Eat Out Vegan Wales

Roath

AJ's Coffee House
20 City Rd
Cardiff
CF24 3DL
Tel: 029 20451588

Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-8pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Price: £2.50-£5 each

Our Comments: Veggie burger and curly fries are vegan as are the bagels. They provide soya milk and will modify other dishes.

Location: Near town end of City Road.

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A Shot in the Dark
12 City Rd
Cardiff
CF24 3BJ
Tel: 029 20472300

Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-8pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 7+

Price: £2.50-£4.50 each

Our Comments: Coffee shop that does soya milk and food such as spicy rice, salads, cous cous & roast veg, balti potatoes, stuffed vine leaves. Soup is also usually vegan if no cream is involved.

Location: Near Newport Road end of City Road.

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Canteen on Clifton Street
40 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LR
Tel: 029 20454999
www.canteenoncliftonstreet.com

Opening Times:

Day:

Tue-Sat 10.30am-3.30pm

Evening:

Thu-Sat 7pm-10pm

Evening menu labelled vegan

Number of Vegan dishes: 7+

Price:

Lunch menu £2-£4

Evening menu:

starters £3.95

mains £6.95

desserts £3.95

2 courses £10

3 courses £13.50

Our Comments: Mostly vegetarian café/restaurant. Over half the dishes are suitable for vegans and there is always a vegan option. The lunchtime menu consists of pittas, fajitas, baked potatoes and pasta dishes.

An example of an evening meal would be:

Starter- Bhajis with tamarind and jaggery

Main- Lebanese spinach parcels with carrot & beetroot salad

Dessert- Pineapple macerated in chilli & lime with green tea granita.

Location: Near the Splott end of Clifton Street.

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Clarks Chip Shop
37 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LR
Tel: 029 20482303

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat noon-11pm

Sun 5pm-11pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Price: approx £3

Our Comments: Chip shop, which does cheap pizzas with vegan bases, without cheese if you request.

Location: Near the Splott end of Clifton Street.

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Delight
120 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3RU
Tel: 02920 493031

Opening Times:

8.30am-5.30pm daily

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Price: £2.90

Our Comments: Mediterranean delicatessen with baguettes. The falafels are vegan so you have a falafel and salad baguette. Unfortunately the houmous and Mediterranean sauce contains yoghurt.

Location: On Albany road, close to the Claude pub.

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The Gate
Keppoch Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3JW
Tel: 029 20483344
www.thegate.org.uk

Opening Times:

Lunch noon-2pm & evening 6pm-9pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Price: £6.50

Our Comments: Art Centre and theatre sort of place with a café bar that is open all day. There is one marked vegan main course.

Location: Just off City Road. It is close to the Mackintosh Bowls and Tennis Club a.k.a. Roath Castle.

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Golden House
4 Upper Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF2 1PU
Tel: 029 20498733

Opening Times:

5.30pm-midnight 7days a week

Number of Vegan dishes: 30+

Price: £3-£4 each

Our Comments: Cantonese and traditional Chinese vegetarian take-away. A wide selection of dishes made with vegan meat substitutes. The vegetarian crispy shredded chicken is vegan but avoid the satay sauce as it contains shrimp. Tell them you don’t want prawn crackers. Home delivery is available.

Location: Off Newport Road very close to the old Cardiff Royal Infirmary.

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Golden Ricksaw
127 City Rd
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BP
Tel: 029 20451411

Opening Times:

Mon-Thur 5pm-midnight

Fri-Sat 5pm-12.30am

Sun 5.30pm-midnight (Open Bank Holidays)

Number of Vegan dishes: 20+

Price: £4 per dish and 10% discount for NUS.

Our Comments: Chinese take-away with beancurd dishes. Avoid fried rice, as it contains egg and the satay sauce is probably not vegan. Home delivery service.

Location: About half way up City Road.

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Happy House
163 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NT
Tel: 029 20463388

Opening Times:

Mon-Sun 5pm-11.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 10+

Price: £2.50-£3.50 per dish

Our Comments: Chinese take-away. Friendly staff and it’s the usual for a Chinese. Tell them you don’t eat animal products and you can have tofu or vegetable dishes with boiled rice or rice noodles. Home delivery available.

Location: Bottom end of Albany Road, past the Globe Centre.

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Happy Wok
15 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1PX
Tel: 029 20451400/07789 177804

www.happy-wok.co.uk

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 5pm-midnight

Sun 5.30pm-midnight

Open bank holidays

Number of Vegan dishes: Around 10

Price: £2-£3.50

Our Comments: Cantonese take-away. Heavens above, yet another Chinese in the Roath/Cathays area of Cardiff! You must know the drill by now. Explain to them that you are vegan and there are beancurd and vegetable options available and there is a home delivery service.

Location: About halfway down Clifton Street.

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Hazha
42 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3DL
Tel: 029 20496088

Opening Times:

Noon-11pm all week

Number of Vegan dishes: 9

Price: £2.50-£6

Our Comments: Kurdish restaurant. All the sauce dishes except one, which contains honey, can be made suitable for vegans. The houmous and the Kurdish bread are also animal-free.

Location: Near the Newport Road end of City Road, between The Ernest Willows and The Poet’s Corner pubs.

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Hungry Planet
142 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LY
Tel: 029 20440504

enquiries@hungryplanet.org.uk

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 10am-6pm

Sun 12noon-4pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 7+

Price: £1+

Our Comments: Health food shop with a selection of vegan chilled food and other stuff available to eat in or take-away. Most days there is hot fresh soup, which is always vegan. They do filled pita bread and hummus. They will also take stuff out of the fridge for you such as Beany burgers, tofu steaks, Vegi-deli sausages and vegan cheese. Only non-dairy milk is used in the coffee machine. As the owners are reliant on public transport, opening times are not exact. This is a good health food shop with a wide range of vegan food and non-food products.

Location: On the corner of Clifton Street and Gold Street.

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Ichiban
167 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NT
Tel: 029 20463333

Opening Times:

Mon-Thur noon-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11pm

Fri-Sat noon-11.30pm

Sun noon-10.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 5

Price: £3-£6.50

Our Comments: Japanese restaurant and take-away. As it is a sushi bar most of the dishes are seafood based but the staff do understand veganism. Suitable dishes are Udon noodles with vegetables, a few sushi rolls and green salad. They also have restaurants in Canton, Cardiff and Cardiff Bay.

Location: At the bottom end of the shops on Albany Road, quite near the Claude pub.

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Lee Garden
77 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BL
Tel: 029 20462388/20486288

Opening Times:

Noon-2pm and 5pm-midnight all week

Number of Vegan dishes: 20+

Price: £3-£4.50 each. Lunchtime menu for £4.

Our Comments: Restaurant and take-away serving Chinese and Thai food. Vegetarian meat dishes are available but the vegetarian crispy shredded chicken contains egg. The satay sauce is probably not vegan. Tell them you are vegan. Delivery service available.

Location: Take City Road from town until you see Tut N Shive pub. Lee Garden is slightly further up on the opposite side of the road.

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Mezza Luna
159 City Road
Roath
Cardiff

CF24 3BQ
Tel: 029 20472771

Opening Times:

All week 5pm-11.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: Around 12

Price: £2-£4

Our Comments: Turkish pizzeria and grill. Tell them you're vegan as they are pretty clued up on what goes in the food. Most of the vegetarian dishes not containing cheese are suitable but the Baba Ghanouch contains yoghurt

Location: Halfway down City Road, opposite the Roath Park pub.

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Mirchi
89 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BN
Tel: 029 20492344/07791 616321

Opening Times:

Mon-Thur noon-3pm & 5pm-midnight

Fri-Sat 5pm-12.30am

Sun 5pm-midnight

Number of Vegan dishes: 30+

Price: £2-£5

Our Comments: Excellent Asian restaurant and take-away. There is a wide range of vegan options and the staff are very friendly and helpful. If you ask they will do animal-free fried rice and some of the breads are suitable. The food is lovely. Students get a 10% discount on meals or takeaways. No alcohol is served.

Location: On the Corner of City Road and Penlline Street.

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The New Jasmine Gardens
44 Broadway
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1NG
Tel: 029 20488828/20212070
www.newjasminegarden.com

Opening Times:

All week 4.30pm-midnight

Number of Vegan dishes: 40+

Price: £2.20-£5 per dish

Our Comments: Chinese take-away providing extensive range of vegan dishes. Vegetarian chicken or duck, beancurd and vegetable dishes are available. Inform them you are vegan. Apparently they do not coat their beancurd in egg.

Location: On the same side of Broadway as the Clifton pub, a hundred yards or so further down.

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Not Just for Veggies
Alder Road
Roath Park
Roath
Cardiff

CF23 5EL

Opening Times:

Wed-Sun noon onwards

(shuts various times)

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Price: £3-£3.50

Our Comments: Falafel stall situated in Cardiff's nicest park. The Falafel, hummus and pitta breads are all homemade and are the best you will get in the capital. All are suitable for vegans as are the salad items (obviously) and the tahini and chilli sauces. The owner is friendly and understands veganism. The location is great and we can't recommend this place highly enough.

Location: Alder Road runs between the Recreation ground and the Bowling Green in Roath Park.

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