Wild Food Cafe is here to promote aliveness and embody a world in which plant-passionate, nutrient-packed food that is prepared and served with love is not only possible, it is necessary!
14 (1st floor) Neal's Yard
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9DP
Website
http://www.wildfoodcafe.com
Mon: 12:00 - 17:00
Tues - Sat: 12:00 - 22:00
Sun: 12:00 - 17:00
Wild Food Cafe is a raw-centric, vegan / vegetarian eatery located in the magical Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden, London. We are all about wild, fresh, colourful gourmet ingredients created around the art and science of feeling great!
We source our ingredients from local independent suppliers and organic producers as much as we can and always include wild foraged food in our recipes. Our food is made daily on the premises.
If only there were more raw food vegan eateries like this one
If only there were more raw food vegan eateries like Wild Food Café in the world. No really, as it’s about time they conjured up images of fragrant, alluring, satisfying food, rather than that of hastily downing a shot of wheatgrass.
Wild Food Café is located on the site of what once was the World Food Café, a similar concept to this one but with cuisines from around the world. Much of the menu is vegan or can be made vegan, and foods not cooked above 39 C are labelled “sunfood”. No alcohol is served but you can drink smoothies called “Crocodile Juice” and “Forgotten Ecstasy”. Dishes are prepared from scratch in full view of the customers, and it’s clear the staff are having a lot of fun while they work away. So far, so yoga-tastic, but before you yawn at the prospects of “wellbeing” and “health” consider that the food might just be pretty damn delicious.
A large plate of warm baby potato salad is excellent - the bright mustardy dressing is sensational with crunchy walnuts, artichoke hearts, chicory, tangy capers and gherkins and samphire. Olive-lovers will adore the plump burger made from shiitake mushrooms and black olives, dunked in a sourdough focaccia bun with gherkins, a hint of Dijon mustard, ketchup and lettuce. A sheep’s cheese sandwich called “Sheepy” has thick slices of mature cheese from next door’s Neal’s Yard Dairy, caramelized onions and tomato slices served on crusty toasted sourdough. You don’t have to stick to sandwiches and burgers though - hot meals change daily according to what produce is available.
The desserts take around 15 minutes to arrive because everything is freshly made before our eyes - even the ice cream. A supremely gloopy chocolate tart has a peanut base and coconut ice cream; crushed peanuts and hazelnuts make up the base of an apple and blueberry crumble, topped with coconut flakes and a dollop of refreshing blueberry ice cream which is just a tad creamier than sorbet.
The meal comes to around £35, making Wild Food Café even more appealing; sceptics would do well to pay this cheerful place a visit.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Jan 9, 2012
At Wild Food Café everything is prepared freshly on the premises, from the shiitake mushroom and olive burgers to the ice cream, and the open plan kitchen means you can watch your meal being made. The delectable menu proves that raw vegan food can be both nutritious and delicious.
At Wild Food Café everything is prepared freshly in front of you. The menu is vegetarian, with some vegan and some raw options, and everything is incredible tasty. Cheese comes from Neal’s Yard Dairy and some of the fresh ingredients are foraged.