Neil Hopcroft

neilh

Can anyone recommend a veggie (ideally vegan friendly) restaurant in Cambridge?

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davefish

2004-10-21 at 17:04

The usual answer to this is the Rainbow cafe, which is opposite Kings.

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- neilh
  
  2004-10-21 at 17:15
  
  Of course, being a stupid non-local I’ll need directions to Kings…
  
  Also (and not wishing to question your taste in eateries) the young lady I’m hoping to be entertaining would, I’m sure, appreciate something…well, is it going to impress her?
  
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  - susanofstohelit
    
    2004-10-21 at 17:32
    
    if she’s veg and appreciates decent veg cuisine, it’ll impress her. otherwise, it’s going to look like a friendly basement slightly-dive (we ate there when visiting). food was great though.
    
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    - neilh
      
      2004-10-27 at 14:35
      
      Depressingly it was closed on Monday :(
      
      Still, not all bad since she’d independently had the place recommended too.
      
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  - susanofstohelit
    
    2004-10-21 at 17:34
    
    if you want to take her to somewhere fancy, look for someplace that does italian and/or pasta. I can always eat at italian restaurants. stay away from french, eastern european or steakhouses.
    
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  - davefish
    
    2004-10-21 at 17:46
    
    Its not terribly salubrious, given you go down a passage, and the descend into a basement. However, the food is really great, and you may get bonus points for quickly finding such a good place to eat.
    
    If you are looking for something slightly ‘showier’ then there is an Italian place near the Man on the Moon, on Norfolk Street (Near the Grafton center). Can’t remember what its called unfortunately, but they are very nice and do have a decent veggie selection. I’ve no idea how their catering is for vegans.
    
    Kings is easily found, either by looking at the map on the other side of the link, or just looking for the fuck-off huge chapel.
    
    Good luck in your quest to impress.
    
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    - karohemd
      
      2004-10-21 at 17:57
      
      an Italian place near the Man on the Moon, on Norfolk Street
      
      If you mean what used to be the Cafe Adriatic, that sadly shut down quite a while ago (a year?). It was in that row of shops/restaurants on the left hand side (as you walk away from East Road) past the MotM.
      It’s now a rather crap Chinese buffet type place, sadly.
      
      The food there was fantastic, indeed. Not cheap but very good value for money.
      
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twicezero

2004-10-22 at 01:13

i like the rainbow too, decor is very simple, and food is very 1980s vegitarian, but it is good food and cheap. Not romantic date type location thugh

http://www.itchycambridge.co.uk/eating/ is a good starter for cambridge stuff, least for me…

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- twicezero
  
  2004-10-22 at 01:14
  
  its got a map also
  
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boglin

2004-10-22 at 01:41

Have a look on http://www.happycow.org/ :)

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- boglin
  
  2004-10-22 at 01:46
  
  http://www.rainbowcafe.co.uk/ is the website of the Rianbow Cafe. As a vegan, I’d be very happy if anyone took me there – having a decent choice of what to eat is higher up decor on my list.
  
  Happy cow also lists this place:
  
  The Pear Tree
  Hildersham
  01223-891680
  
  Vegan-friendly, Organic
  Not 100% vegetarian
  
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ex_lark_asc

2004-10-22 at 02:12

Agree with the whole “rainbows is friendly rather than impressive” bit, but it does win for being a real proper veggie restaurant and uber-friendly. Unfortunately the only really posh veggie restaurant I know of is in Ironbridge!

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