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Vegetarian Restaurant
Bela Vegetarian Restaurant offers tofu, tempeh, seitan entrees, soups, burgers, beans, veggies, and pasta. They also have interesting daily specials.
"Best vegetarian restaurant west of the Connecticut River. Delicious soups, pasta and tofu entrees, polenta." - GazetteNET
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on Dec 18 06
(last updated Dec 18 06)
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Eating at Bela is what I imagine that eating dinners with my family would have been like if I had been raised by vegetarian parents. The food isn't gourmet, it's just good, healthy home cooking. In addition to some soups and salads, there are three main varieties of food: pasta (with tempeh, tofu or seitan, served in some sort of sauce and mixed with veggies), stir fry (same options as the pasta) and veggie patties (either served in a bun or with gravy and mashed potatoes). Most of the menu options are vegan and everything on the menu is carefully marked with allergen information.
The desserts at Bela seem to change from day to day. On the night that I went, there were three dessert options and all of them were vegan. I ended up ordering a gingerbread molasses cake, served with blackberry sauce. My waitress asked me if I wanted some fresh, house-made whipped cream on top, which I politely refused. She must have picked up on the fact that mentioning dairy made me uncomfortable, because she then asked me if I wanted some vegan whipped cream and apologized that it was not made in-house! I was so thrilled that Bela had vegan whipped cream that of course I didn't care. The gingerbread, by the way, was moist and delicious and tasted amazing with the whipped "cream" and berry sauce. I will definitely go back to Bela sometime soon.
best all vegetarian restaurant in the pioneer valley. it's great home-cooking. very balanced vegan meals. i love the black eyed peas.
Prices
$$ - average
Cash Only
Cuisines
- American
- Eclectic (Varied)
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Eating at Bela is what I imagine that eating dinners with my family would have been like if I had been raised by vegetarian parents. The food isn't gourmet, it's just good, healthy home cooking. In addition to some soups and salads, there are three main varieties of food: pasta (with tempeh, tofu or seitan, served in some sort of sauce and mixed with veggies), stir fry (same options as the pasta) and veggie patties (either served in a bun or with gravy and mashed potatoes). Most of the menu options are vegan and everything on the menu is carefully marked with allergen information.
The desserts at Bela seem to change from day to day. On the night that I went, there were three dessert options and all of them were vegan. I ended up ordering a gingerbread molasses cake, served with blackberry sauce. My waitress asked me if I wanted some fresh, house-made whipped cream on top, which I politely refused. She must have picked up on the fact that mentioning dairy made me uncomfortable, because she then asked me if I wanted some vegan whipped cream and apologized that it was not made in-house! I was so thrilled that Bela had vegan whipped cream that of course I didn't care. The gingerbread, by the way, was moist and delicious and tasted amazing with the whipped "cream" and berry sauce. I will definitely go back to Bela sometime soon.