Cafe attached to the health shop, formerly known as Riverdale Centre Organic Cafe and with the name change also removed meat from it menu (2015). Provides organic, vegetarian and vegan food. Has soup, sandwiches, toasties, cakes, daily vegan hot meal. Beverages include coffee, tea, and fresh vegetable juices. Free Wi-Fi. Kitchen closes half an hour before cafe. Reported closed November 2020.
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105-107 Church St (at Riverdale Centre), Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1EY
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Last update on 28 Nov 2020 by Royce
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51 Reviews
First Review by TRaeCH
RachaelHope
Points +55
Lovely - Edit
Quick service, good menu. Lots of vegan options. Nice specials that were all vegan. Food was fresh and delicious. I was a bit disappointed with my drink though, which was a Dirty Chai. I wouldn’t advise mixing coffee with a chai teabag - not very nice. Apart from that, everything was lovely. Really nice little place.
Read morePros: Good menu, Fresh food, Quick service
Cons: Chai Latte was a teabag
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angdep
Points +1297
Excellent healthy dishes - Edit
It’s not too often we can find a place that actually prepares healthy dishes. We had one of the soups available and it was actually oil free—so full of flavors and delicious. We can never find this when eating out. The bread there is also scrumptious. This is a great spot for those who are health conscious.
Read morePros: organic , healthy , good-size portions
Cons: need more vegan desserts
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GillN
Points +28
Best place for lunch in Inverness - Edit
Vegans visiting Inverness shouldn't miss out on at least one lunch at this lovely little cafe. Excellent choice for vegans, delicious home made soup and cakes plus main course specials. Staff very friendly and helpful, they do take-away as well.
Read morePros: Home cooked vegan food, Good sized portions
Cons: Very small, go early to make sure you get a table
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StigC
Points +16
Excellent - Edit
Don't miss this amazing little place if you're passing through. Wonderfully delicious food, cozy setting, and super friendly folks. Highly recommended.
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MemBozkurt
Points +18
Wonderful - Edit
Pretty much everything is vegan or has a vegan option with alot of gluten free options to. It was so delicious I had 2 lunches
Read morePros: Vegan options, gluten free options, fresh, organic
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PaoloGuerri
Points +22
Veramente consigliabile - Edit
Ottimo cibo vegano,locale molto carino e gestori molto gentile .Per vegani sicuramente un posto ottimo ,ma consigliatissimo per tutti
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BeagleLondon
Points +285
Lovely! - Edit
Stopped by during my trip and absolutely loved it! Very friendly and welcoming staff, cosy homely atmosphere and lots of vegan options!
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Revy93
Points +65
nice - Edit
tasty food, nice staff, not a lot of vegan options
Read morePros: friendly staff , tasty food
Cons: few options for vegans
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Heliotropka
Points +71
Lovely place good food. - Edit
Very nice place, small but cozy and warm atmosphere. People working here are very helpful and nice. they have few good vegan options also GF options, although theirs GF breads/wraps are not vegan. But that is rather rarely available. I had been offered oat cakes instead of bread.Place great for lunch and breakfast. They are closed at 5pm.
Read morePros: vegan optionsorganic fair trade
Cons: not everything is vegan
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Dhammapada
Points +25
Fab place in Inverness - Edit
Great little place,
Read moreLooks like it has become busier now that it mostly Vegan.
Owner is happy and chatty and all staff are friendly and cheerful.
Lovely food, good size portions and some great Vegan cakes.
We visit when we can get to Inverness.
Pros: Great food , Great cakes, Nice atmosphere
Cons: When busy there is little seating .
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JellyBeans
Points +22
Nice find - Edit
We had a fabulous Vegan meal.The staff were friendly. The food was reasonably priced. We will definitely visit again the next time we are in the area
Read morePros: Easy to find
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Shelstar71
Points +99
Oh so yummy - Edit
We ate here earlier this week and really enjoyed it. We are travelling in the UK for quite days and this was one of 3 great vegan restaurants we have eaten at. It's very small and we had to wait just a bit to get a seat but the food was really delicious. Most of us had the tofu BLT with soup and it was all so very good. Would definitely recommend this to anyone in the area.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Great service
Cons: Limited seating
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NatalieDowelMcIntosh
Points +350
Warm and nourishing - Edit
What a delightful experience! Lovely people and home style, nourishing vegan food. It was a momentous occasion for us to have tea with scones after abstaining from such treats since going vegan many years ago and it didn't disappoint! Some lovely vegan soups, sandwiches, wraps and cakes to choose from. Very grateful for this place.
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Rirou
Points +16
good place to go in Inverness - Edit
We had lunch with to of our non vegan friends there, and they loved it! So many options for the vegan and everything is delicious, so simple but so tasty! We loved it so much that we went back the next day for the breakfast: you have got to try their toasted bread with tomatoes and garlic! And if you have space for some pancakes , I recommended it too
Read morePros: very nice staff, loved the music, soup and meal of the day changing every day
Cons: some of the cakes looked amazing but I didn't had
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Alyson
Points +793
Nice little cafe - Edit
A nice little vegetarian cafe, good choice of vegan cakes. The day I visited they seemed a little stressed at being a little busy, so be patient.
Read morePros: vegan cakes
Cons: small , long wait
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camusblathan
Points +211
A great find - Edit
I was really surprised to find a listing on Happy Cow in Inverness. A lovely little cafe with homemade soup and bread. The chocolate cake was lovely (and vegan) too. You can tell everything is homemade as the staff were cooking in the background as you enjoyed your lunch. Really reasonable prices too.
Read morePros: Excellent vegan food, Vegan cake!, Good prices
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hatman919
Points +242
Great little place - Edit
Being the only veggie place in Inverness, I decided I had to pop in on my brief visit to the city. It's small and cosy with a simple menu. I ordered a split pea and parsnip soup with a BLT sandwich, which were both absolutely incredible. They also did quite a few vegan desserts and had soy milk for coffees. I didn't have any desserts but I assume they're all amazing from the quality of the rest of the food.
Read morePros: Very cheap, Amazing food, Friendly and cosy
Cons: None
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EstefaniaVeiraConnor
Points +20
Great for lunch - Edit
Only a few options, but very good ones. Nice atmosphere, great service. I was in Scotland for four days and had lunch in this cafe twice!
Read morePros: Good price, Good location, Good service
Cons: Not many options
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MonikaKirdorf
Points +34
Verry nice - Edit
It's small but I like it. They offer a few meals for a good price and some cakes.
Read moreYou can rest there for a while, making plans, readinc, surfing in the internet with free wifi.
They also offer massage or energy healing in the rooms above and wednesday's at 7 pm you can sing and learn ukulele playing.
You can sit inside and outside.
Pros: Cheap, Yummi
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Marianne1967
Points +2088
at last proper soy latte & soy cappuccino - Edit
Great to meet Phil of Nourish, esspecially the morning after the night he won the Best Vegetarian restaurant of Scotland prize. It is great that vegans like us can eat vegan! in the North of Scotland. We have tasted a lot of coffees with soy but Nourish tasted good at last and the chocolate cake was mouthwatering. Hope I will be able to come back and try the lunchoptions! Hope he will consider to be open till 6 or 7 so vegans can eat good food in the evening too in Inverness!
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Dawson1303
Points +248
vegan yummy goodness - Edit
We made our way into Inverness especially to visit this delightful now 100% veg cafe and were pleased with the friendly service, tasty freshly made vegan sandwiches and unique rhubarb/orange vegan cheesecake.
Read moreFinding the cafe was easy with google maps, although we made the mistake of looking for a sign that read 'nourish' instead of 'the riverdale centre'.
Phil the chef is apparently soon to release a vegan cookbook, which will be worth looking out for.
Note: the happy cow app showed this cafe as 'now closed' when it was in fact open
Pros: 100% veg
Cons: 'nourish' not signed from street
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magickminion
Points +18
Vegan options in Inverness - Edit
Inverness is a lovely city, but very difficult to find cafes that serve vegans. The Riverdale Centre Cafe had a few different dishes, hot and cold, and a soup which were all vegan. Phil, the chef at the cafe, is vegan himself and creates some lovely dishes. The only recommendation I would make is that the owner extend the vegan menu and get rid of the fish options. This place could really flourish if it were a vegan exclusive cafe. I love the fact that most everything is organic as well. It would be well worth stocking some vegan sandwiches and other takeaway foods in the fridge for travelers. I was pleased to find this place.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Wednesday July 23, 2014
Pros: mostly organic, hot and cold vegan dish options, friendly
Cons: serves fish, more vegan options
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Tara HD
Points +790
Small and friendly - Edit
I went there for lunch. They offer one soup which I believe is usually vegan and some sandwiches/toasts. For vegans they can make one with hummus but that's bascially it. They also have soya milk and offer at least one vegan cake. It's very basic food but nice and the owner is very friendly.
Read morePros: very friendly
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TRaeCH
Points +384
Small but makng a big difference - Edit
I rushed to Riverdale Centre Organic Cafe just prior to them closing on a Thursday. The small corner restaurant and health food/products store is easy to miss but once inside I was immediately taken in by its charm. The server/owner helped in that respect as well.
Read moreI ordered off the menu which, I'm told, changes daily. Worth mentioning is the fact that it is almost 100% vegetarian. The vegetarian borscht was prepared for me as I perused the products for sale and 100% home-baked desserts on display. The soup was rather good; quite hearty. The bread served along with it was excellent. Because I didn't want to leave (or have them close) without trying more of their almost entirely organic offerings I asked for a slice of apple & almond cake - very tasty - alongside a chocolate and peanut butter brownie which, likewise, was brilliant.
I really enjoyed eating here and talking with the owner as she got ready to close shop and rush off to the gym. Obviously, the health-first attitude starts at the top and is carried through and expressed in the food. Emphasis is placed on buying and using local, organic and fresh ingredients. Though small, there is lots of information for both tourists and locals for events, yoga classes, etc.
It was a pleasure to eat here. Hopefully, a pleasure that I can live again when I next visit beautiful Inverness. Support this cafe!
Pros: Local, fresh, organic food, Almost 100% vegetarian, Great staff/ownership
Cons: I wouldn't mind longer hours of business
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