Vegetarian Britain (3rd edition)

South of England Updates

Updates to the third edition as at 11 July 2011.

SOUTH: CORNWALL

NEW Pea Souk vegetarian cafe, 19c Well Lane, Church St, Falmouth TR11 3EG. Tel: 01326-317583. Open: Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun closed. Also evenings for advance bookings. New backstreet vegetarian café near the Polytechnic arts centre specialising in Arabic food. Uses local organic produce. Full English breakfast £6.50. Soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches ££4.25. Meze platter £7.65 with hummus, falafel, tabouleh, roast veg, kalamata olives, vegan options. Specials ££7.95 such as curry or bake with salads and bread. Vegan lunches include daily tart such as Tunisian Filo Brik with roasted root veg and chickpeas on couscous, with salad and red cabbage coleslaw. Vegan desserts and cakes ££2.45 such as chocolate and banana cheesecake. Organic vegan wines, beers and ciders. Wine £11 bottle. Coffee £1.50. Dogs welcome. Open some evenings if booked. 2 course dinner £15, 3 courses £20. Facebook: Pea Souk

Cinnamon vegetarian café, 4-6 Brewery Yard, High Street, Falmouth TR11 2BY. Tel: 01326-211457. Open: Mon-Wed till 17.00, Thu-Sat late, Sun closed. On Facebook. Facebook: Cafe Cinnamon

Westaways vegan bed and breakfast, Latchley, Nr Gunnislate, Cornwall PL18 9AX. Tel: 01822-833745. Train: Gunnislake 2.5 miles (can collect free), Plymouth 20 miles (can collect £15). New vegan bed and breakfast in 17th century cotage. Single £25, double £25 per person or £35 as single. Shared bathroom. Full cooked breakfast. 3-course evening meal £15. Children welcome but no baby facilities. No pets. Meditation available. White Hart pub 1.5 miles away can provide veggie and vegan meals, or Totnes 15 miles away has a vegan restaurant. Bude and other sandy beaches 20 miles. westaway.westaway[at]googlemail.com (replace [at] by @)

Lanherne (page 259) has closed. Yam Parlour in Penzance (page 259) has closed.

NEW Archie Browns has added a second vegetarian cafe and wholefood shop in Truro at 105 Kenwyn Street, Truro TR1 3BX. Tel: 01872 278622. Open: Mon-Sat 9.00-17.00, Tue till 17.30, Sun closed. www.archiebrowns.co.uk and on Facebook

DEVON

Ansteys Cove Hotel (page 437) has closed. The Garrett cafe in Brixham (page 278) has closed.

NEW Easdon Cottage vegetarian organic bed and breakfast, Easdon Cottage, Long Lane, Manaton, Newton Abbot TQ13 9XB. Tel/Fax: 01647-221389. www.easdoncottage.co.uk

NEW Epicentre vegan cafe, 59 Torquay Road, Paignton TQ3 3DT. (short walk from main bus and train stations) Tel: 01803-553 790. Open: Mon-Fri 9.30-17.00; Sat 9.30-16.00; Wed or Thu 19.30-22.30 if events; Sun closed. Cafe and secondhand bookshop opend 2010. Food is British and Mediterranean, with Californian and Mexican on the way, and all vegan apart from optional cow milk in hot drinks. Soups, salads, burgers ££3.50. Toasties, wraps and sandwiches £1.50-4.85 (with chips and salad). Desserts 75p-£2.50 include cheesecake, ice-cream, pies, cupcakes, cookies and brownies. Free performance arts workshops and performances, usually Wednesday night. On Facebook (menu in Notes) and www.epicentrebookcafe.org.uk

NEW The Terrace vegetarian art cafe, 6 Marine Crescent, Seaton EX12 2QN. Tel: 01297-20225. Open: Tue & Thu 10.00-17.00, Wed 10.00-15.00, Fri-Sat 10.00-21.30, Sun 11.30-15.00. www.artannapola.com

DORSET

NEW The Old Mill House vegetarian bed and breakfast, 1 East Road, Bridport, West Dorset DT6 4AG. Tel: 01308-422310. www.theoldmillhousedorset.com

NEW The Sands vegetarian bed and breakfast, Flat 1, Seashells, 7 Burlington Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1LR. Tel: 01929 422 794 after 6.30pm and all weekend, otherwise leave message. www.swanagesands.co.uk

NEW Variety Cottage vegetarian guest house & retreat, Burton Bradstock, Dorset (3 miles from Bridport). Tel: contact via website form. www.arnoldsretreats.co.uk

NEW Zoukini’s vegetarian restaurant, 18 Seamoor Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth. BH4 9AR. Tel: 01202-766 797. Open: Tue-Thui 11.30-15.30, Fri 11.30-21.30, Sat 10.00-22.00, Sun 10.00-16.00, Mon closed. May start opening Thu evening. Sat-Sun breakfast till 11.30. Various cooked breakfasts £4.95, whopper £6.25, French toast vegan style with bananas and maple syrup £3.50. Lunch menu 12.00-16.00 includes soup with toasted baguette £3.95, pasta of the day £6.25, falafel with hummous and salad £5.95, cannellini bean & rosemary bruschetta with salad £4.95, jacket pototoes £4.25-5.95, veggie burger with chips and salad £6.75, Mexican “no” meatballs on tortilla with black bean salsa £6.25. Evening meals tapas style from £3.55, at least 20 to choose. Also specials £7.75-8.95 such as a pasta dish. Themed evenings are very popular such as Mexican or Indian night, 3 courses for £18.50. Lots of cakes including vegan and gluten-free £2.20-2.40 and other desserts from £3.95. WIne £3.25-4.30 glass, £12.90 bottle. Beers £2.70, non-alcoholic £2.50. www.zoukinis.com

Wessex Tales, Bournemouth, closed

EAST SUSSEX

NEW Macrobiotic Shop vegan cafe and wholefood shop, The Old Post Office, The Square, Lewes Road, Forest Row RH18 5EZ. Tel: 02342-822062. Open: Mon-Fri 09.30-17.00, Sat 10.00-16.00, Sun closed. Cake, coffee, tempeh and tofu brown rice sushi. Macrobiotic counselling and workshops. www.macrobioticshop.co.uk

NEW Bay Tree House vegan hotel, 59 Baldslow Road, Hastings TN34 2EY. Tel: 01424-446300. Single £60, double/twin £35-57.50 per person, triple £33-42 per person. Bar. Wifi. Dogs welcome. www.baytreeveganhotel.co.uk

EAST SUSSEX – BRIGHTON

NEW Loving Hut Chinese vegan cafe and take-away, and take-away, The Level, St. Peter's Place, central Brighton BN1 4SA. Tel: 01273-689 532. Open: Mon-Sun 10.00-19.00. Full English breakfast £3.50, toasted sandwich £1.90. Burger £2.95. Spicy wrap £2.90. Not Dog £2.20. Golden Nuggets £2.80. Main dishes £3.95-4.95 include stir-fry vermicelli, chow mein, chunky satay, sweet & sour, kung pao. Hot and cold drinks 80p-£1.95. No alcohol. 2 tables inside, 5 outside. Children welcome, one high chair. Dogs outside welcome, dog bowl. No cards, cash only. www.lovinghut.co.uk

NEW Aloka vegetarian cafe and restaurant 14 East Street, Brighton BN11HP. Tel: 01273-823 178. Open: Mon-Sun 10.00-22.00. Most of the food is vegan plus lots of raw. Granola breakfast £3.50. Lots of juices and smoothies. Buffet £1.40 per 100 grammes for lunch, £1.80 dinner, with 8 salads, 6 to 8 hot dishes. A la carte 2 courses £15, 3 for £20. Starters such as beetroot gazpacho, raw nori balls with veg and rice, cashew cream cheese with roast veg almond and flax crackers. Mains include nacho plate, walnut and sundried tomato kofta kebabs with veg and couscous, raw pasta taster plate, Mediterranean veg tart. Desserts such as chocolate taster plate, chocolate cookie ice-cream sandwich, orange and goji cheesecake. Most cakes £1.75-3.50 are vegan such as ginger chocolate torte, raw raspberry or blueberry and chocolate;cappuccino. Apple crumble £3. Home-made vegan and raw ice-cream made with coconut or cashew, £1.50 scoop. Vegan wines £4-5 glass, £15 bottle. www.aloka.aura-soma.net

NEW The Beanstalk vegetarian cafe, 25 North Street, Brighton BN1. Tel: 0777 2425004. Open every day 08.00-18.00. Reasonably priced. Vegan cake, cheesecake and pasties. Curries, oriental dishes. Redwoods cheatin' and cheezly range used in baguettes etc. Predominantly vegan.

NEW Iydea vegetarian cafe, 17 Kensington Gardens, North Laines, Brighton. Tel: 01273-667 992. Open: Mon-Sat: 9.30--17.30, Sun 10.00-17.30. Open later when busy or it’s sunny. Lunch £4.70-7.40 gets you your choice of main dish then fill up your plate with any of the hot veg, salads, toppings and sauces. Vegan cakes. www.iydea.co.uk

NEW V-Bites vegan international café, Kingsway, Hove Lagoon, Hove BN3 4SA. Tel: 01273-933757. Open: Mon-Sun 09.30-23.30. As a summer café it is closed in the winter from 11 Sept 2010. Train: Hove 7 mins, Brighton 12 mins. Heather Mills’ new vegan cafe offers Mediterranean, Chinese, Italian, Thai and British food. Starters £1.50-4.50 such as sweetcorn chowder, noodle soup with soya protein, bacon butty, caviar, onion sage focaccia, tofu scramble. Salads £1.75-4.50. Main courses £2.75-6.50 include creamy nut korma, spaghetti bolognese, Sunday roast, stir-fried tofu with spring veg. Sandwiches and wraps. Desserts 50p-£2.50 such as chocolate muffins, apple crumble, cookies and flapjacks, bread and butter pudding, rice pudding. Wine £2.10-2.90 glass, £12.15 bottle. Children’s playground / skate parkand sailing lagoon by the cafe. Disabled access and toilet. Children’s portions, high chairs, baby changing. Some outside seating. www.vbites.com

NEW World Peace Café, Bodhisattva Buddhist Centre, 3 Lansdowne Road, Brighton & Hove BN3 1DN (Driveway entrance is on Lansdowne Road, opposite the top of Cambridge Road. See map on website). Tel: 01273-732917 Cafe: Mon-Sat 14.00-17.00 term time only. Relax and unwind in serene, friendly vegetarian café lounge serving cappuccino, espresso, lattes, mocha, hot chocolate, herbal tea, cakes and a range of organic and Fairtrade products. www.meditateinbrighton.com/worldpeacecafe.htm

HAMPSHIRE

NEW The Art House vegetarian café, 81a Bedford Place, Southampton SO15 2DF (entrance on Henstead Road). Tel: 02380-238582. Open: Tue-Thu 11.00-17.00, Fri 11.00-21.00, Sat-Sun 12.00-17.00, Mon closed. Lunch served 12.00-16.00. www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk

KENT

NEW Fortify vegetarian café, 32 High Street, Maidstone ME14 1JF (near Argos). Tel: 01622-670533. Open: Mon-Fri 8.00-17.00, Sat 9.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-15.00. www.fortifycafe.co.uk

NEW The Hutch vegetarian restaurant13 Palace Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2DZ. Tel: 01227-766 700. Open: Tue-Sun 12.00-15.30, Tue-Sat 18.00-21.30 (last orders, they are open much later); closed Sun eve and all day Mon. Near Canterbury Cathedral, with an Italian chef, plenty of vegan and gluten-free. Lunch £5.50-8.75 such as wraps, burger with chunky chips and salad, quinoa tabouleh with griddled vegetables and hummus. All-day starters £4.95-6.25 include mixed tapas such as butterbean and garlic puree, roasted peppers, aubergine caviar and focaccia. All-day mains £9.50-11.50 include paella, aubergine and chickpea tagine, asparagus and artichoke salad. Desserts £5.50 include spiced summer pudding, roasted pineapple carpaccio, and chocolate mousse with fruit and caramel cracknel. Organic vegan wines, local ales and ciders. House wine £2.75 small glass, £5.25 large, £12.10 bottle. Small children’s portions free. Dogs welcome at outside tables. www.thehutchcanterbury.co.uk

MIDDLESEX

Chetna’s and Woodlands have closed.

SOMERSET

NEW The Flying Dragon vegetarian bed and breakfast, 12 Hexton Road, Glastonbury BA6 8HL. Tel: 01458-830321 http://freespace.virgin.net/rench.ness

WILTSHIRE

NEW The Lodge vegetarian bed and breakfast, High Street, Avebury, Wiltshire SN8 1RF. Tel: 01672-539 023. Grade II listed building. Two rooms with kingsize beds, one ensuite, one with big private bathroom, can put a single bed in as well, £80-100 as single, or from £120 as double. Antique furniture. Off street parking. Evening meal if booked in advance around £15. Children welcome, bring your own cot. No smoking. Wifi. No pets. The Wagon and Horses pub nearby always has a veggie option for an evening meal, or go to Marlborough which has pizza places, Indians and Italians. www.aveburylodge.co.uk

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