Vegan
International
Organic
Raw
Western
Take-out

An all-raw, all-organic & all-vegan bistro serving food that is also gluten free. Offers warm weekly specials in fall/winter. Food is made-in-house using local and fair trade ingredients when possible. Open Tue-Thu 12:00pm-6:00pm, Fri-Sat 12:00pm-8:00pm, Sun 11:30am-6:00pm. Closed Mon.


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35 Reviews

First Review by TVB

irisbveg

Points +332

Vegan
10 Sep 2024

Satisfying!

This was delicious, and a wonderful representation of raw vegan done well! There is no lack of options that are fun, satiating, and healthy at this gem of a place. My pea soup was a bomb of flavour, so well balanced with some heat and plenty of acid, as well as delicious croutons. The zoodle alfredo was also lovely with a delicious tampenad. Honestly so impressive, if i lived closer Itd be a regular spot! Gotta come back to try more

Also, I must say, the service was fantastic and the waiter offered to give us smaller versions of the dishes so we could try more which was so appreciated as an indecisive vegan lol!

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-10

Pros: Pea soup special, zoodle-alfredo , great service , Carrot ginger juice, well balanced flavours, Satisfying and delicious raw vegan,

Veg&raw

Points +298

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Best raw vegan food in Ontario

Unbelievably delicious raw food (they have a few cooked options as well). Must try sweet&sour pasta and falafel wrap! Can’t get enough!!! Great freshly squeezed juices as well!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-25

Pros: Raw vegan food - incredible, Cooked vegan options, Fresh squeezed juice

furfler

Points +20

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Best vegan place I have tried

I have eaten here many times and it has always been an amazing experience. The staff are friendly and extremely helpful, and the food is so unbelievably tasty.

Pros: Friendly and helpful staff, Great ambience, Delicious food

AaronStreeton

Points +796

Vegan
05 Dec 2023

OMG

The Falafel Wrap is amazing

Great ingredients and delicious!

GordieVerk

Points +43

Herbivore
02 Feb 2023

Awsome eats, great accommodating service.

The staff and service are as outstanding as the food.
Share a pizza.... we were overwhelmed by the Greek!

Pros: All vegan , Unbelievably delicious , Worth the drive from Ancaster.

Cons: Only 12 seats

VadimGutnik

Points +30

Vegan
13 Oct 2022

This place is awesome, all raw all the time

So many creative variations of vegan food without cooking keeping all the nutrients intact, I keep ordering giant bowls of zucchini pasta variations, so much crunch and flavor and still feels like a light meal.

Pros: All vegan all the time, alkaline water served , Freshly prepped, The staff are so much fun and helpful

acupoftheo

Points +16

Vegan
05 Aug 2022

So good!

I’ve had their pizza, bread platter, zucchini noodles and a smoother and it was all delicious. It’s my fav restaurant now.

Pros: All vegan options

modernherbivore

Points +39

Vegan
27 Sep 2020

food you feel good about eating

the restaurant is tiny, but it never seems too crowded and is always cozy. the food is delicious and i always leave feeling nourished!

Kritananda

Points +26

Fruitarian
17 Sep 2020

Favorite vegan place

Love the coconut curry zucchini noodles

Pros: Organic!

KristinaMatyjek

Points +37

Vegan
25 May 2020

Loved it

I ordered the taco salad & my friend got sweet & sour noodles. Both were amazing & perfect portion. So many unexpected flavours. Definitely coming here again!

Pros: Excellent food, Good value, Nice sized portions

Cons: Small place

ChelsiBravo

Points +16

Vegan
28 Feb 2020

Definitely my fav restaurant

Cosy little restaurant. Started coming here nearly 10 years ago. No need to compromise on anything here; Great menu, delicious, flavorful and healthy food and worth the price. I'm not a big fan of raw desserts but the almond butter cups and chocolate truffles are my fav. And all of the entree options are worth trying. If you plan on dining in the restaurant I always recommend reserving in advance; it's a very small restaurant with limited seating

Pros: 100% raw vegan

Gordie

Points +230

Herbivore
16 Feb 2020

D licious

Had the olive tepanaude pasta. Best zucchini noodle salad I've ever had.
Tried the new Tahini date balls and chased them down with the almond butter cups.
We drove 40 minutes to get here..... we'll be back. Make a reservation, they only seat 18.

Pros: Lots of options. No sugar used in desserts.

Cons: Nada

veggie_ween

Points +343

Vegan
27 Jan 2020

Best vegan dish I've ever eaten

I've been twice and both times got the Beet Ravioli and it is hands-down the most delicious thing I have ever eaten.

Pros: Beet ravioli, Vegan wine list

Cons: Location - traffic, Parking

lornafc

Points +24

Vegan
03 Aug 2019

Always amazing

Fresh, clean vegan deliciousness. Never tried something I didnt like on the menu. Faves include taco salad, avo tartare, lemon meringue smoothie, the brownie.

Pros: Full menu of amazing vegan food

SeeBehindTheSun

Points +108

Herbivore
05 Mar 2019

Favorite raw vegan restaurant

My go to has always been the Pad Thai so yummy.

msmelrose

Points +24

Vegan
15 Feb 2019

Delicious!

Ordered two meals of the specials menu and both were super! They tasted fresh, healthy and full of flavor. My boyfriend who is not a vegan/veggie also enjoyed it very much.

Pros: All vegan

wallaceJlyn

Points +423

Vegan
17 Nov 2018

What a hidden Gem

Made reservations for a birthday night out. I’m the only vegan and none of us are on a regular raw diet, but my turn to choose and the reviews brought us to #rawaura.
Everyone loved their meal. From the presentation to the last bite it was more than we expected. We made plans to return again...

Pros: Food is obviously made with care , Delicious and flavourful , Proper serving sizes

charlottewinslow

Points +90

Vegan
29 Oct 2018

SO DAMN GOOD

If I lived in Toronto this restaurant would make me fully raw vegan and I’d go here for all of my savory (and sweet) raw vegan cravings!! Waitress was so nice, food was incredible and generous, and so many unique unforgettable options. I hate red pepper but took her word on the red pepper ravioli and it was incredible!! Can’t say enough good things. I’m so glad I went here. The presentation was also beautiful.

Pros: Unique, All raw

XOXO

Points +1828

Vegan
03 Aug 2018

SUPER cool RAW

Great raw pizza, home made hemp milk, great smoothies, awesome desserts. Enjoy.

Canadianpost

Points +24

Vegan
11 May 2018

Amazing

The food is wonderful and the staff are very friendly. Will definitely come back! Just remember, because it is raw, no food over 42 degrees C.... (this was my first experience with raw)

Pros: excellent food, Friendly staff

PascalDesMarais

Points +23

Vegetarian
01 Apr 2018

Amazing experience

One of my best vegan restaurant experience. The food is amazing, the portions are great, everything is raw and gluten free. Service was impeccable. Highly recommend

DevinB☺️

Points +28

Vegan
05 Mar 2018

The management know what they’re doing.

Great portions I’ll be it, it is a higher priced place to eat but that was made up by the massive portions which we loved. I had the big salad and it was wonderful. I couldn’t have asked for a better salad. I like this restaurant because of the high amount of choices you get to pick from and they don’t shy with portions like some other restaurants I know... oh yeah the restaurant has a really good atmosphere to it as well makes you feel relaxed and good.

Pros: portions , atmosphere , good food

Cons: price

carolinekrz

Points +138

Vegan
24 Oct 2017

need better staff

have only been here a few times due to the service or shall I say the lack of service

Pros: raw vegan , fresh

Cons: long wait times , unfriendly staff

GreenSarah

Points +24

Vegan
28 Jul 2017

Horrible Attitude

I got greeted the exact same way as the other poster... umm did you reserve? The whole place is empty... this woman looks mad that I came here to offer my business. Very unattractive, arrogant and disturbed person. Will not come back ever again.

Tiger111333999

Points +1350

Vegan
01 Jul 2017

welcomed like ...

I think it is my 1st review where I'm not happy about a "vegan" place... and in fact, it is more an advice than a critic about the food itself because we could not eat there, even though it looked delicious... We have been willing to eat there, the lady that welcomed us was almost arrogant with the "did you reserve ? Sorry you don't have reservation and have a child and we don't have high chair..." blabla.
Anyway my advice is :
When you have a restaurant and you see a couple and child coming to have dinner and half of your tables are reserved but empty, here are your options :
- "sorry there is no spot right now, but you are welcomed to have a drink at the bar and we will give you the next available table for 4... "
- because there was a table free outside where we could easily fit, even with a child. The right attitude would have been to say "hey, we don't have high chair but a normal chair and a pillow should do the job ! :-)" (when you have a restaurant and empty tables, you really need to be out of your mind to refuse rudely customers)
- "we can propose you to order to take away if you mind waiting for the next table !!"
- "here is our biz card, it gets pretty packed after 7 so please give us a call little earlier so that we can keep a spot for you..." if still, you don't want to wait 10min for a table...

So. Dear owner or manager, potential friend. The moral is :
Stay humble (or choose your staff for this quality also ), even when your restaurant is packed because you have targeted people that prefer organic healthy non animal food ... because humility is the key to happiness, not money... the customer is your family!

Sydhutchh

Points +91

Vegan
10 Apr 2017

yum yum yum

Super tarry but beware it's very healthy since it's raw so just know what you looking for.

michaellanfield

Points +92

Vegan
08 Dec 2016

Amazing food, but very very expensive!

This restaurant has very good food. I went there once when Doug McNish was head chef. Most food is very high in fat and very high priced. Hours are crazy. Also very small portions. They need to give larger portions and lower their prices.


Updated from previous review on 2014-10-07

Pros: Very good food, Friendly staff, Very clean

Cons: Very very expensive, Crazy hours, High in fat and small portions




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