Buddha-Full • Northwoods

Love this place. So grateful that we have such a wonderful vegan restaurant in North Vancouver. It’s a really relaxing atmosphere, and the food always hits the spot. In particular, I would recommend trying the tiramisu bar regardless of whether or not you’re a vegan. It’s so soft and tasty! You can’t go wrong with any of their bowls or wraps either if you’d like a meal rather than a snack. The one downside is that it’s quite pricy, but considering it’s pretty niche and the ingredients are always fresh and good quality, it’s still worth getting once in a while.

Nice vegan restaurant! I tried their Karmic Juju Acai Bowl and liked it.

There is free parking around, the interior of the restaurant is really nice.

I purchased two high price cookies. However, the taste was awful. The pistachio had unusual taste and no pistachio at all. The other one, raisin was too dry and old. I really regret of my purchased. I don’t recommend their cookies.

I’d say Buddha-Full is one of the best vegan, vegetarian, GF friendly cafe + restaurants in Vancouver.

They have a very thoughtful food, snack menu. The staff is super friendly.

If you live nearby north shore, definitely come check it out.

Keep up the great vibe!
Highly recommended!

This place has an excellent atmosphere and the food is great and flavorful. I will give a 10 if they move forward to use regular cutlery and dishes and reduce packaging waste.

Got the Coastal Vibes Bowl for take out - it was yummy. Also the person who took my order acknowledged me and told me it would be a moment before they could help me which was good.

Not great service. Ordered two açai bowls, mostly icy. Forgot order - but there was no apology - no customer service. Used to love going there…

Exactly what I needed after a beautiful hike:) thank you for the delicious food. I will be back️ you should open these over the bridge!

Late opening and then had to wait to be acknowledged/served as employees finished making their breakfast smoothies. Maybe they are having a bad day today?

The most beautiful place to be now! If you are looking for recovery, even better! Sometimes, the most beautiful things are right in front of us and we haven't seen them! Sometimes.we even picked them up once before already, went in, and didn't see it for what it was. Here, if you take your time, you will see it. Beauty. Want it? Take your time.here.now!
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I love this place. Food is always fresh and delicious. Healer tonic is my favourite, wraps are good (that salad dressing on the side salad is incredible), raisin the bar is amazing as are the peanut butter balls… friendly staff and fast service - definitely be eating here a bunch!

Reasonable prices and lots of options! All vegan and some gluten free options. Very cute atmosphere and great customer service. The food was made quickly too!

Aesthetically pleasing inside. Outlet are available besides tables but not excessive. Food was great and good place to chill. I'm to heavy for the swings but I want to one day

Vibes are very SoCal (in a good way), and food is decent, but the service is rather horrible. The people running the front of the house and kitchen don’t seem to be mindful of the guests at all. They forgot one of my orders, and just kept staring at me even though I was waiting for 30 minutes. When I inquired, they claimed they had prepared my order and that someone else had taken it, even though I was literally there the whole time and they certainly did not call what I had ordered. They prepared it again with a shrug and not so much a hint of an apology.

TLDR, frustrating customer service
Let me just say today I really enjoy the food here. The staff (two women) prepping the food are just rude. Went to pick up my online order and they basically just ignore your presence. I actually waved my arm at them to grab their attention by which I had already waited a good time trying to grab their attention. Turns out the food was already ready and cold behind the counter.
I went in the store to order in person thinking that it’d be a better experience and nope! They totally forgot my smoothie order, after waiting 10 minutes the cashier asked them where the smoothie was and this girl just straight lied & said she had made it and someone else must have taken it! I was standing there and can assure you no one else took any smoothies. To the girls behind the counter, you can do better. Your food is about nourishing bodies, your attitudes should reflect that methodology.

I only had a chance to try their juices (golden aura) the mixture of black pepper turmeric and ginger was amazing! Environmental friendly idea to serve the juice in glass bottles (either dine-in or take out). It was a bit pricey. I liked their sitting area both inside and outside.

Just ordered a smoothie and a wild at heart bowl. The bowl was ok about 4 out of 5 but the smoothie was 90% ice.never ordered a smoothie again.

Really pretty place to grab some super healthy food. We had just finished doing the grouse grind and wanted something nutritious and tasty. It was my second time here and I ordered the wild at heart bowl. Good portion size and very colorful. Lots of Veggies but I do wish there was maybe one more piece of yam added. I also ordered the liquid gold drink with oat milk. I did not taste much maple syrup but the drink was still warm and comforting. I would come back here again!

I dream about eating here. Great bowls, fresh made to order. Excellent staff. Price matches how great the ingredients are. Don't skimp out, get a baked good.

This place was realllllly good. When I say realllllly good. I mean heavenly. The staff are super nice and the food is filled with love, plants and everything nice. We had enough food with us to bring to the nude beach the next day and it was so satisfying! Worth the money and definitely filling plus worth the experience if you're dining in. If you're looking for all natural products, soaps or shampoos/conditioners, maybe some awesome granola to take home with you? They've got that too!

Loved Buddha Full BUT last week I ordered an Açai bowl and it was really really REALLY watery, so I sat there had couple of spoons and left…$16 waste of money…

Decent local vegan spot, with some areas needing improvement. Food is good but very expensive based on portion size. I don't really experience the staff as being particularly friendly or helpful, especially if you aren't fully sure what you want to order. Not always the cleanest. Worth a visit so you can form your own opinion on the place.

On a side note, as others have mentioned, it's a very Instagrammable space, if that's what you're looking for.

Restaurant is very instagram 'worthy', but most definitely on the pricer side. Also, you sort of need to just know what you want here, no point in asking the staff for assistance.

The food is fresh and so is the pressed juice. The atmosphere is calm and cozy while utilizing very open and airy decor.
Love coming here, especially the perch on the velvet cushions at the back.

I had high hopes - I love a good bowl and was a little disappointed. My buddha bowl lacked flavour and my friend's wrap wasn't anything special. Was hoping for more given the price point.also for a place that sends hard eco friendly vibes, the dead plants all over the walls was pretty depressing and a little ironic.

UPDATE: I meant to put in a reply. My issue is that customer service is depressing. It is underwhelming and lacking. This feels like a place to go eat and know exactly what it is you need or want. It feels like its preaching to its own choir and not providing any assistance to highlighting the benefits of the product. When I visited (over 6 times), the customer service clerks are not too friendly when asked questions about the products. They appear rushed even when the store is empty. They are not too keen to answer questions or highlight the benefits of the products sold when asked. I feel like it is begrudging them to be asked any questions about ingredients. And when I have asked, the attitude is none too charitable to those beginning their nutritional journey. I do not tip as a result of this behaviour. I prefer to go elsewhere where I am not made to feel like I'm wasting people's time by asking one or two questions about the products on the menu.

Beautiful ambiance and certainly "grammable" food presentation.reminds me of some of the cafes in Surfers, or anywhere really on the Gold Coast of Australia.however for the price, its just not worth it for us. I ordered the side soup which was super tasty (6.95$) and asked for a piece of toast on the side. It was an extra $2.50 for a slice of toast. So it came to just over 10$ for a cup of soup and a piece of toast. I would give this place 4.5 stars if the prices were more reasonable.

Great for “the gram” but otherwise this is just expensive vegetables.
My advice would be to fly to Vietnam, buy a motorcycle, a suit, a 3 course meal for your family, and then fly home the same day. You will end up spending less than if you order avocado toast here.

I've gone here several times but only the location at lower lonsdale. Although I love the food and the ambience of this place, I was disappointed with my last visit. I ordered the avocado toast. It was about $10 for 1 piece of bread and avocado spread.very small. We also were not even greeted by the staff at all and ignored. Overpriced and unfriendly. Will not be returning to this location.

The food here, at the Northwoods location, is always quite good. Though, I have to say that the portions are often inconsistent and a bit pricey. And just a little constructive criticism, the staff are extremely slow, so slow sometimes it’s painful. If there are three or more people waiting for an order, you’ll definitely have time for a nap. With their severely reduced hours due to Covid, I would assume they’d be able to pick up their paces a bit. Unfortunately, it has yet to happen.

Got two 'Ohana Luv Acai bowls and both were good. Chai seeds and granola were excellent. We were not expecting the aqua colour and it was kind of fun. We both had already dug in before I took this photo. Will definitely be back to try the mushroom chai.

Staff were taking COVID precautions and all were masked up. Great to see! Thank you!

The prices here are ridiculous. I ordered toast with peanut butter, banana and hemp hearts. It showed $8.50 on the menu and then they tell me the hemp hearts are extra, even though they say they are included on the menu! I expected a decent portion and received what is shown in the photo. Literally one slice of toast with a bit of peanut butter and not even a whole sliced banana! It was half a banana, sliced! Unbelievable. Will never go back.

The food can be great. The staff are a little hit or miss. Some are amazing at their job and some seem to be young kids that aren't great at helping people. They run out of a lot of items after 6.

Cute space. Decent albeit expensive food options. All vegan. Carries local small business pastries (Yellow Basket & Flourgirl!). Customer service is pretty meh. I’d say 25% of the staff are friendly, whereas 75% are grumpy and sour. That’s where they lost 2 stars from me.

Food can be good but depending on the staff, a lot of inconsistencies. Some staff seem to know what they are doing and others are clueless. I've been misinformed about what's in some of their dessert items a couple of times. The service is really slow and it always seems like a lot of the staff aren't trained properly. It appears they might have a high turnover and don't know if it has anything to do with wages but wouldn't be surprised if that was the contributing factor. I think this place has a lot more potential but I often only go there if I'm out of other options because I don't really want to wait that long for a salad or a latte.

2 stars just for the atmosphere which was lovely. We ordered 2 entres and a soup. The soup was served freezing cold and we had to ask them to heat it up again. Not sure if it was even warmed up in the first place. Only had dirty cups at the water station, which we had to ask twice for someone to fill because the jug was empty. Food wasn’t very good, service wasn’t very good. Probably won’t come back

Came in from the cold ordered 2 hot drinks.
Wasn't that busy, but the drinks took a long time to come up one by one. My drink was warm, pretty much kiddie temperature. The second drink wasn't that much hotter. I won't be coming back.

Northwoods - you are an amazing location! I I remember going to Lonsdale years ago, and meeting the owners who were knowledgable and very approachable. I always felt welcomed. Although the drinks and food may be on the more expensive side, you're definitely getting your money's worth

We only ordered smoothies, but the atmosphere of this place was great. Smoothies were excellent, only negative was it was pretty pricey.

We went looking for a different type of restaurant and had dinner at Buddha-Full on a Saturday evening. It certainly was different! When we arrived, there were 3 employees behind the counter and only one other customer. You would think these people would use the slack time to clean tables. However, all of the tables were dirty and we had to ask for someone to wipe the food off one of them so we could sit down. In addition, the concrete floors were filthy with food scraps all along the counter bottom.
The tree stump seats were extremely uncomfortable and we saw another customer come in, sit down, and promptly fall off the stump onto his back.
It seems this place is putting the emphasis on take-out orders which is probably wise. With the poor service and cleanliness, I'd be surprised if it's open as a restaurant in a year's time.

The smoothies were decent but not exceptional and the place was basically run by a group of disorganized teenagers. Maybe not worth the money but if you’re nearby and need a healthy snack quickly it is still worth it.