Vegan
Chinese
International
Fast food
Caribbean
Vegan restaurant with Haitian, Portuguese and Chinese influences open since March 2022. Open Tue-Sat 18:00-23:00.
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1A Bayford St, East London, England, E8 3SE
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Added by hack_man on 11 Mar 2022
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14 Reviews
First Review by f*ckingoodfood
FatCow
Points +574
Not good - Edit
The restaurant is tiny and crammed with people. Music extremely loud makes it impossible to talk. Portions are small. Some dishes are nice but many are too salted and too spicy. My mouth still burns. All extremely oily. Sodas are low quality cheap drinks. The menu has a dozen items in total.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-12-14
Pros: The waiter was nice
Cons: Bad food , Late service , Small Noisy crowded room
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Wuxiwuxi
Points +36
This food is s*x - Edit
Holymoly, the food here is so delicious, it f*cks your papillae in ways they didn't know they wanted to be. Facing heaven :D
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deborahmann
Points +40
Interesting, tasty food and good service - Edit
Went with a friend for meal on a Saturday at 6:30pm. Service was good staff friendly food was delicious - will definitely go back
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Good menu selection , Funky toilet
Cons: Small, Have to book , Bench seat looked uncomfortable (didn’t sit on it)
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oakesjoe
Points +75
Humble and delicious - Edit
The place doesn't look like much from the outside, and it's a little bit tight when you're in there, but none of that matters when your food arrives.
Read moreWe ordered a few different small plates and they were all absolutely magnificent in their own ways. The chefs special secret sauce on brussel sprouts was really tasty - probably some combination of miso / nut butter / sesame which I've tried to make a hundred times at home but never come close to this! Beyond that my favourite was the prawn toast and the sauce it came in - smooth creamy coconutty sauce with the crunchy sesame toast went so well. I would also recommend the mushroom scallops which really celebrates the flavor and texture of the mushroom itself.
All reasonably priced and staff were very attentive and friendly.
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c92t
Points +34
Never fails to amaze - Edit
The service and atmosphere are veeery relaxed but friendly so don’t expect a high-end service style - this is not what it is about. What we went there for was the food and that was 6 stars! Each dish has so many complex and bold flavours that you just keep wanting more.
Read moreTowards the end of the meal, start preparing yourself to smell like fried food and for the blues you will get every time you will have a dish in front of you that doesn’t come from Facing Heaven.
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blompsi
Points +360
Maybe suited more for a night out with friends than a dining experience - Edit
The place is really small and can get quite loud and cramped.
Read moreThe kitchen smells travel right into the dining area. All of our clothes reeked of oil after leaving. So if you have places to go afterwards or are travelling light, this is something to take into account.
Some of the dishes seemed to compose of the same main ingredients and were a bit too similar.
The soft drink selection was pretty much non-existent with the only option being Fanta.
Pros: Small portions for sharing
Cons: Clothes smell after leaving
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ljthomas1991
Points +22
Everything was brilliant - Edit
So many gorgeous punchy flavours and such great vibes for a fun time. Definitely not a fancy sit down place but great vibes. Me and my partner shared dishes and had:
Read moreSlapped cucumber
Seaweed-sesame toast
Cumin shroom skewer
Dumplings in chilli oil
HK b33f curry
Everything came out when it was ready which was great, everything was so good I don’t know how I would have decided what to start with otherwise. No pictures because we ate so fast.
So many interesting and delicious flavours and textures. It’s hard to choose but the shrooms and curry were particular highlights.
We left so full and happy and it came to £62 for two of us!
Great music too!
Want to go back and order a bit less and get an MSG margarita and the sundae next time!
Pros: Reasonably priced , Delicious , Great vibes and music
Cons: Non-vegan things in the toilets and for decor
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MiriamAgat
Points +691
Nope - Edit
To me, this was more like a 'facing hell' experience. When we arrived for our booked, 'special occasion' birthday meal, the place was crammed. The table hadn't been wiped, and while other people got their dishes at the same time, we got ours bit by bit. 'Amazing' is not a word I'd ever find in my vocabulary to describe the food. It was alright at best. Every dish we had was super oily. The best thing was the cream soda that was served without a glass. I also had to ask for napkins because they'd run out. It was very noisy, the service was inattentive and disorganised, and instead of vegan, I'd call this place plant-based, as there was a kebap sign in the toilet, as well as a can of Nourishment and unvegan toiletries and cleaning products.
Read moreThe plates weren't taken away, but piled up until we left. Lots of empty bottles at the bar, too.
I thought it was a disappointing experience 😕.
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-13
Pros: Ace cream soda
Cons: Crammed and loud, inattentive service, Super oily food, Non-vegan toiletries and cleaning products
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RobertGilder
Points +20
Honestly amazing food. Mushrooms and the funnel sausages are something else. - Edit
Food is amazing , staff are great and they play 90s grunge / rock this is simply heaven
Read morePros: Shrooms, Staff, Music
Cons: Nothing
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Evington
Points +2997
Definitely check it out - Edit
A valuable and unique addiction to the London vegan scene. The food is interesting and flavoursome. Thumbs up to the dishes - quite unique flavours.
Read moreThe place is quite small and seating is quite basic - probably not a place to go for a a special occasion. Staff are very friendly.
A culinary gem, a unique addition to London’s vegan scene.
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-01
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jordanelliott
Points +303
Hip place but very similar flavours in dishes - Edit
Very small and hipster place with a small menu. The food was good but not somewhere I would go back. The food was quite oily and we had 4 dishes that all kind of tested the same.
Read morePros: Vegan , Buzzing atmosphere at dinner, Good portion size
Cons: Very similar flavours in the food , Quite oily
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MelissaW
Points +960
Really interesting options! - Edit
We had a number of options to try and they were all brilliant! Loved the Dan Dan noodles, the omnipork dumplings, the cauliflower and the Hong Kong French toast. Bring a group so you can try different dishes!
Read morePros: Not too expensive , All vegan
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PaigeCarr
Points +70
Best Vegan Food Around - Edit
5/5 for Facing Heaven I have absolutely no complaints. Staff lovely, food incredible, wine delicious and location great.
Read moreThe food arrives so quickly which was great as we were starving. If you get anything you NEED to try the seaweed toast (I’m craving it now), cauliflower & Dan Dan noodles.
I can’t wait to come back hear and to eat it again.
Pros: Incredible food
Cons: None!
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f*ckingoodfood
Points +115
Dinner party - Edit
Very nice place, young and a little noisy environment, in short either you love it or you hate it, the chef has a lot of experience and the dishes are refined in tastes in a convivial environment.
Read morePros: Very tasty food, Indipendent restaurant
Cons: Very small place
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