Red Velvet Cafe
Hours
Profile
Neighborhood
- West of Strip
Smoke-free?
- Yes
Reservations?
- Accepted
Wheelchair Accessible?
- Yes
Accepts
$$ - average
American, Italian
Gourmet Sandwiches, Salads, Pastas and Smooth Fruit Blends, As Well As Fresh Cookies, Cupcakes, Pastries and Desserts Made Daily
Red Velvet Cafe is a quaint little restaurant with Gourmet Sandwiches, Salads and Pastas. Everything is made fresh daily, and to order!
Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly! Red Velvet Cafe has vegan chicken, tuna, ham, turkey, bacon, shrimp and salmon all available upon request.
Custom Cakes Also Available.
Located on W. Sahara, between Buffalo and Cimmaron in the Sahara Hart Plaza.
- Delivery
- Kid-Friendly
- Quiet
Added by cupcakeslv on May 14 08 (updated Jan 3)
Reviews
I love this place! They can and will make pretty much anything on the menu vegan. My favorite is the "buffalo chicken wrap." I wake up in the middle of the night with cravings for it. The eponymous vegan cupcakes are also amazing. I've never had anything bad! The only drawback is that they are SLOW SLOW SLOW, especially if there are more than one or two people in the cafe. Worth the wait for sure, but just be ready!
If you are vegan, this is the ONLY restaurant in town to eat at. Once you tell them you are vegan, you will have NO worries about the ingredients. They know what to do and more importantly, what NOT to do.
Food is absolutely the best I've eaten in Las Vegas, and the desserts are out of the world. ALL the desserts are vegan so even the carnivores are eating vegan if they get dessert.
Absolutely the best vegan meals in town.
UPDATE: A new dish: Vegan Tortillini Bolognese is now available and it is INCREDIBLY tasty.
I love this place! The staff is so friendly and helpful. I love going here because it is a place that both my meat-eating husband and I can enjoy. We can enjoy the same meal (his with meat, and mine with a substitue) and sometimes he actually orders the vegetarian options and likes them. It was so great when Red Velvet opened, as it was the only place that actually catered to vegetarians, but had meats as well for those who dine with us! :)
Although the food tasted rich, it didn't leave me with that overly full, bloated, gross feeling that can often result from eating decadent meals. Not very fancy but tasty indeed. MUST try their desserts! Share an entree to save room.
Staff was great, but maybe a little aggressive? For example, wouldn't let my dining companion order a bagel sandwich because he said it would be too small. Well he wasn't that hungry! haha. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Anyways, a great place overall, I will be back!
Red Velvet Cafe is outstanding. It's not remotely close to The Strip (you have to take a cab and it'll probably be a $30 fare each way) but it's definitely worth the cab fare if you have others to split it with. I was really impressed with the fact that basically anything from the "regular" menu at Red Velvet can be made vegan, not by leaving out ingredients but by substituting delicious faux meat and dairy-free cheese substitutes. All of the faux meats, cheeses etc. are made in-house, so the staff can vouch for the vegan-ness of their ingredients.
When my friends and I went to Red Velvet, we assumed (based on all of the wonderful VegGuide reviews) that it would be pretty busy so we called ahead to make a reservation. The staff made fun of us and said that the reservation wouldn't be necessary. It turned out that we were right. Red Velvet is more of a casual cafe than a sit-down restaurant and we were the only customers at 8 PM on a Tuesday night. The lack of clientele was no indication of the quality of food, however.
For an appetizer, I decided to try one of the specials: a giant plate of bacon cheddar fries, which contained the best approximation of bacon that I have ever tasted. My buffalo "chicken" wrap was equally impressive - soft chunks of vegan chicken, covered in buffalo sauce and ranch dressing and homemade casein-free soy mozzarella cheese, served in a grilled tomato tortilla. Even though it wasn't a full service restaurant, the people working behind the counter were very attentive and refilled my raspberry lemonade -free of charge- throughout the evening.
The best part of the meal, by far, was the desserts. There were about 6 different types of vegan cake, plus a number of vegan cookies to choose from. I couldn't decide between the blood orange chocolate cake and the red velvet cake, so I ended up ordering both. These were some of the best vegan desserts I've tasted.
At the end of the meal, we had to wait a while for a cab to pick us up. The cab didn't end up showing up until about 10 minutes after the restaurant was supposed to close, but the staff were really nice about keeping the restaurant open for us.
I will definitely return to Red Velvet next time I am in Las Vegas!
this is a favorite! so glad they're able to survive here in vegas!
there are more vegans here than you'd think!
By far the best food in Las Vegas- competitive of Los Angeles and New York. They feature fresh vegan meat options with daily specials. Had the tuna salad wrap and it was amazing. Vegan desserts are also incredible. Almost anything on their menu can be made vegan and the owner is extremely nice. They seperate the vegan grill from the meat grill and have a seperate shelf in their refrigerator for vegan items. I will be going here all the time!
This is the kind of restaurant that I've been hoping to come to Vegas since moving here 7 years ago. In a haystack of fast food, deep fried, junk laden restaurants that surround the valley, this is a true needle of a find. I've been there twice and have been wonderfully surprised with the great food and service.
Being a vegan, it's sometimes hard and challenging to find things other than a salad to eat. At the Red Velvet Cafe, they offer both meat and vegan meals. My boyfriend had the chicken taco salad with real chicken and loved it. I had the vegan tuna melt (yes, vegan!!!) and vegan chicken and swiss wrap (they offered vegan turkey on this wrap, but I asked for a substitute and it was no problem. In addition, their chips are baked, not fried, and their vegan desserts are to die for (they also have non-vegan desserts). They will be opening a bakery next door that will feature vegan and non-vegan desserts. Excellent service and food!!!!!
Great sandwiches and wraps. They have lots of meat substitutes, ham, chicken, tuna, salmon, shrimp, and more. The service was great and the restaurant was very clean. They were very helpful with vegan questions and recommendations. They do desserts too.
There needs to be a rating beyond excellent for this place. We took a $30 cab ride off the strip to this restaurant and a $30 cab ride back and it was TOTALLY worth it. What's more, they deliver to the strip for about $20! We ate there several times and everything was amazing and so fresh. Everything on their menu can be made Vegan, with almost every kind of faux meat and they even have their own recipe for soy cheese which is delicious! Dessert is a must- I even had some overnighted when we got home to MN because the treats were soooooo good. Do not bother gamble with any other restaurant in Las Vegas, just go straight here.