Rawlicious

Great place! I had no idea how delicious vegan food could be, I loved the quesadillas! Really good place.

100% raw vegan. Service was good, prices reasonable.
Taco Wrap — 4 stars:
Seasoned nut loaf, guacamole, romaine lettuce, salsa & almond nut cheese wrapped in a collard leaf.
Unlike most raw wraps, this was easy to pick up and eat. Mess free.
Ginger Love (juice) — 4 stars:
Beet, apple, carrot, ginger.
Just the right amount of ginger.
My niece, who hates almost everything vegan, finally settled on the Nori Rolls:
Alfalfa sprouts, marinated mushrooms, avocado & fresh vegetables, with a dipping sauce.
She surprised me and finished the whole thing.

After coming here several more times I’m knocking stars off.
The quality of food has been vastly different every time. Sometimes the portions are way off — like I get way less food than worth it. A few times already the food was overloaded with salt, not like «oooo a little too salty for my taste», more like I just bit into a huge chunk of salt and I’m not sure whether I should spit it out or try to swallow it immediately because I cannot have this in my mouth one second longer.
Overall the portions are a too small to justify the amount of money I spend here. Food is still pretty good when they get it right but I definitely have to ask myself I reaaaally want to spend around $ 25 for just a drink and a single collard green wrap that may or may not be entirely edible.

I am all about healthy, forward thinking, lovingly prepared food, but this place fails horribly at the last two.
There is no sense in running a restaurant with a mission statement that flaunts conscious living when your staff are extremely incapable of accomodating guests with genuine warmth. It seems to be mainly the manager who is pouting at all times of the day. God forbid you come in the afternoons when she is around; strap on your energetic forcefield, as her internal turmoil will choke you like the broken A/​C that they claim is always on in the summer time. I’ve been here five times now (usually just for a drink or snack but sometimes I’ve dined in). ³⁄₅ times the lazy-​eyed sourfaced manager with lifeless energy, weirdly wearing the same yoga pants each time, was incapable of even partially cracking a smile when we looked over at her. Additionally it’s clear they don’t really care to clean the customer area as the chairs and floor almost always have bits of other people’s meals stuck to them. Makes sense since when I looked at the floor behind the cash register accidentally walking downstairs looking for the bathroom, I could see only dirt and no floor. The last time I dined in, one of the pretty boys preparing food seemed to have no filter and swore too comfortably in the presence of elderly customers. NEVER coming back here. I hate to write bad reviews but this pretentious hole in the wall deserves it so maybe they can turn around their attitude and practice what they preach.
³⁄₅ for food & drinks
1/5,for atmosphere and cleanliness
0/​5, that’s ZERO for service and hospitality. Work on making people feel actually wanted and maybe more will come in, simple law of attraction. Otherwise, enjoy floating along in mediocrity.

Everytime I come to this place I’m in love. Yesterday I got the nori rolls, rice paper spring rolls and the chocolate ice cream for dessert. Everything about this place (ambience, staff, food and clean energy) is really refreshing when your coming in from a neighborhood full of air pollution and traffic. I also got a super generous amount of icecream in the end. Stoked to keep comin back for more :)

I love the Rawlicious at HighPark.
I was in the Bloor area today and decided to check out the Rawlicious at 20 Cumberland.
I absolutely hated it, it was hot and muggy inside and no one bothered to serve me, even though they acknowledged me coming in, so i walked out. It was not busy at the time. They were more concerned about the sound from the music getting turned off.
I will never visit that location again. You would think it would be worth my while considering the location.

Food was very good, but service was terrible.
Raw and vegan isn’t my normal dining style, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed everything I ate. From what I could see the food was pretty much all prepared in advance, and and just plated as you order it, but it all tasted fresh.
Our cutlery was placed on the table with the server holding the end of the fork that’s destined for your mouth, and then later served food using her thumb to keep food on the plate as she shuttled it to our table (and I’m usually so pleased with the fact that human beings have opposable thumbs).
Food was enjoyable, but service was poor enough to dissuade me from another visit.

We hoped to get a great breakfast at Rawlicious. We ended up with a huge bag of take out food which was awesome. So the 5 stars are for the awesome food I want you to try. The service at Rawlicious wouldn’t get a star from me at all. 2 people couldn’t put our food together in under 2,5h even I told them we need to be at the airport soon & would love to take nice pictures for the review.
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We had the unbelievably good Taco Wrap ($ 9.50). I never had such a delicious collard leave wrap before. Usually, once you have a leaf wrapped around and greens inside, it’s hard to make it taste like something else than a salad. But here, the taco meat was so awesome, and the cheese rich and creamy, it was as far from as salad as it could possibly be! If i didn’t know it was raw vegan, I would assumed it’s real meat and couldn’t eat it :) It’s by far the best collard leaf wrap I’ve had so far. And even better than the taco wrap I had later that day at the other place.
This pizza ($ 10) was a special, so glad I saw it smiling at me from the dehydrator. We ate the pizza on the plane, I know, things taste better on the plane, and this pizza tasted so good. Definitely something I would get the next time and will try to recreate at home. Such an amazing idea to use pesto as a pizza sauce.
We had to eat these Herb & Onion Flatbreads ($ 10) right in the car. They smelled so good and tasted even better! I could swear they tasted like the best Tarte flambée I’ve ever had. The crust was great, the nut cheese creamy. The Onion, OMG! Maybe the dill was a little too much. And I love dill, but not a whole bunch on a tiny piece of pizza.
Quesadilla ($ 15), not a fan. It was pudding like, the wrap gave up on me completely 2h it was prepared. The coleslaw was between fresh and pickled, not how I like it.

I came here for the smoothies or juices. The service was… odd. The girl was loud and a tad aggressive — I can’t think of any other way to put it. The place was pretty busy but the atmosphere was relaxed, and people seemed to be enjoying their food. It’s a very small café and the menu is small but interesting, and they were advertising a new menu roll-​out next month. The smoothies are pretty good and are definitely healthy. I’ll come back as it’s close to my work and I like the smoothies.

The portions here are pretty small, I love the idea aof vegan and raw food. Overall decent, the waiters know what they’re talking about, the food is okay, it’s quite expensive though and you’ll be hungry an hour after.

Very tasty, but expensive. Considering this is a raw food restaurant, the flavours were amazing without need of «heat».

Not bad for a carnivore.
I visited this restaurant in June 2014 with some friends from work. Although I do prefer meals with meat bi/​products, I was thoroughly pleased with my meal.
I ordered the spring rolls, BLT, ceaser salad and blueberry cheesecake. The sauce given with the spring rolls were amazing and although the rolls are served cold, it was still very tasty. The BLT was also good. It was on an onion bread which I am dying to know if it’s house made or if I can buy it in store. The BLT is served with kale chips which had a good taste — better than the store bought ones I’ve tried. Beware, the kale chips do get stuck in your teeth and the onion bread makes for a strong onion breath!
The cheesecake was alright but nothing to die for.
However, my absolute favourite part of the meal was the ceaser salad. It was so freaking good. I don’t know how they do it since it isn’t made with eggs/​mayo/​anchovies but man; it is so strong in flavour. I am a fan of what I call a «spicy ceaser salad» and this one knocked it out of the park!
Regardless of the price (my bill came to $ 36), I’d return mainly for the BLT sandwich and the ceaser salad… and a millstreet beer.

I love Rawlicious! When I used to work in Yorkville, I would always have lunch at Rawlicious at least twice a week. There service is genuine and friendly, the food is as good as raw vegan gets, and the aesthetics is always perfect from location to location.
The only negative I have is that it is on the pricier side, and although it is a smaller franchise, during busier times it does take longer to get the attention of staff, or receive food. But, if you are in a hurry they do usually try to help you as quickly as they can, especially since they have to make the food on the spot!
Other than that, it is an amazing restaurant, and my meat-​loving friends did like the options here too!

The food is uncooked at Rawlicious, but I think the restaurant is actually named after its service, as well as the condition your feelings will be in after you experience it. As noted by others, the servers are consistently suuuuuper cold and rude for no apparent reason. I guess I would be too if the only pasta I ate was made of zucchini.
I kid! Sorta. A hippie at heart, I love raw cuisine done well. TIP #1: Live Organic knows how to make it tasty, hearty, and creative — go there. Sadly, the food here is blandlicious at best. No excitement, no inventiveness, and above all, no flavour. On top of that, it’s all served with a permafrown. The prices are about the same at Live, yet I always leave Rawlicious feeling raw-​bbed.
I’ve gone a few times because of proximity + an assumption that I’d caught the staff on a bad day, but no. My last lunch there (half the menu unavailable, a snippy server as usual, and the world’s grossest, wateriest $ 10 «Superfood Smoothie») will be my LAST last. TIP #2: Fresh knows how to make smoothies tasty, hearty, and creative — go there.

Being a vegan vegetarian I’m so pleased with all the foods they have so close to my work. Love it!

Remember that episode of Sex and the City where Samantha convinces the girls to try out the newest Manhattan raw restaurant? Well, aside from Samantha meeting Smith on that night, it’s a huge disappointment. Rawlicious proves otherwise with its surprisingly quaint and delicious take on raw cuisine.
The ‘Creamsicle’ smoothie is to die for and will leave you wondering if there are minions in the back room blending up actual creamsicles. The flavour is shockingly authentic. It’s hard to believe this is a drink that’s kind to the body.
The nacho platter is a refreshing departure from the boring fare found at most eateries. Corn tortilla chips? Not here. Instead, you’re presented with handmade, raw flax seed and sun-​dried tomato triangles, which lack crunch but provide a stable bed for the fresh tomato salsa, guacamole, and refried ‘beans’ (they taste like beans, look like beans, and yet there’s no beans in the recipe). I’m actually eating walnuts with a tasty dose of turmeric, cumin, and other spices. Can I get the recipe please?
The BLT is great if you love fresh tomatoes. Personally, I don’t, and as such, I found it clever but heavy. The raw onion bread is tasty but dense and in place of bacon, they’ve added ‘eggplant bacon’, a novel idea which makes it hard to get a clean bite. And I hope you’re not planning to kiss anyone because this sandwich will leave you with roast onion breath.
Never fear, there’s a three layer cheesecake on the menu today: vanilla, chocolate, and mint. I don’t dislike it but I’m not crazy about it either. I can see the chocolate layer but it doesn’t even register on my palette. I’m happy because I love mint but I’m also disappointed because I LOVE mint with chocolate. Personally, I’d fold in some dark chocolate (crust and layer), but I’m not in charge and all I can do is pass on my feedback, which our server Adam is happy to hear.
Raw food is not conventional food, so head here with an open mind and some extra dollars. Worth trying.

Beh! Another place I really want to like, but the prices are exorbitant for the miniscule amount of food. $ 10 for 2 little samosas? Sigh. Tried the tacos (ok, not great) and everything has a slightly bitter taste. Loved the chutney.
Love the concept. Should try other things but prohibitive prices…

We pretty much were the only people in the place when we got there which was pretty nice. I loved their raw deserts & smoothies but I had a plate of nachos that I wasn’t really pleased with.
Overall the place was nice but I doubt I’ll be stopping by anytime soon unless I’m in the area & craving one of their yummy deserts or juices!

i had high hopes coming here and I gotta say that i was disappointed. First of all their cups were DIRTY. Definitely not washed properly.
Tried their soup of the day — cheesy cauliflower. It was okayyyy, just not for me. You can REALLY taste the cauliflower in it. For the main I had the Pasta Bolognese and the portion is quite large. It was cool because of the zucchini noodles and i felt super healthy eating it, but it just wasn’t that good. Also, the pasta is cold which I found weird (but I already expected this).
The desserts were all displayed and I really wanted to get one but they all pretty much looked gross n stale. not impressed. Don’t know what all the hype is about for this place.

I participated in their 5 day raw food cleanse. So this review is for the cleanse only.
Basically, for everyday, you get a smoothie or a vegetable juice. Some kind of a salad for lunch. And either raw vegan pasta or pizza for dinner. They also included snacks like raw veggies, nuts, fruit salads, cookies, and so on. They also generally had two desserts per day — one for lunch and another for dinner. There were sauces with everything (salad dressing, dipping sauce, salsa, and they were über delicious).
There was a lot of repetition in the food choices. And they definitely tried to make the least expensive items on the menu. I thought $ 250 for 5 days of raw vegan food was a good deal but given that most of my meals consisted of raw leaves, it doesn’t seem like such a bargain.

Excellent raw food. Friendly service. I can recommend.