Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
International
Organic
Take-out
British

Volunteer led, fair trade, vegetarian community cafe. Offers in-house-made main meals with at least one vegan choice. Has soup, salads, panini, snacks, cakes, and always at least one vegan cake. Hosts a Thursday dinner where booking is advised. Suspended meals and drinks available for vulnerable people in the community. Previously named Crocus Cafe and Bakery and located at Unit 2, Church Square. Open Wed 10:00-17:00, Thu-Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-18:00. Closed bank holidays.


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39 Reviews

First Review by anarchistanimal

bad*vegan

Points +114

Vegan
22 Nov 2025

A-mezze-ing

The mezze was just what I was hoping for, many different types of salads, all full of complementary flavours.
Vegan breakfast was hot, tasty and substantial!

Pros: Delicious, Variety, Very reasonable price

Cons: Nothing

jilayla

Points +31

Vegan
06 Jul 2025

Delicious vegan food

Best vegan food in Nottingham, reasonable prices and portions

AyrtonKC

Points +62

Vegan
01 Jun 2025

Welcoming atmosphere

The food at Crocus Cafe is always lovely. The staff are welcoming and accommodating. The weekly theme nights are a firm favourite of ours.

Pros: Amazing food, Welcoming atmosphere, Friendly staff

leadolly

Points +485

Vegan
01 May 2025

Cute and cosy

Offering home favourite dishes. Been a while since I’ve been so may have to update this review.

veganevolutionist

Points +3195

Vegan
13 Apr 2025

Feel good cafe with mostly vegan options in a veggie cafe

Colourful, vibrant frontage lets you know you've found this delightful cafe.
We arrived after 5pm on Saturday so the kitchen was closed but we dropped in for cake and a drink so all was fine. They were getting ready for their Cypriot Night that was starting from 6pm.
We had a slice of the banana cake each - delicious and moist.
I had a mug of Rooibos tea, my fave tea. B had a can of cola soda.

On the way to the toilet there is a shopping area, so we bought a couple of the vegan cream eggs, and a few tins of Suma soups. They have a good range of varied products including toothpaste and dog treats.

Pros: large range of vegan foods

AlfieV

Points +1186

Vegan
06 Dec 2024

veganish and friendly cafe

Just what you want. An all day vegan breakfast, open until 10pm mostly, varied meals in the evenings, reasonably priced, ethical etc etc.we had a vegan breakfast, beans on toast, 2 smoothies, 2 tiffins and a slice of cake.

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-06

Pros: Vegan, mostly, Smoothie was fab, Great vegan breakfast

stellar08

Points +225

Vegan
13 Sep 2024

Fantastic little community cafe ❤️

Amazing, hearty, vegan breakfast with a pot of tea is excellent value for money. This lovely little vegetarian/ethical cafe in the heart of its community has several vegan options on the menu.
The staff are always very friendly. Ethical toiletries, groceries and home goods also available.
One of these days, I'd love to try their around the world cuisine evening menu!

Pros: Dog friendly , Friendly staff, Amazing food

Cons: None.

Harrynotts

Points +84

Vegan
12 Aug 2024

Top non-profit cafe

Been many times. Great food in the day, and the evening menus are even better (themed to a certain country's cuisine, changes weekly). Mostly vegan, wish they'd just tweak slightly to go there completely. Very affordable.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-28

Pros: Affordable, Great food, Friendly staff

Cons: Not quite completely vegan

Hcb504

Points +493

Vegan
14 Jul 2024

Breakfast

Stopped here for breakfast and coffee. Dog friendly cafe with many vegan options. Excellent coffee and breakfast. It's also great that the cafe also gives back to the community. All the baked sweets treats were vegan too. Would definitely come back if we're in Nottingham again.

Pros: Dog friendly, Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, Indoor and outdoor seating

SamDashVegan

Points +843

Vegan
29 Mar 2024

Mostly vegan and offers vegan "small plates" 3 nights a week

Can't believe that I've not reviewed Crocus before! I've been visiting since they were in their old location, years ago! Highly recommended, mostly vegan dishes and Thurs-Sat eves are vegan "small plates", with a different cuisine each week! Dog friendly. Indoor and outdoor seating. Small shop on site selling some vegan bits and lovely artwork too!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Dog friendly, Good range of drinks

Cons: Not fully vegan (yet?!)

tim_doubleday

Points +276

Vegan
04 Mar 2024

Hidden Gem

Been several times now. Big fan.

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-15

JessGrace87

Points +378

Vegan
28 Jan 2024

Lovely cafe with lovely staff

Good choice and range of food and drink and has a really nice feel to it. The staff were very lovely. Just popped in for breakfast and would definitely return.

Pros: Great choices , Nice atmosphere , Reasonably priced

HeyItsJay21

Points +140

Vegan
16 Aug 2023

Nice place

. All-vegetarian menu
. Had the tofu and chutney sandwich that came with spiced carrot too, it was very nice
. My friend enjoyed her breakfast, especially the tofu scramble
. Friendly staff, although a little inattentive
. Potato wedges were nice but perhaps a little undercooked
. Venue is a little rough around the edges and quite out of town- would recommend getting the train if travelling from Nottingham city centre
. Overall enjoyable and reasonably priced

isabellaoakley

Points +149

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

A Lovely Underrated Cafe

Lots of options and really tasty food. The interior has a cosy comforting feel too. Here some of the staff are volunteers, a great cafe to support if you’re in the area!

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-02

veganman12

Points +435

Vegan
30 Jun 2023

Wonderful cafe

Great food and inexpensive. I'll definately eat here again!

mikerobinson666

Points +15

Vegetarian
27 May 2023

Excellent veggie brekky

Delicious food, good strong mug of tea, very friendly atmosphere

RachelCruickshank

Points +1381

Vegan
26 Mar 2023

Lovely cafe

The food here was simple but tasty. Lovely cafe and dog friendly.
I had a sausage bap and enjoyed it a lot. Definitely want to go back to try the tofu scramble.

Pros: Great value, Tasty, Dog friendly

hannahnotts

Points +302

Vegan
22 Jan 2023

Excellent

Lovely place, lovely staff. I especially recommend the special Friday/Saturday evening menus, which are different each week, and are always of excellent quality. Follow them on instagram to find out what the next menu is. I most recently had the Polish-inspired menu, which was amazing.

philwky

Points +3736

Vegan
22 Oct 2022

Very Good

Staff service was very good, considering we were in a group of 12, food service was also very quick.

Love the fact they change their menu regularly. Will be back soon.

RachelLimbert

Points +66

Vegan
09 Aug 2022

One of Nottingham's best!

Have been going to the Crocus since I was a student many moons ago! The menu is great and the vegan breakfast is really good - so good, I have the same every time haha! Love that it's also a community cafe and do the pass one on scheme too.

soydumplings

Points +1846

Vegan
19 Jul 2022

Great food at good prices

Lots of different food choices at a good price. Tried scrambled tofu on toast for the first time and now I'm in love, was so good!

Pros: Lots of different options, Great interior , Good prices

Hygge-Food

Points +183

Vegan
17 Nov 2021

Community vegan vibe

Really like the fact it's s community lead vegan cafe, it's got a gorgeous interior, quirky/friendly customers and staff to chat too. The food is home cooked style and dry reasonably priced. Parking/ bus routes good. What is not too like?

Pros: Community led cafe, Really nice space, Reasonably priced tasty grub

WayneMills

Points +36

Herbivore
30 Jul 2019

We love it here , my dog is allways made welcome too .

The staff are friendly, the food is brill , and has a little shop too , the evening meals are well worth booking , with diferent theme nights ,

Pros: Pet friendly, and acomadateing. Fresh cooked food

Cons: None.

LucyBoop

Points +170

Vegan
21 Jul 2019

Love it

We go here every few weeks on a Friday evening. Food changes weekly but is alway delicious and so well priced, and we take our own drinks. Our favourite place to eat out. Dogs allowed too!

t1gg

Points +145

Vegan
30 Jan 2019

Always great

Always amazing, mostly vegan (the peanut butter banana cake is my fave), it’s cheap, and it’s for a good cause. It’s a little small, but they make it work.
The mini vegan supermarket is really useful for me too considering how close I live to it, and again it’s decent prices. I really recommend it if you’re in the Lenton area

Pros: Mostly vegan- the cakes are amazing , Cheap , Non-profit

Miimii

Points +80

Vegan
11 Nov 2018

Wonderful cafe

Great breakfast and cakes! Always seeing some great events going on here. Very dog friendly and lovely staff.

AliceMc

Points +58

Vegan
27 Oct 2018

Lovely cafe and service

Excellent experience, staff so friendly and food delicious! We were late in for food and they still did it for us

Pros: Yummy vegan breakfasts , Vegan milk options , Great service




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