Love it loathe it, it's unique

The Forest cafe gets four stars simply because its unique (sadly) in a city of high rents and predictability when it comes to most cafes. Its really as much a volunteer run arts centre as a cafe and has the energy of a small power station.The food is veggie/vegan reasonably good value though prices have gone up now so that it can't be quite called budget level. The quality of the food and service is maddeningly variable but then again this isn't McDonalds - its the antithesis of it. However I've lost count of the number of times in the past that my order was forgotten (not just late).There is an incredible multitude of very creative people, groups and events here - it can be quite spikey (as opposed to fluffy) at times but its heart is certainly on its sleeve and could never be accused of manufactured friendliness. It can be cliquey here too but then its a community more than a cafe.

A User - 08/09/2008 | report this review