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1 Monza
22/23 Trinity Street
Cardiff
CF10 1BH
Tel: 029 20232298/20233298
www.piazzaitalia.co.uk
Opening Times: Mon-Sun noon-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price: £8.50-£8.95
Our Comments: Italian restaurant. They understand what a vegan is and food is cooked to order. Risotto primavera, Spaghetti Napoli and Spaghetti all aglio e pomodoro secchi can all be cooked vegan. They will also do bruschetta with olive oil so you can have garlic bread. Helpful chef and staff.
Location: Opposite St John’s Church near Cardiff Visitor Centre (the old library).
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

10 Feet Tall
11a & 12 Church Street
Cardiff
CF10 1BG
Tel: 029 20228883
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 6+
Our Comments: Bar serving food. The tapas menu, served until 10pm has the following vegan choices: Hummus with red peppers,Sweet potato fritter with salsa, Balsamic aubergines. The chefs are happy to alter other dishes on this menu and the other menus so they are suitable for vegans. On the daytime bar menu and evening menu the suitable options are salads, soups and an antipasto dish.
Location: Just off St Mary Street, near the church.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap


Ask
24/32 Wyndham Arcade
Mill Lane
Cardiff
CF10 1FJ
Tel: 029 20344665
Opening Times:
All week noon-11pm (Fri-Sat 11.30pm)
Number of Vegan dishes: 5+
Price: £5-£8
Our Comments: Italian style chain restaurant. Some of the pizzas are vegan if you ask for them without cheese. There will also be a few starters and pasta dishes that are suitable. There is also one in Swansea.
Location: Between Mill Lane and the bottom end of St Mary Street, fairly close to Cardiff Central train station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Atlantic Coffee
13 High Street
Cardiff
CF10 1AX
Tel: 029 20232202
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 7am-7pm
Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price:  
£3.20
Our Comments: Independent family run coffee shop. Check the homemade soup is vegan that day. If it is you can have a big bowl of nice soup with unlimited toasted  crusty bread. Ask for no spread on your toast. The staff are helpful and it has a nice location in one of central Cardiff's Victorian arcades.
Location: On the corner of High Street and High Street Arcade.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Bali
30-32 Caroline Street
Cardiff
CF10 1FF
Tel: 029 20374777
www.balicardiff.co.uk
Opening Times:
Mon-Thu 12.30pm-3pm & 5.30pm-11.30pm
Fri-Sat 12.30pm-3pm & 5.30pm-midnight
Sun noon-11.30pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 15+
Price: £3.95-£5.95 each
Vegetarian set menu  £15.95
 
Our Comments: Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean restaurant. Tell them you are vegan.
Location: Caroline Street, a.k.a. Chip Alley.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Beanfreaks
3 St Mary Street
Cardiff
CF10 1AT
Tel: 029 20 251678
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm (7pm Thur)
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 6+
Price: £1 - £1.50 each
Our Comments: Health food shop, that sells vegan pasties etc in their fridge.
Location: A few doors up from the St Mary St entrance to Cardiff Indoor Market.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Bella Italia
6 High Street
Cardiff
CF10 1AW
Tel: 029 20399466
www.bellaitalia.co.uk
Opening Times:
All week 10am-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
2+ vegan main dishes
7+ starters & side orders
Price:
Main dishes £5.25-£7.95
Starters & side orders £1.50-£3.85
Our Comments: Italian style restaurant chain. There are some vegan options and they will adapt other dishes. The roasted vegetables, roast potatoes and pizza bases are vegan. The Fusilli Pomodorini is vegan if you order it without buffalo mozzarella. They will also switch the ingredients in any of the tomato based pasta sauce to vegetables to make them suitable. They can modify pizza dishes too. Staff tend to be helpful and understand veganism. As well as the entry below in the Café Quarter there is also a branch in Cardiff Bay.
Location: Top end of High Street, near Cardiff Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Bella Italia
The Old Brewery Quarter
Cardiff
CF10 1AD
Tel: 0845 2051603
www.bellaitalia.co.uk
Opening Times:
All week 10am-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
2+ vegan main dishes
7+ starters & side orders
Price:
Main dishes £5.25-£7.95
Starters & side orders £1.50-£3.85
Our Comments: Italian style restaurant chain. There are some vegan options and they will adapt other dishes. The roasted vegetables, roast potatoes and pizza bases are vegan. The Fusilli Pomodorini is vegan if you order it without buffalo mozzarella. They will also switch the ingredients in any of the tomato based pasta sauce to vegetables to make them suitable. They can modify pizza dishes too. Staff tend to be helpful and understand veganism. As well as the entry above on High Street there is also a branch in Cardiff Bay.
Location: The Old Brewery Quarter.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Bellini's
1 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3DP
Tel: 029 20226866
Opening Times:
Contact them to check
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 7
Price:  
£1.75-£8.95
Our Comments:
Italian restaurant. The following dishes are vegan.
Antipasti: brushetta napoli.
Contorni: pane fresco, Pane con aglio, insalata mista/verde.
Paste: spaghetti pomodoro, penne arrabbiata (if the chef is informed to make it without parmesan cheese).
The pizza bases are not vegan. There is also a restaurant in Cardiff Bay.
Location: Just off Queen Street, near the Capitol shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Cafe Citta
4 Church Street
Cardiff
CF10 1BG
Tel: 029 20224040
Opening Times:
Sun-Mon noon-5pm
Tue-Thu 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat 10am-9pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 8
Price:  
Antipasti@£3.50
Pasta dishes@£5.50-£7.50
Pizzas@£4.95-£6.95
Our Comments: Italian cafe in Central Cardiff. Tell them you are vegan. The pizza bases are vegan so you can have the Marinara pizza which comes without cheese or the patate or vegetariana if you ask for them without cheese. The antipasto bruschetta and the following pasta dishes are suitable for vegans if you explain beforehand: Linguine aglio e olio, penne Napoli, penne vegetariane and penne arrabbiata.
 
With a proper wood burning pizza oven, this is a nice intimate little place with friendly helpful staff.
Location: Opposite the Old Orleans pub near St John's church in Cardiff city centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Cafe Rouge
Unit UG03
St Davids II
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
Tel: 029 20236574
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9am-11pm
Sun 10am-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes:
4 Bread & Snacks
1-2 Hors D'Oeuvres
3 Main courses
1 Dessert
Our Comments: Restaurant, Bar and Cafe. Cafe Rouge is a French-themed nationwide chain with another place in Cardiff Bay.
The following dishes are vegan:
Breads and Snacks;
Basket of French Baguette
Bread and dips (ask for normal baguette as the Fougasse is infused with butter)
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Olives
Hors D'Oeuvres;
Soup of the day (always vegetarian, ask on the day if it is vegan)
Salade Paysanne (ask for oil & vinegar rather than the creamy dressing and no chicken, bacon or cheese)
Main courses;
Hummus Baguette
Salade Paysanne (as above)
Legumes Breton (ask for tomato sauce rather than creamy sauce and for no butter mixed into the rice)
Dessert;
Fresh fruit salad.
 
Location: On the first floor in the shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Cardiff Arts Institute
29 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BA
Tel: 029 20231252
Food served:
All week noon-9pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price:  
£2.45-£4.75
Our Comments: Arts institute serving food and drinks. Their hummus and falafel are suitable for vegans and they are willing to adapt stuff, so there are a few dishes you can eat. Examples are: Hummus and roasted red pepper sandwich served with chips for £4.75 (check if the carrot and fennel slaw is ok). Olives and fresh bread with oil and balsamic vinegar at £2.45.  Falafel for £3.50. Please note the spinach and lentil burger contains dried milk. Free Wi-Fi available.
Location: Opposite the National Museum of Wales.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Casanova
13 Quay Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EA
Tel: 029 20344044
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 6pm-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price:  
Starter @£4
Main dish @£11
2 course lunch £8.95
Our Comments: Italian restaurant. Most of the dishes contain butter and/or parmesan. You can have brushcetta al pomodoro as a starter and linguine alla puttanesca as a main. All the wines they sell are fined with egg protein but at least they are aware this is not suitable for vegans. The staff are very helpful and understand veganism. If you tell them you are vegan on arrival they are perfectly happy to amend any dish they can, so you do have a pretty good choice even on the set lunch menu. The food is very good. Recommended.
Location: Between Westgate Street and High Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Celebrity Restaurant
Level 1
St David's Hall
The Hayes
Cardiff
CF10 1AH
Tel: 029 20878463
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm
From 5.30pm on selected performance
nights
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price:  
Starters about £5.50
Main dishes about £8
Desserts about £5
Our Comments: Restaurant. The menu changes but they can always accomodate vegan diets. If you are able to notify them in advance that you are visiting the Celebrity Restaurant, they will ensure that you are well provided for.
Location: On the first floor of the St David's Hall.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap 

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

 

Chimichanga
Upper East Side
St David's Dewi Sant
Cardiff
CF10 2EF
Tel: 029 20340220
Opening Times:
All week noon-10pm (11pm Fri & Sat)
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price:  £8.95
Our Comments: Tex Mex/Mexican restaurant. The chilli de la casa vegetarian bean chilli with Mexican rice and tortilla chips (without cheese and sour cream) is definitely vegan. As the food is freshly prepared there may be other suitable vegetarian dishes if you have them without cheese and/or sour cream.
Location: On the first floor in the shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Crumbs Salad Restaurant
33 Morgan Arcade
Cardiff
CF10 1AF
Tel: 029 20395007
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 10am-3pm & Sat 10am-4pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 4
Price: £5 a meal
Our Comments: Long established vegetarian cafe. Vegan options include salads, soup, a pasta dish, chilli and curry.
Location: The arcade runs from the Hayes to St. Mary’s Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Da Venditto
7-8 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3DP
Tel: 029 20230781
www.vendittogroup.co.uk
Opening Times:
Tue-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6pm-10.45pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 2+
Price: £17.50 for 3 course lunch & £32.50 for 3 course dinner
Our Comments: Italian restaurant. They cater for vegans but the selection is limited to pasta dishes. Chefs are more than happy to accommodate personal requests should you wish an alternative dish not on the menu.
Location: Opposite the New Theatre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Dizzy Llama
Lower ground floor & basement
22-24 Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2DY
Tel: 029 20343424
Opening Times:
Open for morning coffee & lunch Mon-Sun and for dinner 6 days/week
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 4+
Price:  
2 courses £7.95 from lunchtime-7pm
3 course evening meals about £16+
Our Comments: Restaurant with Italian style menu. Reservations are advisable, inform them you are vegan when booking. They can provide dishes such as minestrone soup and garlic mushrooms for starters, spaghetti with tomato sauce & vegetables and pizza without cheese for mains and fruit salad for dessert.
Location: Just off Queen Street, near the railway station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Flavour
34 High Street
Cardiff
CF10 1PU
Tel: 029 20388551
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 7.45am-6pm
Sat 9am-6pm
 

Number of Vegan dishes: 6+

Price: £2-£3
Our Comments: Very centrally located sandwich, baguette and coffee take-away.  Know exactly what vegans can and cannot eat and cater for us extremely well. There is a specific vegan baguette on the menu and they also have Redwood cheatin' chicken and ham, grilled Mediterranean vegetables and Linda McCartney sausages and other suitable fillings. As they also provide soya milk we have no hesitation in recommending this place.
Location: On the corner of High Street in Cardiff City centre, opposite the main entrance to Cardiff Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Fresh!
32 Royal Arcade
The Hayes
Cardiff
CF10 1AE
Tel: 029 20223158
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 10.30am-4pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price: £3
Our Comments: Baguette shop that will do you a nice vegan one. Apart from the obvious salad type stuff the roasted vegetable, houmous and pesto sauce are OK. They don’t look blank when veganism is mentioned.
Location: Royal Arcade runs from the Hayes to St. Mary’s Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Gwidhw Cafe Bar
6 Guildford Crescent
Off Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HJ
Tel: 029 20397933
Opening Times:
Mon-Thu 11am-11pm
Fri-Sat 11am-1pm
Sun 2pm-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price:  
£4.95
Our Comments: Nice little cafe bar. The spicy lentil stew is vegan. It is served with bread but ask for no cheese. Interesting decor which is in general good except for the stag's head on the wall.
Location: Just off Churchill Way, near Queen Street train station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

La Vita
25 Castle Street
Cardiff
CF10 1BT
Tel: 029 20373433
Opening Times:
Mon 6pm-10.30pm
Tue-Fri noon-3pm & 6pm-10.30pm
Sat 9am-10.30pm & Sun 9.30am-10pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 12
Price:  
3 vegan starters @£1.60-£3.95
3 vegan salads @£2.95-£7.95
6 vegan pizzas & 1 vegan calzone(if ordered with vegan cheese) @£5.95-£9.25
Our Comments: Pizzeria which actually provides vegan cheese (Redwood Cheezly). Ask for it instead of whatever cheese(s) are normally on the pizza. Bases are obviously OK. Run by the lovely people who used to run Piccolo Palermo in Heath, this is the only place in Wales where you can buy a pizza topped with vegan cheese. Take-away is 20% off but is collection only. Express lunch is £5.95 including a beer or glass of house wine. For £10.50 you can have a 2 course set evening meal. Drinks with soya milk available. We would strongly recommend you go there.
Location: Opposite Cardiff Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Madeira Restaurante
1-2 Guildford Crescent
Cardiff
CF10 4HJ
Tel: 029 20667705
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur noon-2.30pm & 6pm-11pm
Fri-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6pm-11.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price: Contact them to check
Our Comments: Portuguese restaurant that is willing to adapt dishes if you let them know beforehand.
Location: Just off Churchill Way, near Queen Street train station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Mango House
Grand Hotel
Westgate Street
Cardiff
CF10 1DD
Tel: 029 20232266
Opening Times:
All week 6pm-midnight
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 21
Price:  
  5 Starters £2.30
10 Main dishes £4.10-£6.40
  6 Side dishes £2.40-£2.90
Our Comments: Indian restaurant. The staff are very helpful and there are lots of dishes suitable but still let them know you're vegan. The vegan main dishes are: Mango House Vegetable Balti Special, Vegetables in Tamarind Sauce,  Channa Dhansak, Bhindi Balti, Vegetable Handhi, Sobzi Methi, Sobzi Jeera, Tarka Dhall, Channa Birani, Vegetable Birani. Home delivery service is available and there is also another restaurant with the same dishes in Magor.
Location: Next to the Weatherspoons pub on Westgate Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

The New York Deli
19 High Street Arcade
Cardiff
CF10 1QR
Tel: 029 20 388388
 
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm
Sun 9am-5pm
                                              
Number of Vegan dishes: 2
Price: £3.95-£4.25
Our Comments: Cafe serving American style food. There is a marked vegan burger which comes in a bagel and the veggie grinder is also suitable.
Location: Near the junction of High St and Duke St arcades.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Pica Pica
15-23 Westgate Street
Cardiff
CF10 1DD
Tel: 029 20345703
www.picapicacardiff.com
Opening Times: Open 7 days noon-midnight
Number of Vegan dishes: 10+
Price: £2-3 per dish
Our Comments: Cellar tapas bar. We know the Vegetarian Dolmade, Patatas Bravas and Gigantes Plaki are vegan. Many other dishes seem to be as well. If you ask the bartender or duty manager they will happily guide you through the menu and point out all the vegan options.
Location: Opposite the Millenium Stadium.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Pizza Express
29-32 High Street
Cardiff
CF10 1PU
Tel: 029 20233091
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk
Opening Times: Open 7 days 11.30am-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 3 intros + pizzas
Price: About £2 for intros & about £7+ for pizzas
Our Comments: Part of a chain. Pizza bases are vegan, so a few pizzas are OK if you ask for no cheese. If you take in your own meltable Cheezly they will cook it on your pizza. Tell them you are vegan to avoid cross contamination. The three intros suitable for vegans are noci, olives marinate and rustica tomatoes. 
There are also restaurants in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff St Davids 2, Monmouth, Swansea and Wrexham.
Location: Opposite Cardiff Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Pizza Express
Unit KUG07
St Davids 2
Cardiff
CF10 2EF
Tel: 029 20359200
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk
Number of Vegan dishes: 3 intros + pizzas
Price: About £2 for intros & about £7+ for pizzas
Our Comments: Part of a chain. Pizza bases are vegan, so a few pizzas are OK if you ask for no cheese. If you take in your own meltable Cheezly they will cook it on your pizza. Tell them you are vegan to avoid cross contamination. The three intros suitable for vegans are noci, olives marinate and rustica tomatoes. 
There are also restaurants in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff High Street, Monmouth, Swansea and Wrexham.
Location: On the first floor in the shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

the plan café bar
28-29 Morgan Arcade
Cardiff
CF10 1AF
Tel: 029 20398764
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 8.30am-8pm
Sat 8.30am-5pm
Sun 10.30am-4pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price: £6.50 per dish
Our Comments: Café with vegan salad, filled pitta bread and curry. Soup is sometimes vegan.
Location: Morgan Arcade is between St. Mary’s Street and the Hayes.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Positano Ristorante Italiano
9-10 Church St
Cardiff
CF10 1BG
Tel: 029 20235810
www.positanocardiff.com
Opening Times: Mon-Sun noon-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 2+
Price: £8-£9 a main course
Our Comments: Ask for vegan dishes. Tagliatelle is the only pasta with egg in it.
Location: Near St Johns Church.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Pret A Manger
3 Bridge Street Arcade
St David Centre 2
Cardiff
CF10 2EF
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 2
Our Comments: Cafe chain. There is only one in Wales. The only two vegan options are chunky humous salad sandwich and 5 bean cassoulet soup.
Location: In the St Davids 2 shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Prezzo
106 St Mary Street
Cardiff
CF10 1DX
Tel: 029 20227785
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price:  
Approx £7-£8 for a pizza or pasta dish
Our Comments: Italian restaurant. The only one of a nationwide chain in Wales. The pizza bases are vegan so you can have pizzas without cheese. They can also do some pasta dishes. No need to give advance notice that you are vegan.
Location: About halfway up St Mary Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

 

Radisson Blu
Meridian Gate
Bute Terrace
Cardiff
CF10 2FL
Tel: 029 20454777
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Our Comments: Hotel with restaurant. The lunch and dinner menus draw their inspiration from Italy. They have options in house at all times to cater for vegans. Usually with restaurants of this type if you give advance notice you end up with more choices.
Location: Near the back of Cardiff Central train station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

The RBG Bar and Grill
Park Inn Hotel
Mary Anne Street
Cardiff
CF10 2JH
Tel: 029 20341441
Opening Times:
Mon-Sun 6pm-10pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes:
2 starters @£2-£6.70, 1 main, 
3 sides @£2.50, 1 dessert @£4.15
Our Comments: Restaurant at a hotel. It is open to non-residents. The menu has the following vegan dishes:
Marinated olives
Tomato and roast pepper soup with toasted pumpkin seeds
Madras vegetable curry (without the mint yoghurt)
Fat chips
Steamed green vegetables
Mixed green salad
Fruit salad with sorbet
They will do other dishes on request if given notice well in advance.
Location: Very close to Cardiff International Arena.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

 

Rummer Tavern
14 Duke Street
Cardiff
CF10 1AY
Tel: 02920 649871
Opening Times:
Food served Mon-Sat 11.30am-9pm
Sun noon-9pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 2
Price: £5.25-£5.35
Our Comments: Old city centre pub serving two vegan dishes. These are vegetarian chilli with rice and salad but ask for no nachos, as these are not vegan and vegetable jalfrezi and rice. The naan bread served with the jalfrezi is probably not vegan.
Location: Opposite the castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Soho Coffee Company
The Capitol Shopping Centre
Queen Street
Cardiff
CF10 2HQ
Tel: 029 20236442
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1 & fruit dishes
Our Comments: Coffee shop serving organic fairtrade coffees with soya milk available. As far as food goes the following options are vegan;
Baked potato with baked beans
Fresh fruit pot
Mixed grape bag
Raspberry & elderflower jelly
Mixed melon & strawberry pot
Soon they will also have Fresh pineapple with minted sugar.
As other food is prepared centrally and sent to stores it is not possible for it to be adapted to vegan, but vegetarians are catered for reasonably well.
Location: The Capitol Shopping Centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

 

Soho Coffee Company
Town Wall North
St Davids Dewi Sant
Cardiff
CF10 2DP
Tel: 029 20225169
 
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1 & fruit dishes
Our Comments: 
Coffee shop serving organic fairtrade coffees with soya milk available. As far as food goes the following options are vegan;
Baked potato with baked beans
Fresh fruit pot
Mixed grape bag
Raspberry & elderflower jelly
Mixed melon & strawberry pot
Soon they will also have Fresh pineapple with minted sugar.
As other food is prepared centrally and sent to stores it is not possible for it to be adapted to vegan, but vegetarians are catered for reasonably well.
Location: St Davids shopping centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

 

Thai Edge
Unit 8
The Old Brewery Quarter
Cardiff
CF10 1FG
Tel: 029 20235665
Opening Times:
Mon-Thurs noon–2.30pm & 5.30pm-11.30pm
Fri-Sat noon–2.30pm & 5.30pm-midnight
Sun noon-3pm & 6pm-11pm 
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price:  
Lunch: Starters £3.50, mains £5.99 or £7.95 for 2 courses
Evening: Starters £5-£6.50, mains £6-£8.50
(An optional 10% service charge is also added to all bills)
Our Comments: Thai restaurant. They have several dishes that can be made vegan and they advise you to tell the manager on duty that you’re vegan to ensure your dietary requirements are met.
From the lunch menu there are sweet corn cakes or any soup for starters  (if Tom Yam just ask them not to add any carnation milk). For mains you could have Pad Thai without egg and most of the stir fry dishes with a little tailoring. Most of the noodles are rice noodles and do not contain egg.
Location: The Old Brewery Quarter.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 27/06/2010

Valentino's
5 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BX
Tel: 029 20229697/20229899
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: About 8
Price:  
£1.50-£8.95
Our Comments: Italian ristorante and pizzeria. They can offer vegan options or the chef can adapt part of the menu as a vegan option on the day.
Location: On Windsor Place, near the corner with Queen Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Wagamama
St David's 2
Mill Lane
Cardiff
CF10 1EX
Tel: 029 20641564
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-11pm
Sun noon-10pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 8
Price:  
3 vegan sides @£1.35-£3.60
5 vegan mains @£6.50-£8.50
Our Comments: Nationwide Asian noodle bar chain that only has two restaurants in Wales, both in the capital. Their website has a dietary requirements section which includes vegans. This explains which dishes can be modified to be suitable and tells you to inform your server that you are vegan before you order. The suitable side dishes are; edamame, miso soup & raw salad. Suitable noodle dishes are; yasa chilli men, yasa yaki soba & yasai itame. Saien soba(ramen) & yasai cha han(rice) are also ok. Take out is available. There is also a branch in Cardiff Bay.
Location: On the ground floor of the central library.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Wok to Walk
90 St Mary Street
Cardiff
Tel: 029 20388405
CF10 1DW
Opening Times:
Sun-Tue noon-1am
Wed-Thu noon-2am
Fri-Sat noon-4am
 
Number of Vegan dishes: Quite a few combinations possible
Price:  
Base around £4.50
Extras around 65p-£1.40 each
Our Comments: Stir fry take-away. Choose between rice, noodles or mixed vegetables for your base. Make sure you ask for no egg. Add what you fancy out of tofu, pineapple, shitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, baby corn, broccoli, chinese cabbage or peanuts. Then you choose a free sauce from teriyaki, sweet & sour, curry coconut, hot, garlic & black pepper or oriental peanut sauce. They cook it in front of you.
Location: On St Mary Street, near the corner with Wood Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Zero Degrees
27 Westgate Street
Cardiff
CF10 1DD
Tel: 029 20229494
Serving Times:
Mon-Fri noon-11pm
Sat-Sun noon-11.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price:  
About £3-£12.50
Our Comments: Micro-brewery and restaurant. All the beers, which are brewed on the premises, are vegan. Fossilised kelp is used to clear the beer, as opposed to the fish products used by many breweries. They will adapt the menu to cater for vegans. It is a mainly Italian style menu featuring dishes such as pizza, pasta, risotto, bruschetta etc. The dough balls are vegan but ask for them with just chilli oil and no butter.
Location: On Westgate Street, opposite the Millenium Stadium.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Zizzi
27 High Street
Cardiff
CF10 1PU
Tel:  029 20645110
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-11pm (Fri-Sat 11.30pm)
Number of Vegan dishes: 5+
Price: £5-£8
Our Comments: Italian style chain restaurant. Some of the pizzas are vegan if you ask for no cheese. There are also a few starters and pasta dishes that are suitable.
Location: High street starts opposite the front of Cardiff Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Zushi
The Aspect
140 Queen Street
Cardiff
CF10 2GP
Tel: 029 20669911
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-10pm
Sun noon-5pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 10+
Price:  
About £7 for a main dish
About £2 for a sushi dish
Our Comments: Japanese conveyor-belt sushi and noodle bar restaurant. They have some dishes which are suitable for vegans. Inform them that you are vegan.
Location: Opposite Sainsbury's at the end of Queen Street, close to Queen Street railway station.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Entry last updated 04/07/2010

 

  Warning Notices
Bar Cuba (9 The Friary): This bar does not cater for vegans.

Cornish Bakehouse (11 Church Street): The only outlet of this pasty chain in Wales. They do not provide anything that is suitable for vegans.

Juboraj (10 Mill Lane): Group of Bangladeshi/Indian restaurants not interested in catering for vegans. When visited by our researchers they have not performed well and a chicken bone was discovered in a ‘vegan’ meal at the Rhiwbina, Cardiff branch. (last updated 18/07/2010)

La Brasserie (60 St Mary Street): Don't bother with this restaurant if you are vegan.

Le Monde (62 St Mary Street): Next door to La Brasserie, owned by the same people and also best avoided by vegans.

The Thai House (3-5 Guildford Crescent): This Thai restaurant has been visited by one of our researchers. Their conclusion was they were not too interested in catering for vegans, the staff did not understand veganism and food ordered as vegan probably was not. Definitely one to avoid. (last updated 27/06/2010)

Truffles Restaurant (2-3 Church Street): This restaurant does not cater for vegans.