In the beautiful Auer Center across from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art is the sweet and savory Pembroke Bakery and Cafe. This center houses many important organizations, including Fort Wayne Trails, The Fort Wayne Ballet, Artlink Art Gallery, and the impressive ArtsLab theater.
It's so nice to see an independent cafe in this location. A lovely blue sky mural with clouds graces one wall, and sunny yellow paint adorns another. The cafe is open 10 or 11 - 8 Tuesday through Friday, 9 - 6 Saturday, and noon - 5 Sunday. Many items are vegan, gluten free, and/or kosher. They do include "carnivore" fare and lots of sweets, treats, and sodas.
There are hand rolled, kettle boiled bagels, large cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies and doughnuts. Daily lunch specials are posted on Facebook. They also offer bakery gift baskets and pastry boxes which require 24-hour notice when ordering. Also available for pickup are sheet cakes and spinach quiche.
The cluck sandwich is a house made chickpea and wheat cutlet with lettuce, tomatoes, and vegan mayo on a house-made bun. It's a meaty, juicy, crunchy way of feeling indulgent and health-conscious at the same time. The Roman pizza is a flatbread with vegan tofu sausage, white bean and garlic purée, and a tomato-basil relish.
I had a vegan Rueben sandwich with traditional pickled cabbage and a non-dairy cheese. They were out of the homemade Thousand Island Dressing (which I missed), but their homemade mayo was pleasing enough. My dining companions enjoyed a hearty vegetable soup with tons of different veggies, and one had a gluten-free brownie. Delish!
Pembroke uses soy-free vegan margarine and sustainably harvested palm oil. They are proud to support local farmers whenever possible, and believe in fresh, fair, and sustainable practices at all times. Next time I'm going back to try some of their coffee.
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