Vegan
Western
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
British

Fast food eatery est. 2017. Serves vegan junk food, ranging from deep fried veggies and cauliflower 5 ways to setian burgers and loaded fries, hot dogs and sweets like chocolate sundae and vegan apple pie. Roast on Sunday. Bar opens til late. Kitchen reported to close earlier than stated times, check ahead. NOTE: No wheelchair access. Reported fully vegan June 2024. Open Tue-Thu 15:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 13:00-22:00.


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177 Reviews

First Review by FilipaPereira

lucomannaro

Points +170

Vegan
02 Dec 2024

Cozy little vegan restaurant

This place is so good looking and cozy, and the food is very heart warming (mostly it's junk food, but It doesn't even feel like it). Definitely to be tried out!

Ariana.W

Points +299

Vegan
24 Nov 2024

Lovely Staff and Food

I wanted to start by saying how exceptional the customer service was here. Staff was friendly, and accommodating, and went above and beyond for us.

I ordered the Char Swoo Chicken with noodles and my partner ordered the Zinger Burger.

I enjoyed my dish, great portion size and the noodles were good. The burger was yum, but not rave worthy.

The venue itself is cool, and has a great atmosphere.

Pros: Service, Venue

LettuceMuncher

Points +712

Vegan
24 Nov 2024

Bit disappointing

I loved the vibe and the staff were super friendly. There was a really nice atmosphere, unfortunately the food let it down. Since the food should be the star of the show, I'm only giving 3 stars.

I ordered the salt and pepper fella (oyster mushroom) burger with salt and pepper fries. My friend ordered the royale with cheese burger (soy patty) also with salt and pepper fries. My burger was saturated in oil, so much that as I picked it up to take a bite, oil literally poured out. It tasted okay but that amount of oil is so off putting. I enjoyed the salt and pepper fries which randomly had some part cooked onion scattered amongst them. My friend said his burger was okay. He didn't eat all his fries as he felt full. He had several sliced chilli peppers in amongst his fries together with the onion. We weren't sure how, although we both ordered the same fries, that his had so much chilli whereas mine had none. The only conclusion we came to was they were cooked together and he ended up with all the chilli by chance. On a positive note the portion size was good.

We didn't try a dessert but the dessert menu looked good.

Woo Tan Scran a vegan Chinese takeaway is based in the same address and so there's an option to try some of their food on the menu too.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-23

Pros: Nice vibe, Fully vegan, Friendly staff

Cons: Oil pouring out oyster burger

ElleHancox

Points +74

Vegan
23 Nov 2024

Great food, great vibe!!!

What a great place!! Staff lovely and friendly. Great atmosphere and most important the food was Epic!!! So much choice. We had prawn toast, duck pancakes, bao buns, patatas bravas and frickles!!! 👌🏼

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-23

Claire_Louise16

Points +590

Vegan
18 Nov 2024

Amazing vegan restaurant

Been a few times, food is amazing, very tasty! Staff are friendly 😊 and its cosy and nicely decorated.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-18

roomfullofpigeons

Points +20

Non Veg
12 Nov 2024

Very good food; fully vegan menu

I got one of the burgers with a crispy oyster mushroom and my partner got loaded fries. We got some spring rolls from woo tan scran to share. Then we got dessert.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-12

Pros: Nice crispy oyster mushroom , Fast service, Reasonable value for money

Cons: Soy sauce wasn't the nicest, Aioli on the loaded fries was a bit too salty

hannahmay28

Points +61

Vegan
22 Oct 2024

10/10 food, drinks and service

It was so hard to decide what to order everything looked amazing! I ordered the royale burger with cheese and bacon with the 4/20 fries and my boyfriend got the zinger burger with kebabish fries, the buffalo cauliflower wings were unbelievable🤩 all of the food was amazing and the staff are so friendly! I can’t wait to return. We also had a few desserts all so delicious (especially the brownie!). Can’t wait to return☺️

Pros: Friendly, helpful staff , Can’t stop thinking about the food , Cocktails were so nice

DavidWebb

Points +278

Vegan
22 Oct 2024

Great food and lovely staff

The equivalent of two menus with a good variety of choice (faux meat and not). Friendly staff and various happy hours to help keep the price down.

gigi75

Points +150

Vegan
21 Oct 2024

Amazing

Great staff and amazing food.

Cocktails and noodles 🍜

A must eat if you're in the area.

thedarkproject

Points +109

Vegan
15 Oct 2024

Great burger and fries

Enjoyed a burger with salt and pepper fries today - fast service and some interesting fusion options due to Wu Tan Scran sharing the kitchen. Will go again!

Pros: Fast service, Interesting options, Plenty of seating

squidge

Points +13

Vegetarian
13 Oct 2024

A great little place

Vegan junk food and cocktails. Just perfect! I would recommend a visit or two.

JackWalker

Points +24

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Down the Hatch

Would recommend, the sundae was amazing!! Wish I got a burger instead of the wings though - as they were a small plate they weren’t filling.
Book in advance, as I had to wait an hour for a table

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-15

Pros: friendly staff, lots of choice

Fii

Points +77

Vegan
09 Sep 2024

Worth a visit

I’ve been in Liverpool 2 nights for a conference, luckily found this on the first night, and came back for the second. Had Chinese the first night, then tofu meatballs and seitan wings the second. Lovely friendly staff, quick service, good selection. Cosy basement vibe, nice atmosphere, didn’t feel uncomfortable at all there eating alone. The lemon beer is great too.

Pros: Staff, Atmosphere , Food choice

Cons: One ‘healthy’ option would be great buda bowl type

getatrip

Points +372

Vegan
23 Aug 2024

Amazing vegan restaurant

This place is wonderful for people with many dietary needs. I brought 10 meat-eaters here for my birthday as I am vegan and they all really enjoyed the food.

The vibe of the restaurant is very nice and calming and service was good and friendly.

The burgers and chicken wings are incredible here I would highly recommend. In addition their milkshakes are delicious.

I am sad to move away from Liverpool as I can’t easily access this restaurant.

Pros: Wide variety of options, Taste of all meals I’ve tried, Atmosphere

Asrianti

Points +65

Vegan
14 Aug 2024

Yummie vegan goodness

Went there for lunch and was surprised by their very cool early bird special with unlimited drinks. Such a cool concept.
The food was great, albeit a bit too much for me, but I was able to take home a doggy bag free of charge.
Will be coming back to try some more stuff next time I’m in Liverpool.

KellyFH

Points +86

Vegetarian
12 Aug 2024

Fantastic food!

Came here with my family during a trip to Liverpool. I had the salt and pepper tofu with noodles, my daughter had the char swoo chicken with noodles and my husband had an Apple Jack's BBQ burger. All the meals were delicious. The service was great and we liked the general atmosphere of the place.

Pros: Tasty food, Good prices, Good service

ClaireLouiseH

Points +161

Vegan
03 Aug 2024

Looking for comfort food

Really cool place with warm vibe. Fantastic service. We had sweetcorn ribs and frickles to start which were delicious. For mains, hubby had the carbonara which he said was really tasty and satisfying. I had the Woo tan burger with salad and coleslaw. This was tasty and a sizeable portion. There was a bit too much sauce for my liking and the tofu was ‘floppy’. Maybe better with crispy fried tofu and then the sauce applied at the time of cooking rather than as a marinaded?

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-03

Pros: Great vibe and service , Tasty and varied menus, Lovely cocktails

Cons: Woo tan burger needs to be more burger-like

zebb_21

Points +197

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Amazing Junk Food!

Fully Vegan junk food restaurant with burgers, loaded fries etc.. Also Woo Tan Scran, fully Vegan Chinese operates from here too so you can order from both Menus now!

Nooch-Queen

Points +253

Vegan
24 Jul 2024

OMG 😱 if you want dirty vegan food get here!

I’ve been to down the hatch a fair few times for drinks but have never eaten here. Damn wth was I thinking? I’m vegan heaven!! Recently tried woo tan scran for the very first time and I’ll certainly be getting it again! 100% plant based Chinese food now that’s what I’m talking about 🤤

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-17

Pros: Friendly helpful staff, Amazing food , Gorgeous cocktails

Nattyy

Points +2799

Vegan
23 Jul 2024

Really good 👌

Great vibe, friendly staff. Food was really good, would come again, desserts are a must, milkshake was on point.

Cons: Mac and Cheese - had better , Zinger Cauliflower wings - too hot

alikirb

Points +219

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Amazing!!

Menu is incredible. The poutine is to die for, the frickles and seitan wings with salt and pepper were also stand outs. Try the jäger sauce!!!

Pros: Staff, Menu, Speed

Cons: Expensive

kagcool

Points +182

Vegan
25 Jun 2024

Delicious

We had such a lovely meal, great staff, so tasty, great vibes

NielsdeWinter

Points +150

Vegan
20 Jun 2024

Vegan junk food

Great comfort food dishes with good portions. Service was very thoughtful too. Not the healthiest place to eat but definitely recommended for a cheat meal!

grace19

Points +452

Vegan
06 Jun 2024

Spoilt for choice

So hard deciding what to order here as they have so many options, from goan curry, to seafood chowder to all the classic junk food options like mac&cheese and huge burgers! Portions are large! When I visited they were also serving a menu from another vegan business ‘Woo Tan Scran’

Pros: Large portions, Wide variety of options

KayParry

Points +577

Vegan
03 Jun 2024

It’s been a while!

Haven’t visited in so long, had the seitan wings & kebabish and I devoured it! The staff are always lovely, the food was amazing years ago & it’s still amazing now! I’ll be back next week for my birthday 👌🏼

Pros: Plenty of options, Nice cozy setting, Staff were more than happy to help

RabbieB

Points +84

Vegan
31 May 2024

Incredible vegan scran!

My partner and I popped in on our trip to Liverpool, and the food was incredible. We had seitan wings to start, then the salt and pepper burger and the mac and cheese burger. The frickles and calamari sides were just delicious.

Pros: Great service, Amazing flavours

MdeeVee

Points +1034

Vegan
29 Apr 2024

And right down the hatch it goes!

A very unassuming place from the outside, but once inside it is quite amazing.
A great range of items on the daily menu, plus a Sunday roast and Moo Tan Scran. Check out my photographs and your get a good idea of what the have. And everything is made on the premises.
Celebrating 7 years in Liverpool - it's great!

Pros: Vegan , Variety , Bigger on the inside than the outside




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