Vegetarian restaurants that have come and gone

[Sherwil16]

I saw the thread asking about restaurants in London and started thinking about veggie restaurants in London from the 70s onwards when I first became vegetarian. These sprang to mind immediately
Manna in Erskine Road
Raw Deal off Baker Street
Food for Thought Neal St
Some more will come to me, but I'd really appreciate any that you can recall. Most of the old ones have closed or turned into vegan pretend meat places.

X post with @letiton . That'll teach me!

I liked the solidity of homity pie. You knew you've eaten when you'd had a slice of that.

I was in there very recently. Absolutely delicious, and not a worthy item on the menu. It's still vegetarian rather than vegan, and the vegan options are recognisable food. Omnivorous DH felt spoilt for choice. Not a place for a budget student lunch, though.

Greens in Didsbury Manchester (now also gone from Sale)

First Out was a gay hangout back in the day, there was a bar down some steep steps and a vegetarian cafe on the ground floor. Sadly closed in 2011

It's frustrating as it's possible to do both and my concern is a lot of the plant based stuff is highly processed

I visited Hansa's once years ago it was so good!

I'm going to Rasa ( first time in ages) this week. Hoping it's still the same magnicent, crowded place to go for unusual veggie food. I always loved the beetroot dihes. Will report back.

It was for a good reason - she retired! But it is a loss for the rest of us.

@Glowey Yes that sounds right. It was definitely a side road. Can you remember the name of it?

I cant unfortunately @TealReal

Oh I used to love Vanilla Black. I would kill for an olive eclair right now .

Oh Rasa never changes - it has always felt slightly shabby, but in the past three decades it has outlived a lot of smart pristine concepty places.

That’s still there and open.

Absolutely right. I've just been to Rasa and am delighted to say it hasn't changed a bit. The beetroot curry was delicious, which was the dish I had in mind from years ago. There was a nod to vegans, in that they were pointed to the vegan dishes on the menu, but the good news is they were always on the menu. Rasa was full and lively with great service, just as I'd remembered. I'll be back.