Health food store with a bakery and deli cafe inside, previously in Letterkenny. Small sit down area. Open Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00.
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17 Reviews
First Review by VazquezAna
lenaN
Points +117
Good breakfast - Edit
Good vegan options. We had a really nice breakfast here and got some vegan cake and pasties to take away. Upstairs has a decent seating area with views of the square.
Read morePros: Good breakfast options, Deli has a number of takeaway items , Lovely staff
Cons: N/A
Guest
TheFinalSasha
Points +276
Fresh and filling lunch option - Edit
Went to this place while looking for a quick lunch. Downstairs with the shop is a small selection of salads, but above the stairs there is a full restaurant. Had the Rosti Stack and the Simple Salad Bowl. I expected the salad to be rather light, but was surprised by a rather substantial portion of delicious fresh greens, beets, a full avocado, a huge spoonful of homemade hummus and lots of crushed walnuts. It was a full meal and I had to take some of the hummus home. The Rösti stack (available in vegetarian and vegan options) was equally fresh and tasty.
Read morePros: fresh ingredients, homemade condiments, clearly labelled veggie options
Cons: gets busy!
Guest
IrishOnTour
Points +60
Really lovely place - Edit
I stopped on my way through Donegal, and was very happy to find this cafe. I had the vegan falafel wrap and 2 vegan salads, both of which were yum. The staff couldn't be more friendly and helpful. Portion was big enough, and left full and happy.
Read morePros: Nice food, Friendly staff, Relaxed place
Guest
pandavegan
Points +322
Vegan options if you’re lucky - Edit
At 10:30 am there were a total of two vegan pastries available, one curry chickpea pastie and one mashed potato roll (labelled as sausage roll). No other ready to go vegan options, but plenty of non-vegan baked goods and in reasonable quantities. In my opinion, 10:30 in the morning is too early to be out of vegan options and I’m glad we could buy something over nothing, but if we had come any later we wouldn’t have been able to buy anything. Just stressing this so that if anyone is planning to rely on this place for lunch, have a backup option.
Read moreNow the options:
Pastry labelled as a vegan sausage roll - pastry filled with mashed potato. We purchased this to eat cold for lunch later and didn’t expect the filling to be just mashed potato, which is never nice cold. If we knew, we wouldn’t have purchased.
Pastie - curried chickpea filling, really well flavoured and yum even cold.
Coffee is average, wouldn’t call it good. Too bitter and watery. Asked for it to be not too hot, even waited 5 minutes after getting it to take a sip and burnt my tongue. Not sure if it was misheard as extra hot? Milks available - oat, coconut, almond.
I’m guessing this place is so well reviewed because there are so few vegan options in the area. I’m mindful that this review sounds quite negative, but the current reviews set unrealistic expectations.
Pros: Vegetable pastie, At least some vegan food
Cons: Number of options limited and ran out early, Fillings of pastry not indicated
Guest
Achillite
Points +181
Love this place - Edit
Not enough vegan options today but the are on a smaller menu.
Read moreFrom an eco conscious point of view the fridge should have doors as its blowing cold air into warm.
No vegan butter for bread but they sell it downstairs, had to buy a tub and bring it upstairs.
Updated from previous review on 2022-02-22
Pros: Some vegan options, Vegan soup, Vegan deserts
Cons: No vegan butter, No vegan breads, No vegan cheese
Guest
mmoynihan6
Points +1577
Tasty Food - Edit
Had the vegan falafel wrap and chickpea and couscous salad it was very tasty with great flavours
Read morePros: Good portions, Good Flavour, Warm and Friendly staff
Guest
Peder
Points +478
Tasty breakfast - Edit
Simple Simons was a pleasant surprise on a rainy day in Donegal. The restaurant on the second floor is cozy and the friendly and helpful staff ensure a good atmosphere. It is not immediately apparent from the menu that there are vegan dishes available, but if you ask for it, you will be given options. I thus had a tasty vegan breakfast. If I come back to Donegal another time I will definitely revisit Simple Simons.
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C&CVegan
Points +652
Phenomenal Sausage Rolls!! - Edit
Had the good fortune to stop here on my last trip to Ireland. I had the vegan sausage roll, accompanied by a range of vegan salads and sides. All were incredible!! Donegal & Simple Simon will always have a piece of my heart!! ❤️❤️
Read morePros: Lots of Vegan Options, Deli/Bakery/Store Combo, Amazing salads & sausage rolls!
Guest
HappyJM
Points +27
Nice cafe in Donegal town - Edit
Deli cafe, health food shop and patio area downstairs. Sit down cafe/restaurant upstairs. Not too many vegan options upstairs. I went for the falafel wrap which was toasted, a nice touch.
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chloeisabel
Points +229
Delicious - Edit
Good options, you could make most items on the menu vegan !! Delicious bread and homemade soup😄
Read moreGuest
Lieslies
Points +98
Nice lunch place - Edit
Tasty lunch, good drinks. Cosy place to eat
Read morePros: Good food , Good service , Cosy
Guest
Taxi4maxi
Points +26
Vegan friendly - Edit
A great find for a fresh lunch, and a dog friendly courtyard out back.The vegan wrap and choice of two salads were fresh and plentiful. Apparently there was also a vegan soup. I had vegan ginger cake afterwards with an espresso coffee. (Great coffee!) The health store alongside the cafe has a huge selection of products, and very helpful, friendly staff to help out. Well worth the visit.
Read morePros: Great place to stock up on groceries etc..
Cons: The vegan cake was slightly dry and boring.
Guest
ThomasVegano
Points +2760
Good Coffee - Edit
Great option to stock up some vegan products if traveling around Donegal. Very good selection of vegan cheeses for example. Price is the same as in the capital (Dublin) a bit pricey so. I was a bit disappointed with the coffee shop! No vegan pastries and cakes the day I went. Very few vegan options on the menu, my partner who is a vegetarian was quite happy though.
Read morePros: Variety
Cons: Pricey
Guest
WoodyAndBertie
Points +866
Some vegan items - Edit
The cafe at the front has a few vegan items including salad and cakes. At the back it's mostly dry and packaged health food type products but does include a small selection of vegan cheeses and Tofutti mock meats and surprisingly a good selection of organic and natutal wines.
Read morePros: some vegan items to stock up on.
Guest
JGB
Points +61
Great find for newbee WFPB - Edit
Really pleasant cafe/shop with great vegan and non vegan options.
Read morePros: Good freshly prepared whole foods. , Friendly helpful staff, Good va
Cons: Very popular (so not really a con!)
Guest
Kwacky
Points +517
STOCK UP HERE IF YOU ARE SELF CATERING IN DONEGAL - Edit
Great selection of vegan foods, only discovered it on day 5/7 of my Donegal trip in Portnoo (where it is remote so very limited options). So many vegan items in the shop I hadn't even seen in England! Cheese, pesto, sauerkraut, fake meats, veg sausages & beans and tonnes more! Management also seem very nice!
Read moreDid not try the cafe/bakery but appeared to be some vegan options (although not labelled)
Pros: vegan foods in the shop
Cons: cafe limited/unlabelled vegan options
Guest
VazquezAna
Points +26
not vegan - Edit
It look cozy place, with some salads for vegan, the rest is like any coffee shop with cakes made of dairy and eggs.
Read morePros: no
Cons: not vegan
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