Well, this is definitely the prettiest food picture I have ever put on collegevegan, which is too bad because it’s going to be one of the few times when I feel relatively negative about something that involves food. When I was in San Francisco my friend took me out to Cafe Gratitude, as it’s known to be a good, all vegan place in town.
The place has a very nice atmosphere, I won’t debate that, but I felt overly silly ordering “I am elated” even though it seemed like it would be very delicious. There’s something to be said for a pleasant demeanor and nice service, but it’s another thing to spend money to tell yourself good things. It just seems stuck up and while I get that a lot of vegans (and other people that believe in things) can get pretty stuck up about it, it’s still a turn off.
When the food came, it was undeniably pretty:
However, and I hate to say this because I hear it so much about vegan food, the food was pretty bland. For $15 bucks or so I felt like the best thing on my plate was the quinoa. What’s worse is that in the end I wasn’t even full.
Grr. There were some things on the menu that really looked good, so I might give it another chance, but it’ll be hard to get over the stupid menu, 
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Grr is right! We have one of these in Berkeley, too, and it’s an effing joke. My first visit was crazydelicious, but I just happened to order the best thing on the menu. I’ve been back three times, and each visit was worse than the one before. On my last visit, I sat in one place for half an hour, periodically visited by different servers, who would glance over and say “Oh! Is someone helping you?” When someone (different) finally brought my food, a) it tasted like cardboard, and b) they never did bring my coffee. Meanwhile, I kept noticing that all the servers were hanging all over each other, smooching and cooing. Another half hour passed after I’d finished my meal and, never being visited by another server with the bill, decided to walk out and never go back.
I’m not big on raw food anyway.
Haha, glad I’m not alone,
Aww, bummer that you guys had such bad experiences! I’ve been to the one in Berkeley twice and loved it both times. Maybe because I was so enthralled by how they manage to make so many yummy foods without cooking them, as it is a 100% raw restaurant. I will say that it is pretty pricey and I had to have a bedtime snack because I feel hungry every few hours after eating only raw foods.