To be annoyed that vegan options have replaced vegetarian?

YANBU op. I also hate that veggie food has all but disappeared.

I have just done a little research on places local to me. The two gastro pubs have nothing vegetarian as a main course although they do offer cheese toasties (gee thanks). One of them is offering only a beyond meat burger.

There is a new local self described ‘authentic Italian’ and the menu is all vegetarian but every vegetarian single dish, bar one, has Parmesan cheese in it or on it.. veggies had to deal with that crap years ago, thought that had gone away…

What I personally hate about it is the fake meat - I don’t want anything that looks like or tastes like meat. They usually replace proper veggie burgers now. Why not have both

Yes, I have found vegetarian options vanishing in favour of vegan ones. I hate it and get very cross.

I've just looked on the Deliveroo app and my local GBK does either a bean patty or a beyond burger and it let me add either American or cheddar cheese. No halloumi though unfortunately

But that doesn't stop humans in general being omnivores.

It's still true to say that humans are a bipedal species - even though some people only have one leg or none at all.

Whatever happened to BKs spicy beanburger ?

Luckily, I live in a city with great vegetarian food. However, I have noticed this occasionally in other places. Vegan 'cheese' makes me ill, so in some paces which are more adaptable I can ask for real cheese, cream, and butter instead.

The worst was when we went for a very special but expensive meal somewhere in the Canary Islands. There were 3 set menus: Vegan, Fish and Meat-based. We spent ages arranging if we could cherry pick from each menu, as the fish and meat menus had the better (vegetarian) starters and desserts.

I agree that they should be mindful of those who will only eat that; but to an omnivore (as opposed to a carnivorous animal), it's all just food that they eat, so they aren't necessarily seeking to deprive you.

When I was little, the only vegetable I would eat was carrots, so when we ate out, my Mum & Dad would swap their peas/cabbage/etc. with me, so that I could have all of the carrots; but others eating at the same time, when there were large serving dishes, wouldn't have known or thought that, if they liked the look of the carrots and went heavy on them, that meant that I wouldn't have had any veg - even though they had still left plenty of veg.

We used to go there for a burger but they stopped doing any vegetarian ones and only had vegan options! DH wants CHEESE on his burger! GBK used to do a nice portobello mushroom one but not any more. Not even halloumi.

Not this one.

No idea about GBK as I only go there for a burger but I know places like Prezzo have a lot of options. Sadly my local one closed as they were always happy to tweak dishes for me.

People's bodies are different. I would be so ill on a vegan diet. Fair play to you if you weren't, but one of the most annoying things about some vegans is how they try to insist that veganism is healthier or even as healthy as being an omnivore. Unless you have a lot of time to dedicate to getting the balance of vitamins just right, it is a challenge to get a properly balanced diet if you are relying solely on plants. Which is fine, but what isn't fine is the sort of militant vegan who would like to ban meat and dairy.

Last pub meal I had the vegan option was vegetarian minus cheese , sauce and anything else that made it taste of anything. I basically had a plate of beetroot. This is not at all uncommon

YANBU, my DD is vegetarian and usually orders a veggie burger if we eat out but these days they're usually vegan so come with vile vegan cheese!

Some of the chains are the worst for not having a vegetarian option - the last time I looked GBK being one such.

It just means more trailing around trying to find somewhere to eat. In 2025 it’s ludicrous.

I'm vegan and don't like the new trend of all the fake meat - I do not want a fake hoisin duck sandwich! I've never eaten real duck.

As for the vegan options taking over you're probably right apart from puddings- I find loads of vegan mains but then no puddings!!

This is so true. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 7 years old, I’m 44. The rise of supposed Veganism has cannibalised Vegetarian cuisine. Restaurants are too lazy or can’t afford to provide options for both, so it’s assumed Vegetarians want to eat vegan food. Which personally I hate. Plant-based burgers - which taste like boiled erasers - are the scourge of modern food. Urgh.

Don't even talk about that abomination a cauliflower steak 😒 revolting. It only improves with the addition of a cream and cheese sauce.

Well exactly. Maybe people should just stop going to restaurants that offer such limited options. Although I prefer independent restaurants at least the chains seem to cater for different choices.

I doubt that and as far as I’m aware she’s under medical supervision (in another country). It may have happened when she hit the menopause, it was in the last couple of years and she’s mid 50s.