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Vegan restaurant near the junction of Lillie Road and North End Road in [[Locale Fulham|Fulham]]/[[Locale West Kensington|West Kensington]]. They serve an all-you-can-eat buffet at lunchtimes, and a la carte in the evenings. The chef is Ben Asamani, who's previously worked at [http://london.openguides.org/wiki/?Plant,_W1F_7NB Plant] and Country Life.
Vegan restaurant near the junction of Lillie Road and North End Road, [http://baratron.livejournal.com/462726.html?style=mine recommended] by H-L.
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Inside, the decor is simple, clean, and light. Half a dozen prints of shells and flowers hang on the white walls, and a mirror covers the entire back wall, making the small room look bigger than it really is. The floor is hardwood, and there's seating for about 35 people at varnished pale wood tables.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Monday lunchtime in June 2009, to try out the all-you-can-eat buffet which is the only food on offer at lunchtimes. There were about 8-10 other customers in, some in groups, a couple alone. No staff member was in evidence (despite my poking my head into the kitchen and calling "hello!"), but another customer encouraged me to just grab a plate and help myself to the buffet. When the staff did eventually emerge, they were absolutely fine with this.
Comment added by J Hodges: We live close to here and take vegan friends here. It's nice to be able to go out and order anything off the menu. The food is good and there's a variety from tofu burgers to asian stir fries. Fair prices, too.
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The buffet, which as of May 2009 costs £7.50 for AYCE, had five cold dishes and five hot — various salads, carrot "tart", vegan aubergine parmigiana, dhal, saute potatoes, wholewheat pasta, and brown rice.

I tried the carrot tart, aubergine parmigiana, mixed bean and avocado salad, carrot salad, and saute potatoes <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3587447186/ photo]</small>. It was all good, well-flavoured and fresh-tasting, and not stodgy at all. The carrot salad was enlivened with fresh coriander, and the mung beans and blackeye beans in the mixed bean salad were cooked just al dente but certainly not undercooked. The flavours were all distinct. The carrot tart (which didn't in fact include pastry) was rich and not dry at all. The aubergine parmigiana was beautifully light but still had depth of flavour (it reminded me rather of the version I used to enjoy at Plant when it was still open).

Soft drinks (including freshly-squeezed juices) and a small range of organic wine/lager are on offer, but I stuck to tapwater, which arrived with a smile but no ice (possibly because they're hippies and think ice is wasteful?). Service was very friendly.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: I would happily come back, and I'm an omnivore. If I was vegan, I'd be over the moon at finding this place.

Accessibility: No step to get in, and it's step-free throughout.

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* [http://replay.web.archive.org/20080930165801/http://www.croydonvegetarians.makessense.co.uk/locations/222_veggie_vegan_restaurant_london_in_london Croydon Vegetarians review]
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* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/7941.html Time Out review]
* fatgayvegan reviews: [http://fatgayvegan.com/2010/12/22/222-veggie-vegan-ate-my-heart/ Dec 2010], [http://fatgayvegan.com/2011/03/26/hard-time-resisting/ Mar 2011], [http://fatgayvegan.com/2011/05/04/brunch-with-a-bang/ May 2011]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/5373.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/170565 Qype comments]
* [http://www.veggieheaven.com/uk/england/222+Veggie+Vegan_218/ Veggie Heaven comments]
* [http://www.veggieplaces.co.uk/list_reviews.php?place_id=527 Veggie Places comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 1 June 2009. Opening hours taken from the 222 website, June 2009.</div>
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Vegan restaurant near the junction of Lillie Road and North End Road, recommended by H-L.

Comment added by J Hodges: We live close to here and take vegan friends here. It's nice to be able to go out and order anything off the menu. The food is good and there's a variety from tofu burgers to asian stir fries. Fair prices, too.

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