Take Two Cafe: The Go-To Vegan and Vegetarian Spot in Schenectady, NY

My wife is vegan, so it's difficult when traveling to find a place where she can actually have a whole menu to choose from. Found Take Two while traveling back to Connecticut from our long weekend. Easy to get to off the highway, parking wasn't bad, but it is a Sunday Could be difficult during the week. Food was very good and the staff was really friendly. They have indoor and outdoor seating. Not a lot of tables My only recommendation would be to have a restroom for customers and more outside seating. Seems like a nice downtown area.

Absolutely awesome. I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but it was amazing to have a place where every sandwich on the menu was friendly to my diet. My boyfriend who doesn't follow any special diets said the potato salad was better than real potato salad with dairy and eggs. High praise, and I agree. The Oreo bar was absolutely stellar also, I'd eat here every week if I could.

this is easily one of my favorite places in downtown as an out of state union student. food is delicious, coffee is BOMB, and everyone that works here is so sweet and the overall vibe of the place is just amazing. if you’re from around here or just visiting, i cannot recommend this place more. also the music is just too good 33

I love the macaroni salad so much, and one of the breakfast burritos, and most of the doughnuts! Whichever fake steak is being used here is a bit funky. Tried it twice and it's sweet with an odd texture. Everything else I've had has been good.

We stopped in for lunch. My son got the special, jerk pulled pork wrap with potato salad. Other kids got build your own omelet and the crane (kind of like a crunch wrap burger) with Mac salad. Hubby got a buffalo version of the crane and I got the triple decker with salad. Not a huge fan of the dressing on the salad but the Mac salad and potato salad were both very good. The triple decker was huge and I had to pass it off to the others to be finished. Staff was very friendly and even helped us arrange some seating as they don't have a lot of dine in seating. We also got treats from the dessert case- PB cheesecake, Oreo cheesecake, maple pecan pie, nutter butter cheesecake, and a giants chocolate chip cookie. All were really good except the PB cheesecake, just very rich and not very sweet. Would definitely go again!

OMG everything here is so good!! I had the spicy southwest omelette with corn pepper bread and was so happy. Seasoned perfectly, ripe avocados and the bread was an unexpected treat. I bought one of the desserts for later, I think it was the espresso bar. Definitely coming back for seconds before I fly out!

I visited Take Two Cafe recently to have lunch with friends. I got the buffalo mac and cheese wrap, I believe I ordered the mac salad but got potato salad but I didn't mind either way. Seating was limited so we did look for another place to sit. I think everyone was happy with their meals. We're not vegans, but I think everyone was pleasantly suprised by how much they liked it.

We always have a wonderful experience at the Take Two Cafe. Most recently, Chelsea made 8 full size cakes in 3 different varieties, an impressive feat on its own. Each cake was made with same care, quality, and consistency. Our guests loved each one and argued which was best! Overall a truly amazing experience. The cakes were divine and Chelsea was super easy to work with. She was very responsive through the whole process. PS: The raspberry almond was my favorite of the night, but my husband won’t stop raving about the tiramisu! Thank you so much!!!