Pesto burger plate (option with salad or fries) at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver
Tofu Scramble at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver

  • CLOSED: Cafe Deux Soleils
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    Closed

  • White Vegetarian
Lacto
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Western
Take-out

All vegetarian as of May 2010. Some items contain eggs and/or dairy; limited vegan options. One dessert item, the rice crispy square, may use marshmallows with gelatin. Casual atmosphere. Live music on weekends. Not affiliated with Cafe du Soleil. Reported closed October 2022.

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15 Reviews

First Review by philjdomm

Avatar KylaDawnBarnes

KylaDawnBarnes

Points +6

Non Veg
26 Sep 2022

Really good breakfast food

Has good options for vegan, and they make the vegan sausage in-house

Pros: Good options, Non vegan gf loves it, Family run, great staff

Cons: Few tables

Avatar carpaltunnel

carpaltunnel

Points +144

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Not into the tofu scramble

Surprisingly limited vegan options. I had the tofu scramble and wasn't a big fan, they use large chunks of soft tofu for it which isn't really my thing. The potatoes and toast were fine, as well as the sauce they used but I really couldn't get over the textural nightmare of giant pieces of soft tofu

Cons: Limited options

Avatar Shan-Shan

Shan-Shan

Points +510

Vegan
07 Oct 2021

Decent Breakfast

I had the tofu scramble. Not what I expected. It was made with large chucks of softer tofu. I’m used to firm tofu in a scramble. The teriyaki sauce was so overwhelmingly salty that I couldn’t eat most of the tofu. I enjoyed the sautéed veg, hash browns and toast that came with it.

Had an Americano with oat milk, which was fine.

Staff was friendly.

Restaurant was clean.

Covid protocols (masks) in place and enforced (Oct 2021), though they didn’t check for the vaccine card.

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-07

Pros: Good portion size, Good value, Lots of vegetarian options

Cons: Few vegan options

Tofu Scramble at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver

Avatar newsgent

newsgent

Points +21

Vegan
15 Aug 2019

Unique place

Where else can I get a vegan potpie? (it's delicious)

Pros: Plenty of vegan options , Good sangria , Interesting events

Avatar soleil

soleil

Points +342

Vegan
30 Dec 2018

Ok food

The place has a good reputation but the food is really only ok. More vegan options would be nice and it’s not worth the price for what you’re getting.

Pros: Vegetarian, Close to commercial skytrain

Cons: Not enough vegan options, Food really meh

Avatar Veggiedancer

Veggiedancer

Points +248

Vegetarian
14 Aug 2018

Great breakfast

I was in Vancouver for 3 months for work, and I ate breakfast here at least 4 days a week. It is delicious, “the special” (eggs with garlic, basil marinated tomatoes and cheese) was so good! You can add a side of veggie ham, or sausage to any breakfast. The lunch/dinner selection is also great. I recommend the pot pie and the dumplings.

Pros: Inexpensive , Lots of choice, Fast service

Avatar Myfannwy165

Myfannwy165

Points +208

Vegan
13 Aug 2018

Meh

Only one vegan option on the menu. Cashier could not suggest anything when I said I don’t like teriyaki. Eventually another staff member said I could request ‘vegan’ for all menu items. I was charged $2 to sub eggs with tofu and ended up with a very bland plate of black beans & rice. I got back in line to wait another 10 minutes to get some hash browns which were okay, quite spicy which I like but some people may not. Sad that the veggie ham and sausage are not vegan.

Pros: Inexpensive but charge extra to sub with tofu, Lots of seating, Casual atmosphere, loud kid friendly

Cons: Not vegan friendly, veggie ‘meat’ is not vegan, Loud, heard plates breaking 3X while there, Counter service, long wait, staff lack knowledge

Avatar hmsimha

hmsimha

Points +56

Vegan
16 Mar 2018

Affordable, with some standout options

This place isn't going to win any culinary rewards, but (speaking for the vegan food), its options are simple and affordable. My *favourite* thing here now is the Pesto burger; they're very generous with the vegan pesto, and it's something like $12 for the burger with a side of fries, salad, or both

Pros: Cheap, Live music, Pesto burger

Cons: Menu is all-veg, but not geared towards vegans

Avatar Ale_xandra

Ale_xandra

Points +210

Vegan
29 Jan 2018

great prices

Honestly the food really isn’t great, I love the staff and I go here all the time because of the price and the location. The peanut wrap and tofu scramble are both really good though!

Avatar LindseyElizabeth

LindseyElizabeth

Points +865

Vegan
29 Aug 2017

Really not good

Food has always been mediocre and service unfriendly. In addition, it's very child-friendly (great for families!), but I usually can't hear my friends speaking above the screaming and playing happening in there. Also have had a child put their hand directly in my meal when their mom wasn't watching! So it's not a place I've returned to after giving it 3 tries (due to friends wanting to check it out.) I instead head to Cafe Du Soleil just down the street for a much quieter and much much more delicious dining experience!

Pros: Sadly, nothing :(

Cons: Very loud and filled with children, Cold and untasty food, Unfriendly service

Avatar lil.ragdoll.angel

lil.ragdoll.angel

Points +50

Vegan
06 Nov 2014

Burnt fries again.. :(

I've been here MANY times because a lot of my friends actually perform here a lot on open mic nights and poetry slam. I really like this place for these reasons (sometimes they will charge you up to $10 cash when someone is playing there). It is a very noisy, crowded atmosphere during these nights, meaning less service and VERY hard to order food. Lots of pot smokers and smokers in general outside at this time as well. It is very nice to see the talent here though.
I noticed that even on days when these events aren't happening, I still disliked the food. First of all there are almost no vegan options and if there are, it's not really good. I have gotten burnt fries 6 times in a row from there and I have yet to get a decent batch... :/ Maybe I'm just unlucky..

Pros: The events (open-mic-night/poetry), Spacious seating on non-event days, Good food for vegetarians for brunch

Cons: Bad food, Almost no vegan options, Slow service on event nights

Avatar kwanza

kwanza

Points +309

Vegan
17 Oct 2012

Good value for money, but not vegan-friendly

Cafe deux Soleils is a dark and rustic joint. It is not very vegan friendly, although I did find that my tofu scramble was quite tasty and offered good value for money. I also saw that they had smoothies made using vegan alternatives to milk.

Not a brilliant experience overall, but my food was OK.

Pros: good value for money

Cons: not many vegan options

Avatar NicoleV

NicoleV

Points +36

Vegan
13 Dec 2007

Terrible food, bad service

I have eaten at many restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto, and this one was one of the worst I've been to yet. Two friends and I went on an open mic night, and there were only two severs to take orders at the tables, rings in orders, serve the lineups at the counter and look after everything else the cook wasn't doing (when he was actually around). From time to time that staff would disappear somewhere, especially when we were waiting for a forgotten bits of our orders to be brought to our table.

Our food took more than an hour to get to our table, and that was after we were told several of the dishes were were interested in weren't available because they'd run out of the ingredients! When our food did arrive, it was cold, half-cooked, and poorly plated. The "French fries" were partly raw, slimy and tastelss paper-thin strips of potato. The plate of nachos chips we ordered came with a huge pile of chips with only raw bell peppers and onion tossed on them and tiny 1/8 cup containers of salsa and guacamole, which they had the nerve to charge us extra for despite us asking for no cheese on the chips. There were a couple of labeled vegan options on the menu, but the selction is very slim and disappointing.

It was also quite cold in the place and most people were wearing their coats and/or scarves and hats at their tables.

The only positive aspect I can think of about this restaurant is that it is a decent space for small events.

It has been around for a while, and I have heard that the brunch is not too bad. But it's far too expensive for the poor quality of food and service. I would rather go without eating than ever go back to Cafe Deux Soleils.

There is another Cafe De Soleil at 1393 Commercial Drive, and I hear it is a decent vegetarian restaurant (Cafe Deux Soleils serves meat) that I think may be confused with with Cafe Deux Soleils.

Pros: Large space

Cons: Terrible food, Bad service, Too expensive for such poor quality

Avatar Aloo

Aloo

Points +7705

Vegan
12 May 2007

Well, I suppose they knew what a vegan was!

After spending some time around Canada, I was relieved to see that I didn't have to explain what a vegan was. Finding a vegan option, well, that was a little bit more difficult! Fancy having vegan burgers, with non-vegan bread! Very disspointing options, salad anyone? I found the service was friendly, the food was good, but I wouldn't recommend it to fellow vegans.

Pros: fresh salad, service

Cons: not many options

Avatar philjdomm

philjdomm

Points +945

Vegan
11 Apr 2007

breakfast vegan

i think they improved their vegan selection and u r not paying for service so expect it.

Pros: tofu breakfast

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