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Vegetarian Meals In Pubs

i was a vegetarian once upon a time, and the vilest vegetarian option i ever ate was a 'cheese pie' at a hotel near aberdeen: a bowl with some half cooked vegetables in it, drowned in melted cheese. i don't think it was even edible.
 
All I would ask is that you give me a choice of a aew different meals. If you only offer me one vegetarian option then I'm not likely to come back no matter how good that particular meal is.
 
I've just remembered the worst veggie option I've ever come across - 'vegetarian pie' from a pie & mash shop. It had no filling. It was, basically, an Air Pie.

I know pie & mash shops aren't noted for their veggie cuisine, but.........
 
most has been said and fair play to you badgers
tagine is good, curry too, with option of bajees (and half n half! :D )
a decent falafel and humus wrap and salad, with chips of course?
2 wraps or 2 halves of a big one with a bit of fruit chutney
 
I had a "parsnip roulade" in a local pub some time ago and was shocked that it was one of the nicest things I've ever eaten.

But then you 'd think it would be really easy to take a bunch of fresh seasonal vegetables and simply google a good imaginative recipe. And maybe do something with cheese as an alternative.

I never order anything that I can easily make myself at home. So things like omelette are definitely out.
 
Yelkcub said:
IME loads of variety on a menu in a pub means it's all shit. Better to do less choices and do what you do we'll. Using that rule the few people who want veggie food might mean they actually get something that tastes nice.
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On the other hand, the thing I miss most as a veggie is choice itself. My heart sinks when I see a lonesome veggie choice on the end of an otherwise decent menu (especially if its of the veggie lasagna, something with ricotta and spinach, risotto, etc. lazy type).
If I go to a pub I want pub grub, so how about an ale-infused pie (could have mushroom, seitan, winter veg, or qourn?). Really good for me is when there are veggie versions of some of the regular dishes available.

Good veggie pub experiences - Cock Tavern, Hackney (and Southampton Arms, Kentish Town) have yummy veggie scotch eggs = win.
The Coach and Horses (Soho luvvies pub with old skool charm) has an exclusively veggie menu, see below:

http://www.coachandhorsessoho.co.uk/coach_menu.pdf
 
fredfelt said:
I'm happy for there to be just one veggie dish - so long as some thought has been put into it.

For example there's a French restaurant / pub near by to here. I'm very impressed by their veggie option (especially as the French are not know for their veggies!). They do a flan - tomato, basil and mozzarella. However the basil comes in the form of a scoop of sorbet.

Often the veggie option is an afterthought but this place clearly has put effort into making a good dish.
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Very true. I think the preparation of veggie meals is an afterthought in the mind of most chefs - it's self fulfilling because chefs are trained by chefs who don't really know about producing veggie food. Vegetarian food as exciting food is not really aided by the prevelence of wholefood places, which often serve a very predictable set of meals.

In Lancaster there is a veggie cafe which I never go (despite both myself and my partner being long term veggie) to because the food is so dull. Maybe it's a bit unfair to say dull, but I never feel excited by anything they offer and whilst it's certainly not bad food, it's nothing I couldn't cook myself. Sometimes 'wholefood' places are good, but there is a lack of impressive cooking/inventiveness when you eat out veggie.
 
killer b said:
is that the whale tail TD? everything in there has tasted like gravel when i visited...
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Yep. The salads are literally identical everyday. Yet it's packed. I don't understand why. One of the best veggie meals I've ever had was a rissotto at the Conti. It was on another level - I know risotto is often really bland but this one was amazing. One of the pubs at glasson dock had a chef a few years back who did brilliant veggie stuff, really amazing interesting strong flavours and intelligent use of textures but it's changed hands. I wish I knew where they worked now.
 
I know it's not really an option for pub food and it would take a lot of work to learn but south indian food is sublime veggie cuisine.
 
I do find it harder to make really satisfying vegetarian meals. I guess that is a fault of being mainly a carnivore, and catering mainly in high output operations rather than focused on individual dishes.

Am trying to put together a 'pub grub' menu which will be focused around a burger menu.

Personally I think a pub menu should have about 4/5 simple staple dishes and then add one meat + one veggie special each week but that won't quite fit in the menu I am looking at.
 
tangerinedream said:
I know it's not really an option for pub food and it would take a lot of work to learn but south indian food is sublime veggie cuisine.
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South Indian food ideally needs a kitchen set up around the dishes.
 
I went to a pub the other week with some friends and the only veggie option was jacket potato and cheese. They didn't even have a veggie burger or the dreaded lasagne.

Weird because they made a big deal out of the burger section of the menu.

We went elsewhere as 2 out of 5 were veggie and we didn't fancy tucking into steaks or massive burgers whilst our mates grumped over their boring lunch.
 
Definitely a veggie roast, maybe a nut roast or whatever. Like a meat roast but with a veggie meat bit.

Cheese and potato pie.

I don't know what else because I don't think I've ever been to a pub with a decent vegetarian main. Not beanburgers. They're mostly horrible.
 
Probably a bit far for most of you, but there is a traditional boozer in Glossop called the Globe that only serves vegan food and everything under a fiver!

Been looking online for a menu, but can't find one.
 
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