Vegetarian cafe with an adjoining art and craft supplies shop. Location is in a converted church. Makes a range of cakes, light bites, main meals, pizza, sandwiches, and drinks. About half the menu is vegan, including cakes. Shop sells vegan and plastic free soaps, shampoos and fair trade gifts, and offers a variety of craft courses. Reported closed by owner December 2024.
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Rutherford Hall, High St, Gatehouse Of Fleet, Scotland, DG7 2HS
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 15 Dec 2024 by CRAFTYCROW
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Added by Wild C on 27 May 2019
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32 Reviews
First Review by aquafababe
Sabine111
Points +471
Good food - Edit
Many vegan options, super nice staff, cakes and pizza where very good, though a little bit tiny (pizza). Nice place.
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Mamafox
Points +34
Beautiful little place - Edit
The pizzas were amazing. Light and crisp with lots of choice of toppings. Wild Mushroom was amazing. Hubby really enjoyed the vegan sausage.
Read moreGreat drinks selection too was too full for dessert but was very tempted.
Pros: Lovely service, Great range for vegans and veggies, Kid friendly
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AbiRho
Points +93
A gorgeous place for food and crafts - Edit
I love food. I love crafts. So what's not to love about the Crafty Crow! Tasty food and great service in the cafe, plus amazing items for sale in the shop next door. I'd highly recommend it.
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Alyson
Points +823
Great pizza! - Edit
My friend and I had a lovely lunch here the other day, our first visit. We both had vegan pizza - I had build your own, they had the mushroom one. Both were very good, nice thin crispy base and lots of topping including vegan cheese We had a side order of vegan coleslaw as well which was really nice. Made sure to leave room for the vegan cakes - apple pie & cream for one, trillionaire's shortbread for me. REally good. Plus hot drinks.
Read moreVery pleasant cafe, hope to come again and try more of the menu.
Pros: Tasty food, Lots of it vegan, Nice venue and location
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SkippyEating
Points +40
Very tasty food and interesting varieties - Edit
Almost all the cakes are vegan and many gluten free - but not disappointing to omnivores! Really some of the best vegan desserts I've had anywhere. And savoury food is so good too, I've been several times.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Great location, Delicious, varied vegan food + gluten free
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CarolChester
Points +26
Lucky find!! - Edit
We could not believe our luck stumbling across this lovely little gem!!
Read moreWe really enjoyed our lunch here yesterday. It was so fresh and tasty. We had nachos , pizza and baguette. We were also happy that it was dog friendly. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Thank you!! 😊
Pros: Dog friendly , Fresh tasting food, Very friendly and helpful staff
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AliMac74
Points +6
The pizzas just get better and better!!! - Edit
Been a wee while since we've been organised enough on a Friday night to treat ourselves to a Crafty Crow pizza. They were inhaled! Choices were Mexicana and a craft your own with garlic and parsley oil with mushrooms, tenderstem broccoli and olives. Currently a 3 for 2 offer on, so added a tomato and oregano with spinach and olives for lunch tomorrow.....I'm not sure what we will be having for lunch tomorrow as it's gone! Gatehouse is so lucky to have such quality pizzas. Kerry and the team - keep up the good work! Ali [censored]
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narnie83
Points +32
The Crafty Crow - Edit
Wee gem of a pizzeria in a unique setting.
Read morePros: Delicious vegan and vegetarian pizza, Vegan desserts, Brilliant gluten free base
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juliabliss
Points +83
Great pizza - Edit
We popped in for lunch today and had a Margherita and a Bonnie Scot, which had veggie haggis on it! Both were delicious and lovely and fresh tasting. No room for pudding. Nice mug of Earl Grey tea and great coffee.
Read morePros: Everything is vegetarian and/or vegan., Nice friendly staff.
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you so much for your lovely review and photo's! Pleased you enjoyed your visit and look forward to welcoming you again soon :)
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newcastlevegan
Points +200
Lovely Vegan Food - Edit
We were so pleased to find this place and really enjoyed the food with great service and plenty of vegan options.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff, A lovely lication
Cons: Could do with meals with no cheese/vegan, Would love to see ethical vegan handwash in the t
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you for your excellent review, it's really appreciated😄
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Broonerz
Points +78
Dreadful - Avoid - Edit
Beware of this cafe it is getting rubbish reviews for a reason. We had ‘sour dough’ panini with meagre filling and an almost non-existent side salad. As a amateur bread maker myself I can tell the difference between cheap catering baguette style bread, which happened to be really dry and unappetising, and sour dough. This was definitely the former for which we were charged £9 each. I rarely complain but felt I’d been totally conned. The owner was not the least bit interested in my complaint. Initially though she did offer a refund and I said I wasn’t complaining to get money back but was more interested in her being more discerning in her suppliers and providing a better more honest product for customers. She made it clear that this was secondary to making a profit. Surely the two are not mutually exclusive? So, I did then accept her offer of a refund but she then refused and demanded I leave. When I further complained she called the police! And yes there is still a vegan tax. For the avoidance of doubt 2 * seems to be the default minimum rating I can give.
Read morePros: Nice staff though ignorant of products they sell, Some vegan home baking
Cons: Poor quality , Misleading labelling, Expensive and a vegan tax
CRAFTYCROW
I was waiting for this review...clearly you have a different take on what actually transpired during your visit, so allow me to refresh your memory...you ordered two drinks and two paninis with side salad, which you ate in it's entirety without complaint. You ordered cakes and paid for your meal. All good so far.
Read moreYou then mentioned to one of my staff about the panini saying it’s not sourdough. He advised our baguettes are made to a sourdough recipe, as did our cook. You started a tirade about sourdough and how as a ‘professional baker’ you knew all there is to know and our baguettes definitely weren’t sourdough. A second member of staff came over to see if she could assist as you were becoming quite fractious to our 16 yo server.
You ranted at the second staff member, to demonstrate your knowledge of sourdough yet not asking for anything specific. I, as the owner, directly asked what the issue was. I showed you the recipe and supplier information for the baguettes we use for our panini. They are made to a sourdough recipe, and the description we use matches the description from our supplier. I explained I was happy with our product, our customers were happy and asked what it is you would like. You told me it was misleading and a scam and that the sourdough problem is ‘all over the news’. I asked if you were looking to be refunded you said no. At no point did I agree to refund you given you had eaten your meal in its entirety and been quite abusive to two members of staff. You wanted me to write to my supplier to complain. I refused, but suggested you contact Trading Standards if you felt that strongly. Your tirade continued and you attempted to employ other customers into your quest for sourdough rights. Our other customers were as incredulous, and embarrassed for you as we were. Our CCTV footage clearly shows your wife even attempted to get you to leave.
I politely asked you to leave. You refused and chose to ‘stand your ground for your rights’ I asked you a second time to leave at which point you then said you’d take a refund. As explained above, I refused.
On my third request for you to leave I advised I would call the police and you stated you would stay as you wanted to speak with them. By the time the police arrived you had gone, but the policeman mentioned you had called them for an ETA, expecting blue lights for a crime against Sourdough!
Abuse and harassment of staff and other customers will never be tolerated in our small friendly cafe.
Broonerz
A very disingenuous response but I’d expect nothing more..
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Tastetesters
Points +289
Such a shame. Meagre pizza - Edit
We were so excited to find a veggie pizza place in an area where there isn’t much choice. The menu looked amazing. Sadly, the disappointment started when we lifted the pizza boxes and they felt empty. Although the base was nice and thin, the toppings were virtually non-existent. One sundried tomato cut into four, one artichoke heart quartered again, a smear of tomato sauce and hardly any cheese, so the whole thing was dry.
Read moreThe pizzas were expensive and I was also overcharged.
The people seemed nice and I hate to leave a bad review, but they’re doing themselves a disservice with such meagre offerings. I hope they take this as constructive criticism as I’d like them to do well.
Pros: Nice people, Seemingly good choice
Cons: Barely any pizza for the money, Expensive, Dry pizza with meagre toppings
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you for your review which was posted on both Happy Cow and Google. I'm sorry to hear of your disappointment.
Read moreWe pride ourselves on our excellent pizzas and service as reflected by the great reviews we’ve had from customers so are very surprised and disappointed to read of your experience.
Our topping portion sizes are normally much larger than you've described here, and our staff are fully trained in all our recipes, so I'm not sure what happened that resulted in a pizza below our normal standard, however I did contact you to see if we would be able to provide you with a refund as you were not entirely satisfied, however you refused.
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Wild C
Points +161
Tasty food, but vegan customers are charged more - Edit
Great location; we were passing and called in because we'd been meaning to try it. Friendly service, attentive without being intrusive or making us feel rushed. We really enjoyed our scone and main courses.
Read moreWhen we got the bill, we thought it was a little higher than expected, though didn't sweat it and tipped anyway due to the staff being so friendly and helpful. It was only when we looked at the receipt later that we realised that we had been charged a whopping 50p extra each for having soya and oat milk in our tea and coffee, and also charged extra for choosing the vegan cheese option on pizza. This is a ridiculous thing for high street chain businesses to do, and thankfully almost all have now stopped this "vegan tax". For an independent, meat-free café to do so is extremely disappointing, and for this reason, we are unlikely to return.
Pros: Friendly service, Nice looking place, No meat served
Cons: Vegan & dairy-allergic customers are charged more, That's the only con, but a huge one!
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you for your review, I fully understand your disappointment with regards to the 'Vegan Tax', us too. As you know, we are not a high street chain with a huge budget and huge expenditure with suppliers that would enable us to amortise the cost of vegan products inline with the dairy alternatives. As a tiny independent business we just don't have the buying power of the larger chains. The meat and dairy industries are heavily subsidised, unlike alternative options. Another consideration we have is footfall. We are a small cafe in a rural town, so have less requests for alternatives than say, large or busy high street chains do.
Read moreTo give you some examples, vegan feta is some 233% more expensive than dairy feta. soy and oat milk calculates at 160% more expensive.
We would love nothing more than to be able to provide the alternatives at the same price, its just not possible at this stage of our business.
What we believe is really needed, is a lobby of MP's and government to reduce subsidies to meat and dairy industries, and assist small businesses to be able to compete with high street chains in offering alternatives without additional costs.
Wild C
Thanks for responding, though I completely disagree. Other vegetarian cafes "subsidise" any higher costs for vegan cheese etc in the overall prices they set across the whole of their menu. In other words, the vegetarian options subsidise the dairy-free ones. I've visited vegetarian cafes all over Britain and yours is the only one I've come across in recent years that penalises vegan customers. Please re-think your policy.
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veganevolutionist
Points +3195
Fab little place - Edit
Loved the shop next door and then when the cafe opened we loved that as well. Lots of vegan options. Great to have a venue with large vegan options available in the village we’re staying at.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great food, well presented, Friendly staff
CRAFTYCROW
We love your pictures and your review! Thank you, it really is appreciated :)
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You are welcome.
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AnnaSymington
Points +35
Lots of choice, delicious food - Edit
Menu absolutely brimming with vegan and veggie options. Tasty food and good sized portions. Would highly recommend!
Read moreCRAFTYCROW
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review, it really is appreciated!
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YogaandMeditation
Points +123
Hidden Gem in Dumfries and Galloway - Edit
An extensive menu of vegan options, most vegetarian options could also be made vegan too. Gluten free options also plentiful. Delicious, freshly prepared food and value for money too, the portion sizes were generous 👌 died and went to heaven when we tried the desserts, today we had an orange millionaires shortbread and banoffee pie 🤤
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-10-03
Pros: Choice, Fresh food, Friendly staff
CRAFTYCROW
Ahh, the banoffee pie - such a firm favourite! Glad you enjoyed your visit, we hope to welcome you again soon!
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SelennaTheGreat
Points +142
Outstanding food - Edit
Dumfries and Galloway is not the greatest place in Scotland for vegan options, so we were delighted to discover this gem in Gatehouse of Fleet. Everything is cooked to order so we settled down for a wait with some tasty coffees, but it was so worth it. The family had pizza while I had the mushroom bruschetta, followed by cheesecake and salted caramel cake. The portions were generous and the food was delicious. The bruschetta in particular was so good my mouth is still watering at the thought of it. The cafe is also dog friendly, another bonus, and the staff are lovely. The wee shop adjacent to the cafe is also well worth a browse. We'll definitely be paying The Crafty Crow a visit the next time we're in the area.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-07-23
Pros: Dog friendly, Friendly staff, Delicious food
CRAFTYCROW
Such a lovely review, thank you so much! Pleased you enjoyed your visit and we look forward to welcoming you again soon :)
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craigmc
Points +41563
Brownie time - Edit
Dropped in for a coffee and something sweet.
Read moreI went for the brownie as that was the only vegan option and it was pretty good.
Had a chat with the staff who were really nice and I wish in hadn’t had lunch already.
Pros: Staff, Vegan options
Cons: Very vegetarian
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you for your review, we're pleased you enjoyed your visit.
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SoyBoy92
Points +40
Top quality from a small independent cafe. - Edit
We popped in after seeing the vegan pizzas online. Absolutely incredible food with a wide range of vegan options. We ordered the mushroom pizza and the nachos. The food was fantastic, I would normally expect this level of quality from a high end restaurant but we were blown away by the quality from this small kitchen and team. Finished it off with an espresso and the salted caramel cheesecake (vegan). Will be coming back here as it totally trumps most of the other cafes/restaurants in the area.
Read morePros: Excellent food , Friendly staff , Quick service
CRAFTYCROW
What a fab review, thank you so much - it's really good to hear that you enjoyed your visit and we look forward to seeing you again soon :)
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GeoffreyAiken
Points +91
Bst vegan pizza - Edit
Great wee spot, lots of vegan options, really good pizzas, friendly staff and dog friendly
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-06-27
Pros: Lots of vegan options , Fresh pizza, Dog friendly
Cons: Serves Dairy products
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you so much :)
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RaggedStaff
Points +181
Amazing Takeaway Pizza - Edit
Only available Friday & Saturday evenings during the lockdown, these pizzas are definitely worth the wait. Good dough, nice combinations of toppings and cooked to perfection. Vegan cheese is extra.
Read morePros: Excellent Food, Friendly Staff
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a fab review, we really appreciate it and are pleased you enjoyed your pizzas!
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pcordon
Points +145
Amazing artisan pizza - Edit
Got 2 takeaway vegan pizzas on our way back from mountain biking at Kirroughtree forest: the mexicana and the Mediterranean. Both were absolutely amazing, very unique and different. Every pizza in their menu can be made vegans. You can also build your own pizza.
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So pleased you enjoyed your visit and your pizzas, thanks for leaving us such a great review, it's really appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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J&B
Points +16
Fantastic!! Great food and excellent vegan & vegetarian options! - Edit
Highly recommend this cafe! Immaculately clean with superb food choices, amazing vegan breakfast and the best vegan hot chocolate too!
Read moreCraft shop is great too and all in an old church
Owners are so lovely and doggy friendly too
Pros: Superb vegan got chocolate , Lovely doggy friendly owners!
Cons: None at all
CRAFTYCROW
So kind of you to leave us such a fab review, its really appreciated, thank you! Glad you enjoyed your visit, we look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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Ettie72
Points +33
Gorgeous place in a gorgeous town - Edit
This is a gorgeous little cafe and craft shop that is a real treat. Both Kerry and Billie are warm, friendly folk who always have time for a chat and their food is lovely-especially their apple pie! I like to pop over on a Wednesday morning for a breakfast roll and I’ve never yet been disappointed.
Read moreI’d also like to point out that this cafe is located in a rural, agricultural region and it’s a brave thing to run a business of this nature in such an area. We need to support this wonderful increase in vegan dining!
Pros: Tasty, wholesome food at reasonable prices, Cosy atmosphere, Lovely staff
Cons: None!
CRAFTYCROW
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we're pleased you've enjoyed your visits here and look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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camusblathan
Points +257
What a find! - Edit
A beautiful cafe with fabulous staff. All veggie with loads of vegan options including breakfast, lunch, sandwiches and cake!! Yes cake! All yummy. Milk alternatives for drinks too.
Read morePros: Great selection , Vegan cakes, Brilliant staff
CRAFTYCROW
So pleased you enjoyed your visit and left us such a lovely review, thank you!
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LouiseHaines
Points +24
Fabulous food - Edit
Fabulous food available here for vegans totally recommend, will be returning in October for more 😊
Read morePros: Lots of vegan choice, The best vegan hot chocolate ever , Very helpful staff
Cons: Non
CRAFTYCROW
The vegan hot chocolate is pretty special, isn't it? So pleased you enjoyed your visit, we look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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HhelenaDyson
Points +18
Hidden Gem - Edit
Beautiful location, amazing food and super friendly staff. I ate vegan and my children ate vegetarian. Clean lates all round!
Read morePros: Parking , Good location , Attached to a craft shop
CRAFTYCROW
What a lovely review! Thank you so much!
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