What “vegan on request” means on our menu
Our kitchen is vegetarian from end to end. There is no meat and no fish in the building. But vegetarian is not the same as vegan, and the difference on our menu usually comes down to one ingredient in one component of a dish.
Rather than make you ask about every line, the menu marks it.
The two leaves
Each dish carries a small leaf.
- A filled leaf means the dish is vegan exactly as it comes out of the kitchen. Order it, eat it, nothing to change.
- An outlined leaf means the dish is vegan on request. As served it contains dairy, and we will make it without.
Where a dish is vegan on request, a small number sits next to it. That number points to a note under the menu explaining the swap, usually a yoghurt dressing or sauce being replaced with a non-dairy one.
Why we do it this way
We could have written two menus, or hidden the dairy dishes behind a filter. Both would make the menu look more vegan than the food actually is, and you would find out at the table.
Marking it on the dish itself is less tidy and more honest. It also means the person ordering for a mixed table can see, in one pass, which dishes need a word with us and which do not.
Just tell us
The marks cover the recipe. They do not cover your allergy, and they are not a substitute for telling us about one.
If you have an allergy or an intolerance, say so when you order, including the ones that have nothing to do with dairy. Our staff will check the specific dish with the kitchen rather than reading it off the same card you are.
You can also get in touch before you come, especially if you are booking for a group.
