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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!utcsri!utnut!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!demon!inner.demon.co.uk!gedge Newsgroups: rec.food.veg,rec.answers,news.answers From: gedge@inner.demon.co.uk (Geraint A Edwards) Subject: rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism - Europe2 Followup-To: rec.food.veg Reply-To: Geraint A Edwards <gedge@inner.demon.co.uk> Expires: 09 Apr 94 12:00:00 GMT Summary: Guide to vegetarian restaurants, shops, organizations, etc. Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 12:00:00 +0000 Message-ID: <rfv-eur2-940309@inner.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Lines: 1050 Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu rec.food.veg:22252 rec.answers:4407 news.answers:16201 Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/europe2 Last-modified: 09 Mar 94 ______________________________________________________________________ rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism Europe2 ______________________________________________________________________ The 14 parts of this guide contain a world list of vegetarian restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores, vegetarian organizations, etc. Each part is posted on an independent schedule. Instructions on how to obtain all the latest posted parts of the guide are appended to the end of this posting. ** Please send us any new listings or corrections, but be sure to ** ** format them in the same format as is used in this guide. Keep ** ** comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point. ** ______________________________________________________________________ | Europe2 ______________________________________________________________________ This section has listings for the following: England Ireland Scotland Wales The Europe coordinator is: Geraint Edwards <gedge@inner.demon.co.uk> ______________________________________________________________________ The Vegetarian Society of the U.K. (VSUK) publishes the "International Vegetarian Travel Guide", which concentrates on Vegetarian Restaurants & guesthousts in England & Europe, listing establishments for each city in every country. Phone & order the 1992 guide. It's about 4 pounds, and you can put it on your Mastercard or Visa. Using a credit card avoids the conversion problem. ATTENTION: from the USA, be SURE to specify AIR-MAIL, or it'll take two months by ship. The International Vegetarian Travel Guide "Lists hundreds of places to eat out & stayover!". The Vegetarian Handbook "The guide to living a vegetarian lifestyle!" about 3 pounds. Also, you can become a member of VSUK via phone, and then you'd receive their [great] magazine "The Vegetarian" and the Vegetarian Handbook. They also have a children's quarterly magazine. I think the magazine is 10 pounds. With membership 16 pounds. Airmail delivery is 10 pounds additional. Their phone number is 44 (061) 928-0793. Mailing address is: VSUK; Parkdale, Dunham Road; Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4QG; ENGLAND. The Vegan Society of the U.K. publishes "The Vegan Holiday & Restaurant Guide". It covers mostly England, Scotland, & Wales. Their mailing address is: The Vegan Society, Ltd.; 33-35 George Street; Oxford, OX1 2AY; ENGLAND. Tel. 0865 722166. They also publish the good quarterly magazine "The Vegan". Vegetarian guides are sold everywhere. e.g.: "Vegetarian Guide to the Scottish Highlands and Islands", "Vegetarian London", etc. There are several nationally-circulated vegetarian-oriented magazines available in any big newsagents that have pages and pages of small ads. Wimpy, Burger King, and just about every restaurant chain except for McDonalds serves a bean burger at its stores in Britain/Ireland. Also, most main-line railway stations have a "Casey Jones" burger shop in them, selling "Mexican Bean Burgers", which are much the same thing again. Phoning from abroad, replace the initial '0' in the area code with the country code: | England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland: +44 | Irish Republic: +353 Vegetarian Organisations: The Vegan Society 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7AA, (0424) 427393 - Membership includes subscription to "The Vegan" quarterly. The Vegetarian Society of the U.K. Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altringham, Cheshire, WA14 4QG, (061) 928-0793 - Membership includes subscription to "The Vegetarian". International Jewish Vegetarian Society Bet Teva, 853/855 Finchley Road, Golders Green, London NW11 8LX 'Veggies' email list: subs from veggies-request@ncl.ac.uk | Devon Vegans, c/o The Old Forge, Throwleigh EX20 2HS | Vegetarian Accomodation: Aunties, 56 Coleshill Terrace, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 3DA, (0554) 770077 - Aunties is a home-stay accomodation agency specializing in catering for travelling vegetarians & vegans. The agency was set up in 1984 to help vegetarians worldwide find short-term accommodation in pleasant private homes, with hosts sympathetic to their guests chosen way of eating. There are now more than 50 hosts from which to choose, in many areas of Britain, offering accommodation which meets the standards set by the British Tourist Authority for comfort and cleanliness at around #15-17 per person per night. All bookings are made through Auntie's office. Vegetarian Products: Vegetarian Shoes, 36 Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 1UN, UK Phone: 0273 691913. They take credit cards. - Makes shoes to order. ______________________________________________________________________ | England | ______________________________________________________________________ Bath ---- Demuths Cafe - Vegetarian coffee/tea house with lunches. Vegan food identified. Fairly cheap (Soup and roll 2.50). Tilleys - Restaurant next door but 2 to Demuths. Meat and Vegetarian, but has a V. menu, with real choices. Specialises in starters (ie no main courses; one eats 3 starters). Moderately expensive, but worthwhile. Birmingham ---------- Ginger's Vegetarian Eating House, 7a High Street, Kings Heath, 021 444 0906 Wild Oats Vegetarian Restaurant, 5 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, B29 6HJ, 021 471 2459 The Warehouse Cafe, Friends of the Earth (Birmingham), 54 Alison Street, Digbeth, B5 5TH, 021 633 0261 Plus the many Kashmiri/Pakistani/Indian/Balti/Tandoori places always have at least half a dozen veggie dishes, many have a lot more. | Bradford | -------- | | Shiraz Restaurant, 113 Oak Lane, BD18 2AF. (0274) 490176 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | | | Brighton -------- Vegetarian Restaurants: Slims, Churchill Square (lower level), very near the clock tower Food For Friends, 17 Prince Albert Street, very near the clock tower, tel. 736236 - Open Mon-Sun 9am-10pm. Harlequinade, 13 Dyke road, very near the clock tower, tel. 821787 - Closed from 3pm-6pm. Terre a Terre, 7 Pool Valley, Brighton, tel. 729051 - Vegetarian and vegan food. Bristol ------- Pushpanjali's, Summerhill Road (?), Bristol. (Just by the entrance to the Bristol Iyengar Yoga centre) - Looks like a converted fish and chip shop, but the food is very authentic and unusual. They also do take away, including an enormous variety of Indian sweets which are sold from a display which looks uncannily like a converted fried fish display. Cambridge --------- King's Pantry, 9 King's Parade, Opposite main gate to King's College, Tel: 0223 321 551 - Vegetarian and wholefood restaurant. King's Pantry was a front runner for Vegetarian Living's Restaurant of the Year. Try it out! Open Mon-Sun 08:30-17:30 and also 18:30-21:30 Tue-Sat. Cheltenham ---------- Peppers, High Street - Scruffy, food Ok, but avoid the "roast" potatoes - pre fried in oil, then reheated in microwave. Puddings good. Cheap. Chester ------- The Abbey Green restaurant - Won an award one year for best veggie restaurant or somesuch. It's rather more in the gourmet league than most veggie restaurants. Quite pricey. Now opened a meat-eating restaurant in the same building. Good cakes. Francs - Omnivorous restaurant, but does serve a fairly good selection of vegetarian food. The set menu is very good value - although it is omnivorous, they will do an entirely vegetarian version, but you must tell them in advance! Highly recommended mushrooms baked in Brie. Not sure about vegan options. Croydon ------- Hockneys' - Used to be full time restaurant, but now only does lunches. Good, as are the very filling sandwiches from the wholefood shop nextdoor. Dunstable --------- Norman King, Church Street, 0582 661603 - A pub that offers vegan and vegetarian food, lunchtimes and evenings. The vegan choice is one main course (chili) and a couple of snacks, but this is good for a pub. Coconut Garden, 52-54 West Street, 0582 667837 - A Malaysian restaurant offering a separate vegetarian menu with vegan food. I have not been here yet, but the food is probably Buddhist in origin. Open Tue-Sun 6pm-12pm. Liverpool --------- Casa Italia, near Moorfields Station - Italian restaurant, some vegetarian options. Good food. Not too expensive. Licensed. Everyman Theatre, very near the university - Vegetarian-friendly. It has a restaurant/bar which has wholefood & vegetarian items. It seems to be open independantly of whether the theatre is open or not. By all accounts it is very good. London ------ North London Vegetarian Restaurants: Bibaqc, 2-4 Gillespie Road, Highbury, N5 1LN, (071) 704 0088 - Mainly vegan Indian food. Near Highbury tube station. Diwana Bhel Poori House, 121 Drummond Street, NW1 2HL, (071) 387 5556 (2nd location in West London). Near Euston tube station. - The food is good and cheap. Mostly South Indian (Madras area) dishes but they also have Gujarati (north-west India) dishes. Open noon-11:40pm. Spices, 30 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0LU, (071) 254 0528 - Excellent South Indian vegetarian restaurant. I ate vegan and I went with three flesh eaters who were all absolutely thrilled with the food. No frills, but the service is spectacular. Dish of the day, #2.75. Open noon-2:30pm & 6pm-midnight. Sun open noon-midnight. Chutneys, 124 Drummond Street, NW1, (071) 388 0604 - Food mostly from the Gujarat region of India. Good vegan choices. The lunchtime buffet is extremely good and cheap at #3.95 plus drinks (if required). I think 'lunchtime' extends quite late into the afternoon and the buffet is 'Eat as much as you like'. Open Mon-Fri noon-2:45pm & 6pm-11:30pm. Near Euston station. Indian Veg Bhel Poori House, 92-93 Chapel Market Angel, Islington, N1 9EX, (071) 837-4607. Near Angel tube station. - Quality Indian vegetarian food at rock-bottom prices. All-you-can- eat for #2.95. Open noon-3pm & 6pm-11:30pm. Milward's Restaurant, 97 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16, (071) 254-1025 - Family restaurant specializing in continental cuisine. They aim to be treated like a normal local bistro - the only difference is a subtle lack of meat! Expect to pay #11.50 for a 3 course meal with wine. Open Mon-Fri 6:30pm-11pm. Sat-Sun noon-11pm. | The Raj, 18 Camden High St, London NW1, (071) 388 6663. | - Indian. Fantastic buffet 12 noon till 3pm ( noon till 11.30pm | weekends) Cost: a mere (pounds) 3.95, all you can eat. Beat that! | Sabras, 263 High Road, Willesden Green, NW10 2RX, (081) 459 0340 - Multi-award winning vegetarian Indian restaurant & take-away. An extensive menu with something (surely!) for everyone. Prices very reasonable. Open 12:30pm-3pm & 6pm-10pm. Closed Mon. Surya, 59-61 Fortune Green Road, NW6 1DR, (071) 435 7486 - Authenthic Indian food including many specialties. Mindbendingly delightful. Open 6pm-11pm. Also noon-2pm Fri-Sun. 3 course meal around #11. Main course around #6. The Jewish Vegetarian Society Dining Room, 853-5 Finchley Road, Golders Green, NW11 8LX, (081) 455-0692. Near Golders Green tube station. - Small & friendly. Daily specials. Vegan dishes & Jewish favourites. 3 course meal #7.50. Open Sun-Thu 6pm-10pm. Also noon-3pm Sun. Rani, Long Lane, N3 - Indian vegetarian restaurant Suruchi, Theberton St, N1 - Indian vegetarian restaurant Ravi Shankar Restaurant, 2 locations: 133-135 Drummond Street, NW1, (071) 388 6458. Near Euston station. 422 St. John Street, Islington EC1, (071) 833 5849. Near Angel tube station. - Reasonably good. Open Mon-Sun noon-11pm. South London Vegetarian Restaurants: Veganomics, 314 Lewisham Road, SE13 7PA, (081) 852 7978. Near Lewisham tube station. - Vegan. Great selection of high quality vegan foods. Uses organic produce whenever possible. Serve organic additive free alcoholic drinks. They regularily cater for parties including weddings. The wholefood shop next door sells take-aways. Original Victorian shop-fittings. Restaurant is gas-lit. Open Thu-Sat from 7pm. Book ahead Fri,Sat. Cordon Vert, 136 Merton Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1EH, (081) 543 9174 Near Wimbledon tube station. - Veggie-bistro - pasta, rich stews, curries, nut roasts, Indonesian dishes & sauces. Unique & interesting starters & puddings. Cosy deco-kitch interior. Menu changes daily. At least 2 vegan options. Daily special #5.30. Open Tue-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-3pm. Health Place Cafe, 17 Strutton Ground, SW1, (071) 233 1701 - Home made food & organic vines & beers. Linked to health-food shop. Open 9am-9pm Mon-Fri, but Mon-Tue 5pm-9pm women only. #16 for 2 people including wine. Wilkins, 61 Marsham Street, SW1P 3DP, (071) 222 4038 - Popular lunch spot. Summer outdoor seating. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am- 5:30pm. Windmill, 486 Fulham Road, SW6 5NH, (071) 385 1570. Near Fulham Broadway tube station. - Very friendly. Candle-light evenings. Fires in winter. Daily menu includes a vegan choice. Open noon-11pm. Kastoori, Upper Tooting Rd, SW17 - Indian vegetarian restaurant East London Vegetarian Restaurants: Cherry Orchard, 241-245 Globe Road, Bethnal Green, E2 0JD, (081) 980 6678. Near Bethnal Green tube station. - Vegetarian & vegan food from a variety of traditions and cooking styles (French, Italian, Middle Eastern, Indian). Fast counter service at lunch time. Candle-lit table service in the evenings. Attractive & secluded garden in the summer. Open Tue-Fri noon-3pm & 6:30pm-10:30pm, Sat noon-10:30pm. Closed Christmas to New Years. Book ahead. Thai Garden, in Bethnal Green. Near Bethnal Green tube station. - The only vegetarian Thai restaurant in the UK. Cranks, several locations: Unit 31, The Circle, Broadgate, EC2 13-15 Leadenhall Market, EC3 5 Cowcross Street, Smithfield, EC1 43 Leather Lane, EC1 - "Since the early sixties Cranks has pioneered the boom in wholefood vegetarian cooking and continues to use only the best wholefood ingredients. The wholemeal flour from which the breads, biscuits, pastries, and cakes are freshly baked each day, is stone ground and organically grown, as are many of the grains, seeds, and pulses. Honey, molasses, and raw sugars are used for sweeteners, and all eggs are free-range. All fresh fruit and vegetables are carefully selected and whenever possible these are organically grown. We are committed to using these ingredients with integrity to produce high quality wholefood that is both natural and delicious. Cranks restaurants and take-aways are built using natural materials and hand-crafted objects which complement our food and make Cranks a refreshing oasis in this busy world." Cranks are the UK Vegetarian Society's first corporate members. | East West Gourmet Restaurant, 188 Old Street, EC1 (tube: Old Street) | - Almost completely vegan. Open 7days/wk, 11-11. | West London Vegetarian Restaurants: Country Life, 18 Heddon Street, W1R 7LE, (071) 434 2922 - Vegan buffet. Run by the Seventh Day Adventist church. Approximate prices #3.25-#4.50. Children eat half price. Also run cooking courses, stress seminars, 5 day stop smoking plans, etc. Open Mon- Thur 11:30am-2:30pm, Fri 11:30am-2pm. Country Life, 123 Regent Street, (071) 434 2922 - Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant. Yours Naturally, The London Ecology Centre, 45 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9MJ, (071) 497 0079. Near Covent Garden tube station. - Very vegan. Meal for less than #5. Lots of snacks, salads, and savouries, most under #2. Blackboard menu changes daily. Serve organic beer. Live music on weekends. Take-away service. Open Mon- Sat 10am-9pm. Blah Blah Blah, 78 Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush, (081) 746 1337. Near Shepherds Bush tube station. - 50's style vegetarian cafe. Serves capuccino and 3-course meals on purple floral tablecloths. The lights are old 50's sputniks from a movie studio. A jukebox plays 50's & 60's hits. Great food but the trifle is apparently "disgusting". Open Mon-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 10am- 11pm. Diwana Bhel Poori House, 50 Westbourne Grove, W2 5SH, (071) 387 5556 (2nd location in North London) - The food is good and cheap. Mostly South Indian (Madras area) dishes but they also have Gujarati (North-West India) dishes. Open Tue-Sun noon-11pm. Food For Thought, 31 Neal Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9PK, (071) 836 0239. Near Covent Garden tube station. - Small cheerful restaurant. Has a quick self-service counter for take-aways. Imaginative & interesting main courses & salads. Menu keeps changing. 3 courses for about #5. Summer open Mon-Fri 8:30am- 8pm, Sat noon-8pm. Winter open Mon-Sat noon-8pm. Govinda's, 9-10 Soho Street, (071) 437 3662 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Greenhouse, 16 Chenies Street, WC1E 7EX, (071) 637 8038. Not far from Euston Square tube station, but another station is probably closer. - Informal friendly wholefood vegetarian restaurant with counter service. Very popular at lunchtime and early evenings. Candle lit in the evenings. Wide range of vegetarian dishes. Vegan dishes may be limited. (Some say the choices are poor but OK). Everything prepared daily using organic (where possible) and wholefood ingredients. Main course #3.15. Open Tue-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 1pm-8:30pm, Mon 10am-6pm. Mandeer, 21 Hanway Place (off Tottenham Court Road), W1P 9DG, (071) 323 0660 or (071) 580 3470. Near Tottenham Court Road tube station. - One of the most renowned vegetarian/Indian restaurants with an exclusive and romantic atmosphere in the evenings. The owners are lifelong vegetarians and have been carefully and consistently serving authentic excellent food for over 25 years. The array of dishes is impressive and vegan dishes are included in the menu. Try a business lunch, a take-away, or a relaxed evening meal. Open Mon- Sat noon-3pm & 6pm-10:30pm. Reservations advised. Seasons, Harcourt Street, W1, (071) 402 5925. Near Edgware Road tube station. - NOW CLOSED??? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE VERIFY THIS? - Recently opened vegetarian restaurant. Provide quality food made from the best & healthiest ingedients. Clean, pleasant, trendy. Soup #1.20, main meal #3.20-#3.55, sweets #1.20-#1.50. Open Mon-Sun 8am-10pm. Shan, 200-202 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JL, (071) 240 3348. Near Leicester Square tube station. - Authentic (Indian) Gujarati vegetarian restaurant using fresh ground spices and vegetable products from Uganda, Kenya, etc. Daily menu changes. Big big menu. "Probably the most economical & good value restaurant in the UK". People with special dietary needs welcome. B&B available. Open Mon-Sat noon-10pm. Booking advised. The Gate, 51 Queen Caroline St., Hammersmith, W6 9QL, (081) 748 6932. Near Hammersmith tube station. - Set in the studio of artist Sir Frank Brangwyn. The restaurant is large, airy, and full of large plants. Exhibitions of colourful paintings and Mexican wall rugs. The Indo-Iraqi chef offers Eastern, Middle Eastern, and international cuisine. Located upstairs in a house. Very relaxed atmosphere. Live music Fri & Sat nights. Poetry on the last Wed of every month. Dining in the courtyard in the summer. Open Mon-Sat noon-11:30pm. ZZZ's Cafe, 238 Gray's Inn Road, WC1, (071) 278 5391 - Busy lunchtime cafe on border of West End & City. Good variety of salads. Menu changes daily, always includes vegan choices. Self service, sandwiches prepared while you wait. Gets crowded at lunchtime. For best selection of food, arrive before 1pm! Eat well for #2.50-#4.50. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm. Cranks, several locations: 8 Marshall Street, W1V 1LP, (071) 437 9431 11 The Market, Covent Garden, WC2E 8RB 9-11 Tottenham Cr Road, W1 17-19 Great Newport Street, WC2 8 Adelaide Street, WC2 23 Barrett Street, W1 - See description in the East London section. | Byblos Restaurant, 262 Kensington Hish Street, W8. (071) 603 4422 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | Vegetarian Accomodations: Barrow House, 45 Barrow Road, Streatham Common, SW16 5PE, (081) 677 1925 - Luxurious quiet non-smoking accommodation for visitors to London. 15 minutes by train from Victoria station. Wholefood B&B. Mrs Poynter's, 102 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park, SW19 7DT, (081) 946-0902 - Pleasant family house. Very close to tube station. 2 rooms, with basins & kettles, shared bathroom. 3 course breakfeasts. Every effort is made to comply with visitors' needs. Vegans catered for. Two large family dogs in residence. Children & dogs welcome. Book ahead. B&B #14. During Wimbledon, #20. Luton ----- Alankar, 276 Dunstable Road, Luton, 0582 410374. - 'Indian' restaurant offering a wider than normal selection of vegetable dishes, at a low price (~#2.00) and (unlike some in Luton) prepared to serve them without being obliged to buy a 'main' (ie meat) dish. Shapla Tandoori, 45 Wellington Street, Luton, 0582 481554. - As above, but slightly less choice. There are several 'Indian' resaurants on Wellington Street, all offer vegetable dishes but not all will serve just vegetable side dishes, you may have to have vegetable byriani. 33 Arts Centre, 33 Guildford Street, Luton. - The entrance to this arts' centre is a wholefood vegetarian and vegan cafe. As well as cooked meals (casseroles, chilis etc) there are veggie sausage rolls, pasties and cakes that are vegan. Small but good atmosphere, daytimes. Malvern ------- Brief Encounters, Malvern Station. - Veggie (in evenings). Mid price range, atmospheric - set in old waiting room of still used station. Entrance is from the platform. Is a tea shop in day time serving non-vegetarian sandwiches. Reasonable food. Manchester ---------- The Eigth Day, Oxford Road (Opposite Metropolitan Uni) - Very good vege(taria)n cafe. The Greenhouse, Great North Western Street, Rusholme - Excellent vege(taria)n restaurant. City Art Galary Cafe, Mosley Street - Very nice, not wholly vegetarian though. Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street - Good variety, but again, not wholly vegetarian. Pie in the Sky, 160b Wellington Rd, Withington - Vegetarian. OK. Topkapi, Peter Street - Turkish cafe and restaurant (next door to each other) offering a selection of mezeler (starters) and a cheese kofta kebab for the lactos. Mezeler include, stuffed cabbage, humus, falafel, barbunya, fasouleh, salads, and several cheese and yoghurt dishes. Great place for lunches. Kai's, in Chinatown - To all intents and purposes this is a standard Chinese restaurant open until 4am. But it also has a special Buddhist vegetarian menu. The dishes read: sweet and sour pork, chicken with cashew nuts, roast duck... around 20 in all with about half being non-'meaty' eg abalone mushrooms, pot of prosperity. The dishes are designed to mimic the textures of meat using tofu, gluten and taro, I love them but some people still feel a bit squeamish ordering such dishes. Be prepared to queue if you arrive just after pub closing time or just after club kickout. There are now a number of restaurants in Chinatown offering this type of food but, beware, I have been served real sweet and sour spare-ribs instead of the mock dish in one such place. Chuni's Indian Cottage, Rusholme - This is probably the finest Indian restaurant in Manchester, the owners are Hindu Indians, and, although they do pander to the meat-eaters, they have one of the most extensive and inventive vegetarian menus around, but they do include a lot of cream and cheese. Great surroundings, great service, great food. There are dozens of 'Indian' resaurants in Rusholme, indeed the council are promoting it as 'the curry mile'. Just about every place will offer a wide selection of vegetarian food (it's near the University) although the quality varies enormously, though the prices don't --- a cartel seems to operate. Nottingham ---------- Hiziki, Hockley - Briliant food. | Penrith | ------- | | George's Place, 7 Queen Street, CA11 7XD. (0768) 66635 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | | | Plaistow -------- Clements, Plaistow, West Sussex (Near Dunsfold) - Very Very good. Expensive #20.00 per head for evening meal. That's for the 5 course with aperative. Normally choice of 4 main courses. Great quality. | St Austell | ---------- | | The Thin End for Hungry People, 41a Fore Street, PL25 5PY. | (0726) 75805 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) full members. | | | | Sheffield | --------- Area code: 0742 | | Calabash Restaurant, 227 London Road, S2. (500004) | - Carribean. | | Fat Cat (Pub), 23 Alma Street, S3. (728195) | - vegetarian/vegan bar food. | | Indian Chef, 176 Crookes, S10. (666052) | - untried. | | Kashmir Curry Centre, 121-123 Spital Hill, S3. (726253) | - untried. | | Kumquat Mae, Morriseys East House, 18 Spitall Hill, S4. (726916) | - Vegetarian/vegan. Booking essential. Thurs-Fri 17h30-20h30. | | Le Bistro, 352 Sharrowvale Road, S11. (686253) | - Vegan food by prior notice. BYO. Tues-Sat. | | Mister BB's Brasserie, 344 Sharrowvale Road, S11. (669147) | - Vegetarian/vegan, licensed and 'bring your own' (BYO). Wed-Sat. | | Mr Kite's Celebrated Wine Bar & Restaurant, | 150 Devonshire Street, S3. (726910) | - has vegetarian food, and sometimes vegan. Licensed. 12h00-22h30. | | Pepe's, 284 South Road, S6. (333574) | - Italian. | | San Remo Pizzeria, 26-28 Division Street, S1. (765333) | - untried. | | Singapore Sams (fast food, 2 locations) | Oasis, Meadowhall | Orchard Square, city centre | - Vegan stir fry and spring rolls. | | UK Mama (African) Restaurant, 257 Fulwood Road, S10. (687907) | - untried. | | | | Stoke-on-Trent | -------------- | | Dylans Restaurant, 99 Broad Street, Hawley. (0782) 286009 | - 5% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | | | | Stratford-Upon-Avon | ------------------- | | Cafe Natural, Greenhill Street, CV37 6LF. (0789) 415741 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | | | Tewkesbury ---------- Corse Lawn Hotel, Corse Lawn, Nr Tewkesbury - Very good, very expensive. French Style - caters well for veggies, but also has meat floating around. | Tiverton | -------- | | Sally's Alley, 14 Fore Street. (0884) 242865 | - 10% discount to Vegan Society (GB) members. | | | Ullapool -------- The Ceidhl Place, Ullapool - Restaurant is expensive but good. Menu is vegetarian, but the restaurant also has non-vegetarian options. ______________________________________________________________________ | Ireland | ______________________________________________________________________ The 'Bridgestone's Irish Vegetarian Food Guide' lists vegetarian restaurants, wholefood shops, and vegetarian places to stay. Belfast ------- Giros, Belfast Youth and Community, Donegall Lane (off Donegall Street), 0232-244640 - This youth resource centre has just opened (Summer 93) and its cafe offers a range of vegetarian and, more often than not, vegan food. Opening hours are a bit erratic and are limited to office hours Mon-Sat, I think. The Spice of Life, 62 Lower Donegall Street, 0232-332744 - Belfast's only veggie restaurant, which unfortunately should be avoided at lunchtime due to extremely mediocre service and average food. However Thu-Sat evening experiences have been bearable with live music sometimes. Bring your own drink. Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: Angelos Ristorante, 23 Donegall Pass, 0232-246900 - Slightly expensive but very high quality italian NON-VEGETARIAN restaurant. However, they have a very flexible attitude to their menu and consequently are very amenable to veg(etari)ans. Recommended for special occasions. Cork ---- Cafe' Mexicana, off Patrick Street - Offers a choice of good Mexican food. Cheap too!! Dublin ------ Vegetarian Restaurants: Blazing Salads, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre Cornucopia Wholefoods, 19 Wicklow Street - Vegetarian/vegan. Won Walker's Best Vegetarian Restaurant in 1988. The Golden Avatar - Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: It's Natural, 71 Dame Street Ayumi-ya Japanese Restaurant, Newpark Centre, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock - Japanese vegetarian option available. Burger King, Dublin Airport - Has the infamous "Spicy Bean Burger". Wexford ------- Kelly's Deli, South Main Street - Offers an excellent vegetarian & vegan choice. La Riva, The Crescent - Offer an excellent vegetarian choice on the menu. Not sure about Vegan fare. ______________________________________________________________________ | Scotland | ______________________________________________________________________ | Vegetarian Guide to the Highlands and Islands, 1993. 72 Bed and | Breakfast, etc. GBP2.61 from Janey Clarke, 3 Hermitage Street, | Evanton, Ross-shire IV16 9YG | | Edinburgh --------- Most vegetarians can and do eat in most restaurants. Restaurants which don't serve any vegetarian food are few and far between, and don't prosper, as far as I can see. Vegetarian Restaurants: Seeds, 53 West Nicolson Street - Vegan. Wholefood cafe. Lots of vegan food. Cheap with huge portions. Small, cramped, busy. Henderson's, 94 Hanover Street, Tel. 031-225 2131 - Decades-old vegetarian salad restaurant, always reliable quality, always busy. Kalpna, St. Patrick's Square, Tel. 031-667 9890 - Good vegetarian Indian (Gujerati) food. Cheap at lunchtime. Annpurna Restaurant, 45 St. Patrick Square, Tel. 031-662 1807 - Across the road from the Kalpna. Helios Fountain Black Bo's - Very lacto, but very reasonable prices/high quality. The Unemployed Worker's Centre - Very cheap, no great choice. Pierre Lapin - Unfortunate name. Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: Suruchi, 14a Nicolson Street, Tel. 031-556 6583 - Newly opened Indian restaurant serving almost exclusively vegetarian food. Features dishes from a wide variety of Indian regions. Glasgow ------- | Contacts: | | Glasgow Vegan Network, Keith Robertson, c/o The Bay Tree, 403 Great | Western Road, Glasgow | | | Restaurant: | The Ubiquitous Chip, near university - Has vegetarian options, and at least some of the staff are vegetarian. ______________________________________________________________________ | Wales | ______________________________________________________________________ Aberystwyth ----------- The Fountain Inn, Trefechan (just over the bridge and opposite the town fire station) - Good selection of pub food both vegetarian and vegan. Very reasonable prices, good beer and friendly barstaff. Y Graig, Pier Street - Cafe cum restaurant. Scruffy but friendly. A good range of food, both vegetarian and vegan. Excellent hummus rolls. Licenced premises. The Arts Centre Cafe, Penglais Hill (on the University campus) - Open for coffee all day, hot food noon-2pm. Has about eight dishes six of which are normally vegetarian, some vegan. Gorgeous salads, very reasonable prices. Can get busy. Jilly Beans, North Road - Several vegetarian dishes. Good tofu stir fry, for example. Gannets Bistro - Vegetarian selection has increased over the last few years. Serve several vegetarian dishes. The Welsh Fudge Shop - Several vegetarian savoury dishes. Renowned for their sweet pancakes. Good value, can be a little cramped. Corners, Chalybete Street - Apparantly does a nice Nut Bake. Aberaeron --------- Hive on the Key - Apparantly they do a really nice broccoli Souffle. The honey ice-cream is a must for ice-cream fans. Cardiff ------- Diner 77, 77 Pontcanna Street, (0222) 344628 - 15 minute walk from centre of town, US-style burger menu, licensed, mid-price, good food. Vegetarian, vegan and omnivore. Peppermint Lounge, 34 Woodville Road, (0222) 374403 - Vegetarian-friendly. Good food. Varied/home-cooked menu. Vegan options. Licensed. Low-to-mid-price. 15 minute walk from centre of town. Sage Wholefood & Vegetarian Rest't , Wellfield Ct, Wellfield Rd, (0222) 481223 - 20 minute walk from centre of town, enquire about vegan food. Kaleidoscope, 31-39 Wyndham Arc, (0222) 396010 - Central, home-cooked menu, mid-price, reasonable, vegetarian and vegan. Crumbs, 33 Morgan Arc, (0222) 395007 - Central, large salads and soups, lowish prices, good. Vegetarian and vegan. Open Mon-Sat 11h15 to 15h00 approx. The Armless Dragon, 97 Wyeverne Rd, Cathays (382357) - 15 minute walk from centre of town, licensed, phone for vegan. The Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Canton (396061) | - 20 minute walk from centre of town, small wholefood cafe, bar, | mid/high price, poor. Vegetarian and vegan. (snacks, but great for the alternative cinema and exhibits) Lampeter -------- Peppers, High Street, 0570 423 796 - By Lampeter standards, expensive-ish. Excellent meals, pricey desserts, excellent coffee (Taylors). Nice place. Vegetarian, but not for the fussiest: They use free-range eggs in cakes etc, rather than egg substitute, Flora margarine in some things (contains whey). All their cheese is vegetarian though, and their chestnut and mushroom pie is exquisite. It has just been awarded a * in Egon Ronay's guide, and is one of only three places in Wales to be so highly recommended. (Apr.93) Llanidloes ---------- Great Oak Cafe, Great Oak Street - Good, cheap food. Exclusively vegetarian. Opposite a recommended bookshop. ______________________________________________________________________ The latest officially posted copy of the World Guide to Vegetarianism is available via e-mail. 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