Magic at lunch turns into a pumpkin at night

Plum Cafe, located just off Canton Street in Roswell, prides itself on providing options for guests with dietary restrictions and for those who have a particular interest in tracing the origins of ingredients.

The cafe’s owner, Monica Bolsoni, is committed to quality sourcing and boasts that nearly 75 percent of products used are organic. She uses only line- and pole-caught tuna. She draws from her South American roots, using gluten-free yucca root flour in recipes.

Plum Cafe’s concept works best at lunch, when its healthy focus and laid-back service are most appreciated by the ladies-who-lunch set. Vegan and gluten-free soups fly out of the kitchen, as do salad plates containing fluffy mounds of chicken, tuna and quinoa-beet salads. At lunch, meals are satisfying while light and low-guilt.

Yet as dinner dawns, the restaurant attracts a different crowd. Plum Cafe attempts a Cinderella-esque transformation to a full-service restaurant, but lacks the Disney magic necessary to successfully pull it off.