• CLOSED: Natural Tucker Cafe and Health Foods

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Organic
Western
Fast food
Salad bar
Juice bar
Take-out
Australian

Small cafe and supermarket. Offers vegetarian and vegan dishes using beans, tempeh, lentil. tofu, falafel, veggie burger. Fresh juice, tea and coffee. Stocks bulk organic goods, tea and spices. Reported closed, Jun 2019.


9 Reviews

First Review by mikeybutt

lululemon

Points +48

Vegan
22 Nov 2015

A diamond in the rough

I was pleasantly surprised at the variety this shop had to offer. The comprehensive collection trumps many health food stores I have been to. Paired with a friendly cafe (which stocks the renowned Funky Pies from Bondi), this is a must for both locals and visitors.


The interior is quite rustic, which adds to the experience. The brown and cozy embrace makes the most of the small space. The store is geared more towards offering bulk foods and odd bits for your pantry. However, it also provides many hygiene products - soaps, toothpastes, etc. Overall, an advanced inventory, especially for being located in a smaller city like Newcastle.


The whole foods menu offers a variety of choice for a hungry vegan. There are wraps and sandwiches offered, but the Funky Pies products are always a safe bet. The innovative collaboration of an organic shop and cafe provides customers convenience and satisfaction; no matter what they choose to spend their time on.
Updated from previous review on Sunday November 22, 2015

Pros: Great variety for store size, Extensive menu, Collaboration of cafe and organic shop

Cons: Limited seating (max. 15 seats)

Seagullonbicycle

Points +133

Vegan
27 Feb 2019

Disappointing

The Lebanese wrap was just a tasteless version of a regular falafel with dairy yoghurt. First of all, who puts yoghurt sauce in a falafel? So without the yogurt it was too dry and I didn’t taste tahini or humus at all. The sweet potato wrap was a bit better, but still I wouldn’t go there again. I wanted to have the vegan choc brownie, but decided not to, after a rather disappointing meal.

rxchelclare

Points +30

Vegan
10 Nov 2018

Cute little vegan shop and cafe!

They sell a variety of vegan goods in their shop, as well as bulk goods and beauty products. The cafe has salads and burgers, and a sweets cupboard.

Pros: The vegan brownie is a must!

mamabean69

Points +423

Vegan
17 Jul 2018

delicious tempeh burger

They had a selection of vegan burgers and some vego, that could be made vegan by the removal of dairy. I noticed they also had some vegan pies. There was a sweets cabinet, but I didn't check that out. Also had a vegan soup available on the day. I had the tempeh burger which was really yum.
Edit ... We went back a few days later and got the most yummy chocolate brownie and the burgers were much bigger.

Pros: delicious burgers, fast service

Cons: burgers a bit small, especially for a big eater

drew4health

Points +164

Vegan
22 Jun 2017

best veg wraps plus

A healthfood monument in Darby St under new management.

Good selection of vegan foods, soups, wraps, salads.

Small organic grocery has some reasonably priced goodies.

Staff always friendly

Pros: always yummy

Cons: not a lot of sit down space and pie heater doesn't

Ryujin

Points +18

Vegan
26 May 2017

great juice and food

Came into Newcastle for work and found this place. Highly recommend.

Pros: Everything on the menu was essentially vegan.

Cons: Daggy sign out the front. Could do with some re-b

emmawestrup

Points +495

Vegan
07 May 2016

Best vegan brownies ever!

Now this place was a great fund with a great range of goods and some fantastic vegan lunches but it is the amazing vegan chocolate brownies that stick in my mind...to die for!

Pros: Choc brownies, wide range of goods

Cons:

kirra_m

Points +21

Vegan
21 Aug 2015

Perfect

Natural Tucker is a great little shop in town. It is well established and stocked with a good range of vegan products. Considering how little the shop is, the stock available is very comprehensive. Yesterday, I was able to just pop and and by delicious Adzuki Bean and Kumara burger. Yum!
The staff are always lovely, too :)

mikeybutt

Points +184

Vegan
20 Jan 2015

mediocre at best

I had the Lebanese wrap and the Malaysian wrap. both really not great... bland food. first just tasted like full on parsley and second was just sweet chilli sauce. I can't recommend either of those wraps. maybe their other food is better. they have a decent amount of vegan options. but blah.




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