Re: Vegan friendly restaurants in UK
Help! I want to take my boyfriend out for a meal on Wednesday evening- in Brighton- and Im having a tough time trying to decide where to go!
The George: Is it very 'pubby' in the evening- not a sort of evening meal type of place?
Terre A Terre: Is it really mega expensive? How much would the average meal without alcohol cost?
Food For Friends: Seems a little pricey for not that nice sounding food...!
Are there any other restaurants in Brighton that aren't vegi/ vegan but cater very well for them? My boyfriend's vegetarian.
Any help is very much appreciated!!
Re: Vegan friendly restaurants in UK
Hi Troutina
the George is usually a mix in the evening of people eating and people just drinking. it can get a bit smoky in the evenings but there is a non-smoking area. it's also fairly noisy so not a great idea if you want a quiet chat! ;) the food's fab though (and if you're a member of Viva! you get 25% off).
Terre a Terre is mega-expensive in my opinion - i went there with my boyfriend for my birthday, two courses with a bottle of wine cost us about £80. :eek: the food's nice but i'm not sure it's worth the money, there's surprisingly little choice.
i've never been to Food For Friends, i keep meaning to go sometime! i've heard it's under new management and i've read some good reviews.
there are other places like Bombay Aloo which is cheap but you need to check with the waiters which dishes are vegan. there's also Wai Kika Moo Kau which has a nice atmosphere, it's a bit more like a cafe than a restaurant but they do serve food in the evenings and you get quite large helpings, not a great deal of vegan options though. i don't think Infinity is open in the evenings. i think Red Veg is but probably not a great dinner option!
i don't eat in non-veggie places much but there is the Little Buddha Thai restaurant who have a great selection of tofu and veg dishes, the waiters should be able to confirm which ones are vegan and it's not too expensive. you can take your own booze if you want. Wagamama can be good, busy and noisy though and obviously part of a chain so i prefer to visit the local restaurants more.
phew! hope all that helps :)
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For Terre a Terre you usually need to book a while in advance (for the evening anyway) so I'm not sure if you'd get in on Wednesday. Food for Friends is a bit less busy I think so worth a try. I have been once since the change of ownership and quite enjoyed it though some of the people I was with weren't so impressed. I think it's trying to be more like T a T.
The George is cheap and cheerful and the question of booking doesn't arise. I like it in there but there are no two ways about it, it's a pub :D
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Aww thankyou both so much for your help!
I don't think T a T is much use by the sound of it; I may have just been paid but I am by no means a zillionaire..!
Food For Friends had an OK menu, but at the moment I think my boyfriend and I still like simple, tasty food- nothing too weird!
I didn't think Wai Kika Moo Kau was open in the evenings? I've looked at so many websites maybe I'm getting it confused with Infinity.
Well thankyou for your help, I'll let you know where we decide to go!
Just don't want to resort to our usual Chinese- as much as I love it, I always have it because I know what I can eat there!
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maybe you're right about Waikikamookau, i haven't been there for a while so perhaps i'm getting confused LOL!
where do you normally go for Chinese? i know quite a few good takeaways but i haven't eaten in a Chinese restaurant in Brighton for ages.
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You might think the food in Food for Friends was a bit weird, Troutina - my neighbour had some kind of fried sushi :confused: and I remember there was something on my plate that I couldn't identify at all (got a short memory so couldn't remember how it was described on the menu either!). I'm going again soon, for lunch, so I'll report back.
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Gorilla- I dont live in Brighton, so I get chinese from Crowborough and Burgess Hill, sorry! Though I would love to hear if someone has been to the Chinese all you can eat opposite The George, that smells amazing!!
OK the dinner has been postponed to this coming Wednesday (4 Year Anniversary, woop!!) and I still havent decided where we're going! Has to be quite cheap now, we're a bit broke....!
Today I went to The George- it was YUM!!! I had spicy tofu balls in sweet chilli sauce with salad and pitta. Oooh it was great!! My friend had sausage in a baguette with slices of tomato and a mild mustard dressing, came with chips and salad. They were both around £5.80 or so. Pretty much everything can be made vegan- they do vegan garlic bread and swedish glace!! Down side is that they have a lot of Schweppes sold there, as well as Green and Blacks hot chocolate. Though they had another brand of Orange juice, so I was happy! Other things on the menu- spaghetti bolognaise, stuffed peppers, full Sunday roast. During the week they do smaller things like houmous and pitta, salads etc.
Definetly worth the money, though I would go at lunchtime not in the evening. There's a really nice atmosphere during the day when I went.
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Troutina
Gorilla- I dont live in Brighton, so I get chinese from Crowborough and Burgess Hill, sorry! Though I would love to hear if someone has been to the Chinese all you can eat opposite The George, that smells amazing!!
oh sorry, i thought you were saying you went out for Chinese meals in Brighton. i used to live in Burgess Hill, i used to like going to the Golden Dragon restaurant although i haven't been there since i went vegan.
i haven't been to the Chinese buffet in Trafalgar Street, i had a look through the window and it seemed nearly all meat dishes... i don't like the odds of someone getting meat in the veggie dishes, personally. the vegan Chinese buffets in London totally rock though :D
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I can't remember the name- the one in Burgess Hill we go to is along the parade as you walk down to the station- theres a bar, the chinese, an indian, fish and chip shop, flower shop, opticians, computer shop. Its pretty good, but the one in Crowborough is better. My boyfriend lives in Burgess Hill, hence why I go there!
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Re Trountina's quest for somewhere to eat on Wednesday!
I really like Food For Friends - was in there on Saturday night. They take bookings at 7.45pm but I think some tables are always kept unbooked for people just walking in. Check out the menu - not exactly cheap but costs less than Terre a Terre. http://www.foodforfriends.com/food.asp
I like all the vegan main options. They are a lot nicer than they sound.
WaiKikaMooKau was due to start opening in the evenings at the weekends, presume they have now started this. (Friday, Saturday and Sunday only I think, although maybe it included Thursdays as well). So no use for you on Wednesday Troutina.
What about the Joogleberry? Not heaps of vegan choice but you can eat fairly reasonably there. There were a couple of things that looked as though they would be vegan to me, although not marked as such (eg Potatas Bravas) and I was told they were in fact vegan when they checked with the kitchen. So maybe you could have tapas pits to keep the cost down? http://www.joogleberry.com/menu_evening.htm
There is also Sawadee (thai) on St James's St. They have a good veggie selection and quite a few things are vegan. Once we explained what we could not have (incl fish or shrimp in the sauces) they told us what was suitable. http://www.sawadeethai.co.uk/vegetarian_dishes.html
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Wow thanks very much Marrers!
Well our anniversary is tomorrow and apparantly it's my responsibility to choose! I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing!
We're both vegan (woop, boyfriend is newly vegan!) so that probably makes it easier.
Im quite interested in going to a restaurant where I dont have to explain what vegan is- where the menu just tells me!
Looking at Food For Friends menu again it does look quite tempting, hopefully the meal wont cost too much as we're not too flash with the cash at the moment!