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Serves meat, vegan options available. European vintage style bistro with vegan dishes labelled on the menu. Includes a risotto, pesto spaghetti and wild mushroom rigatoni. Also has porridge with almond milk for breakfast. One of a few branches. Open Mon-Sun 08:00-23:00.
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Added by leadolly on 18 Aug 2021
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4 Reviews
First Review by leadolly
poivron
Points +480
"Vegan" items not necessarily vegan - Edit
I had what at first seemed like a lovely breakfast here last Tuesday. I loved the decor and ambiance, along with the fact that there were three or four vegan breakfast options on the menu. I had the porridge, which was labeled "vegan". I also ordered some English breakfast tea. The server brought milk with the tea, although we hadn't asked for it. After confirming that it was cow's milk, I said we didn't want it and sent it back. It occurred to me at that point that the porridge might have cow's milk in it as well, but since the menu specifically said it was made with almond milk, I decided not to worry. Big mistake. The porridge wasn't even very good.
Read moreA few hours later, I had abdominal pain, which subsided. Later, I had diarrhea, which was extremely unpleasant. For close to two days, I had bloating, abdominal discomfort, and nausea. Since I ate nothing between breakfast and dinner on Tuesday, I'm pretty certain the porridge had cow's milk in it.
Although being sick for two days while on vacation was upsetting, a positive outcome was that I learned that Mildred's Covent Garden, which is a fully vegan restaurant only a 12-minute walk away, serves an amazing breakfast on weekdays and brunch on weekends.
A lot of people in the restaurant business seem to be under the impression that "vegan" is a fancy new word for "vegetarian". Having received dairy butter and cheese multiple times when ordering vegan at non-vegan restaurants, I had been making a special effort to avoid non-vegan restaurants. After this latest experience, I would rather go hungry than risk being sick for two days.
By the way, my husband didn't get sick despite having the same things I had. It looks like he can tolerate lactose. Don't assume you're not accidentally eating dairy just because you're not getting sick.
Updated from previous review on 2024-04-22
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Kaya&Brad
Points +1490
Cake! - Edit
Had a slice of vegan pistachio cake - delicious! Lovey friendly staff. Popped in asked for a slice of cake to go! Rarely see pistachio so had to have!
Read morePros: Tasty, Selection / options
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sandrakarlssons
Points +963
Camomile - Edit
Quite cosy place. It’s located in central London so everything is expensive here. We brought one coffee and one camomile tea for over 10 pounds.. not so much vegan options therefore only hot drinks for us😄their camomile tea was good tho! But overall I feels like a tourist trap:/
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-01-02
Pros: It’s cosy inside
Cons: Expensive
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leadolly
Points +381
Disgusting - Edit
Whilst this restaurant appealed to us because of its many vegan options we were disgusted by the poor hygiene in this restaurant.
Read morePros: Vegan options
Cons: Extremely dirty
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