back to this restaurant to eat because i'm not into vegan food. so for those of you out there who love vegan and gluten-free food, come to this place. if you're not vegan or into vegan food, you should just skip this place. also this place is not for those who dislike to eat in a noisy environment, this place is even nosier than the restaurants that serve dim sum (if you don't know, chinese restaurants are really noisy. i would know because i'm chinese.)

thefrieswere an interesting mix of veggies and cheese, but could have used a tad more cheese. the corn fritters were delish! the sweet chilli cauliflower was too sour for my liking but my friend really enjoyed it.