When returning to Cornwall for a break last week, me and Paddy paid a visit to a cute little vegan cafe in the heart of Falmouth town: Wildebeest! Inside there was a huge blackboard with lots of quirky doodles and reviews of the cafe. There were also very sweet little miniature glass ball terrariums dotted around which gave it a real natural vibe. It’s so full of character. We went on a Monday afternoon as we thought it would be a quiet day. I don’t cope we with busy crowds at the moment, I find it very overwhelming. I’ve been tempted to start a vegan diet for a while as I’ve read it can be a useful medicine for chronic illnesses but I’ve not taken the plunge yet. I thought going to Wildebeest would open my eyes to the sort of things I could eat if I made that change. And, I can safely say, I came out wanting to make the drastic diet change as the food was so so so good!!
Food Rating: 5/5
Beautiful presented, freshly made and delicious. Me and Paddy shared the Miso Soup to start which was lovely, light and tasty. And for main, I had the Mex Mix – salsa, guacamole, refried beans, sticky onions, cashew cheese and homemade tortillas (GF). It was one of the best meals I’ve had in a while! I never thought I’d say I enjoyed cashew cheese…but I did! Everything tasted so fresh and full of flavour. Who needs meet?!? I couldn’t believe the tortillas were GF – we had to ask what flour they used so I can recreate them at home. Paddy had a black rice noodle salad with edamame beans and a miso dressing, which was also also very nice and fresh. And the fact that Paddy enjoyed it is a big compliment to Wildebeest as he is a big meat eater and wasn’t keen at all to try vegan food at all!!
Menu – 4/5
The menu was written on a big black board which I quite liked. It is a small menu, but there was a wonderful selection of different dishes. The food was from an array of cuisines which made it diverse and exciting. There were three starters and a soup, three mains and four sweets. There’s definitely something for everyone Unfortunately there was only one sweet left when we got there which wasn’t gluten free which was disappointing as I am desperate to try vegan GF cheesecake. Maybe next time!?
Drinks – 5/5
I was feeling very unwell that day so I was drinking lots and lots of boring water, but there was a great selection of drinks including fresh healthy juices and smoothies, lots of different tea pigs tea and organic coffee. I also saw a few people drinking Chia Frescas – a lemonade style drink with an added bonus of chia seeds in, which I’m absolutely going to try next time as I love chia seeds! They also do a good selections of alcoholic drinks including cocktails!
Price – 4/5
Pricing here is great. Good value for money.
Service 4/5
We had a very lovely, attentive and friendly waitress who did a great job and was happy to answer our questions about vegan food
Seating and disabled access – 2/5
This was the only downfall of the cafe. I was having a really unsteady day and using my wheelchair. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the chair in the cafe as it’s very small and compact so I had to walk in which I felt uneasy about. Because it’s small there isn’t much seating either, but we were lucky to get a little table sharing a bench with others. This was a little cramped for my liking but it didn’t matter hugely. They’ve done what they can with the space and it would be fine for non-disabled customers.
If you are planning to visiting, Wildebeest is at 13 Arwenack St in Falmouth.
I’m definitely going to be visiting again soon and would highly recommend you try!! <3
There is a great vegan cafe called inSpiral Lounge in Camden if you are ever around that area. I get some lovely raw vegan GF “cheesecakes” from my local farmers market in Cardiff and they are delicious so I hope you get to try one soon. I’m not vegan or GF and I enjoy them more than other cheesecakes.
Thanks for the recommendation! If I ever make it to London I’m there
wow really?! Now that is saying something ..they must be amazing! Xxx
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Have a great day! 😀
Aww thank you Manny! I will definitely check it out
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It looks lovely! So glad you and Paddy could spend some time together outside of the bed (that sounds so wrong but you know what I mean!)
Hahahaha! <3 <3 thanks Hayley! Xxx
Looks yum Soph! Great you got to get out when you were in Cornwall too and do something together! Impressed you managed to get him to go to a vegan cafe! I’m trying to work on my boyfriend to go to one in London! Xx
Haha it was hard to convince him believe me! I even promised him a pasty afterwards if he didn’t like it lol. There are lots in London, so jealous! It’s a great place to be for health food. Sending spoons xxx
So great that you and Paddy were able to go out for a meal! I’m really keen on trying vegan, gluten-free, and just general health cafe/ restaurants. I haven’t found many where I am.Glad to hear you enjoyed your meal
Lennae
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Thank you Lennae! Yes it was such a treat to be able to do that. They are few and far between in most places unfortunately! But I think they are on the rise, fingers crossed! Hope you’re ok xxx
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