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The Deck
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Veg-options
Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant within a western hotel. Has vegetable-only sandwiches, wraps, and paininis as well stews of beans, groundnut, and other ingredients. Side options include fufu/foofoo (cassava root) and pounder yam. Ask staff about the specifics when unsure. Note: don't get pounded yam as an entrée as it will be made with fish and egg. Open Mon-Sun 6:30am-10:30am, 12:00pm-4:00pm, 6:00pm-10:30pm.
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Radisson Hotel, Lumley Rd, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
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Last update on 28 Feb 2021 by craigmc
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Added by Unk on 09 Oct 2018
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3 Reviews
First Review by Unk
vegan_ryan
Points +3865
Decent, but where else would you go? - Edit
The vegan options now:
Read morespring rolls
dhaal (Indian lentils)
stir fry
veg pizza without cheese
That's it. Not a lot, but vegan options are tough in this area. The kitchen staff is a bit lazy. I got there around 9pm after just arriving from an international flight. They said 'no' to my dhaal order, because they didn't feel like cooking it that late. That's odd...
Wait staff is decent. Food has a lot of quantity. There's wifi.
Food is OK (spring rolls are pretty salt, dhaal is better), prices are higher than what it's worth, but where else are you going to go?
Pros: Exists
Cons: Price, Kitchen staff, It's not great
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jeffwelty
Points +80
Something Is Better than Nothing - Edit
Finding vegan, or even vegetarian, food in Freetown is not easy. This restaurant has several vegan choices including a curry, pasta, and jollof rice. There isn’t much protein in any of them, service is slow, and the food is expensive by local standards, but something is better than nothing. The hummus, offered as part of a non-vegan mezze, is good if you can convince the wait staff to serve it separately.
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Unk
Points +937
One of few veg* options in Sierra Leone - Edit
Understand: Not eating meat in much of the non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) world is associated with poverty, so eating meat is an aspirational thing. Veg* lifestyle and the reasons for it are not communicated or understood. For 32 years, I have spent all of my discretionary time in this part of the world. (40 years vegan.) If you come, be culturally sensitive.
Read moreI wish I was writing about a locally owned/operated restaurant offering veg food, but, based on about five weeks here, I don't believe there is such a place. The food at The Deck is worth commendation on its own merits. Several vegan options. The stews are tasty and have some spices added; more traditional veg dishes are akin to a mouthful of bleached flour, meant to be combined with fish or meat.
Food and ingredients often run short in Sierra Leone; check that vegetable oil is available/used or bring your own. English is spoken, so your veg request will be understood.
Pros: More veg options than any place I know in SL
Cons: Restaurant in a Western hotel, Some things oily; confirm that vegetable oil is us, Expat crowd can be a***oles.
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