Mayka - Belgrade

There are loads of vegan choices on the menu. We had the Seitan Box and the seven Chevapi with potato wedges. We were surprised that for the high price the food was very simple and didn’t look like it was made with love. It was also a bit dry and I would recommend to order some vegetables as a side. The homemade ice tea was very delicious but also very expensive.

We had to wait rather long taking into account just 1 other couple present. The menu was maybe too long. What we finally ordered was dry and quite tasteless.

We arrived early so got served fairly quickly but as dinner wore on, the service got frustrating for many who left. If you're ready to relax then accept the slow wait for drinks and food. They are one of a few places in Belgrade that do traditional food vegetarian and vegan. We got the vegan cevapi with vegan tartare sauce and wedges. Could have done with a lot more sauce but was a nice effort at a traditional dish. Got a burger as well which was really nice with saucy mushrooms. The starter was recommended and was soup of the day which was a watery goulash type soup with potato, carrot, chickpeas and seitan inside and was incredible. The decor inside is unique and quirky and would be great to have a drink there. We paid about £40 for 2 starters, 2 breads, 2 mains, 1 beer and 2 rakia shots.

When we arrived, the waiter (owner? didn’t greet us with a smile or any welcome gesture and throughout our visit he didn’t smile once, very weird dude. The restaurant is situated in a dark side street next to a place that serves meat, so you can smell meat when you sit outside. We ordered vegan cevapcici and it tasted nothing like cevapcici very dry and almost without taste. Overall unpleasant experience.

Good vegan food in Serbianis hard to find and Mayka is serving it. It is all cooked and prepared in the kitchen so not every meal will be served at the same time. But take your time, share your food with your friends and enjoy the people walking by or the interior.