La Belle Verte- Gatineau, Québec

I know, I know.. You are drooling already. What if I told you this tastes 100 times BETTER than it even looks??? #IsThisRealLife

I have had raw vegan "Cheese" cake in many different cities.. even countries... CONTINENTS. I never thought I would find the BEST one in my own back yard. So I will share my entire experience because this place is on the top of my list now for the Ottawa area. 

Let's start from the beginning or as my dear friend Taryn would say.. the "Veganning" ;) 

I had heard about La Belle Verte before but I hadn't taken the time to check it out. My sister and I were in the area around lunch last week and decided we best go somewhere we have good vegan and raw options (as downtown Ottawa currently lacks this). So we headed 5 minutes over the bridge to Quebec to finally check out this place. Everything but 2 items (vegetarian with goats cheese) on the menu are Vegan, including many gluten free and raw options. 

We started off with the YIN YANG Rolls. They were awesome.. the sauce was great. Very fresh and healthy! 

We ordered the Raw Sushi with an upgraded salad to the Neptune Salad ($2 extra) as well as the raw "Quiche". Portion sizes are great for the price, definitely a great value! 

First off, the Quiche. It was really good, rich, flavourful and very enjoyable. It is more like a raw creamy pizza but still great! 

OK..the Neptune salad. I am not much of a salad person to be honest. I do eat them almost daily but I am always looking for new combinations and dressings to keep things interesting. This is the BEST salad I have ever eaten in my life. I could eat it EVERY DAY. The flavours, the healthiness, the dressing.. WOW. Our waiter did give us a "Public Service Announcement" upon ordering it that the dressing is highly addicting. He was right. I literally dream about this salad and I can't wait to go eat it again tomorrow. 

I LOVE sushi. I make vegan sushi all the time and I have enjoyed it at some of the best plant-based sushi restaurants in the world (see New York and LA.. coming soon). This Raw sushi I honestly didn't have high hopes for but MAN, did it ever blow me away. I highly recommend you try this combo together as a meal. Very filling, very healthy, low fat.. great choice. I will probably order it every time (I will try new things too but I am literally in love.)

Uh oh.. we couldn't resist either. 

Last but definitely not least.. the 3 layer cake. I have had so many incredible vegan desserts in so many places... but I think this tops it all. So soft, creamy, flavourful. Not TOO dense or heavy or rich. The  combination of whatever they use.. is perfect. I dream of this cake every night and I urge everyone to go and try it. If you are thinking of going vegan but are afraid you will "Miss out". TRUST me. With creations from the heavens like this.. the non-vegans will be the ones missing out. 

I give La Belle Verte 5/5. Great service, incredible food, local and organic... WINNER. I'll be back tomorrow hahahaha! :D

166 Rue Eddy, Gatineau, QC J8X 2W9, Canada