Vegan cafe est. 2012 previously known as C-A-L-F and Calf Cafe. Offers a range of food like bagels, hot meals, sandwiches, and vegan desserts. Beverages include juice, shakes, hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Food is cooked on the premises. A retail area sells vegan groceries, shirts, and accessories. Profits go towards the upkeep of the C-A-L-F rescue animal sanctuary. Note, some products in the store part may not be vegan (like fleece clothing). Confirmed closed, Sep 2018.
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62 Eastborough, Scarborough, England, YO 11 2HT
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34 Reviews
First Review by ravenswing
dazgatzman
Points +16
EXCELLENT PLACE.....WHEN OPEN - Edit
This review is for Duke Bullocks Vegan Café (formerly Calf Café) only and not the accomodation above the premises or Calf Sanctuary camping accomodation in Whitby.
Read morePROS
Good location in the centre of Scarborough.
The staff (the volunteers) are extremely warm, friendly, polite and helpful.
The food is fantastic and the portions very substantial.
Prices are reasonable.
CONS
The décor is, well, unusual.
The opening times are absolutely pathetic and extremely erratic. Usually Saturdays and Sundays only, 12 - 4pm, yes that’s only 8 hours per week! Even in high season 2018 no weekdays were included!
CONCLUSION
At the time of writing (August 2018), this is the only 100% vegan establishment in Scarborough. In the right hands, this could be a great little place for the vegan community. Unfortunately this café’s minimal opening times render it virtually useless.
The café is now closed completely for the foreseeable future. This is due to the owners’ ‘personal problems’.
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BigVeegs
Points +196
Amazing! - Edit
Delicious food, great choice and big portions! What more could you ask for! We got vegan fish and chips, 3 different topped hot dogs and milkshakes. Allll super! Can’t wait to go back!
Read morePros: Tooo much choice, Food was scrum, Big portions
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GlenMoore
Points +44
great little Vegan Cafe and shop. - Edit
Has a really extensive menu .
Read moreFood was really nice and the place has quirky soul.
Pros: fully vegan according to the menu
Cons: opens too late to catch the breakfast trade.
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Debbiemcg
Points +122
wonderful vegan food - Edit
Absolutely wonderful atmosphere, extremely comprehensive menu of meals including desserts, and some vegan essentials (squirty cream and sweatshirt begged me to buy them!!). You have to check out the toilets.... So cool!
Read moreLovely staff too!
Pros: very large vegan menu, something for everyone. eve, dog friendly dog!
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falafffel
Points +3175
Very fatty and sugary - Edit
This is one of these all-vegan places where I feel that the people running it are really passionate about veganism but do not really know how to prepare nice vegan food. The mains are all very fatty (burgers with fries and the like, with not much salad) and the cakes have outrageous amounts of sugar in it. Also, the heating in the store was turned on so high that I did not like the air in the place at all.
Read moreThere are not many other options in Scarborough so if you are in the mood for this kind of food you might still like it here.
Pros: all-vegan place in Scarborough
Cons: food is not great
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thatvibrantchick
Points +77
Amazing food! - Edit
Possibly the best vegan burgers we've had!
Read moreThe service was great and the cafe was cute and quiet. Visiting here was definitely one of the highlights of our trip and we hope to go back soon!
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Chris Phillips Vegan
Points +152
What a wonderful place, in a lovely town - Edit
There are few towns that have genuine ALL VEGAN Cafe's/ Restaurants. Scarborough is so lucky. This is run by lovely caring people, who know how to serve lovely food, suitable for anyone, and willing to make changes to suit people who have allergies or great dislikes of certain foods. A place you can take anyone to.
Read moreTo CALF
Do not be chicken nor a Coward
Go and have a laugh, in C.A.L.F.
Take the bull by the horns,
And make a pig of your self, in CALF
Do not be Sheepish nor
Make an ass of yourself.
Dogs are welcome with well behaved humans,
There is nothing Fishy about C.A.L.F,
If you can’t eat it all now
Al Paca a takeaway box for you
The C.A.L.F. is the place to go NUTS about!
Updated from previous review on 2013-07-25
Pros: Wonderful food, lovely atmosphere, sensible prices
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thomasvegan_
Points +77
Amazing food and friendly owners - Edit
A great little cafe with an excellent selection of food and drinks. The banoffee milkshake was incredible!
Read morePros: Awesome food and drinks, friendly staff and beauti
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Superfry
Points +198
Excellent Vegan Food by the Sea - Edit
Really tasty and imaginative vegan food. Tasty burgers and amazing hot chocolates with vegan cream and marshmallows. Lovely staff and lovely food. Also good value too.
Read morePros: excellent menu and choice, vegan cream and marshmallows, near the sea front
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christopherjboyce
Points +980
Fry up good - warm chocolate brownie with ice cream divine - Edit
I came here with some friends for some lunch. and had a vegan fry up which was fairly decent and filled the whole. A non-veg*n friend had the burger and said he made better veg*n burgers himself. The chocolate brownie afterwards was simply AMAZING and totally would come back for that.. Fairly well-priced. I give this 3 happy cows but I'm comparing it to places i know in more populous areas. I'd say relative to the local are this would be a 4 happy cows..
Read morePros: Warm chocolate brownie, Well-priced
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swsw
Points +20
Loved it - Edit
The food was gorgeous. Great menu. Lovely friendly atmosphere. I can not wait to go back.
Read morePros: good menu, friendly atmosphere, dog friendly
Cons: It was so busy that I had to wait for a table., I had to wait a long time for my food.
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Hott
Points +63
Lovely Vegan Cafe - Edit
We went to Calf Sanctuary Cafe for lunch, and was thoroughly impressed by the food. We had the mexican bean burger, as well as the 'chicken' burger, both of which were delicious, also couldn't resist having desert, which was rocky road and chocolate fudge cake!
Read moreWe were so impressed by our experience at Calf Cafe, the fully vegan menu had so many options, we were spoilt for choice! Would love to go back to try more of the lovely food served at Calf.
Also really loved the various vegan artwork, signs, posters, and clothing that is also for sale in the cafe!
Pros: Tasty Food, Great value , Friendly vibe
Cons: Slow service
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sarahw80
Points +115
Lovely Food - Edit
I stopped at Calf Cafe for lunch on a day trip to Scarborough, this is a lovely vegan cafe which also sells tshirts and other merchandise as well as some fab vegan munchies, I noticed they had Vego bars! I had the Full English which was tasty and filling, I couldn't resist vegan cake though and left absolutely stuffed after having hot chocolate fudge cake and cream. The cafe is dog friendly and my dog enjoyed a bit of veggie sausage too!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Good portions, Dog friendly
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jbsa
Points +20
lovely Vegan Café - Edit
We are a very generous and well-priced Spicy Mexican burger with salad, slaw and beautifully cooked hand-cut chips.
Read moreVery cosy Café - must visit!
Pros: lovely food, cosy Café
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Jester
Points +49
A must for anyone in the area! - Edit
We missed the regular menu, so ended up with 3 specials, all delicious, filling and moreish. The price is so good we treated ourselves to dessert too!
Read morePros: Totally vegan, Great variety on memuy, Delicious
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imjustvegan
Points +18
yummy - Edit
What a find on our visit to Scarborough!
Read moreGot a bit excited at the menu-the chilli dig even impressed my carnivorous family including 9yr old
The milkshakes were to die for...i recommend peanut butter flavour.
1 star missing due to not accepting card payment
Pros: All vegan and scrummy
Cons: no card payment so i couldnt buy a vegan slogan ba
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DalmaF
Points +44
Chocolate fudge cake! - Edit
It's a really nice place, although it closes quite early also when we went there is was cash payment only! Apart from that the food was really good! We shared a 'pepperoni' pizza which came with some salad and it was enough for the two of us (well, maybe if you are super hungry it's only enough for one haha). We also shared a chocolate fudge cake, and omg, it tasted amazing! I highly recommend it! I also had a Banoffee coffee which was nice too, maybe a bit too sweet. The prices were really good as well!
Read moreGuest
VeganVera
Points +379
Yummy - Edit
Amazing vegan cafe in former pub. I went on 23 September 2016, when it was open Fri, Sat & Sun 12-4. Not everything on the website menu was available (no waffles/crêpes). I had a walnut & almond burger with chips & salad, a banana milkshake to drink and for dessert a Rocky Road sundae (ice cream, chocolate biscuits, marshmallow). Other deserts included chocolate cake, hot fudge cake, Rocky Road slice raspberry ripple sundae. There were also rum & raisin peanut chocolates available to take away. It was wonderful to have such a great choice of vegan food.
Read morePros: Great range of vegan deserts, Friendly staff, Yummy food
Cons: Limited opening times
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dreamofhorses
Points +44
Brilliant, tasty, friendly! - Edit
I loved the lunch we had here on a day trip to Scarborough. Nice to see a range of food including a choice of vegan desserts! I had the peanut butter sundae it was really tasty.
Read morePros: Friendly Staff, Wide range on the menu, Excellent, value for money food
Cons: Opening hours limited
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mderham
Points +20
Changing menus, wonderful food - Edit
Menu choices added nearly every week but maintaining popular vegan favourites. This cafe has been undergoing some transition over the past few months and is now coming out of a period of uncertainty about its future. Now albeit secured with the success of finding a new sanctuary forever home the cafe now has potential to lay down the framework to become a lasting entity in the area. Still wonderful food and a cheery smile and greeting. Wonderful atmosphere and great choices. Worth a visit by vegNs, veggie and on is alike. You'll not be sorry!!
Read morePros: atmosphere, food, staff
Cons: none to speak off
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Cabbey
Points +72
Fabulous!!!! - Edit
I regularly drive nearly 2 hours to go to Scarborough just so we can eat here. The food is fantastic and it has a lovely barn yard interior. I wish I lived closer!
Read moreRosa and Joe
Any idea of the opening times? Sounds great!
Read moreSchulie
I think currently the hours are Fri-Sun, 12 til 4
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chrissy
Points +66
Vegan delight - Edit
This was our second visit, the first time we grabbed a snack but this time I was determined to have a full meal as everything looked so appealing. I had the fish and chips as I've not eaten them in 20 years and thought it would be nice to try at the seaside. I wasn't disappointed, it was very tasty and huge portions although I still managed to cram in a cake.
Read moreI love this place, great food, reasonable prices. The decor is well thought out and most importantly the profits help run an animal sanctuary. This cafe has a brilliant philosophy without sacrificing taste and quality. Love this p!ace. An asset to Scarborough.
Pros: Very tasty, great value, good cause.
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Schulie
Points +131
Well worth a visit - Edit
We made a two hour car journey just to visit Calf and it was well worth it. The food is really good. We had parsnip & carrot burger with delicious "proper" chips and salad, bean chili pie with chips and salad and luxury raspberry hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows! The only snag was that following the generous portions of the main course and the hot chocolate, we couldn't finish our hot choc fudge cake with cream - this was beautifully presented but we forgot to take a photo of it.
Read moreA great advantage was being able to take our dogs into the cafe with us as usually we are restricted to chilly beer gardens or eating on the go!
The cafe is behind the main road opposite the sea front, which is very handy and it's a stone's throw from a car park! We walked off our food with a long trek along the beach with the dogs (make sure you visit the beach out of season if you have dogs, otherwise they are banned, booo). All in all I'd say, if you haven't been to Calf Cafe yet - what are you waiting for?!
Pros: Great food, Location, dogs allowed
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garryperez
Points +24
Great place for vegans - Edit
Had the coconut burger which was amazing. Nice atmosphere.
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audreyjm
Points +39
Lovely gem on the North Yorkshire coast - Edit
How delighted we were to discover that there was such a great vegan place in Scarborough when we took a trip to the seaside this weekend. The weather wasn't great and it had just started to rain when we found CALF and what a lovely, friendly and cosy place it is!
Read moreThe food is delicious and the specials are particularly good value - my husband had a garlic based pizza, chips and salad and I have to admit I was a little envious. I did however enjoy my burger (there were four or five different ones to choose from including fake meat and bean-based varieties) and the chips were really good. The desserts all looked really good and we chose the chocolate fudge cake. It was easily one of the best vegan desserts I have ever tasted.
I will definitely come back when in the area - I just wish we lived closer!
Pros: Delicious food, Extensive choice, Heavenly desserts
Cons: A little cramped inside, Only one high chair available, Too far from my house!
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MandM
Points +32
Best Vegan Cafe On The East Coast - Edit
The amount of choice blows your mind. The food, serve and surroundings are top class. All the money goes to looking after animals. Love it
Read morePros: Food, Quality, Owners
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Travels_in_Reggie
Points +3756
Fantastic place - Edit
Easy to find, near to seafront. Unique and homely decoration, we spent half the time we were there looking around at all the objects on display.
Read moreMenu is huge! Definitely the most extensive menu I have ever seen since becoming vegan. It took some time for us to decide what to have. My daughter had a burger and fries and I had my first ever vegan omelette and home made chips. We both had the strawberry milkshake which was delicious. The food is cooked fresh but doesn't take too long to arrive. The portions are very generous, neither of us could finish the meal and had no room for pudding unfortunately as there were some delicious looking cakes and sundaes available. Prices are very reasonable and go towards supporting the animal sanctuary. My only disappointment is I live two hours away otherwise I'd be in here all the time. It really is a wonderful place and is in need of support, if you are in the area definitely give it a try.
Pros: Proceeds supports a sanctuary, Freshly cooked tasty meals, Excellent choice of food and drink
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