Avanti Cafe

We went in and I ordered the vegan pizza which uses a nut based vegan cheese. My boyfriend got some mashed potato/portabello mushroom thing that was awesome. When you taste the cuisine, there is an initial flavor, then a secondary flavor and then an after taste- as if they are serving genuine gourmet food. They also had champagne, wine and beer there. :P Not to mention the ""Dessert Sampler""' which is 3 pieces of dessert for $11. We nabbed a piece of sweet almond cake, chocolate almond tart cake and the vegan brownie. RIDICULOUSLY DELICIOUS! The guy who served us was kind, knowledgeable, gracious. The chef came out briefly as well. Its a great place, give it a shot. Expect to spend more than $10/person there. more

Avanti is the best vegetarian food i have come across. Native foods and mothers are horrible compared to this place. The enviroment is cozy and welcoming. The staff is extremely nice and know alot of the customers by names. The owners Mark and Tanya care alot about what goes into their food. Tanya's baking is the best i've ever had. Her bread is better than the sunflower bakery, and her fresh foccacia is to die for. Mark uses tons of spices and different ingredients to make the food flavorful, not dull like you'd expect vegi food to be. A bonus to know also... The staff eat there all the time and so do their families. Which means ... (clean kitchen) They have a page on myspace that shows pictures of the cafe and they also have a main site for directions that you can google. Pros: ambience and friendly attitude. no native food snobs here Cons: the prices are a little high . they use mainly organic vegetables and good ingrediants so its worth it. more