Cafe Manna
Restaurant, Coffee/Tea/Juice
Hours
Profile
$$ - average
Lebanese, Eclectic (Fusion), Raw Food, Eclectic (Varied), Mediterranean
Vegetarian cafe in suburban Milwaukee
This cafe features an eclectic array of dishes including cashew coconut hummus, toasted millet vegetable salad, Jamaican spiced lentil burger and spiced tempeh with soba noodles. Recently added raw food to the menu.
Just added fruit smoothies to their menu with different flavors everyday and they are made with yogurt but you can ask for them with soy milk or orange juice instead.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Outdoor Seating
- Quiet
Added by conde.kedar on Feb 4 08 (updated Jul 22)
Reviews
Great modern eco-friendly atmosphere. Very knowledgeable, friendly and professional staff. The best veggie burger ever! Have the Spicy Jamaican Lentil Burger, it's home made, grilled on really good bread and super big plus it comes with grilled veggies which are the best grilled veggies I've ever had. They are all vegetarian, and they have vegan, raw food, and gluten-free menu items clearly marked on their menu and at least one of each in every section (apps, entrees, sandwiches, salads, deserts). I have always loved everything here and they do a different soup every day along with specials. No worries here, they will accommodate special requests.
Wow! My sister e-mailed me info about this restaurant as soon as it opened a year ago and I have been trying to get there ever since. It's pretty far out, which makes visiting difficult for those on the south/east side of Milwaukee, but it is well worth the hike!
The service here is extremely friendly and accommodating and very willing to ask questions to see what's vegan. The portions are huge, the food is great, and the menu is absolutely beautiful, offering full descriptions of each entree, and clearly marking which items are vegan, gluten-free, and raw!
I dined with my vegetarian mother and meat-eating uncle, and we all loved the place. We shared the coconut cashew hummus appetizer, which was pretty good but I felt the coconut made it too sweet. It was beautifully displayed and came with a ton of crackers, slices of bread, and veggie slices for dipping. The waitress even brought me some raw flax crackers since she wasn't sure if the pita chips were vegan (turns out they were, but she thought they contained honey). We also had the limonade, which was very refreshing.
My uncle ordered the vegan chili, which came in an enormous bowl. I'm a bit of a chili snob, but I thought it was pretty good, and he thought it was wonderful. My mom ordered the Middle-Eastern vegetable stew, which we all thought was outstanding. It had tons of veggies and beans in it, and had a slightly Indian curry sort of flavor. Delish. I ordered the Jamaican-spiced lentil burger with roasted veggies. We all liked the veggie burger, although I would have loved some extra sauce on it. The roasted veggies were fabulous and had much more flavor than I was expecting. I also got a side of wasabi spinach potato salad, which was good, but didn't have a strong wasabi flavor.
There were two vegan dessert options, a fruit crisp, and a fig pudding, which wasn't marked as being vegan on the menu, but the waitress assured us it was. I'm glad they offer those, but I'd love to see some vegan cake on the menu.
Until now, there was nowhere around the brookfield area to dine out vegetarian or vegan unless you wanted to drive out to the east side.
I'm from brookfield, and I sincerely hope this restaurant prospers. It is delicious, well priced, and extremely clean and friendly.
The restaurant looks great, from their decor to their silverware. The dishes offered are mostly vegan, with some cheese or dairy in a few dishes, which can easily be made to order without. Just tell the server that you're vegan.
I had a falafel sandwich in pita with a tahini sauce. My date had a tofu and eggplant sandwich. I definitely recommend this restaurant!
Everything I've had here is great! The refreshing exotic salad as well as the arugula salad with avocado and pear are 2 of the best salads I've ever had. Really fresh and delicious! I've had the mushroom extraordinaire, which is one of their raw dishes, twice now. It's really unique and comes with raw polenta which is super good. I really want to try the "peace bowl with curried cashew crunch"...and the vegetable stew...and the chilli! I wish it was closer to where I live because it's really nice and always delicious.