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The Nectar is an Organic, vegetarian cafe on the edge of Norwich, serving fresh juices, smoothies, herbal tea blends, healthy cakes, handmade chocolates, lunches and snacks. The food we make is inspired by nature.. whole, beautiful and colouful! We source as much local and seasonal produce as possible, and choose fair trade when we have to use imported goods. Most of the produce we use comes from our local community supported agriculture scheme, Norwich farmshare, which we support by subscribing to a box of lovely organically grown vegetables every week to use in our fresh juices, salads and soups. We like to volunteer every now and then and get our hands into the soil our food is grown in! Being connected to where our food comes from is very important to us, and we like to get involved in as much of the process as possible, by getting to know our growers and growing some it ourselves! We have our own fresh herb window boxes outside, and grow our own edible flowers for decoration. Food is about pleasuring all of the sences, and we love to make our food look as good as it tastes!

We make all of our own cakes, treats and chocolates, using all organic, raw, dairy free, gluten free and sugar free ingredients. This means that not only they delicious and beautiful, but evrythjing that goes into them is good for you and the planet! We make rich chocolate tarts using raw cacao, seasonal fruit 'cheese' cakes using cashews to make a creamy cheese and flavoured with deeply colourful berries and fruits. Our flapjacks and energy balls are packed full of high energy nuts, seeds, dried fruits and spices. If you've never tasted raw chocolate before, you're in for a treat! We handmake them in small batches using raw cacao, low GI sweetners like coconut sugar or local borage honey, and hand mould them into gorgous artisan chocolates filled with nut-butter ganache, juicy fruits or subtle natural flavours. We use our own chocolate in our mugs of  real hot-chocolate, melted down with fresh almond milk and warming spices. Our menu is always changing to reflect the seasons, keeping us in touch with nature and feeding us with it's bountiful harvest.

The Nectar is the creation of years of passion of health and nutrition, from childhood days of gathering berries and making concoctions in the kitchen, followed by years of travels in Australia where Jo, the owner of the nectar was introduced to Living foods. She was given a job running a farmers market stall selling raw cakes, chocolates, crackers and salads, then later helping to run workshops teaching the art of raw food preparation. On her return to the UK, she continued eating a high-raw diet, but wanted to use more locally grown produce and combine her love of raw-food cuisine with a local, seasonal and ethical edge. She keeps the nutritional content of all the food as high as possible, whilst making it look beautiful, adapting her recipes to the seasons and making everything with joy and a passion for delicious nutritious food. 

Most of the food we serve is raw, vegan and gluten free, though we also serve organic cows milk and cheese for drinks and sandwiches. We get our bread for our wholesome sandwiches from the artisan bakery two minutes up the road. We also make soups in the colder months, made with seasonal organic veg and warming spices. We stock locally produced cordials, preserves, honey and oil, as well as packaging our own crackers, granola, nut butters and gluten-free flours. As well as being a cafe, we also run regular workshops in living food, so you can come and learn how to make your own healthy raw recipes! See our events page for upcoming dates.

We have spent alot of time making sure the food we serve is of the highest quality and good for you and the planet! We care about where our food comes from, the way it's grown and how we produce the food we make you. That's why we choose organic, local small scale growers and fair trade, so that we show our support for others doing their bit for mother earth.

Menu

Juices: We love juice! All of our juices are freshly made to order using our gentle juicer, giving you the highest nutrient-juce possible. 

Simply: Carrot

            Apple

            Orange

Sweet beets: Carrot, beetroot, apple (+ginger)

Flu-fighter: Orange, lemon, apple, ginger, echinacea

Go-go green :  Cucumber, celery, spinach/kale, lemon, apple (+avocado)

Jazzy apple: Apple, fennel

Cool-fire: Pear, ginger, cucumber

SOLE Juice: Seasonal, Organic, Local, Ethical juice of the day.. see our specials

Smoothies: All of our smoothies are made with fresh juice and fruit.

Green dream: Banana, apple juice, greens, hempseeds

Berry Power: Banana, apple juice, berries, hempseeds

Avo-mint: Avocado, apple juice, peppermint

Thickshakes: All of our Thickshakes are made with either our homemade organic almond milk or organic cow milk

Creamy chocolate: Almond/cow milk, banana, dates, hempseeds, raw cacao powder

Creamy banana: Almond/cow milk, banana, dates, hempseeds

Berry creamy: Almond/cow milk, banana, dates, berries, hempseeds

Chai shake: Almond/cow milk, banana, dates, chai-spices.

Hedgerow cordials: Our handmade cordials are made using vitimin-rich seasonal fruits. Served either still, sparkling or hot. See our seasonal flavours of the month.

Teas

We Love tea! We have an extensive range of organic herbal teas, fresh herbal teas and blend our own ‘speciali-teas’ using herbs and spices to suit your mood. All served by the pot for 1 or 2

Normali-tea – Black tea served with our home-made almond milk or organic cows milk

Simplici-teas – Straight up: Green tea, Rooibos, peppermint, chamomile, nettle, liquorice, spearmint, rosehip, fennel, yarrow, lemon-verbena or ginger

Puri-tea: fennel, aniseed, cardamom, liquorice, peppermint

Digestivi-tea: liquorice, cardamom, fennel, peppermint, ginger, black pepper

Vitali-tea: peppermint, black tea, spearmint, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, green tea, black pepper, clove

Immuni-tea: Nettle, spearmint, rose-hip, goji-berries

Chocola-tea: Cacao nibs, cinnamon, liquorice, carob, cardamom, ginger, cloves, black pepper

The Nectar Chai: Homemade spicy chai, with or without black tea and made with either our won almond milk or organic cows milk

‘Real’ hot chocolate: Our signature drink! Thick creamy hot chocolate, made our own raw chocolate, traditional spices and either almond milk or cows milk. Can be made with chilli on request!

Hot lemon & honey: for when you need warming and sweetnening on the inside. Add a touch of chilli to banish the winter blues!

Coffee

Our coffee is organic and fair trade, and we use aeropress and pour over methods to extract the higherst flavours from our speciality coffees. Our coffees are specialy selected for their flavours and aromas, so are best enjoyed black, though please ask for your choice of milk.

Food

Rainbow salad bowl:

Organic salad leaves, grated root vegetables, our homemade sauerkraut, sprouted mungbeans, tomato, avocado, tamari-seeds and a tahini-ginger dressing.

Can be served with our home made raw flaxseed crackers or bread

Living-pizza:

Gluten-free buckwheat pizza base with raw cashew ‘cheese’ sundried tomato sauce and fresh seasonal veg topping and sprouted seeds.

Wholesome sarnies:

Homemade pesto, avocado and tomato

Homemade hummus and grated root veg

Raw cashew ‘cheese’/organic cheese and chutney

Dipping plate:

Homemade raw cashew ‘cheese’, homemade pesto and hummus serves with our raw flaxseed crackers

Bread and Moroccan spice dip:

Artisan bread, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and homemade ‘dukkah’ (morrocan spices)

‘All-day breakfast’ Granola:

Sprouted buckwheat, fresh fruit, raisins, hempseeds, our almond milk or organic cows milk, honey.

Toast and spreads:

Choose from homemade cashew ‘cheese’, local preserves, honey, miso, handmade raw chocolate spread, nut-butter.

Warm-grain bowl:

Warm buckwheat/quinoa served with creamy pesto, fresh herbs, seasonal vegetables and tamai-seeds.

Seasonal specials:

From warm winter soup to summery sushi-rolls. Check out our specials inspired by nature!

Cakes and desserts:

We make all our own cakes daily! All are gluten, dairy, sugar free and raw.

Rich-raw chocolate pie (nut free)

Carrot cake

Seasonal fruit cashew ‘cheese’ cake

Raw-chocolate fudge

Handmade raw chocolates

Go-go balls

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