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Best vegetarian fast food in the West End
Beatroot
Pick a container size and chilled-out serving staff will cram it full with any combo of zingy salads and filling hot food (vegan sausage rolls, shepherd’s pie, bean casserole).
Beatroot, 92 Berwick St, W1F 0QD (020 7437 8591/www.beatroot.org.uk) Oxford Circus tube. Open Mon-Sat 9am-9pm. Unlicensed. Lunch for two with service: around £10.
Food for Thought
Covent Garden’s old dame packs in the punters (who queue down the street at lunchtime) with a different menu each day.
Food for Thought, 31 Neal St, WC2H 9PR (020 7836 9072) Covent Garden tube. Open Mon-Sat 12noon-8.30pm, Sun 12noon-5pm. Unlicensed. Lunch for two with service: around £14.
Maoz Vegetarian
Maoz pleases with its herby, healthy falafel and frequently restocked salad bar. Try topping your pitta pocket with tahini, couscous and pickled chillies.
Maoz Vegetarian, 43 Old Compton St, W1D 6HG (020 7851 1586) Leicester Square tube. Open Mon-Thur 11am-1am, Fri, Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-12midnight. Unlicensed. Lunch for two with service: around £8.
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The reason i posted was I was new to london and had huge difficulties finding nice restaurants where I (veggie) could eat with by best friend (total carnivore). I was hoping to get suggestions of specific places, which I didn't make very clear, because I literally had no place to start.
To expand on this there is a pub in Forest Hill which delicious food and was great for both of us. Ironically i can't remember the name but will post it later. i just tend to find that very meat centric restaurants can be quite dull for veggie choices and I would not want to impose my vegetarianism on my best friend.
I agree that a focus on veggie dining pretty much means that you actually force people into a niche of eating only in designated spots rather than having nice veggie food available elsewhere and totally agree that an article on sustainable/ethical dining would be interesting.
Thanks for the suggestion of Wahaca. I love mexican food.
The reason i posted was I was new to london and had huge difficulties finding nice restaurants where I (veggie) could eat with by best friend (total carnivore). I was hoping to get suggestions of specific places, which I didn't make very clear, because I literally had no place to start.
To expand on this there is a pub in Forest Hill which delicious food and was great for both of us. Ironically i can't remember the name but will post it later. i just tend to find that very meat centric restaurants can be quite dull for veggie choices and I would not want to impose my vegetarianism on my best friend.
I agree that a focus on veggie dining pretty much means that you actually force people into a niche of eating only in designated spots rather than having nice veggie food available elsewhere and totally agree that an article on sustainable/ethical dining would be interesting.
Thanks for the suggestion of Wahaca. I love mexican food.
Sorry to be picky, I don't general have an issue with meat eaters eating meat while enjoy my veggie food, and I ate meat for years, but if you guys bother doing a feature on veggie fine dining, which is great, it might be good to also include some thought on animal welfare more generally, which for me includes not recommending a place that also serves foie gras - like the Morgan M.
Have you tried eating just at a vegetarian restaurant, maybe? Or are the non-veggies adamant that they must have meat at every meal? If so, Most Indian, Chinese and Thai places are your easiest bet, as they generally have the most non meat dishes as well as a large sleelction of meat ones.
Perhaps Wahaca near Trafalgar Square / Covent Garden?
do you have any reccommendations for restaurants where vegetarians and non vegetarians can both eat well and eat happily together?