Part of my 2008 review: I wasn't impressed by this restaurant. Such a stupid choice of name - it suggests a vegetarian restaurant, yet there is scarcely a single vegetarian choice! Vastly overpriced too.
UPDATE 2011 Unfortunately still not impressed. Went there the other day for breakfast. We ordered two things but both were completely wrong when they arrived. I imagine the waitress didn't listen because I have a very clear speaking voice. I ordered scrambled eggs and toast and I asked for an egg roll for my husband with the egg very well done - as hard as possible. My scrambled eggs arrived adorned with rashers of bacon across the top - definitely not something a strict vegetarian of 25 years wants to see!! I asked for fresh scrambled eggs - I didn't want the bacon just to be removed (as happened somewhere else once which left the eggs tasting of bacon fat). Of course, I then had to wait a while for this to be done. When it arrived it seemed to have been thrown together without too much care because there were bits of egg shell and concentrated salty areas amongst the egg. However, I didn't want to send it back a second time so ate it anyway.
As for my husband, well, his egg roll arrived fairly quickly. He turned it sideways to bite into it and the liquid yolk flowed out onto the plate. So he sent that one back and had to wait for another. When it arrived it was fine. The girl was reasonably pleasant but the man serving (Max?) was friendlier. I daresay they thought we were a real nuisance but they did their best to put things right.
We found the cafe a bit cramped but, apart from that, it was a pleasant place to sit. There was nice decor and it was bright and cheerful with the sun coming through the long window beside the street. There was jazz music playing at a sensible level which was nicely atmospheric. Free newspapers to read as well. It's next to the huge car park near the ferry and on the edge of town so a very good position.
The menu offered a lot of choice throughout the day (breakfast 9-11.30; lite bites 3.30-5.00; dinner from 5.00 and open 7 days a week too. For my fellow vegetarians, there a veggie breakfast available (£.5.50). Later on there's macaroni cheese, baked potato with cheese, and omelettes. The wine menu is good too and there are lovely desserts, cakes and pastries on offer.
I must admit I wanted everything to be as near perfect as possible because I was looking forward to updating my first review (which I have just shortened). It's a shame to have had a poor experience again. They might just have been having a bad day which can happen to us all occasionally. We'll see what happens next time! read more