The Phoenix Café Bar, Findhorn — Restaurant in Scotland

Lovely staff and atmosphere, beautiful location and building with polite workers. Wish we had ordered something different as the coffee was great but unfortunately was very disappointed with the vegan hummus and salad wrap. Unsure if this is the usual option as I noticed a poster in the window advertising a chef position. The wrap was very plain, just a whole meal wrap with some grated carrot, a lettuce leaf and a huge amount of very plain tasting and dry homemade hummus. The side salad was more carrot, a small amount of red onion, a few tomato halves, a couple bits of cucumber, a few leaves of gritty lettuce and barely a teaspoon of dressing. Ended up taking away half the meal and added sauce to it ourselves to make it enjoyable. Lovely to have a few vegan options, however this one was disappointingly unimaginative considering the price and the proximity of the cafe to the wonderfully progressive Findhorn community. Would definitely return to this lovely cafe, but would hope to see some improvements or perhaps just stick to the coffee...

Love a breakfast or lunch here filled with memories of coming for 20+ years. Many changes and positively access to vegan. Only a small point. Why when we are in Scotland, do they call it an English breakfast especially when it is full of Scottish ingredients. English tea which is neither made or grown in England. This is an offence to the fragile Scottish culture trying to survive here. Also, staff are sometimes overwhelmed at busy times and make basic mistakes. Having worked in hospitality for over 35 yr, people don't mind waiting for their order as long as it is correct and staff are happy...

As a local, I've been coming here for years because it's convenient, not because it was ever particularly special or interesting, apart from the pretty and peaceful location. I never felt strongly about the cafe one way or the other. But now it's under new management, things have really improved. The new layout is more spacious, and the soups we had were much more tasty than anything I've had here before. The vegan desserts looked wonderful. The service was friendlier. Hopefully the menu will get more interesting as summer comes on. Good...