Carpe Diem Cafe & Wine Bar

The coffee is wonderful and the gluten free options are amazing!

Dietary restrictions: Great gluten free options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burnt Honey Cake

I always love the vibe here. It smells fantastic also! Server was super sweet. A must visit place

Chicken salad is most definitely a 100/10!!!!! Love their drinks too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place makes my gluten-free heart sing! I go here every weekend, their coffee is amazing, and their gluten-free baked cakes/muffins are literally the best I've ever had in my entire life! I love the cozy atmosphere, the sweet baristas, and sitting outside under the ferns is one of my new happy spots!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Strawberry Sorbetto, Gluten Free Banana Bread, Carrot Cake Muffins, Affogato, Dessert Crepes Available, Burnt Honey Cake, Peach Sorbet

Nice little spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the vibe there. I try not to consume dairy so I normally order the sorbet and every flavor I've tried is delicious. Also every pastry I've ever tried is delicious. The girls that work there are so helpful!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Strawberry Sorbetto

I always stop here for ice cream when I'm downtown, Carpe Diem's ice cream is amazing. It's so good we had it catered at our wedding, which they did a phenomenal job at. Highly recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Update July 2024:
We’ve visited Carpe Diem a few times and they’ve been great at accurately labelling what is gluten free and what is not gluten free. I feel safer eating there and have not gotten sick. My husband and I have always enjoyed the gelato and desserts there and I’m glad to feel safe enjoying their food again. I appreciate the changes they have made.

Original review:
I want to start by saying that we enjoy the food and atmosphere and have been routine customers, but be forewarned that items may not be gluten free even if labelled as such. Always ask! A few months back, we visited and the biscoff gelato was labelled gluten free on the sign in the gelato case. I have been there multiple times and it was never labelled gluten free before so I did ask just to make sure. The person behind the counter said it was mislabeled and was not gluten free. She erased “GF” note. She said the staff was still learning and she put a note on the counter by the register to remind the other employees that the biscoff flavor was not GF. I can understand how this can happen and was glad she tried to make it right. However, we visited this past weekend and they had a flavor that was new to me since they rotate flavors. This one was banana pudding and labelled Gluten Free but had a topping that that I assumed was vanilla wafers. This was going to be my choice but thankfully, I asked the employee if it was gluten free and mentioned I was checking because of the topping. She said it was NOT gluten free and the topping was “probably vanilla wafers”. She never erased the gluten free label from the sign in the gelato case so anyone else may have assumed it was safe. I understand that gluten free is a preference for some, but for others who have a wheat allergy…or Celiac (like myself), this would have made me extremely sick for days. I’m glad I asked, but I don’t think it’s ever okay to be careless with gluten free labeling when gluten-filled toppings are purposefully put on it. It either comes down to lack of knowledge by the staff or carelessness, neither of which seems okay to me. If you’re not sure if it’s GF, please don’t label it that way. Someone thought it was gluten free, so what if I asked the wrong staff member and was misled (even if unintentional)? I feel like it breaks my trust and is disappointing as safe food is already hard to come by in the Lafayette area. I’m not sure if we’ll be back.

Dietary restrictions: Gelato is marked as to whether it is Gluten free and whether it is not. Also marked if Vegan. There is one case of desserts that are all gluten free including delicious cakes and muffins.

Wheelchair accessibility: This facility is wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Strawberry Sorbetto, Carrot Cake Muffins, French Almond Cake, Burnt Honey Cake

I was greeted by a sassy young woman who informed me that it was a cafe and not a restaurant which I am very aware of. I left immediately because of her attitude. I work in the service industry and I like to be understanding towards others in this industry but this was disappointing customer customer service and I don't think I will be back.

Pretty cute range of coffees, and it’s well located if you are going to try the art walk

Anabeth - thank you for great service and fun conversation. We did mean to return however we were waylaid by good music at Agave. Thanks for the great Old Fashioned. Keep smiling.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A small bar in the center of Lafayette that offers hot and cold drinks, pancakes and ice cream that are excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice discovery! And what cold coffee!Not to mention the Cajun service ;)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A small but very nice place with very good cocktails and wines. They also have coffee and ice cream if you want something different, in the mornings they offer sandwiches. The personnel is very friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved this place. Nice staff and delicious food and coffee

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5