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Vegan-friendly at Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape

Guest-confirmed for vegan-friendly

The hotel offers a substantial plant-based menu (70–75% plant-based), with guests praising its creativity, local sourcing, and quality across booking, Google, Agoda, and TripAdvisor platforms. One guest noted the plant-based focus should be communicated pre-booking to manage expectations.

#9 on this list16 on-topic mentions · 13 positive · Praised on 5 of 6 platforms

Praised on 5 of 6 platforms where guests reviewed it.

  • 16on-topic mentions
  • 13/16positive mentions
  • 5/6platforms praised
  • 2023–2026guest mention span
  • Agoda1 mention

    1 positive

  • Google9 mentions

    7 positive2 mixed

  • Hotels.com1 mention

    1 positive

  • Booking.com3 mentions

    3 positive

  • Trip.com1 mention

    0 positive1 negative

  • Tripadvisor1 mention

    1 positive

Freshest strong quotes first — same picker as the best-of card
Positive
Breakfast and dinner included, very high quality and innovative plant based set
AgodaJun 2025
Positive
Ingredients they used for cooking were sourced locally, and mostly plant-based.
Booking.comMar 2025

The hotel features a prominently plant-based dining program, with menus ranging from 70–75% plant-based and sourced from local ingredients and the resort's own garden. Guests consistently praised the culinary quality and creativity, with the kitchen reportedly going out of its way to accommodate vegan requests at multi-course dinners. Positive sentiment dominates across Booking, Google, Agoda, and TripAdvisor, though two Google reviews flagged that the plant-based focus and protein-to-plant ratios should be more clearly communicated upfront to avoid mismatched expectations.

All on-topic guest mentions. Recent covers the same ~36-month window used for ranking; earlier shows the longer history.

Recent

Positive
The chef was amazing too, and the food here is fabulous, with mostly plant based is a treat.
Booking.comSep 2023
Positive
The food was plentiful and mostly vegan- very creative, utilising many local ingredients that we had not tried before.
TripadvisorJan 2024
Positive
My husband & I really enjoyed the different variations of the plant based menu.
Google ReviewsSep 2024
Positive
the food here is fabulous with mostly plant based is a treat
Google ReviewsSep 2024
Positive
the food is incredible, utilizing mostly local and largely plant-based ingredients
Hotels.comSep 2024
Positive
Ingredients they used for cooking were sourced locally, and mostly plant-based.
Booking.comMar 2025
Positive
Breakfast and dinner included, very high quality and innovative plant based set
AgodaJun 2025
Positive
The resort's Open Kitchen serves an incredible plant-based and locally sourced menu, with flavors inspired by traditional Balinese cuisine.
Google ReviewsSep 2025
Positive
The hotel has a clear vision around ethics and culture which runs through all aspects of the hotel including the menu which is 70% plant based and locally sourced.
Booking.comSep 2025
Mixed
The only thing that should be communicated is the dinner menu before booking as 70% is plant based and 30% protein which could be improved on.
Google ReviewsOct 2025
Positive
from the breakfast menu, to the five course tasting menu at dinner (which the team went out of their way to make vegan) the food was an incredibly positive surprise.
Google ReviewsFeb 2026
Mixed
Though 70% of the menu was plant based, once we have a bit more bread especially during dinner, the portions were perfect.
Google ReviewsJul 2026

Earlier

Positive
Sustainably sourced, plant-based food from the very own garden and close surroundings
Google ReviewsSep 2023
Positive
75% plant-based food: different from what we usually eat, a wonderful experience!
Google ReviewsSep 2023
Positive
We love the concept of 70% plant based, and also the opportunity to go foraging for ingredients
Google ReviewsSep 2023
Dissenting · Negative
the food is plant-based, meaning 90% is vegetarian and vaganza, and the remaining 10% is eggs and beef
Trip.com

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