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The Waterguard

Pub

Recommended

Harbour Drive
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 4PA
Tel: 029 20499034
Serving Times:
Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm
Sat-Sun noon-4pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm
Labelled vegan
 

Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Price: £6.50
Our Comments: The Thai vegetable curry is labelled vegan on the menu. Ask for no naan bread. It is a Samuel Smith's pub so there is also a good selection of vegan beers.
Location: Near the Pier Head Building in Cardiff Bay.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 27/11/2011


Kemis

Cafe Bar

The Flourish
Lloyd George Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 4ES
Tel: 029 2045335
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9am-4.30pm
Sun 9.30pm-4.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 5+
Price: £4.75-£6.50
Our Comments: Kemis state on their website that the menu will suit vegan palates. The suitable options include freshly made baguettes with vegan fillings, a wide range of salads, jacket potatoes and falafel. During the winter they also serve soups, some of which are vegan.
Location: Next door to the gallery at Craft in the Bay overlooking the Wales Millennium Centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
Updated 21/08/2011
 
 
 

Pearl of the Orient

Chinese Restaurant

Unit 13, 1st Floor
Mermaid Quay
Stuart Street
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 5BZ
Tel: 029 20498080
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 5pm-11pm,
Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: Starters 5+, Mains 12+
Price:  
Starters £4-£5.50
Mains £6.50-£10
Our Comments: Typical up market Bay experience. Advise them you are vegan. They offer mock meat, tofu and vegetable dishes. The food is fresh and tasty. The portions are decently sized.
Location: Mermaid Quay.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
Updated 21/08/2011

 

 
 

Spice Route

Pan Asian Buffet Restaurant

Unit 6
The Red Dragon Centre
Hemingway Road
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 4JY
Tel: 029 2020488820
Number of Vegan dishes: 20+
Opening Times and prices:
LUNCH
Mon-Thu noon-2.30pm £8.95 (child £3.95)
Fri-Sun noon-4.30pm £7.95 (child £3.95)
DINNER
Sun-Thu 5.30pm-10.30pm (child £5.95)
Fri-Sat 5.30pm-11.30pm (child £5.95)
Our Comments: The Island Buffet includes vegan options. Starters include freshly prepared salads, hummus & pitta bread and a selection of savoury snacks. Warm starters include homemade samosas, spring rolls, poppadoms, onion bhajees and chips. The dinner buffet has a dedicated vegetarian corner, the Chaat counter with rice dishes and vegetable and pulse curries. A stir fry noodle bar and dosa (South Indian pancake) counter are live cooking stations which serve vegan options. Desserts include fruit and gelatine free jelly. The menu is rotational and subject to change. It is recommended on arrival you take a Spice Route tour of the Island so you will be guided through all the vegan choices available on the day.
Location: Red Dragon Centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
Updated 21/08/2011

 

 

Strada

Italian Restaurant

24 Mermaid Quay
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 5BZ
Tel: 029 20482112
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 11.30am-11pm
Sun 11.30am-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: About 10
Price:  
Starters £5.25
Mains £7.50-£10.50
Our Comments: The only one of a U.K. wide chain in Wales. A lot of the menu can easily be adapted for vegans as all of the dishes are made with fresh ingredients. The pizza dough is suitable for vegans, so for a main course you can have pizza without cheese or pasta dishes.
Alert the staff you are vegan when ordering, as in many dishes they will need to leave out certain ingredients to ensure they are suitable.
Location: Mermaid Quay.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 21/08/2011

 

Wagamama

Asian Noodle Bar

Upper Level
Mermaid Quay
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 5BZ
Tel: 029 20485195
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-11pm
Sun noon-10pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 7
Price:  
Sides £1.55-£3.20, Mains £7.10-£8.70
Our Comments: Nationwide Asian noodle bar chain with only two restaurants in Wales, both in the capital. Their website has a dietary requirements section which includes vegan. This explains which dishes are vegan or can be modified to be
suitable and informs you to speak to your server and tell them you are vegan before ordering.
The suitable sides are Raw Salad and Miso Soup & Japanese Style Pickles.
The vegan mains are the ramen, Saien Soba, the noodle dishes, Yasai Yaki Soba (no egg), Yasai Chilli Men & Yasai Itame and the rice dish Yasai Cha Han (no egg).
Take out is available. There is also a restaurant in Central Cardiff.
Location: Mermaid Quay.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
Updated 25/12/2011

 
Other Places To Consider
ba orient   Website Asian Bar/ Restaurant Some dishes are suitable. Inform them you are vegan when ordering.

Updated 21-08-11

Bar Cwtch   Website Hotel Bar Pizza bases contain milk & egg, however it is possible to make up a special vegan friendly batch of pizza dough on request. There are other homemade items that can be modified to suit vegans.

Updated 20-11-11

Bella Italia, Atlantic Wharf   Website Italian Chain Restaurant Pizza bases (inc. gluten free) & pizza sauce are vegan so pizza without cheese are suitable. Some pasta types and other ingredients are vegan, so dishes can be adapted. The vegan ingredients are listed on the website. Fries are vegan.

Updated 21-08-11

Bellini's   Website Italian Restaurant Vegan dishes are insalata mista/verde, bruschetta Napoli, pane fresco, pane con aglio, spaghetti pomodoro and penne arrabbiata (order without Parmesan). The pizza bases are not suitable. Tell them you are vegan when ordering.

Updated 04-12-11

Coffee Mania , Mermaid Quay  Website Coffee Shop Vegan food choices are jacket potatoes or soup. All hot drinks can be made with soya milk but hot chocolate & chocolate syrup for mochas not suitable. Also have a range of freshly made vegan smoothies.

Updated 21-08-11

Cosmo   Website Pan Asian Buffet Restaurant Do some food which is suitable for vegans but not a lot.

Updated 21-08-11

Crema, Wales Millennium Centre Website Coffee Shop Vegan food choices are jacket potatoes or soup. All hot drinks can be made with soya milk but hot chocolate & chocolate syrup for mochas not suitable. Also have a range of freshly made vegan smoothies.

Updated 21-08-11

Herb & Ellie's   Website Coffee Shop Vegan homemade soup made from vegetables and stock with no meat/dairy. Usually have houmous and antipasto items available as a sandwich or a plate with freshly baked breads.

Updated 21-08-11

Mimosa Kitchen & Bar   Website Gastro Bar Can cater for vegans without notice as most dishes can be reconfigured pretty easily. If you get in touch beforehand you can tell them what sort of dish you would like.

Updated 21-08-11

Moksh   Website Indian Restaurant Some of the vegetarian options can be made vegan if you ask on ordering.

Updated 21-08-11

Signor Valentino   Website Italian Restaurant Cater for vegans and have done so in the past. Contact them beforehand to discuss requirements.

Updated 21-08-11

Woods Brasserie   Website Restaurant/ Bar Isn't much suitable on menu but can accommodate vegans. Advisable to inform them in advance so chef can come up with a vegan option.

Updated 21-08-11

 

 
Places To Avoid
Bayside Brasserie, Unit U14, Mermaid Quay   Restaurant that invites customers to choose from a big old load of dead animal on display. If you like obesity and heart disease this is the place for you.

Updated 21-08-11

Café Rouge, 2 Mermaid Quay   French style restaurant with no vegan dishes on the menu.

Updated 21-08-11

The Deck Coffee House, 18 Harrowby Street   Not interested in catering for vegans.

Updated 21-08-11

Demiro's, Unit 26, Mermaid Quay   Restaurant offering Spanish, Italian and Welsh menus, none of it vegan. That's a big choice of stuff you can't eat.

Updated 21-08-11

Eddie's Diner, Unit 23A, Mermaid Quay   No vegan options.

Updated 21-08-11

ffresh restaurant & bar, Wales Millennium Centre   Avoid. The staff told some customers the sorbet was egg free. Their son had an egg allergy and reacted to it. There were no ingredients on the packaging so the staff had guessed (wrongly).

Updated 21-08-11

Garcon, Unit U9, Mermaid Quay   This French restaurant will adapt their extremely limited number of vegetarian dishes to vegan. Sadly it is one of those places that still feel it is acceptable to serve foie gras. Don't imagine anyone reading this will want to go there. 

Updated 21-08-11

Oriental Garden, The Red Dragon Centre   Oriental restaurant not bothered with vegan customers.

Updated 21-08-11

Salt, Mermaid Quay   Bar that does not serve vegan food.

Updated 21-08-11

Terra Nova Bar & Kitchen, Unit 9, Mermaid Quay   Another bar that does not serve vegan food.

Updated 21-08-11

Thomas Restaurant & Bar, Future Inn, Hemingway Road  This hotel restaurant is not interested in catering for vegans.

Updated 21-08-11

 

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