Eat Out Vegan Wales

Bauhaus Coffee Shop
9 Wyndham Street
Bridgend
CF31 1ED
Tel: 01656 667333

Opening Times: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Our Comments: Coffee shop. The vegan option is a roasted vegetable baguette with no margarine. They don’t stock soya milk.

Location: Opposite the library.

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Bokhara Brasserie
Court Colman Manor Hotel
Pen-Y-Fai
Bridgend
CF31 4NG
Tel: 01656 720212
www.court-colman-manor.com

Mon-Thur noon-2.30pm & 6pm-11pm

Fri-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6pm-11.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 8+

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.

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Canton Delights
6A Derwen Road
Bridgend
CF31 1LH
Tel: 01656 657142

Number of Vegan dishes: 15+

Our Comments: Chinese take-away. 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.

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China City
33 Wyndham Street
Bridgend
CF31 1EB
Tel: 01656 767866/660969

Opening Times: 5.30pm-11pm all week

Number of Vegan dishes: 10+

Our Comments: Chinese take-away with bean curd dishes. Tell them you are vegan, as some vegetarian dishes normally contain egg. They will do rice noodles and fried rice without egg. Helpful staff. Home delivery is available.

Location: Location: Opposite the Dunraven Hotel.

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Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel
Coychurch
Bridgend
CF35 6AF
Tel: 01656 860621
www.coed-y-mwstwr.com

Our Comments: The Eliot restaurant is open Mon-Fri except key dates, lunch midday-1.45pm and dinner 7pm-9.45pm. There is no vegan option on the menu but the award-winning chefs will be up to the challenge of making you an enjoyable meal. Booking is recommended.

Location: Off the A473, between Coychurch and Bridgend

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East Port
72 Nolton Street
Bridgend
CF31 3BP
Tel: 01656 656891/664144

Mon-Thur noon-2pm & 6pm-midnight

Fri-Sat noon-2pm & 6pm-1am

Sun 6pm-midnight

Number of Vegan dishes:

9 vegan starters & 20+ vegan main dishes

Our Comments: Chinese restaurant and take-away. 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.

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The Old Cottage
2A Queen Street
Bridgend
CF31 1HX
Tel: 01656 766839

Mon-Sun noon-3pm

Tue-Sat 6.30pm-late

Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Starters £3.95+

Main courses £9.95+

Our Comments: Restaurant and bistro. They have vegan choices available.

Location: Queen Street is near the Rhiw Shopping Centre in Bridgend town centre.

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Oriental Inn
52 Nolton Street
Bridgend

CF31 3BP
Tel: 01656 655222

Opening Times: Mon-Sun 5pm-midnight

Number of Vegan dishes: 15+

Our Comments: Chinese and Thai take-away with bean curd dishes. Tell them you are vegan, as the satay sauce is probably not vegan. Home delivery is available.

Location: On Nolton Street in the centre.

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Southern Fried Chicken Bridgend
1 Brackla Street Centre
Bridgend
CF31 1BZ
Tel: 01656 661440

Mon-Sat 4pm-2am (3am Thur-Sat)

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Our Comments: Fast food outlet. The pizza bases do not contain milk, so you can have the vegetarian pizza without cheese if you really want to.

Location: The shopping centre is on the corner of Nolton Street.

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Pasty Presto (Bridgend Designer Outlet, The Derwen): Nothing for vegans at this pastry goods shop.

Poco Poco (14 Wyndham Street): Tapas restaurant with no interest in catering for vegans.

The Great House Hotel & Leicester’s Restaurant
High Street
Laleston
Bridgend
CF32 0HP
Tel: 01656 657644
www.great-house-laleston.co.uk

Opening Times:

Noon-2pm all week & Mon-Sat 6.45pm-9.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 4+

Price: £15.90 for 3 course lunch & £30 for 3 course evening meal

Our Comments: Hotel and restaurant. The vegan dishes on the menu are: - Penne with courgette, aubergine, pine nut & tomato sauce; tagliatelle with garlic, tomato, mushroom & basil sauce; risotto with whole sautéed mushrooms; vegetable & pine kernel salad with basil dressing. With advance notice they can offer any risotto or pasta dish of your choice, vegetable goulash or curry, a vegan soup, stuffed aubergine or peppers, ratatouille or vegetable bruschetta or any other dish you may want.

Location: West of Bridgend, Just off the A473.

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Maesteg:

Café 21
Talbot Street
Maesteg
Bridgend
CF34 9BW
Tel: 01656 733270

Mon-Sat 8.30am-5pm (Wed closes 1.30pm)

Number of Vegan dishes: 3+

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.

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Crystal Palace
121 Commercial Street
Maesteg
Bridgend
CF34 9DL

Opening Times:

Noon-2pm & 6pm-midnight all week

Number of Vegan dishes: 10+

Price: £2-£4 each

Our Comments: Cantonese restaurant and take-away. If you tell the chef/owner you’re vegan he will cook suitable dishes. Vegetable and noodle dishes served. Home delivery available.

Location: On Commercial Street in Maesteg town centre.

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Maesteg Tandoori
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.

Location: Opposite the police station in Maesteg.

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Porthcawl:

Atlantic Hotel
West Drive
Porthcawl
Bridgend
CF36 3LT
Tel: 01656 785011

www.atlantichotelporthcawl.co.uk

Number of Vegan dishes: 2+

Our Comments: Hotel with restaurant. They are willing to adapt dishes and are also open to suggestions about vegan dishes. From the vegetarian menu there are two likely candidates: Stir fried vegetables in a sweet chilli sauce served with boiled rice and vegetable fusilli with red peppers, cherry tomatoes & mushrooms (without parmesan cheese).

Location: On the seafront.

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Foam Edge Guest House
9 West Drive
Porthcawl
Bridgend
CF36 3LS
Tel: 01656 782866

www.foam-edge.co.uk

Prices including breakfast:

Single room £40-£50
Double room £60-£80
Twin room £70-£80 & family room from £75

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Our Comments: Bed and breakfast. They do cater for vegans at breakfast but don't provide evening meals.

Location: On the seafront.

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Pepe Picante
33 The Esplanade
Porthcawl

Bridgend
CF36 3RY
Tel: 01656 785556

Tue-Sun noon-2pm (2.30pm Sun) & 6pm-9pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 5+

Our Comments: Italian restaurant that has vegan pizza bases, stuffed peppers, pasta dishes. They understand veganism.

Location: On the seafront.

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Roger's Take Away
18 New Road
Station Hill
Porthcawl

Bridgend
CF36 5DN
Tel: 01656 772288

Opening Times: 5pm-11pm all week

Number of Vegan dishes: 5+

Our Comments: Chinese take-away. 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.

Location: Just off Eastern Promenade.

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Salthouse on the Square
The Square

Porthcawl
Bridgend
CF36 3BW
Tel: 01656 783380

Mon-Sat 10.30am-11.45am, noon-3.30pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm

Sun 10.30am-11.45am & noon-3.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 2+

Our Comments: Restaurant and bar. They are happy to provide vegan dishes. Mediterranean vegetable pasta with pesto oil and herb risotto with butternut squash or Mediterranean vegetables are the kind of thing they serve.

Location: On Porthcawl sea front.

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