Arrived in St. Augustine w/ Happy Cow list of Vegan Restaurants. Checked out Love Tree Cafe on Friday and Sat around lunch time and it was closed STRANGE? Are those not good business days to be open? No sign on the door...Nothing! On Sunday I was happy to see the doors were open but there was no staff persons...just tourists wandering around for 10 minutes. My mom and I left and came back a few minutes later after checking out some other shops. A man walked downstairs from this home/shop and ignored us. When my mom asked "do you run this joint?" he became rude and defensive and stated "This is not a joint! It is an establishment! Get off of my property! We tried to explain that we were just trying to get some lunch and had previously walked around in his "establishment" along with other tourists for about 10 min W/O any customer service interaction but this gentleman would not hear a word we had to say and in a frightening manner chased us out of the cafe/home like setting. I am so glad I did not eat here. The man we met seems mentally unstable and I would have been scared to eat anything he may have prepared.

We walked in with 2 other people we didn't know. When we stepped inside, the cook and what appeared to be his mother were sitting at one of the 3 plastic tables with plastic chairs (a total of 6 people would be able to dine inside)
The first question he asked was "What do YOU want"? The older gentleman replied that he wanted lunch. The apparent cook then replied, "What kind of food?" (keep in mind that they had a menu outside that we had previously reviewed)
We decided that maybe we had caught him off guard, and that the experience would improve. We were incorrect.
My husband and I sat at one of the tables, (ours was covered with an Elvis fabric of unknown age) while they were preparing our meal they began to LOUDLY discuss their personal business in the adjacent room. We then decided to look around at their "antiques and collectibles" the Mother followed us about peaking around corners to make sure we did not steal any of their treasures. All of which appeared to be yard sale cast offs (imagine Sanford and Son open a dinner)
The food was ok, with the exception of the chips that looked as if they had been pulled from various bags in the kitchen, and the prices were reasonable. However decent food and prices do not make up for the rude, and quite honestly hostile behavior of the employees, nor does it make up for the fact that you feel as if you are eating in a pack-rats basement. Oh and don't forget that the outside seating overlooks a not to scenic cemetery.
If I had the option to rate this place in the negative I would. The entire experience was negative, and we honestly felt as if we were unwelcome to the point that I was concerned about the safety of the food. I was happy to leave and worried for the older couple that stayed to finish their meals.