• The Wild Oat - Bakery and Whole Foods

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American
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe and bakery Offers breakfast and hot lunch food like pizza, chilli, soup. Relaxed setting, limited seating. Open Mon-Fri 7:00am-8:00pm, Sat 8:00am-8:00pm, Sun 8:00am-6:00pm.


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16 Reviews

First Review by DC

PurpleCurrant

Points +3882

Vegan
24 Nov 2023

A must try!

The food here is so fresh and delicious! Whether you feel like having soup with rice, a sandwich, a breakfast plate, pizza or just coffee, Wild Oat is the perfect place. A lot of their stuff is vegan and they can often veganize what's not.

When non-veg places have vegan food this good, it makes me a bit sad that they won't go vegan. Hopefully they will at one point.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-30

mylene_t24

Points +82

Vegan
15 May 2022

Yummy!

Went for breakfast and they had vegan substitution options. Said there would be avocado in place of eggs but there wasn’t, no worries it was still very yummy! Pretty good prices and I know they have a bakery on the other side with many options. Servers weren’t wearing masks (which made me uneasy, but isn’t required anymore) and the space is small but quaint.

Pros: Vegan options, Good prices

Cons: Iffy Covid protocols

HaileysPB

Points +26

Vegan
26 Jul 2020

Amazing vegan baked goodies

I loved the atmosphere, staff was very friendly and approachable, though not entirely vegan the options were delicious and I will definitely be coming back!

Pros: Spicy Vegan Brownie was to die for 😍

Cons: Personally found the brunch cookies a bit dry

ArianeCarriere

Points +13

Vegetarian
21 Jun 2020

Excellent food and well priced

You can have something made fresh to order on the café side, or in the bakery they have a little buffet area where you pay by size if you want something hearty like lasagna or chili. Their crepes are seriously my favourite in the whole city. They make a mean latte. In the bakery side you can also buy jams, hummus, and a few frozen things like quiches and pot pies. I love this place!

Pros: The entire menu is either vegan or vegetarian.

Cons: Small seating area

MariaLaflèche

Points +176

Vegan
05 Jun 2020

Vegan tofu sandwich and soy latte is my new go to!

Enjoyed the breakfast, and there are also vegan sweets available

JER21

Points +160

Mostly Veg
08 Feb 2020

Always a good meal

A wide range of vegan items on the menu. I’ve only ever had lunch here. Always a positive experience. The bakery has lots of offer as well.

Stephanie_Sparrow

Points +346

Vegan
18 Dec 2019

Great food, amazing atmosphere

The food is great and the staff greater. Good food in a good atmosphere is a great combo!

ANR

Points +68

Vegan
06 May 2019

Unique and homey

Nice genuine feel in a smallish space

Pros: Savory vegan options, Good selection, Granola and bread available for purchase

collicou

Points +16

Vegan
16 Dec 2018

Cozy spot, awesome food

I really like this little cafe/bakery. The food is fast and delicious and the staff are really friendly. They have some great vegan soups and sandwiches, I love the sweet potato hashbrowns for breakfast, and I never leave without getting one of the vegan baked goods.

Updated from previous review on 2018-12-16

Pros: Fast, Reasonably priced , Cozy

kdotbakes

Points +377

Vegan
13 Feb 2018

Lots of Vegan Soup Options

There is a cafe side and a take out side. On the take out side there is lots of different soups, bread and baked goods. I had red lentil Dahl with a roll which was really delicious. I also got the walnut chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and ginger cookies both were really good. This is a great budget friendly spot for lunch.

JillianAnda

Points +36

Vegan
17 Jul 2017

Best bakery cafe in Ottawa

My go-to for breakfast/brunch

veggiewoman

Points +374

Vegan
03 Apr 2010

Great place for brunch!

The Wild Oat is a casual, busy vegetarian place with meals to order, ready-made items (like muffins) and a mini-grocery section (with kale chips, vegan apple pie, etc). It has a bit of hippie feel, but is still pretty mainstream. I'd definitely go back for brunch or lunch.

Pros: good prices, vegan muffins!

Cons: so busy you might not get a seat

katiebird

Points +69

Vegetarian
06 Oct 2008

Lots of great raw options

The raw pizza is fantastic, as is the raw pie (raspberry is the best). The raw pie is best when it's a teeny bit frozen though, so take it home instead of eating it there! Raw truffles are amazing too.
Lots of other great food when I'm not on a raw food kick:) Toasted sandwiches are great, baked goods, and it's great to have the japanese breakfast as a unique brunch option (so hard to find vegan breakfasts at a restaurant!)

Pros: Excellent food, Great raw options, Funky atmosphere

Cons: Sometimes very busy, Sometimes noisy

Lola Crumpet

Points +84

Vegetarian
27 Oct 2007

A Great Bakery

Try their scones! Their pies rock! The check out staff in the bakery could be faster, but the baked goods are worth it.

They always have raw selections.

Coffee and sandwiches are good too.

Pros: organic, tasty, healthy, pies rock!, great staff

globalrevolutionnow

Points +24

Vegan
22 Aug 2007

GREAT!

Ok, so I definitely agree the Wild Oat has had its moments with not-so-great service in the past- I've been going there for years, every few weeks. However, I dropped in early last spring, probably in March for breakfast on a Saturday morning and it was packed! But the staff was so jovial and friendly. There was great music and everyone was dancing, and it didn't take that long for our order. Our coffees came right away and were really good and the breakfast was fast and delicious. Since then I've been going back every weekend and sometimes pop in on weekdays and it's great. The baked goods are really delicious!

Pros: excellent food, fun atmosphere, various options, well-priced baked goods

Cons: a tiny bit pricy for non-baked goods, can sometimes be a long wait, sometimes hard to find a table

DC

Points +14

Non Veg
13 Jul 2007

Healthy Equals Bland at Wild Oat

I can't get excited about this place which does 'healthy' well, but fails in making it 'taste' good.

Two years living in the Glebe, and I basically avoid the Oat for tastier options at bakeries in Centre Town... and mostly food at home (healthy, but tastier).

Pros: healthy, good ingredients

Cons: taste, dry and bland




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