Foliage Cafe

Staff told us the cannoli were gluten free - I’m allergic to gluten - so he got me one. It wasn’t at all gluten free (made with wheat pastry). Fortunately I suspected this before tasting it - I returned it and asked staff to check again. This could have caused a serious allergic reaction - I fear for those with more serious allergies to nuts or milk that could be life threatening. The staff didn’t make much effort to recognise this - while they refunded it, all they said was “oh, sorry”. Please be careful - staff were approachable and it was sorted quickly, but if you have allergies, check the ingredients yourself.

We have been here a few times and love it! The atmosphere is always really good and so are the staff. The food is usually very good too and they have vegan and gluten free options! The only disappointing thing for me personally was the gluten free pancakes! I’ve tried lots of gluten free food here and I loved them, however I think the gluten free pancakes were a let down. This is only my personal opinion as I’ve tried many gluten free pancakes, but I feel because they are vegan they aren’t really pancakes, more like patties then anything. I did like the fruit on them though! I understand it’s super hard for bakeries and cafe to cater to gluten free and vegan etc… but I feel most of the time they lump them both together! As someone who isn’t vegan, but is gluten free, I’d like the option to have actual pancakes rather than vg and gf, as to me they were more like patties and weren’t the greatest. However, someone who is vegan may absolutely love them as they are hard to come by! But I wish they were a bit better on the gf end☺️ just a personal opinion, loads of other people have loved them! Other then that, which could be something to bare in mind, the cafe as ever was great and I’ll be coming back to try more gf food again! My boyfriend always has the poached egg on sourdough and adds halloumi or avocado and loves it🥰 will be coming back again!