No pictures because we ate everything! Cafe Flora has been a go-to for us for a few years now, even after moving up to Shoreline. We've gotten take-out a few times during the pandemic, and tonight we got some of the New Year's Eve specials. The thing that inspired me to write the review are the hoppin john fritters -- they were perfect. Flavor complex and clean, texture after reheating crispy on the outside and soft inside (instruction to reheat to an internal temp of 165 was clutch), and that delicious cayenne aioli. Wonderful. If you're not sure about a vegetarian restaurant, here this from me -- I'm an omnivore who has meat in some form most days. Cafe Flora is in my top-5 step-above-the-usual restaurants in the Seattle area and has been so for a few years now (others for reference: Rione XIII, Cafe Munir, Dough Zone, Fuji Sushi). The food is filling, the flavors complex, textures satisfying, and never with any greasy/funky off-notes that plague a lot of other vegetarian and vegan specialty restaurants (I'm looking at you, Plum Bistro). Also, the mushroom French dip at their sister restaurant in Sea-Tac airport (Floret, may we return to flying someday!) is the best French dip I've ever had. Point being, they make great food with no asterisks. Love the rosemary biscuits and mushroom gravy, love the mushroom Wellington, they always do a great job with leafy greens, etc. Love this place. read more

After landing at Seatac already researched before arriving here for vegan/vegetarian places this showed up. Reviews menu and pictures of food looked delicious. Fairly close on way to to Seattle decided to stop here Great breakfast filling and service was good. Nice environment also So next time you are visiting Seattle check out this place. read more

Foods great. Cashier is rude. I'd rather eat at other establishments that have better service.

Amazing vegetarian food!! My meat-eating parents loved it. Perfect birthday breakfast. read more

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They are doing such a fabulous job during these strange times! They limit as much interaction as possible by having you order when you walk in, tables are very far apart and include outdoor covered sitting for additional social distancing measures. And food is as delicious and fabulous as it's always been! read more

The purpose of this review is to call attention to a service error that Cafe Flora can better address for future customers. We just finished breakfast -- and the food was excellent. No issues there. My son ordered pancakes and while an employee was bringing them to the table, they accidentally spilled an entire, heated container of syrup on my son's chest, lap and leg, which also splattered my wife's wool sweater and pants. It was a significant mess. The employee was apologetic, and the manager stopped by once to check on us ... but it was awkward. We understand accidents happen and we tried to show kindness to the staff. The bill came to $80 for the four of us, and unfortunately, the team at Cafe Flora did not offer to comp us for any aspect of the meal or acknowledge the mess and damaged clothing. Comp'ing the pancakes for my son would have been an appreciated gesture. Alas, we're home now and doing laundry. My son has a full leg brace for a dislocated knee that is covered in syrup and cannot be properly cleaned ... another inconvenience. Our advice to Cafe Flora is to do the right thing for the next customer who is subject to a spill or similar accident -- comp a dish or have a more meaningful chat. It's not about the money; it's the symbolism that matters. read more

it was delicious! we went here for dinner our girls birthday party & it was a blast! yummy food, better drinks, and a lovely waitress. definitely recommend read more

Cafe Flora - lemon drop! - Vegetarian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I am head over heels in love with this little cafe. I come for breaky, for lunch, and for dinner and I am always leaving happy. They have the most beautiful and adorable decor and the service is lovely. Of you have the option, my favorite place to sit is the atrium! Okay, now in done with my crazy rave about this place I can compose myself and thoughts. Cafe Flora is the best restaurant for vegetarians, vegans, gluten free diets, clean eaters, and well.. Everyone. Their food is incredible and very consistent. My favorite thing to order is the french dip! The bread is local and yummy, the au jus is perfect (not too salty because that's the worst!) and the mushrooms and cooked and seasoned so well. I came with my meat water friend and he said it was killer. If you're ever in Madison, stop in and you will be leaving oh-so happy! read more

Cafe Flora - I love the atrium - Vegetarian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'm new to Seattle and making my way through a list of "restaurants to try". Cafe Flora is my favorite so far - hands down! Everything was fabulous from the drinks, the appetizer, salad, entree, everything was DELISH! We sat in the adorable "side room" next to the fountain. The zen started before the food even arrived. Service was fantastic. You can't go wrong with the rosemary lemon drop cocktail. We also had a Caesar salad, Italian black bean burger, mushroom risotto, Florentine pizza...my God it was all so delicious! My new go-to spot for sure. read more

The more I visit Cafe Flora, the more I fall in love with the place. Their ingredients are top quality, they prepare so many things within the restaurant (down to the citruses juices used for their drink concoctions), and the restaurant has such a clean & welcoming vibe to it. Some new favorite dishes are the tofu scramble, the biscuits and gravy (a half order is plenty to share as an app of sorts with another person), and the homemade cinnamon roll which has a daily limited supply. I was considering CF for an event, and was really pleased with their team's response time and thoroughness via email. I haven't moved forward with a decision on this yet, so nothing to report here except that they will rent out parts of the restaurant for events. Outside of the food and the service which has improved so much over the past couple years, the rotating artwork that's brought in by local artists always put me in awe! Gorgeous. While it's not fully vegan, CF is great at labeling their menu items as vegan or available as vegan. read more

Staff was incredibly polite, atrium was beautiful and the food arrived in no time at all! Portions are large so be aware of that, but other than that, great overall experience. I ordered the Biscuits and gravy w/ a vanilla hazelnut latte, all was delicious read more

Wonderful place, great food , amazing chai . Service was very friendly and fast . I wish we had this kind of place in the Bay Area . read more

I love the vegetarian and vegan food here and have been a customer for years. Tonight unfortunately was very disappointing. I understand the policy of an ID and a vaccination card. However, when my family was seated no ID was asked for and although the manager told us it was a policy, it doesn't say it anywhere in their website. To add to this the person who wasn't even our waiter asked for this information with such a pretentious attitude. Not even a hello excuse me may I see this, I could compare it to a TSA agent in the tone. I felt so bad for our waiter because it wasn't even his fault. Im very sad to say the customer service here isn't as good as it use to be and not sure if I'll be able to recommend this place to my friends and extended family. read more

Spotted this place while driving through the town and decided to turn around and pop in for some coffee and dessert. I had the Wonder Woman tea with a slice of the lemon elderflower pound cake. Absolutely delicious combo! The place is also really cute and open like a garden feel. The menu for brunch looks amazing so I'd love to go back and try that. read more

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This is a wonderful restaurant that focuses on vegan/vegetarian, gluten free foods. I am a meat eater but-I love their ever revolving kombucha options and their veggie burgers (black bean burger), yam fries, harvest barbecue pizza, and their apple crisp. I come here with my Mom about 3-4 times a year. We always look forward to it and the service is outstanding. This is an awesome alternative to traditional meat dishes and worth checking out for something new! read more

For the last five years, Cafe Flora has been the closest restaurant to my home, but I've only been there about a half a dozen times. It's not that I don't like the food or that I have some kind of aversion to vegetarian cuisine. It's just that the "lunch and dinner" menu there is very limited and not all that compelling compared to the many other dining choices in Seattle. For quite a while, I assumed that the Cafe's highly-regarded brunch would be no better than the other meals; a few weeks ago, I finally gave it a try and discovered that I was mistaken. Flora's brunch stands out in a town that is stacked to the rafters with excellent brunches, and it does it with a significant handicap (yeah, ok, maybe I've got a wee bit of omnivore chauvinism going on, but good bacon or chorizo goes a long way with me). They offer a great variety of dishes, both sweet and savory, which show both imagination and good culinary judgment. This dishes I've tried have been well-executed and just plain tasty. Some of them are pretty amazing; I have no idea how they made such a good cinnamon roll without using butter. I'm still a little gun-shy about the idea of "vegan mascarpone," but I'm sure I'll work up the courage to try it soon enough. Also, their "bloody mary"-style cocktail, made with rotating, house-infused vodkas, is fantastic. read more

Great service and outstanding food. They are sober friendly too (very good mocktails!) If they served their brussels sprouts as entire entree, I would come back just to eat that. I feel really lucky to have lots of vegan/vegetarian restaurant options around but some are a little too deep-fried and I really appreciate that Cafe Flora cooks with a healthier and more seasonal approach. I'll be back soon. read more

Love the ambiance, food, and great service. Had the autumn salad and soup. Yum. Filling and flavorful.

Café flora is amazing staff are amazing there food is really good great for vegans and vigitirian the place makes you fell inspired and the persons to read more

Came to seattle on a visit - and this was my first stop - finding a good vegan/vegetarian place has always been a challenge for me, but they by far exceeded all expectations. i'd come back here every time i'm in seattle read more

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So its not that I have always had bad experiences here but the last ones I had will make me not come back. I have been made to wait over 1/2 for a waitress to take an order just because My party was not ready when we first sat down, The quality of the food however with my last take out order was so bad that 2/3 of it got tossed out. The oil they fried the veggies in must have been days old. The entire portion stunk and was not edible. Coupled with that perhaps for the chefs lack of skills they smothered almost everything in so much garlic that it overwhelms the taste. Then for some reason the chef must think making everything smoke flavored like the inedible yam fries improves the taste. It dont! Serving bad vegetarian and vegan food is no solution to the problem of the poor American diet! read more

A life changing experience. From the moment you walk in, your introduced into a world filled with vegetation and life. We were immediately placed in the atrium, aka the biodome. I was always a skeptical on vegetarian cuisine until today. I ordered the breakfast quesadilla with avocado. It was a life changing entree, my body immediately felt better afterwards. For the first time ever in my life, I did not miss meat. read more

Cafe Flora - Vegetarian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

One of my favorite restaurants for years. The menu is always awesome and it changes depending on the season and from what's available at their local partner farms. Great place for a unique and gourmet vegetarian meal, from vegan to vegetarian to gluten free. read more

We stopped at Cafe Flora for breakfast on 7/5/2018 before a walk in the nearby gardens/arboretum. It's really cute and bright and bohemian and eclectic. The service was warm and friendly and the food was fantastic. Unfortunately, my experience was less than ideal because it took an hour to get our meals due to an error by the kitchen. Our server was very apologetic and offered us 25% off our bill, but it was still a major bummer since we had to rush through our food when it finally arrived in order to stay on our schedule. I would still recommend Cafe Flora and will be back when I'm in Seattle next. read more

Real cute restaurant. Everything was so fresh and tasty. Started off with the cinnamon roll which was perfectly soft in the inside and had lovely chopped walnuts and a sweet icing on the side. Next up, we tried the breakfast quesadilla. Not your typical quesadilla! This consisted of a yam and cheese mash and was inside an egg omelette! Biscuits and gravy was good. And collard greens were very flavourful. Scrambled eggs were alright. read more

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Really good food and ambience. There was a ling wait but the food was worth it. Heaven for vegetarians.

I really wanted to like this place more and I'm guessing we just ordered the wrong dishes...The huevos cubanos looked pretty but barely had any substance. The rhubarb waffle was better but definitely didn't taste like a traditional fluffy waffle. We went later on a Sunday and they were out of 3 dishes so we were limited as their menu is already short. Lastly, portion size is small. I'm a small girl and definitely did not leave full - so might not be enough for others. Might be back to try some other dishes at some point. read more

Cafe Flora - Rhubarb waffle and huevos cubanos - Vegetarian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Went for blunch because we heard it is a lofty space with good air circulation. That is true, and for that and that alone I would consider going again. If only the food were better! Very disappointing in concept and execution. A tofu scramble came out burned, with big scabs of visible charred vegetables, tasting...burned! They did remake it, but why let such a burned mess out of the kitchen in the first place? Huevos platanos was decent, but underflavored. The best part of that dish were four very dry slices of savory plantain. The famed $10 cinnamon roll was large, dry, and hard. Had the chewy texture of a bagel rather than pastry. The drip coffee looked and tasted like Maxwell House. The only thing I truly liked on the table were the yam fries with aioli. They were served crisp and stayed crisp. Nice server, for whom I felt considerable empathy. read more

I'm not a vegetarian, but I like my vegetables. We came here with family, the food was delicious and service fantastic. Even if you're not a vegetarian, you should give this place a chance. read more

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Came here for brunch with a friend & the place was packed! The atmosphere is 10/10, they have some vegan options but honestly I wish they had more. Or atleast made the other dishes more adjustable for vegans. The food was good but not great. Had the cinnamon roll which was delicious, I would get this again... not super fluffy but it was yum! The breakfast plate with tofu scramble was alright, but really basic. Fruit was great quality though! The biscuits and gravy were delicious. The golden milk was high quality also, I would get this drink again & the cinnamon roll but not the other dishes tbh. read more

Wow, that's what my boyfriend and I found ourself saying throughout the whole meal. I've been celiac half my life and have NEVER found any restaurant like this. You don't have to worry about cross contamination because it's not a thing here! Best appetizers I recommend the kale artichoke dip. Tina was on top of us making sure we were comfortable through our meal! Thank you Tina! read more

Great vegetarian and vegan options in Seattle. The food is great, as are the cocktails and service. I would highly recommend this place to any veggie foodies in the Seattle area. Parking can be tricky! read more

I finally made it to weekend brunch at Cafe Flora! All menu items looked amazing and I couldn't decide, it was a tough call. I ended up ordering the beet-pineapple-ginger juice and a short stack of their pumpkin pancakes, a tough call, but the right call. The juice was good but the pumpkin pancakes were exceptional, the best pancakes I've had. They were fluffy but filling, had a strong clove flavor, and were covered with candied pumpkin seeds. I've been here many times and the food is always impressive. I want to come here for brunch every day, and dinner every night...a woman can dream, right? read more

Cafe Flora - Short stack pumpkin pancakes, strongly spiced, fluffy, excellent. Beet-pineapple-ginger juice, good not great. Tofu scramble, good but oily. - Vegetarian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I am a vegetarian and was excited to spot this restaurant. However, I wasn't happy with my experience. The farmers market linguine was completely bland without any salt or pepper. We had their brownie for dessert, the brownie was so hard, it took considerable effort to even cut a piece. The portobello Wellington had good roasted vegetables, but the mushroom patty was meh. Cocktails, service and ambience is good :) Overall, for the price I paid, I wasn't happy with the food. read more

Where do I even start! I love this place so much. Beautiful restaurant, amazing food, and vegan/vegetarian friendly. Ive been here so many times and the bean burger never disappoints. With the Yam fries and aioli... HEAVEN! All the desserts are amazing. Please don't go at a busy hour. Try to make it at an hour that is not a peak time for them and not Black Bean BurgerBlack Bean BurgerBlack Bean BurgerSunday brunch for your first time there. It's so much more enjoyable and won't disappoint! read more

I went to Cafe Flora a couple weeks ago for the first time and was very impressed. Not only is their environment really beautiful and welcoming, but the food was amazing. It makes me sad that that the avocado toast with Heirloom Tomatoes and balsamic is only seasonal, it was to die for!! We may have even ordered a seconded order (and by "we" I mean just me). They have a wide array of really lovely drinks, both with alcohol and not. Kelly was our server and they were attentive, knowledgeable, friendly, and rolled with my friend's quirky sense of humor really well! In fact, everyone there from the host, to the bartender, to the baristas, to our server was exceptional. I will definitely be returning. read more

So conflicted... went here tonight to celebrate my birthday and support a local business. Just me and my husband. Online the patio looked pretty enclosed so we asked to see it before we ordered and paid. FYI- They make you order and tip at the front cashier before you are seated on the patio. We figured we would either eat there or take it to go, depending on how safe the patio seemed. The hostess took great offense and this and was extremely rude, refusing to meet our eyes for the remainder of the interaction. I was pretty surprised because I've always had great service there and hey, we're in a pandemic. Is it really strange to want to know about how close people are seated, and if, in fact, the patio is just as enclosed as being indoors? Just don't know what to think. read more

The food here is phenomenal. The place is beautiful it's hard not to love this place. Everything about Cafe Flora is wonderful. I'm giving this place 4 stars because our service wasn't good, unfortunately. Our server accidentally dropped water on our table got my friends hat and phone wet. She was also not receptive enough when I informed her I didn't like the cherry cola fizz. However, I loved the place and food so much that I most likely will come here again. I've heard a lot about the brunch here so I'll be checking that out next. read more

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Came here for a group brunch and were sat at a table in the atrium. It was so hot and muggy in there my friend finally asked that they open some windows, it was like sitting in a hot greenhouse. Right away we ordered drinks and beignets to share, which were very delicious although it took a very long time to be served. I ordered the breakfast quesadilla, which sounded amazing. The presentation was nice, but the slide of avocado was so unripe it could not even be cut with a knife. The dish looked more delicious than it tasted, it was pretty bland and I added a lot of Bonache hot sauce to flavor it up a bit. Everyone's meals looked delicious, but I didn't hear any compliments from my companions about the food either. I probably won't return for another 10 years... read more

Awesome veggie burger. Really. So good. And the coconut cake was amazing. Thanks for being so nice even though I came in kinda late. read more