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• Not Vegan Friendly and Very Rude

I had been looking forward to having brunch at Greens for months while planning my trip to San Francisco. Unfortunately, it was a huge disappointment. I have dined at vegetarian and vegan restaurants all over the world, there is usually a kind of comradery and kindness shared, knowing that it is a safe space for all trying to eat more consciously. At the very least there is a mutual respect and an understanding of vegan options. This, sadly, was not the case at Greens. Or server was extremely rude to us from the get go, acting as if it was a bother we were there. I had read on Happy Cow and numerous other guides that Greens, while vegetarian, was extremely vegan friendly (as almost all vegetarian restaurants are). This was not the case. When I got the menu I noticed that nothing was marked vegan. When our server came back to ask if we had questions, I asked him if they had a vegan menu and he just answered, "no." I then asked how the vegan options are indicated on the menu and he answered, "they aren't." I responded, "so you don't have any vegan options?" He pointed to one thing and said, "just this" and then walked away. My friend and I were stunned. We could see him just leaning against a wall on the other side of the room. He didn't come back for quite some time and no one seemed to notice us or fill our water glasses, so we decided to take our business elsewhere. I told the hostess why we were leaving and she just said, "oh." I have never been so talked down to or treated so poorly at a vegetarian restaurant. They do not have vegan options, nor are they the least bit accommodating. I've had a million times better treatment and service as a vegan at a steakhouse than I did at Greens. Please spend your money at one of San Francisco's other veg friendly eateries. Most are happy to accommodate and understand what vegan options are.