Whodathunkit?

We went out for dinner on the spur of the moment with some meat-eater friends and as our favourite Greek place has apparently closed down, we ended up at the restaurant next door, The Steakery. Yes you read that correctly. Needless to say we were sceptical but we were in for quite a surprise. We managed to have a full 3-course vegan meal with only one adjustment.

Starter:

Chef's salad (avo, rocket, and various other salady things with a lovely balsamic dressing)

Main course:

Vegetarian pasta (linguine with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, peppers and a napoletana sauce - awesome)

Dessert:

Bananas baked in a rum and banana liqueur syrup - yum! Usually served with cream.

I found some awesome sources for checking whether your booze is vegan:

http://www.barnivore.com/ (also listed on the http://www.vegansociety.co.za site)

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/alcohol.html
http://www.vnv.org.au/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=133
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/alcohol.html
http://www.vegansociety.com/Lifestyle-And-Nutrition/Food/Drink/Alcohol.aspx

So yeah, not that they are likely to ever read this but thank you to The Steakery for considering those that don't eat animal products for whatever reason. Hopefully other restaurants will catch on.

Btw it is my work year-end function on Thursday and I have held in my hands an invoice for, among others, 1x vegan meal :) I shall report back.