Cosy
Corner Tearooms 55
High Street
Builth Wells
Powys
LD2 3AB
Tel: 01982 553585
Opening
Times:
Mon-Sat
10am-5pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1-2
Price:
Main courses under £6
Our
Comments: Café
and teashop. The specials are usually vegetarian and 1 or
2 will often be vegan. The chips are suitable. The owners
understand veganism very well and are also helpful. Very
pleasant.
Kebab
2000 4
West End Chambers
West Street
Builth Wells
Powys
LD2 3AH
Tel:
01982 551719
Opening
Times:
7
days a week noon-midnight
Number
of Vegan dishes:
2
Price:
£4-£9
Our
Comments: Take-away that can provide pizzas suitable for
vegans if you have them without cheese. The staff were
very helpful to our researchers, even changing the oil in
the fryer to provide chips uncontaminated by animal
products.
Location:
Builth town centre, near the High Street.
Our
Comments: Totally
vegetarian 2 star listed B&B that can easily cater for
vegans. It is a water corn mill overlooking the river Wye.
They use wholefoods, organic and fair trade produce where
possible. A typical evening meal is mushroom & hazelnut pate, stuffed
peppers, Greek potatoes with fresh veg and chocolate fudge
cake with Swedish Glace ice cream for dessert. An example of
a supper is Mexican bean casserole with long grain rice and
spring greens. They also provide camping facilities and
bunkrooms.
Location:
Off
the A470 Brecon to Builth Wells road, between Llyswen and
Erwood.
Our
Comments: This
is a pub that usually has two suitable dishes, sometimes
three. These are Thai veg curry, chickpea masala, mushroom
& buckwheat. Dishes are not labelled vegan but they
are labelled veggie. The staff are friendly and helpful.
Location:
In
Erwood 1.5 miles up the A470 from Trericket Mill B&B.
The
Old Post Office B&B Llanignon
Hay-on-Wye
Powys
HR3 5QA
Tel: 01497 820008 www.oldpost-office.co.uk
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1+
Price:
£25-£35 p.p. per night
Our
Comments: 17th
century character house set in the Brecon Beacons on
the foothills of the Black Mountains. They do a vegan
breakfast and have a good understanding of veganism.
Location:
From
Hay-on-Wye, take the Brecon road. After half a mile turn
left, it is signposted to Llanignon. Drive a further 1.5
miles and turn left, just before a school. The Old Post
office is the white house on the right, opposite Llanignon
Church.
Our
Comments: Veggie
café providing homemade food. The menu changes daily,
sometimes there are vegan options, sometimes not. Salads
with vegan mayonnaise available.
Location:
In
the middle of Llanidloes which is a very small town.
The
Centre for AlternativeTechnology Panperthog
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20 9AZ
Tel: 01654 705950 www.cat.org.uk
Opening
Times:
Easter-October
10am-4.30pm
November-Easter
10am-dusk
School
holidays 9.30am-5pm
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1+
Our
Comments: C.A.T.
promotes a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. There
is a good veggie-vegan restaurant there. An entrance fee
is charged to visit the centre.
Location:
About
3 miles north of Machynlleth just off the A487 towards
Dolgellau. Clearly signposted from the main road.
Dyfiguest 20
Ffordd Mynydd Griffiths
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20 8DD
Tel: 01654 702562/0779 0715256 www.dyfiguest.co.uk
Number
of Vegan dishes:
1+
Price:
£26-£28 p.p. per night for double room.
Our
Comments: Veggie/vegan
B & B with a very extensive vegan choice on the mostly
organic veggie menu. They also do free transport to and
from the Centre of Alternative Technology.
Location:
Machynlleth
train & bus station is 200yds away, free pickup
service available.
The
Quarry Shop & Café Maengwyn
Street
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20
8EB
Tel: 01654 702624
Opening
Times:
Mon-Sat
9am-4.30pm (Thur closes 2pm)
Open
Sundays in July & August
Number
of Vegan dishes:
5+
Price:
£1-£5.50 each
Our
Comments: Vegetarian
café. The soups and salads are vegan. Vegan pasties &
burgers are sold. The dailies board usually have vegan
options. All food is made on the premises and is non-GM
and organic. Take-away available.
