Vegan
Organic
Western
Take-out
Bakery
European
Gluten-free

Cafe serving a selection of starters, burgers, sandwiches, all-day breakfast, soups, and Buddha bowls. Emphasis on cooking from scratch and creating healthy dishes. Est. 2016. Open Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri-Sun 10:00-22:00. Last orders 9pm. Open hours vary.


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Featured Review

carolvegan

Points +3784

Vegan
08 May 2024

Spectacular!

Staff was really lovely and made us very welcome and comfortable. Ordered the fully vegan and gluten free breakfast, my hubby the tofu burger. Also green smoothie and a Karma Cola. For dessert, the Ferrero pie. Everything was soooo tasty!!! Highly recommended!!! It is in a hidden spot, but so cool.

Pros: All


510 Reviews

First Review by craigmc

HenrietteJohansen

Points +1548

Vegan
24 Jan 2022

Favourite Edi restaurant

This is probably my favourite restaurant in Edinburgh, and the restaurant I've been to the most times when I used to live in Edinburgh! I highly recommend their Reuben sandwich and their jackfruit burger! They also have a pretty neat selection of cakes. The atmosphere is cozy, almost like you're visiting an old friend's house. How I miss this restaurant!

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-24

Pros: Lovely food, Cozy atmosphere, Friendly staff

Cons: Cake selection can vary

StevieSurf

Points +1895

Vegan
15 Jan 2022

A lovely hideaway

Great option for a quiet times in the city. Carefully put together options - both sweet and savoury. I spent a lovely late Sunday afternoon here recently. Great, mixed crowd. A touch pricey perhaps but the food is a high quality and well presented. #Veganuary

Pros: Good cake range , Super pleasant staff , Lovely atmosphere

OlgaEsz

Points +20

Vegan
13 Jan 2022

Nice little cafe with good coffe

I visited Happy Cow last weekend for my boyfriend's birthday lunch. We both had a burger each. I went for Nori burger, he had the quarter pounder. I have tried celeriac with nori before and was excited to eat Happy Cow's take on that, but I was a bit dissapointed, as it didn't have much flavour to it, sadly. Maybe if celeriac was marinated and then wrapped with nori? My partners burger was tasty. Fries clearly made in house, so that's a plus. Coffe was great, I had a soya mocha ,and a smoothie too, freshly made to order. I saw a lovely looking cakes in the glass display, but was too full to try them! Might be coming back on our next visit to Edinburgh to do that ;)

Pros: Venue, Lovely looking cakes, Good coffee

Cons: Not much flavour in nori burger

MichelleVincent

Points +58

Vegan
13 Jan 2022

“Holy Cow”

Well, if I could swear I would, but instead I’ll just say holy cow! Had the “egg” Mayo sandwich and I was blown away! First time I’ve had an egg mayo substitute being vegan and it reminded me of how it used to be, only better! Rest enjoyed this and I cannot wait to be trying more of their food!!! Amazing guys! Thank you 🙏🏻

EDIT: Had another order again today and was really surprised at the thoughtfulness of this company! I rang to ensure my burger would be GF as I was ordering through Deliveroo.. they couldn’t make it as a GF bun but bread instead and they gave me a little treat! Honestly, cannot be more grateful and thankful to this beautiful place and the lovely staff! ♥️🙏🏻

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-13

Pros: Friendly service , Great tasting food, Go out of their way to help you

Cons: One could say it’s expensive but it’s quality!

JackJefferies

Points +20

Vegan
20 Dec 2021

Best sandwich I've EVER had

The reuben sandwich was absolutely incredible - I could eat it daily whilst staying in Edinburgh.

Staff were lovely and attentive too!

Pros: Great range of sandwiches and burgers, Affordable, Delicious smoothies

eveikigai

Points +630

Vegan
10 Dec 2021

Unique Burgers and friendly staff

I had the nori celeriac ’fish’ burger, it was SO good. Loved the kimchi!

dmiz

Points +218

Vegan
05 Dec 2021

Great little vegan place

A great selection of delicious, well priced food, friendly staff and a very cosy atmosphere. Dog friendly too!

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-09

hack_man

Points +24889

Vegan
30 Nov 2021

Holy Tintinnabulation! ...

A mild mannered place with plenty of vegan punch blasting out from the basement. We had a civilised pot of English breakfast tea and shared a slice of Victoria sponge. You could tell it was GF but was still quite tasty. Next time I’m hitting the array of savoury options.

Pros: 100% vegan , Calm atmosphere

Cons: All cakes GF

SophieSchueler

Points +125

Vegetarian
26 Nov 2021

Fine, nothing extraordinary

Friendly but nothing special

Pros: Friendly environment, Vegan options, Nice drinks and deserts

Cons: Bland food, Limited options, Not a lot of seating

whumpty

Points +542

Vegan
14 Nov 2021

Nice place

I really wanted to like this place more as I had read awesome reviews. I think maybe we arrived at a bad time as it was really busy and the wait and service times were long. The tofu burger was nice but not amazing and the carrot lox was yummy but didn’t taste like Salmon if you were hoping it would. The chips were great though! Sandwiches tend to be in small side.

Pros: Chips great, Several options, Nice cosy cafe

Cons: Food was ok but not blowing my socks off, Was quite slow service wise, No kids options so had to order an adult meal

CassandraSnape

Points +38

Vegan
28 Oct 2021

Fantastic little gem

Ate here recently and was so impressed. We both had the tofu burger, I had mine with buckwheat bread, and loved it. So full of flavour.
Happy with the amount of gluten free options I had as well.

kimithekiwi

Points +156

Vegan
27 Oct 2021

Loved it

A small and cosy Cafe which offers delicious vegan Food😄

Pros: All vegan :), Friendly Staff, Good Food and Tea

DavidMatthewBrown

Points +562

Vegan
26 Oct 2021

Lovely sandwiches

Stopped for a quick dinner but the sandwich filled me up so much i couldn’t manage any of the nice looking cakes which they also do.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Friendly , Cakes look so good

Cons: None

Jastilus

Points +363

Vegan
19 Oct 2021

Nice

A small cafe with sandwiches, burgers and cakes. All the food is homemade which shows, but the selection is a little small as a result. I'd give 4.5 stars if I could

Pros: All vegan, Homemade food

Cons: Limited selection

Eoin

Points +29

Vegan
13 Oct 2021

Good tasty food

Nice selection of food, tasty and reasonably priced.

PeteM

Points +60

Vegan
03 Oct 2021

Great Burgers

Tasty tofu burger and huge teapot! 🙂

Pros: Vegan!, Tasty burgers

jansky7

Points +87

Vegan
21 Sep 2021

Great little vegan eatery

Pot of tea and a burger, delicious! I had the quarter pounder and my partner had the tofu burger, both were lush - all homemade, including the burger bun.

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-21

Pros: Make all their own food.

vegan_cara

Points +301

Vegan
21 Sep 2021

nice food!

lovely lunch stop in Edinburgh, menu is not too wide ranging but I had a tasty Reuben sandwich and a nice vegan Victoria sponge. Reasonable prices.

Pros: Dog friendly, Good location

ACulff

Points +84

Vegetarian
19 Sep 2021

Good lunch

Very friendly staff. Inventive sandwich fillings with a good sized portion. Wish I’d had room to try the cakes!

AbiM

Points +4162

Vegan
19 Sep 2021

Tasty

Very good carrot lox sandwich with homemade cream cheese, refreshing and tasty. Nice to have oat milk hot drinks too. Outside space at the back looks colourful.

Updated from previous review on 2018-03-27

Pros: Thoughtful staff put our sandwich onto 2 plates, Close to centre

madoublethew

Points +296

Vegan
15 Sep 2021

Basic fare

Nothing too exciting or interesting here, but at least it bears some resemblance to whole foods and the service was pleasant. My tofu sandwich would have been much better with about a quarter of the mayonnaise mixture — the pressed bun was actually pretty enjoyable. Chips were good, though not seasoned. Reuben was good, and the salad in the side was fresh.
Skip the cakes, though: neither of the two we had had much flavour. They weren’t sweet enough to count as a treat, and the textures were not hugely appetising.

prophecy8822

Points +35

Vegan
14 Sep 2021

Delicious burgers!

Clean and tidy little restaurant. Friendly staff and good menu. Suitable for shakes as well as burger and chips with everything vegan. Just a bit expensive - the burger and chips would be more reasonably priced at £9 or £10 rather than £13.

Pros: All vegan :)

Cons: Expensive and portion sizes small to average.

Momi

Points +214

Vegan
10 Sep 2021

Acogedor

Pequeño restaurante muy acogedor muy cerca del centro. Servicio muy amable y productos de gran calidad. La repostería es maravillosa y todo artesanal.

Pros: Local pequeño y tranquilo, Productos de gran calidad, Cerca del centro

AlixKazubek

Points +20

Vegan
09 Sep 2021

Parfait !

On s'y est arrêté pendant notre voyage et c'était juste parfait. Tout était très bon et abordable !

DavidRichards

Points +366

Vegan
09 Sep 2021

:)

Went here a couple years ago with my friend. Nice place!

Cons: From what i remember was a bitttt pricey

HealthyChristy

Points +150

Vegan
09 Sep 2021

Amazing vegan food!

Had a lovely piece of cake here! I then came back later for a jackfruit burger which was incredible!

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-07

Pros: Lovely service , Lots of options , Great tasting food

Sophie_B

Points +603

Vegan
28 Aug 2021

A must visit

Tasty but a little bit on the pricier side

Pros: Nice decorations and garden, Yummy food, Decent sized menu

Cons: Slightly more expensive than i'd like




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