Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe

Ok....long review here.....Looking for a vegan or vegetarian place we choose this location at Annapurna World Vegetarian Cafe on Yale/Silver for the variety of choices. Knowing the Balloon Fiesta was in town, a little surprised they were understaffed. Orders were not completed, was missing our coffee & cappuccino. They did end up bringing it to us though. I ordered the portabella mushroom burger with masala fries and garlic dipping sauce. My mates ordered breakfast burrito (with an extra 😮 surprise?) & ABLT & ginger carrot soup (which was the soup of the day). Let's start with the mushroom burger. Did they decide 🤔 to use a Baby Bella instead of portabella? If you look at pics you can see how SMALL that portabella really is! I took 1st bite and the bread started to break into three parts, no mushroom. I held tightly to what was left of the buns falling apart and took 4 more bites of nothing but bread and spinach. I literally ate half the burger BREAD before I got to the mushroom! Masala fries and garlic sauce nothing to write about, was fine. If the mushroom is THAT small they should've used TWO mushrooms! I KNOW they shrink, but for the price you pay you need a bigger mushroom and definitely a better bun! Ok now the breakfast burrito, was not bad, but a little underseasoned from a local NON-Vegetarian NM resident! Unfortunately, my mate must've 😕 bit the wrong way or had a surprise bite, but actually broke a filling off his tooth! So the price for his meal just quadrupled! And lastly, the ABLT was not only good portion for the price but for a vegetarian meal was not only good, but filling. Plus, having the soup was a bonus to the meal, it was just good.

A unique experience. The aesthetic interior, the murals, and the food have the soul of Indian flavors yet very different dishes on the menu. This is one of the very few innovative places I’ve ever seen. We got the South Indian sampler, thali, and the famous Kitchari. The food is humble, fresh, minimal, no salt(the only salt you taste is from the fresh veggies). The food shows how deep and rooted, essential, healthy Indian food is!

This place is our favorite to stop at on road trips. So delicious, so many vegan options, even a vegan mango lassi. My favorites here are the quinoa salad, cauliflower tacos, tofu veggie scramble, black orange mint tea, and pistachio cupcake! Service at this particular location is faster than others too, and very friendly!

We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious healthy meal we had, and we’re grateful for the speedy and high quality service as well. The atmosphere was only slightly lacking due to a drastic difference in music from the theme of the restaurant… it would have been nice to listen to relaxing Indian-style music as opposed to pop. Overall, it was a good experience and we may go back someday if we’re ever in town again.

We loved the food here. The atmosphere is really nice and the energy is very peaceful. There is artwork on the outside of the building that is really beautiful. All the food we ordered was fresh and made with care. It was pretty hot inside to be honest but they have a nice sitting area outside that was pleasant. The Ginger Lemon tea was quite refreshing. They use paper straws. It was a little pricey for me but worth it. Not an everyday go to but definitely would eat here again. 👍🏽👍🏽