14 September 2009

Another lovely sunny day in September, time for a mooch into London and FOOD!  First stop Covent Garden and Neil’s Yard, one of London’s best veggie/vegan hide aways.

I can’t remember how I discovered Neil’s Yard.  I either stumbled across it one day on a mooch around Covent Garden or a friend took me there.  If it was the later, I thank you!  It is a yard with a small handful of shop, mostly eateries, a back rub place & Neil’s Yard remedies (possibly the original).  My favourite food place is the salad bar, it serves good value vegan food which has a South American influence.  They also serve a nice sweetcorn pizza.

Onwards to Mildred’s on Lexington Street in Soho.  This is another cafe that I have visited for years,  it was an Australian friend who first took me there when I was a veggie.  Although there are tasty vegan options I do think of it as being a veggie cafe foremost.  It is somewhere that I would take someone for their first veggie meal and be confident that they would find something to try.  It has a nice atmosphere, good service &  large portions.  The menu stays the same and there are daily specials both of which include vegan meals or vegan options.

Today as usual I had a burger and gorgeous sweet potato fries, if you go you must try these.  The burger changes daily and todays was chickpea and roasted red pepper, lovely.  I had an apple and beetroot juice with it which is a new one for me, I like it.  Nice and sweet.

 

I popped into wholefoods, Soho on the way home to pick up some buckwheat, a grain I am curious about but currently have no idea what to do with (suggestions are welcome!).  I thought I might pick up a cheeky piece of vegan cake for dessert but no such joy, this range seems to have been stopped.  Boo hoo.

Tags: Mildred's, Neils Yard