• Waverley Vegetarian Restaurant

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Veggie food restaurant. Main meals are only served until 2pm, coffee and cakes until 3pm and the shop is open as per the opening times Open Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30.


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9 Reviews

First Review by maggiecotton

maggiecotton

Points +129

Vegan
29 Jul 2007

Not so Good

Poor quality bland food, also they make sandwiches for the wholefood shop which it is located in, this includes fish sandwiches, so the restaurant is veggie food but they prepare fish in the same kitchen. I did not realise this until I had tried the food, otherwise I would not have eaten there. I spoke to the staff about this issue and they really did not care.

zoetom1

Points +57

Vegan
25 Sep 2021

All time favourite!

Delicious healthy and homely cooked food made with love. We visit Carmarthen when we are in the area just to eat here. Fantastic health food shop attached too.

Grosse-bouffe

Points +17

Vegetarian
22 Sep 2021

Unpretentious and delicious

Cafe at the back of a whole food shop with a limited selection of comfort vegetarian and vegan food, currently open daytime Monday - Friday.
The place has a warm feel and the staff is very friendly and helpful, so it feels a bit like a sanctuary from parts of Carmarthen that are overtaken by franchised / big chains businesses.
The food taste very much home made and not processed. I personally like their bean burgers.
You order and pay at the counter so if you have limited time for lunch this is ideal, and that means you really pick and choose what you want on your plate and avoid wasting precious food.

Pros: friendly and unpretentious, freshly made food, part of well-stoked shop

hj.66

Points +21

Vegan
19 Aug 2021

Lovely homemade food!

This café in a healthfood store provides straightforward and wholesome vegetarian food with vegan options. All the food is freshly cooked and there is a good selection of salads too. Friendly and helpful staff, and although you can't strictly book a table, if you let them know you are coming they will do their best to hold one for you.

Pros: Fresh food, vegan options and non- dairy milk.

ConradandMaggie

Points +75

Vegan
31 Dec 2019

A favourite eating place!

Been going here for years, and never been disappointed. Always a good range of choices - bean burger, lasagne, curry, two quiches plus the choice of about six salads. Equally good choice of drinks, although coffee a bit weak. Staff as always very friendly. There's a vegan group starting first Saturday of the month too, may see you there!
Had a delicious Christmas lunch there, will book to go twice next year!!

Pros: No meat in sight! Purely vegetarian or vegan., Adjacent good food shop., Chef will share recipes.

Cons: Would be useful to have names on dishes

hazelb

Points +20

Vegan
04 Dec 2019

Had a lovely lunch there today.

Nice to have a choice of vegan and gluten free meals. All at a reasonable price

KB

Points +647

Vegan
11 Jun 2019

Carmarthen's Vegetarian Heart

This very well-patronized cafe/restaurant in downtown Carmarthen offers a three-hour lunch window with hot food and salads. I was actually stunned upon my first visit here, seeing just how popular vegetarian/vegan food has become in Carmarthen. I chose a medium-sized plate of salad, which I piled high myself, and I enjoyed every mouthful. My partner had the bean burger with salad, and she was also happy. It is great to know we have a safe haven to go to and eat when we are shopping in Carmarthen.

Updated from previous review on 2019-06-11

Pros: Plenty of seating, Range of tasty vegan options, Excellent salads

Veggieskin

Points +88

Vegan
10 Feb 2017

Small veggie wholefood Cafe

This is a small cafe at the back of the Waverley Health food store.
It serves reasonably priced veggie food with some vegan options. I find the portions a good size and you can choose the size of your salad to have with your main course.
The selections vary from day to day and week to week.
Sometimes have to wait if you hit a busy spot as a lot of the locals seem to pop in for lunch.

Pros: Nice selection of veggie food, Friendly staff, Home cooked

Cons: Can get busy at times during the Lunch period

StarClusters

Points +24

Vegan
18 May 2009

Nice food, tad over-priced. Few other issues

I visit this place fairly often. It's a small vegetarian restaurant, they do normally have some vegan choice, but I don't think they go out of their way to make vegan options.

They do lovely soya lattes, and nice smoothies, though smoothie choice is limited. The 'restaurant' itself is in the back end of a health food shop, and beneath an art gallery. The food is prepared daily and home cooked. When I ask about the vegan options, the owner/chef does seems to have knowledge of what a vegan is and helpful in informing me what ingredients are in various items. Last time I had a meal there, the vegan options included bean burgers and potato cakes, both were delicious. There is always a good choice of salads, which look yummy, though they use some non-vegan things in some of them, like mayo. There's a selection of home cooked cakes.

Because this is a small place, the food choice is limited. It's pretty standard veggie fair (lasagne, curry, baked potatos, salads etc with some variation and new items in each of my visits) but all home cooked. I do feel the food, considering the standard nature of it, lack of options and considering the restaurant building/location, is a tad overpriced. Last time I looked one could pay best part of a fiver (or more) for baked potato, filling and salad, when just a few shops down the road you can get a massive bag of chips for £1.50. And last time I had salad, the portions were not generous in the least. My other complaint is the chairs - they are fold-away and a bit flimsy cause of it. I'm of rotund build and feel like I'm gonna crash through 'em! But even my less generously built friend feels a tad unstable on them. The restaurant, which is not open long, gets pretty busy at lunchtime, you might be hard pushed to get a seat (allbeit a flimsy one) at peak times.

As for the staff, the owner is friendly enough when you ask her about things, but she can be a little huffy or distracted at all other times, and thus maybe what the other complaint here is about. I wouldn't say the service is bad, (they've always been quite accommodating), but it is not overly personable and can seem quite aloof at times. I echo the other review, in that, whilst I personally don't like pushy-over-friendly-over-chatty-loud staff - the occasional smile would go a long way here. It would make them seem more approachable.

Nice homecooked food. Ok place. Considering this is the only veggie place I know of in Carmarthen, it's not a bad option.

Pros: Homecooked, Some vegan options, Only veggie place in Carmarthen

Cons: Over priced, limited options, Horrible flimsy chairs!




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