Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
International
Take-out
Bakery
Breakfast
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. A coffee shop restaurant in downtown Courtenay with a range of vegan items. Has vegan bowls like a Mexican bowl and glory bowl. For sandwiches there is a vegan reuben or a hummus wrap. Sweets include a brownie. Has coconut, almond and oat milk and all smoothies are vegan. Relocated from 244 D 4th St. Open Mon-Fri 7:00am-8:00pm, Sat-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm.
6 Reviews
First Review by jessikajewski
FernCafe
Points +19
5 star ⭐️ - Edit
Happy cow won’t allow 5 stars for non vegan restos but that’s what I would do it I could. They have TONS of vegan options on the menu. 4 vegan milks and a few vegan treats. They also have gluten free options. Owner is nice and lots of space to sit!
Read morePros: Options, Friendly staff, Lots of seating
Mudsharks
Love to hear it, and thanks for the extra star. We appreciate you.
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LoveNash
Points +54
This place gives vegan food a bad reputation 👎🏽 - Edit
We ordered a banana smoothie, a medium mocha (which was the same size as a Starbucks small size), a Thai salad bowl and Mexican salad bowl. It all sounded great, however none of them tasted restaurant quality.
Read moreThe salads bowls were completely bland, and half full! (See photos)
The Thai salad had hardly any dressing and we had to go out and get salad dressing in order to enjoy our meals. The four things combined came out to $44. Not worth it!
The Thai bowl was basically dry spinach on the bottom, with pad Thai noodles, and a few carrots and cucumbers. The noodles had almost no peanut dressing.
The Mexican bowl was basically a half bowl rice. See photos.
Updated from previous review on 2022-07-25
Pros: Vegan options
Cons: Expensive, Vegan food was tasteless! , Very small servings
Guest
Totallynotvegan
Points +152
Meh - Edit
I so desperately wanted this to be good, but it was just mediocre. While the service was very quick, the portion size was small and the quality didn't taste excellent.
Read moreI ordered the Mexican bowl and it was literally just chili and rice with a handful of chips around it.
Pros: Fast, Good amount of vegan options, Good atmospheres
Cons: Too expensive, Low quality
Mudsharks
Sorry we didn't match your personal flavor profile.
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jessek
Points +1875
Nice meal on a cool patio - Edit
Vegan options are clearly marked and diverse. Nice to get both a decent meal and vegan dessert. The patio is a really nice space to eat on.
Read moreMudsharks
Fantastic, thanks Jesse.
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CLRtraveller
Points +9230
Some vegan options, good coffee - Edit
More than a coffee bar, it serves meals, including a vegan soup of the day and some vegan meal choices. New in Feb-2021 is a vegan spaghetti and meatballs lunch. I enjoyed my decaf oatmilk latte and vegan Reuben burger, which was their black-bean burger patty, slice of vegan cheese, sauerkraut, sliced dill pickle, German mustard, between toasted dark-rye bread - good and satisfying. I dined in but did not linger, not feeling comfortable around some of the other patrons being lax with Covid-prevention measures.
Read morePros: several vegan options
Mudsharks
Thanks for your post and for your well written review.
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jessikajewski
Points +138
Best brownie I've ever had! - Edit
This place has fancy coffees, basic drip refillable coffee and quite a few vegan options that are healthy. To top of your healthy meal, grab a decadent vegan brownie.
Read morePros: So many alternative milks
Mudsharks
We appreciate you, Jessica. Thanks for your kindness.
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