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Vegan cafe with dishes like salad bowls, Asian dishes, and sweet treats. Fully vegan from September 2020. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-2:30pm. Closed Sun and Mon.
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Shop C/82 Lake St, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 4870
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Last update on 29 May 2024 by stopsign38
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Added by craigmc on 13 Jan 2020
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64 Reviews
First Review by wishiwasbornvegan
Anderson1314
Points +70
Great Asian food. - Edit
Had the best Asian food ever had at a restaurant. Really liked the veg noodles and tofu curry. We also got sushi which was really nice. And was nice to find cold can of guava juice.
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Wombat_Cafe
Points +88
Best place I have ever eaten - Edit
No exaggeration, the food was incredible. I’m actually shocked. What a great find! Lovely staff too. 100 percent worth checking out.
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tofucourtney
Points +367
Great vibes and food! - Edit
Really delicious food and great vibes. Pretty affordable and easy to get to
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Kwanny
Points +231
Best in Cairns - Edit
I talked to someone who had just got back from Palm Cove and it has made me reminisce about the good old days in FNQ and how good Root Vegetarian was. Root's food was such a great treat when we went to Rusty Market on weekends for a grocery run.
Read moreThe couple who owns the shop are just wonderful and kind souls. Your beautiful food and great hospitality always made our experience enjoyable.
Keep up the good work guys!
Lots of Love💕
Kwan from Trinity Beach Thai.
Pros: 100% Vegan, Friendliest Owners (vegan owned), Super yummy food
Cons: No con
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raceme
Points +28
My favourite go to lunch - Edit
This place is amazing and the flavours are beautiful. Perfect combination and selection
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Akari000
Points +523
So delicious!!! 🌱🥰 - Edit
We ordered the large bowl (3choices) , omg everything was so delicious! ❤️
Read moreGood portion too.
I’d love to come back here if I ever come back to Cairns ✈️🇦🇺
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Maultaschemeetswantan
Points +69
Perfektes Essen, tolle Atmosphäre - Edit
Das Root ist ein kleines aber sehr schönes Restaurant zum Mittagessen.
Read morePros: Geschmack , Preis, Musik
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bfigs04
Points +198
Good Asian! - Edit
Great vegan Asian food, was not disappointed
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stopsign38
Points +1131
Great spot for lunch 😋 👍 - Edit
What a great little place. All of the food we had was lovely and most of it was gluten free too. When back in Cairns this will be our no. 1 food place on the list to return to.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-29
Pros: All vegan 🙌, Great tasting food - hot and cold options, Quaint little location in the middle of town
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EliHarvey
Points +18
Really good! - Edit
Small selection of ready made dishes that all taste amazing! Rare and appreciated vegan rest spot in Cairns.
Read morePros: Fast, Tasty, Tucked away from the street
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chelseamacague
Points +41
Amazing! Best vegan food in Cairns - Edit
Entire store is onion and garlic free, a lot of gluten free options and all round delicious food and calm chilled out setting. Such a kind lovely lady too
Read morePros: Gluten free options , Onion and garlic free, Service and food
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EmilyPike-Wilson
Points +26
Amazing food - Edit
Food was lovely, nice range of options. Group of 8 of us, we all had different meals and all loved the dishes. The crispy cauliflower and chicken skewers were particularly good.
Read moreStaff were friendly and helped us with local knowledge
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NataliaBejar
Points +83
Delicious - Edit
We arrived half an hour before closing time so the options were limited but what we had was scrumptious.
Read moreShitake mushroom rice, smokey BBQ chicken stir fry and salt and pepper tofu.
Definitely worth another visit. Yummy 😋
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Cassia88
Points +14
Delicious - Edit
Beautiful vibe when you walk in the door. Lovely service. The food options looked delicious, and I was very happy with my choice. It was super yummy!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-01-19
Pros: So many choices , No need to scrutinize the menu- it's all meat free, Lovely atmosphere
Cons: I came too late in the day so some sold out, Which was my own fault! =P
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kittylovesjazz
Points +354
Rave Review for Root! - Edit
Lovely little find! Friendly staff and super delicious food. We shared a bowl with fried rice, calamari, tofu curry and sesame chicken. Get in quick for lunch as it’s popular!
Read morePros: Cute location, All Vegan, Delicious food
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Kittybiscuit
Points +8656
Tasty food - Edit
You can choose something from the hot food area or something like a salad or sandwich. There isn’t a menu to choose from. I got the “chicken” baguette (fill and I noticed you could choose half) I was tempted by the salad but decided to go with something filling for lunch. The flavour was nice and they toasted it for me. My partner got 3 veggies and rice. That was tasty too. The tofu was quite spicy. Staff were lovely and it was in a lovely little laneway.
Read moreMy only disappointment was they didn’t have coffee!
Cons: No coffee!
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RhiannonC
Points +716
Very good 😊 - Edit
Tasty and fully vegan.
Read moreWe will be back again soon!
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sudsjain
Points +16
Mr. - Edit
Tasty and fully vegan. Limited menu. Not open for dinner. A little hard to find.
Read morePros: Fully vegan now, Limited menu but 3 dishes for AUD20, Tasty. Tofu and artificial meats.
Cons: Not open for dinner. Closes at 2:30
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Jasthebee
Points +20
Yummies - Edit
Really yummy meal, and friendly staff. Gluten free options available and clearly marked. 😇
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-06-14
Pros: All vegan, Lots of gluten free options
Cons: A little expensive
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RaeSabine
Points +373
Great selection - Edit
It was so hard to decided what to eat as there was so much to choose from! Everything I tried tasted delicious!
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Spun6
Points +259
Yum - Edit
Definitely worth checking out for some lunch.
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Jez
Points +504
The best - Edit
Wish we had a place like this back home. I’d eat here weekly for sure. Tasty as and relaxed vibe
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gijodi
Points +67
Delicious - Edit
This was a recommendation from another Happy Cow user and I’m thrilled about it. Delicious food, friendly staff and all vegan. Happiness for my final meal in Cairns.
Read moreI had the Tofu Curry and a Black Bean Tofu dish plus a Super Tofu Roll and all were delicious. They were out of the Pork Bun otherwise I would have certainly grabbed one of those as well.
Pros: All vegan , Delicious , Friendly Staff
Cons: Rotating menu so check IG for what’s being served, Limited Hours
theNumberOfTheBeast
Yay! So glad you made it!
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jamie
Points +390
Delicious vegan Asian food - Edit
I had to rush here before they closed after checking in at our hotel, it was worth it! We had a couple of bowls with rice, noodles, sweet and sour chik’n and curry, everything was delicious. We also had the pork buns, also very good! I forgot to take pictures before we scarfed everything down. You definitely want to try this place if you’re in the area!
Read morePros: Totally vegan! 🌱
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ClairKnobloch
Points +24
My favourite vegan spot to eat at - Edit
Delicious vegan food
Read morePros: Delicious vegan food, Excellent customer service
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eatyourveges
Points +181
Cute little cafe - Edit
Used Happy Cow app to find this place, turns out it's down a narrow alley next to a little vegan tea shop (not listed on HC) I'd already found in Cairns. Went to Root for a Friday lunch treat after finishing work early - there around 1.30pm. What foods was being served was held in the Bain Marie, most of it had already sold out. My choices were essentially take it or leave it, so take it I did. I had a bowl with a tofu and vegetable option and what I think was a jackfruit sweet curry served with rice. Both were really well made and tasty as, albeit only warm in temperature rather than hot. I'm guessing that's because the business closes promptly at 2pm. Next time I'll make a point of going closer to midday so try what else might be on offer.
Read morePros: Seems to be wholly vegan. , Tasty Asian food , Calm little Cafe with friendly team
Cons: Not open for the weekends , Not many options later in the lunch period
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Wazz14
Points +25
Delicious - Edit
Had the salt & pepper tofu and sweet tangy sesame ‘chicken’ and it was 🤤🤤🤤
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