Vegetarians actually get options at this T1 Crepes & Waffles
At El Dorado T1 near gate /MEX/gate/, Crepes & Waffles is one of the few sit-down spots where you can get real vegetarian food instead of another burger or fried chicken combo. The menu runs heavy on salads, crepes, and ice creams, and even with airport markup it stays roughly in the /MEX/price/ bracket compared with the rest of the terminal.
Hours run around /MEX/hours/, so you can usually hit it for breakfast crepes, a late lunch before an afternoon departure out of T1, or a dessert stop after a late-night arrival. It’s post-security in T1, so once you clear immigration and security for Bogotá, you don’t need to backtrack to reach it.
Menu standouts: the savory crepes with mushrooms or spinach land as the most reliable vegetarian main, and the ice cream sundaes beat the generic sweets at nearby T1 food-court stalls by a wide margin. Expect mains in the mid-range for /MEX/price/, not cheap but less painful than some sit-down spots closer to the big international gates in T1.
The rating hovers around 3.1, so set expectations accordingly: you’re here for solid ingredients and better veg choices, not polished service. Turnover slows during banked departure waves for long-haul flights, and tables near gate /MEX/gate/ fill first when multiple international departures board at once.
Watch out for: service can be slow when T1 banks its evening flights, and you can wait 20–30 minutes for a crepe if you show up just as several widebodies start boarding nearby. Build in at least 45 minutes if your boarding pass shows a T1 gate near /MEX/gate/ and you want a sit-down meal instead of takeaway.
Quick tip: if time is tight, order a cold dish like a salad or ice cream from the start, pay as soon as it hits the table, and set a hard “leave” time that’s 40 minutes before departure from any T1 gate.