$ - inexpensive
Eclectic (Varied)
An eclectic cafe with vegan and vegetarian options
821 Cafe has a variety of appetizers, wraps, salads, sandwiches, subs, pasta, and entrees. They serve breakfast until 5pm daily.
located between Cherry st. and Laurel st. on Cary st.
- Brunch
- Delivery
- Happy Hour
Added by harper sydney on Aug 17 05 (updated Jan 2 07)
Reviews
I was excited to try out 821 Cafe after reading a few reviews of it here and on a few other sites.
In short, I was severely disappointed by the food. There were only a handful of vegan options. I ended up ordered the "stuffed" portobello mushrooms over orzo. The vegetables were sort of just piled on top of 2 portobello slices and the entire dish was completely bland and flavourless. The side salad was... a salad but the balsamic vinagrette wasn't even very good.
My dining companion (also vegan) ordered the vegan burger with a side of chili. He was also not terribly impressed with either.
Maybe they were having an off day in the kitchen, but I won't be dining here again due to the lack of vegan options and my unimpressive dinner.
821 cafe has a new menu, and it's really good. They have awesome breakfast selections (their banana pancakes are AWESOME). Their veggie burgers are the best I've ever had. Vegan entrees include stuffed portabella mushrooms served over orzo, angel hair pasta with veggies, black bean burritos, chili, and hummus. Their have many vegetarian entrees, my favorite of which are the fried artichoke sub with provolone, the portabella mushroom and brie wrap, and fettuccine alfredo with asparagus and broccoli. They also have peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and banana sandwiches, that can be grilled if you want. This is my favorite place to eat in Richmond.
the philly billy vegetarian sub is the shit