Dayan Siri

Enjoyed visiting this vegan restaurant. Overall great food and service. Nice place to hang out and try vegan menu.

+14

Lake Kubilius

This is the "highbrow" vegetarian spot near Cornell. The food quality is generally quite good, but it can fluctuate with the seasonal menu changes. Sneaking in a salt-shaker just in case the chef is phoning it in that month isn't a bad idea. They have occasional special events that are more tempting for vegans. In short, keep an eye out for special events and a menu rotation that looks tempting if getting vegan food is a top priority!

+9

Robert Bozeman

Having owned the Moosewood cookbook for decades, I was excited to visit this culinary icon of vegetarianism. We loved the green pea hummus especially, but all three dishes we ordered were delicious. Emily provided excellent service on the covered patio. The nicely appointed gift shop, displaying many of the MW cookbooks, had unexpected delights. I purchased a locally made candle with an unusual yet pleasant scent. My only negative which resulted in 4 stars is the inside tables are very close to each other and the original table was crammed next to a wall and was very wobbly. We opted for the outdoor seating as a result. We suggest they consider giving patrons a bit more space indoors.

+2

Sayoni Ghosh

The restaurant was a find during my impromptu visit to Ithaca. I read up on the place and saw that it was one of the pioneers in promoting vegan forward cuisine. Even though I love my meat, the menu was so interesting that I had to try it out. And I will say this place did not disappoint. The food was amazing, it was just what I expected. Vegan forward with some amazing ingredients and really tasty. What was a surprise were the amazing craft cocktails, they were banging! Shout-out to the bar folks they have created an amazing menu and the drinks are good! All in a great place to unwind with some great food and cocktails.

Jordan Mathews

I was glad to visit Moosewood. The lentil soup was decent, sort of made in a way to please anyone, but not to rave about. I also had the nicoise salad. That was good. Coffee here is great, too. Bathrooms were clean. So, overall, this is a great place for vegetarian, healthy meals.

Carolyn Daly

Had a wonderful lunch at the Moose Wood restaurant. I was so looking forward to the experience and it didn’t disappoint. The salad and dressing were bright and crisp, the curry, a perfect blend of spice and not too hot, the soup was wonderful and the vegan chocolate cake amazing!

Charlotte Bae

Even though I’m not a vegetarian, I really enjoyed my meal at Moosewood in Ithaca. The place has an inviting and sophisticated vibe. The dishes were super creative and packed with flavor. Everything felt fresh and well-thought-out, and I was honestly impressed. If you’re not a vegetarian but want to try something different, this place is definitely worth a visit.

Lauren

After struggling a bit to find vegan food in Ithaca that wasn't deep fried or overly salty, we were thrilled and grateful to find Moosewood Restaurant. They are not fully vegan but the majority of the menu is vegan or vegan-possible (and clearly labeled). We loved the macrobiotic/whole foods/plant-based approach glorifying local seasonal vegetables and legumes. We loved the green pea hummus (served with whole wheat pita!) and the mushroom lentil pate. The Moosewood salad with the addition of baked tofu was one of the highlights of the meal. The black bean burger with its housemade patty was delicious. It's served on a "vegan brioche bun" with Chao vegan cheddar and accompanied by delicious rosemary roasted potatoes and excellent housemade ketchup. We also loved the Moroccan chickpea stew which had such a diversity of different vegetables in it that I could hardly find any repeats. For dessert, they unfortunately had run out of the vegan apple crumble. We were also disappointed that they didn't offer a nonalcoholic kombucha option, especially with so many great local ones in the region (Redbyrd, Katboocha). The service was really excellent and accommodating throughout our meal and also when we asked to change the time of our reservation after arriving early. One of the other highlights of our visit was browsing the shop, which is full of their cookbooks as well as fun handmade items like wooden cutting boards and cloth napkins. Moosewood Restaurant is really a destination that shouldn't be missed if you're in Ithaca or anywhere nearby.

+1

The food was amazing. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was great. We ordered a few items to share and then each had an entrée.

The food was amazing. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was great. We ordered a few items to share and then each had an entrée.

The food was amazing. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was great. We ordered a few items to share and then each had an entrée.

The food was amazing. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was great. We ordered a few items to share and then each had an entrée.

I had the loveliest meal with my family last night! Everything tasted fresh and delicious. The produce was impeccable. Our server was wonderful. Great evening in a warm, inviting space!

Have been cooking from their books for 20 years so was excited to come. We weren't disappointed! lentil soup, lasagna, and brownie were special standouts, but everything was good. The Kochi marga…

I was hesitant about this place as I find a lot of vegan restaurants to either be overpriced, or lacking in quality. But Moosewood was a great experience that served quality at a fair price. I go…

Went with my daughter for dinner. \nHost was nice and attentive. Geneva, the server was just lovely with all steps of service.\nFood was good. Lovely experience.

We didn't think the small plates was necessary for our table cloth napkin. We loved our wine and we ordered three times since the waiter named Jude came around three times before the menu was picke…

Had the most fantastic lunch experience at Moosewood! Thank you to the staff for being so family friendly. My husband and I could enjoy the beautiful and elegant atmosphere while our kids colored w…

I'm not vegetarian but this place was amazing! I was worried because some of the reviews are a little iffy but I loved the food and the ambiance. The Thai curry was delicious and I would get it aga…

My family really enjoyed our visit to this wonderful vegetarian restaurant. We found all the food delicious and comforting. We enjoyed the unique drinks. Excellent service. Very clean restaurant. W…

EXCELLENT. Great food and service. Even my very skeptical son enjoyed a fantastic meal -- the chick pea curry was wonderful. I had a kale salad with smoked trout, it was terrific. Our waitress coul…

Really good food upon return after a few years. Sweet pea hummus was the best I've ever had. High quality ingredients with all our orders. salad was great, as was the tomato bisque. So lovely to co…

Best food I have ever eaten! Got Thai bowl, creamy asparagus leak soup, and also tried cashew curry. My kids got the grilled cheese on fresh baked honey whole wheat, they are always so fussy and ne…

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and my bartender Karen. She stayed attentive even though she was quite busy. I really enjoyed the food. The Patatas Bravas was excellent as well as the bread basket …

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and my bartender Karen. She stayed attentive even though she was quite busy. I really enjoyed the food. The Patatas Bravas was excellent as well as the bread baske…

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and my bartender Karen. She stayed attentive even though she was quite busy. I really enjoyed the food. The Patatas Bravas was excellent as well as the bread bas…

Great service, menu, food,drink/wine list, in a beautiful outdoor dining experience. Our server Emma was great. Highly recommended!

Great service, menu, food,drink/wine list, in a beautiful outdoor dining experience. Our server Emma was great. Highly recommended!

Great service, menu, food,drink/wine list, in a beautiful outdoor dining experience. Our server Emma was great. Highly recommended!

Great service, menu, food,drink/wine list, in a beautiful outdoor dining experience. Our server Emma was great. Highly recommended!

Great service, menu, food,drink/wine list, in a beautiful outdoor dining experience. Our server Emma was great. Highly recommended!

Such a beautiful restaurant in downtown Ithaca, just off the Commons. We had lunch on my twin daughters’ birthday. I mentioned to the lady waiting our table that it was my twins 16th birthday. She …

Superfine vegan vegetarian restaurant. Great food. Excellent service. Fair cost for unique quality and presentation.

Our son had pasta. My husband and I had a wonderful salad with a tasty vinaigrette on locally grown greens. We each enjoyed a local root beer.

Moosewood never fails me. The soup and salads are always delicious. Staff is friendly and accommodating. No question that I'll be back.

an makes

Cute apparently famous vegetarian restaurant in downtown Ithaca. Went with my family of 6, including one extremely meat-obsessed male. We started with the bread basket and lemon tahini broccoli for apps. The broccoli was deliciously charred, and the bread was good, but the portions were quite small, and the apps took like half an hour to come out. For entrees we ordered the daily soup with the steelhead, southern peach salad, chili verde, Thai red curry, Moroccan stew, and pasta strozapretti. While all the dishes were good, and the peach in my salad provided a deliciously juicy and sweet pop, there were way too many peas- like half the salad was peas. I really loved the Moroccan stew though, especially the couscous. Everything was fresh and well-flavored, but, despite a decent portion size, for a usually pretty carnivorous family, not super satisfying. Additionally, our server was nice, but the food took super long to come out, and a family that came after us got served like half an hour before us. We ordered the chocolate cake, almond cake, and vanilla homemade ice cream for dessert. I ate the chocolate cake, which was extremely rich and delicious - I loved the vegan whipped cream and orange frosting! I also had ordered a lavender lemonade as a drink, with someone else ordering the regular lemonade, but we couldn't taste the difference. Overall, the food was good and fresh, but the wait times and prices made the experience not super worth it. Glad to have tried it once, though!

Karen SE

If you, like many vegetarians of a certain age, learned to cook from the Moosewood cookbook, you need to stop by if you are in Ithaca. The staff was pleasant, the restaurant homey, the food was decent but uninspired and something you can get at many mainstream restaurants. There were six entrées on the menu and I think I’ve seen all of them at suburban restaurants in other places.With such an amazing reputation, it would be nice if the special of the day was something that you can’t usually get everywhere else. Salmon salad? The veggie pot pie was deconstructed, with some veggies and a sauce in a bowl and a crescent of crispy puff pastry on top. The curry dish has some spice to it, and the cauliflower was delicious, but a little scant for the price.

Al Bunshaft

4 stars for the almost fully vegetarian menu. Many things can be made vegan. We had the lentil pate. It was simple and served with small toast rounds and veggies. The baby turnips were especially good. For mains we both chose the Pumpkin Curry. Very nice presentation. My wife thought it was very good. I was somewhat disappointed. It was more tomato and not so much of a curry taste. It was also a lot of rice, fine, but not much veggies and tofu. It was a small portion aside from the rice. Oddly, the only non-vegetarian thing we saw on the menu was trout as a protein option on a salad. This is basically a vegetarian restaurant. As vegetarians who don’t live here, we were excited to try it. I wound come again and try different things, but this first visit was good, not great. Service was pleasant. We ate in the room with the bar. There are multiple rooms and an outdoor space which is very nice also.

Benjamin Hack

The food was obviously incredible, as to be expected from a household name in vegetarian cooking! We were there on a very busy Thursday night and they had our server split between too many tables - we enjoyed the leisurely meal, but the pacing could have been better. That won’t stop us from coming back every time we’re in Ithaca!

+2

Megan Pan

We booked a reservation two days in advanced and were warmly greeted when we entered the restaurant. The food: 1. Lemon Tahini Broccoli 2. Soup of the Day (Creamy Onion and Black Garlic) 3. Lasagna 4. Black Bean Burger 1: The broccoli was soft and had a tang/zesty taste. For me, it was a solid 7/10! 2. The soup of the day was super nice and it lived up to its name of a creamy soup. I would rate it an 8.5/10 3. The lasagna portion was fairly big but was quite delicious. In my opinion, the pasta part of the lasagna was cooked perfectly but the ratio of cheese to pasta was off giving it a 6/10 rating. 4. The burger was quite good and the sauce that came with the potatoes was an especially great pairing. I wasn’t used to the texture of the bean patty but it still tasted great. Overall, I’d give the burger meal a 7/10. All together, the service, atmosphere, and food of Moosewood was great. This is a great option for those who are vegetarians, those with intolerances, and those who are simply looking to try something new!

+2

Shirley Xu

We booked a table at Moosewood in advance because of all the great reviews we read online. The atmosphere and the serves were nice. We tried the broccoli appetizer with sunflower seeds, which had a tasty, tangy flavor. The creamy onion and black garlic soup was amazing and the best dish of the night. The Burger had a unique taste with its special sauce and onions, but the black bean patty was too soft for our liking. The Lasagna was okay but nothing special. Overall, Moosewood was a nice experience. Some dishes were great, like the soup, while others were just okay. The service was good, and the atmosphere was pleasant. It’s worth a try if you’re in Ithaca and looking for vegetarian options.

+5

The waiter forgot my beer and ordered the wrong entree for me. As I watched my wife eat her entree he did eventually bring my beer, which he comped. The strozzapreti pasta when it finally came, w…

I haven't been to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant for a long while, but my friend suggested to try this one so we went on a Sunday night. We shared the daily soup which is a curry (and carrot I think…

We were here about 8 years ago and had a fabulous meal from the squash soup to a veggie burger to the date brownie. We were so looking forward to the meal. Unfortunately we were so disapp…

We were here about 8 years ago and had a fabulous meal from the squash soup to a veggie burger to the date brownie. We were so looking forward to the meal. Unfortunately we were so disappointed…

I’m a fan of the cookbook from 45 years ago. Still use it. That’s what drove us there. Was not such a wow. Food was very good. service was friendly but slow. A bit pricey. If you’re in Ithaca go…

I was looking forward to experiencing Moosewood. Unfortunately, the service and the meal did not live up to my anticipation. The dining room was hot, and the chairs were uncomfortable. The hos…

This is the most well known restaurant in Ithaca. The cuisine is international and all veggie/vegan. Th ambience is low key and natural vibe. The menu selection is vast with a very large local b…

Food is okay.\n\nWe tried the lasagna and strozzapretti- I wish the pastas were homemade, but at least they were prepared well. Al dente and good flavors. I would eat these again. \n\nWe also tried t…

Entree was ok, salad was excellent. Dessert (Panna Cotta) was inedible. I spit out the 1st bite- seriously tasted like a bar of soap! Not sure what happened there. It was taken off the bill w/ no a…

Extremely limited vegetarian menu. expensive for what you're getting. Nice but no longer the classic is apparently used to be.

Let me start by saying the food we ordered was good and fairly priced, for the most part. My family is vegan and I would just think that a vegetarian restaurant might make more of an effort to cate…

As I understand it, this establishment has changed owners recently. Whereas the food was terrific, the service left a little to be desired. The drinks seemed to take an age to arrive, and one of ou…

The staffing issues may have been resolved. I sat at the bar and had the tartufo pasta with spinach. First I had the pumpkin and portability soup, very good. More mushrooms flavor than pumpkin. I'm…

We visited the restaurant for lunch. We waited about 20 minutes, which is what we were told when we gave the hostess our name. Our party of 4 tried the 2 different soups on the menu. The soups w…

I will never forget how they ruined our Thanksgiving holiday. We were initially excited to purchase the "Vegan Feast" for our family, and I called weeks in advance. I was told I need to book through …

1/4 of the menu is food, the rest us booze. What is available for dinner are five vegetarian entrees, all increasingly less appetizing. The black bean burger would be okay if it weren't cover…

I have been a big fan of Moosewood since purchasing several of their cookbooks years ago. Sorry to say, after driving over 3 hours to get to Ithaca, and promised a place at the bar for dinner, the s…