Vegan-friendly
Western
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Menu changes seasonally, examples of labelled vegan dishes include apple & cranberry bircher muesli, buckwheat orange zest pancakes, summer superfood bowl, and creamy vegan mushrooms. Offers rice and soy milk. Relocated from 23 Beach St. Open Mon-Sun 7:30am-5:00pm. Call for hours - tell us.


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40 Reviews

First Review by Pinkkat NZ

PaigeBusbridge

Points +312

Vegan
20 Jun 2024

Great vegan options

We had a vegan cinnamon scroll, the biscoff pancakes & bibimbap. Everything was great

aliram

Points +141

Non Veg
09 May 2024

Great selection, very tasty

Not fully vegan but their vegan selection is so wide, a lot of vegan and gluten free too. So far as a friendship group we have collectively tried the granola bowl, raw ginger slice, carrot cake, falafel wrap, soup and fritters and all have been 10/10

Pros: Great service , Tasty food and great range , Tasty coffee

dan_rae

Points +49

Vegan
25 Apr 2024

I keep coming back

Been coming here for coffee and food for many Queenstown trips. Now, as a vegan there are multiple tasty options to choose from. Be prepared to sit outside or wait for a table at busy times

mt19

Points +371

Vegan
24 Apr 2024

Good food in organised chaos

Had the pancakes and the miso hash, both were very tasty - they also have daily vegan specials in the cabinet.
The place is small & busy but well run, usually a small wait for a table, they turnover pretty quickly & they'll bring drinks to spot where you wait.

pikesperk

Points +992

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Hidden but Busy Yum Spot

Went twice! Took me a few pass bys to find the place but it was busy inside. Seems to be the same restaurant as Bespoke but I liked Vudu much better. Same bakery items. Similar food but slightly different menu. Good
Juice and stellar pancakes.

Pros: Lots of options, Vegan baked goodies

Cons: Busy

BridgetLove

Points +479

Vegan
13 Feb 2024

Lots of options

Went here multiple times during our stay. Lots of dessert options, pastries and meals. Great coffee too.

Pros: Loving outdoor seating area, Lots of options

Han1997

Points +112

Vegan
15 Dec 2023

Yummy cafe in Queenstown

Well labelled menu with sweet and savoury vegan brunch options!
Beautiful location too

SandEraHlusiak

Points +174

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Great Breakfast Cafe

Loved this cafe, the atmosphere at the water, the staff and the perfekt, fluffy, delicious and excellent presented vegan pancakes.
They also put a lot more vegan options on the menu, so you can choose and don’t have to go with the only vegan dish at the menu.
I can highly recommend to try some of their self made juice’s or smoothies. Pretty delicious and healthy.
It’s still a bit pricey, but it’s what you have to pay to eat at the frontlake-area.

Pros: Great menu, lots of vegan options, Delicious food, Very friendly staff

Cons: Bit pricey , Order at the counter

Stepho

Points +142

Vegan
07 Aug 2023

Vegan options for breaky

Enjoyed the Tofu scramble and side of roast veggies.

Pros: Great coffee, Tofu scramble very tasty

Cons: Added oil to the toast! , Oil drizzled on roast veggies, Roast veggies was only carrots- hoping for potato

SagaVigreBohinen

Points +1079

Vegan
11 Jun 2023

Cosy

Cosy, but I think Bespoke was way better! Not so many options in the afternoon.

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-29

Pros: Vegan options , Knowledgeable staff

Cons: Place getting a bit run down

aphantomspalate

Points +486

Vegan
11 May 2023

Good vegan options

I had their pancakes and it was well presented. Taste wise it's okay, i wouldn't say I was blown away, but it's something to still try and enjoy in the morning

Sophieavocado

Points +214

Vegan
15 Jan 2023

Just OK - most vegan options are health food

Typical low effort vegan cafe food - bliss balls, raw slice etc. We had the chocolate tart which I had high hopes for but it was really average, tasted overwhelmingly of coconut oil. Shame there weren't some proper baking options.

Pros: Some vegan options

Cons: All of them are boring health food

markstaples

Points +41

Vegan
06 Dec 2022

Great food, great location

After a quick google search this popped up. The good reviews were spot on. Great menu options and outdoor seating by the water make it a perfect lunch spot. Bean burrito and the mushroom arancini were great. A good selection of fresh juices topped off a perfect lunch.

CoteMedina

Points +451

Vegan
13 Sep 2022

A good breakfast option

Had pancakes for breakfast and were fabulous! The only thing I didn't like about them was the maple syrup, which only felt like melted sugar. The cafe has lots of vegan options on menu and on the counter. Would go again to try the chia pudding.
Before going there, be prepared to wait a little bit longer than usual to get the food because it's busy during mornings.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff

Cons: Pricey

KarenHytten

Points +161

Vegan
04 Jun 2022

Lovely location and tasty food

This cafe is in an awesome location, right on the waterfront, with both indoor and outdoor seating. Unfortunately there aren't many vegan options and I found the tofu scramble a bit too salty. However, overall it was a great experience.

Pros: Great location, Friendly staff, Quick service

Cons: Not many vegan options

Danybeps

Points +76

Vegan
16 Mar 2022

Very nice vegan 🥞

Nice pancakes, the best I ever had !. We also order some wraps from the cabinet and they were ok, nothing special, just fine.

gay

Points +16

Vegan
18 Nov 2021

Fabulous!

We called in here for a late lunch and we were impressed! To have so many Vegan options is wonderful. I had the Toscana Beans.. a large meal and very flavoursome:) my husband also Vegan had the Smashed Agria! It was also very flavoursome with zing! So many greens in both dishes… well worth the $42 spent. The service was excellent with a staff member who is also Vegan chatting with us! We will return!

Pros: Flavoursome food!

Cons: None!

wemma31

Points +79

Vegan
28 Jun 2021

Breakfast bagel

The vegan breakfast bagel is delicious!!! Vegan egg, avocado, alfalfa sprouts and chutney. The egg seemed to be chickpea based. Delicious start to the day. The oat coffee was perfect too!

Pros: Multiple vegan options, Mixed prices

OhKrumbs

Points +86

Vegan
11 Mar 2021

Breakfast with the cool kids

Lovely place and very busy, but was lucky to get a table for myself. I wanted a warm hearty breakfast so ordered the vegan garlic mushrooms on sourdough. It was toast with hummus and mushrooms/avo/red onion on top. Very tasty, but a shame the hummus and avo turned it into a cold breakfast. Lots of vegan counter food I'll try next time.

Pros: Busy and welcoming, Friendly staff, Lots of vegan options at the counter

Cons: Expensive for what I ended up with, Breakfast was luke warm due to cold ingredients.

eclarke713

Points +74

Vegan
03 Oct 2020

Great lunch spot

We were looking for a casual cafe lunch with vegan options and this hit the spot! Seems like a popular place. Enjoyed vegan creamy mushroom bagel and tasty juices as well.

Pros: Has vegan options , Quick service , Friendly staff

Cons: None

Tanja167

Points +43

Vegan
09 Sep 2020

Lots of healthy options

Good spot for coffee and brekkie. The pancakes were delicious

Leylnaz

Points +152

Vegan
26 Feb 2020

A great brunch spot

Nice coffee, good vibe and good vegan food. My friend and I tried the lentils burger it was amazing.

Pros: Wholesome food

Yasminesan

Points +1912

Vegan
17 Dec 2019

Has oat milk and many vegan options

Super trendy and atmospheric (and popular) place. They sell Allpress coffee and beans too if you want a gift. The desserts all look phenomenal and around half are vegan. They vegan savoury options too plus oat milk for coffee. Also have WiFi and sparkling water on tap

Pros: Selection , Oat milk, Quality of coffee

Cons: Limited vegan savoury options

EweSparky

Points +54

Vegan
26 Nov 2019

An unmitigated disaster

My partner and I stopped in for lunch. Most of the tables were taken, but there was a queue forming near the counter at the back. We line up for a few minutes and decide to get some food and coffee takeaway instead of trying to get a table in what’s already looking like a war zone.

Soon, one of the front-of-house staff starts walking along the queue and asks if anyone is getting takeaway, so she pulls us out and takes us to the register so she can take our order. Sweet!

We ask for a menu so we can get some food to go. She looks at us with confusion and says we can pick out something from the counter if we want. This would be the counter we’ve now bypassed because she pulled us out of the queue.

We turn around to try and figure out what wet want. There’s a queue of people impatiently waiting, and we can’t see through them funny enough. So, what… we now need to line up again so we can see what’s in the counter display as we queue up and walk past it?

Ugh… forget about it. What a disaster. Some cafés run like a Swiss watch. This place runs like a $5 plastic piece of crap from Fisher-Price that’s been backed over by an SUV.

Cons: Poorly run, Zero FOH organisation

Annabelle0704

Points +535

Vegan
15 Nov 2019

Great food, quite expensive

Really yummy food with great vegan options! Lots of raw slices and healthy options. However pricing is a bit ridiculous!

Veegie12

Points +97

Vegan
23 Oct 2019

Great food!

I love the vibe, people and of course the food. Lots of vegan food and oh wow the cakes!! Good old fashioned, comfort food!

Pros: Choices!

Filouska

Points +201

Vegan
12 Jun 2019

Our favourite place in QT

This is our favourite cafe in Queenstown. We have fallen in love with Matcha latte and big offer of sweets, especially a raspberry muffin and raw twix bar. For coffee you can choose from soy, almond or coconut milk. You can stay in the cafe and enjoy a lake view or take away your order with combustamble covers and cuttlery - big thumbs up!




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