Vegan
American
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Organic
Juice bar
Bakery
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Plant-based gluten-free cafe offering food with a high nutritional value using organic ingredients. Dishes include scrambled tofu, acai bowls, a pulled mushroom burger, and more. Open Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:00pm. Closed Mon.
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424 Main Street , Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, 06877
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Last update on 27 Aug 2023 by nshaff3r
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Added by BotanikaCafe on 23 Feb 2022
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16 Reviews
First Review by LilMsVegan
veganrunning
Points +638
Great Vegan Gluten Free Restaurant - Edit
Beautiful plant decor, large selection of plant based foods and drinks
Read morePros: Great Ceremonial Strawberry 🍓 Matcha, Awesome Vegan Mac and Cheese, Good Vegan Pizza
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NickTustin
Points +1009
Great - Edit
Almost gave 4 stars because my friend's sweet potato fries were something like $8.50 and it looked like they only gave him like 2/3rds of a single small sweet potato, and it wasn't crispy, more like baked. But the food was great overall.
Read more- strawberry swirl (requested no agave) - great 9/10 didn't need the agave, still sweet. Reminded me of berry cream candies
- grilled cheeseburger w/ sweet potato wedges - excellent 10/10
- strawberry cheesecake - excellent 10/10 not too heavy
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beckylong
Points +1867
Very Clean Food! - Edit
Our pictures did not do it justice as we just popped by to pickup takeout and then ate in the car… I was impressed with the quality last fall and I feel like it has even improved since we were there!! It was a bit pricey, but worth it!!!
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kyoungbird
Points +1777
Love the atmosphere - Edit
Plants everywhere, adorable paintings and animals on the wall, I loved the look of this cafe. I thought the prices were a little high($7 cookie, $17 sandwich) but the quality of the food is good and everything is gluten-free so I guess it’s reasonable. My only complaint was my family members got the “eggplant sandwich” and it was more like eggplant toast. They were expecting something completely different but it was still yummy, just not as filling as expected
Read morePros: Adorable space, Friendly staff
Cons: Pricey
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Cabbagedealer
Points +547
Cute cafe - Edit
A cute little place with a pleasant relaxing ambience.
Read moreTheir menu looks really good but we got only hot chocolate.
Cons: Hot chocolate w/marshmallows had no marshmallows…
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SimonRubini
Points +28
Cute little shop - Edit
Great quality food but a bit on the pricier side, not too bad though.
Read morePros: Fresh high quality ingredients , Nice decorations
Cons: A bit on the pricey side
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RhiPhi
Points +24
Welcome to the Jungle! - Edit
This place is amazing. A little hidden gem. When I walked in, I felt so at peace. Plants everywhere. Hanging on the ceiling, on pedestals, on the counter. I was sold already. Then the food, all made from scratch and so so delicious and nutritious. I could have sat and chilled the whole afternoon.
Read morePros: Kind service, Good food, Amazing atmosphere
Cons: You might loose time chilling
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GFGoldenLady
Points +2005
VGF heaven! - Edit
Everything on the menu is vegan and gluten free!
Read moreAn absolutely gorgeous cafe with millions of hours spent creating this beautiful oasis.
The staff were friendly and accommodating as well.
Tried the Mac n cheese which was very good.
The blackened tempeh wrap was pretty good.
Also tried the Buffalo cauliflower wrap which was also decent.
Loved the cinnamon bun!
I got two muffins to go so I'm excited to try them later.
I'd definitely say it worth going to, none of the flavours in the wraps were outstandingly amazing but was all solid and pretty healthy.
I'll be back for sure.
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paigelikesfood
Points +161
Adorable hidden gem - Edit
Beautiful aesthetic inside, friendly workers, wide selection, delicious food and smoothies. Will be returning!
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ArielleGolod
Points +29
Adorable and great food! - Edit
We were traveling through and on the hunt for some vegan lunch and we’re so happy and excited to come across this cafe! Beautiful inside and interesting eats! I got the curry bowl and cheesecake.
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tdrucker1
Points +133
Extremely disappointing since the new management. - Edit
I used to LOVE Botanika, but since their new owners came in, the food has become extremely disappointing.
Read moreMy husband, my mom, and I all ordered lunch the other day, and it was really meh. After being informed that the menu on the website isn’t accurate (and they seemed really blasé about this), we ordered the falafel wrap, cauliflower Buffalo wrap, and Buddha bowl.
The falafel wrap and Buffalo wrap seemed to consist of the exact same ingredients and sauces, except swapping cauliflower for falafel. There was no Buffalo sauce in my wrap (which is the whole point of a Buffalo wrap), and it was drenched in so much ranch it was borderline nauseating. My mom’s salad was unseasoned and meh.
As well, my husband’s wrap had a piece of hair in it, and the two wraps were wrapped so poorly that everything came out after just picking it up, and we had to eat with a knife and fork, which defeats the purpose of something we ordered to specifically eat as a wrap on the go.
It’s a shame, this place used to be amazing.
Pros: Cute atmosphere?, Vegan candy/chocolates at the cash register
Cons: Bland, unimaginative food, Dirty, messy preparation , Website is inaccurate
BotanikaCafe
WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR YOU DIDN'T LIKE OUR FOOD.
Read moreThere are completely different ingredients, dressing, different flavors of vegetables, technic of cooking, special gluten cassava wrap in the every dishes you bought, and make that dishes best sellers.
there are many delicious organic, gluten free dishes, drinks, pastry, chocolate bar of course, make Botanika cafe very special.
Even though your wraps were broken, just chef put for you more filling, than it needed and big LOVE1
We will be glad to see you again and make service much better than now.
Your opinion is very important for us.
Happy New year and happy holiday!
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MichaelMagee
Points +80
A Real Treasure - Edit
The food is amazing. I had the pulled Mushroom Slider and my friend had the Buffalo Cauliflower Wrap. Both were delicious. Best vegan food I’ve had in a long time. Just wish I lived closer.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great selection, All day breakfast
BotanikaCafe
Thank you guys! Call me when you'll come again! Will be glad to meet you!
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HilaryIlona
Points +97
Cutest little eatery - Edit
This place was the cutest little eatery with several amazing brunch options, beautiful ambience with hand painted walls and charming little details like an embellished vegan toothpick that held my incredibly healthy and delicious breakfast burrito together. Great service, good vibes and a very homey, elevated feel for a counter service spot. Loved it, highly recommended!
Read morePros: Great ambience & Friendly service , All items are organic, gluten free and vegan, Wholesome delicious food
Cons: Slightly pricey for a counter service spot , But the food is worth it ^
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kwhite0250
Points +23
Lacking - Edit
Smoothies are great! Sandwiches not so much. They hardly put anything on them.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great smoothies
Cons: Sandwiches are lacking any ingredients
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jlbco
Points +173
Good (fast) food in a vegan desert - Edit
To be sure, there is no difficulty in finding vegan options in any of the local eateries, but actual vegan restaurants seem to have a hard time making a go of it in Ridgefield. There was another vegan "fast food" restaurant in the same high-profile location for several years, but they recently closed. Now comes "Botanika Cafe", which is set up exactly the same way as the previous restaurant, but with a different menu, and it's completely gluten-free. (!!) The food (at least what I've had of it) was very good, but perhaps can use some tweaking. As has been mentioned in another review, the use of a dosa as a platform can be problematic. The dish I had (Buffalo Cauliflower, served in a dosa) should be modified. Dosas make a creative presentation, but should not be used to contain wet ingredients. (That said, the dish itself tasted great!) My wife had a chickpea "tuna" salad on a GF bun, which was very good, but the addition of a few more spices would have elevated it to great. We will definitely go back (soon) to try a few of the other menu items, but in the meantime, i would give the place 3-1/2 stars, which I have boosted to 4 stars (instead of downgraded to 3 stars), since this is a new business, so I'll "cut them some slack"..... for now. (Stay tuned for an update.)
Read morePros: Good, fast, gluten-free food, Freshly made to order, Friendly staff
Cons: Parking can be tricky on Main Street, Limited seating; may be a problem at peak times
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LilMsVegan
Points +2056
Beautiful food, but under delivered - Edit
What an adorable cafe with such kind service.
Read moreI ordered the pulled mushroom sandwich , and chicken Cesare wrap made from oyster mushroom, and almond tahini cookie
The cafe is all scratch made, gluten free, organic- I love the concept
The food however- the pulled mushroom sandwich bun was so large, it was hard to bite into - the bread was dry, so it just squished all the insides out. I ate the insides with a fork , on their own and ditched the bread- it ended up being a bit too salty to eat on its own, bread would have helped break up the concentration of flavors. But the bread wasn’t great
The chicken Cesare salad- the cashier convinced me to have it served on a dosa, again it looked beautiful when it came out, but not practical - as soon as I tried to pick it up, the soggy dosa tore and all the insides spilled into the plate- again I ate it with a fork, tossing the dosa, ended up being an expensive tiny Cesare side salad.
Tahini almond cookie- dry as can be, lacking in flavor , needed a gallon of water to wash it down.
I am going to be back to try different things and hoping that not all of the food is lackluster - I really want to like this place!
Pros: Gluten free, organic, Super cute place, Free street parking
Cons: Poorly executed food, Expensive
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