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SUSTAINABLE DINING
Our top picks for plant-based menus and delicious vegan dishes in honour of World Vegan Day and Veganuary.
Stretching from London to Bristol, the Great West Way boasts an incredible selection of restaurants, cafes, and other eateries. Many of these businesses use local produce where they can, some even growing their own. All of which work towards producing quality dishes and all-inclusive dining experiences that highlight the importance of sustainability. In honour of World Vegan Day and Veganuary, here are our top restaurant picks for plant-based menus and delicious vegan dishes along the route.
Clayton’s Kitchen
Located in the World Heritage City of Bath, Clayton’s Kitchen is a perennial favourite for local foodies and travellers. Robert Clayton, Chef Patron since 2012, creates uncomplicated dishes that explore and showcase the freshest and very best ingredients. Inspired by Mediterranean and modern French cuisine, Robert compliments a range of popular vegan dishes with locally sourced produce.
Starters include roasted pickled beetroots, tomatillo soup, a selection of breads with tomato puree and marinated olives. Main courses range from toasted fregola pasta with pea and shiitake mushrooms, saffron and sultana couscous. Desserts include cider brandy parfait, sorbet, and plant-based ice cream.
Click here to view Clayton's Kitchen vegan menu
In 2020, more than 400,000 people pledged to try a vegan lifestyle during January. Both World Vegan Day and Veganuary aim to promote awareness of the benefits of a vegan lifestyle, including environmental, health, and animal welfare benefits.
The Bridge Tea Rooms
Set in the gorgeous Wiltshire town of Bradford on Avon, The Bridge Tea Rooms offers the very best when it comes to traditionally British Afternoon Tea, lunches, and light meals. With delicate bone china, friendly staff in Victorian costumes and vegan, gluten free and dairy free options available, enjoy a luxury experience whilst delving into a range of homemade cakes, pastries, and sandwiches upon your visit.
Click here to view The Afternoon Tea menu
Lainston House - Exclusive Collection
Encapsulated in 63-acres of Hampshire countryside and within easy reach of the Great West Way route, escape to the country with a luxury staycation at Lainston House Hotel. Step inside their stunning restaurant, The Wellhouse, and expect immersive eating like no other! Taking inspiration from the hotel’s impressive kitchen garden as well as produce from local suppliers, The Wellhouse welcomes hotel guests and the local community to enjoy an authentic dining experience where simplicity of woodfired cooking and homegrown produce come together with the very best of local field, farm, and forest.
There vegan menu includes delicious dishes from wild mushroom arancini with chilli jam, to woodfired gnocchi, spiced tomato, and pickled shallots.
Click here to view The Wellhouse menu
Whatley Manor
Set in 12-acres of spectacular gardens, Whatley Manor offers the perfect getaway in the heart of the Cotswolds. Their Michelin star restaurant, The Dining Room, serves a range of incredible plant-based starter and main course dishes. With a strong focus on carbon footprint and sustainability all around, The Dining Room highlights the benefits of local produce through incredibly tasty and creative meals. Enjoy a selection of vegan dishes including tomato tart with pepper and crispy seaweed and beetroot tartar with lettuce relish.
Click here to view Whatley Manor's Vegan Sample menu
Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa
Nestled within the idyllic countryside of Wiltshire is Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa. Focusing on an honest and authentic dining experience, Bishopstrow’s new restaurant helps to showcase the very best of British cuisine, with a strong consideration to sustainability and fresh produce.
Their culinary philosophy is rooted in the No-Dig kitchen garden, where fresh produce is cultivated, forming the foundation of every meal served. With a focus on locally sourced ingredients and ethical practices, Bishopstrow’s Restaurant offers a unique dining experience with an extensive selection of vegan dishes, celebrating the bounty of the surrounding countryside.
Main meals include chicory and fig salad, roasted aubergine and green lentil dahl and winter vegetable tagine with couscous and mint yoghurt.
Click here to view Bishopstrow's sample menu
World Vegan Day helps to bring attention to the benefits of a vegan lifestyle and is celebrated on 1 November. Veganuary is a charity that encourages people to try a vegan lifestyle for the month of January.
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