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  1. Thread: Vegan Ireland

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    What part of Ireland Turtle? You'll have to be a bit more specific! :p

    Have you checked Daft.ie yet? If not, it's the best resource for finding a place in Ireland. You should also check out the...
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    Went to the new cafe last night. It was ok. I had a spinach cutlet with rice, carrot, coleslaw and garlic sauce. My OH had potato pancakes with the same salads. The food was fairly tasty,...
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    A new vegan cafe has opened up in Dublin, here's the facebook link http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lurve-Fabulous-Vegan-Food/215260945255690?ref=ts&fref=ts

    I might try it this evening, so I'll...
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    Stumbled across a restaurant today that should be of interest to any vegans in Galway - The Quay Street Kitchen http://www.facebook.com/TheQuayStreetKitchen

    Almost half the menu is vegan, and is...
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    Hooray!

    It's such good value there - you really get a lot of tempeh for your money.
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    You know where the fresh tofu is? It's really close to that. To be honest, if it's there you'll see it!
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    Awesome! Thanks for the heads up, I'll check this out tomorrow. The Asian Market is my favourite shop in Dublin but the tempeh availability there is completely random. They didn't have any for months...
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    Jaipur (Indian) has a pretty limited veggie section and is very expensive, but serves terrific food. Madina is lovely for Dosas and Uttapams and the like. I actually don't remember the name of the...
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    So it appears that Vegetopia in the Epicurean Food Hall had closed down. It's certainly a pity to see another veggie place go down (particularly as quickly as vegetopia did), but it's absolutely no...
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    Yeah, hopefully! It's my first time there, I really need to check out the America forum here and get some recommendations. I'm very much looking forward to it though.
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    Unfortunately I'm working in the UN archives in New York then - bugger!

    Hopefully the next time...
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    It's awful Blueberries! I went there one day when I was in a bit of a rush and needed a quick lunch cause it does a buffet. There was 2-3 vegan friendly veg dishes, along with rice and chips. It was...
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    So, went there for lunch today and it was pretty disappointing. There's a hot counter with 5-6 dishes, which were all vegan today (not sure if that's always the case, forgot to ask), and they do...
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    So Dublin VFers, a new veggie place has opened up in the Epicurian Food Hall. Anyone been yet? I might try it tomorrow...
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    There's a vegetarian rijst-tafel menu, and with a couple of exceptions it's mostly vegan. I emailed them before we went and told them we were vegan. They replaced the non-vegan dishes with special...
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    I should say as well how accommodating Chameleon were, they replaced the non-vegan dishes in the rijst-tafel with special ones they made just for us, like beer-battered asparagus - delicious!
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    Right, this is rijst-tafal Blueberries. One of the best meals I've had in ages. There's another row of dishes hidden behind what's there. I'm stuffed!
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    http://www.chameleonrestaurant.com/

    It's in Temple Bar, and rijst-tafel is loads of small dishes, kinda like a tasting menu. Chameleon is expensive but meant to be deadly Blueberries, I'll report...
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    I'm going to Chameleon tomorrow night for vegan rijst-tafel and to say that I'm excited is an understatement!
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    No worries :thumbsup: Hope you have fun!
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    Dublin is relatively small KayJay, so all those places are within walking distance of each other in the city centre. Blueberries recommendations are spot on; out of the ones she recommended, I'd say...
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    I think I did a recording with him about ten years ago! He was just putting things together at the time if I recall correctly, and he was trying to drum up business so he did a few bands (including...
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    I used to get that same 'staff staring at you til you order thing' in Fresh too Blueberries! Used to really annoy me, sometimes you just want to left alone to browse a menu in peace...

    I've no...
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    That sounds great David, I'm delighted (and slightly surprised!) that you're getting such large numbers.

    Hey Niall. It's a shame that veggie places are closing down alright, although I can't say...
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    I definitely would be up for it Blueberries. I'm a bit swamped at the minute though, I was away for christmas and now I'm catching up on about a months worth of work!

    Also, are there any other...
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    I've never been a huge fan of Cafe Fresh in the powerscourt centre, but I have to say their new salad bar is awesome, and very reasonably priced too.
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    I used to buy some footwear from the hemp shop on Capel Street, haven't been there in ages but I presume it's still there. If it's proper shoe-type shoes, as opposed to casual-wear you want, I think...
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    Ended up getting a veggie stir-fry which was surprisingly nice if a little cliched. Had melon for a starter and sorbet for dessert too, so a pretty good showing all round!
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    :D

    That's a pretty fair assessment! Most days it's the only reason I get out of bed :p. Have a wedding in Galway tomorrow and I'm dreading it cause I've no idea what I'll get...

    Also I think...
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    Hmm, let me see David. There's the obvious ones like Cornucopia - which I've really come to enjoy since I was doing a bit of work in the area and ended up having lunch there a lot, the soup and salad...
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    Seeing as Galway is pretty much just one main street, they're all within about 5-10 minutes of each other in the city centre, can't miss 'em!

    I love Dublin, can't see myself leaving anytime soon,...
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    Just saw this cause I rarely come here these days so sorry if this is a bit late blueberries.

    La Salsa - Vegan Burrito and other stuff that can be veganised. I find it a bit hit and miss but some...
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    Sorry, I know I'm probably preaching to the choir here. I'm just pissed off.



    Zero as far as I can see.
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    For those who couldn't be arsed reading the whole thing.
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    Our beautiful country has, and will continue to be, overrun by extremists. Extremists of the right wing, I despair for us, we had a chance to change. Gene Kerrigan is far more succinct than I:
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    No worries. I wish Chinese and Indian places labelled their stuff vegan! A lot of veggie dishes in both types of restaurants are, or can be made, vegan. There's loads of info on that kind of stuff...
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    Hey Mercy, good to see another Dublin based vegan here. Where to start! Blueberries is probably the best person to give you advice, seeing as she's from Dublin and she's worked in health food shops...
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    Hey Blueberries, finally got to grips with Dublin's tiny confusing health food shops alright! Where are you based these days anyway?

    Juice still have that tempeh dish, I might give it a try on...
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    Just back from Juice on George St., which proudly proclaims itself to be 'Dublin's only sit-down vegetarian restaurant'. The menu is great, with almost all the food being vegan friendly. We didn't...
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    Sounds really good, might take a trip out there this weekend. Say hello if you recognise me from my avatar.
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