Lacto
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Beer/Wine
Take-out
Bakery
British
Catering
Gluten-free
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Quirky bookshop café serving house-made cakes & local ale. Also offers an array of vegan and vegetarian options including toasted ciabattas, salads, sandwiches and soup. Vegan cake and fruit scones available every day. Open Mon-Sat 09:30-16:30, Sun 11:30-16:00.
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Last update on 10 Aug 2021 by Guest
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10 Reviews
First Review by Fio44
DanCrook
Points +164
Lovely cafe and garden seating - Edit
There are a few items on the menu for vegans, I opted for the vegan cheese and chilli panini which was delicious. They also have vegan cakes.
Read morePros: The garden seating, Staff, Panini
Guest
Cara71
Points +60
Lovely cafe and bookshop - Edit
All sections of the menu had a vegan option. The ciabatta was lovely and the vegan fruit scone was gorgeous.
Read morePros: Choice, Friendly service, Atmosphere
Guest
mockingbird
Points +3139
Books, soup and scones - Edit
Thanks HappyCow, another winning find via the app. I went in very hungry and left satisfied after some beautiful home cooked foods.
Read moreI will be returning as soon as I have the opportunity.
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skye_t
Points +217
Great vegan options - Edit
We had a lovely lunch, I had the veggie one toasted ciabatta with an oat milk latte. Lovely atmosphere and attached to a great bookshop.
Read morePros: Tasty food, Good options, Nice atmosphere
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cheese105
Points +134
Lovely atmosphere - Edit
I took my girlfriend out for a vegan afternoon tea. This was one of the first places I found that offered such catering. The atmosphere was very nice, lots of local history on the walls and old books to browse.
Read morePros: Good tea, Good coffee, Filling
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Emmmalea
Points +93
Great little bookshop cafe. - Edit
Cafe attached to an epic new and second hand bookshop offering teas coffees and cakes. There was a vegan sandwich, a toasted ciabatta, jacket potato and a very nice salad. They did 2 vegan cakes and a fruit scone. It was all delicious. The two ladies there were very nice. Reasonable priced. Relaxing atmosphere.
Read morePros: Cakes excellent , Limited food but excellent , Wonderful servic.
Cons: Just needs more vegan savoury options
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xskate-edgex
Points +1150
Pretty Naff for vegans - Edit
I should not have expected much in the way of interesting and tasty vegan food in a place like Carlisle. There wasn’t much suitable for vegans available the day I went here and what I did have they asked if I’d like it with dairy butter. Needless to say it was ok just not very exciting.
Read morePros: Tiny glimmer of hope in an otherwise backward city, Bookshop is pretty good.
Cons: A tad expensive , Unimaginative
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Hattiebluebell🌱
Points +1239
Great cake - Edit
I had the most amazing Jaffa cake , also on offer were vegan flapjacks, lemon drizzle cake and the obligatory chocolate brownie
Read moreThey charge 50p extra for oat milk, but no extra charge for soya. It is annoying the cafes continue to charge extra for alternatives
Pros: Amazing cake, Free WiFi, Quirky cafe, great bookshop
Cons: Charge extra for oat milk, No vegan lunch items
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Steven314
Points +97
Nice selection of vegan cakes - Edit
Savoury vegan choices more limited. Soy milk available at no extra cost (and don’t) curdle in my coffee. Good coffee. Oat milk was 50p extra
Read morePros: Several vegan cakes, Cheerful, friendly and helpful staf, Relaxed atmosphere
Cons: Oat milk extra charge, Limited vegan savoury, no vegan lite bites
Guest
Fio44
Points +175
Friendly staff, delicious food - Edit
Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, huge salad bowl for £6, alternative milks available
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-09-23
Pros: Reasonable price , Friendly staff , Salads, sandwiches etc
Cons: More vegan options would be good
Guest
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