The food is amazing, and I love this place. But they really need better lighting so you can tell it’s open. And they were out of some entrees that they forgot to tell us about when they gave us the menus. Service is not fast, so expect food to take a while, but it’s worth it. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pie, Cauliflower Wings
Tyler Penkofski
Great vegan spot in concord! I’ll be coming back for the Buffalo seitan sandwich and to try more of the custom sodas. Give orange fennel a try!Vegetarian options: It’s all vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Summer Rolls
Jacob Lamoureux
You'll be glad you came in for the seitan nuggets and pad thai, but I was downright delighted at the unexpected dose of enlightenment & entertainment that came with it. My advice: try to come in at an off-time and strike up a convo with the affable owner, a profound fella named Jordan who could pull off a standup career if he decided to close down Col's — but as with the best vegans, his heart is in the mission and he keeps chugging along despite the snafus. (Getting his story of launching & running this place is 3x more interesting than whatever podcast you're currently hooked on).If you manage to come in a bit past 7 on a weeknight, you may also have the luck to get Hannah as your hostess, part-time server and full-time humanitarian, a caring & witty personality I found simpatico to Jordan's.Just visiting Concord, I've been to vegan restaurants in half a dozen states over the past two years and it's easy to cheer for such restaurants, but I found myself particularly wishing good things for the folks behind Col's. Stop in, bring your good vibes, and enjoy the soulful vibes that radiate back your way.Speaking of snafus, their POS was down, and they said "just call us tomorrow to pay." The experience was like dining at a restaurant opened by an old college pal. If I lived in Concord, I'd want to swing by regularly — the combo of good eats, solid mission, and stimulating postprandial chat is hard to beat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marisa Minor
Amazing food and very nice people! Highly recommend the caesar salad and falafel wrap. All around fantastic experience and I will definitely be a return customer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Wrap
Sara & Willow
Stopped in last weekend and ended up walking out before even being seated. There was a cashier/staff person who didn't acknowledge us at all after we walked in. Someone else came from out back, looked directly at us, and didn't even say hello when it was clear we had just arrived. The place was kind of dark and desolate; I ended up checking their location hours online to ensure we hadn't come in when they were closing (they weren't). Unfortunately will not be returning. While sparse in NH, there are other vegan establishments with top-notch service and welcoming atmospheres. Would rather spend my time (and money) there.
In Motion (InMotion)
The worst vegan place I’ve ate at, the menu looked good that’s why we came but we were very disappointed with the food, service and atmosphere.I’ll start with the food, first the only dish that tasted good was the Caesar salad.Then we had the cauliflower wings, they were soggy, cold and undercooked. They did not taste good at all.The chickpea tuna, was bland so bland I had to use a bunch of mayo and sauce from the cauliflower wings to compensate for the lack of taste.The beyond burgers were just as bland and just not well executed. And everything was cold… keep in mind they were not busy and there was definitely enough staff we saw at least four workers around the service desk.Now as for the service and atmosphere. The place was empty on a Saturday night, at around 6:30 when restaurants are usually busy. There were just two people eating when we got there.But still there were two tables that had been left unattended with food and dirty dishes on them, they were left like that the entire time we ate. It was disgusting, and the staff would walk right by them.Then it took almost 20 minutes after getting our menus to get attended again. Once we got our food the server never came back to check on us. We had to ask another employee to get our check.There were two employees that came out from the kitchen area and their attire was filthy with food all over their shirt. It really made us question the cleanliness of the kitchen.I am a vegan, I’ve ate at many vegan restaurants. I wanted to like this restaurant. We came hungry we forced ourselves to eat the food.I would highly recommend any fellow vegan to skip this place.I don’t post reviews about restaurants like this ever so this is going out of my way to let people know. If we had spent $20 here I wouldn’t be writing this review, I’d understand that you get what you pay for. But we spent $90, the food should meet the standard of the price and it felt like we burnt our money. So disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Maureen Leary
My husband has a dairy allergy so we try to find vegan, plant based options, especially when we're on the road. Everything at Cole's Kitchen was fantastic! We ordered the TLT and Falafel Wrap and a modified hummus wrap for my daughter. Unfortunately, they were out of the falafel, but replaced the wrap with a Chickpea of the Sea sandwich, which highly exceeded my expectations so much that I'm trying to figure out how to replace it at home. Can I have the recipe?? ?We ordered takeout, which was ready within a few minutes of arrival. The interior is super cute and the staff was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
GraniteSprite
We had Pad Thai and ravioli as well as the homemade seltzer drinks on our last visit. For an appetizer, we code buffalo cauliflower. The food was fresh and delicious. We are meat eaters but choose Col’s over other restaurants in Concord because it’s so good. We also like the atmosphere - with hardwood floors, a piano and a mix of high-top and regular tables. Plus, you can bring your own wine or beer.
David C.
Came here when staying at an Airbnb in Concord. I'm not vegan but my girlfriend is - I have nothing but good things to say about the restaurant.We came on a Saturday around noon time when it wasn't busy and we were seated and given some water and menus. We ordered off the brunch menu while dining in, and ordered some other things to take home.All the food on the menu was seasoned perfectly and tasted great, wouldn't know there wasn't actual meat if you didn't tell me!
MissRiva Gijanto
What a delightful and mouth-watering vegan spot to eat at!Clean place, friendly staff and delicious vegan food. Can't get any better than that!They do have bathrooms here and support the environment.I highly recommend!
We were so excited to see a vegan restaurant on our drive from Vermont to Boston. We planned our trip to arrive in time for lunch. Col's was closed, despite everything say they are open 12 - 4 on Mondays. Very disappointing.
David George (David George)
Service great, 100% vegan wonderful, just lacks a bit of herbs and spices to satisfy my palate. I will definitely go back but chef, try adding more flavors and offer something healthy on the plate instead of potato chips.Vegetarian options: 100 percent vegan!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rebecca Waterman
I assume they're going through a staffing crisis, so bear that in mind. They were out of a good portion of the menu (we got there a half hour after open and the restaurant was empty so we didn't show up at the end of a long busy day) and what we got was pretty underwhelming. The falafel burger is fine. The Mac and cheese has little flavor and is almost sweet. The texture is good - the dish just looks much better than it tastes. We planned a road trip stop to go here, wouldn't really recommend anyone going out of their way to visit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Michael G.
Food and service was very good.Hope to go again. There were two of us.Both had the smoothies.Pad ThaiVeggie burger
Sherry Allen
We recently stopped for lunch on route to vacation in Hardwick VT and had fantastic meals. The service and atmoshere were excellent! We will remember to tell all our friends!
The food is amazing, and I love this place. But they really need better lighting so you can tell it’s open. And they were out of some entrees that they forgot to tell us about when they gave us the menus. Service is not fast, so expect food to take a while, but it’s worth it. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pie, Cauliflower Wings
Great vegan spot in concord! I’ll be coming back for the Buffalo seitan sandwich and to try more of the custom sodas. Give orange fennel a try!Vegetarian options: It’s all vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Summer Rolls
You'll be glad you came in for the seitan nuggets and pad thai, but I was downright delighted at the unexpected dose of enlightenment & entertainment that came with it. My advice: try to come in at an off-time and strike up a convo with the affable owner, a profound fella named Jordan who could pull off a standup career if he decided to close down Col's — but as with the best vegans, his heart is in the mission and he keeps chugging along despite the snafus. (Getting his story of launching & running this place is 3x more interesting than whatever podcast you're currently hooked on).If you manage to come in a bit past 7 on a weeknight, you may also have the luck to get Hannah as your hostess, part-time server and full-time humanitarian, a caring & witty personality I found simpatico to Jordan's.Just visiting Concord, I've been to vegan restaurants in half a dozen states over the past two years and it's easy to cheer for such restaurants, but I found myself particularly wishing good things for the folks behind Col's. Stop in, bring your good vibes, and enjoy the soulful vibes that radiate back your way.Speaking of snafus, their POS was down, and they said "just call us tomorrow to pay." The experience was like dining at a restaurant opened by an old college pal. If I lived in Concord, I'd want to swing by regularly — the combo of good eats, solid mission, and stimulating postprandial chat is hard to beat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and very nice people! Highly recommend the caesar salad and falafel wrap. All around fantastic experience and I will definitely be a return customer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Wrap
Stopped in last weekend and ended up walking out before even being seated. There was a cashier/staff person who didn't acknowledge us at all after we walked in. Someone else came from out back, looked directly at us, and didn't even say hello when it was clear we had just arrived. The place was kind of dark and desolate; I ended up checking their location hours online to ensure we hadn't come in when they were closing (they weren't). Unfortunately will not be returning. While sparse in NH, there are other vegan establishments with top-notch service and welcoming atmospheres. Would rather spend my time (and money) there.
The worst vegan place I’ve ate at, the menu looked good that’s why we came but we were very disappointed with the food, service and atmosphere.I’ll start with the food, first the only dish that tasted good was the Caesar salad.Then we had the cauliflower wings, they were soggy, cold and undercooked. They did not taste good at all.The chickpea tuna, was bland so bland I had to use a bunch of mayo and sauce from the cauliflower wings to compensate for the lack of taste.The beyond burgers were just as bland and just not well executed. And everything was cold… keep in mind they were not busy and there was definitely enough staff we saw at least four workers around the service desk.Now as for the service and atmosphere. The place was empty on a Saturday night, at around 6:30 when restaurants are usually busy. There were just two people eating when we got there.But still there were two tables that had been left unattended with food and dirty dishes on them, they were left like that the entire time we ate. It was disgusting, and the staff would walk right by them.Then it took almost 20 minutes after getting our menus to get attended again. Once we got our food the server never came back to check on us. We had to ask another employee to get our check.There were two employees that came out from the kitchen area and their attire was filthy with food all over their shirt. It really made us question the cleanliness of the kitchen.I am a vegan, I’ve ate at many vegan restaurants. I wanted to like this restaurant. We came hungry we forced ourselves to eat the food.I would highly recommend any fellow vegan to skip this place.I don’t post reviews about restaurants like this ever so this is going out of my way to let people know. If we had spent $20 here I wouldn’t be writing this review, I’d understand that you get what you pay for. But we spent $90, the food should meet the standard of the price and it felt like we burnt our money. So disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My husband has a dairy allergy so we try to find vegan, plant based options, especially when we're on the road. Everything at Cole's Kitchen was fantastic! We ordered the TLT and Falafel Wrap and a modified hummus wrap for my daughter. Unfortunately, they were out of the falafel, but replaced the wrap with a Chickpea of the Sea sandwich, which highly exceeded my expectations so much that I'm trying to figure out how to replace it at home. Can I have the recipe?? ?We ordered takeout, which was ready within a few minutes of arrival. The interior is super cute and the staff was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had Pad Thai and ravioli as well as the homemade seltzer drinks on our last visit. For an appetizer, we code buffalo cauliflower. The food was fresh and delicious. We are meat eaters but choose Col’s over other restaurants in Concord because it’s so good. We also like the atmosphere - with hardwood floors, a piano and a mix of high-top and regular tables. Plus, you can bring your own wine or beer.
Came here when staying at an Airbnb in Concord. I'm not vegan but my girlfriend is - I have nothing but good things to say about the restaurant.We came on a Saturday around noon time when it wasn't busy and we were seated and given some water and menus. We ordered off the brunch menu while dining in, and ordered some other things to take home.All the food on the menu was seasoned perfectly and tasted great, wouldn't know there wasn't actual meat if you didn't tell me!
What a delightful and mouth-watering vegan spot to eat at!Clean place, friendly staff and delicious vegan food. Can't get any better than that!They do have bathrooms here and support the environment.I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: PS
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We were so excited to see a vegan restaurant on our drive from Vermont to Boston. We planned our trip to arrive in time for lunch. Col's was closed, despite everything say they are open 12 - 4 on Mondays. Very disappointing.
Service great, 100% vegan wonderful, just lacks a bit of herbs and spices to satisfy my palate. I will definitely go back but chef, try adding more flavors and offer something healthy on the plate instead of potato chips.Vegetarian options: 100 percent vegan!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I assume they're going through a staffing crisis, so bear that in mind. They were out of a good portion of the menu (we got there a half hour after open and the restaurant was empty so we didn't show up at the end of a long busy day) and what we got was pretty underwhelming. The falafel burger is fine. The Mac and cheese has little flavor and is almost sweet. The texture is good - the dish just looks much better than it tastes. We planned a road trip stop to go here, wouldn't really recommend anyone going out of their way to visit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food and service was very good.Hope to go again. There were two of us.Both had the smoothies.Pad ThaiVeggie burger
We recently stopped for lunch on route to vacation in Hardwick VT and had fantastic meals. The service and atmoshere were excellent! We will remember to tell all our friends!