This place loves vegans! at Bongo Cafe and Grille in Ocean City
Look at all the vegan selections! at Bongo Cafe and Grille in Ocean City
They do love vegans! The food is outstanding! at Bongo Cafe and Grille in Ocean City

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  • White Veg-options
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
American
Breakfast
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Breakfast and lunch place. Has an extensive vegan menu and a large sign on the door stating that they love vegans. SEPT 2014 PER OWNER SHUT.

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3 Reviews

First Review by RoxiRae

Avatar VeganAC

VeganAC

Points +18

Vegan
15 Jun 2014

A Friendly, Delicious Vegan Oasis at NJ Shore

Being vegan and gluten/dairy-free can be challenging at best when visiting the NJ shore (admittedly, my partner and I are a tall order!) but not at Bongo Cafe.

In planning our trip to Ocean City, we researched Happy Cow and found a few places to eat that seemed accommodating. At first glance of Bongo's online menu, it seemed that we would have more than a few choices as opposed to the one or two items included on other area eatery menus. Upon arriving, we knew this was a special place as we were greeted by a sign on the door which read "We Love Vegans". We were seated at a window table and promptly greeted by Demaris, a friendly and knowledgeable server at Bongo. For the next 3 days, we enjoyed 4 delicious and savory meals there (7 in total for the two of us as we doubled-up on our first dinner), one more flavorful than the next. Demaris and other staff at Bongo knew their vegan and gluten/dairy-free, so there was no mix-up and our seemingly complex order was greeted with patience, care and ease. Throw in the quaint beach/tiki bar decor and eclectic music mix of surf/reggae/Latin and Bongo was the clear runaway go-to eatery for us.

We especially recommend the 'Shroom Reuben, Seitan Fajitas, Tempeh Hash, Tofu Scramble and On The Way To Cape May herbal tea pot.

Thank you, Demaris and the rest of the staff at Bongo for helping make our three days in Ocean City even more delightful. We're planning another trip this summer and will be back!
Updated from previous review on Sunday June 15, 2014

Pros: Delicious food/diverse Menu, Friendly, knowledgable staff/Nice decor, Priced Right/Good Value

Avatar KellieKatherine

KellieKatherine

Points +15

Vegetarian
11 Jul 2013

amazing!

Went here with a few friends (all veg) and we all loved it! So many vegan choices and the staff is super friendly! I heavily recommend the Reuben!

Pros: service , food

Cons: no vegan deserts!

Avatar RoxiRae

RoxiRae

Points +16

Vegan
27 May 2013

Don't bother.

My boyfriend and I ordered a vegan tofu scramble. Waitress asked if we wanted toast and we said yes. They brought it out and butter was already on the toast. Their excuse was that they don't know that you are vegan and that you have to ask for plain toast. For a restaurant that proudly claims they serve vegan food, this was disappointing. I doubt the toast itself was vegan. I will not come back.

Pros: Good soy cheese, Friendly atmosphere

Cons: The entire dish tasted the same, Expensive, Not vegan

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