• Ginger Monkey

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A pescatarian cafe and coffee house with vegan options - check with staff. Serves a large and eclectic variety of dishes. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm.


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10 Reviews

First Review by surfergirl

RebeccaKilinski

Points +104

Vegan
22 May 2023

Best Rocky Road!

My son and I had hot chocolate and cakes, didn’t have a meal. Lovely service, yummy vegan brownie and the best vegan rocky road I’ve ever had! Hot chocolate was a bit lacking in flavour so maybe need to ask for a strong one (be sure to ask for the vegan one as they have another hot chocolate powder which isn’t vegan).
A couple of vegan options on the menu but not marked. For a vegetarian cafe I thought there would be more options and clearly marked.

Pros: Yummy sweets, Nice ambiance , Lovely service

Cons: Expected more vegan options from a veg cafe

jazzy.g

Points +374

Vegan
25 Feb 2022

Lovely food and service!

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food and coffee great too!

Pros: great option, friendly staff

Dankemp

Points +38

Vegan
29 Jul 2020

Nasi Goreng

Like the other reviews say there are only a few vegan options here but if you ask they can "veganise" much of the menu for you.

I had a Nasi Goreng that was packed with flavour and a great size for lunch. Good value at $18 for something of that quality.

Would definitely visit again

BeckyB29

Points +28

Vegan
22 Feb 2019

Only a couple of vegan options.

This is definitely one for the vegos but not vegans. On the day I went they had two salads that I could choose from and everything else on the menu contained either eggs or dairy, with no options to remove those things from those dishes. Would be great to stop for a coffee as the place has great atmosphere.

Pros: Great atmosphere , Lovely staff

Cons: Not many vegan options at all.

Kittybiscuit

Points +7915

Vegan
12 Aug 2018

Needs more vegan options

When I looked at the menu, most of the items contained egg, cheese or sour cream and they weren’t vegan substitutes. I had soup which was vegan (they had to check first) and very tasty but I just think if their menu was a bit more vegan friendly I’d be inclined to make a special trip for it. I looked in the cake cabinet and i couldn’t see anything that was vegan. If you’re vegan, unless you’re in the area, I’d suggest giving it a miss. It’s just odd going to a vegetarian cafe with so few vegan options.

Updated from previous review on 2018-08-11

Cons: Few vegan options

Annebumble

Points +503

Vegan
11 Aug 2018

Ginger Monkey 👍

Great cafe serving vegetarian and vegan options, they often have nice soups and salad specials in the fridge. Staff will veganise dishes where possible. Sometimes on a weekend there might be vegan cake option but you have to get in quick.

Pros: Staff understand vegan options well

KarenPollock

Points +19

Vegetarian
16 Jan 2018

Happy Veggo

Awesome atmosphere & set up.
Great meal options & delicious food

Pros: Great meal choices, Atmosphere , Tasty food

Cons: Mango smoothie more like cinnamon smoothie :(, $$$

JackieMcCosker

Points +229

Vegan
26 Jun 2017

Bit disappointing for a vegan

Open til 4 but no food from 2, and nothing available in the cabinets is vegan except salad.

Pros: Nice decor

Cons: Lots of animal products used

PlantbasedLovin'

Points +48

Vegan
13 May 2017

not really vegan friendly

Great coffee.
Too much time to organise a vegan dish. Yes things can be omitted from meals but really no vegan meal, once omitted there is no replacement and price is the same plus if you would like to add extras to replace egg, there's a fee.

Coffee great when it's great.

surfergirl

Points +81

Herbivore
18 Apr 2016

Chunky Monkey

Good honest vegetarian food at reasonable prices.The coffee is quite good with a choice of milks.Great salads,just check with the friendly and informative staff as some may contain non vegan mayo or white cheese.
All in all a great new addition to the growing Surfcoast Vego scene.
Seems very popular with the local surf industry crowd and can get quite busy at times.Great music and nice chill vibe.

Pros: great staff, excellent parking, fresh and flavoursome

Cons: More tofu, quite busy at lunchtime




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