Vegan
Organic
Beer/Wine
British
Catering
Re-opened under change of management in March 2019 after brief closure, this is a workers co-operative, vegetarian cafe and bar, located on the bottom floor of Birmingham Friends of the Earth. Offers mostly vegan food with daily specials board and daytime menu. Large, simple space. Near the Moor Street Station & Bullring shopping centre in the city center. Reported fully vegan September 2022. Reported closed June 2023.
72 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
rileywilde
Points +872
Love it here - Edit
Gorgeous food and a creative menu. Lovely place to go for something special
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WayneDavies
Points +1586
Tasty place to visit - Edit
Quiet place to eat and relax. Plenty of space and a good few choices on the menu.
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strugk
Points +86
Friendly and welcoming place - Edit
Good food, great coffee, wide range of fairtrade teas and a range of activist literature/brochures!
Read moreA variety of tables available for different occasions, boardgames for the bored with talking also available.
Pros: Taste, Value for price, Range of drinks
Cons: Short opening hours, a bit off the track/hard to find
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Rasculture
Points +84
Wholesome, filling and feel good - Edit
Every time we have visited here, food has been great for a treat - often there are events on (havent been to any but they look interesting)
Read morePros: central in town, good menu with varied options, CIC
Cons: often closed
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Mattyg
Points +160
This food never misses - Edit
Been here several times, and the food here is amazing. I really enjoy the beers too, and particularly the loaded fries are excellent. The staff are so lovely and accommodating.
Read moreAlso is used as a community space so sometimes can be a bit busy - but that adds to the lively nature and means there's always something on to come back for!
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keeza321
Points +53
Great ethos to support - Edit
Great food and awesome worker-owned cooperative ethos. Hosts various progressive events too like a film club cooperative
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Veg_A
Points +201
Excellent food, bad timing and odd space - Edit
Ok, so if we’re talking purely the food. It was great, the burgers were delicious and very filling. Nice chips if you like thick cut and beyond burgers. Didn’t get a pic as food took a while to come out so I inhaled it when it finally came out.
Read moreFriday night at 7pm and this place was silent. We were the only people there. Which is a shame. BUT, considering we were the only people there and it took about 25 minutes for the first burger and chips to come out and the other about 5 minutes after was strange. If this place was actually busy they wouldn’t be able to handle the business.
The space although relaxed, has a bit of a dirty student canteen vibe going on. Under cut with heavy political posters and slogans around.
Seems like a cool idea as a co-op but run by a few friends that haven’t really done this before.
Nice people but these guys need a hand on delivering their vision before it sinks. Good luck!
Pros: Fully vegan, Good cider
Cons: Slow and poor timed food service, Place needs a tidy and a few £££ spent on it
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grace19
Points +552
Food is incredible - Edit
Second time I’ve been here and still so impressed with the quality of the food. Has banana blossom fish and chips which was amazingly seasoned and had a great side sauce.
Read morePros: Worked owned, High quality food
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PaulHolroyd
Points +482
Lovely topped chips. - Edit
Had the chips topped with seitan and 'cheese'
Read moreVery tasty. There was a customer playing his guitar and singing while I was there, really nice atmosphere.
Pros: Good choice
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ClaireHunter
Points +114
Tasty vegan burgers - Edit
This was such a find! The hotel we were staying in had very limited to non-existent vegan options and was so happy to find The Warehouse Cafe. The food was lovely and the staff were amazing.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Ethical vegan co-op , Friendly welcoming staff
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Ms_Thompson
Points +46
Excellent service, excellent food - Edit
Great atmosphere and food is amazing
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Pros: Wholesome food, Great options , Great portion sizes
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IanRichards-Thomas
Points +28
Nice Place to grab a bite! - Edit
This place will become even more popular in the future. The buzz is real, the diversity of clientèle is heart warming. Seats are a lil tough on tussy! Variety of drinks is good. Staff worked hard in at very busy time. Cheers for having me
Read morePros: Tasty Burgers , Great music to dine to, Friendly staff
Cons: Expensive , Meals don't include fries , No condiments as standard
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a_wileman
Points +81
Wholesome Food - Edit
Nice wholesome vegan food in a relaxed environment.
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funkingpunker
Points +52
Great food & service - Edit
A lovely cooperative cafe. The best seitan meal I've eaten and I've tried a few. Went there Friday lunchtime and so good went back with 3 non vegan mates Saturday evening. They loved it too. Unfortunately live in London so won't be back here for a while. Hope still around with all the redevelopment of Digbeth... Cheers
Read morePros: Tasty food, Good beer, Big portions
Cons: It's not in south London
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Reydelmal
Points +1066
Tasty good - Edit
Excellent vegan doner kebab and good prices. Nice atmosphere.
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AG0409
Points +132
Tasty food, service not great - Edit
The food was great; I thoroughly enjoyed my burger (Cajun jackfruit with grilled mango from the daily special board) and my cousin seemed to really enjoy a wrap with sweet potato and the loaded fries with cashew cheese sauce and seitan. The bun was lovely as well.
Read moreHowever, unfortunately we found the service to be a real let down. We were ignored after we sat down, despite there not being too many others in. The staff then took orders from tables of people who arrived after us, and just seemed to forget about us. In the end, we had to go up to the counter to order despite it being a table service place. Our food took about 45 minutes to arrive (everyone else’s arrived before ours, not surprisingly since they got served before even though they arrived after us).
I would happily eat food from them again, however given that experience wouldn’t rush back.
Updated from previous review on 2020-10-17
Pros: Mainly vegan I think , Good food
Cons: Very poor service
Spiderman
Website says closed until October 2021, phone message says closed until further notice.
Read moreJulieEA
Thanks we've, added a note that they are closed until October 1st. Please send in an update if you have one in the future!:)
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RalphWilliams
Points +244
Excellent Food, Friendly Staff - Edit
From 2018:
Read moreI got there one evening a few minutes after they normally stopped serving food, but still did me an excellent not-fish and chips. Lunch time food just as good. The location is very good, just down the hill from Moor Street station and the Bull Ring, but in a quiet back street.
From 2021:
Still do an excellent not-fish and chips and still has a pleasant chilled atmosphere.
Updated from previous review on 2018-07-10
Pros: Friendly staff , Excellent food, Value for money
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Rob888
Points +174
Perfect - Edit
There’s been many versions of the warehouse cafe at the same site over the years but the current cooperative is miles ahead. Amazing food in a unique cafe. If you are in Birmingham make sure you go!
Read morePros: Affordable, Unique, Amazing food
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Lissatx
Points +741
Good food - Edit
The food was nice and the staff were friendly.
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TejD
Points +534
Good ethos - Edit
Decent vegan choice, friendly service and casual vibe! Visited sept 2018
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jamesthomsonn
Points +698
Fully vegan, good amount of options - Edit
Fully vegan, sustainable shop attached, good ethical shop
Read morePros: Fully vegan , Lots of options , Well priced
Cons: slow for food but we were told that when orderin
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StevieSurf
Points +1957
A great community hub and hangout - Edit
This was a lovely resting place in the day; good range of plant mills and cake and a nifty health food shop attached. Small library of literature too.
Read morePros: Friendly welcoming space , Refreshingly non chain like , Tasty, wholesome food
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BobRob1985
Points +102
Bangin burgers! - Edit
Proper deelish gourmet vegan cheese burger! They also had a great choice of many different meals. Staff were friendly and the general vibe of the place was very inclusive and down to earth. Dog friendly!!
Read morePros: Friendly, arty, relaxed vibe , Good choice on the menu, Ale on draft
Cons: 🤷🏻♀️
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koneko
Points +1894
Vibrant food - Edit
The food presentation especially the brownie looked beautiful, super tasty too. The cheesecake was a bit weird, but in a good way - you can definitely tell it was made from tofu.
Read moreChips and burgers were great.
Pros: The brownie!!!!!!
Cons: This place is located behind industrial buildings.
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imogenimogen
Points +169
Lovely food and atmosphere - Edit
The Warehouse Cafe is a great example of a shining plant based eatery that's a big part of the local vegan and activist community.
Read moreThe food is delicious, I really enjoyed a katsu curry and amazingly rich and large brownie the last time I went with my family. There are constant specials on the board, meaning new dishes to try all of the time.
The cafe itself is friendly, with good seating available as well as a selection of vegan and environmentalism related books to purchase.
The warehouse cafe have also been very supportive of the local Youth Strike for Climate movement in Birmingham, something that makes them all the more fantastic. Thank you guys!!
Pros: friendly and supportive staff, great food , varied menu
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weirdbob
Points +32
Greasy and unhealthy - Edit
Ordered bhudda bowl thinking it would be healthy - it turned out to include fried vegan kebab meat, fried chickpeas and soft oily tortilla type chips. Not very nice.
Read moreFriends has chips (nice) and burgers (overly greasy - seemed to be fried not grilled).
Pros: Lots of vegan options, Nice location , Nice relaxed space
Cons: Greasy, unhealthy food
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KaeVeganVenom
Points +29
Best atmosphere in Brum - Edit
Being a workers' co-op, this place isn't run for profit and is managed by those who work there, so of course I want to support it. You can really tell they're building community here and making space for activists when you take a look at their line-up of evening talks and events (even better if you go to some, which I have done)! The staff are all wonderfully kind and welcoming, which is its main strength.
Read moreI used to eat here when it was under the old management and it was a staple of the vegan food scene in Brum, though it used to be on the more expensive/posh side back then. Now it's much more affordable and the portion sizes are good meal sizes instead of small fancy things. Plus it's now on the ground floor so more physically accessible. It's great to go in and just have a cup of tea and an amazing cake if I'm passing by in the afternoon too. I can't eat gluten now but there's still lots I can eat at the Warehouse. I plan to be a regular customer!
Pros: friendly staff, great atmosphere, great vegan and gluten-free food
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