Like fresh, yummy, good-for-you food? Wellness Warehouse has opened a Wellness Cafe in Wembley Square and its all kinds of awesome. First off, if you’re an allergy baby, they’re sooo ready to cater for you. No eye rolling when you ask if there’s a gluten- or dairy-free options.

While they offer brekkie (until 11:30), wraps, burgers, salads and what not as well as ready-made meals on the go, the highlight is definitely their buffet (R15/100g, Mon to Fri 1 -3pm) which offers lots of low fat, vegetarian, raw, gluten-free, lactose-free options.

I popped in with my friend Rebecca over the weekend and got stuck in, trying a bit of everything. While we both agreed their goji berry and nectarine salad was ridiculously good, I was surprised by how much I liked their fish pie topped with sweet potato crust. Rebecca, however, gave their butternut & spinach lasagna big props. Oh! And I also really enjoyed their Iced Chai  Latte (R22,95).

I now really want to go back and try their smoothies (R29). William the manager says their Green Dream is very popular, a blend of spinach, celery, banana, dates, pear and spirulina powder. It sounds so bizarre that I’m now super curious to try it. That and the Very Vegan protein shake (R39,95) which contains hemp powder, chia seeds, lactose-free ice cream (really?!), strawberries and soy milk.

If you’re in the area, pop in and let me know what you think. I’m sold and will probably pop in with my lap top after an early morning gym session to abuse their free Wi-Fi…

…and have an excuse to eat this boy:

Love, love

Leigh