Number of dishes on the
standard menu are suitable for vegans. Where special items are
requested, they will do their best to accommodate such requirements.
Our
Comments: Hotel and Cantonese restaurant. The
chef understands veganism very well and can prepare most of the
restaurant vegetarian options as vegan. The mock 'chicken' and 'pork'
are both homemade, as is the satay sauce which is suitable for vegans.
We think they use vegan oyster sauce but probably best to check.
Separate utensils are used to prepare the vegan food.
On
the takeaway menu the vegetarian dishes are described as suitable for
vegans. Recommended.
Location:
At the top of High Street in the
centre of Bangor, near the railway station.
129
High Street
Bangor Gwynedd LL57 1NT
Tel: 01248 355161
Opening
Times:
Café
open 9.30am-5.30pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1+
Price:
£5.95
for lunch
Our
Comments: Vegetarian cafe deli. Friendly with a lovely
atmosphere. It has a 'Ye olde sweet shop' style about it
with things in nice jars and lots of stuff to look at.
They offer three vegetarian lunches a day, one or more
will be vegan such as vegan mezze or bean curry. All food
is made on site or supplied locally. Sometimes there is
vegan cake.
They stock soya milk, Lavazza coffee and Fair Trade
produce. There is also a deli counter.
Our
Comments: Café
with nice atmosphere. The following dishes can be served
vegan; Soup, Mezze platter, Falafel (in pitta bread or
in a basket with chips), Veggie breakfast (until
11.30am) and the Veggie breakfast roll. Linda McCartney
sausages
are used in the last two.
Sometimes the homemade veggie burger is vegan but it can
contain butter. Soya milk is stocked. Check the bread is
vegan but it can be replaced with any dish with rice
cakes.
Location:
In an alley off the south side of High Street,
sharing a building with Gecko, a clothes shop.
303
High Street
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 1UL
Tel: 01248 361888
Opening
Times:
Mon-Fri 9am-3.30pm, Sat 9am-3pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
6+
Price:
£2+
Our
Comments:
The vegan dishes are curried lentils, couscous,
savoury rice, mixed legumes, pasta salads with tomatoes or
vinaigrette, salads, baked potatoes and flapjacks.
Our
Comments: Hotel with restaurant and two bars. They have
vegan options on most menus. They can easily serve other
dishes to order as the majority of food is home made. They
regularly serve menus for a wide range of dietary needs.
Location:
The Hotel is above the gardens overlooking Bangor
Pier.
Our Comments: Japanese and Asian
noodle bar. Inform them you are vegan and they are
willing to sort out suitable dishes with choices of
Ramen and noodle soups, wok fried noodle dishes and
rice dishes, all served with tofu for vegans. They
will adapt side dishes too, such as spicy crispy tofu
and vegetable gyoza.
There
is a 10% discount for takeaway.
Location: High Street is
Bangor's main shopping street.
This café bar said
they could serve two vegan visitors with a suitable dish, a bean and
olive burger. This arrived with a non-vegan side of coleslaw and the
burgers contained pieces of meat. Give this place a very wide berth.
Updated 28-04-11
Greek Taverna, 12-14
Holyhead Road
If you ask about vegan
food you'll get a gormless oaf mumbling about asking the chef and then
no-one getting back to you.
Beddgelert
Gwynedd
LL55 4AU
Tel: 01766 890543 Website
Opening
Times:
Bistro
meals served 7pm-9pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
2+
Price:
Starters
£3.95+
Mains
£11.95+
Our
Comments:
Offer a
suitable soup and risotto, both are marked vegan. Some
veggie specials can also be adapted to vegan. As the
restaurant is quite small, booking is advisable.
Location:
On
the main road, around 600 yards on the left, if entering
the village from Caernarfon.
Our Comments: Cafe at the bottom
of Mount Snowdon. There are a couple of vegan dishes
on the menu and also what the cafe themselves admit is
'boring stuff' like baked potatoes and baked beans.
They can also adapt one or two dishes.
Breakfast
is served until 11.30am and there is a veggie one with
Linda McCartney sausages which is suitable, without
the egg.
They
have soya milk but no vegan margarine. They try their
best to accomodate any customer and it is recommended
by local vegans.
Location: Base of the Watkin
Path which ascends Snowdon.
January-March £75+, April-May £80+,
June-September£82+,
Bank Holidays £85+ (min 3 nights)
Single occupancy- half room rate
+£10/night
Our
Comments: Plas Tan y Graig is a “VisitWales” Four-star
Country Guest House. They are able to cater for vegan
diets; please inform them when booking. With prior notice,
they are happy to provide a full range of food, all of
which is freshly cooked to order. All vegan and vegetarian
food is cooked with separate pans and utensils. Evening
meals are offered by prior arrangement between October and
March, and also to groups throughout the rest of the year.
Meals are only provided for guests.
Our
Comments: Great
B&B. Looks a bit posh as it used to be a chapel and
the owners used to deal in antiques. On their first
attempt at a vegan breakfast our researchers received
Alpro fruit yoghurt, Linda McCartney sausages, Pure
margarine and baked beans, toast etc. One of the cereals
happened to be vegan too. They weren't offered anything
non-vegan. As the owners didn't know about veganism
before, this was quite a feat! Also they were nice and
friendly, which is always a plus. Recommended.
Payment
by cash or cheque only. 50% deposit normally required if
booking in advance, refundable up to 10 days before
reservation date.
Location:
If
you drive through Betws Garmon, you can't miss it. East
side of the road.
Sun-Thu £30, Fri-Sat, Bank Holidays, Christmas &
New Year periods &
High season (late June-September): £35
Dogs £4 per dog/night
Single night surcharge £10
Single room supplement £10
Children 10 and under half price
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1+
Price:
3 course dinner £12.50
(with 24 hours notice)
Our
Comments: Green guest house. Vegans can be catered for.
They have green electricity from windmills, bio waste
systems, rainwater recycling and solar electric lights.
Within close proximity are a lake, cafe, steam train
station, a ruined village, waterfall and more mountain
type stuff than you can shake a walking stick at.
Location:
Close to Tanygrisau steam train station.
Bed & Breakfast per person/night £30-£32
With 3 course evening meal £49-£51
With 2 course evening meal £45-£47
Packed Lunch £4
Our
Comments: Vegetarian
Guesthouse situated on the edge of Snowdonia National Park
between the mountains and the sea. They have vegan options
and do evening meals.
Location:
3
miles from Snowdon. Their website has detailed directions.
Our
Comments: Hotel with restaurant. It is not a
problem for the chef to produce a menu for vegans with a
little prior notice.The chef has kindly supplied a weekend
menu he provided to a vegan couple recently.
Friday Dinner Mezze: broad bean hoummus, baba ghanoush, stuffed vine
leaves and olives served with flat bread. Main course: Thai style rice cakes and steamed vegetable
strips with tabouleh salad. Dessert: roasted Galia melon filled with warm exotic fruit.
Saturday Breakfast Soya milk, soya spread. Grilled pineapple, roast balsamic
vine tomatoes, baked cannelloni beans, roast field
mushrooms, parsnip sausages and soda bread.
Saturday Dinner Starter: Potato and Chive soup with lava bread. Main course: Roast vegetable casserole served with herb
crust, saffron potatoes, tahini cauliflower salad and
chilli beans & crisps. Dessert: Soya pancakes with stewed apples, green raisins
and cinnamon.
Sunday
Breakfast Soya milk, soya spread. Aubergine fry-stuffed tomatoes,
grilled field mushrooms, fried potatoes, grilled asparagus
and soda bread.
Location:
Between Caernarfon Castle and Victoria Dock.
Mon 10am-5.30pm
Tue 10am-8pm
Wed-Sat 10am-8.30pm
Sun 10am-5pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
5+
Price:
Starters £3.45-£5.45
Mains £7.25-£7.45
Our
Comments: Cafe
bar at Galeri Caernarfon. As well as the items below, if
you have any suggestions for a vegan meal and the
ingredients are available on the daya
meal can be prepared specifically for you. The following menu items are suitable for vegans: Soup, nachos (served without cheese), greek dips, cashew
nut roast, penne with roasted mediterranean vegetables,
green salad, sandwiches, jacket potato with mediterranean
vegetables or baked beans.
Location:
In Victoria Dock, a few hundred metres north of
the castle.
Our
Comments: Explain
you are vegan and there are a few items that can be
provided. The homemade soup is often suitable as the stock
used is vegan (Ask for no butter on your roll). The chips
are fried separately in vegetable oil. From the Sunday
roast menu you can have roast potatoes, vegetables and
gravy.
Location:
On
the A470, 5 miles north of Dolgellau.
At breakfast vegans can
select suitable options from a variety of available items including
porridge made with water or soya milk. Vegan evening meals by prior
arrangement.
B&B per room per night
Double occupancy £66-£72
3 adults sharing £99
Family with 1 child £90
Family with 2 children £98
Our
Comments: Provisions for vegans are detailed on their
website. They can provide soya and rice
milks. They also do a cooked breakfast consisting of vegan
sausages, organic baked beans, tomatoes and mushrooms.
Group bookings are available for 10/12 people who don't
mind sharing rooms.
Location:
On High Street in the centre of Llanberis.
Homemade special
with one side order £6.30
with two side orders £7.50
Our
Comments: Understand veganism and mention the fact vegan
options are available on their website. Some of the
homemade specials are suitable; The side orders served
with these are chips, brown rice, spaghetti, salad,
baked potato or 4 hash browns.
Location:
At the Caernarfon end of Llanberis High Street.
Our
Comments: Trem y Mor offers holidays, therapies and
retreats including bed & breakfast. One of the owners
is vegetarian and they regularly cater for vegans. Other
special diets including gluten free and diabetic can also
be accomodated. One well behaved dog/pet is welcome in the
family room.
Location:
About 2 miles from Llanberris. Very detailed
directions are available on their website.
Our Comments: They are always able to adapt something from
the menu to be suitable for vegans. Giving advance notice is
better so there is a wider choice.
Location: In
Tremadog, which is a mile or so north of Porthmadog.
71 High Street Porthmadog Gwynedd LL49
9EU Tel: 01766 512098
Opening Times:
Closed Sundays
Number of Vegan dishes: 4+
Price:
Contact them to check
Our Comments: Cafe run by local
Christians. Very relaxed and funky. Vegans can have
jacket potatoes or wraps, filled with beans, houmous,
roasted vegetables or 3 bean chilli. Soya milk is
available.
There
is also a scoop and save wholefood section at the back
where you can buy as little as 100g of stuff.
Our
Comments: They can cater for
vegans but need fore-warning. Dinners and packed lunches
need to be ordered in advance. All food is made in-house
and almost all ingredients are organic. Dogs allowed..
Location:
Take
A499 from Pwllheli ¼mile past Total garage. Turn right at
Llanbedrog onto the B4413 signposted to Aberdaron. Turn
right in middle of village towards the school. It is just
past school and a small church on the right.
Our Comments: They can cater
for vegans if you inform them of your requirements.
There are a couple of suitable starters including
olives. Of the mains the mushroom risotto and
vegetable fajita can be prepared vegan.
£89.50
per person per night for full cooked breakfast and 3
course evening meal with tea/coffee and petits fours
(20% supplement for single occupancy)
Reductions
for children:
Under 12 months free of charge, 1-5 years 25% of
adult charge, 6-10 years 50% of adult charge
Our
Comments: Exclusively vegetarian and vegan hotel. It has recently
been refurbished. For vegan guests every menu item will be
vegan. Usually they provide dinner, bed and breakfast but
can do just evening meals if given a little notice. Menus
are seasonally based and organic as far as possible.
Typical main dishes might be cashew wellington on a
lightly spiced split-pea sauce or pearl barley and
vegetable casserole with parsley dumplings.
There
are no feathers in their bedding and they don't use bone
china (full marks for that). Dogs are welcome but they do
have a cat (full marks for that too, this eatoutveganwales
writer likes cats).
Location:
Just
off High Street in Talsarnau,which is 3 miles from Harlech.
12
College Green
Tywyn
Gwynedd
LL36 9BS
Tel: 01654 711909
Opening
Times:
5-11pm
all week inc. bank holidays
Number
of Vegan dishes:
20+
Price:
Starters
£2.95, side dishes £2.75
Main
courses £5.55-£5.95
Our
Comments: Tandoori
restaurant and take-away. They mainly use vegetable oil
but some dishes contain butter ghee so best to check. All
vegetable side dishes apart from the Panir dish are vegan.
Location:
Opposite
Nat West Bank in Tywyn town centre.
Our Comments: The owners are vegetarian. The Lakeside bar menu includes
home-made Vegetable Madras which is suitable for vegans, and
sometimes a soup. They take great pride in their chips which
can be served as a separate portion or with a main meal.
Given
some notice they can provide other vegan food such as richly
varied salads, vegetable chilli, soups e.g. lovage or
butternut squash & sweet potato, green lentils in red
wine sauce and fresh fruit salads. Fresh vegetable juices
can be provided on request.
