vegan pub food

Vegan Comfort Food Gets A Makeover In Nottingham

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Nottingham has long been an under-appreciated hotspot for plant-based dining and leading the charge has been the Golden Fleece, the city’s only fully vegan pub.

Not satisfied with impressing the socks off the city with their beloved pub food, the team behind the cuisine at Golden Fleece has now launched a second venue in the city centre!

Nestled in the vibrant food district of Hockley (inside Hockley Emporium), this new eatery is making waves with a menu that goes beyond standard pub fare. The kitchen is offering dishes packed with bold flavours, creative textures, and a whole lot of compassion.

While you can still indulge in a lot of their classic dishes, the Golden Fleece’s new kitchen takes things up a notch.

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Sheffield pub turns food menu 100% vegan

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The vegan revolution shows little sign of slowing down in the UK and this city centre pub announcement is further proof.

The Old House is a popular watering hole on Devonshire Street that has been serving vegan options on their food menu for a while, however they have now made the decision to switch to 100% vegan food and cocktails as they come out of lockdown.

Locals can book tables now in anticipation of the May 19, 2021 reopening and really get fired up by the tantalising menu.

Check it out below.

The menu is packed with tempting comfort food including all day brunch, stacked burgers, and loaded fries.

But it isn’t just the food!

All of the cocktails will be vegan, too. Fill up on plant-based drinks and snacks.

You can follow The Old House on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated on menu additions.

Need to book a table? Head over to The Old House website. The Sunday roast dinners will be especially popular.

Vegan tapas at Beer Engine Sheffield

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A few days ago I was invited to try the vegan food options at The Beer Engine in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which has just reopened.

The food menu is tapas style and all super tasty. Yes, I ate everything I’ve listed below:

  • caramelised onion hummus with olives and pita
  • padron peppers with sea salt
  • agedashi tofu
  • tomato bruschetta
  • miso and maple cauliflower wings
  • patatas bravas with vegan aioli
  • loaded nachos
  • fried plantain with pineapple salsa

Click on the image to see all the food via my Instagram account.

They have renovated the beer garden of the pub with plants, lights, and umbrellas so rug up and get down there between Wednesday and Sunday. Come summer, this place is going to be packed solid every single day.

You can see the Beer Engine food menu online here.

You can follow The Beer Engine on Instagram.

South London pub gets a vegan kitchen takeover

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The White Hart is the legendary beer-focussed pub in South London that is turning its kitchen vegan for January 2020 with a little help from a gorgeous street food business.

What The Fattoush? is well-known for serving up delicious plant-based food inspired by Palestinian cuisine, culture, and people. The compassionate foodies started their business in order to support charities and groups working to improve lives of the people of Palestine.

For the entire month of January 2020, you can buy and devour the delicious cuisine of What The Fattoush? and drink beer at The White Hart in SE14.

What does the vegan food menu feature?

  • Hummus and Chilli confit £6.5 – Creamy hummus topped with smoked chilli oil (mulato, pasilla, ancho), chargrilled sweet peppers and smoked paprika served with warm Arabic bread
  • Fatteh (Middle Eastern style nachos) £10.5 – Pitta chips loaded with a chunky tomato, pepper and aubergine stew, Gazan guac (avo, sumac & sesame seeds) and pickled chillies
  • Imam bayildi and vermicelli rice £9.5 – Slow cooked aubergine. Red pepper and chickpea stew in a rich and silky tomato sauce served with vermicelli rice and chopped salad
  • Black lime ‘lamb’ and courgette with vermicelli rice £12.5 – Chunky ‘lamb’ pieces, courgette, and our 7 spice mix served with vermicelli rice and chop salad
  • 9″ Loaded Arabic flatbread with either falafel / seitan shawarma ‘meat’ £10.5 / £12 – Arabic bread topped with hummus, chopped salad and pickles with either falafel or seitan
  • Mezze plate £11 – Falafel, chopped salad, stuffed vine leaves, Arabic bread, hummus, olives & pickles
  • Tempura okra s/w a date and tamarind sauce £6 – Beer battered okra with a sweet and tangy sauce
  • Cauliflower poppers £6 – Spiced cauliflower florets in breadcrumbs served with harissa yoghurt
  • Fries £4

You can follow What The Fattoush? on Instagram and see the exact location of The White Hart thanks to Google Maps.

Eat up, London!

Vegan friendly pub with food in Swansea

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Swansea. Your time has come.

The Last Resort is a contemporary drinking venue that is rapidly becoming the number one place where vegans and vegan-friendly people like to socialise in Swansea.

Carl from The Last Resort (located at 207 High Street) got in touch to let me know that the bar serves about a dozen craft beers on tap (all vegan) and that their food menu currently consists of the following:

  • Tofu-phish and chips
  • A southern fried seitan burger
  • Mac and ‘cheese’
  • Vegan scotch ‘egg’

The bar is super proud to serve up fairly monstrous portions and I’ve been hearing amazing reviews from their regulars.

You can follow The Last Resort on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Yay for vegan boozing in Swansea!

New vegan kitchen in Kent

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Finally!

After years of working hard at making and selling her delicious food, my friend Steph is opening her vegan kitchen residency THIS weekend (Saturday July 29, 2017) and you all need to get along for gorgeous eating opportunities.

Drakes Pub is a historical coach inn building located in Maidstone, Kent and Steph’s Ponga Foods is perfectly at home in this charming pub and live music venue. I’m certain she is is going to attract a large following in no time at all.

The kitchen residency will be serving a small menu including the amazing (no, really. OUTSTANDING) Cheeze Board as well as Burgers, Pizza & Desserts with ‘Allotment’ specials that change regularly depending on what produce is fresh and in season at the time. Steph is working closely with a local veg supplier to source as much Kentish produce as possible. She has also taken on an allotment to grow her own chillies, herbs and veg.

Following on from the launch party on July 29, the kitchen will be open midday until 10pm every day. Knowing Steph’s food very well already, I’m confident in saying this is going to be a not-to-miss eatery for anyone visiting or living in the region.

Click here to see the exact location of Drakes Pub thanks to Google Maps.

Follow Ponga Foods on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

RSVP to the launch party event page and follow Drakes Pub on Facebook.

Vegan food in a pub

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Have you ever found yourself driving the A1(M) between Leeds and Newcastle only to think how grand it would be if you could come off the motorway for vegan pub food.

I know we’ve all been there, right?

Worry no more, weary travellers. Baydale Beck Inn has a brand new vegan menu to fill you up and it’s kinda really impressive.

Baydale Beck Inn is a family-run pub on the outskirts of Darlington, County Durham.

Alongside their regular non-vegan menu, the Baydale vegan menu is now available all the time. Check it out below.

I don’t know about you, but that is one of the finer vegan pub menus I’ve seen.

You can check out Baydale Beck Inn on Facebook and see where they are located on Google Maps.

Veganuary in Henley

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Here is a super quick update to let you know about a vegan dining experience taking place in Henley-on-Thames throughout January 2017.

The Old Bell is a much-loved and frequented pub run by vegan couple Pam and Rob, and to celebrate Veganuary the animal-friendly landlords are offering up a special deal.

Every Monday and Tuesday for all of January 2017, you will be able to enjoy their tasty, home-crafted vegan cuisine for the following prices:

All Mains – £6.50

Two courses – £10.00

Three courses – £13.50

(menu varies each week – typically there will be two starters, three mains, and two desserts to choose from)

I hear nothing but rave reviews about this pub from the few locals I know, so you should make an effort to get along if you are in the Henley, Reading or Maidenhead area.

In addition, The Old Bell is the oldest building in Henley so there is some extra incentive for all you history buffs out there.

You can follow The Old Bell on Twitter and Facebook.

 

Vegan menu at All Bar One

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If you can keep up to date with all the non-vegan places around the UK falling over themselves to serve vegan food, you are doing a better job than me.

Every single day seems to bring news and I feel like lots of it is hurtling straight past me. It’s too much!

However, one piece of news that didn’t evade my chubby gaze is the brand new vegan menu being featured for Veganuary by All Bar One.

You know All Bar One, right?

The famous bar chain has more than 50 locations around the UK and is often a favourite meeting spot for friends. I think All Bar One was the first place to serve me booze when I first moved to the UK back in 1998.

But the food!

Check out the menu:

Doesn’t that sound like a well-thought out vegan menu?

Of course I’m not satisfied with simply showing you the menu, so I asked All Bar One to send me some photos of these news dishes.

Can you handle this?

How about that food?!

Everything looks splendid and I could really see myself eating a few servings of those potatoes.

Check out the very special deal All Bar One has for Veganuary. You can devour three vegan dishes for £13.

Visit All Bar One online to find out their locations close to you.

Amazing vegan Sunday roast

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If you are looking for a vegan Sunday roast experience, I’m pretty certain you’d be hard pressed to find one that looks as good as this.

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This vegan and gluten free meal is being served this (and every) Sunday at The Northern Seaman micro pub in Rochester, UK.

Doesn’t it look stunning?

Steph of Ponga Foods served this Sunday roast dinner last weekend and it proved so incredibly popular, she has committed to cooking it up every week. Pre-sale tickets sold out in record time.

The plate shown includes butternut squash, roasted potatoes and even a Yorkshire pudding. Everything on the plate is vegan and gluten free.

You need to book this meal in advance each week online. Click here to see if there is any availability remaining for this week. Tickets are only £13 and that also includes a pot of beer, cider or a soft drink.

If you are too late to secure a spot this week, keep watching Ponga social media for weekly menu updates and ticket links.

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