Vegan
Western
Take-out
Asian
Catering
Breakfast

Cafe and specialty coffee house serving vegan food with no onion and no garlic. Cabinet food includes scones, wraps, croissants, muffins, salads and cakes. Menu includes typical western cafe breakfast options, and lunch items with an Asian focus. Specialty tea and coffee available with a number of brewing methods. Open Tue-Sun 8:00am-3:30pm. Kitchen closes at 2:30pm.


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57 Reviews

First Review by channellehazel

nicole_m

Points +4197

Vegan
30 Aug 2025

All vegan spot

Not many all vegan places in Christchurch, and luckily this one is a good one. Lovely staff, great coffee and cabinet food. Menu is interesting - not all items to my taste (ie the burger) but others great.

Claire01

Points +3796

Vegan
27 Apr 2025

Really nice place

I went there for lunch, and everything in the cabinet and on the menu looked amazing.
I decided to take the burrito with a sesam Latte and it tasted sooo good.
For the dessert i took a carrot cake and it was delicious!!
The sitting area is great and the staff really lovely.
Worth a visit!

Pros: Amazing food, Cozy atmosphere, Lovely staff

dave-alter

Points +398

Vegan
10 Feb 2025

Just delicious

We went here only once, during our quest to try all 100% vegan spots in Christchurch, but definitely not because of the food or coffee quality. In fact, the breakfast we had, (Pancakes and Big Brekky) was absolutely delicious. The coffee was flawless, too! I wish we would have had more time to try the asian dishes, as well. Next time!:)

Pros: Affordable , Delicious , Friendly

AndyR76

Points +156

Vegan
30 Nov 2024

Wonderful way to start the day

I am a tofu scramble girl and it was so nice to get a good one while I was away from home.

Also vegan almond croissant? Need I say more?

One person took our order, brought us all our food and came and chatted with us when we were done. She was an absolute joy and so efficient.

Pros: Food, Service , Coffee!

TheaTaco

Points +308

Vegan
28 Nov 2024

Amazing

I really enjoyed going to this place, its so cute snd the food was delicious. The service was awesome as well, definitely recommend!

Pros: Food, Service, Atmosphere

StueyH

Points +49

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Delicious pancakes

Couldn’t miss a visit to this place on a recent Christchurch trip.
Such a great choice of dishes on the menu.
I opted for the pancakes, and they did not disappoint. A perfect balance of thick, fluffy pancakes, with a great selection of fresh fruit, seed, a generous dollop of coconut cream, and a drizzle of golden syrup.
Just what I needed!
I also took away a selection of pastries; almond croissants and cinnamon scrolls, that the (non-vegan) family loved too.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-03

Pros: Great selection of dishes to choose from, Pancakes were delicious, Fabulous pastries

Pio_o

Points +326

Vegan
09 May 2024

You can’t miss this cafe

Incredible customer service!
I wish I asked for the name but the lady who worked there with brown hair in foh. She was awesome the best service I ever had in any restaurant! And the food was not lying beyond heaven!!! Must visit! Best bread in whole nz I would say like EU bakery! Love it. Wish you all the best. Thanks
Super clean and modern

Pros: Bread heavenly

VeganSoapDude

Points +10938

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

Yum

Delicious breakfast, nice coffee. Cool spot. If you're after a tofu scramble, it's hard to pass this place up

Dance4Plants

Points +365

Vegan
15 Jan 2024

Beautiful

Beautiful and healthy food. Beautiful and calming atmosphere.

Stepho

Points +275

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Superb - the best tofu scramble

The #2 Origin Breaky was delicious. Included wilted spinach, roast tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado and of course tofu scramble.

Pros: Size and texture of tofu chunks, Portion size, Lots of juicy mushrooms

teop4

Points +55

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Good food and friendly staff

Decent choice of vegan food. The staff is super friendly and the service was quick.

ChunkyWombat

Points +1226

Vegan
18 Apr 2023

Incredible food

Awesome relaxed environment. A wide choice of teas to choose from and a fully plant based menu! Well worth the trip and the poke bowl was wonderful.

SamC

Points +70

Vegan
04 Mar 2023

Beautiful food

Tasty food!! appreciate origin and great coffee!

Pros: Peaceful Cafe , Great tasting food , Lovely service

Mazziotta

Points +111

Vegan
16 Dec 2022

Great cafe!

Super tasty vegan options! Both the pancakes and tofu scramble were delicious.
Coffee was amazing.

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-16

maraikeee

19 Dec 2022

Krimsey

Points +433

Vegan
13 Dec 2022

Whoa who’s the chef??

This place seems unassuming but is WHOA! There must be a magical kitchen fairy in the back sprinkling everything with fantasy dust. This place is a dream.

Pros: Beautiful, Art of food , Delicious

ahmoomoo

Points +85

Vegetarian
23 Oct 2020

Pure Vegan with No Onion and Garlic

A really nice decor, that is bright, and minimalist. The great thing is the food is pure vegan with no onions and garlic. This is especially hard to find for western food.
I got the scramble tofu on toast, with avo and mushroom. Tasted really really good!! Nice balance of flavours!
Would definitely recommend this place

Pros: Pure Vegan with no onions and garlic, Nice decor

Cons: A bit of the expensive side, but worth it

kaydeehoffman

Points +21

Vegan
20 Jun 2020

Creative plant based eats with a trendy vibe

This was a gem of a find for vegan options. I loved the clean, minimalist design with lots of natural light. The presentation of the food looked incredible. I had a jackfruit sandwich on a pretzel bun with cucumbers, salad and a great dressing. A little messy to eat, but tasted delicious. I would highly recommend.

Pros: An entire cabinet food full of vegan options , Interesting choices , Great environment

Cons: Slightly pricey

veganbeastnz

Points +64

Vegan
14 Jun 2020

Not much selection

The food was yummy but they didn't have much to choose from

ArchieFibonacci

Points +214

Vegan
09 Mar 2020

Peaceful cafe with lots of options

Cabinet food is top notch and lovely coffee. Scones and muffins are divine!

TroyCoyle

Points +146

Vegan
25 Jan 2020

Dumplings are amazing.

Cafe seemingly in the middle of nowhere that does amazing asian inspired meals.

LC70PZJ70

Points +746

Vegan
12 Dec 2019

Awesome!

Lovely cafe. Great atmosphere. Limited menu but the options are unique.

Pros: Coffee was fantastic, Food was tasty & affordable , Staff were very friendly

JasonMegchelse

Points +46

Vegan
30 May 2019

Loved it!

I had a mocha and the pancakes, both were amazing.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Well presented food and space

Cons: A little overpriced

MelaniePearson

Points +508

Vegan
23 Apr 2019

Beautiful & nourishing

This place is a stylish cafe, as others have noted. We arrived after a day of travelling & unfortunately the kitchen was closed. Luckily they could still do food from the fridge so we had two amazing bagels and a filo pastry. The coffees were also really nicely done.

Pros: Great coffee, Nice atmosphere

alexmichelsmith

Points +92

Vegetarian
11 Mar 2019

Modern Cafe

Really modern cafe, a menu and cabnit food all looked great. I only got coffee as I didn't like the look of the two gluten free breakfast options but should have come later and taken advantage of the lunch menu - looked delicious. Coffee was beautiful and delicious.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Beautiful coffee

Cons: Parking

genayataylor

Points +27

Vegan
10 Feb 2019

Awesome

Lovely place good layout, wonderful and delicious food

Pros: All cabinet food is vegan

andigil

Points +28

Vegan
18 Jan 2019

Beautiful

Beautiful experience, great people

Pros: All purely vegan

AlineAnhaia

Points +971

Vegan
29 Nov 2018

Delicious

Amazing food, I highly recommend this place.




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