The Naam

The bowls are great. Naan bowl, easy rider tea and outdoor seating
Prices are good, great atmosphere, and service was quick and friendly.
Highly recommended for vegetarian meals in BC

This is a vegan restaurant and I had high hopes from it. I loved the ambience. Both indoor and outdoor sitting has a charm to it. The food was okay. I really felt the dragon bowl is a bit too dry and lacks flavors. Tacos were good. I liked the flavors. But the service of this place was horrible. They only had one person taking care of all the tables. They never offered cutlery, tissues or anything themselves and even after asking they took almost 30 min. We were literally done by food by then. So I would rate 5 for its ambience but 2 for service and food. Maybe one time try place!

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE
If you're looking for something vegetarian or vegan in town, there's the one and only original - at least when it comes to reputation: good eats and good service at a price that's not too crazy!

=== 2. FOOD
Naam Bowl ($16)
Organic brown rice, topped with steamed veggies flavoured with the Naam-signature miso gravy and then with tofu, shredded carrots and beets. This might be my favourite dish between the two we tried today!

Maui-Maui Burger ($18.5)
A vegan soy protein patty topped with pineapple, water chestnuts and teriyaki sauce, accompanied by a salad and sesame fries. The burger was decent overall, but the patty was a bit of a letdown as it crumbled easily, which made eating the burger harder. But eh sesame fries - basically seasoned potato wedges were great as was the miso gravy :)

=== 3. SERVICE
The service was great from check-in through bill payment with constant checks and patience with a couple of kiddos at our table.

=== 4. ENVIRONMENT
It's about as earthy as the ingredients - Naam offers a cozy, aged environment that reflects the cuisine that its served - where it's back to basics. Large groups could be challenged here, but there are plenty of smaller tables inside and in an adjacent semi-outside environment. Folks with baby strollers and wheelchairs may be a little challenged in some spots. Parking is available on the street outside and around the block.

I ordered delivery with Uber Eats
for The Naam, I usually eat at the restaurant, third time delivery with Uber Eats. I ordered the fries with miso gravy. The fries were good. This is also the first time I tried the fries with miso gravy.The miso gravy is different but I dipped every frie in it. Like others said, it is an acquired taste but I would try it again. I also ordered The Buddha's Feast.The Buddha's Feast was as good as when I had it at the restaurant. The food was delivered in good time and was still warm. I have been going to the Naam since the early 1990's, The food is consistently delicious and the service alway polite, prompt and professional.

I have been a regular customer for years. Recently havent been there for a few months till today. It was quiet there and not many customer. Took one hour untill we received our food. I complained twice and they said something about emptying the oven from breakfast and make it ready fir lunch! Sorry your problem. someone could have tols us there is one hour delay so we dont lose our next appointment and in this period of one hour waiting not once anybody came to us to ask if we need anything like water. Lots of unattentive and kind of ignorant servers. It was awful customer service.

Great food, friendly service and a relaxed place.

Recommend it for an affordable, fresh food meal.

My first repeat visit in about 15 years. Definitely my last.

The food was mediocre at best. My Budda's Feast was a very bland and boring pile of overcooked (pre-cooked?) vegetables, and tons of plain boring tofu. Nothing freshly made in that stir fry... or flavour! I can whip up a much better stir fry at home in a few minutes. The other two entrees were slightly more interesting, but only slightly. The worst meal I have had in ages.

The service was friendly but REALLY slow. We were one of only a few tables and it still took over 15 minutes just to get a drink. We sat with our empty plates waiting to get the bill for over half an hour. We finally went up to the counter to pay our bill.
The couple beside us came in a little after us, and were still desperately trying to get someone to take their order 45 minutes later.

The restaurant itself is tired, funky and run down. Our table was sticky when we arrived.... perhaps the wrong finish on it? Or maybe it was just dirty.... the ants were certainly interested. It is not "quaint", it is just old.

There is no inspiration in the food or the venue... they seem to be simply riding on their history as being one of first vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver. I've never had a meal I enjoyed there. They need a new menu and a new chef (and a renovation!)

There are so many other vegan and vegetarian options in this town that actually make good food! Give this one a miss.

Charming ambiance. Exactly the chill vibe I love.

Yummy food.

What else do you need?

So glad I found this place!

Good restaurant. Try the Naam bowl. Unless you have a peanut allergy. Healthy not too expensive. Fair price good tasty healthy food. Ate here for many years.

Cute spot with vegan options.
Very slow to get ordered, missed an item, staff not too knowledgeable about menu items and we had to get up to find someone for the check. Tofu scramble was terrible. So dry and tasteless. Daiya cheese was the only saving grace. Blueberry soy shake was okay. My sister enjoyed her nonvegan option. Paying took forever. If you have the time it aint the worst. I wont be back.