Taloola Cafe

Great place for a nice cup of coffee and dessert. I usually get the salads at lunch which are a great price and delicious. Highly recommended if your tired of the same old starbucks scene and want something unique.

The service is meh, food is pretty good. I’m not vegan myself so maybe that’s why I’m not super enthusiastic about the lack of flavour. Pricey.
However, I must give five stars to their fig smoothie. I still dream about it.

Love this place. Everything home made, menu always being updated. Super healthy !!! Every day you can count on trying something new. Friendly, young staff that make you feel very welcomed. Nice, clean interior and free parking right on the street. The only downfall is that this place is very small, but I’ve never actually had to wait for a table (lucky I guess) During warm months there are also few tables outside.

Very cute place right it the heart of Walkerville. Old and rustic and delicious teas and the menu is very healthy which is a huge plus.
It’s a cute place for some peace and quiet but also a really cute area for a small meeting.

Great, comfortable atmosphere. The selection was very appetizing, creative, healthy and accommodating for those with more limited diets. The smoothies were a bit overpriced. The Roberto Panini was really delicious. There were many items that I need to come back to try.

Amazing décor, great drinks, and good food! The staff are very friendly and helpful.
They can make things gluten free, and also seem very vegan/​vegetarian-​friendly.

This place was cool. Nice environment and vibe. Everything seemed pretty fresh too. Also if you’re a vegetarian or vegan this place actually has a lot to offer, far far more than most places in windsor. The coffee was good although I did get a spiced latte so I couldn’t really judge the taste and texture of the espresso or milk.

Quaint vegetarian haven. Fresh, tasty and filling. The atmosphere is friendly and artistic. Not your typical city like restaurant.

Deeply disappointed with the Americano that I got here. I usually drink my coffee black but had to add milk to mask the bad flavor. Plus, their service is poor — rude, no cutlery included with my take-​out, I was overcharged. Finally, they have odd hours that imply that this place is more scene than coffee shop (no early mornings). The food was good, however, and I was happy to see many healthy and delicious options.

Interesting place even if the vibe is too contrived for my taste. As a vegan, I will say the menu has options that are way better than the usual «salad on a bun» most places offer the vegan crowd.
On the down side, the amuse bouche of couscous on the side is just a plate filler and needs acid and my meat eating partner suggested the prosciutto needs to be sliced much thinner. He said biting through thick prosciutto pulled a lot of the meat from the sandwich in one bite.
The drink options are impressive and fairly priced.
I would return.

Great little atmosphere, nice vibe and décor for what it is.
Food was extremely fresh and cooked just right! Portions were a bit on the small side, but the quality definitely makes up for it.
5 well deserved stars, I’ll return without a doubt.

Unique menu. We really love this place!

As someone who’s grown up in Windsor, and knows a lot of it’s hidden gems, I would greatly recommend Taloola. The European-​esc (if that’s a word?) atmosphere itself is worth going for! The food is fresh, delicious, fairly priced, and mostly vegetarian and vegan friendly. The staff is always phenomenal. Fridays and Saturdays you may be lucky enough to hear some of Windsor’s finest musicians, and occasionally someone out of town — always a treat!
Although there is currently no wifi, I don’t think this is necessarily a con. Instead of bringing a laptop, why not bring your sketch book or journal? Maybe a friend to talk with!
I love this place, and would recommend it to my closest friends.

Casual, quirky, with really good sandwiches at a reasonable price. We liked the veggies with dipping sauce that came as sides, too.

I absolutely love this place. Cozy and eccentric interior, helpful/​kind/​attractive staff, the option to order a cappuccino +/​or alcohol, plenty of healthy vegan & gluten free options (including a dessert case), delicious & fresh food in general. Fair trade coffee. It’s just perfect… in that well-​loved-​and-​lived-​in kinda way. Though I second another reviewer in that the tables could be wiped down better/​more frequently. Been coming here occasionally for a couple years (I live in Detroit). May it stay open for many years to come!

I must admit, I’ve never had the best opinion about Windsor. My aunt moved there when I was a teen and I went and was bored to tears. Later trips would dump me square in the bar district, great for drinking, but not for much else. Luckily, my friend recently moved to the Walkerville area about a year and a half ago and my, oh my, I’m definitely going back to see her more frequently!
Taloola Café was one of the place she insisted we had to go. A vegan/​vegetarian friendly café with NO WIFI to prevent laptop hogs, fantastic atmosphere and a menu that will keep you coming back for more. On our particular visit, I downed a spicy coffee (coffee with chicory, pepper and some other spicy things) which was good, but a bit dense (but c’mon, I downed it anyway!) and a regular brew, both of which were fine, not mind-​blowing, but totally decent.
For the brunch-​time meal, I ordered the weekend special — stuffed cheesy french toast (a brunch place just isn’t brunch without a well-​done french toast) stuffed with old cheddar, fig purée and pecans. Holy god. It wasn’t the best french toast I’ve ever had, but it was DEFINITELY the best combination on a french toast ever. I must, must, must replicate this at home some time!
Glancing around at other people’s tables also gave me a great perspective on the other food options, the salads and sandwiches were plentiful, the soups were GIGANTIC, and you can even get plates to share with fruits/​nuts, crackers, dip, vegetables, etc.
If you’re in Windsor at all, this is a must-​place to visit. My only complaint was that the service was on the slow side, considering the place was only half-​full. But the servers were friendly and the place is comfy so if you have good company, you may not even notice :)

Fresh food, perky staff, fast service. The space is over the top but it works. The menu is long and full but there is some good stuff on there and personally, I’d rather have a couple too many choices than not enough.
Lost stars for edamame on a salade Niçoise though. Granted, it was identified in the menu and I should have caught it, but yuck. That stuff just isn’t good for you (read an article guys!) and it just doesn’t go well in my opinion. It did look pretty, however. And I respect other people’s creativity and personal taste. But eww :)
I regret to say there were two occasions when I sat at or near an unclean table. On the first, another patron sat on a stain of some sort while I was talking to a friend and we noticed too late to say anything. The latest time, I sat on (what I hope was) a small puddle of lemon (the citrusy culprit was on the seat next to it). Clearly not every detail can be caught between guests but especially in an «anti-​minimalist» atmosphere such as Taloola’s an extra sweep might be well-​advised. :)
I look forward to eating more of their creations and trying a smoothie. They looked delish!

This place has to be my absolute favourite café in Windsor. When I used to live in the city, I would come here often, to read, hang out with friends & have lunch or a snack. Their peanut butter cookies are delicious. They are vegetarian & vegan friendly as is the majority of their menu.
When I am in town, I always go out of my way to make a trip to Taloola’s to have lunch, or pick up some cookies for the ride home. I’ll be back next time I’m in Windsor.

If Windsor can be said to be part of Metro Detroit, then Taloola is one of the best cafes in Metro Detroit. The selection of tea is just crazy vast, so vast that there is a book-​sized tea menu. I enjoyed my rose-​whatever tea. The ambiance is super cozy and warm, and it is nice being immersed amongst all of the Windsorites, conversing in that peculiar language of theirs. There is live music on Fridays, I believe. There’s quite a big selection of baked goods too. Prices were reasonable, and there is a ton of space available for parking on the street.

This place just kills it in terms of ambiance, it’s really cool. The pastries here are always good and the food I’ve tried on the menu is quite tasty. The coffee is probably as good as you’re going to get in Windsor. (If it was in Toronto or another city with a developed coffee culture the competition would probably bump it down to three stars if it didn’t step up its game.)
I normally try to meet up with friends for a coffee here or for lunch when I’m in town. It’s a cool place in a cool neighbourhood where you can hang around hipsters and eat vegan (and non-​vegan) sandwiches.