Tofish & chips at Unity Diner in East London
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Fast food
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Vegan non-profit diner and cocktail bar previously owned by vegan educator Earthling Ed, now owned and run by one of the other co-founders. Menu includes burgers, hot dogs, tofish & chips, vegan prawnz, salads and loaded fries. Large dessert selection. Full-service bar including beer, wine, coffee and a signature cocktail menu. All profits go to Surge Sanctuary. Vegan carvery every Sunday. Card only. Open Tue-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-18:00. Closed Mon.

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hack_man

Points +28399

Vegan
16 Jul 2025

So much more than words can transmit

One of the ultimate stand out vegan places I’ve ever been to in my life. The three of us had their famous £22 Sunday Roast extravaganza each selecting a different meat (roast chicken, lamb and turkey). You are also provided with a Yorkshire Pudding then it’s self-service vegetables and all the usual trimmings such as sauces, stuffing and lashings of gravy. I had a bit of everything, piled my plate high then proceeded to devour the whole feast with a pint of their delicious Posh Lager overlooking Petticoat Lane Market. Not a bad way to spend an early Sunday afternoon before hitting The Oval for some T20 cricket action.

Pros: Amazing food , Wonderful staff , Ethical interior

Loaded fries Ooh to be a Gooooooooooooner at Unity Diner in East London

Beef wellington at Unity Diner in East London

Fish and chips at Unity Diner in East London

Sunchokes at Unity Diner in East London

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First Review by Sassyvegan

Avatar Happy_Vegan_LHR

Happy_Vegan_LHR

Points +123

Vegan
10 Aug 2020

Eat out to help out

Great food even on a hot day!

Got the chicken Caesar salad and very happy. Partner got the fish bits. They tasted too much like fish to me haha

Pros: All vegan menu

Cons: Small menu but done well. Would reccomend

Fish and popcorn bites at Unity Diner in East London

Prawnz salade at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar CandiceFagel

CandiceFagel

Points +61

Vegan
02 Aug 2020

Magnificient

An incerdibly tasty, high quality restaurant.

Pros: All profit goes to animals , Nice staff, Amazing food

Cons: Nothing, absolutely nothing

Mozzarela finger food at Unity Diner in East London

Cocktails 🥰 and mozzarela finger food at Unity Diner in East London

Mountain burger and chicken burger with amazing fries at Unity Diner in East London

Tofu fish and chips, to die for at Unity Diner in East London

Mountain burgers on top, a must try !!!! at Unity Diner in East London

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BarbaraG.Baz

Points +1715

Vegan
01 Aug 2020

Great place and nice food

Great vegan “junk food”. Lovely atmosphere

Sandwich at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar Gabi95

Gabi95

Points +221

Vegan
11 Jul 2020

Thanks Earthling Ed

I found this place because I was following Earthling Ed who opened this place and the food is delicious. Not that cheap for students but nice location and atmosphere.

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tina_p

Points +470

Vegan
09 Jul 2020

Great post-Covid 19 experience

Great atmosphere, great staff, great food (yes, the tofish & chips is as good as they say). But most commendable of all, the lengths the staff have gone to maintain hygiene standards in light of the pandemic

Cons: Could do with more wine options

Avatar MarkStratton

MarkStratton

Points +363

Vegan
09 Jul 2020

Love in the times of covid

American fast food diner ouevre to this vegan restaurant that has adapted brilliantly to coronavirus opening. Felt at ease with staffs excellent hygienic treatment of surfaces and social distancing. I had the tofish & chips with mushy peas and it was divine. My friend had faux prawnz...again, lovely dish.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: A few more wine options please.

Avatar Lissatx

Lissatx

Points +741

Vegan
10 May 2020

Tasty food and nice atmosphere

One thing I love about this place is the decor. The food is lovely, staff are very friendly and efficient and there’s a nice atmosphere.

Pros: Nice decor , Friendly staff

Avatar raiye

raiye

Points +976

Vegan
08 Mar 2020

Great!

Everything was perfect!

Pros: All vegan

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dbv

Points +202

Vegan
24 Feb 2020

Fave vegan place in London

Incredible food, the extra expense justified as it is a non-profit. The tofish and chips, mozzarella sticks and peanut butter blondie all recommended.

Avatar Mylkman

Mylkman

Points +729

Vegan
22 Feb 2020

Brilliant Vegan Sit Down Option!

Unity Diner is a non profit vegan sit down resturant which you dont have a lot of choice for in London as most places are quick server or street food. The menu is brilliant and I've had the hotdog and the burger as well as the fish bite starter and the food is fantastic! Desserts are also amazing, the caramel cake is to die for! I would say that the service was a bit slow, but nothing to complain about as the place has always been 100% full when I've been and had to book in advance and its nice to see a buzzing and busy vegan resturant. They also have a full bar with lots of different cocktails that I'd like to go back and try maybe during the evening. They also try to reduce waste by taking any food that is left over and donating to animal sancturies when they can.

Pros: Amazing food, Beautiful design, Non profit and for the animals

Cons: Very busy and can have slow service

chocolate orange brownie at Unity Diner in East London

tuna salad at Unity Diner in East London

mac and cheese hotdog at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar katielvin

katielvin

Points +24

Vegan
22 Feb 2020

The best place you’ll ever eat at

A place you could take anyone and they’ll love it. You feel good about where your money’s being spent as it’s going straight to help the animals ❤️ really good value for the amount you get and ridiculously delicious. Calm atmosphere with a beautiful design and the friendliest staff

Pros: 100% vegan, Best flavours and combinations, Overall a wonderful experience

Cons: Nothing whatsoever

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Shiranami

Points +55

Vegetarian
20 Feb 2020

Stylisch, friendly and super tasty

After short dinner I was craving some sweets. This restaurant/bar was close-by and well rated. And I would say, well deserved 😁👍
Enjoyed a lovely dessert and chai latte with oat milk. Everyone is very polite and kind.

American cheesecake, fruit fit perfectly at Unity Diner in East London

Spiced Chai latte with Oatmilk at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar lmd14

lmd14

Points +244

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Amazing!!

I cannot fault this in anyway - the food was fantastic, waiter was excellent, stylish and laid back

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weenywyatt

Points +264

Vegan
18 Feb 2020

Fantastic!

I think first up you just have to commend Earthling Ed for setting up this place as a non profit business for Surge Activism 👏👏 That in itself deserves 5 stars ⭐️ The food we chose was delicious too.....Hubby had the Moving Mountains Burger 🍔 which was incredible! I had the Tofish Burger 🐟 which was incredibly “fish-like” and my friend chose the healthier Epic Salad 🥗 which she said was incredible and still very filling! Massive thumbs up from us all 💚

Healthy Epic Salad 🥗 at Unity Diner in East London

Moving Mountains Burger 🍔 at Unity Diner in East London

Tofish burger 🐟 at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar SzabóBernadett

SzabóBernadett

Points +177

Vegan
16 Feb 2020

Tasty food, Pet friendly

We had an awesome lunch at this restaurant. The staff were very kind and helpful even if I had some extra requests about my matcha latte.:) - Which is a must try btw. Food is fresh, nicely served and has a good value.

Pros: Tasty , Dog friendly , Non profit

Our menu at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar caitlinteone

caitlinteone

Points +158

Vegan
13 Feb 2020

Amazing & not for profit

Staff really nice! Good range of food & amazing that the money goes back into animal rights activism. Had some really great food - definitely get the Caesar if you’re going & try the mozzarella sticks.

Signage inside at Unity Diner in East London

Caesar, chips with cheese, mozzarella sticks at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar AubriannaRumbaugh

AubriannaRumbaugh

Points +90

Vegan
04 Feb 2020

Beautiful, non profit, tasty, kid friendly

I’ve followed Earthling Ed for at least a year now. When I was traveling through London and saw he had opened not only a restaurant, but a non-profit restaurant I knew I had to stop in and support it. The food was amazing! Fish and chips that actually tasted like fish and chips! 🤤 I was bummed when I thought I would be visiting London and missing out on it’s “signature dish” but thankfully Ed had my back.

My children were accepted and the staff even made efforts to talk to them just as they would adults (thanks Ali), which hit my mom heart! Not to mention my kids ate until “my stomach is going to explode”

The only small complaint is that because it was so new at the time of my visit it didn’t have it’s liquor license yet but didn’t have it on the menu that it was temporarily unavailable.

Pros: Biodegradable take away bins, Friendly , Puts it’s profits where it’s mouth is

Avatar zazagninja

zazagninja

Points +36

Vegan
01 Feb 2020

Burgers, hotdogs and cake

The atmosphere was amazing, spacious and well light. Friendly service. As for the menu could have done with more of a variety. Chocolate cake was delicious 😋

Pros: All vegan , Not too expensive

Cons: Not enough variety

Yum yum yum mac and cheese an chocolate cake at Unity Diner in East London

This was not soo to my taste at Unity Diner in East London

Chicken bites yum at Unity Diner in East London

Cool sign at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar Raqs

Raqs

Points +50

Vegan
29 Jan 2020

Amazing food!

Everything was cooked with love! The best burgers I’ve had tried until now. Very friendly staff, it is just GREAT!

Avatar clefairyt

clefairyt

Points +317

Vegan
26 Jan 2020

Go here for a vegan future tasty treat

Decadent junk food, all delicious and really well done. Flavours are good. Food is pretty heavy - make sure you go when you're hungry!

Great to eat delicious food and know that profits will support animal activism.

Nice to sit outside in the warmer evenings too on the tables in the quiet square outside.

The future is vegan!

Avatar mineer3223

mineer3223

Points +248

Vegan
25 Jan 2020

Amazing junk food, non-profit

Tofish bites are amazing. Good cocktails. Very friendly staff. All profits go to animals!

Cocktails at Unity Diner in East London

Cocktail at Unity Diner in East London

Tofish stack in the front, chickken bruger in the back at Unity Diner in East London

Avatar HippyBikingChick

HippyBikingChick

Points +372

Vegan
24 Jan 2020

Nice concept, nice menu

Delicious vegan options, albeit a bit processed. Nice to have choices, though, and to have the non-profit connection!

Avatar LesleyLouise

LesleyLouise

Points +90

Vegan
21 Jan 2020

Worth the wait

I’ve been wanting to get to Unity Diner for ages, but live overseas. Finally got there today and it was so worth the wait. Wonderful food, fabulous staff and service. I practically had to be rolled out the door because I ate so much! I’ll definitely be back

Pros: All the vegan food

Cons: None, not one!

Salted caramel cake at Unity Diner in East London

Main course - chilli dog at Unity Diner in East London

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duane7

Points +41

Vegan
19 Jan 2020

Good vibe

Nice vibe and staff, good food too.
Had the surge burger which had some nice flavours esp the rosemary mayo. Spiriluna and pistachio latte awesome, will visit again for sure

Avatar kaizentheworld

kaizentheworld

Points +147

Vegan
18 Jan 2020

Love the unity 🥇🏅

Delicious food with a really nice business goal.

All the food I've had since going there multiple times have been amazing. I recommend the surf and turf hot dog and dirty fries 🌭🍟😋

Pros: Lovely company ethos

Avatar itmustbebunnies

itmustbebunnies

Points +166

Vegan
11 Jan 2020

Delicious food, great concept

We went there at 12pm, looking for breakfast and were quite disappointed they do not offer that anymore. But our alternative choices were actually really nice - we had the VFC burger and a huge hot dog with a side of crunchy fries. Everything tasted very good - the sausage was quite meat-like (almost too real for me). The fries were super tasty. For drinks we had a chai tea which was flavorful and creamy - the flavor reminded me of the chai at Starbucks which I used to drink years ago (which has honey in it). Also had a hot chocolate - absolutely delicious, comes with whipped cream and marshmallows, a real treat (and my dessert). The concept is great too, with all profits going to charities and a very sustainable approach to everything. Also loved the big neon sign "The future is vegan" on the wall, overall really cool interior design and friendly staff. Definitely recommend this place.

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OmniTurnedPlantbased

Points +199

Herbivore
10 Jan 2020

Great burger

Had the mountain burger with chips and the wife had the mac and cheese. Both really nice. Great choice of meals. Everything is cooked to order and nothing is precooked, so bring time, definitely not fast food. I only wish they bring back the full English.

Pros: Everything is vegan, Great choice of meals

Mountain Burger at Unity Diner in East London

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