Norman's Coach and Horses (Soho)

• Put your mind to rest with a vegetarian meal at Soho's Coach and Horses
• The only beef you'll find eating here is in the description of the tomatoes they use
• Mortared together with pizzaioli sauce and drizzled with basil and pine nut pesto
• Their Portobello burger contains a mushroom of the same name with crispy halloumi
• Tomato and baby gem lettuce served with root vegetable chips and mushroom ketchup
• The desserts are pretty standard because they are
• Being London's only fully vegetarian pub is a far cry from its old image
• Historically the pub is associated with hard drinking journalist Jeffrey Bernard and the classic Keith Waterhouse play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
• Though it still looks the same with its wood panelled walls
• Its red cushioned bar stools and decorated with framed newspaper cartoons
• The mentality is more progressively contemporary
• While the staff of Private Eye would regularly have lunch upstairs at the Coach in its heyday it was always known more for its £
• For food if you are a vegetarian
• Or simply want to mix up your diet with something a bit lighter
• Then the Coach's menu is definitely worth a look
• Had their veggie Burger and it was very tasty
• Sadly the chips were the run of the mill frozen chips you can buy in Iceland supermarket
• The burger bun was dry and a bit uninspired
• I decided to try out Coach and Horses with my friend who's vegan
• It is some of the best vegetarian and vegan food I have had in London
• The fact their menu has extensive vegan options is a definite plus
• We went for the pesto vegan burger with onion rings
• Is kedgeree minus the fish with lots of other veggies thrown in (think cauliflower and edamame beans)
• The coconut panna cotta with poached rhubarb and a brandy snap was delicious
• Slightly overshadowed by the mouth sensation that was lemon and basil ice cream
• It was some of the best ice cream I've had this Summer and it was vegan
• The atmosphere was your typical boozers except there were no greasy steak sandwiches flying round
• The problem I had was the mixed service
• The end of our meal was fine but two of the barmaids who first served us were very inexperienced
• One of which proceeded to tell my friend the reason why our cokes were mostly water was because we asked for ice
• Every time we asked if something was vegan they had to go check
• As I said we sat in the bar so upstairs in the dining room the service was probably a lot better
• Plus they let dogs in so it's probably the best pub in London
• I have been wanting to try Norman's Coach and Horses (Soho) for a long time so I was really excited when we finally decided to visit
• The service was very fawlty towers
• We reported it and she called the manager who apologised and told us next door had a mouse problem and that she was aware and keeping an eye out
• On arrival it apparently wasn't in the book but was pretty empty
• It was only when we sat down that we discovered that there was only sandwiches available (egg or cucumber
• A quick search online revealed that there was no kitchen since the 14th September due to renovation

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