Aberdare | Llantwit Fardre | Nantgarw |Pentre | Pontypridd Porth | Taff's WellTreforest | Outside Caterers

Aberdare:

Baguette Express
Unit 1 National Court
54 Cardiff Street
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF44 7DL
Tel: 01685 884700
Opening Times: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price: £1.85-£2.60
Our Comments: Baguette shop with one vegan option: roasted vegetables. Ask for no butter.
Location: Aberdare town centre.
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Llantwit Fardre:

China Village
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.
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Nantgarw:

The Palms Restaurant
Caerphilly Garden Centre
Penrhos
Nantgarw
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF15 7UN
Tel: 029 20861511
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm
Sun 10.30am-4pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Our Comments: Restaurant at a garden centre, just outside Cardiff. The staff are helpful and you can have a jacket potato with garlic mushrooms or the chips which are cooked on their own.
Location: Just off the Caerphilly Road roundabout.
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Pentre:

Maharajah Balti
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: Indian take-away. 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.
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Pontypridd:

Alfred's Bar & Grill
3/4 Market Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 2ST
Tel; 01443 403060
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Our Comments: Bar that serves food. There is nothing vegan on the menu but they will do pasta with pan-fried vegetables and tomato basil sauce.
Location: In the town centre, near the market.
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Blueberry Boutique Hotel
7/8 Market Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 2ST
Tel: 01443 491099
Opening Times:
Contact them to check
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 2
Price: £7.95-£8.95
Our Comments: The Italian (veggie patty) is made with peppers, onions and herbs and is served with guacamole, red onion, tomato and lettuce. The very tasty (but very garlicky) Falafel (falafel burger) comes with a choice of fries, curly fries or potatoes along with a coriander and mint dressing but you need to check if this dressing is vegan. You can always have it without the dressing if not.
Location: In the town centre, near the market.
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Le Crazy Croissant
5a Market Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 2ST
Tel: 01443 400460
Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 2
Price: £1.50-£2.50 each
Our Comments: The chargrilled vegetable filling is vegan, as is the pasta salad. Ask for no butter.
Location: Town centre, near the market.
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Pizza Plus
37 Taff Street
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 4TR
Tel: 01443 485550
Opening Times: 11.30am-11.30pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price: £4-£10
Our Comments: Pizza take-away and eat in. The bases are vegan, so you can have the vegetarian pizza without cheese. Chips and any fried products are cooked with meat stuff, so avoid. Delivery from 5.30pm.
Location: Top end of town, near the bus station and Somerfield.
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  Warning Notices
Bunch of Grapes (Ynysangharad Road): This pub does not cater for vegans.

 

Porth:

Mr Ho
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-£3.50
Our Comments: Chinese take-away. 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.
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Porth Take Away
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: Indian take-away. 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.
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Spice Essence
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: Indian restaurant and take-away. Inform them you are vegan and do not eat butter ghee.
Location: Close to the Porth Hotel pub.
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Taff's Well:

 

  Warning Notices
Fagins Ale and Chop House (8 Cardiff Road): Nothing for vegans at this pub. (last updated 18/07/2010)

 

Treforest:

 
Barinis Lounge and Cafe Bar
Unit 2
Broadway Retail Centre
Broadway
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1BH
Tel: 01443 491243
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Our Comments: Pub with separate dining area. 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.
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Hong Fu Garden
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: Excellent Chinese take-away.  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.
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Otley Arms
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: 2+
Price: About £4+
Our Comments: Pub that serves vegan red lentil burgers and Linda McCartney sausages. According to Claire, Eatoutveganwales' Rhondda Cynon Taf investigator, the burgers are 'very nice!'. The beans and chips are also suitable. Specify no butter in your roll. The vegan Sunday lunch consists of sausages, boiled and roast potatoes with gravy. Sometimes they cook veggie curry or chilli that is also vegan. The staff are very helpful.
Location: Near Treforest train station.
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University of Glamorgan
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.
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Outside Caterers

The Strategy Ltd
Nibbles Café
2-4 Commercial Place
Mathewstown
Mountain Ash
CF45 4YR
Tel: 01443 475120
 
Times to contact them:
Mon-Fri 8am-2pm & Sat 10am-2pm
Our Comments: With one day's notice they can do a vegan buffet for 20 or more people at around £3.50 a head. Minimum order is £50.