Eat Out Vegan Wales :: Rhondda Cynon Taf

Baguette Express
Unit 1 National Court
54 Cardiff Street
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF44 7DL

Tel: 01685 884700

Opening Times: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Price: £1.85-£2.60

Our Comments: Baguette shop with one vegan option: roasted vegetables. Ask for no butter.

Location: Aberdare town centre.

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Llantwit Fardre:

China Village
Main Road
Llantwit Fardre
CF38 2LT
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Tel: 01443 208833/218833

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 5.30pm-midnight

Sun 6pm-11.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 15+

Price: £2.20-£3.90

Our Comments: Chinese take-away and home delivery serving vegetarian meat and vegetable dishes. Inform them you are vegan. The satay sauce may not be vegan and the sweet and sour vegetarian chicken is coated in batter, which may contain egg.

Location: Part of Scotts Hotel, just outside Llantwit Fardre on the way to Llantrisant. Next to a Texaco garage.

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Pontypridd:

Indica Restaurant
9 High Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1QJ
Tel: 01443 404443
www.indicarestaurant.co.uk

Opening Times:

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

Fri noon-2.30pm & 6pm-11.30pm

Sat noon-3pm & 6pm-11.30pm

Sun 1pm-3.30pm & 6pm-11pm

Number of Vegan dishes: Around 20

Price: £2.25-£4.95 per dish

Our Comments: Modern Indian Restaurant. The staff understands veganism and will explain to you what is suitable. If you contact them beforehand more dishes can be modified. All you can eat buffets available as well as take-away and home delivery.

Location: Pontypridd High Street, near the railway station.

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Le Crazy Croissant
5a Market Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 2ST
Tel: 01443 400460

Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 2

Our Comments: The chargrilled vegetable filling is vegan, as is the pasta salad. Ask for no butter.

Location: Town centre, near the market.

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Pizza Plus
37 Taff Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 4TR
Tel: 01443 485550

Opening Times: 11.30am-11.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Price: £4-£10

Our Comments: Pizza take-away and eat in. The bases are vegan, so you can have the vegetarian pizza without cheese. Chips and any fried products are cooked with meat stuff, so avoid. Delivery from 5.30pm.

Location: Top end of town, near the bus station and Somerfield.

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Porth:

Mr Ho
8 Hannah Street
Porth
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF39 9PU
Tel: 01443 686107

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 11.45am-1.45pm

Sun-Thur 5pm-11.30pm

Fri-Sat 5pm-midnight

Number of Vegan dishes: 12+

Price: £2-£3.50

Our Comments: Chinese take-away. Inform them that you are vegan. Beancurd and vegetable dishes are available. They will cook noodle dishes with rice noodles. The satay sauce is vegan.

Location: Hannah Street is the main shopping street in Porth town centre.

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Porth Take Away
54 Hannah Street
Porth
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF39 9RA
Tel: 01443 683535

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 6pm-11pm

Sun 6pm-10.30pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 10+

Price: £2-£4

Our Comments: Indian take-away. Explain to them that you're vegan and they will do vegetable curries even though they're not on the menu. All the side dishes apart from the Sag Paneer are vegan. They also say the Tarka Dahl is vegan but check.

Location: Halfway down the main street in Porth town centre.

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Spice Essence
64-66 Pontypridd Road
Porth
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF39 9PL
Tel: 01443 688006

www.spice-essence.co.uk

Opening Times:

Mon-Sun (inc bank hols) 5.30pm-11pm

Number of Vegan dishes: Around 20

Price: £2.20-£5

Our Comments: Indian restaurant and take-away. Inform them you are vegan and do not eat butter ghee.

Location: Close to the Porth Hotel pub.

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Treforest:

Hong Fu Garden
116 Broadway
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF37 1BE
Tel: 01443 486620

Mon-Sat 5pm-11pm & Sun 6pm-11pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 20+

Our Comments: Excellent Chinese take-away. Extensive vegetarian menu, including bean curd and very nice veggie chicken dishes, which is mostly vegan. Avoid satay sauce, which contains shrimp and fried rice and foo young dishes that contain egg. Chips, spring rolls and onion rings are deep fried with animal products but they are honest about it. They also do vegan noodles. Bingo Bango! Very helpful and friendly staff. Go there it's great.

Location: On Broadway near St Dyfrig's Roman Catholic Church.

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Otley Arms
Forest Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF37 1SY
Tel: 01443 402033/408968
www.otleyltd.co.uk

Mon-Fri 11am-4.30pm

Sat 11am-5pm & Sun noon-5pm

(sunday lunch is available noon-2.30pm)

Number of Vegan dishes: 2+

Our Comments: Pub which serves vegan beanburgers and sausages. The beans and chips are suitable. Specify no butter in your roll. The vegan Sunday lunch consists of sausages, boiled and roast potatoes with gravy. Sometimes they cook veggie curry or chilli that is also vegan. The staff are very helpful.

Location: Near Treforest train station.

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University of Glamorgan
Llantwit Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 480480
www.glam.ac.uk

Mon-Thur 8am-4.30pm & Fri 8am-4pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 1

Our Comments: Coffee shop sells vegan Cranks Houmungously Crunchy Deep Fill sandwiches. Hou’mus Be Spicy sandwiches aren’t vegan.

Location: In the School of Technology, a large building in the middle of the campus.

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The Strategy Ltd
Nibbles Café

2-4 Commercial Place

Tel: 01443 475120

Times to contact them:

Mon-Fri 8am-2pm & Sat 10am-2pm

Our Comments: With one day's notice they can do a vegan buffet for 20 or more people at around £3.50 a head. Minimum order is £50.