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Abercynon:

Tamarind Contemporary Cuisine

Indian Restaurant/Takeaway

A470 Trunk Road
Abercynon
Mountain Ash
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF45 4YX
Tel: 01443 741825
Opening Times:
Mon-Sun 5.30pm-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: As usual for Indian restaurants
Price:  
Contact them to check
Our Comments: Inform them you are vegan. It is used by vegans in the area. The onion bhajis are not vegan.
Location: On the main A470 road by the turn off for Abercynon.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 13/03/2011

 

 

Aberdare:

Other Places To Consider
Baguette Express, National Court    Baguette Shop One vegan option of roasted vegetables. Ask for no butter.

Updated 17-04-11

 

 

Llantwit Fardre:

China Village

Chinese Takeaway

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.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

The Crown Inn

Pub

Llantwit Fardre
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF38 2HL
Tel: 01443 218277
Serving Times:
Tue-Sun noon-2.30pm
Mon-Sat 6pm-8.45pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 2+
Price:  
Starters £4.25+
Mains £7.95+
Our Comments: The vegetarian curry is vegan and you can order it how hot you want. There is also homemade vegetable soup. All meals are produced at the pub. If you give them 48 hours notice they can do almost anything. The landlady is vegetarian.
Location: Llantwit Fardre is on the A473 Pontypridd to Bridgend road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 21/08/2011

 

Nantgarw:

The Palms Restaurant

Garden Centre Restaurant

Recommended

Caerphilly Garden Centre
Penrhos
Nantgarw
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF15 7UN
Tel: 029 20861511
Website
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9.30pm-5pm
Sun 10.30am-4pm
Labelled vegan
 

Number of Vegan dishes: 8+

Price:
Jackets/ciabattas £4.25, Mains £5.95
Ice cream £2.99
Our Comments: Serve a full labelled vegetarian/vegan menu designed by Kathryn, a vegan who works at the restaurant. The suitable dishes are:
Spinach, mushroom & chickpea curry served with rice and/or chips and mango chutney.
Bean chilli served with rice and/or chips.
Garlic mushrooms cooked in olive oil or roasted Mediterranean vegetables served on toasted ciabatta or jacket potatoes, drizzled with Balsamic vinegar or sweet chilli sauce, served with salad (dressing is vegan) and coleslaw (vegan on request).
The creamy mushroom and thyme pie can be adapted to vegan using oil and soya milk instead of the normal dairy products. The pie lids are vegan. Inform the staff you are vegan if you order this.
Breakfast menu will cater for vegans if you ask for mushrooms, fried potatoes, baked beans, grilled tomatoes and toast with vegan spread.
They also stock soya milk, vegan hot chocolate and vegan ice cream. The toasted teacakes and complementary biscuits served with hot drinks are also suitable.
On Sundays the nut roast is vegan, so you can have a Sunday dinner. Normally the roast potatoes, mashed potatoes and cabbage are not vegan but they will prepare them suitably if given prior notice.
The food is good, the staff friendly and helpful and it is well worth a visit for vegans.
Location: The Garden Centre is behind the Total garage on Nantgarw Hill.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 17/04/2011

 

 

Pentre:

Maharajah Balti

Indian Takeaway

95 Llewellyn Street
Pentre
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF41 7BU
01443 442055
Opening Times:
Open all week 5pm-midnight
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 10+
Price: Contact them to check
Our Comments: The chef didn't know what a vegan was but was very helpful once it was explained. You can have any sauce with any vegetables and they can even do a korma sauce that is suitable.
Location: On the main street in Pentre (the A4058) at the junction with Queen Street and Pentre Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap


Pontypridd:

Other Places To Consider
Alfred's Bar & Grill   Website Bar/Restaurant Nothing vegan on menu but will do pasta with pan fried vegetables and tomato basil sauce.

Updated 17-04-11

Blueberry Boutique Hotel   Website Hotel/Bar/ Restaurant Cater for vegans with a small range of options.

Updated 13-11-11

Le Crazy Croissant, 5a Market Street Baguette Shop Char grilled vegetable filling and pasta salad are vegan. Ask for no butter.

Updated 17-04-11

Pizza Plus, 37 Taff Street Pizza Takeaway, eat in & delivery Bases are vegan, so vegetarian pizza without cheese suitable. Avoid chips and fried products as they are cooked with meat products.

Updated 17-04-11

 

Places To Avoid
Bunch of Grapes, Ynysangharad Road   This pub does not cater for vegans.

Updated 17-04-11

 

Porth:

Mr Ho

Chinese Takeaway

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: £2.20-£4.20
Our Comments: 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.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 17/04/2011

 

Porth Indian Takeaway

Indian Takeaway

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: 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.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Spice Essence

Indian Restaurant/Takeaway

64-66 Pontypridd Road
Porth
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF39 9PL
Tel: 01443 688006
Opening Times:
Mon-Sun (inc bank hols) 5.30pm-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: Around 20
Price: £2.20-£5
Our Comments: Inform them you are vegan and do not eat butter ghee.
Location: Close to the Porth Hotel pub.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 17/04/2011

 

 

Taff's Well:
Places To Avoid
Fagins Ale and Chop House, 8 Cardiff Road   Nothing for vegans at this pub.

Updated 17-04-11

 

 

Treforest:

Hong Fu Garden

Chinese Restaurant

Recommended

116 Broadway
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1BE
Tel: 01443 486620
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 5pm-11pm & Sun 6pm-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 20+
Price: £1.20-£3.40 each
Our Comments: 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.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

 

Barinis Lounge Bar

Pub/Restaurant

Unit 2
Broadway Retail Centre
Broadway
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1BH
Tel: 01443 491243
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+

Price: £4.95

Our Comments: It has been recently refurbished with quirky decor. The falafel and spinach burger is vegan and apparently very nice. Barinis is certainly capable of catering for vegans and the staff are very approachable. There are vegan lagers on tap.
Location: At the lower end of Broadway.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 17/04/2011

 

Otley Arms

Pub

Forest Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1SY
Tel: 01443 402033/408968
www.otleyltd.co.uk
Serving Times:
Mon-Fri 11am-4pm & 7pm-9.30pm
Sat 11am-5pm
Sun noon-5pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price: £2.50
Our Comments: Serve red lentil burgers that are vegan. According to Claire Eatoutveganwales’ Rhondda Cynon Taf investigator the burgers are ‘very nice’. Specify no butter in your roll. The staff are helpful.
Location: Near Treforest train station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Updated 17/04/2011

 

University of Glamorgan

 University Coffee Shop

Llantwit Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 480480
www.glam.ac.uk
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur 8am-4.30pm & Fri 8am-4pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price: £1.85
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.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Other Places To Consider
Central Guesthouse   Website B&B They can provide vegan breakfasts.

Updated  25-12-11

 

Outside Caterers

Other Places To Consider
The Strategy Ltd   Website Buffets With one day's notice they can do a vegan buffet for 20 or more people.

Updated 17-04-11

 

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