Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Organic
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Middle Eastern
African
Small and quirky vegetarian cafe specializing in mezze with North African and Middle Eastern theme. Confirmed closed, Sept '20.
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12 Reviews
First Review by faerycake
cpa
Points +127
Was good. Now closed. - Edit
No longer there unfortunately....
Read moreCons: Closed!
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ClarePey
Points +157
Cosy - Edit
Delicious food in a nice cosy cafe.
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LucyRoadhouse
Points +87
Best Tagine....ever?! - Edit
Visited here late afternoon on a drizzly Saturday in December, both of us vegan.
Read moreMy friend had a cup of tea and the ‘fishless finger sandwich’ which I’m pretty sure went down a storm and was reportedly “exactly what he needed on a day like this”!
I had the vegan hot chocolate and the tagine with rice and I can honestly say it was hands down one of the best vegan meals I’ve ever had. It was spicy and sweet and had an amazing variety of vegetables in it. It was thick and hearty and rich and just properly delicious. It was served with a pesto type dressing and a really nice salad (pomegranate seeds!) and was a really big portion too.
I also had the vegan brownie for afters which I intended to takeaway...it made it to the table and then straight to my stomach! Fudgy, rich and chocolatey with glacé cherries throughout, it was so nice I bought another to actually takeaway!
Vegan food like this just reiterates how amazing it can be and how unnecessary it is to add meat or animal products to a meal.
The cafe itself is super tiny but really lovely. Well themed, nice decor, plenty going on. I personally don’t see an issue with a small premises or sharing tables, I actually like this approach but each to their own!
There are a few really negative reviews on here of the lady who I presume was the owner which, based on our experience, I’d say were overly harsh. She wasn’t gushingly friendly or super over enthusiastic, but she was friendly enough, polite, efficient and to the point.
No bells and whistles...just excellent food and good customer service. Would definitely return!
Pros: Amazing Food, Good Variety, Reasonably Priced
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PaulBee
Points +20
Fab Mezze - Edit
Definitely worth a visit. Delicious mezze with nice selection of fried spiced lentils, tabouleh, dolmades and falafel. All served with salad, humous and pitta. Tasty smoothie too!
Read morePros: Pretty much everything was available as a vegan op
Cons: Small venue - get there early.
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Paul Hiley
Points +237
A small oasis - don't miss it! - Edit
Agreed there is not a lot of space but it encourages everyone to chat and be friendly. The food is outstanding and we visit here every time we come to Cornwall, my wife and I travel a lot and this is the best and most enjoyable place for vegan and vegetarian food we have experienced.
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ZannaStar
Points +176
magic touch - Edit
Some people have the ability to make food that seems simple taste so good it knocks your socks off and the chef here is definitely one. We arrived close to 1600 on a busy day when there was 'not much left' and the only option remaining for me (vegan) was a mix of the beautiful salads from the deli style counter served with hummus and toasted cashews. O.M.G! Sooo tasty, fresh, pretty, satisfying. My mum had the beetroot and cavolo nero tart which looked fantastic and reportedly was. The place is really tiny but we loved the Cornish & eclectic ambiance and the promise of vegan cheesecake will bring us back...
Read morePros: delicious food, character, lovely woman in charge,
Cons: tiny so may be full at lunch time, hopefully peopl
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Ryecatcher
Points +2222
Probably better to aviod - Edit
Since I was still full from breakfast, I only went to Peak Souk Cafe to drink a coffee.
Read moreThere isn't lots of space, one big table, one smaller one and one very small one plus an outside sitting place (very small as well).
As the owner became aware that I won't eat anything, I was disapprovingly asked to sit at the very small table, since it was already lunch time (although I was the only guest). Few minutes later four people came for lunch indeed. I drank my coffee rather quickly and left because I sensed a rushing vibe from the owner who seemed not to grant me even the smallest table. (The reviews below I read only later.)
Peak Souk Cafe seemed really nice at the very first sight, but now I guess it not more than OK, as long as you avoid potential peak times and behave submissive or simply don't mind subtle rudeness.
Cons: guests seem not welcome to stay longer, small
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RoseVonVegan
Points +300
Unbearable attitude from the boss - Edit
My boyfriend and I are vegan and gluten-free so decided to give Pea Souk a go, even though we'd already eaten. There was not much for vegans and only one option that was also gluten-free, but we decided to order one of those. We sat down and I had a look at the drinks menu and spied a vegan hot chocolate - which would have been great, but when I asked, I found out they use Provamel - owned by Dean Foods - which owns the biggest megadairy (as in, no grass) in the U.S.. No thanks! (Plamil is a great UK vegan organic fair business to support). With that in mind, nothing else took my fancy, so we asked for tap water with our main that we intended to share.
Read moreBIG MISTAKE!
The owner, the woman described in the review below, came out the kitchen and spoke to my boyfriend and I like schoolchildren, telling us that it was by exception okay for us to sit there today (how gracious, as paying customers!) as there were no customers. (At all. At 11.45am on a sunny Saturday in early September. Wonder why...) but normally I would have to buy a drink. It was not so much WHAT she said, but HOW she said it. Honestly, if it was okay, why bother saying anything at all?! Business sense also seems a bit lacking - people are much more likely to enter a cafe that is not obviously empty when the rest of the town is buzzing! We WERE paying customers and not happy with the attitude that SHE is doing US a favour. Sorry, no, we were not that enticed by the cafe or menu, but thought we should support a vegetarian business, especially one that seemed so sad and empty! But really, the rudeness makes it pretty clear why! So, we just walked out.
Reading the short reviews here, I really think they either walked into a different place, caught the place on a day when only the owner's long-suffering staff were there, or they are fake. In fact, we mentioned our visit to friends when we got home, and it turns out they also observed a similar incident to ours a year ago! Friendly and helpful are certainly NOT the words that sprang to mind in our experience.
The owner/cook should keep her charming manners to the vegetables and leave customer service to those better suited to it.
This is the first vegan/vegetarian restaurant I've ever walked out of, especially before even ordering. Avoid.
Pros: Serving girl seemed nice
Cons: Terrible manners, Limited menu, Unethical soya milk
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fruityfresca
Points +21
Veggie Treasure! - Edit
What a fab little cafe were visiting a friend in Falmouth for the day & we came here, menu leaves you spoilt for choice & the lady who was working was a right laugh, helpful & friendly. Wish we had one of these up north FAB!
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artsandcrafts
Points +25
Homely if not small - Edit
I been here on a few occasions and if your lucky you get somewhere to sit. The food is excellent and the staff very helpful. Will go again.
Read morePros: excellent food, soya milk, great desserts
Cons: a bit small.
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Joanna Stevens
Points +194
A true haven for veggies and vegans. - Edit
Delicious entrees, exotic teas and tempting deserts. Nicola makes her home-cooked food with love and passion that you can taste.
Read morePros: excellent food, cosy venue, healthy cuisine
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faerycake
Points +98
loveliest meal out we've ever had! - Edit
My partner and I went to Pea Souk last week and it was absolutely fantastic.
Read moreThe food was really fresh, tasty and inventive - it just seemed like everything had been cooked and prepared with a lot of care and attention to detail.
For starter I had Thai Gado Gado salad - which was absolutely gorgeous! Perfectly done tofu, gorgeous coconutty (and maybe peanutty but I'm not totally sure) dressing, and fresh veggies and sprouted seeds and things. My partner had soup (carrot and coriander), which he was equally impressed with.
The mains were great too - I had the vegan mezze, which was basically a mixture little portions of Moroccan dishes, all of which were great. My boyfriend had a totally yummy looking chickpea and aubergine curry, which he was really impressed by too. He particularly loved the chutney that came with it, as it was really unusual and tasty.
I was totally stuffed by that point, but the rest of the meal had been so nice we had to have pudding too! I had pistachio and rosewater baklava (vegan) and he had a cheesecake. It finished off the meal perfectly.
Nice selection of vegan alcohol too. The wines were really reasonable, around £10-12. We had a bottle of rose, which was really nice too.
I'd really recommend it to anyone. It was excellent value for money for the quality of the food. £18 a head for one of the nicest meals out we've ever had. We've both been raving about it since we've come home (we were down in Falmouth on holiday). Just wish there was something like it nearer to us!
Oh! one more thing: while it's open daytimes, I think it's mandatory to book for the evenings.
Pros: gorgeous food, good value, nice atmosphere
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