This place is fantastic! The staff are really lovely and Incredibly helpful, especially when you have food intolerances. Great selection for gluten free food. The lady who looked after us couldn't have been more attentive, friendly and helpful. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Excellent vegetarian restaurant. It has been in Boulder for over decade (I first tried it about 12 years ago and loved it ). Went back today and was glad to see it is still a great place. read more

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Blown away soooo good!! Best Reuben I ever had! Highly recommend it with the seitan and the biscuits and gravy omg! Vegan splurge food heaven, and incredible service as well. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Reuben - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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We had three flat or rude interactions from staff before we even sat down. No smile in the bunch. A hand held up palm out. I don't know if the manager just chewed them all out for something or they were all just having a bad day. The food was meh. Salad overdressed and soggy at the bottom. "Do you want to take that to go?" No thanks. Can't say I recommend it. read more

Enjoyed lunch here on a Friday afternoon with a Vegan Reuben and a beet hummus flat bread. Reuben was wonderful with tasty tempeh and solid rye bread and the sweet potatoes fries were very good also. Salty and warm. The flatbread was beautiful and huge! It was a little doughy but flavors were there. They do not have a liquor license at the moment so could not enjoy a glass of wine. I was looking forward to that! Service was very slow and our server seemed flustered. We would return and try some other items. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Affordable, delicious, imaginative vegetarian food set in a simple chic space. The pear galette pastry was unbelievably flaky, especially considering it is vegan. The tempeh reuben was flavorful and hearty. Perhaps best of all was the side house salad. I expected a run of the mill, bowl of lettuce, tomato, and grated carrots. I was delighted to receive a gorgeous bowl of mixed greens and arugula dressed with a delightful ginger concoction, topped with tart green apples and lots of avocado. read more

I'm not a vegetarian but I think several of the dishes on their menu ate the best I've ever had. Interesting flavors, great drinks, friendly staff. read more

Almost 5 stars. Food was delicious with great flavor. Sweet potato gnocchi was our favorite- pesto was so good! And we loved the peas and mushrooms that accompanied the dish. The side sauce with the calamari style mushrooms was too sweet for me. Sushi salad was good, and the added tempeh crab cake was outstanding. I wish I had added 2!! I didn't notice Kombucha on the menu until we had already finished our meal - bummer. Outdoor seating is west facing and on the warm side in the evening. Indoors seemed pretty warm too. Hostess had a really weird manner about her. Everyone else was lovely. I wish they had some fermented foods on their menu, and whole grain bread instead of the white. read more

Although the portions have gotten smaller and they only have a couple wines that are even vegetarian, the vegan options are extensive. The carrot cake is amazing as are oyster mushroom "calamari" read more

I have been going to Leaf for around 7/8 years. The menu is ok, service is ok. I made a reservation for a birthday dinner and after they confirmed the date and time, when myself and party showed up, they were closed. Chairs on tables closed. I understand there's short staff currently but this was beyond rude. No phone call to cancel, nothing. Extremely disappointing read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Reservation confirmation - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

I'm not sure if I'm a fan, but this isn't a 3* place... Came here for brunch with a friend on a Saturday afternoon. Do keep in mind that you can only get brunch here on Saturday and Sunday - a shame since I was hoping to try the regular menu. They are located right behind Aji (they share a bathroom) and there's a giant leaf over the door. This is important since there is no number and google maps only takes you so far. We were seated quickly enough, but there aren't many tables so if you come during prime time, there may be a wait. Our table was right next to the bathroom door, but it helped keep it quiet and out of direct sunlight - they do pull blinds down if you ask. I had chai and the egg sandwich with an upgrade to the kale salad. All were good and it was a ton of food. I did have a bit of confusion over the iced toddy - the waiter wasn't sure how it worked and come to find out they weren't serving it that day. Too bad. The prices are typical Pearl Street but it is cute and has options for everyone - gluten free, raw, vegan, vegetarian, and meat eaters. read more

stopped by while in boulder for lunch and ordered the winter squash salad, mushroom burger, and vegan crab cake sandwich! the bathrooms were clean and the food came out pretty fast; very good service! the winter squash salad was alright, but i would not recommend it if you don't enjoy a lot of arugula at once. the tofu that i ordered with it, however, was very tasty. the vegan crab cake sandwich definitely surpassed my expectations, and i would recommend it to anybody wanting to try something a little different! it was a delightful surprise. the mushroom burger was also very tasty (as a personal fan of all things mushroom!), and the daily soup we ordered as a side was wonderfully spiced. the food is all fresh and you can tell by the flavorful sandwiches and produce! i would recommend:) read more

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Omg. Run here. We have been in Colorado for 5 days now and this has been my favorite place that we've eaten. Ambiance is so cute and warm. Staff is super friendly. Food came out SO fast as well. We had the kale salad, orange cauliflower and udon noodles and everything was TO DIE FOR. We couldn't stop talking about how good it was. Highly recommend if you're staying in or near Boulder!! read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Orange cauliflower - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Ordered the buffalo cauliflower tacos for delivery. Amazing!! Super crispy and flavorful and the vegan blue cheese dressing was unreal too!! read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

It's just really not good. I don't know how to explain but the food tastes AI generated something is not right. Service is nice.

I thought this place would be whack considering it's vegetarian and I'm a total meat eater but it was surprisingly good! They do serve eggs and dairy products so not total vegan and what I liked the most were the fresh ingredients. A fun spot to go to after a hike on Royal Arch or Enchanted! read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Huevos Rancheros was bomb!!! - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Kind of an incomplete grade b/c I didn't try the lunch or dinner menu, but instead the happy hour menu. It has a good amount of options, of which the cauliflower tacos are easily the best. The cauliflower is extremely crispy and the sauce they are cooked in is extremely flavorful - reminded me of some cauliflower wings I've had. The calamari was solid; very crispy but not much taste. The crab cake sandwich was probably the other dish that really stood out - extremely crispy and well made; could've used more sauce. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Cauliflower Tacos - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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The general manager reached out, Jerry. He was very nice and explained that they will use this as a learning lesson to improve which I found to be the right thing to do. I will be back to see to give it another shot as they do have wonderful food. read more

Ten out of ten! One of the best vegan/ vegetarian restaurants I have ever been to! While visiting from NC I had to check out the local vegan spots and I was not disappointed. Food was top notch & so was the service. I would love to come back whenever we are back in CO. We ordered the buffalo cauliflower tacos, huevos racho, and the Ruben. All delish! read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Ruben & Huevos rancheros - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

AMAZING STAFF AMAZING FOOD GREAT amount of attentiveness And great overall atmosphere. Blown away by this place. I came here once a while ago and I feel like this place is even BETTER than I remembered. Delicious spot that even our family loved! Really impressed by this place. Highly recommend (I recommend the Spaghetti squash Peanut noodles, Butternut Squash Flatbread, and Prange Cauliflower). Decent wine list too! read more

Everything is amazing!! Highly recommend We loved the mushroom burger and the cauliflower tacos and the orange cauliflower fried rice! Yum!! read more

We've been in the Boulder area for about a week, and Leaf Vegetarian has been one of our most delightful discoveries. The food was delicious! Healthy! Vegan! Filling! Delicious! Dining in (Coronavirus Safety) felt clean and safe and appropriately distanced. I highly recommend Leaf, and will return the next chance I get. read more

Always great food - a rare spot for really creative vegan entrees. Service is always great as is the space/location.

Delicious mushroom calamari. Pretty interior. Lots of tasty vegetarian options! Yummy!!! read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Mushroom calamari so good - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Visiting Boulder, so tried this place. Amazing! I had the orange cauliflower with fresh vegetables and fried rice. Everything was fresh. The cauliflower was cooked to perfection and the glaze was just right, not overpowering. Also tried the egg and sausage croissant. It was excellent. Too bad we had to travel to Boulder to fix this type of vegetarian fare. read more

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Um... wow. In-frickin'credible food. Had five things from the happy hour menu, including a mushroom-based slider, a vegan "crab" slider, tofu fries, and calamari style oyster mushrooms. Ordered a second serving of those! Also has a full bar, and a thoughtful list of cocktails and wines. I don't like in Boulder, but if I did I could go broke eating here all the time. read more

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Great Vegan place to eat. I had the mushroom po' boy and my wife had the pancakes -- both were well prepared and delicious. We also had a couple of cocktails -- not bad. Definitely will eat there again. read more

My girlfriend and I were sat down in the "extended" patio, a male waiter sat some one else next to us, he immediately came back with water and nápelo a for him. We had been waiting for about 20 mins to even get water or be checked on. 5 mins later a female waitress comes back and is asking the second customer if he had any questions about the menu etc. This is plain discrimination and white privileged. I'm Asian Hispanic mix and this felt very discriminatory. Food is also tasteless and the lack of priority for a different race is very clear. read more

Happy hour is the best! You get to eat so many things (smaller portioned) for a extremely reasonable price! Must haves are the crab cake slider, buffalo cauliflower taco and crispy harissa tofu! The samosa potato cakes needs more flavor. The cauliflower taco will blow your mind! And even though I dislike celery but it's actually better with the celery! The crab cake reminded me of the vegan fish (tofu skin wrapped in seaweed) that Chinese veg restaurants usually offer, but is BETTER. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Samosa potato cakes and crab cake slider - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

I was NOT ready for how amazing this food is!!! I saw the high ratings ahead of time which prompted me to give it a try, but many places with high ratings can also be "just good". This food is OUT OF THIS WORLD in the best way!!! As a vegetarian for now 8 years, I can honestly say this is by far in my top 3 places that I've ever had food from and I've traveled to many places in search of some of the best vegan/vegetarian friendly food. The food was so good that I had to call and compliment the chef!! They definitely put love into every bite. The mushroom calamari and buffalo cauliflower tacos are my new favorites. I will definitely be back and I hope this place never ever closes. I wish I could have posted my food but it was gone! read more

Came here with a meat eating friend and even she was shook. Everything was so delicious, and so fresh. Definitely give this place a try!

Had the best cauliflower dish ever from the friendliest chef. This kitchen and its staff rock!

Service is bad and food is average on taste and variety. Took very long just to get the check

I have returned here multiple times and have become less and less impressed. The service is really hit or miss and so is the food. Some dishes have blown me away and others have been very disappointing. With so many other amazing vegetarian options in Boulder, I don't really feel the need to make Leaf a regular spot for me. read more

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Tried Leaf for dinner on a Saturday night at 6:30 because we heard good things. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. Took forever to get our food. They were out of Bibimbap before 7 PM. Cocktails came without alcohol (truly think they forgot to add it to the delicious peach tea concoction). Udon noodles, Fatoush salad and gyoza were good but Jerk tofu was just okay. Would have been open to trying again but don't want to have another hourlong wait before nothing before a salad arrives at the table, and not sure the service lives up to the food prices. read more

As a vegetarian, I get really excited when a place has an entirely vegetarian menu and I'm not limited to a few options. I had been wanting to try Leaf since I moved to Denver 4 years ago. I wasn't extremely inspired by Leaf's brunch menu...it seemed a bit boring and all over the place...I was starving and yet nothing sounded great (maybe I was in a weird mood). Their dinner menu sounds much better, so I'll definitely have to go back. I ordered the biscuits and gravy which weren't very hot, but had a phenomenal flavor. The "Dirty Chai" was also really tasty...I think they get their coffee drinks from next door because mine arrived after my food was delivered, yet ordered before. I came in on a pretty lazy Sunday to a pretty empty restaurant that was soooo extremely quiet. Since I came in alone, I sat at the bar which is pretty, but the wavy shape of the actual bar counter makes it a bit awkward to eat at. If I visit again, I will bring friends and eat at a table. The service is average and not super friendly...the servers talk to each other when discussing the tables/parties in the restaurant and where to seat people, but that's about it. The restaurant itself is gorgeous and reminiscent of a yoga retreat/spa. read more

Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

We were headed to Colorado Springs from Estes Park. We decided to stop in Boulder for dinner and found this vegetarian restaurant. The staff was very accommodating for our smoky. We had a party of 8 and luckily they were able to get us seated within 5 minutes. The food was great. We had the beet linguine and the Korean Bibimbap. The place has a full bar with amazing cocktails. Ambiance is nice as well: Food was amazing and the service provided by the staff was even more amazing. We loved this place and highly recommend this place. read more

Delicious innovative veg cuisine made from local farm produce. The owners are great and the staff is friendly!

In Denver it's all windshield wiper flailing rain. Winds hittin' 70 mph.Tornado warnings. Flash floods. Hail. In Boulder it's me sitting inside the cozy Leaf Restaurant at 16th and Iris with my son having 2 absolutely spectacular appetizers (the curried gnocchi in sweet pea and yogurt sauce along with the pimento cheese poppers) chased down with a wonderful locally crafted draft of Sanitas Red Ale. Followed that up with their Jamaican Jerk Tempeh (which while very good didn't ring my chimes quite as loudly as those incredible appetizers), and was too stuffed for dessert. Definitely a repeat visit is in order. This place gets national rave reviews and has apparently been around for a long time even though I'd never been there before. Bottom line: It's vegetarian but doesn't taste like it (if ya know what I mean:). Sign me, David "Kale me up, Scotty" M. read more

Meh. Arrived at 3 PM hoping to get a late lunch and all they had was small appetizers for happy hour. Only three gluten-free options when it would be so easy to make the tacos or fried items G-free. Ever heard of rice, potato or corn flour? Our waitress didn't even know whether the tacos were corn or flour tortillas and had to go ask the kitchen. With food allergies and intolerances increasing, restaurants need to educate their staff on common allergens in their dishes. All that aside, the flavor of the food just was blah. The chili glazed tofu was too sweet and one-dimensional. The kale salad was equally sweet, lacking acid and salt. The only good thing were the fries. After that, I frankly had no desire to taste anything else. Vegetarian food can be soooo much tastier than this! read more