Calafia Cafe
Restaurant, Coffee/Tea/Juice
vegan-friendly
$$ - average
American, Eclectic (Varied)
$$ - average
American, Eclectic (Varied)
Organic cafe with many vegan options
This small cafe focuses on local, sustainable ingredients and has a number of vegan-friendly dishes (some of which are marked), including a tofu verde wrap, eggplant tiger bowl, quinoa salad, tofu lentil loaf and vegan sticky buns for dessert.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Brunch
- Large Group-Friendly
- Romantic
Added by conde.kedar on Feb 5 (updated Feb 5)
I think that Calafia Cafe has changed a little since this entry was added. First off, the vegan items weren't marked on the menu (but could be pretty easily figured out, with some help from our server). Secondly, there were no vegan sticky buns for dessert. In fact, there weren't any vegan desserts as far as I could tell.
Aside from those minor disappointments, I had a pretty good meal. I ordered the tofu lentil loaf, which came with two delicious sides: herb mashed potatoes and spicy green beans. The lentil loaf was very savory and moist. My only complaint is that the serving was way too large for me to finish it. I wish that they sold half portions at a lower price (at $14, the lentil loaf is one of the most expensive items on the menu).
My friend ordered the vegan pizza, which was covered with mashed lemony garbanzo beans instead of cheese. I thought the concept was a bit strange, but he seemed to really like it. We split the vegetable spring rolls for our appetizer, which were filled with fragrant Thai basil (among other things). Overall, it was a solid meal in a nice setting with extremely attentive waiters. If there had been a vegan dessert on the menu, I would have given Calafia Cafe a rating of "great."