So glad this place opened to fill our Remedy Diner void with vegan BBQ. They have some amazing BBQ nachos with a cashew cheese sauce, and while I've had really bad attempts at this in the past, they really nailed it. For dinner, we had some tasty BBQ sandwiches, and fries were just the right amount of crispy, and everything usually comes out pretty fast. Do i have a thing for vegan BBQ? Yes. Is this a problem? No read more

Element Gastropub - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Addendum to previous review: Save your money on the drinks! The sangria and pineapple margarita both tasted devoid of any alcohol and that's what I'm paying for. I'd had a couple of hard seltzers that were on tap and those were okay. Also of note, both bathrooms were in dire need of some attention (the trash bin was overflowing and one of the toilet tank covers was on the floor?). Again, the place was definitely understaffed and it showed. read more

Went to brunch with favorite cousin and fellow yelp elite member. Wanted to try a plant based brunch experience and decided on Element. All the food was delicious but, however, the barbecue nachos really stood out. I really loved that they had kombucha mimosas. They were delicious. I was a little disappointed that for a plant based restaurant there weren't more options such as mushrooms, cauliflower, or jackfruit. Everything was primarily made of soy. It was delicious overall. The service was great. Our waitress, Virginia, was very attentive and professional. She continuously checked on us to ensure we did not need anything. She was able to answer our questions in regards to food preparation and anything she could not answer Amanda was nearby for assistance. The set up is nice and offer in and outdoor seating. Street parking is available and garages are near by. I love the downtown historic and artistic vibe. It is worth the visit. read more

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Hateful, delusional owners. Uncomfortable service. Hit or miss food. Requested a manager to discuss a bad server. Guy at the host stand said manager was busy and basically to go away. I was confronted by our server who saw us whispering and announce to the whole restaurant "did I disrespect you? Did I disrespect you" Wrote this review on Google review and the owners response was out of this world rude.They called us miserable people, and liars. They simply could have said "sorry we messed up, we will talk to your server and he should not have confronted you" instead the owner wrote the attached comment. Here's a rundown of our experience written by my friend who I was with and is too scared to even write post: I"Hi, Friend here, I think you (the owners) are missing the entire point of my friends review but I also don't think you're really reading it because you contradicted yourself in your reply. From the moment we sat down the server had an attitude like we just inconvenienced him by eating at your restaurant. I get it, people have bad days, I even said to my friend geez is he ok? I feel bad. Also, being short staffed is not an excuse in this situation, the restaurant wasn't busy and it looked like the appropriate amount of staff for the amount of people. Also we were nothing but nice and polite to this sever and he still treated us at every encounter like we had personally done something to him. Even on bad days it's not difficult to be nice to someone being nice to you especially when it's your job. Now on to the nachos, no we were not complaining about getting free nachos. We didn't hear him say anything he just set them on our table and walked away. We didn't want someone's nachos to get tainted by us if they were on the wrong table, we literally didn't want you guys to have to waste and remake, sorry for being a decent human??? And we kindly said' "excuse me we didn't order nachos" and then he finally speaks up and says it was a mess up and snatched them off the table we were like wtf? Any normal person would have just explained it was a mess up and we would have been extremely thankful. We are not miserable people, your employee was. By the time we got our food we just wanted to leave because he made us feel so unwanted at your restaurant. If that's the vibe you want that's fine but maybe put it in the description on your website that you'll be treated like you do at dicks diner and Karen's diner. AND my friend did ask for a manager (obviously) to speak with and the guy standing at the host (totally irrelevant if he was a host or not) said they didn't really have a manager there today but the guy bartending was the closest thing to manager but we didn't feel comfortable going over there now that the waiter had interjected himself into the convo once again making us feel uncomfortable and in a hostile environment. Honestly, your response as an owner was very immature. You clearly do not like when people say they don't like your food but that's apart of life and owning a restaurant, don't get so butt hurt over it. Now that's all I have to say. " read more

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This is a great place to enjoy vegan dishes! I decided to give this restaurant a try on a Wednesday evening when it was very quiet. The wait staff was outstanding (almost too attentive?) and the food was incredible! I'll be back to try more dishes! read more

Element Gastropub - Chipotle Ranch Taco Salad - fresh and flavorful! - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Cousin who is vegan was visiting from LA. I googled and found Element Gastropub. What a delightful little restaurant and the food was SCRUMPTIOUS; she had chicken and waffles and I, who is not a VEGAN-smash burger! Who knew?? Will definitely be back and may even convert to being a vegan! read more

Although I am very pleased about any vegan restaurant, this one was just ok. Food was good, presentation was a little sloppy and the atmosphere was grim. read more

If you're looking for a delicious vegan experience, I highly suggest Element Gastropub! Background, I am a "flexitarian" with majority of all my meals being vegetarian based so we've been dying to try out Element. We tried multiple appetizers (the summer ceviche, the loaded totchos-not pictured, the chips & queso, and the jalapeño bbq wings-not pictured). The best appetizer was easily the loaded totchos. All of the appetizers are easily shareable with a table. The Bahn Chi was what I chose for my entree and my oh my. These vegan take on a bahn mi blew my expectations out of the water. The crispy tofu combined with all the spicy ingredients was simply amazing. The fries were crispy packed with a cheesy flavor. Definitely give Element a try, regardless of if you are vegan or not. read more

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This place is amazing! I take friends and family here all the time, we love it. You can eat a great meal on appetizers alone if you want. The only bad part is when they take a delicious item out of rotation like the coconut skrimp or Wednesday sushi. read more

This was our 4th time at Element. The food was mostly good and the servers were lovely, hence 3 stars. However, we ordered two drinks that were terrible. A woman at the table next to us also had a bad drink, and told the server that her drink tasted like water, and she asked for an extra shot. My sangria tasted like seltzer with a tablespoon of wine it it. The "assorted fruit" was a slice of lemon and lime. It was meant to have peach schnapps in it and if it did, I couldn't taste even a hint of it. My husband's drink tasted like a can of pineapple juice and nothing else. We apologetically asked them to be fixed or replaced. The manager came out and explained while he would replace one, the bartender always made the drinks perfectly and that the drink my husband ordered is very popular and they never have complaints. The way he spoke to us was super condescending and it was very off putting. I've seen other reviews mentioning this manager being rude as well. I'm not sure why he wouldn't suggest an extra shot (which we would've paid for) or remix it to make my husbands drink at least taste like something. My drink was replaced with a beer that was almost flat. Our food came and the house salad I paid extra for as a side had rotting and yellowing lettuce at the bottom of it. At this point I didn't want to be spoken down to by the manager again so I picked out the pieces for them to see and stopped eating. We tipped the server 25% for their trouble and apologized for making their life difficult. They were lovely and good at their job. I'm sad we had this experience because we genuinely liked Element up until now. We won't be returning. read more

Delicious vegan food. I had the patty melt and loved it. The patio is also dog friendly so we were able to sit there with our dog read more

Element Gastropub - Patty melt with tots - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The service was amazing. The server was quick and friendly. The location is downtown, and the outdoor seating was cute. The pimento cheese wontons were the best rangoons I've ever had (no joke, order these!) The cocktails were delicious. read more

Element Gastropub - Pimento cheese wontons Ocean Water cocktail - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Most of the dishes we got were decent but we felt like the online images of the dishes didn't match what we ordered. The amount of fries we got were scarce compared to the images posted online. We ordered a patty melt which looked like it was supposed to have onions and some kinds of sauces on it but ours was just a naked patty in between two slices of bread with nothing else. The Cobb buffalo salad we ordered had very little chicken on it and the "egg" was just plain crumbled tofu. The crispy chick'n inside of the crispy chick'n sandwich was mostly fried batter. The peanut butter pie was very delicious but it was smashed before the drive home and was a very small slice for the 9$ we payed for it especially considering that there are cafes downtown that offer fancy pastries for a lesser price. The tater tots and the sauces that came with the philly cheesesteak were pretty good. Overall, a decent meal but very expensive considering the portion sizes and the lack of care used when preparing the food. Edit: One very nice aspect of this restaurant is however the customer service which I originally didn't mention for which I apologize. The front host was incredibly nice and when we called to have our sauces on the side instead of being in the philly sandwich, they were accommodating. They were also kind enough to reply to my initial review but I wouldn't call a restaurant on a Friday night and bother them to mention problems that we had unless it was a complete mess up of our order. read more

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I love this place and can't wait to return. We sat outside a few weeks ago and it was such a beautiful atmosphere. My friends and I decided to go on a double date and this was the place they chose. I'm glad they did because this place is a must, even for meat eaters. Also the kind of place that has quality ingredients and top tier service. Next time I'll have a drink so that way I can have the full experience of the gastropub. The service was above average, the interior was vibey enough and I actually looked up what time they open today because I'm craving the smash burger and want to go NOW!! Don't wait, go try their food so you can see what all the rave is for yourself. read more

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Delicious food. The fries are amazing. Servers are very attentive and nice. I loved the vibe inside of the restaurant. read more

Element Gastropub - Buffalo Chik'n Sandwich - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Two stars because the food we did eat was really good but the service was just really poor. While I truly believe they have great food, our experience was a bum out. We arrived around 6:30 and sat at the bar. We placed drink orders and when she came back with our drinks we placed our appetizer and food order. Appetizers came within about 15-20 minutes and then nothing. After about 30 minutes, one of the bartenders came and asked if we ordered food and we said yes. She said they had Wi-Fi issues and didn't get our order so she wrote our order down on paper and said she would get it in ASAP. We waited another 20 minutes and she came back to us and asked if we were waiting on food and recited an order, which wasn't ours. At this point we had been there since 6:30 (it was almost 8, so an hour and half) and they had never placed our food order with the kitchen so we told her to forget about it. We paid our bill for the drinks and appetizer and left. read more

5 star atmosphere, 5 star service, 5 star food!!! The jalepeno bbq sauce on the wings was TO DIE FOR. Being vegetarian for 7 years now I am the first to tell you it is hard to find good "chicken" the sandwich and wings both had the shred like consistency I love. Amazing!!!! read more

Element Gastropub - Wings, Nashville Hot Chik'n Sandwich - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Wow!! I had family in from out of town last night and we went to Element Gastropub in downtown Raleigh. We started with Pimento Cheese Rangoons and Sweet Chili Sauce Wings and we were blown away. The food was hot and fresh and prepared perfectly. We enjoyed Philly Sandwiches and Elemental Burger with Malt Vinegar Fries and it was amazing. The food was great and the atmosphere was fun and welcoming. We enjoyed several mixed drinks that were perfectly crafted and unique including the Carolina Mule and the Pineapple Pepperita. The food portions were generous and I couldn't eat another bite, so I took a piece of Pop's Peanut Butter Cheesecake home.......delicious!! I highly recommend this restaurant and can't wait to go again. Thank you! read more

Excellent vegan food options. Nice touch of spice. Good place to visit if you are vegan. Service is very nice too.

The restaurant is simple but modern. Right on the main road but huge sidewalks make you feel like your away from it all. The service was excellent and the food was the best we had eaten all weekend. The restaurant was about 2 hours from home but we were in town for an event. We have already driven the 2 hours back to grab a bite to eat. If you're ever in the area stop in. read more

Element Gastropub - The element burger, vegan organic cheese, all organic vegetables and beyond beef patty. - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Excellent vegan food! We enjoyed the barbecue (sandwich and nachos!) and tasty drinks. The location is great and we were able to sit outside. Looking forward to coming back to try more dishes soon! read more

Element Gastropub - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I've been here twice for dinner and once for brunch and absolutely love it. I've yet to try anything I don't enjoy. My faviorates include the fried chik'n, kale caesar, wings & tots! read more

Delicious vegan food! I'm vegetarian and delighted I could eat anything on the menu. I had the chicken on a roll and amazing fries on the side. Great service too. read more

Perfect place for a GREAT vegan meal. And leave room for dessert! I had a small kale Caesar salad, NC BBQ plate w/Cole slaw and jalapeño corn bread and 2 desserts: peanut butter cheesecake and a chocolate chip cookie. Highly recommend! read more

I came here looking for a healthy meal as a meat eater, unaware that the entire menu was plant based. Everything was delicious! I got the ceasar salad and the dressing was perfect, the tangy bite I love was very present in the vegan dressing. I also got the fried chicken sandwich and it was very tasty. I enjoyed my food and wasn't left with that heavy lunch feeling on the way back to work. read more

Element Gastropub - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I didn't realize the menu was vegan until halfway through the meal -- and it was great! I got the chik'n sandwich, which was HUGE and so tasty. We sat outside under the heaters and it was a wonderful experience. Atmosphere was great and lively. read more

Wow! Amazing! Vegan! Friendly! I was wowed from the local beers on tap! The awesomeness of the friendly service and staff and that this place has amazingly great food. I'm not vegan but I would bring my family here for the experience! Great job Kari! read more

Element Gastropub - Great place.!Clean and what a friendly atmosphere! Awesome crew!Great food.Had a an amazing experience! - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Element is one of our favorite restaurants. Have always had a great experience until our visit for lunch on 5/26/25. Everything about this experience was poor. Three of us arrived at about 11:30. There were only 8 people seated. we sat at a table in the middle. Waitperson took drink orders quickly. We always get tea No Straws. Teas were brought with straws inserted So no saving that plastic. It was almost 20 minutes later before we were asked if we were ready to order and the place still only had a dozen patrons. After finally ordering, 1 Reuben and 2 of the new special oyster mushroom Po' Boys, the waitperson asked if we wanted tea refills. We said yes expecting a pitcher to be brought over, but no. Out came three more new glasses with straws. Two of the glasses had chunks of something crusty and hard readily visible stuck around various spots of the inside walls. Called the waitperson sent those back and got two more, with straws. So we are now up to 8 specifically unwanted plastic straws if you are counting. The Reuben and one of the Po'Boys came out. The Po'Boy had a generous amount of the sandwich's sauce on the fried mushroom strips. My Po'Boy didn't come for another 8 minutes after we stopped a passing waitperson and complained about its missing status. She went and got it right away. I believe it had been sitting under heat lamps the entire delay because the plain white hogie roll of the sandwich was very dry, crusty and crumbled profusely when eating unlike the other one. Even so, overall the sandwich was cold and much to my dismay there was virtually no sauce on it ..... maybe 20% of what the other one had. And the flavor of the offering was ZERO. It was like just fried tasteless batter on dry white bread. Per my companions, the Reuben was great, it always is. The fries were great as always as well. The other Po'Boy was pretty uninspiring as well per my companion but not as dry as mine because of the generous serving of sauce on that one. I hate leaving this review because Element has been one of our "go to" spots and recommendations to others. But this experience was very poor. read more

Came here after the night market in Moore Square. I'll preface this by adding that I am a carnivore, though my daughter is Vegan, however, I'm a fan of all foods. I really liked the look of the restaurant, the signs, the beer taps on the wall, periodic table etc. The outdoor patio area was a nice set up also. We started out with the Trumpet Mushroom Ceviche with tortilla chips. I liked the idea of this dish with all veggies, the mushrooms were nice and meaty, avocado and veggies fresh, BUT it was so overpowered by the lime that it was almost inedible. I am a huge fan of ceviche, I understand the preparation etc, but the mushrooms were just saturated in it, making it not a good dish for myself or my daughter. I ordered the weekly special of a play on a Pork Belly sandwich with a side salad. The presentation was good, the salad was a great size, as was the sandwich. I enjoyed this dish, the pickled onions, and cucumbers were a nice touch to this sandwich. My daughter ordered the Flobster Toll with Tater Tots. It came with the same Trumpet Mushrooms as the ceviche, but with dill and a nice NE roll. The tots were ok, a little too much paprika, and the lobster roll was really nothing like lobster at all..the mushroom were all cut into really small pieces, not a meaty mushroom like you would think to resemble lobster..the correlation was a little off for me. Overall the meal was just ok for me. The decor was nice, service was good, but the food was just subpar to both of us. read more

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Happened to be downtown for a trivia night and wanted to eat somewhat healthy. Enter element Gastropub. I had the veggie bahn mi and my husband had a bbq sandwich. I usually order tots but I heard that the fries were where it's at and they didn't disappoint. There was more than enough food and we didn't even finish the fries and tots. Highly recommend if you're downtown! read more

I've only been here twice. The atmosphere is a down to earth vibe and the employees are welcoming. The only con I would say is that I found hair in my food and it seemed like the kitchen staff including my waiter made a joke about it as if this maybe something that's common, this most recently visit. read more

The food is amazing, service is friendly and helpful, ambiance is great - overall such a great spot for any meal - lunch, dinner or brunch! read more

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Food was fantastic. Loved the Philly cheesesteak style sandwich. The fries and tots we amazing. The service was also top notch. This should be on your short list of restaurants of any type to visit. read more

Cute place. I had the Philly cheesesteak abba fries. I wouldn't call the sandwich a Philly cheesesteak, it was okay. The fries were excellent! I loved the sangria, paired well with the rose water orange hibiscus cake. We also got the nachos to start off and they were pretty good. Tried the chicken sandwich which was pretty similar to regular chicken I'd say. Service was okay, went for my 21st and they don't do much. All I got was a platter of 4 cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin) which were good. Kind of pricy. read more

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Food was good but service was very slow. I think they were short staffed but either way, we didn't get enough silverware bc they ran out. We sat for an hour waiting for food. Then sat for 45 minutes waiting to pay. And there was a line of people waiting to sit and we were ready to leave but couldn't check out? So we had to go to the bar and ask to check out. I have kids so it's imperative that I'm in and out. If there was better communication up front then we would not have sat and waited. I do wish they had more fresh options. The pancakes didn't even come with fruit. It looked like they had a full bar but they couldn't make an espresso martini. Very confusing. I probably won't dine here again. Drink menu limited. Food all fried and everything was slow slow slow. read more

I would love to share a great experience but I really can't. I won't be eating here ever again after one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a restuarant. We had reservations for 6:30 last night with a birthday party of 7. They seated us outside - which is totally fine except it started to rain hard about 7:30. Our table didn't have an umbrella or any covering (the rain was coming sideways so even an umbrella wouldn't have helped). We still hadn't received our appetizers that we'd ordered when we arrived so friends in my party asked to be seated inside at one of the two large available tables. They put cold appetizers on the inside table and told us they'd cancelled our meal order (which had been ordered over an hour before) and told us we had to leave because that table had been reserved at 8:30. I spoke with Jason, the on-site manager at the time. He was extremely rude. I told him I couldn't understand why they would kick us out. He apparently valued the next reservation more than the current one and refused to feed us. He kept treating me like I didn't understand how the world worked. He was so condescending he even spoke slowly and loudly as though I couldn't even understand him. I explained that current guests should take priority over guests who've not yet arrived but he vehemently disagreed. In two hours, we should have been able to eat, pay and leave long before the 8:30 reservation. He offended me so badly at one point, I stood to leave and my party followed. The Jason said if we left without paying for drinks he'd "call the cops." All he had to say was please hold on and wait for your bill. You catch more flies with honey... He's rude and unprofessional. From what I understand from other staff, it happens pretty frequently. I won't be back there ever. I've never been treated so rudely in my life. Diners beware of Jason. If you enjoy the restaurant, maybe call ahead and make sure he's not working before you go. I can't say if I like the restaurant or not. The appetizers weren't good (maybe they're better when they're fresh) but I have no idea if the meal was. What a terrible way to celebrate my friend's birthday. read more

Great food, delicious desserts, fun atmosphere both inside and on the patio. I love that Raleigh has an all vegan gastropub!

Had a wonderful dinner with a dear friend on the lovely patio in front of Element. Many options for dining, regardless of the size of your group. We started with chips and queso. It was amazing and perfect for sharing. I had the Buffalo 'chicken' sandwich with house-made ranch. It was spicy in a very satisfying way. The real standout of the meal was the tater tots which had special seasoning on them! We finished our meal by sharing an oat milk soft serve swirl (vanilla and chocolate) and we added a cookie on top. The staff was warm and helpful. We will be back! read more

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Service and food, OUTSTANDING! Dan the server from Wisconsin great personality and deserves triple the tip we gave . Our meal was a smash hit! House fries w/the house gravy sausage egg and cheese biscuit and the No-Jangles biscuit made us happy ! read more

Element Gastropub - No-Jangles and fries - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Such a great vegan eats spot! Beware just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's healthy but if you are looking for a vegan splurge this is the place to go! My chick'n biscuit was incredible! read more

Element Gastropub - Chick'n biscuit with honee! - Vegetarian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina