the root cafe

15118 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
(216) 226-4401

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Dennis Angel

Excellent food, drink and service. Glad that we found this hidden gem in our travels!

Kristina Vaci

Waited 25 mins for a cappuccino to go with just regular milk. This place just keeps losing it for me. Into being so unique they aren’t making just decent coffee with good customer service. Watched them complete about 10 orders ahead of mine that 100% came in after too. Just weird place, used to be good and fallen off compared to all the other great coffee shops around Lakewood now.

Service: 1

Hani

I can easily give them 5 stars because the food is great, beverages are great and the coffee is great.
Maddy give us outstanding service and she made my Macchiato coffee as it should be.
Thanks Maddy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A M

I love the Mayan mocha!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nargiz Tofidi

Delicious vegan food, friendly staff and creative artsy space! Loved it 😇

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pamela M

I was really excited about going here and it was a big let down. They don't use an ice scoop, which is completely wrong. The worker pickled up the fallen ice cubes with her long nails and put them in my cup, the only reason I didn't say anything is because my kids would have been embarrassed. The food arrived and I was shocked at the portions, for the price you pay for a sandwich you should at least get hash browns..The sweet potato fries came with red peppers and it was not indicated on the menu. I feel that I wasted $50 for a side of sweet potato home fries, a sandwich, an egg breakfast and 3 coffees. Big disappointment. Never again 😞

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Don Cauley

Atmosphere is great, staff was very friendly and iutgoing. Ordered muffins, each was slightly overcooked. One I had to rip the muffin paper off and nearly took a quarter of the muffin with it. The showcase did have a few gnats flying, when I got home one was in my bag...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Melissa Reading

Decent coffee drinks. Didn't care for the gluten free pastries- tried the cookies and the scones.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Josh Burdick

They have a sandwich with beats,
cheese, and maybe kale, which was quite good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julia Holik

As a vegan I want to love this place, but it's hitting a little low. The $2 upcharge for oatmilk is absurd and not clearly mentioned! I mean come on- the most a chain would charge is 80 cents and at least it would be obviously listed as an upcharge. The house made nut milk is FREE but it is not listed on the board!! This should be clearly marked on the large ordering board or the order taker should mention this. The sandwich I ordered was delicious, but $14 for a medium sized sandwich without even a side or anything included is pretty steep. Service was slow and no one was particularly friendly either.

EDIT: At Aldi, a gallon of regular milk is about $2.50-$3.00, and oat milk (which is a 64 oz carton, not a gallon) is usually priced between $2.79 and $3.49. It’s only slightly more expensive, and not by a huge margin. I understand that this is a small business but an up-charge of $2 is unheard of even at local cafes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Meena Poe

Great vegetarian options and a lovely atmosphere!

Helene Babich

Stopped in to read a bit and was pleasantly surprised with the best vegan apple carrot muffin I ever tasted! The nut milk latte was also delicious. After I saw the menu I wished I had time to stay for a meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

DANIEL ULISSES

The barista Javi is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Casey

My favorite cafe in lakewood! The staff is always so kind and the food is incredible. I also love the music they play.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kat Schwartz

The vegan power bowl was delicious! However it seems unsanitary that staff members were wearing tank tops, spandex booty shorts, and long hair down when they’re handling food. Also the tip options are pretty high for not having a server. You pour your own water from a faucet but there isn’t ice available.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 3

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