Another eatery review.
Although I am the one with the food blog, I am currently pretty much out of the catering industry (while at university, at least, but more about this later). The Vegan, however, has been working in the kitchen of a local pub for a number of months now, and during her time there has undertaken a little food revolution.
Deciding I should probably give it a try, I ventured up the road to the pub in question. Greeted by an extremely friendly barman, I ordered a pint of a pale ale, and the recommended vegan Caribbean Jerk Bean Burger.
The beer was fine, although the habit southerners have of not having any sparklers behind the bar to put a head on the beer always causes me to shed a single northern tear.
The burger was surprisingly excellent; Well seasoned, topped with fresh salad, tomato and pineapple. The texture was very pleasant - not the usual, grainy, soft texture which i so dislike in a bean burger. The only complaint i have about the burger is the pineapple; the delicate sweet fruit was somewhat lost behind the other big flavours in the bun. The side of chips were delightful too; chunky "rustic" chips with the skin on, well salted and fried to a satisfying crisp.
To follow, I was ordered to order a slice of the vegan carrot cake, and chose to accompany it with a coffee. The cake was excellent; moist, sweet and topped with a lovely lemon frosting, I thoroughly enjoy it. The coffee was about as good as can be expected from a pub espresso machine, although it was served undrinkably hot, a pet hate of mine.
Overall, I was very impressed with the food and service at the Lansdown, and encourage you to give it a try (even if you're not a vegan, or the friend of a vegan under duress).
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