I really love the vibe of this place. It is Costa Rican inspired with a small, but cozy indoor seating area as well as a back patio overlooking the water. We were seated inside but I'd love to go back and sit outside so I can enjoy that view. The menu is not strictly vegan but their vegan menu is quite expansive. It made it really hard to choose but that just means I'll have to go back and try more! One thing I will say is that it can be incredibly difficult to get a table so if you are in the area and plan on going definitely make a reservation ahead of time. We were lucky to get a table on a Thursday night!
So, let's check out the food!
When a menu has vegan french onion soup you go for the french onion soup. This soup was ok. I wish it was more bready and cheesy and I am pretty sure they left in pieces of bay leaf which were unpleasant to stumble upon. Otherwise it did have nice flavor. I probably wouldn't order it again but I'm definitely glad I tried it.
When I was looking at the specials menu and saw "Sarah's Summer Salad" and then saw that it had watermelon I knew that I had to go for it!
The salad was fresh and beautiful and delicious. It was a great choice, especially because it was a hot day. I would love to go back and try some more of their "heavier" options when it isn't quite so hot but this salad was definitely delicious.
My friend graciously let me take a picture of her meal as well and how good does this look?! This is the buffalo cauliflower salad and it looked amazing. I'm not a huge fan of buffalo sauce but she enjoyed it and said that there was quite a kick!
Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at The Purple Elephant and would definitely love to go back, sit outside and try out some more delicious items on their menu. One thing I will say is that it is quite pricey so I don't see myself going here often, more as a special occasion kind of place. I do recommend giving it a try though, and let me know what I should get the next time I go! 😉
