Anna Loka Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The burger was the tastiest and juiciest vegan burger I've ever had."
• "Their burgers are better than burgers with real meat!"
• "The menanam burger for our main. It was quite simply delicious!"
• "Wonderful choice of vegan food and flavours. All amazingly fresh and very tasty."
• "Everything we ordered was SO delicious and the portions are amazing!"
• "The 'Tofish' in particular was excellent."
• "The food is amazing. We went there as a vegetarian and two non vegetarian people and we all loved it."

Cons:

• "Food was very greasy and salty."
• "Most of our dishes were very salty and overpriced menu."
• "Ordered rodeo burger with seitan that was extremely salty and very crumbly falling apart."
• "The triple cooked chips were underwhelming."
• "The patty was bland."
• "Food was straight-up bland, my girlfriend makes better vegan food at home."
• "All I could taste was fennel."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff on the phone and delivery extremely enthusiastic and helpful."
• "Great service and atmosphere."
• "The staff were fantastic."
• "Staff were very friendly and service was quick."
• "The staff were also really helpful and friendly and the cafe itself is very cool and chilled out."
• "The staff are lovely, service is super polite and Adam was so pleasant and friendly."
• "The staff went above and beyond."

Cons:

• "Took absolutely ages to have our order taken and for the food to come out and it wasn't particularly busy."
• "Came without a booking, they were able to seat us but instantly the staff's demeanor was awful."
• "Service was ok."
• "Although we booked a table, when we arrived I was told there was a 45 minute wait."
• "Service was pretty slow."
• "The service wasn't the best at all and the staff are miserable, it really took away from the experience."
• "Terrible service. Food was not delivered - the driver got lost and was incredibly rude and aggressive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere and cool decor."
• "The restaurant is a lovely venue and was perfect for my partner's surprise 40th birthday party."
• "The place is warm and comfortable."
• "An(other) great vegan place in Cardiff!"
• "Lovely location and cosy atmosphere."
• "The interior is so beautiful with stone carved walls."
• "The space is cute and quirky."

Cons:

• "I left the place on a dampener and gutted really as I love everything else about Annaloka."
• "It's sad as the vibe has gone, food became bad and price has increased!!"
• "The whole vibe had changed, upon entering there was no atmosphere."
• "Sadly, they also automatically include a service charge on the bill."
• "The place was dusty and smelled of paint, etc."
• "Outside wasn't the comfiest. Pallet seating with no cushions etc."
• "The restaurant was dirty."

Value

Pros:

• "A 10/10 and highly recommended."
• "For the food the prices are good and a decent portion."
• "Food was incredible and good value."
• "Prices are totally reasonable too."
• "I cannot fault the food, service or pricing."
• "The food here is second to none a true gem in the Cardiff vegan restaurant crown."
• "The best vegan food I have eaten in many many years."

Cons:

• "The meal was mediocre and the price was excessively inflated - £25 each."
• "The food was good but extremely overpriced and portions small."
• "2 breakfasts cost £25. I know a lot of creativity and effort goes into creating the elements but that’s just a bit too much for a regular thing."
• "The prices are unnecessarily high for what is essentially all vegetables."
• "It does seem incredibly expensive for what it is though."
• "Very overpriced for what it was - £8 for starters and £13 for a burger."
• "I’m pleased there’s a vegan place in Cardiff, but I’m not sure it was worth the £25-30."