Overall impressions of Archway describe a standout vegan dining experience with inventive dishes, fresh ingredients and bold flavors presented with care, a warm and stylish atmosphere, and attentive service that many reviews call welcoming and professional. Brunch and dinner favorites include dumplings, gnocchi, okonomiyaki, artichoke tempura, maitake, and desserts, with notable table dote experiences and crowd pleasing drinks, while a few nights show slower pacing or minor misses, the overall sentiment remains highly positive and invites a return.
une bouffe vegan de qualite pleine de saveurs & bien presentee. Portion plus que raisonnable pour le prix, surtout la table d'hote, & tres belle carte de vin & cocktail. Un service attentionne pour nos demandes speciales, vraiment je recommande !
I love Archway & the vibe (& I'm vegan) & I've usually loved the food at Archway.
Last night, however the food was a big miss :(
This is just constructive criticism in hopes that this will help the menu improve again:
- Meatballs: just tasted like beyond meat (not innovation & quite bland)
- the ceviche: just some hearts of palm in a spicy mayo, not at all ceviche like & just felt plan
- tofu polenta: did not taste any polenta & just felt like fried silken tofu with the same mayonnaise sauce as the ceviche:
- The squash main dish: really bland & too sweet. Felt more like a dessert - just tasted like squash with a lot of salt & brown sugar
- The mushroom "stake" (this was the most disappointing as I love mushrooms & know wait amazing things can be done with them). The rice & sauce was ok (but lacked overall flavor & was a little too sweet). The mushrooms were undercooked (not grilled or fried at all), & there was even dirt at the bottom of mine (the whole batch of separated were not but I guess just thrown in the pan & cooked in oil for a short period of time). The mushrooms were not even really salted to bring out the flavor.
- The desserts (& wine!) were excellent
- the service & ambiance were, as always, excellent
I'm only writing this as I love the restaurant & have had some delicious meals in the past. I want you to do well. I would hesitate to bring non vegans now because I would be worried this is how they would judge vegan food.
Thanks for listening!
Alanna
Dec 10, 2023
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My new favorite vegan place in town, both brunch & dinner surprised me with their unique flavors. Elevated vegan cuisine at an affordable price, great drink menu & service.
The service & atmosphere here were excellent, but the food I ordered was not great. I had the Baklava Pancakes which had a thick, heavy texture & the flavours didn't mix well. I also had the Chicken & Waffles, & although the mock chicken was good, the polenta waffles were very grainy. The chai latte I ordered tasted like flavoured water. These dishes were recommended to me by my server. I love supporting all vegan restaurants & I was really looking forward to coming based on previous reviews, but unfortunately this was a disappointing brunch experience overall.
Nov 19, 2023
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I am far from vegan- but this restaurant simply has fab food by any standard- their Arabic I- amazing- gnocchi- delicious. Nothing to fault anywhere. A true gem!
Tout était parfait! Nous allons souvent au Archway & nous sommes toujours bien accueillis & servis, en plus de faire de très belles découvertes véganes!
Everything about this experience has been great. I have to be honest I was quite skeptical at first since I've never been to a vegan restaurant. Fully recommend this place.
Oct 27, 2023
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It’s really disappointing, I really wanted to like this place. But the food quality wasn’t great, the vegan “meats” were rubbery & tasted bad. The tofu fries were hard & not enjoyable at all. I really regret bringing my nonvegan friends here since they left thinking vegan food is like this. Only good thing was the lavender matcha latte
Toute la carte m’a donné envie. L’endroit & très agréable, la bouffe très bonne, le personnel très agréable. Le baklava pancakes est un peu sucré mais c’est ce qu’on attend de l’appellation “baklava” & c’est succulent quand même. Top 2 des pancakes que j’ai goûté à Mtl pour ma part!
Il nous faut plus de restos vegan de cette qualité !
Les mocktails... à tomber parterre, les entrées... un régal, le plat... moins émerveillée mais bon tout de même, le dessert (cheesecake)... Wahoo. Deuxième visite & je reviendrai. Le service est super, les plats sont fins, étudiés & sublimés. Meilleur resto vegan jamais fait!
Sep 24, 2023
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Beautiful vegan restaurant on Wellington. Food was great for the most part. Highly recommend the gnocchi & tofu fries! Santorini salad was fresh, tasty & filling. Great variety of drinks. Loved my mocktail. I really wanted to like the baklava pancakes but they were quite hard & was difficult to cut through. Service could have been better. We kept having to chase our gentleman for water. He also forgot our drinks & we received them well after we started eating. He also spoke awkwardly & made more small talk than necessary while we were clearly eating & conversing amongst us. Maybe he was new? Still interested in going back to try more items on the menu. Atmosphere was lovely & enjoyable.
Loved this gem so much!! The drinks are creative & pretty & the food items are perfectly crafted. Had the breakfast sandwich & the bacon & egg looked & tasted just like real ones would. It's food science at its best. Couldn't recommend this place more for vegan or non vegan!!
