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Aubergine

Restaurant Western restaurant Israeli restaurant

👍👍 After two days of eating meat of every kind in Bucharest, in a rainy day spent in the north area of the city (there is also another one in the city center), we tried this restaurant that looked like something "healthy" to us. The menu offers a big variety of dishes prepared in many original ways. We... People often mention good, service, tasty, dishes, nice, options, staff, restaurant, friendly, atmosphere,


Address

Strada Ioan Cantacuzino 8, București 011437, Romania

Website

aubergine-restaurant.ro

Contact

+40 771 358 661

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (407 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (20) service (13) tasty (10) dishes (10) nice (9) options (7) staff (7) restaurant (6) friendly (6) atmosphere (6)
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  • 5/5 J P. 11 months ago on Google • 357 reviews
    Amazing menu, everything was tasty. Loads of vegetarian and vegan options too. Meze plater was a very good pick to start with. It went well with home pita bread. There was no breadcrumb left on anyone’s plate. Mushroom shaorma was delicious (as a hungry man and bread lover I would suggest to eat it with a bit of bread too). Coffee and chocolate cake were a great finish. The only thing I would suggest would be make the non-alcoholic cocktails a bit less sweet.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fabio S. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    After two days of eating meat of every kind in Bucharest, in a rainy day spent in the north area of the city (there is also another one in the city center), we tried this restaurant that looked like something "healthy" to us. The menu offers a big variety of dishes prepared in many original ways. We chose to go integrally vegetarian this time. We appreciated everything, from the lemonades to the starter to the main and side dishes. The quality of food was even above our expectations and the bill not too high. The waitress was very gentle and spoke also a bit of Spanish. She explained us that many of the dishes were chef's inventions mixing together food from Israelite, Arab and European tradition. For sure our favourite restaurant in our short vacation in Bucharest. P.S. We decided to commit the act of bravery to taste their "Pink Eggplant" sweet, that is actually made of an eggplant. We liked it, but it's not for every palates.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adela V. 8 months ago on Google • 206 reviews
    Very nice restaurant, central position but on a quiet street. The food is very good towards interesting: they have a lot of dishes that you shall recognise from the lebanese-turkish-mediteranean cuisine, but with a clear focus on using eggplant in as many dishes possible and in a creative manner. We tried more such dishes and all of them were a good surprise. The staff is very friendly and welcoming, so big thank you 🤗 The terrace is big, comfortable, but still intimate and with a lot of green plants. Pet-friendly, so thanks again 🤗 The only minus, if I may, is in terms of decor-consistency: the branded umbrellas don't match the beautiful building and the entire cosy atmosphere. The same for the two TV's in the bar area
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 monica m. 2 years ago on Google
    Super tasty food, cool and cozy place inside and also a nice terrace. Trio falafel is a must, coffee is basic. Lot of options for vegan and also for meat lovers.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laura B. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious food served by friendly staff in a cozy and elegant atmosphere. The aubergine based dishes are very tasty. I can also recommend the quinoa with mushrooms and the falafels which are very juicy.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Serban D. 1 year ago on Google • 296 reviews
    Had a delightful meal here on the pet-friendly terrace. All the appetizers were marvelous. I though the beef and lamb dishes were on par as well. Meat was very tasty and well done. Was a little disapointed by the morrocan chicken with cous cous. The duck was goodas well. All in all its a must try restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 CAPATINA R. 1 year ago on Google • 454 reviews
    The dishes we've tried were fresh, standard, nothing special, a flat taste. The location is cozy enough for evening time enalthough the acoustics is weird: you can hear very clearly everyone around you from nearby tables. The Three colours falafel was ok; the ones with beets better than the other two. The sauce from the Saganaky cheese was too acidic for my taste.

  • 5/5 Paul R. 5 months ago on Google • 75 reviews
    Very nice place with good food at fair price.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Madalina B. 2 years ago on Google
    If you are looking for a cosy, intimate place with good food, lots of vegetarian options and friendly staff this is the place to be. Happy with my choice to spend a nice Friday evening 😍 Will come back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Valentina Nica (. 1 year ago on Google
    Super tasty food! Great variety even for veggie options. I recommend the mixed platters from starters especially.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alina Martha M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great relaxing september lunch in the garden … very nice and peacefull place with nice people. The meal was very tasty especially the “aubergine”.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ana-Maria A. 2 years ago on Google
    Heard do much about this place I had to try it out. I've had the humus with beef that is a delice and mango salad (that is some mango and pomegranate). I only gave 4 stars because of the service - the waiter seemed very bored and looked at us like another job to be done.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bogdan R. 4 months ago on Google • 105 reviews
    Very tasty food, good atmosphere, and very good service.

  • 2/5 Leonidas H. 3 months ago on Google • 78 reviews New
    The place was relatively empty, so the service was very good, super attentive. The mango salad was too simple, just diced mango. The tricolor hummus was tasty. The seafood was delicious, however not one single shrimp as shown in the menu, hence highly disappointed as this is a rip off. Even though I communicated 12% service tip, I was charged 15%. Not coming back ever, as my experience felt as being taken advantage of. Its not right to take advantage of customers and degrade the offer just because January is a slow month...

  • 5/5 Gabriel R. 1 year ago on Google • 39 reviews
    Great place for healthy - middle eastern inspired food. The menu has lots of interesting options (I tried the 3 colors falafel which was Great and the basil hummus, as well as the 7 spices grilled chicken with baked vegetables and a side of mashed sweet potato - the chicken was average but Amazing vegetables) Also big plus for the service - attentive and professional, and nice cosy atmosphere. Reasonably priced.

  • 5/5 Ovidiu V. 3 months ago on Google • 25 reviews New
    The staff welcomed us very well and they were really kind. My niece asked for something to draw, and they gave her some paper and a pencil, which was nice. The food was very good, even if the portions weren’t as big as I wanted. 😂 A great experience, I would recommend it and probably I will get back someday to try other dishes.

  • 5/5 Gabriela P. 9 months ago on Google
    Cozy place, delicious food, friendly staff, vegan options.😎

  • 3/5 Viki B. 2 years ago on Google
    UPDATED review I really enjoy this place! The kitchen is something like oriental-fusion(?) and it’s really good 🥳 Still as there are no dogs allowed I won’t come back which is quite a shame 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • 5/5 Roi A. 7 months ago on Google
    Wonderful food and variety of options, all what we take taste very good and also give impression of joyfulness. Also very quite and pastoral place with very good service. Reasonable prices regarding the high quality.

  • 5/5 O A. 8 months ago on Google
    We liked everything! Very good food and amazing service. The waiter was so kind and he offered me a dessert on the house for my birthday! Strongly recommend

  • 5/5 Anca V. 8 months ago on Google
    Food is amazing. The portions are huge. This is my favorite place to eat when I‘m really hungry. The prices are also very fair for what you‘re getting. Service is immaculate.

  • 4/5 Carmen S. 8 months ago on Google
    We like this restaurant. We came several times last winter and returned these days when we stayed on the terrace. Many people, nice atmosphere. Food is good, service can be better.

  • 5/5 Luciana R. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good food, I would love to try every single thing from the menu. Will surely come back! ☺️

  • 3/5 Alexandra P. 9 months ago on Google
    Overall the food was really good, but you should really train better the waiters on how to deal with customers, taking orders etc. We ordered a bottle of wine and one of water, we only got the wine. We ordered a platter + pita bread, specifically asking the waiter to bring as many pitas as he thinks are suitable for 5 people, we got 1 pita bread. We ordered a second bottle of wine (the one we initially had was no longer available), we got another one than what we ordered. I think I am being generous with 2 stars for service and it’s too bad that the quality of service is not equal to the quality of food.

  • 5/5 Anca C. 11 months ago on Google
    We went to a small intimate wedding here, everything was perfect. The food delicious, the service very professional but warm, rarely I found such good service in Romania. We will return for sure.

  • 5/5 Andreea-Daniela E. 1 year ago on Google
    Very impressed, the food was super tasty, staff are always friendly and happy to help.

  • 5/5 Dinu R. 10 months ago on Google
    Very good food and ambiance.

  • 5/5 Claudiu D. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing food & perfect place. Enjoy 💯

  • 5/5 Mihaela N. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Mediterranean food and cozy atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Nikolino K. 2 years ago on Google
    The restaurant is beautiful and cozy! The staff are super friendly and they offer an excellent service! The food is delicious. Highly recommend!!!

  • 5/5 Comănescu E. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious food of any kind. Prices a bit high but good quality food. Hummus was tasty but won’t take it as a reference since the taste is pretty common in most of the places. Tried salmon and it was perfectly cooked.

  • 5/5 ioana M. 2 years ago on Google
    A very large space, both indoors and outdoors (they've got heaters for the terrace). Food good - as it was before. Kind of empty - people are not familiar with the new location.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Free street parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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