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Vegetarian & vegan cafe in the heart of the community in Llanidloes, Mid Wales. Serves freshly made hot specials which are mostly vegan. Includes vegan salads, vegan cakes and vegan sausage rolls. Reported open July 2023. Open Mon-Sat 09:30-16:00. Closed Sun. Summer hours, may differ in winter.
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12 Great Oak St, Llanidloes, Wales, SY18 6BU
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- Outdoor seating
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Last update on 07 Jul 2025 by whitefootprint1
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Added by WildOak on 20 Apr 2023
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13 Reviews
First Review by JenniferJoys
cranialscratch
Points +151
Lots of Options. Mixed Results. - Edit
1x Vegan; 3x Vegetarian; 2x Omnis
Read moreWhilst chosen for me, the vegan, I was the one who left most disappointed. The decaf Americano was undrinkable. Usually if I’m not a fan, I’ll still drink it. Not this one. The sausage roll was nice, but whilst sold as a lunch item was literally a sausage roll with a spoon of onion relish. My biggest excitement was to learn all of the cakes were vegan. We ordered a slice of each to share. They were all bone dry. Even what essentially was a banana loaf recipe. I have no idea how they achieved that. The rest of the family seemed happier as they did have a salad bowl to share with their sausage rolls (it had cheese on it so I didn’t have - I could have excluded the cheese but didn’t know to expect the sausage rolls to be just that). My brother did thoroughly enjoy his burger. And they enjoyed their milky fully caffeinated coffees. My brother even declared it to be the best he’s eaten in a long while. So how I lost out, I can only assume was going decaf, and not ordering a salad.
Sorry Wild Oak. Maybe change your decaf roast, make your lunch order of a sausage roll more of a meal, and switch to a moister cake recipe. You were super busy, so maybe it’s just me.
Updated from previous review on 2025-12-23
Pros: Tasty Burger, Good Salads, Milky Coffees
Cons: Bone-Dry Cakes, Undrinkable Decaf Coffee, Sticky Tables
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Meandog
Points +16
Great food and many options for lunch - Edit
Excellent place to sit and have a coffee or lunch. Definitely recommend.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-10-03
Pros: Many vegan and vegetarian options, The hot special was a good portion, Lots of vegan cakes
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ThomasVegano
Points +2760
Gem in Wales - Edit
This place was a great pit stop halfway through our journey from Cardiff to Snowdonia National Park. Unfortunately, we arrived before lunchtime, so the only options were cakes and sausage rolls—but they were still so good! The venue itself is lovely, with plenty of seating.
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Vegancyclingcouple
Points +132
A gem in mid Wales - Edit
What a fantastic cafe with so many vegan options - wish we were more local as we’d be here every week! Everything we tried was delicious - the mocha cake and biscoff cafe were beautiful. Love all the different salads (also available with vegan cheese). Good size portions and reasonably priced. Great coffee too and a super friendly welcome. Make sure you arrive hungry so you have room for cake. Already planning the next visit.
Read morePros: Extensive menu with so many vegan options, Gorgeous cake you will be talking about for weeks , Lovely warm welcome
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GailOwen
Points +446
Super spot, generous portions, reasonably priced - Edit
We were en route to Aberystwyth where we had planned to have lunch, due to delays we took a pit stop in Llanidloes and I’m so glad we did. Buzzing little cafe, full of yummy homemade food, amazing cake and friendly staff.
Read morePros: Huge salad bowl, Most of cakes were vegan, only the flapjack wasn’t, Friendly staff
Cons: None
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GabrielleGeffroy
Points +243
Amazing cafe - Edit
Café serving vegan and vegetarian dish.
Read moreEvery cake is vegan and delicious! Gluten-free option
They use fair trade chocolat as well !
A must go
Updated from previous review on 2024-09-10
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vinceprytherch
Points +155
CROISSANTS!!! - Edit
Ended up coming back here two days in a row as it was so nice.
Read moreDelicious vegan croissants and lots of other great options.
Not just dog friendly but dog welcoming and there’s a few things to make children feel welcome as well.
Pros: Croissants, Options, Staff
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kevnaff
Points +80
Lovely cafe and meals - Edit
Lovely cafe with a nice garden area. There were 3 vegan hot specials, one being the lasagne which I had. All the specials were homely and not the normal generic choices. We also had a salad bowl which was vegan minus the cheese.
Read morePros: Good range of meals, Reasonably priced, Nice garden area
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SionSalisbury
Points +20
Excellent - Edit
Lovely cafe with a beautiful walled garden at the rear.
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Patapompon
Points +588
Lovely place and staff - Edit
Went there in May 2024, I really enjoyed the vegan options, the very lovely staff and the beautiful garden.
Read morePros: Beautiful place, Lovely staff
Cons: Would be great to clearly label what is vegan
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ClaireParky76
Points +50
Great vegan options - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Edit
Fab place, dog friendly, vegan options and all cakes vegan 👌👌👌👌 Salad bowl was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥳🥳🥳 Coffee really good. Friendly staff. Defo recommend 👏
Read morePros: Vegan cake, Dog friendly , Great coffee
Cons: Nothing
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ffigan
Points +7434
Fresh Food, Good Choices, Nice Vibe! - Edit
I really enjoyed my visit to The Wild Oak Cafe. The cafe has a really nice and relaxed atmosphere with good music and nice decor including artwork hung on the walls. I really appreciate how inclusive this cafe is, too, as there are sitting areas where dogs are welcome and where dogs are not in addition to having gender neutral toilets. Also, I thought the ordering system was really cool as you can 'reserve' your table whilst getting up to order as I often worry about my table being taken when I do this in cafes particularly when dining alone. In addition to all of this a real effort had been made yesterday as it was Halloween with the staff in a bit of fancy dress and some halloween decor was up as well as there being Halloween specials on such as Borscht a blood-red Beetroot soup and Spiced Pumpkin Scones.
Read moreI ordered the Baked Tofu Curry with Onion Bhajis and a Chai Latte. The dish came with a choice of two salads, which was not stated on the menu, so I felt a bit flustered having to decide on the spot, especially as the salad options were not labelled in the display. I also had to enquire about if the curry was vegan as none of the dishes state if they are suitable for vegans in addition to vegetarians (apart from their sausage rolls, which does state this). However, allergen information was listed on items on their blackboard items, which I thought was a helpful touch. The staff were really friendly and attentive and had the knowledge and information to hand about which dishes were vegan or not. The curry was really good and you could tell the food was homemade. The onion bhajis were particularly tasty, and the latte was one of the nicest coffees I have had in a long time. The meal was such a hit that I ended up taking two cakes to go (all of which were vegan with some being gluten free), and the Pear, Pistachio, and Rose Cake was ridiculously good. Vegan snacks are also available to purchase, such as Love Raw and H!P chocolate bars.
I highly recommend The Wild Oak Cafe to anyone near Llanidloes, and I will definitely be returning as I already have my eye on their Vegan Sausage roll. They have an active social media presence, so I recommend following their FB and Insta to keep updated!
Pros: Fresh, Good Quality, and Healthy Food, Flavourful and Interesting Menu Items, Great Atmosphere and Friendly Staff
Cons: Vegan Options Not Always Clearly Labelled , Plant Milk Options Not Listed
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JenniferJoys
Points +43
Great little find - Edit
We popped in on our way home after spotting it on the App. Lovely little dog friendly cafe which has plenty of vegan options. We arrived at 3pm, so some items were out of stock. We opted for a salad bowl which was a really generous portion and filled us up!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Dog friendly , Lovely staff
WildOak
Thanks so much for the lovely review! We have only been open for 11 weeks so it’s great to know that people are finding us and are enjoying what we do ⭐️🙂
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