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| - For my first experience, I am not impressed. But I am willing to give this place a second try. Why? Because this is one of the few places that serves all vegan menu items. Anyway, I didn't really feel welcomed. I sort of felt like an outsider for some reason? Maybe the girl at the counter somehow knew I didn't live in Kensington or rarely hung out in the area. But I love Kensington, so it's not like I had any pre-judgement walking in. I just wanted to try some great vegan food. And judging by everyone else's reviews, that's what I should have got. Instead I got the moroccon Stew with millet and black beans. It was like something I would have been served in a third world country. Ok. Maybe that's rude, and over exaggerated, but that's the first thing that comes to mind. This was an over priced, small portioned bowl of gruel with winter root veggies and it was not impressive. Plus it had so many damn fennel seeds in it I cringed nearly every bite. People don't like fennel seeds!
Maybe I should have just stuck to a sandwich. But I figured I could make a sandwich with the same ingredients on the same type of bread at home.
There's not much seating in this place. You basically are stuck sitting along bar stools facing the window. Lot's of people seem to come here and maybe find it reliable for juices, salads etc. But to me that's nothing special. I wanted to try one of their large muffins or the banana bread, which looked delicious, but I was so bummed with my bowl of millet and stew that I figured it wouldn't be worth the money.
I don't know, maybe this place is for that lazy vegan that doesn't want to make their own food at home and is ok with paying more for mediocre stuff from a cafe where their friends work. But like I said, I'll try it one more time when I'm in the area and see if that was just an off day at Urban Herbivore.
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