Hi yo-yo,
To my knowledge, there is a place called Greens in Seaside Road (25) which is a vegetarian cafe but does vegan options on request. Please do let us know if it is any good. :)
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I can't see that it has been posted here before - Red Veg in Brighton has now closed down.
As previously mentioned VBites has reopened for the summer. I hear the food is being served in disposable wrapping and they no longer have proper crockery etc. They no longer have their cake conveyor belt and I'm told don't have much in the way of cakes (according to the menu just flapjacks and iced muffins). New menu here.
Thanks Marrers - it's good to have confirmation about VBites reopening. Some of us were wondering if it had.
I finally made it to Iydea the other day, on a hot and sunny Sunday. I like the food very much but found the old-fashioned-wholefood style of presentation, with everything piled on to a little plate and mixed up, a little daunting. It reminded me of the original Food for Friends concept though, if anyone remembers that.
Also I was glad we arrived early because by the time I went back to the queue for pud tempers seemed to be fraying a little, even though the service was efficient.
Good value and delicious grub though - I would go back and either get a takeaway or make sure I arrived before the rush.
eta shame about Red Veg - I thought they were hoping to reopen the London branch, wonder if they still are.
yes it is like the old Food for Friends! used to like it in those days, don't really rate it there now..
Iydea has been one of my favourite places to get food for a few years now, for me it's the roti, also one of the cheapest things to take away...and so tasty!! Funny you said about it being daunting, my bf finds it all a bit complicated and doesn't go in there really unless we're together and I explain how it works!!
Really surprised Red Veg is shut down...are you sure it's not just closed for refurb??
xxx :D
I miss the "old" Food for Friends as well though I do quite like its new incarnation too. I must go back to Iydea again before I forget the system and then I will be more confident ;-)
No I think it is closed permanently. They posted this on their Facebook page on 1st March.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Veg/351966754325Quote:
It pains me deeply to inform you all this will be RED VEG last weekend of trading from our Gardner Street branch :( COME AND GET ALL OF YOUR FAVOURITE VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN TREATS WHILST YOU STILL CAN!
Also a massive thanks to all friends family and customers who have made this such a fun place to work and at times simply hangout whils...t establishing myself in Brighton.
ANDY RAA!!
Iydea seem to have some new cakes in, they look interesting but I haven't tried them yet.
The Earth and Stars are very clued up on their vegan alcohol - beers, ciders and wines - and they still have vegan food (including pizza and home marinated tofu) but if you are going for Sunday lunch booking is advised as they get very busy. Let them know you are vegan so they can ensure the pastry used for the vegetable pie is suitable.
Went to the Prince George for Sunday lunch last weekend and had the Almond and Asparagus Wellington, £8.50. It was very nice.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/IMG_4381.jpg
The cakes we had in Iydea a couple of weeks back were vg - I think one was chocolate and the other ?toffee apple? - but I don't know if they were new as that was my first time there.
Good to hear the Prince George might be back on form, have read some rather mixed things about it lately.
I miss Brighton sooooo much! Can I grab it and dump it in Norfolk somewhere?
No, put it back veganvoo! I thought Norfolk was OK as well these days?
^ We had Nachos at the PG a couple of weekends ago - pretty vile :(
And the guy (owner, manager, no idea) watching over things proceeded to tell me that non of the beers on tap were vegan. Errrr, ok then (wasnt the case).
But your nosh does look great Marrers.
For all cake lovers I'd highly recommend the Loving Hut vegan cafe lemon cake, it's light and moist with a very nice topping.
Sad to see the demise of Red Veg. A few weeks ago I looked through the window to see if there was a possibility it was being refurbished but was surprised to see part of the ceiling had come down and there was water on the floor, but I now know it's closed for good.
We recently ate at Waikikamookau (after avoiding it for many years due to bad service, inconsistent info re what was vegan and getting orders wrong on each visit) and we were pleasantly surprised. The vegan items are once again marked on the menu and although we had to wait half an hour for our food it was nice once it arrived.
Their cakes are now different from the ones served at Infinity and various other places in Brighton and the lemon drizzle layer cake is lovely.
Infinity Foods are now stocking Vegusto cheese. There is a tasting on Saturday and as there are quite a few flavours it would be worthwhile going so you can see which ones you like before forking out £4.95.
Did the vegan tour of Brighton including Loving Hut, V Bites and Waikikamookau - but obviously didn't spend enough time at Infinity otherwise I would have seen the Vegusto cheese - darn it!
V - Bites is interesting. Very much like a vegan McDonalds and my daughters were delighted to have pizza and ice cream. The wrap I had had not only deep fried not really chicken stuff but also a masive amount of mayo - a bit too much fat for me. But it's just by a playpark and the sea and kids and parents were coming in and getting vegan "Mrs Swirly" ice creams and possibly not knowing they were vegan but eating them anyway - which I thought was pretty cool.
Hello - not sure if this the place to say it but Gorilla (sometime of this parish) and I are planning to meet for lunch at 1pm this coming Saturday in the Brighton Loving Hut and would be pleased if anyone from here would like to join us. Apologies for short notice. Let's hope the weather will have improved by then!
Please PM me if you need any more details.
Pizzaface have just launched a set of vegan specials - pizzas including smoked tofu, sausage and chorizo! They're currently running 4 or 5 vegan specials a week, plus extras such as sour cream and coleslaw as well as the garlic bread, ice cream and sorbet which they already offer! http://www.pizzafacepizza.co.uk/
my pops and I are in Brighton this weekend. We'll be near the centre I think but I don't know the area well at all. Which are the best (and easiest to find!) eateries??
If you are travelling to Brighton by train, then head down from the main station (Queens Road) and turn left either at the 1st set of traffic lights (Gloucester Road on foot) or the 2nd (North Road - foot or car). Follow it down until you get to either Kensington St (via Gloucester Road) or Gardner St (via North Road) both on your right hand side i.e. North Laines area. There is a wide selection of vegan eateries e.g. Iydea, Wai Kiki Moo (Kensington St) or Infinity Foods cafe (Gardner St). The earlier you get there the better as they get packed by 1pm and you find yourself queuing or with nowhere to sit.
There are other places that you may like to consider: - Loving Hut cafe (Chinese - The Level, St.Peter's Place), Aloka (vegan, raw, organic - 14 East Street), Terre Terre also in East Street across the road. If you do a google search for vegan eateries then this will give you more specific information and reviews too.
Good luck, hope you have a appetising and enjoyable weekend! :-)
PS - do let us know how you got on :)
Thank you! I've written your post down on a piece of paper to take with me so we don't get lost haha!
Hi I'm hoping to move to Brighton soon and have been trying to find a homeswap.
I may have found one, in Hove, but I thought I would ask in here if anyone can recommend good places to live in Brighton as I don't know it very well!
I'm very excited at living in such a vegan friendly city even though I don't actually know anyone!
Any advice would be most gratefully received :-) x
Hi rianaelf.
I live in Hove and am really happy living here, though if I had a choice I would prefer to live in Brighton. Having said that where I live (near the Cricket Ground) I am so close to town that I can't really complain! I have lived in a few different areas in Brighton and Hove over the last ten or so years and would recommend any of them- Hanover, near Queen's Park/Kemptown, Preston Circus, near Hove Station.
If there are any specific areas you come across then I'll be glad to let you know what they're like.
love yo-yo xx
I live between Brighton station and Seven Dials and I love this location. You're 5 mins from town and the station but it's so quiet and peaceful. Seven Dials has a really cute mini-town with popular restaurants, bars, and two co-ops and a healthfood shop!
Thanks yo-yo and Troutina, that is most helpful info!
Unfortunately the Hove swap fell through so am still looking but it's good to have some idea of where to look and I shall definitely get back to you if I'm offered anything else xx
As Troutina said Pizzaface are doing a bigger range of vegan pizzas - this is on Mondays and Tuesdays - check website on thoses days for details. http://www.pizzafacepizza.co.uk
Here is what was on offer this week but check the website before ordering as it may change:-
I've recently had the Thom Yorke and the Vegan Meathead, both very nice but I thought the Thom Yorke needed extra toppings. They also stock Boho Gelato vegan sorbet, often they have the delicious chocolate mint.Quote:
(from Pizzaface website)
"EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WE WILL BE ADDING SPECIALS TO THE VEGAN OPTIONS. BY DOING IT ON ONLY TWO DAYS A WEEK IT MEANS WE CAN HAVE A MUCH WIDER CHOICE OF VEGAN OPTIONS AND IT KEEPS OUR INGREDIENTS FRESH.
PIZZAS
THE BILL CLINTON £ 9 (VEGAN)
Cheese, red onions, mixed peppers, pepperoni and fresh rosemary
THE MOBY £ 10 (VEGAN)
Cheese, chorizo, smoked sausage, marinated peppers, sour cream and red onion (£10)
THOM YORKE £ 9 (VEGAN)
Cheese, spinach, smoked tofu, pine nuts, sour cream and chopped garlic
VEGAN VESUVIUS £ 9 (VEGAN)
Pepperoni, chorizo, red onions and fresh chillies
VEGAN MEATHEAD £ 12 (VEGAN)
Cheese, chorizo, bacon, pepperoni, smoked sausage, mushrooms and red onions
VEGAN HAM AND PINEAPPLE £ 10 (VEGAN)
Cheese, Ham, fresh pineapple and sour cream
ICE CREAMS
MIXED BERRY SORBET (VEGAN) £ 6
MINT CHOCOLATE SORBET (VEGAN) £ 6
SALADS
VEGAN COLESLAW £ 3
Exactly the same stuff as our normal coleslaw but vegan! Made with vegan sour cream, lemon juice and dijon mustard"
Boho Gelato usually have four vegan flavours in their shop in Pool Valley. Recently they've had the very yummy chocolate chilli as well as melon, grapefruit, pink champagne and mixed berry. You can take your selection away in polystyrene containers which keep it frozen for over an hour and can be washed and reused. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boho-G...31479596873352
There's another gelato on St James's Street (where Cherry Tree deli used to be) and they have some vegan sorbets too. Both places make the sorbets themselves.
My BF had the Vegan Meathead, which I thought was alright but I didn't like the lack of veggies personally :)
The Moby was fantastic though - the sour cream was delicious, and the topping combination too! Tempted by the coleslaw.
i prefer to have pizzas without fake meats and cheese so i tend to have the funghi no cheese, gf base extra mushrooms. the woodsman, johnno or M.Y.O.
Just devoured a box of raspberry cupcakes from these guys in Lewes, very yummy and they are vegans so know what they're talking about, unlike the bakery in Brighton, that gave me 'vegan' cupcakes with cochineal in! http://www.heavenlyvegancupcakes.com/ . A box of montezuma's praline eggs seems to have found it's way into my stomach this easter too. :-)
Those Montezuma's eggs are vg, I bought some for Mr Harpy and have been obliged to eat several myself. Are they an Easter special I wonder?
Boho Gelato (who always have at least 4 vegan sorbet flavours) had a mouthwatering Chocolate & Blood Orange and a wonderful Coffee Hazlenut flavour yesterday which really reminded me of the Tofutti Coffee Marshamallow flavour from some years ago.
I believe Pizzaface have a Lychee flavour sorbet from Boho Gelato at the moment. Last time I was in there I got the Gin & Tonic sorbet - very tasty!
I bought some new Vegi-Belle No3 'barbecue green' cheese from Infinity but haven't tried it yet. They also had No2 'barbecue red' flavour.
Somebody told me that VBites is back on form (although I know some people don't agree that it was off form). Anyway I need to go and check it out
I just wish I had a vegan place to eat in over here in Northern Ireland full stop! Let's hope a branch of V Bites opens up in Belfast. :)
Went to V Bites, not much seems to have changed, they do have a noticeboard, which was new since I'd been in, but that's almost a year... I had a burger and cheezly, which was pretty nice, nice bun, really filling. The drinks are too expensive- £1.50 for Whole Earth can, too much of a mark-up for me. Also I think the burgers are too pricey- £4.25 for my burger and 'cheese'. Will probably try something else there soon. xx
I haven't been to VBites for ages as it is totally out of my way now my friend has moved. If it was open in the evenings I'd probably venture over to give it another go.
I tried two new cakes in Iydea at the weekend. They have a really lovely chocolate chilli cake, the sponge was soft and moist and there was a good proportion of frosting in the middle and ganache on the top. I think it's my new favourite cake in Brighton! Don't be put off by the chilli - my friend doesn't like hot or spicy things but thought this was great.
They also had a raspberry, vanilla and almond cake which had a nice flavour but the sponge was a bit dry and dense and there were a few too many raspberry seeds in it, even for my friend who generally doesn't mind them. Maybe it will be better on another day.
I also like the chilli chocolate brownie from Infinity health food shop but it's a bit pricey at £2.80 for a square (and even worse if bought direct from the cafe - it's £3.20 regardless of whether you eat in or out).
No doubt it has been mentioned earlier in the thread but just a reminder that Moshi Moshi (near the town hall) have vegan dishes which are all marked on the menu and includes Redwoods mock duck, fish and cheese. They do a fab aubergine thing which wasn't on the menu this time but they made it for me anyway. :)
I don't think VBites is ever going to be a gastronomic treat but the 2 or 3 times I went I quite liked it as a place to hang out, particularly the time it was nice enough to sit outside and admire the local dogs. Haven't been for ages though.
Do Iydea do their cakes as takeaways, does anyone know?