Vegan
American
Fast food
Beer/Wine
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Take-out
British
Fusion

Pub and restaurant in London since 2012 and became fully vegan in Jan 2018. Menu offers fusion burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches served with fries, mac n cheese, and vegan mozzarella sticks. Family- and dog-friendly, with private room available for hire. Check ahead on its facebook to see occasional closures for private bookings. Confirmed closed, Mar 2019.


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71 Reviews

First Review by Richard Ross

phcyso

Points +107

Vegan
09 Aug 2018

Best vegan place in london

Staying in London for two weeks and we visited this pub multiple times.
On the first visit they were out of burger buns so i had the grilled mac & cheese toastie which made me happy they had run out of buns it was so good.
The other visits i tries almost everything else on the menu and it was all amazing.

The mozzarella sticks are heaven, get two serves!

Pros: great value, amazing food, nice beer on tap

Cons: Can be a bit busy

JuliannaGaia

Points +46

Vegan
06 Aug 2018

Great food

The food was lots of traditional pub food, very cheesy stuff. Everything was really good. My mother is a non-vegan who loves cheese and she said the mozzarella sticks were the best she ever had. The atmosphere is nice too.

Katr°n

Points +201

Vegetarian
06 Aug 2018

Great fries

Try the polenta fries.

V-gan

Points +730

Vegan
23 Jul 2018

Probably the best vegan pub in London

I love this pub. The food is traditional yet inventive, filling and great value. Had the chorizo toastie and polenta fries. The latter are the best fried food I have had in ages, so light and tasty, much better than the regular fries , wedges or sweet potato fries you can get anywhere.
We also had the mozzarella sticks, which were huge. For £6 you get 4 but size wise they are more like 8. They are lovely and gooey and the cheese in all the food was just sublime.
I would give this 5+ star a if I could plus a bonus point for offering everybody who was at the Donald Trump protest on the 13th 2-4-1 until the end of july!

Pros: Great cheese, Lavish portions, Tasty

Cons: A few leaves on the side would be nice for burgers

bhupesh100

Points +77

Vegan
23 Jul 2018

Food and drinks on point!

The food here is banging and is 100% vegan, oh, and the portions are massive! I didn't drink anything alcoholic, but all the drinks including the beers and spirits are all vegan too. A must visit if you're nearby. Quirky, fun and cosy... They even had a cute dog!

Pros: All vegan food and drink. , Great atmosphere and decor. , Good sized portions.

LizzieWest

Points +474

Vegan
16 Jul 2018

Nice pub- food needs work

Had high hopes - nice pub, great location. Food was good but not great. Another place serving burgers/Mac and cheese etc. What London really needs is a vegan pub selling vegan “pub classics” - road in the hole.. fish and chips.. pies.. Sunday lunches.

Duckuy

Points +224

Vegetarian
10 Jul 2018

So delicious

Next level. Had chorizo toastie, mozarella sticks, and a bite of my friends seitan burger. Incredibly delicious!!! Wish I lived in London so I can come back more often. You get to choose between salad or fries with your toastie or burger.

Pros: Delicious creative vegan food, Tasty and indulgent , Great pub food

PatrickC

Points +36

Vegan
07 Jul 2018

Good pub grub

Nice pub grub! With chips and fried foods it couldn’t be called incredibly healthy, but it’s not trying to be that. It was delicious and I’d try it out again!

annelie24

Points +213

Vegan
05 Jul 2018

perfect!

I was really excited about going to this pub after I'd seen photos online and it definitely lived up to my expectations. Everything was absolutely amazing. The food was incredibly tasty, the staff was very friendly and there's lots of space so it doesn't feel too crowded. I would definitely come back - and my non-vegan friend loved it too!

Pros: very delicous food, dog-friendly, easy to get to from the tube station

DaliahRose

Points +80

Vegan
03 Jul 2018

total toll

Gemütliche Pub Atmosphäre mit kleiner aber sehr leckerer Speisekarte. Tolles Ambiente und Gute Preise. Das Essen und das Bier waren ausgezeichnet.

Pros: Alles vegan, unglaublich lecker, gute Preise.

Cons: keine.

Skye

Points +1602

Vegan
26 Jun 2018

Excellent food

Great service and all good was great!

Pros: Mac and cheese, Guinness

Marksson

Points +117

Vegan
20 Jun 2018

Mozzarella sticks - out of this world

Clearly the mozzarella sticks were the highlight of the night (apart from my beautiful gfs bday of course). I had the tikka burger which was probably the tastiest of the burgers on the table. Good selection of beers. Would like to see some good gluten free options.

Pros: mozzarella sticks

FatCow

Points +610

Vegan
18 Jun 2018

So awesome...

We had the Nashville and the halloumi burgers with polenta fries. The staff took their time to prepare it which means a lot of care and attention in the preparation. The result was fantastic! One of the best vegan burgers in London!!

Pros: Food taste amazing , Brilliant atmosphere and ambience , Very kind staff

Cons: None!

Jess_GreenScreenCater

Points +28

Vegan
12 Jun 2018

The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker; great food, lovely pub!

I've been here twice & both times, loved the food & friendly atmosphere :)

I first had the Indian street food burger & the "mozzarella" sticks; loved the coriander chutney on the burger, & the gooeyness of the sticks!

Second time, got to sample the Mac n cheese w/pesto, very nice :)

Hils.W

Points +123

Vegetarian
11 Jun 2018

Nice

Came here for lunch, reasonably nice food, but the atmosphere is what made it for us. If I'm around I'll pop back for sure.

Pros: Nice food, Good atmosphere

JaimeeMae

Points +18

Vegan
04 Jun 2018

Great soul food!

I had the Mac n cheese toastie with polenta fries and it was amazing! 10/10 would recommend 😊

Joe1989

Points +18

Vegan
23 May 2018

Great food and excellent service.

I had he 'halloumi' burger and it was very tasty. I would recommend.

Pros: Good junk food sellection, Good price food, Great staff

Cons: I paid £3 for a coke.

gbr80

Points +13

Vegetarian
04 May 2018

Definitely worth a visit - amazing pub!

I had the macaroni "cheese" toastie and polenta fries, best vegan cheese I've ever had, lovely wines, atmosphere and staff.

Pros: food, staff, atmosphere

Sassyvegan

Points +1717

Vegan
24 Apr 2018

Tasty junkfood

I went here on pub quiz night which was lots of fun! My aloo tikki burger wasn't bad but not amazing. The mozzarella sticks were delicious though! I'll surely be back for another quiz night.

Adey

Points +20

Vegan
31 Mar 2018

It could be great - and isn't

Terrible beer, reasonably OK food. Pretty forgettable. They need to get a fridge full of craft beer and replace the salt with flavour in the food.

Pros: Vegan

Cons: Beer

CLRtraveller

Points +10302

Vegan
30 Mar 2018

Food tasty but no vegan craft beer

I had the Nashville seitan burger (uninspired, needs better toppings, bun was smaller than the thick patty), polenta fries (good) and half-pint of Guinness. They’re tied to Heineken so can’t offer local independent brews (March 2018). I was not hugely impressed. I hope things improve, as I like there to be vegan pubs available!

Pros: good food

Cons: no vegan or local craft beer; it's a tied pub

AlisonGala

Points +117

Vegan
24 Mar 2018

Terrible

Is this people paying their friends for reviews or what?
I'm tired everyone is biased by the fact places are vegan and leaving good reviews, then I read them, travel there and order 7 things from the menu.... And what happened this time? Tragic... This is probably one of the worst burgers I had in my life... I ordered the Haloumi burger.... I couldn't finish it, the only way I can describe this burger is like biting into a block of cheese after you left it out in the car when the sun was up for several hours..... It was incredibly disgusting... The other burger, the seitan was edible but it wasn't special at all, not special sauces or anything it was just a party and bread... The polenta fries were incredibly heavy and lacked seasoning.... The mozzarella sticks were ok... They needed more seasoning as well... The place in general had also a very weird vibe... I don't know why people go there but don't go for food

Pros: Vegan

Cons: Terrible food, worst burger I ever had I had it he

tendaystogo

Points +275

Vegan
23 Mar 2018

Nice

We had the vegan mozzarella sticks, which we didn't really like but they were what you would expect (fake cheese) and they were done well, I just personally am not a fan!
I also had the vegan halloumi burger, which my friend didn't like but I did, and the vegan mac and cheese. OMG that was the most delicious M&C i have had, even as a non-vegan!!! Must visit and try this :) Also the fries were really nice. They also provided vegan mayo if you wanted it.

Updated from previous review on 2018-03-23

Pros: mac. and. CHEESE, friendly and quick service

FT

Points +262

Vegan
19 Mar 2018

nice pub and filling food

Almost all tables reserved for a quiz later on but found somewhere to sit.
Warm and welcoming and a choice of vegan junk/comfort food. Very very salty though.

Pros: plenty of space, dogs welcome, all vegan

Cons: over salty food

GrantCorr

Points +40

Vegan
19 Mar 2018

nice food great bar

The pub was almost empty when we went in on a freezing cold afternoon but most tables were reserved for some hours later. The high tables with bar stools were free but were obviously not comfortable . Huge fire place with no fire going!!! Coldest day of the year. We stayed from 4.30 to 11pm and it was cold no candles etc. I just think this pub is missing a big trick it lacks warmth and comfort. Burgers are good but again a bit of thought into the presentation. Most groups that came in didn’t stay for more than 2 hours. Because it lacks warmth and comfort.

Pros: vegan food

Cons: hard uncomfortable chairs can’t stay too long and

ShaunMcG

Points +221

Vegan
18 Mar 2018

Heaven

What a find. This is heaven. Two of us went for lunch. I had the chorizo, jalapeño and refried bean grilled sandwich (with the best fries I have ever had anywhere), and my mate had the Nashville Hot Seitan Burger. We sat outside in the short-lived Spring sunshine, and had a couple of pints of the IPA. Perfect. And very friendly staff. Will be back.

Pros: Great food, Nice atmosphere/Friendly staff, Outside seating

MarcieMosier

Points +222

Vegan
13 Mar 2018

Intimidating

Walked in on a Saturday night and it was impossible to know what to do, the crowd was dressed very nice and I was expecting casual and I just felt very uncomfortable so I left. I came back on a Wednesday at 5:00 and now knew I had to order at the bar and wait at my table and the crowd was much more casually dressed. I got the mozzarella sticks, the outside was good but the cheese just wasn’t the right consistency, it stuck to my teeth and was soft and gooey so I wouldn’t recommend that menu item. It did have a cool vibe overall. If you go here I would recommend dressing accordingly and scoping out their website so you don’t feel like a fish out of water upon walking in.




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