I have yet to visit Rootmaster - do I feel a meet up coming on?!
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I have yet to visit Rootmaster - do I feel a meet up coming on?!
^ Yes.:)
I'm in. :D
Black Cats, you're looking rather beefy* today. ;)
(*Peking Palace style soya-beef, of course...)
Mmm I will be having some of that later (soya beef, not Trent Reznor!):p
Ah, didn't recognise him!
I had a look at the menu for eat and two veg- I'm disappointed in the lack of vegan desserts!!
That's the highlight of my meal!
i'd be alright then - i prefer savoury food anyway :)
I prefer 3 course meal :)
I'm never sure that three is enough... :D
Did I hear Rootmaster mentioned:) I shall organise a meet up there when Im next In London I think as I so want to try the food there, got as close as Liverpool station last time but could not find it:rolleyes:
it can be a bit of a bugger to find but the food is so worth it
I know Il get there one day - next time Im in London Il organise a meet up there then my London forum friends can show me where it is:D
I should of taken a map:rolleyes: or I should learn if/how to use maps on my phone:o
Bloody hell, I never realised there was anything so close to Liverpool Street! I could have had another reason to be poor!
there are a few places in that area as it happens, there is even a kebab shop that does vegan kebabs (I kid you not)
No way! Why oh why have I never discovered these places? *shakes head in despair*
Thanks, Bradders. I may pick your brain for pointers at some point if that's ok? :)
ha ha no probs
on brick lane there is the kebab shop (forget what it's called though) and in hoxton not too far away there is a really posh kebab place that I recall having a few vegan options then there are loads of little veggie cafés that are vegan savvy too.
Cool thanks. I'll have a wander round that way next time I'm there.
Yes, I vote Alison should organise it, given as she doesn't even live in London.;) (I'm too scared of starting a meet-up thread and no one turning up.:o)
Peking Palace was again delicious tonight, my omni brother scoffed the lot. He said that if he was really drunk he wouldn't have really noticed that it wasn't meat.:umm_ani: They had these fake prawns/shrimp which were far too realistic looking for me.:pissed:
Glad you enjoyed Peking Palace BC - Im wishing Id of said before you went that I noticed the co op near there sells the vegan doughnuts - Im sure i read somewhere you saying you were yet to find any?
I shall have to arrange a London trip and a Rootmaster meal, but afraid Ive not got plans to be in London until the Sept vegan festival, and hopefully for Cherrys birthday celebrations.
Im sure Il be down before Sept - as long as Travelodge has a sale;)
Blimey alisont, we can't wait that long - especially after bradders and mariana have been telling us how delicious it is there! We'll just have to test run it for you in the meantime - purely so we can lead the way when you are here in September and you don't have to struggle with your phone map! ;)
I'm starting a thread. Maybe we could combine it with the proposed meet up on 13th?
OMG, Bradders, tell me about these kebab shops and little veggie cafes! I live 5 minutes from Rootmaster (and around 7 minutes from Liverpool Street station). Do you know of any names of cafes? The only places I've found around here are Rootmaster and this stall at the Sunday market.
Yeah, those fake shrimp things really freak me out too.
I can't remember the names but they're down the little random streets with odd street names
i know we're dealing with old london and most streets have weird names
I tried V&M this week- its pretty good!
I had burger, chips and milkshake for a fiver.
The burgers nice, with a small portion of chips.
The guy serving was super friendly too, and we got a couple of spring rolls to munch on while waiting for our food!
^ Ah yes that is true, I forgot, when we were in V&M the woman gave us a free taster of a starter while we were waiting.:)
Yeah, they're pretty good at freebies. :)
By the way, while I'm in the Vegan London thread, I just wanted to point any VFers who haven't previously joined us at a meet-up (or indeed who have) in the direction of this. We're a friendly bunch really. And the cake is very good. :D
I went to V&M dining (the sit-down restaurant) last week with the uni Veg Society. The head of the society worked out some kind of special deal for us ahead of time, so for £10 we got a soft drink or juice, 3 starters (sushi, spring rolls, and dumplings--and they kept appearing and refilling our plates), a main dish (I had the burger, chips, onion rings, and salad), a milkshake, a dessert (apple pie and ice cream), and tea. It was WAY too much food (I couldn't even finish my burger and chips) but it was tasty, and I thought it was a really great price. I have no idea what their normal prices are like though. Overall an enjoyable meal and they were really friendly too. :)
yeh that's near theobalds rd. There's also a St. Cross St. round there that's odd. I didn't know that the cross was a saint
Went to V&M Dining for the first time on Friday. It was certainly an interesting experience.... my friend and I haven't laughed so much in ages (we were actually in tears). However, nor have I felt so concerned about hygiene in a restaurant for a long time. I won't go into it all but it seemed like a text book example of everything not to do when running a restaurant. We waited 10 minutes for menus and then the staff seemed confused by the 2 different menus we were given and what the differences actually were. There was no drinks menu so they have to list everything they have. The tables are very strangely arranged and too close together. An old kitchen cabinet hold glasses and other furniture is thick with dust. Plastic containers, sacks of potatoes, a broken radiator and piles of boxes litter the place and loose wires hang from the ceiling. The chefs also wait tables and their grubby whites are pretty offputting. Our waiter had filthy hands and we saw him carrying our cake around the seating area in his cupped hands (honestly). It looked good but we couldn't eat it after that. The service was very slow although if wasn't busy. My pasta main was okay but swimming in oil. To be honest, the food was reasonably good for the price but I couldn't stop thinking that the place was dirty so I didn't enjoy it. The toilets were gross. I imagine they ran out of money as they've obviously made an effort with the decoration but it doesn't look finished. It wouldn't cost them much to keep it clean though.
Having said all that, the staff are very friendly and I wasn't ill. They also gave us the desert for nothing (not sure if that was because we didn't eat it or because we had a long wait). But I don't think I'll be going back unless I need a good laugh at the 'Fawlty Towers' style of dining again.
Yuck! Thanks for the honesty!
I went to another S. Indian vegetarian place yesterday. It has a hard-to-spell name but here's the link http://www.sarashwathy.com/ (warning - rather loud music on this site!). I had a look and couldn't see anything about it on here so here goes.
We went to the Tooting branch which is a stone's throw from Tooting Broadway station. It's a brightly lit cafe type place rather than a formal restaurant. The speciality seems to be dhosas and the one I had was very good. They do have curries and so on as well - the menu is quite long but the food seemed nice and fresh.
Unfortunately the vegan dishes aren't marked on the menu but the nice waiter was knowledgeable and happy to say what was what, and a lot of the food does appear to be vegan. Portions are very generous - there were seven of us and we ordered what turned out to be more than we could eat, yet the bill was under £10/head before service. It isn't licensed but they have freshly squeezed juices and stuff like that.
Thanks for that, Harpo.
Forgot to mention the menu indicated the company would also come and make dhosas in your own home or garden. Could be a novel party idea - for London, probably not so novel in S. India :D