La Gran Manzana

We found this little place by accident, after finding that the vegetarian restaurant we were looking for was closed. What luck! La Gran Manzana (The Big Apple) is a lovely, homely, friendly restaurant, serving a fantastic 4 course 'menu del dia' for a very reasonable 50 pesos. The dishes are all vegetarian or vegan and typical of the region. On the day we visited we had a choice of 2 salads: 'sweet', with nuts, apple and raisins, and savoury, both of which were delicious and very fresh. To follow, the selection was pasta or soup, so we had one of each and, again, very tasty and decent sized portions. Next, molletes: tasty patties, accompanied by mixed veg, or a corn and nopal (cactus 'paddle') casserole, in a spicy chipotle broth .......yum! To finish, we were served a fragrant milk pudding with peach pieces. The menu del dia includes a fresh fruit drink, with a refill! The place is small (about 30 covers) and unassuming, but the atmosphere is special and the food is delicious. It's so good to find a vegetarian restaurant which serves typical dishes. There were a few vegan products for sale, too. The staff speak Spanish and only a couple of words of English. It's quite a way from the Centre, but an easy bus ride and well worth it.

We found this little place randomly after we found that the vegetarian restaurant we were looking for was closed. what a happiness! la gran manzana (the big apple) is a beautiful, cozy, friendly restaurant that serves a fantastic course menu del dia' for a very pesos. the dishes are all vegetarian or vegan and typical of the region. on the day we visited, we had a selection of salads: sweet', with nuts, apples and rustles, and hearty, both were delicious and very fresh. to follow, the selection was pasta or suppe, so we had one of each and, again, very tasty and decent size portions. next, molleten: delicious patties, accompanied by mixed veg, or a mais and nopal (cactus paddle casserole, in a spicy chipotle broth .yum! for the conclusion we served a fragrant milk pudding with pfirsich pieces. the menu del dia includes a fresh fruit drink with a refill! the place is small (over covers) and inconvenient, but the atmosphere is special and eating is delicious. it is so good to find a vegetarian restaurant serving typical dishes. there were also some vegan products for sale. the personal speaks Spanish and only a few words English. it is quite a way from the center, but a simple bus ride and it is worth it.