vegan fish and chips

Legendary vegan business for sale in the UK

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What an opportunity!

Battered is the groundbreaking vegan fish and chip truck that changed the shape of street food in the UK forever.

If you haven’t tried their chips, battered sausages, pies, or vegan fish then I’m quite confident in saying you haven’t tried some of the best comfort food in Europe.

The food truck has enjoyed roaring success at events all around the country including at Hackney Downs Vegan Market and the Vegan Beer Fest UK events. Lines for their food stretched into the hundreds at Vegan Camp Out.

So you’ve eaten with them, but what about buying the entire business?!

Can you see the details in the image above?

The entire Battered business is for sale including their legendary trailer, fryers, the brand itself, freezers, social media pages, website, branded transit van, and a few more bits and pieces.

This is a ready-to-walk-straight-into superstar vegan business opportunity.

If you are interested in finding out more, email emily@getbattered.com to enquire.

Vegan dining in Tooting

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It has been a while since I have mentioned south London vegan restaurant Vegan Express, so I wanted to take some time today to share some of my favourite photos recently shared on their Instagram account.

I was reminded of this family-owned and operated eatery during a visit to The Just V Show last weekend.

Head chef Charles was cooking up a storm behind the Oumph!-sponsored kitchen counter and it made me curious to see what they have been serving up in their own restaurant.

Check out the photos below.

You can see the exact location of Vegan Express online here thanks to Google Maps.

You can also follow Vegan Express on Instagram.

Vegan fish and chips

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I’m all about Sheffield this week.

Not only am I getting ready to host the first ever Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest this Saturday, I also wrote a piece for Metro UK Online about why this South Yorkshire city is fast becoming known as a vegan capital.

Now there is another small but very convincing reason why I should be excited by all things Sheffield.

Vegan fast food emporium BurgerLolz on Abbeydale Road has announced that every Friday is vegan fish day! Check out this glorious meal they are serving each and every Friday in addition to their regular menu.


That looks perfect.

You should follow BurgerLolz on Instagram to keep updated with their food glory.

Extra note: if you are coming along to Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest on Saturday, you can keep your wristband on to show in BurgerLolz on Sunday for a recovery meal with 10% discount! Buy tickets for the beer fest here.

Vegan fish and chip shop now open

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We’ve had a vegan cupcake bakery and a vegan fried chicken shop, so it’s about time the UK got its very own vegan fish and chip shop.

Say hello to Matter Fastfood.

If you are reading this from outside the UK, you might not be familiar with the term ‘chippy’. Chippy is a colloquialism for chip ship, a fast food outlet serving fish, chips, battered sausages, and all manner of comfort food delights.

The clever and compassionate people of Matter have made the population of Bristol incredibly happy by opening their vegan version of the much-loved chippy.

Check out how they describe their business:

We offer the healthiest fast food possible, everything from our vegan take on chip shop right through to super salad bowls and wraps. Imagine pie, chips & peas, vegan fried cheeken (a take on fried chicken), gluten-free battered sausage with chips, or the much-loved tofish and chips. We have kebab wraps, homemade sauces such as chilli, sweet & sour, gravy, curry sauce, garlic mayo all made without salt, oil or MSG. We have plans to develop the menu to include other classic takeout wok dishes and pizza. Our desserts range from pineapple/banana/apple fritters through to high-end raw vegan cheesecakes and homemade super chocolate. Tasty, affordable, nutritious and satisfying, our dishes are aimed at everyone (not just vegans).

Sounds fab. But how does it look?

See for yourself.

Not sure when I have time to get to Bristol this year, but this is as good a reason as any to make the effort.

You should follow Matter on Facebook.

You can see the exact location of the shop thanks to Google Maps.

Extra note: these photos were used with permission of the owner, so do not steal them.

Vegan fish and chips

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My friend Kay is living the highlife in Sydney, Australia and she is absolutely thrilled to be able to tease me constantly with all the fabulous vegan food advancements that have taken place down under since I departed over six years ago.

One of the best pieces of news she has sent me involves a vegan fish and chip shop called Bliss & Chips.

Located on King Street in inner city Newtown, Bliss & Chips is a gluten free and completely vegan chippy!

Check out some of the photos Kay sent over, including her favourite ‘duck’ burger. Can you spot that deep-fried Jokerz bar on the photo wall? I’m drooling!

I’m getting a bit emotional thinking of potato scallops. They are childhood favourites of mine and I don’t know where to get them done vegan in the UK.

Dear Bliss & Chips. You are my heroes and I hope you inspire people all over the planet to open similar outlets.

Like Bliss & Chips on Facebook. Follow the Instagram account.

Vegan dining in Tooting

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I don’t know if I have ever been to Tooting or even if I’m properly aware of its geographic positioning, but that doesn’t stop my excitement on hearing the rave reviews for a new vegan restaurant in the area.

Vegan Express is a fresh addition to the quickly growing vegan food scene of London.

Visit the restaurant website to marvel at the tempting menu that includes delicacies such as seitan stroganoff, fish and chips, and even raw tiramisu.

The prices are a few pounds more than your neighbourhood café will be charging, but the runaway rave reviews appearing all over social media make me think the menu is priced accordingly.

You can follow Vegan Express on Facebook and Twitter.

You can see where Vegan Express is located thanks to Google Maps.

Vegan fish and chip shop

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Is this a UK first?

Word has just reached me of a vegan fish and chip shop being readied for a grand opening in the UK city of Bristol. Is this the first 100% vegan chip shop in the country?

There are very few details at the moment but Jason, one of the owners of the new venture, wanted me to pass on this information to anyone who was curious or had heard whispers:

I’m one half of a partnership that is starting Bristol’s first 100% vegan chip shop next month. We are taking over a Chinese take-away in the city and converting it to a vegan take-away. We will be serving regular things you get in a take-away like curry sauce, gravy, mushy peas, there will be pea fritters and battered sausages and tofish too. Most of the ingredients will be organic. I’ll let you know more soon as we are in the process of getting our marketing side together and working on the images and fonts. The chip shop will be called Matter Battered and we are working on the shop front this week.

Wow!

Rest assured that I will bring you details, photos and links as soon as they are available.

Anyone excited?!

Pizza crunch done vegan

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I thought I had seen it all when it comes to vegan junk food.

I was wrong.

There is a dish in Glasgow known as pizza crunch. This outrageous food invention involves taking a slice of pizza, covering it in chip shop batter and deep frying it.

Yes, deep fried battered pizza. And of course you can now get a vegan version of this ‘dish’ that I’m told is mostly loved by people who have been drinking for a few hours.

Check out the vegan pizza crunch I got my hands on at Mono in Glasgow yesterday.


What do you think? Please take note of the hand cut chips and pickled onion rounding this out to a complete meal. LOL!

If that is not enough for you, Josh and I sampled a few other delicacies as well including the bánh mì and the to-fish and chips.

Mono have certainly got vegan comfort food down to a fine art.

Bánh mì at @monoglasgow is beautiful. #glasgow #vegan

A photo posted by Fat Gay Vegan (@fatgayvegan) on

The to-fish and chips at @monoglasgow seriously on POINT today. 🎯 #vegan

A photo posted by Fat Gay Vegan (@fatgayvegan) on


What do you think? Would the pizza crunch make your ‘must try’ list? Do you like the look of the to-fish?

Like Mono on Facebook.

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UK has a new vegan fish and chips truck

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This news is the type of news I absolutely ADORE.

The UK has a vegan fish and chips truck called Battered. I want everything they serve and I want it now!

Take a look at these fab photos they sent through to me for this blog post.

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Can you see that menu?!

Vish and chips, mushy peas and battered sausage all have me feeling anxious. I need it all. They even have battered pies. What the fuck is a battered pie? Goodness, give me a battered pie right now.

Battered describe themselves as not only a vegan food business but also people who give a shit about the oceans and their community. Well, they didn’t swear but you know how I love to sass it up. They distribute literature for ocean conservation groups and when possible, they donate 10% of takings from an event to local grassroots activist groups.

You need to follow Battered on Facebook and Twitter to keep in the loop about upcoming appearances.

You can email Battered via bookings@getbattered.com if you want to ask them to cater at your event or appear at your festival. I think they are willing to go most places in the UK, or at least consider it!

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Chip shop glory

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SEE UPDATE FROM THE CAFE IN THE COMMENTS

There is good news and there is great news. London, you just got some bloody fantastic news.

If you grew up in this country and you weren’t always vegan, chances are you frequented a fish and chip shop. As your personal understanding of animal cruelty grew, your trips to the local chip shop probably became further apart or they ended abruptly.

So, what would you say to being able to relive childhood memories of chip shop visits while upholding your current vegan beliefs?

If you like the sound of that offer, get down to Bethnal Green!

Wednesdays are now Chip Shop Wednesdays at The Gallery Café on Old Ford Road. The cafe will be selling a specially designed dish they are calling ‘tofish and chips’ once a week on Wednesday from 5pm (apart from the final Wednesday of each month which is a different event). The tasty-sounding meal comes with one side for £7.50.

I plan on getting my hands on some vegan fish and chips at The Gallery Café as soon as possible. Watch this space!

The Gallery Cafe on Old Ford Road
The Gallery Cafe on Old Ford Road