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Cafe Du Soleil
Category: Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
1393 Commercial DrVancouver, BC V5L 3X5
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
(604) 254-1145
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Cafe Du Soleil
4 reviews in English
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Review from Malloreigh M.
Vancouver, BC
This place changed ownership in 2009. It is still vegetarian but instead of being staffed by hot queers, it's owned/staffed by a middle-aged couple (a portly man and his wife whom I have never spoken with). The food seems similar but is much better quality and better presented; however, it seems a little out of place since the place is still decorated like it used to be, that funky brightly-coloured Commercial Drive decor style.
They don't have organic soy milk for coffee. I was not cool with that. However, they do use organic tofu (I asked), and their tofu scramble was pretty good. It was served with a pile of absolutely delicious wonderful potatoes and two halves of English muffin. I was pretty impressed because I ordered the tofu scramble and they didn't butter my muffin, while my friend who ordered eggs did get butter. Intuitive vegan-friendliness, thanks guys.
50c charge on Interac. That sucked actually. I tipped 50c less than I was planning to because of this. Sorry, but that's how I roll.
Anyway, I know there was some big fuss back when the place was sold because all the staff got fired and things got changed around in there. I was hesitant to go back in, but it turns out it's even MORE vegan-friendly than it used to be and the food is better.
I'm still hesitant to give this place a 4 because I really -liked- the queer eyecandy staff and the Commercial Drive feel of the place. It's kind of halfway between a dive (like its excommunicated sister restaurant Cafe Deux Soleils) and an upscale eatery (like something you'd find in Yaletown). A bit of an identity crisis. -
Review from Roanna Z.
4/21/2009
Okay, here's the deal. It's NOT your imagination, there ARE two places with similar names on the Drive.... Today I got the goods.
Cafe Du Soleil is the small place in the hub of the Drive across from Amici's. This is the sister place to Cafe Deux Soleils down closer to the sky train. Du Soleil means of sun, while Deux Soleils is two suns. Both of these places are vegetarian, although, (blush) I didn't notice for a long time about Deux Soleils, as it is not billed as Veg. We just giggled once when my sister asked if they had any Bacon, and they did not.
They are separate establishments owned by the same family.
Okay, we've cleared that up. Now to the food.
This one is good for a quick bite, lunch or breaky. The soups are good, but do not waste money on what they name Quesadilla. Maybe if you've never had one before, it's okay for you but seriously, it was a tortilla sandwich with cheese. Kinda tasteless, no spice or even grill marks. Never mind.
I wondered why I never came in here before.
Now I know.
Nice kids working there, although they could use a few lessons on FoodSafe1. I personally thought it was gross to have a FILTHY bucket sitting ON the counter next to the cutting board. EEEK! So that put me off.
Deux Soleils is still in the good books for breaky though, even though they don't have Bacon ;-) -
Review from Luisa S.
Vancouver, BC
9/15/2008
Café du Soleil is located on Commercial Drive, always an interesting and exciting street. On this particular Sunday morning, there was a protest taking place across the street (something about unpaid wages), adding to the cool, indie ambiance of the restaurant.
The place felt kitschy (how else can you describe a place with orange painted walls) and fun. The menu had been scrawled across a blackboard and kids' table decked out with toys and puzzles was off to one side.
The food was a bit ordinary (while my eggs benedict had been generously slopped with hollandaise sauce, the eggs had been fried) and the coffee weak, but the staff was entertaining and friendly. I wouldn't really describe them as being particularly attentive (it took ages for our coffee to arrive despite us having participated in some coffee-centred repartee). -
Review from Sarah P.
Vancouver, BC
5/2/2010
This place has its good qualities. It was always a bit funky, but much of the food was good; the quesadilla, eggs benedict, and oatmeal were pretty tasty, and some of the soups were good. I've heard that there'd been a big change there, and I haven't been very much since; I've only noticed that the takeout soup, which used to be given in laminated paper containers, is now given in styrofoam and plastic containers, despite the obvious health issues in putting a hot liquid in a styrofoam container. That and the negative rumors were enough to get me to stop going.
