• The Old Firehouse

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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Pizza
Western
Fast food
Beer/Wine
British
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. A student-friendly pub offering pub food menu with a section for vegetarian/vegan items. There are around 4 or 5 vegan choices plus 2 vegan pizzas on the evening pizza menu; has vegan cheese. Sources fair trade and local products. Real ale and cider. Old and atmospheric, live music sometimes. Open Mon-Wed 12:00-02:00, Thu-Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 12:00-01:00.


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9 Reviews

First Review by Ffion89

fenchurch2k

Points +251

Vegan
18 Apr 2022

Cosy and central pub with generous portions!

The Old Firehouse is a cosy ‘proper pub’ next to the central station in Exeter. The lunchtime options are plentiful for veggies and vegans and portions are very generous as well as reasonably priced. I had the vegan moussaka and would highly recommend it! The evening menu is pizza only and I am hoping to make it back to try that soon.
Edited to add: have also had the vegan Sunday roast and it is amazing. Courgette/aubergine/tomato wellington and a huge array of ‘proper’ veg,beautifully cooked. They had a vegan pud on as well (cheesecake) but sadly I didn’t have room to fit it in!

Updated from previous review on 2019-08-25

Pros: Atmosphere, ‘Pub classics’ - good food!, Amazing vegan Sunday roast

BakerEm

Points +56

Vegan
10 Sep 2019

Great Pizza

This was always a favourite when I was at university and we visited again whilst on a trip. We shared a vegan half and half pizza. One side was the Vegan Classic and the other Vegan BBQ. Both were delicious and it was good value for money as the pizzas are huge. They also do a great selection of ciders.

Pros: Plenty of vegan options , Cosy atmosphere, Good value for money

Cons: Gets pretty busy sometimes

nrajska

Points +64

Vegan
29 Jul 2019

Good value and delicious!

Lots of vegan options for pizza, which are delicious (vegan BBQ is my fave). Great value for money, pizzas range from about £9-13 and easily feed two - either share or ask for some tin foil to take home your leftovers! The vegan Sunday roast is also great - an amazing hangover cure! Only negative are that it’s a popular place and can get quite busy and noisy, and it’s often very hard to find a table!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Delicious pizza

Cons: Busy, Noisy

PaulBamford

Points +55

Vegan
02 May 2019

Interesting pub and puzza

Hits all the right buttons for a reasonably priced evening meal, great selection of vegan toppings and decent beer straight from the barrel

Pros: Atmosphere, friendly staff and vegan selection

Cons: None

HannahCrump

Points +29

Vegan
14 Apr 2019

Fantastic Pizza

Vegan options are really well labelled and delicious. Pizzas are out of the world and massive!

Pros: Best vegan pizza in the city

Cons: Can be hard to find a table

merryn

Points +71

Vegan
19 Mar 2019

❤️

I love it here. Would give it 5⭐️ if I could. Really appreciate the variety of vegan pizza available. Pizza is delicious and affordable (and enormous!). Definitely share one with a friend. Sometimes can get quite busy.

AmandaReader

Points +20

Vegan
25 Feb 2018

lovely vegan roast

So good to be able to eat a roast lunch along side my vegetarian and omni children... and the red cabbage was gorgeous. Get there early, children over 10 welcome from 12 until 5pm I think.

ChrissieDavies

Points +70

Vegan
03 Nov 2017

Fabulous

Tasty vegan pizza and a eange of fruity ciders set in a beautifully decorated bar! Takes a while to find a seat but well worth it!

Ffion89

Points +647

Vegan
10 Oct 2015

The best vegan roast dinners and pizzas!

The Old Firehouse is popular with students and locals due to its wonderful atmosphere and great value food.

It offers vegan options for lunch and dinner, with roast dinners during Sunday daytimes and a pizza menu from 8:30/9pm most evenings and from 5pm on Sundays.

The vegan roast is a favourite of mine - it's a roast veg, spinach and chickpea cake served with veg, potatoes and gravy - and it's delicious! During the rest of the week, the veggie chilli is amazing, but very spicy! In the evenings it's all about the vegan butternut squash pizza, which also includes spinach and chickpeas with vegan cheese. They're not toppings I would naturally put on a pizza, but it's one of the best I've had, and definitely the best vegan pizza I've eaten.

Even if you just pop in here for a drink, it's worth the visit because it's such a lovely venue. It does get very busy, and you can't reserve tables unless your a big group, however there are lots of large tables, so don't be scared to ask other diners to share their table - it's all part of the Firehouse experience!

Pros: Beautiful pub, Delicious vegan food, Very reasonably priced

Cons: Pizza only served late evening/night, Can't reserve tables for small groups, Can get very busy




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