This is hands down the best 'health store' in Melbourne - probably Australia. Not only does it have a huge range of organic fruit, veggies, meat, dairy - pretty much all foods and drinks you can think of - including wine - it also has extensive sections for supplements, beauty & skin care, hair care, household cleaning, cookware, clothing, books etc etc. Plus a cafe. It's totally amazing. before Wholefood Merchants opened I had to go to 3 different stores in different suburbs just to find all the items I wanted. Now they have everything conveniently under the one roof. Plus the store is more like a warehouse - being that it is so spacious. And the staff are just wonderful from Simon in fruit and veg, to Jodie who is everywhere and Jane the manager - they are just lovely. I can't recommend it highly enough. Go check it out when you can. I'm sure you will love it too.
A brilliant presentation by Dr Margie Smith (Smart DNA) and Sue Barron delivering a vital health message and life changing pathways. Thanks so much. The venue is the best Wholefood shop and cafe with beautiful people attending to your needs and always welcoming you with that personal touch.
On this occasion, I chose the 'B.L.T. - vegan dijonnaise, tomato, petite lettuce, and vegan bacon, in a toasted, gluten-free Turkish roll, and chips ($14.50)'. Lovely, fresh ingredients in this sandwich made it a winner!
Went for Sunday breakfast at around 9.45. Not busy early on but almost full by 11am. Most things on the menu are/can be made vegan - a bonus is the "heavier" lunch-style options are available in the morning too. I had the seared vegan haloumi and a chai latte. The haloumi and toast were nice, the salad portion was much more shallot than cucumber, and there was an eggplant puree that looked a bit unappealing (tasted OK, bit boring, there are more interesting things to do with eggplant). A filling meal though. My sister had the quinoa fritters, which she enjoyed, and the spiced hot chocolate, which she did not (basically the chocolate taste was totally masked by the turmeric - also, cultural appropriation much??). Service was good (water glasses weren't totally clean though...) In short, a bit overpriced, but I would go back.
A bustling place which caters very well to food intolerances with lots of options for healthy and naughty versions of favourites. Highly recommended!
this is a super cute small but very busy cafe on the side of a really wonderful organic wholefoods store, perfect place for a shopping break. the staff are lovely and extremely knowledgeable about their products, attentive and happy to help without being overbearing and intrusive.
both the "coffee" orders of a soy latte and almond milk hot chocolate were hot and presented nicely. perfectly flavoured with the right delicious kick if caffeine and sweetness. also shared the sweet potato fries which was a value for money, large serve of crunchy salted chippies without being either too dry or oily.
it was a lovely experience, keen to come back and try the sweet treats.
As it is very hard to find good filling meals, it was an awesome place to try. It was actually quiet awesome walking into a foods store to have a cafe. As I had the berry porridge, I can say for certain berries are not nice warm. Other than that the porridge itself was wicked! Those sweet potato chips are bloody ace tho!
Have only tried the caramel crunch slice so far but it was amazing! The girl who served us was also really helpful when I was trying to decide on what to get. Definitely want to come back and try other things on the menu.
This cafe is situated inside this wonderful health food store. The cafe offers a range of vegetarian and vegan options. I’ve had both the vegetable soup and the smashed avocado! The smashed avocado has a flavour combination it was amazing. Thw cafe also offers a range of raw vegan treats including coco whip which is like soft serve for those that can’t eat dairy! Wow! The bliss balls are also delicious! The cafe is slightly small with getting a table being difficult at times however I Highly recommend for those that enjoy vegetarian/vegan foods!
Good food and vegan/vego. The store itself is more worth it.
Tumeric latte is pretty quality and on tap kombucha is brilliant.
Service is okay.
Just discovered this gem today, is the closest thing I have seen to whole foods in the USA. The space is a whole foods wonderland with anything you could imagine
They have a cute cafe within the building that serves awesome whole food options. Plenty of Vegan options which rocks my socks.
Check it out for sure I'll be back!
I eat here twice a week. The salad bowl is my favourite and I think the coffee is good. I can't leave without spending up big in the fresh produce section either. I wish I could have every meal here or st least live next door. Extremely friendly wait staff.
Jonathon G (Theerealjono)
+4
Completely unexpected find! After a brief walk through this looks like a great place to find organic and healthy food options, as well as a bit of extra stuff. I did notice some things looked a bit on the pricey side, but that is pretty normal for this type of organic wholefoods shop. I really wish we could get this quality of healthy organic food without paying the extra premium!
I'll be back. :)
First time at the wholefood Merchant, wow absolutely incredible! If anyone has been to Good Food Emporium this is like that but 10 times better, has a more original natural feeling.The vibes are amazing, and such a great range of products. Mark greeted us at the door, so lovely and awesome energy. This is my new number one shop. Can’t wait to go back.
Hands down the best health food store in Australia. Nobody has this sort of variety. 8 types of Maple Syrup exceptional premium options to suit all dietaries. All premium, all the time. ❤️
Love going here. Great range, great staff, welcoming atmosphere. To all the scaredy cats whinging about masks: they don’t work! Look it up, it’s just a pathetic theatre you’re complicit in.
This place is insanely good! The grocery section has every gluten free, fodmap friendly and vegan option you can think of, from pantry to freezer goods and fresh produce. The cafe is on the same level, plant based but flavourful and delicious! You can't go past their signature bowls. Highly recommend!!
Absolutely love this place. Came originally to get dairy free chocolate for a friend and was impressed with some of their products. They have an amazing Cafe inside that honestly has the best chai latte I have ever had. I've eaten a few of their vegan food options just to see what it's like and the VEEF burger was incredible, couldn't even tell it was vegan. Will be back for sure and will bring some friends. Highly recommended.
The business and staff not only sell healthy food, they live healthy; deciding not to follow unhealthy mandates. Bravo. All the 1-star haters should be ignored. My recommendation to them is- stay home in bed covered in bubble wrap with the tv on and you should be safe!
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