Cardiff Students Union Retail Village
Senghenydd Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4YE
Tel: 029 20230526
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Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 8am-8pm,
Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
4+
Price:
Falafel options £4.50+,
Sides £3+,
Vegan breakfast £3.50+
Comments: The vegan options at this 100% vegetarian falafel bar are falafel with various additions served in pita bread or in a box with salads and a cooked breakfast. There are also suitable side dishes such as a mezze plate and houmous with warm pita.
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Cardiff Students Union Retail Village.
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Recently went in here and the guy didn't seem to be very vegan aware. He was adamant all pittas are vegan which a lot aren't, so i would be very wary having anything from here if you are vegan
littlewelshveggie 01/08/2019
Church of St Andrew & St Teilo
Woodville Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4DX
Tel: 07875 776089
Opening Times:
1st Saturday of the month (normally) 11am-2pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
About 4 & assorted cakes
Price:
Soup, Toasties £3,
Main £4.50
Comments: Community café serving hot vegetarian lunches and cakes; it pops up monthly. Much of the food is suitable for vegans. A typical example of suitable menu options would be soup of the day, carrot & lentil soup, toasties (including vegan cheese) and chilli. There is always a good selection of suitable cakes. Gluten free options are available. A non-profit organisation to fundraise for the church and community, it is run by members of the church to provide homemade, ethically sourced and vegetarian friendly food for all. 'Like' their Facebook page to get details of when they pop-up. The young people running it are all really helpful and friendly and it is good value for money. The Meeting Room is deservedly very popular with vegans from Cardiff and beyond.
Location:
The church is on Woodville Road, which runs between the bottom of Cathays Terrace and Crwys Road.
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39-41 Salisbury Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4AB
Tel: 029 20232608
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Opening Times:
Mon-Tue 9am-11pm,
Wed-Sat 9am-midnight,
Sun 10am-11pm
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Number of Vegan dishes:
1 Breakfast, 9 Mains,
3 Sides, 1 Dessert
Price:
Breakfast £4.45,
Mains £5.75-£7.75,
Sides £2.45-£2.95,
Dessert £2.95
Comments: The menu has a vegan favourites section including options such as jackfruit burger, butternut squash mac & cheese and vegan cheese toasties. Some options include vegan mayonnaise. There is also a vegan cooked breakfast with Quorn sausages and suitable sides of skinny fries, sweet potato fries and breaded mushrooms. The suitable dessert is chocolate orange torte.
Location:
On Salisbury Road in Cathays.
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Number of Vegan dishes:
4+
Price:
Breakfasts £5,
Curry £4.50,
Wraps £3.50
Comments: Small, nicely decorated and well priced café with a rotating vegan curry selection, vegan breakfasts and wraps plus specials. It is family run and the service is very friendly. They stock vegan milks for hot drinks including chai latte. The chef is clued up on veganism and seems very open to suggestions.
Location:
Woodville Road runs between Crwys Road and the bottom of Cathays Terrace.
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1-5 Woodville Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4DW
Tel: 029 20397859
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Opening Times:
Mon noon-11.30pm, Tue-Wed noon-11pm,
Thu noon-midnight, Fri-Sat noon-12.30am,
Sun noon-11pm
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Number of Vegan dishes:
8 Mains, 3 Sharers,
1 Platter, 4 Sides,
1 Dessert
Price:
Mains £5.45-£7.95,
Sharers £5.45-£7.45,
Platter £12.45,
Sides £2.45-£5.45,
Dessert £2.95
Comments: There are plenty of labelled vegan options on the menu including mains (burger, chilli, falafel salad, butternut squash mac bake, grilled cheese sandwich, curry and more) sharers such as cauliflower wings and nachos, a platter and sides. Some include Violife vegan cheese and/or vegan mayo. The suitable dessert is chocolate orange torte.
Location:
At the junction of Woodville Road and Cathays Terrace.
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96 Woodville Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4ED
Tel: 029 21153651
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Opening Times:
Sun-Thu noon-2pm & 5pm-11pm
Fri-Sat noon-2pm & 5pm-midnight
Number of Vegan dishes:
10+
Price:
Mains £6.20-£6.90
Comments: Inform the staff that you are vegan; they fully understand and will tell you what is suitable or can be adapted. Bean curd, aubergine, other vegetable and rice noodle dishes are available. We have been told the ‘prawn’ crackers are actually vegan but best to check. The food is tasty, portions are generous and it is highly recommended.
Location:
Woodville Road runs between Crwys Road and the bottom of Cathays Terrace.
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Number of Vegan dishes:
5/6
Price:
£5 is the most expensive meal on menu
Comments: Plenty of vegan filling options such as tikka tofu, sweet & sour tofu, sweet chilli bites etc.
Location:
In Cathays, near Cardiff city centre.
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120A Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NR
Tel: 029 20222055
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9am-7.30pm
Sun 10am-6pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
3+
Price:
£3.75-£4.99
Comments: The lentil soup is vegan, as is the homemade falafel wrap with salsa and salad (ask for no yoghurt). They can also do a vegan breakfast but without veggie sausages, as they contain egg, and salads.
The falafel are good and it is a nice place with friendly staff. Unfortunately there is no soya milk.
Location:
Midway between the Co-op and the library on Crwys Road.
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94 Salisbury Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4AE
Opening Times:
Breakfast-evening
Number of Vegan dishes:
5+
Price:
£2.50-£3.60
Comments: Offer baguettes and filled pitta breads. The Falafel, Houmous, Baba ganoush, Taboulleh and Vine leaves are all vegan. Tell them you are vegan, to avoid butter, cheese, mayonnaise etc; they do understand the diet well. The staffare friendly and helpful. Takeaway available.
Location:
Opposite Gassy Jacks on Salisbury Road, which is near the University.
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23 Salisbury Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4AA
Tel: 029 20257107
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm,
Sat 10am-5pm,
Sun 10am-4pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
2+
Price:
Specials about £6
Comments: Cater for vegans with options including a vegan breakfast, brownies and sometimes lunch specials such as Thai green curry or homemade vegan lasagne & chips.
Location:
On Salisbury Road, in Cathays.
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108 Salisbury Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4AE
Tel: 029 20644400
Opening Times:
Wed-Mon 5pm-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
10+
Price:
Starters £2.50-£5,
Mains £4.50-£5
Comments: Inform the staff that you are vegan. The suitable options include bean curd and vegetable dishes, mixed vegetable or mushroom curries, vermicelli noodle dishes and they can provide fried rice, without egg, on request. Local vegans order from this takeaway.
Location:
In the collection of shops on Salisbury Road, close to Cardiff University.
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76 Crwys Road
Cardiff
CF24 4NP
Tel: 02920 636666
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Opening Times:
Mon-Thurs: 5:15 pm to 9:30 pm
Fri-Sat: 5:15pm to 10:30 pm
Sun: closed
Number of Vegan dishes:
11
Price:
£8.50-£9.30 main dishes
Comments: In Cafe & Restaurant is an authentic Chinese restaurant & takeaway offers the finest and freshest Oriental vegan cuisine for you to enjoy. They have vegan meat dishes including chicken and beef.
Location:
On Crywys Road.
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129 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NG
Tel: 029 20233511
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Opening Times:
Mon-Sun 5.30pm-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
10+
Price:
Starters £2.30+
Mains £5.30-£5.90
Sides £2.50-£2.95
Comments: Inform the staff you are vegan, at least some of them understand and will check if dishes are suitable with the chef. Options that can be vegan include Vegetable samosas (fried in separate oil from animal products), Vegetable karahi, Dal shamba, Garlic fried rice and Chapatis. Home delivery available with a minimum order of over £12 within a two mile radius.
Location:
On Crwys Road, nearer to the Cathays Library end.
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Mundy Place
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4BZ
Tel: 029 20666167
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Opening Times:
Mon-Thu noon-11pm,
Fri noon-midnight,
Sat 11am-midnight,
Sun 11am-10.30pm
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Number of Vegan dishes:
1 Starter, 3 Mains,
2 Sides, 2 Desserts
Price:
Starter £3.79, Mains £6.79-£6.99,
Sides £1.29-£1.99, Desserts £3.79-£4.79
Comments: The labelled vegan options are the starter of tomato & basil soup, the mains of cauliflower dhansak curry, vegetable bake (aubergine, courgette & cannellini bean base with a Béchamel sauce) and Thai lentil pie, sides of mixed salad and curry sauce and desserts of rhubarb & custard sponge and lemon sorbet.
Location:
On the corner of Mundy Place and Richards Street, in the Cathays area of Cardiff.
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68 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NP
Tel: 029 21151268
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Opening Times:
Mon 6pm-10pm,
Tue-Thu & Sun noon-10pm,
Fri-Sat noon-11pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
2 Meze dishes, 1 Wrap,
2 Mains, 2 Salads,
1 Side, 1 Dip
Price:
Meze dishes £5.90, Wrap £5,
Mains £11.95, Salads £4.90-£7.50,
Chips £4, Houmous £4.50
Comments: The menu labels the vegan options and dishes that can be adapted to be suitable. These include a couple of meze, a veggie wrap, vegetable linguine and spinach risotto mains, salads, chips and houmous with warm pitta bread.
Location:
Close to The Co-operative Food shop on the same side of Crwys Road.
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145 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NH
Tel: 029 20300649
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Opening Times:
Mon & Wed-Sat noon-10.30pm,
Sun noon-10pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
5+
Price:
Starters £2.95+, Mains £6.50+
Vegan Thali £11.90
Comments: Vegans are catered for at this Indian street food restaurant & takeaway. Ask the staff what dishes are suitable. They do advertise a vegan thali including three vegan curries, one veg starter, rice, daal, potato dish, roti, salad, pickle, poppadom, one sweet dish and raitha. The crispy samosa and the Bombay aloo wada starters are suitable.
Location:
On the top (Cathays Library) end of Crwys Road.
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43 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4ND
Tel: 029 20235212/07763 491937
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Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 5pm-11pm
Sun 5pm-10pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
About 10
Price:
Mezza £4.20-£4.50,
Mains £11.95
Comments: There are vegan mezza and mains available but inform them you are vegan as some dishes need to be adapted. For example the vegetarian couscous main is sometimes made with butter but it is no problem to make it with olive oil. The flatbread may not be suitable but they can make sure there is vegan bread available, if customers mention they are vegan when booking. The food and service are both excellent.
Location:
Opposite the Crwys pub.
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153-155 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NH
Tel: 029 20232261
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Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm & 5.30pm-10.30pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
4+
Price:
Pizza £7.75-£8.95
Pasta & Risotto £7.95-£9.95
Comments: Can cater for vegans. Options include pizza, the bases are suitable and they can be served without cheese, spaghetti dishes such as aglio olio e peperoncino and risottos such as al porcini and primavers. The waiting staff should be advised that vegan dishes are required, then the chef can provide them.
Location:
At the top end of Crwys Road, close to Cathays library.
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Cardiff Students Union
Park Place
Cathays
Cardiff
CF10 3QN
Tel: 029 20781462
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Opening Times:
Food Served
Mon-Fri 11am-9pm,
Sat noon-9pm,
Sun noon-8pm
Number of Vegan dishes:
3 Breakfast Dishes, 1 Main,
4 Snacks, 4 Sides,
1 Burger, 1 Sandwich,
1 Wrap, 1 Melt,
1 Dessert
Price:
Breakfast Dishes £1.95-£4, Mains £5.95,
Snacks £2.95-£6.95, Sides £1.60-£2.50,
Sandwiches etc. £5-£5.50, Dessert £3.30
Comments: The Taf is the pub at Cardiff University Students Union, open to anyone. The food menu has labelled vegan options including a cooked breakfast, curry, portobello mushroom burger, snacks, sides, an open sandwich, a wrap, a melt and a dark chocolate brownie dessert.
Location:
Cardiff University Students Union, on Park Place.
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