Vegan Cornwall

[scarlett]

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[Gorilla]

sounds lovely, haven't been to Cornwall for a long time, i miss it.

[vegcurry]

Woohoo! Truro's veggie scene is growing. :)

Archie Browns (www.archiebrowns.co.uk) are due to open their new premises in Truro around July 21st. It's located at 105 Kenwyn Street (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%22Kenwyn+Street%22&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=10.104171,27.729492&ie=UTF8&ll=50.264848,-5.056286&spn=0.010672,0.02708&z=15&iwloc=addr), (01872 274343), opposite the vegetarian restaurant Lettuce And Lovage (http://www.lettuceandlovage.com/). It'll have a café, shop and deli.

Here's their promotional blurb flyer in PDF (http://www.archiebrowns.co.uk/_downloads/ArchieFlyerBackV3.pdf) format.

I can't wait.

[WildWitch]

I love Cornwall, i call it my second home. Iv never had a problem eating out in Cornwall. There is a wonderful place in Fowey down one of the side streets with a balcony overlooking the harbour, they had no problem veganing up a lunch for me. Iv also eaten at the lettuce and lovage which i would highly recommend. There is a pasty place in Newquay that do vegan chick pea curry pasties which are delicious. Cant remember the name of it but its near that big jewelry shop on the corner going down towards Towan beach.

I did stay at a hotel called St Merryns in St Ives once, dead cheap it was and they really made so much effort to provide me with vegan food, i would go there again, my only complaint was they serve too much food, huge platefulls of roast veggies, nut roast, vegan sausage breakfasts, bean caseroles, veg curry. Only thing they seemed stuck on was desserts but i didnt mind, wouldnt have been able to manage one after the dinner anyway. I think because i was the only vegan staying they seemed to cook too much so bought out seconds cause they wouldnt use the special stuff they bought in for me again. My daughter being veggie was easily catered for though, desserts too.

[emzy1985]

Message from vegcurry:

Archie Browns opened today (Thursday 24th July) in Truro. The shop is well stocked (including Booja Booja Ice Cream, which I can't wait to try out tonight.) and the cafe is excellent. I met one of the staff, George, who is vegan and she was really helpful, so if you're there and need advice on what is OK then speak with her.

I had lunch there today: mixed salad and cous cous stuffed roast aubergine - it was stuffed with pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, figs etc - followed by chocolate fudge cake and a pot of tea. Total = £12.

See my previous post* for links and details of where to find it. *http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=482422&postcount=78

Even better, Vegan Society members get a 10% reduction in the shop with their VS card. :)

Here's photos of the cafe, and lunch.
cafe http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Vegan/ArchieBrownsCafe.jpg
lunch http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Vegan/CousCousStuffedRoastAubergineAndSal.jpg
cake http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Vegan/ChocolateFudgeCake.jpg


I'll be going back there next week for lunch with Mrs vegcurry and Kerry (the local Vegan Society contact).
And, I think that Archie Browns are keen to do some stuff for this years World Vegan Day :)

So ... if you're in Cornwall and find yourself in the Truro area there are now two places to eat right opposite one another, Archie Browns and Lettuce And Lovage.

[Risker]

It's quite sad that most of the links on this thread from over a year ago are either dead or say that the place is closed.

[noodle]

I LOVE Archie Browns :) The shop alone has made my life so much easier, I can get everything in there, including toiletries/make up :D

I haven't had a meal in there yet but I had tea with soya milk and a (massive) piece of vegan chocolate cake, I was in heaven!

[noodle]

Also, I am so going to Falmouth soon, I never knew there were vegan friendly places, I love Falmouth :D

And I have yet to try Lettuce & Lovage, despite working in Truro, tut tut!

[auntierozzi]

Message from VegCurry :

We found a new place to eat in Falmouth called Pea Souk, a veggie cafe with plenty of options for vegans :) It's only been open a few months and is quite small. It's open 7 days a week from about 10am. Mrs Vegcurry and I went in there this week and were impressed with the choice of offerings.

Location: 19c, Well Lane, Church Street,, Falmouth. TR11 3EG Cornwall. tel: 01326 317583
Reviews here: http://www.veggieplaces.co.uk/list_reviews.php?place_id=2398
Map here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=TR11%203EG&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

[noodle]

Fantastic! I'll eat there and stock up on vegan pasties from the other place to eat later :D

[Crafterga]

Just got back from a week in Cornwall. Had an excellent day out to Truro! Had a brill vegan lunch in Lettuce and Lovage. Food very tasty and staff very friendly! Then went and stocked up on raw chocolate bars and lots of other vegan goodies for the BBQ at Archie Browns! Had a bit of a wander around and stumbled on another great health food store. Would definitely recommend a visit for any vegans going to Cornwall. In my book, it now competes with St Ives for Veganability!!!!

[Gwydion]

It's quite sad that most of the links on this thread from over a year (+ a couple now to be fair) ago are either dead or say that the place is closed.

This :(

Am looking to get away for a bit @ the end of May/June - and never been Cornwall way. Still, could be an option! Looks pretty.

Any updates on veganish type things would be much appreciated.

[vegcurry]

Whereabouts are you going to visit? I can only speak for the mid and west parts of the county as I don't tend to go up east that much.

Currently here's what I'm aware of:
TRURO: Archie Browns (Shop, Cafe, Delicatessen) is still open. Lettuce And Lovage (Cafe) is currently looking for a new owner. Holland & Barrett around the corner from AB's is getting pretty limited in it's stock, thankfully AB's is well stocked.
FALMOUTH: Pea Souk is a very small place but is run by a Cordon Vert cook and the choice of vegan food is fairly good. Failing that, the Cornish Miner does a pretty good mixed veg and country veg pasty.
There's a well stocked health food shop, The Natural Store (http://www.naturalstorecornwall.co.uk/), that also does hot food.
PENZANCE: Archie Browns (Cafe and Shop) is a must visit in Penzance.
St IVES: Pengenna Pasties (opposite the Golden Lion pub near the harbour) offer the biggest vegan pasties I've seen. They can be a little bland at times, so you might want to take some pepper or sauce.

See previous postings for locations.

If anyone else in the county would care to add to this that'd be great.

[Gwydion]

Mucho's thanks Mr vegcurry!

I have no idea where exactly I would go, haven't had enough time to research it yet. (Where would you recommend? :D Scenic etc wise).

Ta again, will be a big help if I do end up going there.

[genisis]

tried the link couldnt get on it :-( im going to newquay next week for hol,would really appreciate it if anyone could tell me of any vegan places to eat.we are taking our own food but would be nice to eat out as well, thanx in advance :-)

[KayJay]

Genesis - did you have any luck eating out in Newquay? I'm off on hols there in a couple of months and would be interested to know if you found anything :)

[cobweb]

www.vegancornwall.wordpress.com/

^ hope this helps, it's the 'Vegan Cornwall' list of places to eat.

[genisis]

Genesis - did you have any luck eating out in Newquay? I'm off on hols there in a couple of months and would be interested to know if you found anything :)

didnt really find anywhere, just had the usual choices if we ate out :( but still had a really good holiday, newquay is a fab place and the weather was so good and the beaches were awsome :D we will definatly be going again:cool:

[genisis]

www.vegancornwall.wordpress.com/

^ hope this helps, it's the 'Vegan Cornwall' list of places to eat.

thanx cobweb, the link is brilliant. so amazed of how many places there are to eat since i couldnt find any when we went:o but i will next time i go....THANKYOU:satisfied:

[KayJay]

Wowee that's brill thanks cobweb happy to see that I'll be able to eat out :) Thanks also Genesis - am looking forward to my hols fingers crossed for good weather! :)

[George]

With regards to the Pasty Presto listings on the Vegan Cornwall page, I e mailed them and recieved this reply...


Dear Neil,


Sorry, we don’t currently offer a vegan option for pasties. If this changes in the near future, I will let you know.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Sandy Isaranucheep
T 01225 485993

[Mymblesdaughter]

A couple of places in Cornwall that I don't think have been mentioned Johnny's Cafe Hayle – it's a vegetarian cafe and they have vegan options and even do a vegan cream tea.
http://www.johnnyscafe.co.uk/

I think the best pasties in Cornwall are from Gear Farm they do 2 vegan options sweet potato or veg, much tastier than any others and they are organic. You can get them from The Natural Store in Helston and Falmouth or directly from the farm – St Martin, Helston, TR12 6DE 01326 221150 you do need to go early or order as they run out quickly.

[cobweb]

Johnny's Cafe is in the Vegan Cornwall guide - their food is lovely, especially the Chocolate Brownies!. They do close early in the Winter though.

[Mymblesdaughter]

George why don't you contact Vegan Cornwall and let them know, it looks like they could have been given the wrong information. I've left a message on their site as they say Trelowarren near Helston will do Vegan food. The problem is it's an estate and they have commercial shoots so I don't imagine many Vegans will want to go there. I'm sure they want as much feed back as possible.

[cobweb]

George why don't you contact Vegan Cornwall and let them know, it looks like they could have been given the wrong information. I've left a message on their site as they say Trelowarren near Helston will do Vegan food. The problem is it's an estate and they have commercial shoots so I don't imagine many Vegans will want to go there. I'm sure they want as much feed back as possible.

Really?. That's not good. I thought the guide was brilliant, but it irritated me that with the occasional place they'd listed it and said something like "Warning, this place does NOT cater for Vegans". I found that a bit unnecessary and almost rude (hardly likely to warm eating places to veganism is it?). If they're also printing recommendations for places that *don't* actually serve vegan food, and places that do but also host shooting parties, then it makes me question the rest of it a bit...........(*sigh*).