Vegan-friendly
American
Beer/Wine
British
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. A craft beer and fried chicken place, but with a vegan and vegetarian section in the menu. The vegan options include a hail seitan burger, raging seitan burger, smokin’ seitan burger and seitan tenders. Open Mon-Sun 15:00-23:00.


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24 Reviews

First Review by Thelma21

JillNash

Points +92

Vegan
01 Dec 2023

Yum!

Knowledgeable staff, they obviously take any vegan concerns seriously. Some beers labelled as vegan, others they quickly looked up for me.
Choice of 4 “fried chk’n” burgers. All come with fries

Pros: Felt confident with the staff, Good burger!, Good beer!

Cons: Music too good, wanted to stay and drink. lol

JessChronicVegan

Points +206

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Fried pickles

I had a meal here as part of a birthday party, I was really impressed by the vegan options and the beer menu.

I had the vegan spicy burger and frickles, - the burger bap fell apart and the "chicken" burger was okay with the sauce. The fried pickles were whole which I've not had since living in aus, they were pretty good but they should've been served with vegan burger sauce

Lauzwhite

Points +157

Vegan
10 Jul 2023

Not a bad burger but not the best

It's a nice little venue and we have been before when I was veggie and it was better as I could have the coleslaw etc. There is a few vegan options. I had the hail seitan burger and I'm not sure it was seitan, tasted more like fake chicken. It wasn't the best but it was ok. Way too much bbq sauce, would try it again another time but you can find better places in st Ives.

Cons: No vegan sides of coleslaw etc

starcide

Points +550

Vegan
20 Jun 2023

Great Burger Place

We tried the Hail Seitan burger, Hickory Seitan burger, onion rings and Sourthern Shroomies. All were very tasty, fresh, crispy coatings were crispy and flavours all round were very good.
All of the items were very good examples of what they were trying to be. In all the options here are solid and tasty when looking for vegan options in St Ives (especially if like us you are with a non-vegan group).

(The cocktails here were also great!)

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-20

Pros: Great food, good atmosphere, Great cocktails

Cons: A little on the pricey side

TheVegend

Points +143

Vegan
30 Apr 2023

1 Decent Vegan Option

The fake chickn burger was okay. I enjoyed the soft texture of the burger but it wasnt particularly crispy on the outside. The rest of the meal is very basic. The bun is a good fake brioche bun.
You may not want to go if you dont like seeing plates of wings being brought out.

Pros: Soft Textured Burger, Good sauce, Good beer and rum

Cons: Expensive, Basic

shirley.maclame

Points +280

Vegan
19 Apr 2022

Below average seitan

We opted for their Hail Seitan burger (they make their seitan in-house). Burger is best described as a dense block of mock-meat that wasn't particularly flavourful, although the batter was tasty. The cocktails and starter of sweet fried pickles were lovely, but the main was a bit dissappointing. If they improved the seitan recipe it could be a home run. As it stands now however, there are far better vegan burger options in St Ives.

liamtmlacey

Points +86

Vegan
03 Apr 2022

Not the best Seitan

All of the vegan options are based on their own seitan recipe, which was OK but not the best I've had - by the end of the meal the texture of it became quite chewy and rubbery. Other than that the meal was nice and dirty though - I had that hot seitan burger (which wasn't too spicy) which had battered jalapeños which were nice, and the sweet potato fries and onion rings were also nice. Not sure I'd eat here again though.

thedyingcamel

Points +76

Vegan
27 Mar 2022

Over fried and unpleasant texture

Lots of vegan options and they sounded tasty, but everything we had was saturated with oil and the texture of the ‘chicken’ was really bad. Tried two small bits and couldn’t stomach any more.

Staff were friendly and cocktails were nice. But wouldn’t eat here again.

Benlondon

Points +128

Vegan
20 Jul 2021

Great seitan burgers

A few seitan burgers no offer with a few other vegan sides. Clearly marked on the menu and stickered as vegan when the food arrived. Burgers had vegan cheese and vegan ranch sauce. Great to see such a creative range of vegan options and really tasty food

Pros: Creative range of vegan options

stephie4608

Points +189

Vegan
23 Oct 2020

Yummy

Amazing burger, tasty vegan Cornish craft beers, friendly service, strictly following COVID measures. I was so pleased to go to a place like this and found good burger options on the menu😄

Pros: Tasty vegan beers, Friendly service , Amazing food

Cons: Pricey, Took a long time to get our food

SophieBruxner-Randall

Points +47

Vegan
14 Aug 2020

Amazing vegan burgers

Had a takeaway seitan burger with a side of fried mushrooms. They were made quickly and the staff were lovely! The seitan burger tasted just like chicken. A lovely vegan menu.

Pros: Quite a lot of vegan burger options plus sides , Friendly staff, Clear vegan labelling on menu

robbie123

Points +162

Vegan
06 Aug 2020

Great food, amazing staff and good vibe

Really nice burger at a slightly above average price (£13) that comes with very tasty skin-on fries!

Great choice of cocktails served by lovely staff. Everything came quickly.

Vegan oreo milkshake was an absolute rip-off, tasted just like milk and oreos blended for £6.

Pros: Great burger and fries , Fast and friendly service, Delicious cocktails

Cons: Overpriced milkshake , Burger slightly on the expensive side

JaneLancaster

Points +114

Vegan
24 Sep 2019

Tasteless and bland

I even left the chips, also tasteless, and I never leave chips.

Momika

Points +70

Vegan
25 Aug 2019

DELICIOUS

Yummy burger

Pros: Vegan cheese and seitan burger

jambobabi

Points +52

Vegan
21 Aug 2019

Great seitan

Had the smokin seitan burger which tasted just how I remember processed chicken burgers used to taste. Nice place with good options.

Pros: Good selection clearly labelled

Cons: Lots of beers, no labelling

Katie_L

Points +42

Vegan
21 Aug 2019

Great burgers

A great chilled & welcoming vibe here. It’s quite pricey in my opinion -however, it really is value for money as the food is great. The sweet potato fries are to die for.

Pros: Great options, Welcoming and laid back atmosphere, Lots of craft beers to choose from

Cons: Expensive

Xabier

Points +454

Vegan
16 Aug 2019

Great burger and beers

Not expensive! Very nice service and we even enjoyed direct music.

Updated from previous review on 2019-08-16

AliceOlive

Points +89

Vegan
07 Jul 2019

Hollllyyyy quacccamole

The vegan options here are delicious!!!! One of the best burgers I've eaten and my non-vegan boyfriend loved the seitan burger too!!! ♥️♥️♥️( Can't give it 5/5 stars as app says that's only available for fully vegan restaurant but the burger was 👌👌)

emmaloub

Points +202

Vegan
27 Jun 2019

Epic vegan junk food!

If you like big, messy vegan burgers, then this is the place for you!

I had the ‘Raging Seitan’, and it was actually pretty spicy which was good - I don’t usually find most hot sauces that hot, but this was slathered in a hot sauce that was a really good effort.
The Seitan burger patties are MASSIVE and really tasty.

I also had the Breaded Shroom starter, they were generously sized and delicious. The panko breadcrumbs were so crunchy and the mushrooms juiiicyyyy. Only thing I’d mention was I’m not sure what the vegan dipping sauce was that came with them, as it didn’t taste of anything at all. I think it might have been an attempt at vegan mayo, but was a watery hummus texture. Could have done with some garlic!

Super filling so go with empty tummies!
You will feel sick when you leave, but it will be self inflicted and totally, totally worth it ;)

They have a really decent menu of clearly VG labelled craft beers and other alcohols too, the staff are super cool and helpful, and the restaurant is tucked away has a nice chilled vibe :)

Updated from previous review on 2019-06-27

Pros: MASSIVE burgers, Some interesting vegan options, Clearly marked alcohol ‘vg’

DougieM

Points +74

Herbivore
12 Jun 2019

Excellent , food , staff and beer

Delighted to find this place. A very good vegan fast food menu and a great selection of beers. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Dog friendly , Excellent beer selection

mojomadi

Points +303

Vegan
26 May 2019

Highly recommend

Juicy, tasty, dirty. Surpassed our expectations

Pros: Vegan section of menu, Seitan deliciousness, Great craft beer

Josiegottahavefaith

Points +111

Vegan
21 May 2019

Beer & Chick'n

Craft Beer & Seitan 'chicken' what a wonderful combination.
I was very happy to stumble across this restaurant and have all the options available, there are 4 burgers options and 1 salad option as well as a crispy shroom starter.
The food was really delicious and an expansive beer selection. The beers aren't labelled as vegan but this isn't too hard to find out.
I had the Hail Seitan Burger and upgraded to dirty fries, delicious!
We did share the crispy shrooms which were tasty themselves but the sauce was bland, could have done with a different sauce.

Pros: Lots of food choice, Lots of beer choice, Nice venue

KathySanderson

Points +30

Vegan
13 Jan 2019

Wow delicious burger

The burgers were amazing. Best vegan burger I have ever had. Vegan cheese, vegan mayo. Plant milk for our coffee and hot chocolate. The crispy shrooms were yummy

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: Only burgers or seitan strips. All fried food

Thelma21

Points +54

Vegan
24 Aug 2018

Great food

Great vegan Mains, however no vegan starters or desserts. Having said that, the main I had was so big you wouldn’t need a starter or a dessert anyway. They even had vegan cheese, vegan coleslaw and vegan mayonnaise. Good atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff. Would eat there again.

Pros: Huge portions , As good a choice of mains as the meat mains

Cons: No vegan starters, No vegan desserts




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