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CLOSED: The Whole Meal Cafe
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Closed
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Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Beer/Wine
British
Small and quiet cafe. Offers lunch meals and daily specials. Seats 38. Reported closed April 2023.
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1 Shubbery Rd, Streatham, South West London, England, SW16 2AS
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Last update on 10 Apr 2023 by BrynPickering
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19 Reviews
First Review by Nickysr
SuzyGale
Points +198
Lost the Spark - Edit
I feel as though this place just hasn't kept up with the times. The menu never really changes, the quality of the food has gone downhill and the service seems to get slower. It was quite a novelty to have a vegetarian place in the area but there are lots of options now, most of which are less expensive and offer more vegan options. I'd hate to see it close but it just need a push to become more desirable again.
Read morePros: Cosy
Cons: Not enough vegan options, Very slow service
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izbiz1
Points +20
Quick and delicious - Edit
Lovely and filling food, really quick service and large portions. Staff so friendly and helpful.
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nina.everett
Points +48
Amazing! - Edit
Like walking into somebody’s cosy kitchen! All homemade, hearty foods with a great mixture of vegan and vegetarian. Even their salads are large and filling! Also always have great specials, desserts and the staff are friendly.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Fast service , Relatively cheap
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TeaPotSpah
Points +13
Amazing vegan and vegetarian food - Edit
Amazing, small and affordable. Nice Café for quick lunch with the family and friends.
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ShobhanaSingh
Points +55
Tasty homemade comfort food - Edit
Lovely evening, very friendly staff, loved the vegan chocolate cake, everything was tasty and wholesome. Generous portions, could barely finish it! Really worth the trip out, I’d go again with my children.
Read morePros: Almost everything was vegan, Just a few dishes obviously had cheese, Affordable
Cons: Very small venue
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MartaCapova
Points +159
Such a great atmosphere and food! - Edit
I have been here second time (last time an year ago) and once again, no disappointment at all. They sun-dried and olive dip is absolutely delicious! Home made bread and soup....just exactly what I was looking for. We didn’t order other food as portions are just too huge to be honest and we were totally full after soup and dip. What I have to mention is also friendliness of stuff there. They are always smiling and having small talk with you. I have ordered fresh mint tea and a few min after my order I was told that they are out of fresh mint, well actually they still have some left but it doesn’t look fresh to them anymore so they decided to do not serve this to costumers. I was really happy about it as this is exactly how restaurants should act. Instead of that I had jasmine tea and I hardly finish it as it wasn’t just one cup but whole cattle. I have ordered some food as a take away as well and I was asked if I would like them to heat it up before I go. Nice:) Prices there are really good and you can see mixture of people in this small “restaurant”. Young girls, builders, old couples, people going from yoga...and then me:)
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Vegfix
Points +7261
Disappointed - Edit
Visited in August 2017 on a Sunday. A bit of a mish mash of everything on one plate, nice tasty food but it just didn't taste right all together on one plate. No attention to detail, just piled onto the plate. Unfriendly and unwelcome service, we felt like we were putting the lady behind the counter out.
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Gyvania
Points +18
Homely feel - Edit
Bright atmosphere, warm service, homely food, great value! I definitely recommend and will be back.
Read morePros: Space, Service, Food
Cons: More vegan options would be appreciated
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DanielaSobral
Points +16
massive portion - Edit
Friendly staff, good salad and good value for money! I'm always wary when it comes to salads because most places serve a few leaves and call it salad, but this place serves huge portions with lota of veggies options.
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miles72
Points +21
excellent - Edit
Only just discovered this cafe. Good food, friendly staff and a relaxed atmosphere. Does one need more?
Read morePros: fresh food, friendly staff, take away option
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JackStorey
Points +20
Home Cooking Style - Edit
Small. Cosy. Daily specials. Not a very wide variety of food but great quality. Home cooking style. Organic beers. All reasonably priced. Very friendly staff.
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REMF
Points +57
Whole Meal Cafe - Edit
Very reasonably priced friendly cafe with delicious, healthy comfort food.
Read morePros: Very reasonable, Healthy comfort food
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jollypig
Points +3070
Great Little Cafe - Edit
Visiting here for the first time in early May 2014. This little cafe is located just off Streatham High Street and was pretty busy when we visited at lunchtime. It's definitely a cheap and cheerful cafe affair rather than anything fancier, but the portions are large and tasty. There's a standard menu, a number of daily specials and a good selection of fresh juices. The staff were cheerful and were happy to direct people to the vegan options.
Read moreA really good lunchtime option and deserving its popularity.
Pros: Good, hearty portions, Cheap and cheerful, Wide menu and nice staff
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jon active
Points +2987
Reliable and friendly - Edit
I've eaten a Wholemeal occasionally for a long time and always found the food good. Its not flashy, its not cheap or expensive. They tend to do simple stuff and they often only have a few vegan options but they're open late and I'd recommend them to anyone coming back from Brighton and not wanting to cook in the evening!
Read morePros: Good good, friendly staff, papers to read
Cons: Parking can be tricky, Not enough vegan options
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sandberry
Points +53
Well it is the only veg place in Streatham - Edit
Haven't met a vegetarian in real life who likes this place yet. There is a vegan choice everyday but it is limited and they are obsessed with cheese and can't seem to figure out how to make vegan cakes or desserts.
Read moreEverything is cooked in advance and reheated in a microwave. Some days you get lucky and get one of their two good meals (Nut burgers and Nut crumble probably the best) otherwise it is veggie stew or curry and it tastes the same everytime. The soup is mostly vegan and they make their own bread. It isn't cheap either.
Staff are friendly but mostly not veggie and since they do the cooking it may be the reason for the unimaginative food. There are better non veg places to eat locally which do veg food so I would personally only eat here if a)you refuse to eat in non veg restaurants or b)you haven't eaten here before and you like pretty basic stew/soup/salad sort of food or c) you aren't vegan or d) you can't be bothered to cook and live pretty close and want a healthy takeaway.
Pros: Large portions, Friendly staff, something vegan everyday
Cons: unimaginative food, not cheap, limited vegan options
sandberry
Wanted to add they now 4/11 do vegan cake, not great vegan cake, but vegan cake nevertheless. I think we call call this progress. Pricy though!
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Joloco
Points +311
Mmmmm... lovely! - Edit
We visited this café/restaurant on a whim - it sounded nice on their website! Really glad we did, the food was delicious and filling. We shared an almond cake sponge pudding which would have been worth the journey on its own! It's a friendly, relaxed place, the staff were helpful and the prices reasonable. We heartily recommend it.
Read morePros: Good selection, Nice drinks, Delicious dessert
Cons: Not close enough to our flat!, Drinks a little over-priced
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Jemima
Points +484
More than a whole meal - Edit
Take a left past KFC off Streatham High Rd and you have found the most restoring place until you get to Boots or maybe the church.
Read moreThe decor is minimalist French country and chilled/ jazzy music plays in backgound. They played a saxaphone rendition of "All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun" once which had a strange effect. Newspaper available. Steady stream of patrons throughout the day. Mostly adults in pairs, small groups and singles. Four seats to a table. It can get quite busy during meal time hours, but I have always been able to get a seat. Calming place to go especially outside of/ on the end of or just before main meal times or on a sort of quiet day, day or night.
There is a repertoire of items that are rotated and the blackboard menu changes daily with about three of these being available each day. Consistently available are items such as hommity pie, some sort of stew with rice, burger and salad, there are also some Thai curries from time to time. One of the managers/ owners is of Thai background. Desert mainstay is banoffee pie - cool, creamy and light although the last effect is lost after eating a whole serving. Other desserts available on the day might include fruit crumble. Extensive array of beverages available including organic fizzy drinks, wine and tea and coffee. Helpings are hearty, packed with fresh, varied vegetables or banana in case of banoffee pie which I had. Wholesome, filling and good!
Staff is spare yet adequate with often one person on the floor.
Great value as you will be totally full with a main meal, at about seven pounds. They do not request service charge either!
I must try the green Thai curry which has so far eluded me!
Pros: Healthy food, restoring space/ poss chill there , great value
Cons: Wish they would expand menu , wish Thai things would be avail more oft
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Deano
Points +123
Grey-t stuff - Edit
I don't know why the sign outside is boring grey because the food is vibrant, colourful, wholseome and tasty.
Read moreThis small, friendly cafe is a blessed relief from grotty Streatham High Road. There isn't a big choice for vegans but the food is really good. There's always a hearty vegan special on - it's usually a curry or a casserole with loads of rice - and the belly-busting portions will leave little room for dessert. They also do smaller portions for the faint-hearted.
And you can wash it all down with a selection of juice or booze. My only gripe is regarding the self-indulgent jazz they keep playing.
Pros: Good food, Big portions
Cons: Dreadful music
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Nickysr
Points +140
Fresh home cooking - Edit
Great traditional style healthy veggie cafe with at least one vegan option each day. Their salad bowls are a meal in themselves. I always get some as a take-out if I have had a hard week at work and don't want to cook on a Friday night! They have 3 or 4 fresh mains each day, one option always vegan and serve good hearty veggie staples such as Homity Pie, casseroles and freshly made Humous. The staff are always polite and friendly and the vegan crumble with soya custard is yummy!
Read morePros: home-made, flavoursome, well priced
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