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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
AlyceHerrera
Points +178
Delicious and fresh but $$$ - Edit
I had the veggie omelette and it was delicious. The veggies were fresh and the potatoes well done like I like it. It definitely is not a $ more like a $$-$$$. Our bill for one omelette and coffee was $30.
Read morePros: Vegan, Fresh, Friendly
Cons: Parking, $$$
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Picy
Points +7128
Good portions - Edit
The food was good and the portions were huge 😱. We ate so well there.
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LPoischbeg
Points +249
Amazing to-go portion size! - Edit
We ordered via Toast this evening and were presently surprised by the taste and portion size! I’ve been to Wayward previously, and always had a fantastic service. The Club TLT is HUGE! You’ll be full ☺️
Read morePros: Good vegan options , Delicious food!, Nice to-go service
Cons: Expensive delivery fee
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Caralucy
Points +277
Oh yes! Wonderful! - Edit
Visiting from out of town we couldn’t wait to try this restaurant, it did not disappoint! Charming hip, is that a thing? Well it’s this place has it. The decor is eclectic, comfortable and clean. My husband enjoyed the Rueben and I had Wayward’s swoon worthy version of the BLT. The portions are generous. The service fast. The fries piping hot and crispy. The gentleman that waited on us was kind and took great care of us. If we lived here we would definitely be regulars!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Generous portions, Nice wait staff
Cons: More kraut on the Rueben would have been great!
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ahimsa4ever
Points +271
Great food - Edit
Always had a take out, never dined inside but tried mostly sandwiches and wraps and they were always delicious. Appetizers drumsticks were pretty good too.
Read morePros: Tasty , Lots of choices on the menu
Cons: Cost
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OperationChowhound
Points +12716
Stacked Sandwich - Edit
I ordered The Club, which is tempeh bacon, sham, mayo, lettuce, and tomatoes on sourdough bread served with fries and a pickle. It was tasty, but messy and difficult to eat.
Read morePros: all vegan, big portions
Cons: pricey
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charlotg
Points +39
A favorite vegan spot - Edit
Great food, easy location, attentive and kind service
Read morePros: Food—variety and taste, Location, Service
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Amaterasu30
Points +91
Nice food - Edit
Amazing menu! I choose the sunshine omelet and it was very delicious. The staff was really nice, we had some chats during our stay. The art is beautiful. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: Nice staff , Delicious , A lot of options
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pizzybot
Points +789
Great comfort food breakfast - Edit
We went to Wayward on a Tuesday morning in June, and there were several tables of people eating dishes that looked great. We were seated quickly, and our order was taken quickly. We had a sunshine omelet with home fries and biscuits with country gravy. The sunshine omelet was outstanding! The biscuits were very good, too. The only thing we didn't love was the coffee. They only had drip coffee, and the soy milk for it was an extra charge on top of the charge for the coffee. The soy milk didn't dissolve smoothly into the coffee, unfortunately. Hopefully they get better coffee and better soy milk eventually or are able to start doing lattes. The food was so great that the coffee wasn't a big deal, though. We'll definitely be back to try more of the yummy items we saw others eating!
Read morePros: Excellent food, Quick service, Nice friendly environment
Cons: Didn't love the coffee
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theNumberOfTheBeast
Points +4925
R.I.P. Wayward Cafe 😔 - Edit
This used to be an awesome vegan cafe in the u-district that moved to greenlake and then sold to anti-vegans who hired anti-vegan chefs and gutted the soul and destroyed a beautiful thing.
Read moreThe chef in the kitchen literally mean-mugged me as I entered the restaurant. He presented as like a prisoner who eats babies. This is not a happy vegan.
Prices are now jacked up 30% higher, the menu has been reduced to dumpy dust and the spirit of the cafe has been murdered just like what the owners like to do to animals.
My sever (a vegan) was incredible, but whomever owns this place has got to go gold-dig elsewhere, may I suggest a urianium mine?
The crunch wraps were still on the decimated money-minded menu, but they did not have crunchy tostasdas in them. What the heck?
What was left was factory meat and iceburg lettuce in a squashed burrito. Anything else reported in there was irrelevant because it did nothing for flavor.
For the love of Ed, I have no idea how they expect to stay in business after they've scammed all the former customers into coming into this hollowed out husk of a corporate greenwash nightmare once to learn that Wayward is dead and gone. My friend and I argued over who had to take the leftovers home, the burden of carrying them not worth the effort.
Really pathetic that meat-mouth investors think they can rip-off vegans. You have no soul. We can tell. You can't sell love when there's hate in your heart. It doesn't work and seeing this once beautofu cafe limp to it's death is so sad.
Needs Major Improvement. Step One, Go Vegan. Nothing you do will ever be vegan or even vegan friendly until then.
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Updated from previous review on 2023-06-17
Pros: 100% Plant Based, Our Vegan Server was Amazing
Cons: Jacked Up Prices, Stripped Down Food, Finances slaughterface profiteers
villain
Oh no!! This was my favorite place when I lived in Seattle. Such a shame to hear it got like this 😢
Read moreTofuttib00ty89
If I ordered a crunch wrap and it came out like that I’d return it 😅 that’s so sad they sold out. Can’t stand meat eaters trying to make money on vegan food when they don’t even know how to cook it
Read moregeometric-noise
I miss the second iteration of Wayward (when it was on University Way). It was a smaller location, but the best version.
Read moretheNumberOfTheBeast
University was my Fav too. I thought there was first? But no?
Read moregeometric-noise
The first iteration was collectively run out of a converted house. There was a community bike workshop built onto the back side. It was still in the U district, located on a side street.
Read moretheNumberOfTheBeast
Sounds absolutely beautofu!
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IngridZ
Points +491
Must try pancakes!!!!!! - Edit
My bestie and I got berry compote and chocolate pancakes. They are literally so so so so good!!!!!!! I can eat here everyday lol.
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adalea
Points +1180
yummy - Edit
yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy
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beforethecoffin
Points +32
Bad service - Edit
Sat around inside a silent restaurant at lunch, waiting to be seated while the server did everything but Seat me. Awkward.
Read moreSeanWauchope(Soldad
I had the same experience
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ANNALIOTTA
Points +26
Above and Beyond - Edit
The chef came out personally to talk with me about my allergies and help me find a combo that would work. He made the experience excellent.
Read morePros: Strawberry Spinach Salad delicious , Street tacos nice and spicy , They prepped my taco shells in olive oil specially
Cons: Unfortunately the default oil is canola
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LauraCota
Points +145
Gigantic and delicious portions - Edit
Food was very tasty. Portions were pretty big. Nice place. Servers were very nice attentive.
Read morePros: Lots of breakfast option, Tasty , Parking available
Cons: Music was a little loud
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SarahSchmitt
Points +690
Newest food addiction - Edit
I absolutely love the delicious vegan comfort food options. I've gotten the infamous bowl twice and will get it again. 10 out of 10 recommend. The chocolate chip pancakes and buffalo wings are also amazing. The staff if friendly and the atmosphere is awesome.
Read morePros: All vegan , Amazing comfort food, So many delicious options
Cons: A little on the expensive side
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TaylorGoVegan
Points +848
Good food - Edit
The food was great. I preferred the original name of the restaurant though & the original restaurant had bigger portion sizes as well.
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Swineroses
Points +152
Wayward in name only - Edit
I wish I could review this place twice, one as a new restaurant, once as the new ‘Wayward Cafe’. The Wayward has been through several owners and locations over the years, the original collective-run version was imperfect, but was a really special place when the right folks were working. The first location under the new (at the time) owners on the Ave. was the sweet spot, it maintained the punk/DIY kind of vibe and employees while had the rigor of having people show up to work and cooking consistently. It lost most of its personality on 65th, more yuppie mom and the food got less good over time, but it was still worth it. The new, new owners have totally redone the menu, and the food I’ve tried has been very meh, no love in the taste or presentation. Middle of the road vegan, and the space and vibe feels like you are dining in a husk. The vegan community has changed a lot over the years too so maybe its time to retire the name and start over.
Read morePros: All vegan, Efficient service
Cons: Middle-of-the-road food, Lacking personality
lady3jane
Agreed 100%. 😔
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EmdotAlice
Points +6488
Welcome back, Wayward! - Edit
I was waiting for them to return with dine in to try this place but then I heard they’re closing by the end of the month (Aug 30 2022). My partner and I gave them a try on a whim since it seemed like our last chance. He got the Good Morning Crunchwrap and I got a biscuit and mushroom gravy and side of tofu scramble and kale. We had to walk a little ways to find a place to sit and ended up sitting in some dead grass near the 5. Not ideal, but workable. The food wasn’t bad but seemed like it would have been so much better dining in rather than as takeout. It wasn’t nearly as hot as I want food to be. So sad, this place had so much promise. I’m sure the food is great under typical circumstances.
Read moreEdit: 1/1/23
Came for dine-in after reopening. 🤤😍 The sunshine omelet was amazing! I’m so glad we got to try dining in here. The food was so much better than takeout.
Updated from previous review on 2023-01-02
Pros: Everything is vegan , Large menu, so many options, Relatively inexpensive
Cons: No dine in
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vegancatx
Points +45
RIP Wayward Cafe - Edit
Service was genuinely great. The food was mediocre. Wayward Cafe was like a vegan Denny's and it was so amazing (super bummed the Sun's Over Seattle is off the menu). Wayward Vegan could be really good, but it felt like it was missing something. I got the breakfast crunchwrap, which was good, kind of wet though. Like the chz sauce was a little thin. Maybe my partner and I just got unlucky and have been the only 2 disappointed in the food.
Read morePros: Good sized menu, Diner itself looks great, Staff were really nice
Cons: Bland
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divyaj
Points +696
Still amazing! - Edit
The new management has continued to craft great recipes. I am a little disappointed the Garden Benedict is off the menu now, but they now how a new menu item Okonomiyaki which was great. I wish they had included a better dipping sauce, though hot sauce goes fine with it.
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franktots
Points +112
lovely place - Edit
great food! i got the club and my friend got migas and both were incredible. probably the best club sandwich i’ve ever had. staff was very nice and the prices were decent enough. loved the fries, highly recommend.
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Thomasclq
Points +777
Such a grear vegan diner in Seattle - Edit
Had the most amazing vegan food here in January 2020
Read moreShaneMcDaniel
You mention 2020 but the review is recent. Are the photos recent?
Read moreThomasclq
Photos are from my visits in 2020. I just decided to finally get more active on happycow.
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RocketGomez
Points +393
Great. - Edit
Had a great lunch there this week. I noted that some of the dishes on the online menu aren't available at lunchtime (such as a couple of the salads and the spicy edemame). So if you have your heart set on a certain dish for lunch, I'd call ahead to verify whether it's a dinner-only.
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rfkaufer
Points +615
Yummy sandwich - Edit
The menu is WAY smaller then it was in the old version of this restaurant, which I think is a good thing. There was way too much going on with the old menu. I had a BBQ burger which had really yummy slabs o’tempeh on it. The fries also seem much improved from the cardboard ones I’ve had here before. My only criticism is that I had a couple of bites that were too salt-heavy.
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LLO
Points +248
Breakfast with no worries - Edit
Great options, and clean atmosphere
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vic05
Points +86
Delicious!! - Edit
Fabulous food in a friendly setting #Veganuary
Read morePros: Lots of selection , Delicious & fresh, Very friendly service
Cons: None, None, None
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