Herbies

Vegetarian restaurant · Exeter

Herbies

Vegetarian restaurant · Exeter
15 North St, Exeter EX4 3QS, United Kingdom

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This family-run gem has been delighting Exeter's vegetarians and vegans for over 20 years with hearty, satisfying dishes that even meat lovers will crave.  

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15 North St, Exeter EX4 3QS, United Kingdom Get directions

herbiesrestaurant.co.uk
@herbies_exeter

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15 North St, Exeter EX4 3QS, United Kingdom Get directions

+44 1392 258473
herbiesrestaurant.co.uk
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Ben Stewart

Google
Absolutely superb - top quality food - delicious and great portions - excellent service - wide selection of dishes to suit all tastes - great value. We tried to eat here a couple of years ago but it was fully booked out, so this time we visited Exeter we booked, and we were glad we did because this place is rightly packed out with happy customers. A handful of dishes are vegetarian, not vegan, but the vegan dishes are clearly marked, and there's lots of choice. Everything was absolutely delicious, but the mushroom sauce with the nut roast deserves a special mention - wow! Can't wait to go back to Exeter just to eat here again! Update - managed to visit again, and the Buddha Bowl is excellent too!

Paul Taylor

Google
An exceptional vegetarian and vegan restaurant. I travel around the UK and this is my new favourite so much so I've visited four nights in a row, home tomorrow so until next time. Throughly recommended, varied range on the menu and lovely range of wine to accompany your choice at a very reasonable price.

Theo C

Google
Had my post graduation dinner here on Friday 13th...it was anything but unlucky. An amazing menu with a lot of variety...it was so hard to choose! I ended up choosing the bean burger with three varieties of salad. Oh my god it was gorgeous. The atmosphere was so nice and the staff were really on it, checking in that everything was ok and genuinely looked like they loved their jobs. I will definitely be up for visiting again if I'm ever down here! Probably best to book as this place gets full for very good reasons!

Russ Jones

Google
Fabulous. We went following a recommendation from a friend. Really nice atmosphere in there with owner Mikey very welcoming and friendly. Menu was great, service excellent, food was delicious and well presented. We had the hummus and garlic bread to start, followed by the Buddha Bowl and warm Vegetarian Salad as mains; all were really good. Definitely recommend and can’t wait to go back.

George Datseris

Google
We visited as a group of 8 and my personal experience was not the best. The food was very expensive but not particularly filling nor tasty. For similar price in Exeter you can get more and better food. Perhaps it was the dishes me and my wife tried; maybe we should have gone for the burger instead. The fries were great! The atmosphere was pretty bad. The place was very cold, and we really couldn't wait to get out of there after our dinner to go to some place warm. The interior of the building was old with obvious signs of wear in many of the wall fixings. And lastly, there was no acoustic treatment at all, so despite the only 15-20 people in the restaurant, it was still very loud.

Emily Louise

Google
Such a lovely veggie restaurant. Really chilled atmosphere and amazing food. Big portions of healthy fresh and tasty dishes. Everything was good. If this was near us it would be our new regular * we had Starters. Hummus and garlic bread White bean and pistachio pate Main. Lasagne with the salads of the day Warm vegetable salad

Mum “Mum”

Google
Food is really delicious and wonderfully hot. Care and passion has been given to the cooking and it shows. Real thought has been taken with the menu choices. Wonderful fresh flavours. The olives are absolutely amazing Filling and good sized portions. Friendly lovely staff very helpful. Relaxed atmosphere. Will definitely be coming back again and again.

Sam Kirby

Google
We had an amazing meal here and we were looked after so well by the staff. The vegan lasagna was one of the best Lasagnas i have ever eaten. I will certainly be back

Jennifer S.

Yelp
I had some great food here- such as the cashew, spinach and something or other loaf with a delicious mushroom sauce. Loaded with the salad and spiced potatoes side, it was lovely. But the special I got one night- a cauliflower gratin- was bland as was a white bean pate I got for lunch. But the avocado salad with sweet potato falafels was delicious. So overall a mixed bag and the incredibly slow service could be frustrating. But the servers had lovely attitudes and I was able to charge my phone.

Justin O.

Yelp
I had the Moroccan Tangine on couscous w salad and stir fried veggies. Everything was very good. I got the brownie w vegan ice cream to go, the vegan ice cream was only okay - thus the 4 stars.

Vanessa C.

Yelp
We had quite. Veggie feast here. Only two of us were vegetarian but all six of us enjoyed the meal. We ordered several dishes and ate like a sharing buffet. The decor is a little dated looking but perfectly fine for us.

Julie M.

Yelp
Looking for a fine wine N' dine? Step on in to Herbie's for a fine fine time! There aren't too many vegan options around Exeter, so you'll be begging for some leafy greens and ethical chews when you walk in these doors. I went for the Daily Special of Hungarian Goulash with 3 salads, while my partner opted for garlic bread and hummus. Of course we shared both meals along with a smooth bottle of Fair Trade, Organic Fair Trade red wine from South Africa. Fair prices for a fair feast. Can't wait to come back for more veggie goodness! Herbtastic vibes.

Qype User (ferger…)

Yelp
As a vegetarian you appreciate a specialist vegetarian restaurant. The food is pretty good for the prices - mains between £6 and £10, starters at about £5. Wine is good, larger and beer bottled all at similar prices to other restaurants. They even do the live-a-little organic fair trade wine. I have eaten here 6 or 8 times in the 10 years i've been in Exeter and so I can say that the food is good, the veggie bean burger was a feast. I have not been for a few months now, but my one area for improvement for Herbies especially as I have been there a few times is that apart from the specials, the menu has not change one bit. Oh - avoid the sticky toffee pudding if you do not like desacated coconut in it. Not the best STP in the world. However its a 4* from me because its reasonably priced, vegetarian specialist restaurant and the food is pretty good, and the service/staff have always been willing to share a laugh.

Chris F.

Yelp
The meals here are not presented in the attractive way that some restaurants go out of their way to do, but that does not at all mean that the food is not good. My pea, potatoe and cauliflower curry was like a really good meal you might have at a friend's house. Was disappointed by my beer. I was initially excited to see a local beer available, Avocet Ale from the Exeter brewery but it was a bottle served at room temperature, a warm room temperature...and I enjoyed it much less for that fact. After some bill confusion we were able to pay. Its a pretty good vegetarian restaurant.

Qype User (Fred_t…)

Yelp
Delicious healthier food. Feel good with a clearer concious. Puds are fab!

Willy E.

Yelp
Truly exceptional place for vegetarians and anyone wanting delicious and healthy food. Extensive menu choices, good-sized portions, and quick service in a relaxed setting. Go, eat, enjoy.

Qype User (jasmin…)

Yelp
Herbies is an Exeter institution - having been around nearly forever and seen other vegetarian restaurants come and go! Herbies is a down to earth restaurant with emphasis on healthy eating and local produce. Good vegan options available and a range of wine and beer too. Also has a children's menu and high chairs. A lovely relaxed place for lunch or an evening out. Closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Qype User (badhan…)

Yelp
A top vegetarian restaurant, and one of the best places to eat in Exeter, in my opinion! Although the food is not as cheap as it used to be, it is still wholesome and delicious, with a very wide range of vegan options and deserts. The place is very left-wing leaning, with copies of Anarchist Times and suchlike laid around the tables!

Ian M.

Yelp
Never fails to please when I visit Herbies. Tasty food and a good selection. I'm not a veggie but this is definitely one of my choice restaurants in Exeter for a good value, tasty meal. Good menu selection and everything fresh.

Qype User (Cathed…)

Yelp
One could die of boredom waiting for service in this place. In fact my friend Dorothy did die. No one noticed. Poor thing. Service and customer relations sadly lacking here.

Qype User (beckpi…)

Yelp
Herbies (or Herpes, as I have heard some meat eaters call it) is arguably the best vegetarian restaurant in Exeter. Located down a side street from the main drag, Herbies is a relaxed casual venue, where there is no need to dress up. The interior is a bit dated, hence why I have only given it 3 out of 5, but the menu is very cheap and offers vegetarian and vegan food from around the world. Dishes include vegeburgers, black bean curry, nut roast and more on a changing basis. The food tends to be of the home made variety rather than restaurant style or quality, but for good, wholesome food at a cheap price you can't go far wrong. They do a very popular Christmas dinner period, which tends to book up quickly. The service tends to make you feel like you are at your Auntie Flo's house rather than a paying guest in a restaurant, but in general the evening runs smoothly. Herbies can seat quite a large number of people as the interior is deceptively large, but the tables etc seem to be more like a caff than a restaurant, covered in plastic or garish plastic tablecloths. the whole venue has a hippy feel to it and it's a friendly place to go which won't break the bank!

Qype User (simonG…)

Yelp
Superb quality food, and a reliable and reasonably varied menu. There is a decent variety of food on offer, although I always tend to choose the posh nachos and stuffed vine leaves. Generally my wife and I spend about 25 quid for a large takeaway meal (rather than eating in) and there are always leftovers. The biggest single difference between a meal from Herbies and any other typical takeaway is that you can enjoy the meal without feeling rough afterwards. The food is healthy and there is no chemical crash that you might suffer with poor quality takeaway food. Nice spicy organic wine too.

Qype User (oojeyb…)

Yelp
Herbies vegetarian restaurant is probably my very favourite restaurant in the World! Being vegetarian (could you guess?) it's a real treat to go somewhere without the inevitable discussion of what constitutes a vegetarian meal with the waiting staff! My husband loves this restaurant, too, despite not being a vegetarian himself. The food here is simply delicious and very good value. The wines here are vegetarian and organic - I haven't had a hangover from any of these wines, whereas cheap bottles of plonk from the supermarket tend to give me a headache quite rapidly. If you haven't been to Herbies yet, then please go straightaway!

Qype User (chriso…)

Yelp
Good value, veggie restaurant with no frills and friendly atmosphere. For non veggies like me some of the food can be a little bland, but I can heartily recommend the chilli bean nacho main - plenty of kick and enough for two!

Qype User (velgu…)

Yelp
No idea how this restaurant has high ratings. I went there once and thought it was bloody awful. I had a falafel wrap from the main, which basically came as dry falafel without dressing in a cheap wholemeal pita, with some browned lettuce on the side, for 'salad'. The chair was broken and the wine was probably the worst wine I have ever tasted. On top of that, price-wise, it's higher than an average meal in Exeter. I would never go there again and wouldn't recommend it to the strictest of vegetarians.