• CLOSED: The Hydro

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Serves meat, vegan options available. A social enterprise tea room & restaurant belonging to fundamentalcharity.org which provides employment and training opportunities for those in-need. Guests are provided with menus that offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Try their vegan breakfast, or vegan ice cream. Staff is helpful and will assist with vegan requests. Has soya milk for drinks. Reported closed November 2023.


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18 Reviews

First Review by BrusselSprout

sazwat

Points +57

Vegan
28 Oct 2022

Amazing cauliflower steak and bbq jackfruit burger!

The cauliflower steak came with a pea emulsion and cous cous. The texture and taste was super yummy. The bbq jackfruit was sliced rather than pulled and the coverage of sauce was just right. Also the chips were divine.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Great service

AndyPayne

Points +101

Vegan
10 Oct 2022

Vegan Fish n Chips!!

When you just fancy vegan fish n chips and this little oasis appears, food was lovely, staff so lovely and dog friendly

Pros: Had vegan fish and chips , Dog friendly , Staff very cool

geelar70

Points +40

Vegan
07 Oct 2022

Great find

Saw the board outside offering Tofish and chips which was lovely amazing crispy batter

Pros: Tofish and chips

LucyWallis

Points +43

Vegan
16 Jul 2022

Would go again!

Super cute cafe very nice workers bit of a wait but it was a Saturday would recommend going wouldn't get the vegan fish and chips though its baso just batter and Tofu needs seaweed would 100% recommend the cake though and they had alot of vegan options 💙

Pros: Chocolate vegan cake , Super friendly staff, Lots of vegan options

Cons: Vegan fish and chips weren't as fishy as expected , Bit of a wait, Was very warm inside (heatwave)

JennyHastings

Points +51

Vegan
19 Jun 2022

Vegan breakfast

A good vegan breakfast 🌱 also allow dogs 🐶

tmills

Points +116

Vegan
13 Sep 2021

Vegan breakfast

Quite a few vegan options, dog friendly. Really good vegan breakfast

IanV

Points +218

Vegan
16 Aug 2020

Vegan Options

Nice venue, several vegan options on the menu. Eaten here a few times, staff always pleasant. Food pretty good.

Pros: Vegan options, pleasant service.

Cons: None

veggie61

Points +32

Vegan
15 Sep 2019

Plenty of vegan options

First visit I was surprised at the choice, vegan soups with home made vegan bread, Aldo a light bites ,and main course menu as well as at least one cake I had the chickpea curry on a jacket potato with salad it was very tasty the price was very reasonable and the coffee was lovely so glad we popped in

Pros: Starters, Light bites , Cakes. Very good prices

Cons: None

treefreakdreamer

Points +24

Vegan
16 Aug 2019

Awesome!!

Cool unique feeling restaurant. Vegan burger was massive and really tasty. Also got a curry/chilli (was a while ago can’t remember) which wasn’t quite as good but still a nice meal. Friendly staff and good service, love that they have a good few vegan options, including for dessert💗Perfect for a family meal when there’s a vegan or two in the group. I neeed to try their vegan fish and chips!

Pros: Good variety of vegan options, clearly labelled, Friendly and quirky, Delicious!

Cons: Lil expensive

JasonBrogan

Points +195

Vegan
19 Apr 2019

Great breakfast.

Good service, good value

Pros: Vegan menu

Cons: Good value

ChrisSpray

Points +89

Vegan
31 May 2018

Mega vegan brekkie

The vegan brekkie homemade sausages were absolutely fantastic. Was riding 100 miles over the Peak District and this was exactly what I needed. Good coffee too.

BexHill

Points +18

Vegan
29 Mar 2018

Very good experience.

Staff were lovely, the vegan food was delicious and their chips are to die for. We went twice during our stay in Buxton and both times were good. They have a card machine now. I really appreciated the choices of starters mains and desserts

Pros: A good amount of vegan options and they were delic

itsmeagain

Points +482

Vegan
10 Dec 2017

Really rude staff.

Went in for a drink, the turmeric chai latte was absolutely vile.
Just heated soya milk with a few spoons of turmeric thrown in.
Appalling.
An angry staff member barking at customers, looking for an argument with one customer near us. Avoid .

Cons: vile drinks, awful male staff member, expensive.

ayjay3

Points +88

Vegetarian
10 Nov 2017

great vegetarian and vegan choices

Great variety of breakfast, snack and main dish choices with most of the vegetarian ones being actually vegan. Good service, reasonable prices.

jhodgski

Points +16

Vegan
27 Apr 2017

Very good!

Almost didn't come here having read the previous reviews, but glad we did.

The vegan and gluten-free items (inc. "vegan and gluten-free" items) are clearly featured on the menu, so little chance of them getting it wrong.

The food was very nice, with exception of the bean chilli which was a bit bland and the turmeric smoothie which was a bit tasteless - but all the other vegan (and gluten-free) stuff we had was spot on.

Nice venue and staff very friendly, too. Not too expensive. Definitely recommended.

Pros: Very nice food, Friendly staff, Nice venue

Cons: Who stole the sun?, Bring back our blue skies, cpuk.org

NGV

Points +20

Vegan
06 Sep 2015

Don't trust the allergen information

I was really excited to find somewhere in Buxton with clearly marked vegan items on their menu. Staff were happy to answer my queries about extra items like onion rings but unfortunately after that it all went down hill. I ordered a hummus and cucumber sandwich but instead was presented with a cheese and ham sandwich. This was quickly rectified after the waiting staff worked out the member of staff who took my order just wrote 'h&c' on the order. After a short wait I was finally given my hummus and cucumber sandwich which was one of the vegan items on the menu only to discover after taking a bite that the bread had been buttered. I queried if the butter was dairy free but was told they had new kitchen staff who had used butter. This was incredibly disappointing and I sent my sandwich back to the kitchen and didn't trust the kitchen enough to eat anything else. Such a careless act makes you question the use of meat stocks, dairy ingredients etc in their food and whether their vegetarian and vegan labels can actually be trusted. Another member of staff said the sandwich would be removed from my bill which was nice but I wasn't expecting to pay for it as I'd had one bite and it had quite upset me.

Pros: Staff were pleasant

Cons: Lack of kitchen knowledge , Can't trust food labelled as vegan

itsmeagain

15 Jul 2022

What a diabolical experience you received from Hydro.

Wild C

Points +91

Vegan
11 Nov 2014

I really wanted to like this place

I work in Buxton, which has become a vegan desert since Wild Carrot closed down. I was chuffed to find a place that lists vegan breakfasts and sausage sandwiches, so I ordered the latter to take away.

All I can say is that it was the most disgusting approximation of a sausage that I've ever tasted. Basically, grated carrot, chopped mixed nuts and yeast extract, formed into a patty and served on bog standard supermarket bread. Like some bizarre 1970s throwback. For over £3 takeaway price. I couldn't finish it and won't return.

What a shame, I really wanted to like the place and hoped to go in regularly for breakfast.

Pros: Right in the centre of town, They have soya milk, Disabled accessable

Cons: The food, The food, The price

Wild C

03 Jun 2019

Under new management since I wrote this review.

BrusselSprout

Points +72

Vegan
05 May 2014

Let's do the timewarp, again

The Hydro is located in a slightly down-at-heel pedestrianised shopping street, dominated by pound-shops and charity shops.
Walking in to this cafe, it's like being taken back to a by-gone era. Records and film posters line the walls, and a flat-screen TV shows highlights from newsreels of the 1950s.
Amongst the standard (meat dominated) cafe favourites are a few hidden vegan gems: breakfast with home-made vegan sausages, beans, toast, hash-browns and mushrooms; falafel burger; vegan puddings.
Our vegan breakfast was tasty, and good portions (although not very cheap compared to a greasy spoon).
Service was really friendly, and the atmosphere something a bit different from a bog-standard cafe.
Maybe not enough of a veg*n crowd in town to justify a 100% veggie menu?

Pros: Vegan food in a small town, Cheap drinks, Fun decor

Cons: Not cheap, Meat dishes dominate




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