Dairy Free / Vegan Restaurants

[Trojan]

Please Help.. My OH is lactose intolerant and I really want to do something special on our anniversary which is coming up - does anyone have any insight into a good dairy free / vegan restaurant in the west midlands area?

 

Tried google / trip advisor but not really finding anything - any personal experiences?

 

(We're both meat eaters, but a vegan restaurant would satisfy the dairy free requirement!)

 

Thanks.

Edited February 10, 2016 by elsiegee40

[elsiegee40]

Most good restaurants will cater well for dietary needs given advance warning.

 

Find the restaurant you fancy, give them a ring and have a chat. Tip: don't choose a chain restaurant as they won't usually divert from the menu.

 

My friend has Crohn's and does this

[localzuk]

Bella Italia are great for this - the restaurants hold a document which lists what all their meals contain. The one I used to go to in Lancaster would mix and match for us too.

[hardtailstar]

Most good restaurants will cater well for dietary needs given advance warning.

 

Find the restaurant you fancy, give them a ring and have a chat. Tip: don't choose a chain restaurant as they won't usually divert from the menu.

 

My friend has Crohn's and does this

 

I have a friend with Crohns and they do this too.

 

Also I know of people that have allergies to diary, nuts etc that ring up before too.

[DalekSec]

I found out 3 months ago I was lactose intolerant, I kept off dairy for a month including xmas. Hated every minute of it! Back to eating my cheese's, I can deal with the side effects! *Legs it to toilet*

[Trojan]

Finding a good non-chain restaurant around here.. challenge accepted!

[teky]

download the Happy Cow app and see what comes up on the search results

 

As a side note, roughly 75% of the world's population is lactose intolerant What is Lactose Intolerance? | The Physicians Committee , which brings up the question, why do a lot of people still consume dairy products?

Edited February 11, 2016 by teky

[DalekSec]

download the Happy Cow app and see what comes up on the search results

 

Useful app, shame they don't do a just lactose search! I'm a huge carnivore, my 1st thing I do when I get a menu is look for the dish with most meat!

[Dos_Box]

I found out 3 months ago I was lactose intolerant, I kept off dairy for a month including xmas. Hated every minute of it! Back to eating my cheese's, I can deal with the side effects! *Legs it to toilet*

 

 

[GuyJD]

As a side note, roughly 75% of the world's population is lactose intolerant What is Lactose Intolerance? | The Physicians Committee , which brings up the question, why do a lot of people still consume dairy products?

Because eventually somewhere down their bloodline they will develop immunity, Dairy Lovers are doing it for a better world.

 

"It rapidly became apparent that this pattern was the genetic norm, and that lactase activity was sustained only in a majority of adults whose origins were in Northern European or some Mediterranean populations."6 In other words, Caucasians tolerate milk sugar only because of an inherited genetic mutation.

Phew!! Don't think I could live without strawberry Nesquik in my life.

[teky]

...Dairy Lovers are doing it for a better world.

 

A better world, really? There is several studies now that link high consumption of dairy products to a much higher chance of having osteoporosis, and a higher chance of prostate cancer, plus there is the whole ethics issue.

 

Feel free to watch this, there are some distressing pictures in there though:

[elsiegee40]

As ever in such things, moderation is the key. Dietary calcium requires Vitamin D to help with Osteoporosis- as the tortoise keepers in here will be aware. The best source of Vitamin D being that made by you when exposed to UV i.e. the sun.

 

If you keep tortoises indoors getting a good UV lamp is essential for good health. Humans tend to prefer milk or cheese over a cuttlebone for the calcium though

[DalekSec]

 

Phew!! Don't think I could live without strawberry Nesquik in my life.

 

I got around this by using coconut milk instead! Taste just the same with the same thickness, Soya and almond milk are too thin for my liking!

[kennysarmy]

Please Help.. My OH is lactose intolerant and I really want to do something special on our anniversary which is coming up - does anyone have any insight into a good dairy free / vegan restaurant in the west midlands area?

 

Tried google / trip advisor but not really finding anything - any personal experiences?

 

(We're both meat eaters, but a vegan restaurant would satisfy the dairy free requirement!)

 

Thanks.

 

Bring her to a Forest Green Match

 

Food review: Forest Green Rovers' new vegan menu (From Stroud News and Journal)

 

(That's me in the very top right!)

[GuyJD]

Feel free to watch this, there are some distressing pictures in there though:

Nope not watching it for the same reason I won't watch Supersize me, I know what I like to put in my body and what do is entirely up to me.

[Bompalompalomp]

Birmingham-wise, Cafe Soya is a buffet place that does a lot of vegan dishes and some meat dishes too. Haven't been there yet, but heard it's pretty good for the veg selection.