Vegan-friendly
International
Organic
Beer/Wine
Take-out
British
Fusion
Breakfast
Vegetarian cafe est. 2018. Serves all-day breakfast and a varied menu with hemp burgers, Indian thali, pad thai, soups, sandwiches, cakes, raw desserts, locally roasted coffee, organic tea, vegan beer and wine. Every dish has a vegan option. Reported closed May 2022.
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60 Reviews
First Review by VeganRosie
JillCannonJones
Points +132
It's closing 😭 - Edit
I love this little cafe -the food is delicious and the service is excellent - but this is their last week of trading. We managed to fit in one final visit. Will be sorely missed.
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oriolpascual
Points +113
Really good! - Edit
Tasted the falafel, the pad thai and the Thali. All very good and tasty. Generous portion sizes and the desserts also good. And also a very good coffee.
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NickAnderson
Points +170
Magnificent breakfast - Edit
Great food friendly team and excellent value for money
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Rudytuesday
Points +126
Yum! - Edit
Lovely vegan food. Good size portions and really tasty. Also a proper pudding!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-06-12
Pros: Mainly vegan , Good portions , Tasty
Cons: Not many tables
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Toncjo
Points +88
Excellent breakfast - Edit
Different options, loved it.
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Clarelp
Points +138
Best cafe - Edit
Fab food and coffee with loads of vegan options and very friendly staff. Best cafe, ever!
Read morePros: The food, The Food
Cons: Just wish they were open everyday and evenings!
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ClareLou
Points +20
Great food and friendly staff - Edit
Loved this place. Had the full vegan breakfast one day and lunch on another day. Really great food and friendly staff. Great atmosphere.
Read morePros: Great food, Great staff, Good selection on the menu
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JayOhhEmm
Points +34
Amazing - Edit
We really enjoyed our coffee and cake here. There was a lot of vegan options to choose from and the host lady was lovely.
Read morePros: Loads of vegan options , Friendly staff, Delicious raw cakes
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LainyaCraig
Points +297
Tasty food & great vibes! - Edit
Totally loved it here - great variety of food & so many incredible vegan options. Everything was fresh and full of flavour. Had the best matcha latte I’ve ever had! Bonus: staff were super friendly and gave the place a really great energy. Hope to be back soon! Also dog friendly!
Read morePros: Fresh food, Delicious coffee, Lots of vegan options
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BenMoran
Points +26
Enormous portions of tasty vegan food! - Edit
My wife and I came here for brunch on our recent lakes holiday and very much enjoyed the enormous portions of very tasty food. We had the vegan pad thai and the vegan thali after much deliberation, and will for sure visit again in the future to try some of the other dishes!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Very friendly staff and laid back atmosphere, Huge portions
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Rachaelm
Points +314
Cute cafe! - Edit
I've visited gandhis cafe twice and enjoyed the food here both times. I've had the falafel wrap - which is massive - and also the hemp burger and George korma. My absolute favourite would be the hemp burger, it was delicious! The chocolate brownie is also very yummy and rich😄
Read morePros: Nice range of food, including breakfast options, (10-11.30am)
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KeiraPanayi
Points +28
Ambleside gem! - Edit
We ordered the big veggie breakfast (and made it vegan) with the homemade masala chai and it was nothing short of perfection! I was very impressed that they even had vegan spread (butter alternative) for the toast. I would go as far to say the best breakfast I have had.
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Guruofsurf
Points +651
Great little cafe. Carrot cake perfection. - Edit
I don’t use the words carrot cake perfection very often but I felt that they are fully deserved in this case. Really wonderful cake and the flapjacks looked top notch as well. All the cakes on offer on the day I visited were vegan other than the scones. The vegan breakfast looked fantastic and would certainly set you up pre or post walking. Great range of meals available at lunch time. Only downside is the size of the place. You may have to wait but it’s worth doing so.
Read morePros: Best carrot cake I’ve eaten, Many vegan options, Grotto feel inside
Cons: Not many tables
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pantagruel
Points +24
Wonderful food in a cosy restaurant - Edit
An absolute gem! Wonderful vegan mango lassi, delicious thali and korma. Definitely worth a visit
Read morePros: Delicious food , Cosy place , Friendly staff
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CarolG76
Points +199
Loved eating here - Edit
Gandhi’s cafe had a lovely atmosphere and great service as well as the fantastic food. I had a korma curry and hubby had a falafel kofta and it was all cracking. If we hadn’t been so full we’d have had desert too as there were numerous options that were very tempting.
Read moreAn all round great place to eat.
Pros: Really great food , Lots of choice, vegan or vegan option, Reasonably priced
Cons: Small, and may need to wait but not for long
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MiriamGilmore
Points +110
There's no surprise there's a queue! - Edit
We visited this lovely little cafe/restaurant twice on our trip to Ambleside and couldn't fault it.
Read moreThe food was delicious, the variety was fantastic (with plenty of vegan options) and the staff were super friendly. We had to wait in a queue outside on both occasions we visited, but it was so worth the wait and the staff kept coming out to apologise for the wait and giving us a rough timeline. I would highly recommend the burger and any of the sweet treats/cakes!
Delicious. If we are ever in Ambleside again, we will be sure to return.
Pros: Burger! and carrot cake, Friendly staff
Cons: The wait time, but that couldn't be helped.
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GreenMercury
Points +222
Excellent vegan options - Edit
Really tasty food, perfect for a pre-hike preload or a post-hike refuel.
Read morePros: Fantastic breakfast, Tasty cakes, Cosy atmosphere
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susiehaha
Points +192
Homely cafe with lovely food - Edit
Have eaten here a few times before for lunch and breakfast. On our latest trip to the Lakes we were delighted to discover that they are now opening on evenings on Fridays and Saturdays. Capacity very limited due to social distancing, and they don't take bookings, but it was well worth the wait on a Friday evening for a wholesome thali and a tasty flapjack. Also enjoyed their vegan chai. Staff friendly. Food like we'd have at home - thanks guys.
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SolsticeBlogs
Points +69
We love this little hidden gem! - Edit
We have eaten here a couple of times now and it’s fantastic. Really good selection on the menu and the home made soup was fantastic. The cafe is dog friendly which is perfect after a big morning walk with our dog.
Read moreThe only issue is getting a table because it’s so small and popular! We always find it’s worth the wait!
Pros: Tasty homemade food, Welcoming staff, Great service
Cons: Only a few tables
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AdamRawles
Points +60
Amazing little cafe - Edit
My partner and I had a main meal, desert and coffee and everything was absolutely delicious, I'm not at all surprised there was a small queue outside! The staff were really friendly and welcoming and even came outside to give us a rough idea of when we might get a table, we will definitely be visiting again 😊
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Good Coffee , Friendly staff
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VelillaDeOswestry
Points +3562
Nice little cafe - Edit
Food was pretty nice, service was a little cold - maybe just a bad day? The falafel flatbread was really nice.
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Sophie_bethan
Points +52
I wish I was close enough to eat there everyday 🥺 - Edit
Me and my boyfriend had a week long break in Ambleside and discovered this gem of a place early on (thankfully!). We had breakfast and lunch there over the week and words can’t describe how much we loved it there.
Read moreI find it hard to eat out being vegan and gluten free as a lot of the options are usually similar across all cafes but this wasn’t the case at Gandhi’s at all. The bread was high quality, they helped out with modifications and their breakfasts were to die for.
I miss you Ghandi’s Cafe - hopefully we’ll meet again 😭
Pros: Incredible food, Great allergen options , Friendly staff
Cons: That there’s not more of them around the country
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Karmakarl
Points +32
Popular and rightly so. - Edit
Gandhi's never fails to have a decent range of Vegan meals and snacks to suit the merely peckish to the ravenous. Staters to deserts are fairly priced, and generous portions.
Read moreIt can be very busy and the small space can be a little claustrophobic.
Top awards for the Vegan tumeric Lattes.
Pros: Vegans are genuinely welcomed and catered for., Good range of food styles., Friendly and menu aware team
Cons: Crampt
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kathrynmoir
Points +399
Lovely unique cafe in the Lakes - Edit
It’s hard to find vegan food in the Lakes, or the north of England in general (aside from major cities) so this was a lovely find. Wonderful staff, tasty food and well decorated cafe. It wasn’t just the usual vegan fare. It’s very small but it was charming! Would go back!
Read morePros: Unique, tasty food
Cons: Relatively expensive
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benawdearsley
Points +28
Awesome - Edit
Had breakfast and lunch here during our stay in Ambleside. Great service, great portions, lovely food. I had the vegan breakfast and Tofu Pad Thai and would recommend both.
Read moreYou can't book a table and it's a small place so you may have to wait. We waited no more than 15 mins each visit.
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Veganolive1
Points +4806
What An Awesome Place For Vegans & Excellent Covid 19 Precautions - Edit
Gandhi's Cafe is a vegetarian cafe and was closed when we last visited Ambleside at Christmas, so on our latest trip to the Lakes we went for lunch. Gandhi's is on a narrow ginnel called The Slack, which connects the two main streets and is in a lovely slate built building.
Read moreI emailed to ask about allergens and had a brilliant reply back from Mark, who explained which dishes I could have, so I felt relaxed during our visit. Gandhi's is very cosy inside and their Covid 19 precautions were excellent, sanitiser at the door before you entered, well spaced tables sanitised in between customers as well as the chairs, screens at the counter, so we felt very safe.
Hubby ordered a gluten free vegan beer made in Appleby and I had a Weston's Wyld Wood cider to quench our thirst, after a tough walk round the Fairfield Horseshoe. The menu has an extensive number of vegan dishes, to suit all palates and I noticed when orders were taken, people were asked if they wanted the vegan option.
I chose falafel kebab with tabbouleh and hubby went for the house salad and when the plates came, we knew we were in for a treat. You eat with your eyes and the colours were amazing, fresh food well prepared and presented and good sized portions. We tucked in and had no complaints, the dishes were scrumptious and hubby left not a morsel, the kebab defeated me but it was not for the want of trying. We were too full for cake, but the vegan choices were pretty amazing and next time I will definitely be partaking.
I loved everything about Gandhi's Cafe, great service, attention to detail, loads of vegan options, fantastic food, what's not to love. I have another trip planned to the Lakes later in the year and Gandhi's will be on the list to visit.
Pros: Vegan options, Vegan cakes, Vegan wines
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KirsteenS
Points +44
Fantastic filling veggie breakfast - Edit
Had the big veggie breakfast this morning on the 1st day re-opening after lockdown. COVID measures were in place and seating occupany reduced so felt as safe as you can during these weird times.
Read moreVegan haggis was for me the highlight of the breakfast. All washed down with an Oatly Latte.
Pros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Get in early enough, before the rush
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