at Comunn Eachdraidh Nis in Isle Of Lewis

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (CEN) was established in 1977 when the need for a facility to collect and preserve local history was realised. The cafe here offers vegan cheese and veggie options for sandwiches, free drinking water and refills. Soup of the day is vegetarian and usually dairy-free. Has oat and soya milk for coffee. Open Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00.

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3 Reviews

First Review by JennieRDS

Avatar AgaThyme

AgaThyme

Points +51

Vegan
05 Apr 2024

Lovely cafe with homely feel.

I had a soy latte and chips.

Pros: Plant based milks for coffee, Play area for children

at Comunn Eachdraidh Nis in Isle Of Lewis

Avatar Sarahmce

Sarahmce

Points +57

Vegan
15 Oct 2022

Lovely!

Lovely wee place with a gift shop and little museum. I had an oat latte here and a vegan cheese and tomato toastie. Was delighted to be able to get vegan cheese! They also had 2 vegan soups on the menu. With the toastie, they ask you if you want the coleslaw (non vegan), crisps and side salad so as to reduce waste. Lots of lovely cakes in the display cabinet but none were vegan. They did give us that ol' chestnut "they're gluten free though!!!".
The staff were absolutely lovely though and this place is a credit to the local community!! Will definitely visit again.

Pros: Vegan cheese , Lovely staff , Choice of non dairy milks

Cons: No vegan cake!

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JennieRDS

Points +90

Vegan
27 May 2021

Tasty food and a lovely, friendly, community atmosphere

I was in Ness for three weeks and ate lunch regularly in the cafe at Comunn Eachdraidh Nis ("Ness Historical Society" in Gaelic/Gàidhlig) during this time. Good coffee, amazing food, and the best atmosphere! Chef Catherine's soups of the day are some of the best and the homemade red onion chutney is delicious! Bread for the sandwiches comes from the local Blackhouse Bakery in Stornoway. There's also a daily selection of homebakes, which often includes gluten free and they're looking into vegan cake options.

Additionally, the building contains a shop selling local products, a lovely museum with exhibitions telling the story of Ness's local history, and a well stocked archive containing historical records from the area. Comunn Eachdraidh Nis is a true community hub, taking pride in the area's bilingual nature and native language of Gàidhlig - which you will find spoken and written on signs throughout the building alongside English. Well worth a visit! Tòrr ghaol air an àite sònraichte seo. Dìreach sgoinneil!

Updated from previous review on 2021-05-27

Pros: Delicious homemade food, Welcoming community atmosphere, Great staff

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