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On a visit in May 2013 I had the Pizza Bellini vegan option (£7) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8890087280/ photo]</small>, which was nice and thin. I wasn't entirely convinced by the rice milk mozzarella, but the aubergines were nicely cooked. I also had the vegan cheese board (£8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8889678823/in/photostream/ photo]</small> which came with toasted bread and marmalade. The cheeses were interestingly flavoured albeit a bit dull texture-wise. |
On a visit in May 2013 I had the Pizza Bellini Vegan option (£7) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8890087280/ photo]</small>, which was nice and thin. I wasnt entirely convinced by the rice milk mozzarella. The aubergines were nicely cooked. I also had the vegan cheese board (£8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8889678823/in/photostream/ photo]</small> which came with toasted bread and marmalade. The cheeses were interestingly flavoured if not a bit dull texture wise. |
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* [http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?id=1248 Andy Hayler's review] |
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category='Featured Article,Italian Food,Pizza,Restaurants,Totally Vegetarian,Vegan Friendly,Vegetarian Friendly' |
category='Featured Article,Italian Food,Restaurants,Totally Vegetarian,Vegan Friendly,Vegetarian Friendly' |
Italian restaurant on New Oxford Street in Holborn. It's the second branch of the original on Cloth Fair in Smithfield.
Like its sister branch, it's completely vegetarian. Vegan and optionally-vegan dishes (including vegan pizzas) are clearly marked on the menu, as are those that are or can be made gluten-free.
bob visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in February 2013. When I arrived shortly before 1pm there was only one other table seated, but the place filled up during my visit. No music was playing, just the noise of conversation.
I went for the special lunch menu, which offers three courses for £10 photo, starting with the pickled vegetable, cucumber, and rocket salad photo. The veg were pickled quite nicely, and the rocket was fresh.
My main was an oven-baked potato served with cannellini bean ragout photo. This was perfectly decent; the potato was cooked well, and as I'd asked for the vegan option they used olive oil instead of butter to dress it before adding the ragout.
For dessert I had the fruit salad photo; this normally comes with chocolate "crunchies" based on popped rice, but I asked for it without the chocolate and they happily gave it to me with plain crunchies instead. My waiter was careful to make sure I knew that the chocolate was vegan, in case that was why I was asking for it to be left off. The end result was interesting, and I quite liked it.
Both of the two waitstaff on duty were very attentive. Tap water was explicitly offered, though I chose a bottle of mineral water instead (£2.95).
On a visit in May 2013 I had the Pizza Bellini Vegan option (£7) photo, which was nice and thin. I wasnt entirely convinced by the rice milk mozzarella. The aubergines were nicely cooked. I also had the vegan cheese board (£8) photo which came with toasted bread and marmalade. The cheeses were interestingly flavoured if not a bit dull texture wise.
bob's verdict: I've been back and would go again.
Accessibility: Can't remember if there were steps, but in any case it's quite cramped inside.
See also:
- bob's photoset on Flickr, including photos of the menu as of February 2013
- Arts London News review
- fatgayvegan review
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