I have been a vegetarian for 17 years. The last few times at Kate's Joint they haven't had seitan. The owner/s must tell the employees the same thing to say to customers that order seitan dishes. The last straw was this weekend when I was told the same thing and I got up and walked out before ordering. I told them to change the menu because it's obvious that they do not offer seitan anymore. For vegetarians and vegans that understand the complexities of tofu and seitan this place is not for you. Most of their food is pre-packaged Boca, Morningstar and No-meat products which you could buy at the Keyfood supermarket around the corner for a quarter of the price.

Id read about this place on Happy Cow so gave it a try. The place is quite atmospheric with a nice "lived-in" feel to it. I ordered the African Nut soup followed by the "Brokeback" burger. The waiter said the fries were good, so I ordered some of those as well. The soup was just amazing. I don't think Ive ever tasted anything as nice and it was plentiful. It was when I finished my soup that the problems started. I literally put the last drop of soup to my lips and the bowl was whipped away and my main course was instantly put down in front of me. The "Brokeback" came with BBQ sauce and onion rings. Or to be precise,two onion rings and a kind of burnt gravy with an odd taste. The fries were awful. The burger wasnt too clever either. I made a valiant attempt at it but didnt really enjoy any of it. The waiter then cleared my crockery and asked if I wanted anything else,I asked for a few moments to decide. I was then ignored for 30 minutes so I finally got the check and left. I cant believe that a place that served such good soup could fall flat on its face with a simple thing like burger and fries. I wont be back!

After reading descriptions of Kate's Joint being in the style of a 50's diner, we were keen to check it out. I'm not sure if the location is not the original location, as it is actually a kind of front bar/pub setting with tables and chairs and bar seating, no 50's references in sight. Very casual atmosphere, we were seated straight away. They had the brunch menu on offer when we were there and chose the Tofu Benedict and the Unturkey Club. The food was served quickly and was hot (temperature wise) but nothing overly special: the turkey club was slightly dry, the tofu benedict had an odd taste. The Bloody Mary that came as an option with the Tofu Benedict was odd also: too spicy to drink, seemed to be more than the basic tomato juice/vodka type bloody mary and had olives, lemon, lime, chilli and some green herbs in it. Was basically undrinkable. We probably wouldn't eat there again as the food was average and the setting is very front bar like (graffitied walls, ripped fabric on seats/stools etc).