Updated: we still love Cafe Flora, but what happened to the huge gooey cinnamon rolls? They turned into little appetizer sized rolls. We were very sad to see this. Bring back the large cinnamon rolls! read more

Have been here a few times. The weekend brunch is excellent. They make custom shaped pancakes which are a huge hit with my son. We tried the french toast which was delicious. We were however blown away with the side of tofu. Great service and excellent food. read more

My favorite restaurant! A little pricey for as often as we like to eat here, but that doesn't stop us! Staff is lovely and the food never disappoints. read more

Great food. But yikes! The slowest service of all time. And the waiter staff is very rude. Every time I come they seat me after waiting 5-10 minutes. They will talk on the phone or fuss with receipts rather than acknowledge you and seat you. Once you are seated it's another loooong wait for your food. It's quite stunning how slow the kitchen and waitstaff is. I really like the food... But dread the long sullen service. As more vegetarian restaurants come up, they will have to prove their game. read more

Really really love the food here. But the service... kind of ridiculously slow. I have gone when it's busy and get good service and when it's super slow (like I'm the only one there) and they ignore me and seem hostile when I ask for a table and menu... then I wait for a looooong time for the order to be taken and a seriously long time for my food. Don't get me wrong. I love the food. And the garden is great. But yikes. Sometimes I feel like the servers would prefer to be left alone to add up the register receipts clean the glasses or do ANY one of their chores rather than wait on me. It's disturbing. read more

Love the clear vegan options listed on menu, staff is knowledgeable and the food is OMG delicious. One downside is that its expensive but I think it's worth it once in a while. read more

Great atmosphere.......food not so good. I wanted the beet salad but something was wrong with the beets according to the server. So we both had the carrot salad which was bland and not tasteful. Next was the pizza....not good either. For the money, $78 including tip, I would not go back. read more

Probably the worst service I have had in a Seattle restaurant. Waitress was pretty much non existent. Didn't even get water for 15 minutes. Food tasted good other than super soggy yam fries. They didn't tell me that the chanterelles on the pizza were substituted for black trumpets. Probably will never come back. read more

I had never come for dinner and stopped by the other night. The deserts blew me away. I usually come for breakfast and now I have a place for dinner too! read more

I am not vegetarian or vegan in any way, but I thoroughly enjoyed the tasty, egg-based, breakfast fare with hearty portions.

Had the most AMAZING cinnamon roll and biscuits and gravy. Such good vegan food. Great coffee. Great service. Would recommend to anyone interested in a beautiful friendly atmosphere. read more

Took a friend to lunch and we both ordered the Falafel sandwich and lentil soup. The soup was delicious, but the sandwich was OVERCOOKED to the point of being burned and dry NOT GOOD at all. We ate it anyway cause we were hungry and I am not in the habit of returning food to the kitchen (if you know what I mean)....We both agreed that it was a lousey lunch for $33.98 !! I will go back, BUT not ever order that again !!! read more

I LOVE this place! The food is great breakfast, lunch, and dinner from appetizer to desert. You can do lower-budget (like a $10 burger) or upscale (like a $18 portabella puffed pastry. The wine selection is good- if they have what you want (we've almost always had to go to our second choice as the first bottle is no where to be found). The service is slow, but pleasant. Don't go if you think you will be in and out in an hour. Plan for 1.5 to 2. And that's if you call ahead to put your name on the list. If you go on a weekend without a call beforehand, there will be an hour wait. But honestly, it's worth it. This is my absolute favorite veggie restaurant. read more

went about two months ago. after sitting awhile with my experience, i believe the food seemed overly thought out and cutesy, the flavors were combined in odd and might i add unflattering ways, the portions were small, and the bill was hefty. it just felt like that blind date where the person you just met is trying way too hard, to no success. i will admit the ambiance on the porch was amazing, though this does not equate a great dinner. read more

Cafe Flora is soooo delicious! I a big fan of their breakfast. My favorite is the vegan tofu scramble! Cafe Flora is where i go when i want a healthy breakfast. Sundays do get pretty crowded but it is worth the wait. I also love that they have a ton of art on the wall from local artisits. read more

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! This might be the only joint I am willing to wait an hour (during brunch) for my food. Their prices are more than fair considering they use organic, locally grown food. Can you imagine TOAST SO GOOD IT DOESN"T NEED BUTTER??!!?? I'm a coffee snob so their Organic Stumptown coffee is always the perfect medicine. I'm a true down to earth pessimist so having nothing to bitch about when it comes to CAFE FLORA must mean I have found heaven on earth!! read more

We had eaten here once before and the food and service was great. Tried to go in this evening for dessert and was greeted by a very rude hostess with a bad attitude. Needless to say, it will be a good long time before i return... read more

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I am a big meat eater. My wife insisted that we try it...wow, was I surprised! Their portobello sandwich is the best I've had! Highly recommended restaurant for those who don't enjoy meat. read more

My favorite place to go to celebrate something. Their vegan French Dip is sooooo good!

Cafe Flora used to be really excellent, but I ate there twice this month and was disappointed to see it has gone way down hill. The food was okay, but it used to be brilliant, and the service was really quite poor. I don't think I will be back. From now on it's Sutra (in North Seattle) for me. read more

We haven't had a menu item that we haven't liked here, though a couple have been close to a miss. That said, the 3 stars is due to the staff. Each and every time we've been here, we've had a different server, and each one of them has behaved like they'd like to be doing anything other than working there. It's disappointing to dine with that undercurrent and we feel like the management might be smart to train their employees on customer service. read more

I am not a vegetarian buy any means but my out of town guest are so I figured that I would "take one for the team" and go here. I was so surprised with the over all experience that I will be back because I want too. I won't bore you with the fine details but to say that the food and service was outstanding. Great time. read more

First a surly server and then a lunch plate that was over half covered with the side of cheesy grits and potatoes was our experience for a special lunch yesterday! And the bill still came to almost $50! The food was delicious but we don't have to put up with less-than-friendly servers and tiny portions. read more

The greenhouse room is beautiful to be in, but the food was just okay. Not very flavorful but the ambiance makes up for it!

same old menu, not very friendly service, not very fast. over rated and over priced.

I have been to Cafe Flora for the second time last night. Coming here for us is a treat because it's of course more on the expensive side. We went for our second visit last night for Valentines Day dinner, which was $75 per person. I was expecting something out of this world for that! We went to the Palisades for Christmas ($65 per person) and it was an open buffet, all you can eat and that included tea/coffee. This Valentines meal was one of the biggest let downs for me. First off, we only got one appetizer to share which I thought for $75 we would both get our own. The flavor on all the meals was mediocre. The entree was nothing to write home about. It should have been more extravagant and much more flavorful (it was an empanade) for a main course. The dessert was the best part but the fruity flavor was over-powering. We did get these non-alcoholic fizz drinks that were quite good but we of course had to pay $5 each on top of the $75 already. All in all, I will probably be back after my bank account recovers but spending that much and not really getting my money's worth was a bit upsetting. I felt that since it was Valentines Day, they just jacked up the prices just for that reason (normally that same meal would have been about $47 if you got all the expensive versions on the menu). You can go to Palisades or Harvest Beat and get soooo much more for your money and a better atmosphere! Disappointed because our first experience was a good one. read more

Love. Why have I waited all of these years to try? You don't have to be a vegetarian or vegan to love this place either. I had the breakfast classic combo and it was just perfect. The extra toast was crisp and hearty, with tasty jam. The sauteed "garlicky greens" (kale and swiss chard I believe, maybe spinach too) were awesome. Great deal for $13 with toast 2.50 extra. My friend had a gluten free waffle which I sampled, topped with syrup as well as a whipped topping of some sort that was nice, some nuts and dried cranberries. Yum! The ambiance is relaxing and I love the different rooms of the place giving a different experience when seated somewhere else, I'd love to be seated by the fountain in the more open windowed room when I return. Service was spot on. However drinks were a bit steep. I had a rosemary lemonade mimosa for $9. Cocktails were more. Not the place for a brunch with 2 mimosas if your with that sort of crowd or you'll be splurging. But oh so delicious! read more

We never made it to the food. The hostess sat us at a table next to a swinging door that the staff used for going to and from the sun room. My wife didn't care for the door almost hitting her each time it opened, so she moved to my side of the table. But neither of us were enjoying the door swinging right in front of us, nor were we too pleased to be watching the staff passing back and forth a few feet from our faces, so we asked our waitress and the hostess if we could be seated at a different table. The answer we received was "no", and the explanation the hostess provided was that there were many people waiting for tables. Well, that lacked any sense, so I pointed out that someone who was waiting could have our table while we obtained a new table. But the hostess responded that it would be just too darn complicated to have our food (which had just been ordered) sent to a new table. Well that didn't seem at all complicated since they could have just changed the table number on our meal order ticket in the kitchen, and the new waiter/waitress could have then brought out our food. But the hostess continued down her one way path by sternly pointing out that our only other option (other than remaining exactly where she had placed us) would be to go to the back of the waiting list. So, either we sit and be uncomfortable or we wait a longer time to eat. Hmm, seemed as though the hostess was now intent on using the threat of punishment to get her way. She ever did explain what she thought would become of the food that we ordered if we chose the option of waiting at the back of the line. But she didn't have to because we got up and left. Perhaps I'll go back when I am willing to put up with rigid and pretentious in order to try some vegetarian food. read more

So, the food at Cafe Flora saves them from getting only a single star, because the food was, for the most part, delicious. However, the service we received today was atrocious. Our waiter brought us burnt beignets and seemed surprised when we sent them back (these were the one part of the food that was less-than good). He seemed to be directly avoiding us after dropping off the burnt beignets as well, as if he knew that he should not have served them to us. The entire time he seemed as if he couldn't care less about us, hardly ever coming by our table, saying that he would come refill coffee then never coming back with coffee, etc. I would understand if he didn't come by that often if the place was packed, but there were a number of empty tables around, so I know it wasn't because he was super busy. If the service we received today was any indicator of normal operation at Cafe Flora, I won't be going back, even if the cheesy grits were delicious. read more

I went to Cafe Flora with a party of four for a nice holiday dinner. I recalled the moment I stepped in the door that I had eaten there five years ago and never returned because the service was terribly bad. I was reminded this evening why I never came back. The restaurant was not crowded, but for some reason the server was rushed. We were slow moving and slow ordering as we immediately began chatting at our table. Having been a server myself in the past, I do understand this can be slightly frustrating as a server. But it just means you need to be patient with your guests and let them order when ready. I was glancing at the wine list, not sure if I wanted white or red. Our server hovered over me and told me to order the white from WA. I felt bullied and said okay. She then only took three orders at the table and declined to ask the fourth person as to what wine she'd like. We sat stunned, "did she forget about you?" She then returned take her order: no apology. The food arrived in a timely fashion. We were talking a lot and eating slowly. After some time, she came to take our plates away. I was not yet finished with my salad, but because she wanted my plate, I took a quick big, last bite. My friend on the right was nibbling at her cabbage role. As the server came by to take her plate, my friend had to practically beg the waitress to please leave the plate as she'd like to finish her meal. There is nothing worse in a dining experience than to feel as if you are inconveniencing the server somehow. The odd thing about the entire evening, however, is Cafe Flora was not crowded. It was not as if there was a need for us to free up our table for the next party. Nothing made sense as to why the service was so bad other than the server was having an unusually bad day? But I certainly will not came back and see if that was just a fluke or the service is always bad--as it was five years ago. read more

Not nearly as good as it used to be! Two out of the 4 of us had the polenta dish and it was the most boring, dry, tasteless polenta we have ever had. My husband has been a vegetarian for 35 years but he looks like he would be a meat & potatoes guy. So when the 2 polenta plates were collected at the end of our meal (still pretty much full plates) nothing was said. I couldn't believe our waitress didn't ask about the nearly full plates. It was as if "you guys aren't hip enough to know what "good" vegetarian food is. Ha, that couldn't be further from the truth. Then when a 2nd person came by and collected more plates I couldn't hold my tongue. I happen to be a rather gourmet vegetarian cook. So me being the big mouth that I am, I couldn't just let it go totally unacknowledged by our waitress. I told her that the polenta was incredibly dry & tasteless. Again, it was like oh well. We were turned off by the fact that we were just sort of dismissed. Of course nothing was said, or compensated. So we paid our $160.00 tab and left. This was most defintely our last time at Cafe Flora. It's too bad, it's always great to find a place to eat that you don't have to ask "is there chicken stock in that"? read more

OK, let me preface this by saying I am a meat eater. I love my meat and never would have gone here except my daughter is a vegan and wanted to check it out. That said, the food was actually pretty creative and tasty (except for the greens.. I don't like kale.. I would rather swim in a polluted shallow bay and chew on those plants growing at the bottom than eat kale.. at least they taste the same). But that wasn't factored into my review. The place was way overpriced. Service was good. Not excellent, but the waitress did her job. Didn't go overboard, but wasn't slow. Somebody kept flickering the lights while we were there though.. that was super annoying. either that or they have an electrical issue that needs to be fixed. I guess somebody thought it was cute to flick the lights on and off when a family with a young child came in? I dunno.. all I could think of was "wtf". Did I mention the place was over priced? No going back there for me.. I might consider it if they cut their prices by 1/3.. but $17 for two rolled up tortillas with mashed potatoes in them (plus some cheese) accompanied by some beans and cooked kale is a bit excessive. whatever... my wife and daughter liked the food so that made it worth the trip. but they can go alone next time. read more

It's really a shame that I'm giving Cafe Flora 3 stars. I've eaten here quite a few times and I love their food. However, their prices and their service could really be improved. For example, I had their Black Bean burger tonight and asked if they could serve some avocado with it (They have avocado all over the menu right now so I don't think it was a ridiculous request). I got a quarter of an avocado that wasn't even sliced, and later discovered that they had charged me $2 for it. Now I do realize that that's definitely not the end of the world. It's just one of those small things that put me off. I remember that I asked for something else once and that also seemed to be a big deal for them. Again, it's a small thing but Cafe Flora won't become my go to restaurant when they're so stingy... As I said, I do love the food though and often go here for inspiration of what to try to cook at home, too. read more

I came to Cafe Flora for the first time this week as I had read on their website that they have been rated by some magazines as the best vegetarian restaurant in Seattle. I ordered the Italian burger and yam fries. I was unimpressed. The burger was greesy, the bun was the standard highly processed light weight type bun, not a multi grain healthy one. The fries were not the typical medium cut, crispy fries one would expect, they were thin cut, super soft and not hot. I felt they had been sitting out a while. My friend ordered the same. We shared a scoop of ice cream for dessert. The food here is overpriced. We paid $58. I didn't see any green juices or smoothies on the menu, perhaps I missed those. Overall I expected a healthy and delicious meal. I was disappointed. To me a good, not speaking of the best vegeratian restaurant should be all about healthy and delicious choices, organic food, green juices and yummy smoothies. This place didn't meet my expectations. The food may be vegetarian but not healthy by any stretch of the imagination. If your definition of a vegan/vegeratian restaurant is like mine, check out Thrive Cafe on Roosevelt. It's the best vegetarian restaurant in town in my opinion. read more

decent coffee. although was a little cold. people were friendly. not a bad spot, not a destination spot either

love the menu, and the staff is super sweet and accommodating too. i like that this place has such a great selection of veggie options, a lovely space, without any pretentiousness...like i can take my grandparents here and they're not going to make any jokes about being served cardboard. read more

I absolutely adore Café Flora. My fiancé and I have been coming here for about two years - we're there every weekend for brunch and try to go about once every other week for dinner. The food is wonderful and the staff are amazing (super friendly and great service). We love it so much that we're having our wedding reception in the atrium. Our favorites include: Caesar salad, pancakes, waffles, Oaxaca tacos, cake (any of them), Portobello wellington and the pizzas. For drinks, he loves the coffee and I'm a huge fan of their soy chai (you realize what real chai should taste like, versus the stuff Starbucks serves from a pre-mix). We also love the building - the atrium/main dining areas are beautiful and during summer, they open up the herb garden. The whole place is full of lovely artwork and funky plants. I also like the crowd it draws, doesn't feel pretentious or stuffy at all - good mix of people. For our wedding reception, working with Café Flora has been wonderful - they take care of so much, it really reduces the stress of planning such a huge event. For reference: we're both vegetarian but they have a ton of vegan options as well. And check the street behind the restaurant if you have trouble finding parking in the main lot - we've never had an issue. read more

Normally I would rate this place 4 or 5 stars but after our experience today the best I can give is 2. The problems began before we even arrived; I had checked the brunch menu on the website to make sure what I wanted was being offered and it was listed. When we arrived, the menu had changed and the website did not reflect the true offerings. After we were seated, we waited 10 minutes without any service. Finally I went to the hostess and a few minutes later a waitress begrudgingly took our order. We waited about 20 more minutes before drinks and beignets arrived. Another half hour before we received our food and when it did arrive my son's pancake was cold, my French toast was barely warm; only my husband's meal was the right temperature. Meanwhile people who were seated after us had already eaten and left by the time our food arrived. The waitress only checked on us when the drinks arrived and when the food first arrived. We are vegetarians so have frequented Cafe Flora often over the years; today was so disappointing I doubt we will be back any time soon. read more