4 Filtered Reviews of Fire & Spice Vegan Restaurant - Sisson Ave
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WHAT HAPPENED??!!
Agreed Chris is the man. To Chris - Are you there? What happened??!! I was the biggest Fire & Spice fan......amazing food, great people!! But my last 3 visits were so utterly disappointing I don't think I will be going back. The food has declined considerably. Is someone else cooking? Have you made changes? DON'T! What was incredibly delicious food has been replaced with bland, sometimes overcooked, over salted mediocre food. This is not what we want people to experience when they try vegan food! My last few visits: the chole was tasteless, the greens were mushy, salty and blah (oh how I miss the perfectly cooked bright green kale seasoned to perfection), the lentils were awful (F&S french lentils used to be a fav), and the curry potatoes that I was told were spicy were not spicy at all and barely even seasoned......even the quinoa was so-so. I sure hope things return back to normal. If this is a new change you're trying out - UNDO asap. I will have to ask around to see if things improve. Just can't see myself spending money on the current standards.
FIYHF
Hello, on Friday, June 18th, a friend and I had a great dinner at Fire and Spice. We both ordered a large plate, and let the nice woman choose what we would eat. My plate featured quinoa, kale, spicy potatoes, scrambled tofu, ital stew, rice and beans, bbq tempeh, and tofu, and spiced chickpeas. Everything was delicious!!! quinoa was cooked perfectly, the kale was wondeful, spicy potatoes had just the right amount of heat, scramble tofu was just right, ital stew was on point, an the tempeh and tofu had nice strong flavor. the chickpeas had less of a strong flavor than usual but were still good. I also had a carrot juice and my friend had the sea moss beverage and they were both made on the spot with love by Christopher. I found our experience to be very charming.
If you are in a rush, i recommend calling ahead. it has never taken very long for me to eat here, but if you don't have time to relax and dine in, it might be a good idea to call in so that you can be in and out.
I know there were other menu options available but i'm not sure what, and there were other people dining there who seemed very pleased.
Also, if you have time come in for a relaxing meal. the place is nice to sit in, there is good reggae music playing and it offers a nice atmosphere! I don't go into this restaurant planning to look at the menu and pick something, i like to just go in and say, "what's cooking today?" and whatever it is, eat it, like the menu is the special of the day.
just wanted to let others know that i had an enjoyable experience there today, and i'm looking forward to going back in again soon.
improvement needed
The food was fine-nothing outstanding but it was tasteful and had promise. However, the service was awful! 20 minutes to make a panini and then it sat on the counter because friends of the staff came in and they just chatted. So now all four meals are cold but the friends who came in got served right away. Hmmmm. If you have mediocre food you better have exceptional service. I won't be back nor can I recommend it to veg friends without warning them about bad service and cold food. It's a shame because with limited vegan restaurants they could've cornered the market and really made a name for themselves. Not with the current staff that's for sure!
Not open for breakfast
We looked this up on Happy Cow, got off of the highway, went through traffic only to find they don't really open for breakfast.
nosterreich
Points +16
We tried, we really did... - Edit
Knowing the vicissitudes of the restaurant business, we forgave everything and there was a lot to forgive. But after 45 minutes without a crust of bread (ordered), cup of coffee (ordered), glass of water (presumably part of basic service,) we left. So what was there to forgive? Totally non-responsive help, almost none of the advertised items available; what little service there was, was to a few friends who came in after we did; no help or information on handicap access; and ultimately a lot of rude bellowing by the "guy" in charge as we exited. Thanks! We'll be back in a couple months. Let's see if your little clique can keep you going or if you decide you're actually a restaurant and can accept the responibilities of living up to your advertising (a rather neat web-site).
Read morePros: Cook wore a nice hat, Waitress wore a nice dress, music
Cons: Unresponsive help, very limited available fare, No clear indication of handicap access
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