Our
Comments: Explain
to the staff you are vegan. There are tofu and vegetable
dishes available. The tofu is not coated in egg and can be
had in sweet and sour sauce etc.
The vegetable soup,
made with Knorr vegetable stock, is vegan. This is definitely
available from Monday to Thursday but not certain for other days as
there is less demand.
Updated 05-06-11
Places To Avoid
Silver
Swan, 30 Bridgend Road
Chinese takeaway with
nothing suitable for vegans.
2-4 Park
Street
Bridgend
CF31 4AU
Tel: 01656 661222
Opening
Times:
Closed
on Mondays
Number
of Vegan dishes:
5+
Price:
Contact them to check
Our
Comments: Inform
them you are vegan when ordering so they can adapt dishes,
but they do understand it. The bean curd is not coated
with egg. They can do a vermicelli and vegetables without
egg.
Location:
Just
outside the town centre, close to the Bridgend Council
building.
Our
Comments: There
are vegetable, beancurd and vegetarian chicken & duck
dishes available. Say you are vegan. They are willing to
alter the vegetarian set dinner to vegan. This is £7 per
person, minimum 2 people. The satay sauce is probably not
suitable for vegans. Home delivery is available.
Location:
Near the Dunraven Hotel in the town centre.
72
Nolton Street
Bridgend
CF31 3BP
Tel: 01656 656891
Opening
Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2pm & 6pm-midnight
Sun 6pm-midnight
Number of Vegan dishes: 10+
Price:
Contact them to check
Our
Comments: Many vegetarian dishes and starters are suitable
but specify no egg or dairy. They will also prepare dishes
on the menu with mock meats. Will do egg-free fried rice and
noodles. Say you don’t want prawn crackers.
Location:
Opposite the Welcome
Inn on Nolton Street.
Our
Comments: The
nut roast is suitable for vegans, as it contains no egg or
animal products, and you can have it with potatoes and
vegetables. They seem to understand the vegan thing.
Our
Comments: Most
of the vegetable side dishes are vegan except tarka dal
which has butter ghee added, but you can ask for it
without. They understand veganism. The onion bhajee and
vegetable pakora starters contain egg.
Our
Comments: Most
dishes marked vegetarian on the menu can be prepared vegan
including starters such as soup and salad, stir fries and
other main dishes. Please remind a team member there
should be no meat products, oyster sauce, egg or curry
pastes containing animal products involved in the cooking
process.
They
can use the same vegetable oil for deep frying both meat
and vegetables, so avoid anything that is deep fried. Tofu
is available but make sure it has not been deep fried in
the same oil as animal products.
There
is also a restaurant in Swansea.
Location:
Queen
Street is close to the Rhiw shopping centre.
Our
Comments: They
can adapt certain dishes to vegan usually by omitting the
cheese. These include the starter peperonata (peppers,
aubergine & other vegetables), the main penne funghi
(pasta & mushrooms) and grilled Mediterranean bread.
The pizza bases are also vegan and can be done without
cheese.
Location:
Dunraven
Place is close to the river in the town centre.
Usually cook stuff in
vegetable ghee and can do suitable dishes if you explain you are
vegan.
Updated 26-06-11
Bauhaus Coffee Shop, 9
Wyndham Street
Coffee Shop
Vegan option is roasted
vegetable baguette with no margarine. Don't stock soya milk.
Updated 26-06-11
China
Wok, 86 Nolton
Street
Chinese Takeaway
Tell them you are vegan
and they can adapt vegetable and bean curd dishes.
Updated 26-06-11
New Red Lantern, 49
Wyndham Street
Chinese Takeaway
Explain you are vegan
so they can check dishes. No tofu but have vegetables dishes e.g.
curry. vegetables in black bean sauce and fried onions, mushrooms or
bean sprouts.
Our
Comments: They
provide all you can eat buffets and a takeaway service.
The main dish Dansak chana is vegan as are the side dishes
not containing paneer, except Tarka dhal which contains
butter ghee. The sides can also be served as mains.
16
Station Road
Kenfig Hill
Bridgend
CF33 6EP
Tel: 01656 744468
Opening
Times:
Mon-Sun
11.30am-11pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
9+
Price:
Contact them to check
Our
Comments: They
generally cook with vegetable oil and if you explain that
you are vegan the helpful staff will point out what you
can have. The best options for vegans are: Chana dansak,
vegetable kachuri, bhindi balti, vegetable bhuna, dansak,
dupiaza, vindaloo, rogan or madras and lentil curry.
Location:
Next
to the Woodstock Inn in Kenfig Hill.
47 High
Street
Laleston
Bridgend
CF32 0HL
Tel: 01656 652294
Opening
Times:
Contact
then to check
Number
of Vegan dishes:
3+
Price:
Under £10 for a meal
Our
Comments: The
inn has a grasp of veganism and say the vegetable tikka,
veggie sausages and nut roast are suitable for vegans.
They can also make a mushroom curry if requested. Confirm
the vegan thing on ordering.
Explain you are vegan.
The vegetable curry should be vegan.
Updated 26-06-11
Places To Avoid
Old House, Llangynwyd
Restaurant with nothing
suitable for vegans.
Updated 26-06-11
Maesteg:
Cafe 21
Cafe
21 Talbot
Street
Maesteg
Bridgend
CF34 9BW
Tel: 01656 733270
Opening
Times:
Mon-Sat
8.30am-5pm (Wed closes 1.30pm)
Number
of Vegan dishes:
3+
Price:
£2-£4 each
Our
Comments: Café
with pasta salad bar. A couple of the pasta salads and soups
are vegan as are the chargrill and roast vegetables. The
choice of vegetables is more varied than most places,
including asparagus and squash. Chargrill veg in tomato
sauce with pasta is OK. They do take-away food; salad boxes,
baguettes, wraps etc.
Location:
Opposite the indoor
market and Post Office in Maesteg town centre.
48 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HJ Tel: 01656 738555
Opening
Times:
Sun-Thur 5.30pm-11.30pm
Fri-Sat 5pm-midnight
Number
of Vegan dishes:
Approx. 20
Price:
£2-£6
Our
Comments: Indian take-away. Ask to have your food cooked in
vegetable oil rather than butter ghee, but the staff seem
helpful and accommodating about this. The nan breads
contain milk but the roti, paratha and chipattis are vegan.
Free home delivery available.
Can adapt dishes to be
vegan. Avoid pilau rice as this may not be suitable.
Updated 26-06-11
Maesteg Charcoal Grill,
25 Commercial Street
Takeaway
Pizza bases sometimes
have milk in, sometimes not. If they know in advance can make them
vegan. Explain you are vegan and ask them to leave off the cheese.
Updated 26-06-11
New City Takeaway, 251
Bridgend Road
Chinese Takeaway
Explain you are vegan
and they can leave stuff out. No bean curd but can adapt mushroom
fried rice, chow mein etc.
Updated 26-06-11
Nice Bite, 33
Commercial Street
Takeaway
The pizza bases are
vegan and can be had without cheese.
Price:
Starters £2.10-£4.95 & mains £4.10-£6.90. Side
orders @£1.50+
Our
Comments: Indian restaurant situated in hotel.
Inform them that you are vegan and the following dishes are
suitable or can be adapted to be so:
Starters: Tandoori Chaat (without paneer), Vegetable Pakora,
Vegetable Samosa and Kumbh Tandoori.
Mains: Baingan Ka Bharta, Aloo Gobi, Kofta Curry and Dum
Parda Byriani with Mixed Vegetable.
Side orders: Dal Tarka, Tandoori
Roti, any Paratha, any rice and salad.
Location:
To the northwest of Bridgend, 2 miles from junction 36 of the M4.
Our
Comments: Tell them you are vegan but seem more clued-up
than many places. No GM ingredients. They will do an
egg-free fried rice if you ask. Also have take-aways in
Cowbridge and Llantwit Major.
Our
Comments: They
do a veggie breakfast, just ask for no egg or butter. It's
big and consists of boiled potatoes, fried potatoes,
mushrooms, beans and tomato. They also do this in a roll
but ask for no cheese or butter with this.
