The Retreat Cafe And Tea Rooms

A few vegan options. burger was not too bad, but not very tasteful. Drinks we ordered, one of which was a koks, were simply poured into a glass without ice or lemon (or offer of). friendly enough service. a little expensive for what you get. small chip portion. not unforgettable overall.

The food was lovely, as was the cafe itself. The service was also really good. So why just 3 stars? As I was paying I was talking to a member of staff about being vegan, making the reasonable assumption, in a veggie cafe, that she would be vegan or at least veggie. The opposite was true, she was actually a meat eater who fully supported the farming industry and went on to use the “personal choice” defence. I left the cafe feeling really down. Veggie/vegan places are supposed to be a haven away from this attitude. I hear this stuff every day, I certainly don’t want to hear it when I go to a veggie cafe.

Friendly staff, great food and clearly marked menu for vegan options and gluten free. I had the vegan burger with gucamole and mushrooms which was really tasty.

We stopped off for tea, smoothies and cake in the afternoon at this lovely cafe. There are lots of vegan options. There is no vegan symbol on the daytime menu but all of the staff we spoke to were very friendly and very knowledgeable about the food. We enjoyed it so much we booked a table at the Bistro for the following evening. There were four vegan options available in the evening (clearly labelled) all of which sounded great. Again the food was excellent and the staff were very helpful. The atmosphere in the evening was really nice too. They had added candles to the tables and cushions to the chairs. Highly recommended.

Really friendly staff, very helpful, right up to speed with veg/vegan/gluten free options. Opened as evening bistro about a year ago but couldn’t make a go of it just as veg/vegan so added some meat and fish and are thriving still offering great selection of veg/vegan.