Blue Lotus Cakes

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Tel: 011 62998122
Blue Lotus Cakes specialise in a luxurious range of fresh hand made vegan birthday cakes, cupcakes and brownies that are ideal for any occasion or to send as unique gifts.
They are made in a dedicated vegan bakery, using quality ingredients, many of which are organic/fair trade. Gluten, wheat, soya, maize and sugar free diets are also catered for.
There is a wide range of available products from chocolate fudge cake to dairy free ‘cheese’ scones. The cakes and cupcakes can be decorated with designs and lettering in vegan dark, ‘milk’ and white chocolate.
The full range and prices can be found on their website. Orders can be placed online or by phone for delivery anywhere in South Wales (or the rest of the UK for that matter).
                       

Updated 01-01-2012

 

Beefeater
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Not much for vegans at this pub restaurant chain. The chips are suitable and side salad, vegetables and fruit. The soups change seasonally and the following are suitable with a white bloomer without butter: Lincolnshire Vegetable Broth, British Broccoli and Lincolnshire Courgette & Tomato. There is only one fryer for breaded products so meat, fish and vegetarian options are all cooked in the same oil.
There are 7 Beefeaters in Wales located at Castleton near Cardiff, Wenvoe, Cardiff, Llanelli, Llantrisant, Langstone, Newport, Baglan, Port Talbot and Swansea.

Updated 04-12-2011

 

Brewers Fayre
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3 Vegan Dishes @£1.60-£2.99
The vegan options at this pub chain are the sides of chips and garlic bread and the dessert of rhubarb crumble (without custard). The Welsh Brewers Fayre pubs can be found in Aberdare, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Colwyn Bay, Ebbw Vale,
Llandudno and Llanelli.

Updated 14-08-2011

 

Caffè Nero
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2 vegan dishes @under £4
The Red pepper penne pasta meal and Tuscan bean soup available at this chain of coffee shops are labelled as vegan. They also stock soya milk for drinks.

Updated 22-02-2012

 

Coffee#1
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Small chain of coffee shops with 8 in South East Wales. They provide soya coffees and vegan pea & mint soup (the carrot & parsnip soup would be vegan if it did not contain honey), teacakes (no butter), crisps and gingerbread. They do know what is vegan. The coffee shops can be found in Abergavenny, Central Cardiff, Albany Road and Wellfield Road (Roath, Cardiff), Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport and Penarth. The panini are not suitable for vegans.

Updated 06-11-2011

 

Frankie & Benny’s
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2 Starters @£3.65-£3.95, 2 Mains @£7.95, 1 Dessert @£2.95
American/Italian style restaurant chain. The vegan starters are Olives and Dough Balls (ask for them with olive oil rather than garlic & parsley butter). The pizza bases are suitable, so for mains pizza without cheese or Penne
Arrabiata are available. The Lemon Sorbet is also vegan. Explain to the staff you are vegan to ensure they avoid cross contamination.

Updated 18-12-2011

 

Holland & Barrett
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9 Labelled vegan takeaway options @£1.09-£1.29
The Veg.out range from the fridge has the following vegan options:
Jumbo sos roll, Porkless pie (£1.09)
Supreme sos roll (£1.15)
Cornish Style Vegetable Lattice Slice, Italiano vegetable lattice slice, Jerky Jamaican vegetable lattice slice, No chorizio & bean lattice bake, Steakless lattice bake, Tandoori vegetable lattice slice (£1.29).

Updated 01-01-2012

 

JD Wetherspoon
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3+ vegan dishes. Prices vary from pub to pub.
The Superfood Salad main and the Houmous and Roasted Vegetable Flatbread deli dish are vegan. Jacket potatoes and baked beans or houmous are also suitable without butter or salad dressing. The chips are vegan.
Curry club runs from 3pm-10pm on Thursdays. The Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Spinach Curry with poppadums available on this menu is vegan.
Their website tells you what is suitable for vegans. Lloyds No. 1 Bar has the same menu.

Updated 24-04-2011

 

Little Chef
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2 Vegan Dishes @£3.49-£4.99
There are two vegan options on the Starters, Snacks & Lite Bites Menu: Jacket potato with beans and bread, olives & oil. The vegetarian sausages are not vegan.

Updated 14-08-2011

 

Nando’s
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2 Vegan Dishes @£5.25-£5.75
Restaurant chain. Vegans can have the Veggie Burger or Veggie Pitta, specifying no mayonnaise. The chips are the only deep fried product and are suitable. Bean burgers are not vegan. The outlets in Wales are in Cardiff Bay, Brewery
Quarter & St Davids 2 in central Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Nantgarw, Swansea and Wrexham.

Updated 01-01-2012

 

Pizza Express
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6 starters & sides @£2.30-£4.95, 3+ pizzas @£7.20+, 1 dessert @£3.95
Pizza restaurant chain. The pizza bases are vegan so some pizzas are suitable without cheese. There are also some vegan starters and sides: Roasted tomatoes, Marcona almonds, olives marinate, Nocellara Del Belice olives, rosemary pizza bread and dough balls (if the garlic butter is replaced with garlic or chilli oil). The caffe reale dessert is vegan if served without mascarpone.
The Pizza Express restaurants in Wales are in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff High Street, Cardiff St Davids 2, Carmarthen, Monmouth, Swansea and Wrexham.

Updated 27-11-2011

 

Pizza Hut
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3+ vegan dishes @£6.99 to £14.99
Pizza restaurant and takeaway chain. The pan pizza bases are vegan so you can have this type of pizza without cheese. The Italian pizza bases are vegan for delivery only. The potato wedges and savoury seasoned fries are suitable,
as are the side salad and garden salad with vinegarette.
At the restaurants the Arrabiatta pasta dish and the cous cous and Moroccan style cous cous are vegan. The dietary information section of their website tells you what is suitable for vegans.

Updated 09-10-2011

 

Smith and Jones Pubs
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1 vegan dish @£2
Chain of pubs with seven in Wales at Barry, Cardiff (Canton), Chepstow, Llanelli, Newport, Port Talbot and Wrexham. None of their vegetarian dishes are suitable but the chips are cooked separately. You can have a bowl of them for £2.

Updated 11-12-2011

 

Places To Avoid
Domino's Pizza None of the pizza bases at Domino's are suitable for vegans so you can avoid this chain.

Updated 03-04-11

Ecclestons Confectioners Ltd This North Wales bakery based in Wrexham does not have any vegan options. As well as four branches in Wrexham, they also have outlets in Bala, Chirk, Coedpoeth, Corwen, Gresford and Llangollen.

Updated 24-10-10

Gerrards Bakers  The pastry from this North Wales bakery chain contains butter and egg and none of their products are suitable for vegans.

Updated 20-03-11

Mitchell and Butlers None of their outlets including Harvester, Hollywood Bowl, O'Neill's, Sizzling pubs and Toby Carveries cater for vegans.

Updated 24-10-10

Sayers the Bakers This bakery chain that has branches in North East Wales sells a vegetarian sausage roll. The ingredients and allergy information may lead you to believe it is vegan. It is not.

Updated 24-10-10

TGI Friday's   American themed bar and restaurant. The only thing suitable for vegans is nachos with no cheese or sour cream. The portions are small and poor value. The tortilla in the vegetable fajita contains milk. There are Welsh outlets in Cardiff (Newport Road and St Davids 2) and Swansea.

Updated 19-06-11

Varsity This chain of bars provide no vegan options and the chips are cooked in the same oil as meat products. They have branches in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff (Central & Roath) and Swansea.

Updated 24-10-10

 

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