Vegan
Juice bar
Take-out
Bakery
British
Breakfast
Scottish

Vegan restaurant est. in the city centre since Jan 2019. Offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, coffee and cakes. Example dishes include scrambled tofu on toast, haggis loaded fries, jackfruit stovies, faux fish n' chips, salads, and hot dog. Check Facebook for irregular closures. Reported closed July 2022.


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97 Reviews

First Review by trojjer

whatgatsby

Points +64

Vegan
08 Jul 2019

great

lovely food, very decent prices. staff are helpful and the interior is very quaint and has a good vibe. location wise is a bit hard to find as it’s down an alley, but is as well signposted as it could be.

Pros: good prices, delicious milkshakes

craigmc

Points +35597

Vegan
06 Jul 2019

Small and sweet

A great wee cafe that's a bit bard to find but with the effort.
A small menu that's 100% vegan.
We opted for a smoky lentil soup, a buddha bowl and a dog with bbq jackfruit. All enjoyed.

Pros: 100%, Staff

veganosh

Points +81

Vegan
05 Jul 2019

Lovely little spot

This was such a lovely find. Not being from Scotland, three of use were directed here by the health food store close by. It was great! Such a LOVELY vibe. Split the steak and ale pie with a friend and was surprisingly enough (I can eat A LOT). I also got the vanilla shake which was very enjoyable.

It was the perfect place to hang out chatting for hours. Other customers friendly too, as were the owners (?)

Pros: love finding veganized Scottish/British food, wonderful vibe

Aniseed

Points +5307

Vegan
03 Jul 2019

Closest you can get to real authentic Scottish cuisine, without harming animals!

Vegan versions of all the Scottish Classics! Be aware that the lunch menu is entirely different from the dinner menu (both are fabulous though!). First time we went for lunch we had 3 sandwiches— the BBQ pulled pork , chicken & bacon, chicken coronation (my favourite!). Another time we went in for dinner and had haggis neeps and tatties, steak and ale pie, and fish n chips (my favourite) ! And had the cranachan for dessert! Highly recommend the food. The staff is friendly and helpful as well!

Pros: Delicious food, Veganised versions of the classics, Friendly Staff

weavermachine

Points +34

Vegan
10 Jun 2019

Fantastic Hidden Gem

Down a wee alley way off the main highstreet, The Alleycat is what Inverness has been needing for a long time; a great vegan place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Good homecooking, comfort food, homemade sparkling juice, great tunes on the radio, lovely cakes, in a really nice setting, and the staff are fantastic. Price is about right too. So happy it exists.

Pros: Great comfort food, Lovely atmosphere, Great staff

vegetalechic

Points +78

Vegan
28 May 2019

It’s in the alley!

Had a bit of trouble finding the place as it’s really in an alleyway (and narrow). But the owner was super nice and the food was delicious! The Scottish breakfast is very filling; my fave was the mushroom and spinach sauté. The mushroom haggis was also really good. I wish the toast didn’t come already buttered as the rest of the food is quite well seasoned (read: oil and salt) and so I would’ve just preferred plain toast. My son had the jumbo hotdog and that was pretty good. The best were the scones. So delicious! They don’t have vegan clotted cream but the vegan butter was good enough.

Pros: Scones

Cons: Can be hard to find

Nana Gaussiana

Points +26

Vegan
22 May 2019

Recomendado

Sitio encantador y muy acogedor y comida deliciosa,

Smac

Points +400

Vegan
07 May 2019

Fantastic

Always great food and service here at Alleycat.

Pros: So many great dishes to try.

vivsan

Points +429

Vegan
13 Apr 2019

To expensive

We dident like it at all. We spent 30 min searching for the Place, when we found it we was so hungry and hyped. Orderd a chicken sandwich and a haggis baked potato. Felt like we got food that just was heated in the microwawe. And it was a small portion so we both was hungry after. To expensive for what we got

astrobelter

Points +46

Vegan
12 Apr 2019

Disappointed - lots of potential

We are from Glasgow so appreciate we are spoiled for choice in the vegan food world.
However! Even lowering our expectations for a smaller town we felt very disappointed.
The menu is ok but the food we received was not worth the money at all.
When you go out for vegan food one often expects something you can’t pick up at farmfoods. Or if you can... I feel it should be priced accordingly.
We were charged close to £15 for 1.5 sausages, a multipack cheap hamburger bun, some haggis and a tofu ‘egg’ roll (which was actually a highlight as lovely and “buttery”).
Would have been happy paying half the price or full price for fresher, higher standard ingredients.
Lunch may be better?

grnr

Points +78

Vegan
09 Apr 2019

Tasty and chilled out!

Popped in for a quick lunch - had the "chicken and bacon mayo" toastie. Tasty food, friendly folks, recommended!

cat_toucher

Points +18

Vegan
27 Mar 2019

Lovely vegan food!

I’ve had the pancakes for breakfast and tuna (jackfruit?) toastie for lunch and both were great. Can’t wait to try more! So nice to have a fully vegan menu!

TamaraStammel

Points +148

Vegan
16 Mar 2019

Awesome food!

We loved it here! The food and drinks were so delicious :-)

JasonHunt

Points +17

Non Veg
23 Feb 2019

Brilliant food, everyone should go!

Smiling happy staff, excellent toasties & vegan milkshakes! Can't say enough.

Pros: Great menu, decent prices

Cons: Service was a little slow, but only because they, Were so busy! Can't fault that.

TobiLab

Points +34

Vegan
16 Feb 2019

Gutes Essen zu günstigen Preisen

The Alley Cat ist ein recht junges Unternehmen mit ebenso jungem Personal. Die Gerichte sind sehr günstig, wahrscheinlich jedoch teilweise aus Tiefkühlkost. Das Restaurant steckt noch in den Kinderschuhen und wird sicherlich noch vieles lernen.

Tipp für Besucher: Das Restaurant befindet sich in einer Nebengasse und ist schwer zu finden, wenn man nicht von der Einkaufsstraße kommt.

Pros: Alternative Einrichtung, Traditionelle Gerichte, Günstig

Cons: Getränke aus Dosen und Plastikflaschen, Muffiger Geruch

trojjer

Points +20

Vegan
12 Feb 2019

Nice new vegan place. Retro hipster's dream!

I haven't tried the food yet, but the freshly baked brownies smelled good! Inverness is lacking in fully vegan places so this is great.

Cool designs too, nice record players including one with headphones in a nook by the window. I had a decent chocolate non-dairy milkshake.

Pros: Vegan only




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