Vegan-friendly
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Est. May 21, 2024. A mostly plant-based cafe (plant-first) by the critically acclaimed chef from Tendril. Situated off the Fountain Court at Somerset House offering a diverse menu and a range of grab 'n go and dine-in experiences. Lemon & poppy seed cake, tofu & veggie quiche, loaded focaccia sandwiches, Basque cheesecake, etc. Menu is subject to change. Open Tue 10:30-16:30, Wed 10:30-18:00, Thu-Sun 10:30-16:30. Closed Mon.


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10 Reviews

First Review by HaleyKadee

CLRtraveller

Points +8994

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Tasty food

Tasty and attractive food. Variety of salads, including beetroot (with non-vegan feta), harissa chickpeas, roasted purple sweet-potatoes with soy glaze, and endive & artichoke. The sweet-potato salad was delicious! Friends enjoyed the quiche and harissa chickpeas. I took away the mushroom mustard bun to have for dinner, and it was good and filling.
Staff was helpful and willing to move our foursome to a better spot. Small, round tables. High ceiling and full café at lunchtime make the sound volume high.

VeganToursCapeTown

Points +411

Vegan
29 Sep 2024

Best Basque Cheesecake!

What a wonderful spot in a historical setting. Almost everything is vegan and they have a great mix of sweet and savory options offering good value for its location. The Basque Cheesecake was outstanding! Creamy and decadent. The Almond, Fennel Seed and Morello Cherry Cake complimented it well. Highly recommended!

RasmusHansen

Points +130

Vegetarian
14 Sep 2024

All good

Everything was just fine.
Nothing stood out to me as particularly inspired or special. Which is completely okay, and makes this place a recommendation for anyone.

barrlynnev

Points +213

Vegan
07 Sep 2024

Nice location and*mostly* vegan

Visited for coffee & cake on a rainy afternoon. Billed as ‘mostly’ vegan, and didn’t disappoint. Excellent selection of tasty sweet treats. Great coffee too 👍🏼

Theodora333

29 Oct 2024

The ambiance of most lovely post of yours was also noteworthy - from the elegant decor to the impeccable service giving to you at the restaurant I hope you enjoyed it?

TBVG2019

Points +655

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Munch Pastry

They only serve savoury food from 11.30am - which is worth knowing if you come here for opening on a Saturday as I did! Never mind, the savoury food looked good but I think that by being there for opening I got the real treat which was warm cakes, cookies and pastries not long out of the oven! I'd particularly recommend the orange/walnut/cinnamon sticky pastry, it was fantastic.

AliceRG

Points +428

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Lovely mostly-vegan cafe

Tasty small plates, salads, pies. Excellent vegan tiramisu. Brilliant location in a corner of Somerset House

plumblossoming

Points +198

Vegan
13 Jun 2024

Great addition to Somerset House

New vegetarian cafe with only a small handful of non-vegan options opened by the same team behind Tendril! Some of the popular dishes from Tendril like white bean spread, tiramisu, cheesecake and banoffee pie are available there which is a nice way to try those items without going in for a full meal at Tendril. Great sandwiches and baked good offering. I really enjoyed the lentil roll, mushroom sandwich and pineapple galette, and the coffee is excellent! Lovely staff as well😄

CallanGeorge

Points +11

Mostly Veg
26 May 2024

Divine

Such an amazing and delicious selection. You can tell it’s been put together with lots of love and care! A must visit location in London

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-26

Pros: Selection , Quality, Decor

alistar

Points +2827

Vegan
25 May 2024

Mostly vegan cafe 50% off food today

They opened Tuesday and it’s their soft launch so all food is 50% for last day today. They only have sweet bakes at the minute and after 11:30 they will have all the rest of the menu, quiche, salads, sandwiches, etc. It’s clearly labelled on the menu only a handful of the options are veggie not vegan. Worth checking out at Somerset House!

Quiche was nice. I loved the salads with fresh stalks of dill, watercress and salad leaves at the bottom and then hispi cappage and orzo salad was top notch as was chilli broccoli and rice noodle. The tiramisu and banoffee were also divine. Servers, staff, and head chef were all lovely!

The location is amazing with Thames river views from the terrace or courtyard views or cute little urban oasis in the pedestrianised Strand out front with alliums, wildflowers and greenery galore.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-25

Pros: Desserts, salads, sweet bakes, Location and views, Staff and decor

HaleyKadee

Points +204

Vegan
22 May 2024

Perfect food

I visited Cafe Petiole yesterday and loved it. I ordered a salad mix of two salads and a banoffee cream dessert for eating in and a pineapple pastry, tomato pastry and cheesecake for take away.
Every product was freshly prepared and very tasty. A perfect balance of herbs/spices with the savory products and sweetness with the sweet ones. I can recommend the cheesecake especially as it was the best vegan cheesecake I ever had 👌🏼

Pros: The assortment, Taste, Location

Cons: Not too many seating




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