I stumbled upon this vegetarian cafe whilst looking for somewhere to have breakfast in Belgrave…read more Being vegan I wasn't expecting to find much so The Laughing Owl was a very happy surprise. The menu is varied and includes crumpets, burgers, and a vegetarian and vegan big breakfast. They also have a selection of baked goods (vegan date scones even), raw cakes and other takeaway goodies. A prominent sign also advertised their ability to cater for those requiring fodmap friendly meals. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Chai and juices were delicious and the vegan big breakfast was actually big! An all round wonderful cafe in the heart of Belgrave.

What a wonderful place - a cafe with a conscience - that's how they describe themselves. I knew I…read morehad come to a great place when I saw the list of lattes available - beetroot, dandelion, mushroom, matcha or blue pea. I enjoyed their stunning Nourish Bowl - fabulous mix of falafel, mini chick pea patty, hummus, pepitas, beetroot, carrot on red cabbage and spinach. Fantastic. I loved it. Water comes in a jar but be careful not to knock your teeth on the steel straw. Service is quick. Coffee is great. Thank you.

Happy vibe - relaxed service - well constructed menu - excellent coffee and food. Terrific staff…read more Very opular - worth booking!

The Vegan Collective is a new food stall that's part of the Queen Victoria Winter Night Markets…read moreevery Wednesday night. It's great to have a 100% vegan option at the Queen Vic night markets, which for years have been very heavy on the meat. Not to mention, the food here is YUM. Right now they have 5 things on the menu, all vegan: - Middle Eastern Open Wrap - Japanese Udon Noodles - Yellow Lentil and Coconut Curry - Laksa Noodle Soup - Sesame Crusted Tofu I've had the Middle Eastern Open Wrap and the Laksa Noodle Soup. My friend had the Yellow Lentil and Coconut Curry. All very tasty. The Middle Eastern Open Wrap was my favourite -- it's probably one of the best falafel wraps I've had in a long time, and it seemed like a real step up from the junky kind you get at kebab shops. This one actually tasted somewhat "gourmet," if you know what I mean. Real thought was put into the flavours and the sauce, which was delicious. The laksa was OK -- a bit messy to eat if you can't find a seat and you have to stand around awkwardly holding the bowl in one hand and trying to navigate with your chopsticks/spoon in the other. (I'm bad with chopsticks anyway and nearly stabbed myself in the eye at one point.) This food stall is located next to the Sri Lankan food stall, away from the main row of food stalls, so you kinda have to hunt for it. It's further south than the main row of food stalls, if that makes sense -- kind of in the middle of the building, with more of the non-food stuff. On the plus side, that means the queue is much shorter than at other food stalls! Prices are right in line with every other food stall at the Queen Vic Night Market -- i.e., a couple of dollars overpriced, but you're paying for the atmosphere of the place. Really great food stall. I'll be back.

Their service and staff are perfect and very hospitable and friendly. Their menu has only few item…read morebut they are all vegetarian and all are very tasty and yummy.

A hidden gem amongst all the brunch places in Melbourne. I find nonvegans and vegans going there,…read morebut mostly nonvegans. They have an amazing selection of brunch/breakfast plates and sandwiches. I got the big vegan breakfast plate which had tofu scramble, sourdough toast, bakon, avocado, vegan sausage, mushrooms, air fried potatoes, and sautéed kale. Honestly so filling and clean but very tasty. I didn't feel too full afterwards and they didn't use any oil so it didn't feel greasy when I ate it. The breakfast tacos were also very good. Similar ingredients like tofu scramble, avocado, bakon. But there was some salsa on there too. Very delicious. I heard the McMuffy, the vegan breakfast sandwich, is pretty popular too. They make everything from scratch. My sister even said it's the best vegan food she's ever had because it wasn't greasy but still have good flavor. Highly recommend this restaurant to anyone!

Super friendly people and amazing vegan food. The Ambience…read moreis lovely. Definitely should their 'Tasties'. Highly recommend.

Who said vegan is boring? Have you tried the Big Breakfast here? 100% Vegan and fun. Yum.read more

Ordered via Uber eats and is totally yummy! I was salivating at the sweet potato fries, they were…read moreso big and perfectly salted!! I also had the chick'n burger which was super filling and a great vegan lunch

You may be a uni student and strapped for cash, so you turn to two minute noodles and eat like crap…read morefor three years, but maybe you set aside that one day where you think you will treat yourself to a uni lunch. Realfoods offers a super healthy and affordable alternative to the other cafes around campus. I often look at the other cafes and feel a bit ill, gazing at the amount of oil some of their pasta dishes offer :( A cafe with vegan and vegetarian options founded by the university union, RUSU, this place is actually pretty good. It is run by volunteers which is surprising because the food and coffee is of a high quality unlike some other places which are volunteer run and the staff are just learning the ropes. The food at realfoods is delicious, and my regular favourite is whatever they have on the stove tops. Usually a flavour filled quinoa and Dahl of some kind. They also offer an assortment of wraps and salad options. As I mentioned the coffee here is great and they also offer interesting concoctions such as a tumeric latte - not a popular choice among my friends haha All in all, I recommend this place if you are on campus and looking for a healthy lunch with friendly service :) It can get quite busy during peak times but well worth it. You also have the option to join the Facebook group and gain some sort of discount with every purchase.

This was my first lentils experience ever and I recall being so surprised that the good was so…read moretasty! The setting isn't as nice as other lentils locations and the volunteers tend to be a bit useless here but it's a great place to get a decent feed while doing something good for the community. I particularly liked the golden milk on my last visit and wish it was available in other places

Before dashing to the cinema last night, we decided to check out Lentil as Anything's latest…read moreincarnation in the Northern suburbs. Having a deep affection for the Lentil as Anything offerings available at Abbotsford Convent, I was keen to experience the variation on the delicious buffet theme closer to home. Understandably, the location of the smaller venue in High Street means that the beautiful surrounds and good natured bustle of the much adored Abbotsford address is not a feature, but I was still looking forward to sampling the food on offer with my similarly inclined Northern locals. We arrived to a fairly relaxed room, and just sat ourselves down at the end of the communal table, and waited for someone with access to menus to appear. Within five minutes or so, we were welcomed and presented with menus (this is a sit down and order version of Lentil, much like the St Kilda venue as I understand it), with volunteers working the floor. Our experience was pretty much chaos theory in action from the get go, with two people coming to collect our orders, my dish turning up a good 10 minutes before my dinner buddies' food, some confusion about what the dishes being presented actually were, and an extra dish being thrown into the mix. As I said though, people taking orders, presenting the food, (even perhaps cooking the food) are there learning in a volunteer capacity, so it really was more the case of looking on with gentle amusement than frustration about meal things - kind of like a 'dinner and show' deal. I ordered the tagine (a little bland for my liking), and my dinner companions both ordered the mixed curry (both agreeing it was quite delicious). In retrospect, maybe we should have kept the third plate of curry that was prepared by accident due to order mix-ups so I could have feasted on the curry dish as well!! In the initial craziness of the arrival and menu hunt, we failed to notice the specials board near the counter, so make sure you check that out too for variations on the menu offerings if staff forget to remind you to do so (I will be doing that very thing next visit...there was a pumpkin curry dish that sounded really appealing that I'm hoping will make a reappearance!!). As with the other Lentil as Anything venues, it's a 'pay what you feel the meal is worth' deal, how wonderful is that concept!?! More so I believe, because the people of Melbourne have embraced it enough to ensure this restaurant continues to grow across our fair city. While the 'meh' rating may sound a little harsh in the context of people learning to do great cafe / restaurant things for no pay, it was more a reflection of the blandness of my dish. This place IS relatively newish though, and IS a local venue I am keen to support, and IS just finding its feet a little, I'm quite certain, so I am keen to give it a another go in the very near future. The concept behind this restaurant, and people it tends to attract as staff and customers are worth waiting for Lentil as Anything 'The Preston chapter' to find the confidence and cadence of its big sister in Abbotsford. It's just a matter of time... :)

Wombat cafe is off the main beach-side part of Dromana but close to the mountain-biking Mecca along…read moreBoundary Road. It's fantastic to have a vegan and raw food cafe so close to home. Everything is prepared fresh on site. Given the cost of ingredients and manual processing the prices are quite reasonable. You need to go to the counter to order so don't expect table service. Food and drinks will be delivered. We've been in a couple of times and it can get busy so if you're in a hurry you may wish to grab 'n go. The food was fantastic! A good sized variety of food options are available but the secret is out so sometimes they are sold out of items. They have a take away meal fridge so you can get a meal for home. The little extras, like a bikkie with coffee were a nice touch as well. Check out the photos of the food and let your eyes decide

What a great vegan food spot! Cute little cafe tucked away in a quiet area. Food was wonderful, I…read morehad their black bean burger which was just huge, lots left over. Prices are reasonable considering the ingredients and love they put in the meals and staff are super friendly. My only negative is that the iced coffee wasn't impressive at all, it was very watery and lacked any flavour.

In my eyes, Wholefoods is the original op shop couches, student filled restaurant…read more Ok, that might be because, as a Monash student, this was my first experience of said place (being, as it was, at the uni) but it's been around for a whole lot longer than many of those cafes in Brunswick and Fitzroy. Wholefoods serves lunches (mostly vegan with some gluten free options), and also has a cafe for the times outside of lunchtime when you need sustenance. The cafe makes fairtrade, organic coffee, sells toasties, cake and other snacky goodies. The staff, with a few full-time exceptions, are volunteers from the student body. The kids work a shift in exchange for a free meal. When the food is as delicious and filling as it is here, that's certainly a shift worth taking. In the last 6 months, Wholefoods has been busy sprucing itself up. Gone are the mismatched cups, the board crammed full of options. Now it's quite snazzy and there is an increase in prices to match. Of course, compared to any restaurant (especially a vegan one) in the real world it's still obscenely cheap, but among the students living on spare change it's causing a bit of uproar. Worth stopping in if you're in the area.

This is the newly-opened sister cafe to the Seedling Cafe on Flinders Lane. Everything here is 100%…read moregluten-free and "paleo inspired" which generally means no grains, no legumes, no dairy, and a focus on fresh, unprocessed vegetables and proteins. As a vegan, usually when I go to a paleo place, I shudder at the amount of meat and eggs on offer -- but Seedling Cafe's not like that. Their menu dovetails nicely with a plant-based diet, offering plenty of vegan options. For breakfast, vegans can choose from smashed avo, blueberry porridge, and four different kinds of smoothie bowls made from coconut milk. They also have a variety of fancy-pants lattes (turmeric, matcha, etc.) and coffee with almond, coconut, or soy milk. For lunch, there's not much on the menu for vegans per se, but check the display case where they have their fresh salads and there are usually a few vegan salads, which you can mix and match to make a nice healthy lunch (that's what I did -- I had a pea thing, a cauliflower thing, and a vegan coleslaw thing. Yes. Thing.) And of course they have some healthy treats by way of raw vegan bars and energy balls and stuff like that. These vary so just check the display case. I had the peanut bar and while it wasn't decadent like peanut butter, I wasn't really wanting or expecting it to be -- it tasted mostly like ground up peanuts and a bit of sweetness and a bit of chocolate. In other words, it tasted healthy, which is what you're after anyway if you're going to this place. Their menu and the food in their display case is clearly marked with vegan, paleo, dairy-free, and nut-free options. V* means vegan, and staff knows what exactly "vegan" entails. (They even know that honey is not vegan, which is impressive because a lot of non-veg restaurants/cafes don't know that one.) In terms of atmosphere, this Seedling Cafe is lighter and brighter and feels roomier than their Flinders Lane location. It's in the Equitable Place laneway, on the corner with Little Collins Street. Not much seating so this place is mostly take-away, but there are a few small tables and chairs.

Found this little cafe 3 days before leaving the city and the food was simply delicious! I ordered…read morethe açai bowl which comes with granola, bananas, coconut and berries. I asked them not to put the granola as I'm allergic to nuts and they offered to replace t with more berries and extra coconut for no extra charge. Also got their lemongrass ginger tea and it was divine. If you're looking for a great meal not too expensive and healthy this is definitely the place to go!