Leading Vegetarian Restaurants in the UK

3 Tower Lane, Off Tower Street, Taunton, Somerset  

Darren Sherlock and Rita Rambellas’s two floor operation in a 17th century townhouse focuses on seasonal, local food. The modern British menu may include diver-caught scallops... more

89 St Mark's Road, Easton, Bristol  

Situated in the culturally diverse Easton area of Bristol, about a mile from the centre of town, is hidden gem Café Maitreya. The family-run restaurant has been open since... more

Talsarnau, Harlech, Gwynedd  

Chef-patron Peter Jackson’s pride and joy is his 200 year old walled garden. Eight tons of produce including pennywort, artichokes, squashes, wild garlic, tayberries and... more

2 North Parade Passage, Bath, Bath & Northeast Somerset  

Bath’s only vegetarian restaurant is less about moral zeal and more about great tasting, additive free dishes using predominantly local, fair trade and organic produce. It’s a... more

71 East Street, Brighton, East Sussex  

If ever a single restaurant could dispel the myth that vegetarian food is boring and stodgy then Terre a Terre is it. The clean and simple interior and stripped wood tables... more

33-35 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh  

Castle Terrace is the second acclaimed venture from chef Tom Kitchin of The Kitchin in Leith fame so it's no surprise to find fine French cooking techniques married with... more

2/3 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh  

This popular family-run New Town restaurant that has been serving Indian vegetarian food for over 25 years. The décor is exquisite with ornate mosaics adorning the walls.... more

86 Horton Grange Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire  

It's perhaps not surprising to find an award winning Indian vegetarian restaurant in Bradford which after all is arguably the curry capital of the North. The food prepared at... more

56/58 St Marys Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh  

This stylish split level restaurant is one of the very few in the country to elevate vegetarian food to a gastronomic level. Cream and scarlet painted walls, a large backlit... more

13 Castlegate, Cockermouth, Cumbria  

Simple wooden tables furnish this rustic vegetarian restaurant which has been decorated in warm ochres. A vermillion carpet gives a cheerful but cosy feel. The menu is... more

43 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester  

You get a double helping of Simons at this vegetarian restaurant in Manchester’s outskirts in Didsbury. There's co-owner Simon Connolly and chef/owner Simon Rimmer who'll be... more

Nightingale Lane, Richmond, Surrey  

If 180 degree views of the River Thames are your thing, then bag a seat in this plush dining room for a ringside view. Chef Alex Bentley’s modern British style favours fish... more