Good Intentions

This is a vegan restaurant located in a yet to be renovated part of downtown behind the Rays stadium. Parking is limited and at lunch time on Sunday it was busy. A large spacious building with a bar at the end. Mine is a non-vegan point of view. We chose a charcuterie board for $45 that was mediocre at best, but the hummus was delicious, the best part of the board. The vegan gyro meat was not appealing in texture or flavor. I'm not sure if vegans eat cheese, if it was real cheese it was not great, if it was fake cheese then they did pretty good. Free first glass of Mimosa was a pleasant surprise. The desserts were fabulous, rich and gratifying. It was very loud throughout the meal, the clamor came mostly from the bar area. Patrons milled around the room greeting each other and perusing some of the wares for sale at the back of the room. Service was exuberant and gregarious provided by Joey who is quite the character, perfect for this venue.

The food really stands up in this place!!! I’m not vegan but a friend of mine is and so my husband and I met with her here and we both were extremely surprised of how good the food is! He loves meat and wanted a box for his remaining food and ate it next day in the morning lol so that should tell you how much he liked it! I could eat like this anytime lol! The service was great too, I’m boomed that I don’t remember the name of our waitress but she was very very nice! The environment is ok, I’m guessing at night looks beautiful with the little lights the have hanging on but during the day you can’t see the magic so I found it pretty regular which is the only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars, the outside looks not particularly nice but it pays trying it out! I live in SW Florida so I’ll probably come here every time I’m in the area ☺️😉

I went with three other vegan connoisseurs and we were blown away by Good Intentions! Easily the best vegan restaurant in the area. We ordered 5 different entrees, three apps and all the desserts to share. Everything was insane. You can tell the food is made from the highest quality ingredients by a talented chef. Excellent work! Very excited to have this in town.

This places rules. Everything we ate was delicious and all of the servers were amazing, friendly, and knowledgeable. The nachos are AMAZING, and I say that as a non-vegan (vegetarian) cheese lover. Seriously so good. The cocktails were tasty and I got to do the Hungarian wine tasting which was really tasty and fun and served by a beautiful drag queen. The vibes are awesome and the interior is cute. My only complaint is that it’s really loud when theres a lot of people inside, but everything else was so good that barely mattered.

Definitely a 5 star kind of place! The vibe, the service and especially the food! Located in a Quonset hut, the whole experience will make me look forward to visiting again.. and soon! From the moment we walked in with the purple undertones and the Halloween decor, I knew this was going to be an adventure. Our server was very knowledgeable about the drink menu as well as the appetizers.. those Brussel sprouts were no joke! Bursting with flavor and definitely a table favorite! We enjoyed our meals whether it was the Seasonal gnocchi, Buffalo tempeh, Tarpon style Greek salad, or Hot Italian beef. Dessert was brought in by a local baker and was superb. Enjoyed a chocolate ube and a red velvet cake. And ready for the kicker… IT’s 100% VEGAN! Oh my!!! This is how it should be done! Photos were challenging because if the lighting but that should not discourage anyone from going (so please don’t judge the photography!). Oh!!! Each bathroom (there were three individual room) had mudic playing and different decor. The music tract was surprising too! But I won’t spoil it…

Incredible vegan experience! we started with some whiskey sours followed by the bang bang broccoli for an appetizer. YUM!! My carnivore husband had the special which was l” Steak Frites ‘ (lion mane mushrooms with the chimichurri sauce)…. Incredible.!! I enjoyed the tofu steak with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. Totally delicious! Our bartender Max was amazing as well. Highly recommend!!