Vegan
Mediterranean
Juice bar
Take-out
Bakery
British
Breakfast

Vegan cafe near Piccadilly Circus, est. since Aug 2015. Provides light lunch food and a selection of sweets. The menu features items like vegan English breakfast, burgers and hotdogs, pierogie, mango salad, blueberry dumplings, and coconut yogurt cheezecake. Has fresh juices. Sept 2017 temporarily closed until further notice for refurbishing.


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176 Reviews

First Review by Harleenquinzell

VeganBecks87

Points +1189

Vegan
05 Sep 2020

Jackfruit paradise

Had an amazing jackfruit burger in here!! It was so tasty!! I really hope it opens up again soon!

WayneDavies

Points +615

Vegan
03 Nov 2019

My First Jackfruit Burger

Lovely place easy to find. Hope it opens back up.

StockWood

Points +34

Vegan
30 Jan 2019

Veganer Hardliner

Ausgezeichneten Burger mit witziger grüner Beilage gegessen.

Pros: Location

thetofutravellers

Points +4427

Vegan
09 Jan 2018

Could be much better

This restaurant is located very conveniently and I liked the unconventional, but cozy interior. The staff were friendly (if a bit confused) and service was quick. Unfortunately, I did not like the food too much. I had a burger and sweet potato fries, and both were quiet bland, too greasy and the fries nearly cold.
I do hope they really will re-open, though, as it is a convenient spot in Soho and I'd surely try another meal there because it was still a nice place.

Pros: Good location, Friendly staff, Cozy place

Cons: Food not so tasty

ericacrombie

Points +491

Vegan
25 Sep 2017

Refused to serve me

I arrived at 10 past 12pm on a Friday. This was my last day in the UK and I really wanted to have a full English breakfast since I don't know when I'll be back and this was my last chance to experience the English tradition. They said breakfast had finished 10 minutes prior and they refused to make me it. On Google it said they opened at 11am so I thought they'd still be open for breakfast but that was wrong. I know England likes their rules but not compromising for being 10 minutes late under the circumstances was extreme even for English standards. It really gave me a very unhappy ending to my trip. If the staff aren't prepared to compromise in the slightest they're going to end up with very unhappy customers. Or no customers, in my case, as I quickly left the cafe almost crying. I was quite upset because I'd scheduled this breakfast into my trip and was really looking forward to it. I'd also walked 20 minutes in the rain and hadn't eaten all day and then had to find somewhere else to eat.

The website forces me to grant the restaurant 2 stars due to it being fully vegan which I guess is fair enough but that's really all they have going for them.

Updated from previous review on 2017-09-23

Pros: Didn't get to experience any.

Cons: Poor customer service., Extremely rigid rules, unwillingness to compromise, Didn't update their information online.

LisaStJohnBennett

27 Oct 2017

Seriously? How is it their fault that you turned up late? It's not a big place and most people realise that kitchens have to prepare lunch and sadly, when breakfast is over, it's over. I'm sorry you didn't get the breakfast you wanted, but your review is unfair and makes you sound like a whingy tourist.

ericacrombie

27 Oct 2017

And you're whinging about the whingy tourist. Well done. By the way, I've had restaurants cook me some things off the breakfast menu at 9pm. I didn't have to beg them, they just did because they were nice people. If they're not willing to be decent people who compromise on their rigid rules, they're going to have people leaving upset. That's what happened. I only had one chance to go there and this was my experience. If they want better reviews they can be nicer to people.

MichaelSavegan

Points +2104

Vegan
23 Sep 2017

boooo!

We walked half a mile and it was "closed for renovations ".

Pros: nothing good

Cons: CLOSED

StinaTurner

Points +59

Vegan
22 Sep 2017

Brilliant vegan street food in Soho

Super good food, nice staff & they refuse to take the new 5 & 10 pound notes, as they aren't vegan. All in all a brilliant place to go and get your lunch or dinner. I wouldn't bat an eye going back.

Pros: Friendly staff, Great location, Yummy food

Cons: N/a

Conny

Points +36

Vegan
17 Sep 2017

Nice vegan fast/street food

Small place in Soho offers vegan breakfast and mains, vegan fast/street food, tasty sandwiches, easy place to grab a meal to eat in or on the go

MarkoObradovic

Points +515

Vegan
16 Sep 2017

Central location, Friendly staff

Although they were closed the first attempt I made eating here, it was worth the second trip. I had a deliciously garlic-y kebab and the cashier was really kind.

Pros: Affordable, Great Location, Friendly Staff

chomp

Points +435

Vegan
14 Sep 2017

jackfruit burger

Definitely recommend the jackfruit burger!

The Veggie Cook

Points +1201

Vegetarian
12 Sep 2017

Vegan & Convenient

Found this place on happycow. It's a simple little place in a mixed area -- seemed a bit out of place for a vegan establishment, yet it was a lifesaver because we were hungry. We met the owner, and she was sweet. The food is casual vegan, some fast food.

aspara-gus

Points +176

Vegan
10 Sep 2017

Jackfruit burgers are better than sex

Friendly staff, central location near Pickadilly Circus, but the main reason to come here are the amazing jackfruit burgers. They have outdoor seating but when we were there there were too many beggars bugging us so we chose to go inside. I thought it was a bit silly though not to accept the "non-vegan" 5 pound bills.

MarkScrivener

Points +22

Vegan
07 Sep 2017

yum

Got a takeaway Jack burger and chips, was delicious, next time I will eat in

VeganCU12

Points +26

Vegan
07 Sep 2017

Amazing Atmosphere

The food was delicious!

Pros: Great atmosphere, with lots of good animal rights

Cons: A little hard to find without GPS

Ruth_fox@hotmail.com

Points +28

Vegan
03 Sep 2017

great kebab!

Lovely place highly recommend

Marketa

Points +59

Vegan
31 Aug 2017

Great Jackfruit burger

Vegan Hippo is a nice bistro in Soho, close to Piccadilly. I like this lovely place with friendly staff. I ordered a jackfruit burger and it was really good. It isn´t so healthy, but once a time...I can recomend it.

Pros: Place, Staff, good and tasty food

Cons: unhealthy

nyeupe

Points +69

Vegan
30 Aug 2017

Overpriced

We went there to eat their famous English breakfast but I was quite disappointed with the dish. The sausage was the only thing I actually liked and it wasn't even homemade (you can buy it in a store, it's the taifun brand), the beans were canned as well and the tofu scramble didn't taste like eggs due to its lack of black salt. If this had been cheaper, at least it would be understandable, but it was clearly overpriced (£10).

AlisonGala

Points +117

Vegan
28 Aug 2017

Oh no!

I ordered a pulled BBQ burger and the filling was OK nothing great... The bread Omg the bread was so incredibly hard I had to eat the filling with a fork and leave it, the avocado was unripe, the sweet potato fries were soggy, the outer tables smell like pee and the service is slow... The staff is friendly and the place inside its cute but I can't rate this more than 2 stars just for that I went there for the food and it was not just bad but expensive

Pros: The plastic animals

LouiseSørensen

Points +456

Vegan
27 Aug 2017

It's not that cheap

It's not that cheap.
The bread isn't home made.
The kebab is the cheap soy meat and it wasn't event fryed to crisp. It tasted nothing like kebab.
There was way too much garlic in it. I didn't Even finish it (and I'm a garlic lover).
The mayo was "stiff" and jelly like when you put too much oil in it. It didn't have any taste. And the setting was not nice at all.
At least the sweet potato fries were good...

foxtrick

Points +286

Vegan
27 Aug 2017

Tasty hot dog

I had a hot dog with jackfruit and vegan cheese. It was very tasty but not that cheap.

Pros: Good taste

Cons: Price

-Sarah-

Points +127

Vegan
18 Aug 2017

Decent

I had the jackfruit burger from here - it was pretty nice, but not outstanding. The barbecue flavour was quite overpowering and the burger was quite difficult to eat (toasted crusty roll which fell apart when you started eating). I would recommend this place if you're in the Soho area, but I wouldn't make a special trip.

lucretia.269

Points +202

Vegan
16 Aug 2017

Fine

The food is just fine - nothing beyond that.

Pros: Tasty, Friendly staff

Cons: Overpriced, Overrated

Enivid

Points +295

Vegan
06 Aug 2017

Nice but not very healthy

It is like a good vegan junk food. Definitely worth a try, but not too good for frequent eating.

Pros: fast, tasty

maddy_kate14

Points +42

Vegan
05 Aug 2017

delicious jackfruit burger!

My husband and happened upon the vegan hippo randomly and we were very excited to run into an all vegan restaurant! I got the BBQ jackfruit burger and it was sooo good! The sauce was amazing and the avocado was a nice touch, the jackfruits texture is so similar to a pulled pork texture it's crazy! My husband got the hippo bites and they were tasty but not very filling. Overall I would give the vegan hippo a try if your in the area!

PoweredByPlants

Points +154

Vegan
02 Aug 2017

fresh quality food, friendly staff

Super fresh food here, with great flavours and a simple but quality menu. We had burgers, really lovely (and original) chips, hungry hippo balls a cheesecake on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. What a day brightener!

My 2yo loved the food, and the little touches with animals on the tables :) We enjoyed the choice of plant milks, and strict vegan commitment - even refusing the new fivers. Good on yer!

Would recommend for families, couples and groups. Perfect!

naturallytani

Points +18

Vegan
30 Jul 2017

Delicious feed, well worth visiting

Vegan Hippo serves delicious burgers! The chipotle burger was delicious and unlike any burger I've had before. The fries where also crisp as ever and they even sell veg bars!!! The only criticism is the lack of seating- when it's raining you can even italian the outdoor seats

Pros: Reasonably priced, Easy to find, Delicious food!!

Cons: Not much seating, Drinks served in takeaway cups

mmdonen

Points +22

Vegan
29 Jul 2017

Yummy Hot Dog and Fries

Had a filling lunch, a hot dog and a side of fries. Total price was about 7.30 pounds. It was my first tofu dog and all in all I was satisfied with the overall experience that you usually expect when having a real hot dog. Only thing missing was some juiciness.

Pros: Filling , Yummy, Friendly service

Cons: Missing the juicy factor




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