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Serves meat, vegan options available. Diner-style restaurant located in the Roosevelt neighborhood. Serves mostly breakfast dishes, which may include classics, including vegan chicken & waffles, migas, tofuevos rancheros, pancakes, French toast, omelets, and biscuits. Sandwiches, burgers, and others are available for lunch. (Reported closed Aug. 2022 and then reopened.) Previously vegan, but reported in March 2026 to serve animal products. Open Mon-Tue 8:00am-8:00pm, Thu-Fri 8:00am-8:30pm, Sat 8:00am-9:00pm, Sun 8:00am-8:00pm.
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801 NE 65th St, Ste C (at 8th NE), Seattle, Washington, USA, 98115
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Last update on 13 May 2026 by AlloraSengupta
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382 Reviews
First Review by HaplessHeather
appletr33
Points +42
Overpriced slop - Edit
very devastating to lose yet another fully vegan spot in seattle but the food quality had declined anyway with the new owners. the ethics and values declined and then fully disappeared too! boooo! after 20 years of being a vegan community staple! it’s labeled as a vegan restaurant on google still which is INCORRECT! they now serve animals! now nothing makes this place stand out. i will not be returning
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-08-14
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benmanship
Points +82
BUMMER - Edit
Back in Seattle and looking of my favorite spot, the wayward vegan, and is the wayward cafe now with MEAT??? BOOOOOOOOO HISSSSSSS
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-08-10
geometric-noise
Ya, so disappointing
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professor_xvx
Points +51
Ruined - Edit
Went from vegan to serving meat. Crazy. Bought the best vegan place in Seattle and ruined it.
Read morePros: Nothing
Cons: Too expensive, Betrayed customer base
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sniko
Points +184
Was fully vegan, then added meat - Edit
Same fate as Lazy Cow. Will never support a place that goes from kindness to cruelty for profit.
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JenniferCG
Points +189
Don't piss off the vegans! - Edit
Disappointed to hear that the owners decided to add meat to the menu. I could possibly understand vegetarian but why would you go full on meat?
Read moreWith that said, they offer a full vegan menu (as the default) and since my husband and son are non vegs they for a separate menu.
I ate the Albuquerque wrap which was delicious! I would highly recommend it. It does come with a side of fries but the friendly server brought me a side of fruit.
Perhaps if more vegans ate here they would take the meat off the menu?
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jasonbaker
Points +1711
What a bummer - Edit
Last month someone recommended I go here and in the meantime it became a non-vegan restaurant.
Read moregeometric-noise
Bummer indeed
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Stopit
Points +20
Best spot in Seattle - Edit
So many different options and everything was perfect and tasted amazing. Do not pass up an opportunity to dine here. Couldn’t leave five because app won’t let me.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-18
geometric-noise
Can’t leave 5 stars because that is reserved for vegan specific restaurants
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sjreep
Points +24
No longer vegan - Edit
Claims to serve animal meat now to be more "inclusive". Luckily the AI slop videos on repeat and the too-loud music music haven't changed. 😒
Read morePros: Used to be vegan
Cons: No longer vegan, Unsettling AI slop videos on repeat, Loud kitchen music makes it difficult to converse
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vonkow
Points +39
RIP Wayward Vegan - Edit
No longer fully vegan and besides, they replaced all of the homemade stuff with impossible and just egg even before this shocking change. Such a sad end to one of the city’s longtime vegan mainstays.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-16
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MatthewSaavedra
Points +17
Not vegan - Edit
This restaurant serves dead animals. They are no longer vegan.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-14
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ZacharyKellogg
Points +333
Why Can’t we have anything nice?? :( - Edit
Very disappointed by all the changes they have made.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-14
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AlexaShay
Points +19
Announced They're No Longer Vegan - Edit
Wayward Vegan is changing to Wayward Cafe and will no longer be a vegan restaurant. I can no longer endorse them.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-13
Cons: No longer vegan
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JenniferKercher
Points +60
Not vegan - Edit
It's taken me a while to write this review because I'm so mad. But they just sent me a marketing email targeting vegans so I'm riled up again.
Read moreThe Wayward Vegan Cafe isn't vegan anymore, and they weren't obvious about the change. The logo just quietly changed to The Wayward Cafe, and animal products were added to the online menu. I only found out as I was putting in my online pickup order, and my partner stopped me because he had seen the online backlash already.
I'm allergic to dairy and eggs. Not only is adding animal products a huge f*** you to the community, but the way they went about it was literally dangerous. I had no idea my allergens were on the menu and cross contamination is a huge issue for me. I don't exactly think to research a *vegan* cafe I've been coming to for years before ordering.
They have at least updated their online menu to differentiate "plant based" from "non vegan" now, but you still have to scroll to the bottom of the menu to realize they've added animal products. I think I'd be less mad if they had done a full re-branding with a totally new name and logo, vs this subtle change that could literally kill someone with surprise allergens (and does support the killing and exploitation of animals).
EDIT: As of 05.12.26 they're still sending out emails from "The Wayward Vegan" with their old vegan logo, despite animal products remaining on their menu.
Updated from previous review on 2026-04-28
PlantpoweredFit
I’m also allergic to diary and eggs and am supremely pissed! They shouldn’t even use the word Wayward in their name because they leveraged/used the vegan community and then threw us the middle finger.
Read moreI don’t usually hope restaurants go out of business but I hope they do
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Kmarshall
Points +44
No Longer Vegan, Poor Service - Edit
The last time I went here the service was horrible, the food quality was poor, and worst of all, they are no longer vegan. Do not support this restaurant
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-10
Cons: Poor food quality, No longer vegan, Poor service
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blahblah
Points +168
Ehhh - Edit
Good service. Efficient, friendly.
Read moreDecidedly mediocre food.
Also the atmosphere is… way off. Exploitative, even; a cafe run by non-vegans but playing videos of happy bunnies on a big screen like vegan is just an aesthetic to market to. Hope I’m mischaracterising what’s going on here since it was taken over by new management, but I reckon I’m not wrong.
Edit 1 year later: made the mistake of giving it another chance but I agree with my 2023 self. Food was worse if anything, profoundly flavorless and unseasoned.
Edit 2 years later: well well well the exploitative vibes were right, look who’s just another meaty place now…
Updated from previous review on 2026-04-19
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mancchowchow
Points +40
No longer vegan - Edit
I hope they get rid of the murals of the animals they have started abusing!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-04-05
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MaxineRosita
Points +162
Serves chicken now 💔 - Edit
Every visit and take out meals use to be pleasant and delicious. Use to be one of the best vegan breakfasts around. There were so many tasty items. New owners do not understand the history and importance of this place being fully vegan, so sad.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-04-01
Cons: Serves chicken
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PlantpoweredFit
Points +56
Not vegan and bland food - Edit
The new owners really fell off when it was vegan. The fettuccine tasted like bland gelatinous goo and then they switch over to not being vegan. Sad what they became and you couldn’t pay me to eat there
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-04-01
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heheh
Points +922
Sad - Edit
This was one of my favorite restaurants back before Covid. The food and service has been weird, bad, and expensive since the new ownership. Now it’s not even a vegan restaurant.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-29
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Silphette
Points +220
Utter sadness - Edit
We ate here in February when we were visiting Seattle. It was incredible. We had it at the top of our list of go to vegan restaurants for every time we come back to Seattle. Couldn't wait for the next visit. Now I log on to give it a great review, and I see the sad news that they are no longer vegan. Unfortunately, have to join all of the one star reviews. Even without living in Seattle, I can tell if this is a huge blow to the vegan community there. Looking at their menu online, I see that they still have a huge amount of plant-based offerings. So I'm sure this is still a great place to go. The one star is for losing their ethical compass, which is important to me in my dining choices as an ethical vegan.
Read morePros: Fantastic food, Mini plant-based choices, Great, atmosphere and service
Cons: Loss of status as a vegan haven, Decision to offer animal products, and animal meat
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DeeryDreary
Points +16
Lost Another Good One - Edit
No longer vegan. Ruined everything this Seattle staple vegan restaurant used to stand for. Ill be taking my business elsewhere.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-19
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x43x
Points +28
Eff this place - Edit
NOT VEGAN
Read moregeometric-noise
Eff this place indeed
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lunanoodlecasserole
Points +16
No Longer Vegan - Edit
I used to always get food from here when in Green Lake. Not only are they no longer vegan, they have copy and pasted AI written responses to guests’ concerns and then turned off comments on social media. Not only will I not be going there any longer, I will discourage everyone I know from eating there. Disappointing to say the least.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-15
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TheDuckCow
Points +272
Used to be my fav breakfast spot - Edit
Sad to see *another Seattle* spot rug pull switching from all vegan to serving meat and dairy. Will be missed. I hear there are still a number of vegan options but don't be fooled by the ratings on happy cow - it's all from when they were fully plant based.
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bordercolliemom
Points +36
Was amazing - Edit
No longer vegan they no serve corpses and corpse secretions
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-14
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roflha
Points +36
Disappointing outcome - Edit
As others have said, this place had a long history of being vegan and even when the food quality started to change it was nice to have them around. Now there’s really no point to even pretending it’s the same place.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-11
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CurlyFries
Points +40
Censored Google Reviews - Edit
This place is no longer fully vegan. They went from having a no fur policy to selling dead animal flesh 🤢 🤮
Read moreThey also deleted all the negative reviews about them from Google 🤡
Updated from previous review on 2026-03-10
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