Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Bakery
British
Scottish
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Independent cafe in downtown offering quality coffee and tea as well as food made to order and in-house baking. Includes vegan sgaia bacon rolls and pasta dishes on the menu. Open Mon-Sun 10:00-16:00.


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33 Reviews

First Review by earthitup

Vg.30

Points +652

Vegan
27 Aug 2024

Best vegan milkshakes

28/05/22
Milkshakes from here can be made vegan with plant based milks. They taste amazing. One of their specialties is their rainbow bagels which can have a filling of vegan cream cheese and vegan bacon, which was also tasted amazing. There are other vegan options also to try if you didn't want a bagel, such as a vegan crossiant. They also have vegan confectionary to buy inside the shop.

23/09/23
This time I had a mushroom, cheese and basil ciabatta, which was pretty good with a deluxe hot chocolate with coconut milk, whipped cream and marshmallows.

30/11/2023
I tried the vegan bacon and maple syrup waffles. Really enjoyed them and very filling. I also had a vegan milkshake

09/02/2024
I created my own meal, so I had avocado on toast and added their new vegan bacon. I really liked it. I also had a vegan salted caramel coconut milkshake. The milkshakes are always good

13/05/24
I took lunch away today. I had the vegan bacon and cheese bagel with the hash tots. Both was pretty good. I ordered a vanilla milkshake with a shot of coffee and whipped cream, very nice drink. Lovely as all ways

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-04

beakyton

Points +34

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Such Great Atmosphere and Food

They have a fully vegan menu in the main menu folder with just as many options as the meat menu. I had a delicious oat latte and a cinnamon roll - and they were tons more options for sweet treats. 1000% recommend for food and coffee in Dundee!

Pros: Food, Atmosphere, Drinks

EnbyVegan

Points +90

Vegan
15 Jun 2024

Seemed like a great idea: rainbow bagels for Pride

Ordered the onion bhaji rainbow bagel, falafel and houmous rainbow bagel and a portion of hash brown bites with chilli jam and vegan pesto mayo.
Had initially asked to see the allergen matrix as both my partner and I have quite serious allergies. Was initially told they didn't have one as its hard to keep up to date with regular ingredient changes from suppliers, the manager was happy to check out all the ingredients on things to reassure us and later brought out the outdated matrix.
While we appreciated checking the allergens for us, it was quite an uncomfortable experience because it felt like the whole staff and customers were watching, when if an up to date matrix was available we could have checked discretely ourselves. Found it a little demeaning having the food explained and sauces being brought out into the cafe to publicly show us the labels.
Overall the hash brown bites were great, however we were disappointed with the rest. The bagels were quite hard and stale, the onion bhajis undercooked and the falafel was really crumbly and dry. We think perhaps all the questions about allergies made the staff panic and perhaps being busy due to Pride resulted in sub-par food. A shame, as it seemed promising having a separate vegan menu and lots of good reviews!

Pros: Made vegan pesto mayo to order, Manager had good intentions regarding allergies

Cons: Disappointing famous rainbow bagel, Lack of allergen matrix

ghostievegan

Points +124

Vegan
25 May 2024

Lots of options!

Flame Tree has always had great vegan options. They have a separate vegan menu and always adapt items to make them vegan - this is especially great when they do their Christmas drinks!

Pros: Variety

marikaweinhardt

Points +5841

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Lovely café!

Even though it's not fully vegan there's so much to love here. An extensive and flexible vegan menu, all delicious and nicely presented, good value and quickly served (even though they said to expect a wait). Inability to choose remains a welcome novelty as a vegan eating out! Plus a friendly young team, LGBTQI-plus friendly vibe, and accessible loo with baby changing, period products and nappies.

So good we went back the next day :)

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-10

Phuket_I’m_Vegan

Points +24

Vegan
27 May 2023

Vegan Haggis 👌

This restaurant offers a brilliant brunch/lunch menu with fresh-made-to-order options. The dining area is pleasant and clean. I highly recommend their Vegan Haggis!

Pros: Plenty of vegan options., Great food., Friendly staff.

Plant_Slayer

Points +24

Vegan
27 May 2023

Delicious brunch!

Good brunch/ lunch options. Similar to the non-vegan options so you don’t feel you’re missing out.

Pros: Tasty food, Vegan Haggis, Range of vegan options

LauraDick

Points +26

Vegan
14 May 2023

Utterly delicious

I had the vegan haggis and cheese panini, a cup of tomato soup and an oat capuchino.
Everything was delicious and not overpriced in my opinion.
Can't believe this was hiding in Dundee this whole time!
Will totally be back.

Pros: A full separate vegan menu, Friendly staff

JacobWeller

Points +161

Vegan
16 Dec 2022

Great cakes and bagels

Had some incredibly good cinnamon rolls from here and some good bagels also!

JoeW96

Points +116

Vegan
09 Nov 2022

Big slay

This cafe is incredible. They have rotating soup options which are always vegan and a decent size vegan lunch and brunch menu. I can’t recommend this place enough.

Pros: Good variety of options , Really tasty, Cool little Australian shop section

Kimmisventure

Points +320

Vegan
08 Nov 2022

Will definitely come back

This Scottish- Australian Cafe has everything you would crave for really reasonable prices!
I had my first ever matcha here, which was weirdly tasty ;)
They have a separate vegan menu with amazing options!
I had the Avo toast with veggie/vegan haggis, which was amazing!
The vibes are very nice and the service is friendly.
Great place to come if ur with non vegan friends, as they sure won't complain about lack of options.
They also see random little Australian snacks (like Tim Tams) for all the Aussies craving a sense of home.
Will definitely be back soon :))

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-08

Pros: Separate Vegan Menus , Really Good Prices , Lovely Service and Homely Vibe

CrystalBooth

Points +26

Vegan
23 Oct 2022

Loads of vegan options

Not too hard to find in Dundee and it has loads of vegan options for brunch. The bacon and cream cheese bagel was lovely!!

Staff were really nice too!

Pros: Loads of vegan options!, Lovely cakes!

sarrasin

Points +139

Vegan
09 May 2022

Small portions

Service was not particularly friendly. Lunch deal is still kinda expensive for what you get, a small bowl of soup and a really small wrap (but tasty).

Dede

Points +458

Vegan
29 Jan 2022

Hungry vegan breakfast

Lovely little cafe with loads of vegan choice, went for breakfast. It’s a busy place with no booking so can be turned away if full, no booking. #Veganuary

Pros: Separate vegan menu , BLT was great, Lovely deluxe vegan hot chocolate

Hanalane93

Points +628

Vegan
24 Nov 2021

Nice breakfast stop!

We stopped here on our trip twice, though both times there was no vegan bacon, which is fine, but it wasn't mentioned either time when we were seated with the vegan menu. We left the first time as were both really in the mood for a vegan bacon bagel and then had something else the second time. The coffee was nice and the food we did have was good. The staff said the vegan bacon was on back order which we understood but since there were a few menu-options revolving around the vegan bacon it would have made sense for them to tell us this when they sat us down with the vegan menu.

Pros: Nice vegan breakfast options , Nice coffee

Cons: No vegan bacon not mentioned twice

Here.To.Travel_Jade

Points +9929

Vegan
02 Oct 2021

Tasty wraps/rolls for on the run

We got the vegan roll and the onion bhaji wrap to take away. The latter was especially good. There was a separate vegan menu with lots of options and the cafe looked nice too. Would recommend

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-02

Pros: Separate vegan menu with lots of choices

flavio.graser

Points +97

Vegan
27 Aug 2021

Tasty vegan food

Had lunch here with my wife. Great choice of vegan options, good prices and kind personnel.

Pros: Options , Good quality

flossynics

Points +13

Vegetarian
24 Jan 2020

My favourite cafe!

Recently found this little cafe and it’s a hidden gem! I’ve tried the cake (divine!) and had an onion bhaji wrap too! Friends with me had meat options. We would all recommend, the food tastes great and is good quality. Friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Always been busy when I have visited, not many tables so you may be unlucky but it also means it has a lovely atmosphere.

Pros: Lots of vegetarian and vegan options, Great food , Friendly staff

Cons: Not many tables

em_rits

Points +84

Vegan
06 Nov 2019

Love this place!

This is one of my favourite cafes in Dundee! Amazing vegan deluxe hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows. For a non-veggie cafe, they have so many vegan options - like delicious vegan bacon, cheddar and cream cheese. Their smashed avocado and vegan bacon on toast is my favourite.
Great place to go with non-veggie pals 🌈

Pros: Lots of vegan options at a range of prices , Vegan Hot chocolate , Rainbow bagels 🌈

Cons: Can get very warm and stuffy, Wish they had more seating

craigmc

Points +35037

Vegan
20 Oct 2019

Good options

Had a food lunch here on a cold Sunday in October.
Had avo smash with bacon, ticket and tomato and balsamic. Fresh and healthy and a great option for lunch. The avo could have done with some za'atar or crushed chill is to lift it but was still good.

Pros: Plenty vegan, Staff, Good vibes

HeidiWoolard

Points +119

Vegan
20 Jul 2019

Fab find!

This cafe is lovely for a light lunch with the family. I had an avocado wrap and my fiancé had a jackfruit wrap, they were lovely! I also had an amazing vegan chocolate milkshake, they have several flavours. My little boy had the most amazing rainbow bagel with vegan chocolate spread. Staff are very up on their vegan info. Definitely pay this cafe a visit if you’re near.

Pros: Lovely staff , Separate vegan menu, Good options for kids

Cons: Limited number of tables

hefafa

Points +1492

Vegan
08 Jul 2019

Rainbow bagels!!!

Lovely little cafe, loads of options for all dietary requirements on the menu (with separate gluten free and vegan menus too). Rainbow bagels were delicious and soups were some of the best I've tried! Gorgeous coffees - bright colourful lattes and the most dreamy iced coconut latte ever!! Definitely recommend!!

Nevecaffrey

Points +149

Vegan
12 Feb 2019

Soup and a sandwich

Cute places with a great vegan menu, really something for everyone focused around salads, soup, sandwiches, bagels and backed potatoes type things. Simple food done well and delicious. Really loved their colourful lattes and the look of the rainbow bagel!🌈

_the_vegan_traveller

Points +54

Vegan
12 Oct 2018

I wish I could give 5 stars!

This place is amazing!! The vegan menu is the same size as the “normal” menu with lots of options for breakfast and lunch! Lovely food, lovely staff

Pros: Loads of vegan options, The food is great, Good price

Cons: No negative points to write

LisaScrimgeour

Points +74

Vegan
22 Jun 2018

One of Dundee's Best

Love this place! The staff are always very friendly and helpful and the food is amazing! I love coming here and it's always one of my go-to places for lunch!

With a separate vegan menu, Flame Tree has got a good amount of options, from sandwiches and salads to their famed rainbow bagels! The BBQ jackfruit is amazing on a wrap/salad and baked potato!

They also have different milk options for their drinks with an option to add vegan cream and marshmallows to the hot chocolate!

I would say that the frappes aren't worth the money. They are much more expensive than the milkshakes (which they don't do vegan b/c they use ice cream) and they aren't that great.

They also have a few traybake things on offer for vegans, including a chocolate crunch (very chocolatey!), a coconut cereal thing, a date slice and energy balls. I am not too fussed for these, saves me being tempted by dessert, but I'd love some cake options! :P

Pros: good vegan menu , delicious food , friendly staff

Cons: quite expensive , sometimes hard to get a seat! ,

Viki&Eric

Points +121

Vegan
03 Mar 2018

Fav place in Dundee

This is definitely our fav place in Dundee. They have an entire vegan menu and do rainbow bagels. Their soups are the best ones around for sure! Their coffees are fab and they have some sweet vegan treats too. Definitely recommend visiting the Flame Tree.

Pros: Friendly and fast, Soups are always vegan

Cons: Not entirely vegan

DonnaC

Points +1684

Vegan
10 Dec 2017

imaginative vegan options

Great cafe. It's lovely inside, modern and comfortable. The staff serving us were super friendly and helpful. There are so many tempting dishes on the vegan menu, they've put some thought into it, they provide 3 plant based milks for hot drinks and even serve vegan Mayo. The food is excellent quality and nicely presented. I would come here all the time if I lived close enough.

Pros: great vegan options , modern, friendly

Cons: serves meat




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