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Vegan food takeover by LD's Kitchen at The Black Heart. Vegan menu available Wednesday to Saturday and roasts on Sunday. Open Wed-Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-18:00. Closed Mon-Tue.


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35 Reviews

First Review by darrenb

NomadicRu

Points +31

Vegan
17 Nov 2024

Delicious

Great roast, had so many treats and different flavours in one dish! Veg cooked perfectly, nice and crunchy, gravy was great, loved every bite. Vey authentic! It’s definitely the real deal. Very authentic!

Pros: Everything

Cons: Personally I prefer the potatoes more crispy

Kangarupe

Points +184

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Best meal I had on my UK vacation

I ate at most of the Happy Cow top tiered restaurants in Edinburgh and London over the course of 2 weeks and this was the best vegan meal I had. Simple-ish and at the same time not, either way it was so well executed. I had the mock chicken roast on Sunday and it felt akin to a well prepared thanksgiving back home in the states. I should point out that I had some incredible meals from other places, so I consider this very high praise. Well done guys, hope you’re around when I return to London.

Pros: Food…what else, Value, Quality

Cons: Ambience may be to some peoples distaste (not me)

Jarek25

Points +60

Vegan
13 Oct 2024

Fabulous Sunday roasts

Husband had vegan pork roast with amazing crackling, and my vegan chicken with 'skin' was really tasty. Loads of veggies, with Yorkshire pudding and gravy - made us both very happy!

Pros: All vegan Sunday roasts , Friendly , Music was background level but classic rock

VeganToursCapeTown

Points +422

Vegan
22 Sep 2024

Outstanding Roast Lunch. BUT…

This is quite possibly the best vegan Sunday roast in London. We ordered Roast Mocken Breast and Beef Style Steak with garlic and sage butter. There were 4 roasts all priced at £18 to choose from and they all come with the same sides of Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes (which were perfectly crispy) and a selection of veg and a jug of gravy. The flavour of everything was excellent!
But what massively let down the entire experience at LD Kitchen was the time it took for our food to arrive. We waited 50 minutes and when I followed up with the bar staff after 35 minutes I was advised that it usually takes anything between 30-45 minutes!?! We were one of the early tables booked and they only serve roast on a Sunday, no other menu, so to expect to wait 45 minutes or longer for our order to arrive doesn’t make sense? There were at least two other tables that were following up with the same issue. If there was a problem in the kitchen then this could have been easily articulated by the staff to customers and people would most likely understand (I certainly would have). But to have no communication and to wait so long just isn’t cool.
Whilst I enjoyed the food I am very apprehensive to recommend this place to anyone based on this experience.

Pros: Amazing roast lunch

Cons: Wait time for food

HealthyGary

Points +66

Vegan
28 Aug 2024

A Gem!

Had the Roast Mocken Breast from the menu and it could have been anything as it all looked delicious.. Can’t praise it enough, so tasty. Had some non vegans tried it and they were blown away how tasty it was too.

Pros: The staff , The Food , The Ales

Cons: Lack of good tables , The mood (was Quiet) , Location (hard to see as was in a side street)

HealthyGary

28 Aug 2024

Wanted to add the staff were very helpful and went out of their way .. thanks to Kieran, Tom and Luke good lads .

TappingVegan

Points +300

Vegan
14 Jul 2024

Banging roast

Roast here always slaps, feels like so much thought has gone into each element of it. I had the tofu pork belly and my partner had the mockin chicken.

Pros: Tasty , Great vibes

Annecupcake

Points +95

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Great Sunday roast

Loved the Sunday roast. Amazing roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and veg. I had the tofu ‘pork’ as I avoid meat subs and it was delicious. My OH had the chicken and loved it. The portion size was huge!! Best roast I’ve had.
The Black Heart is a bit scuzzy but the food is worth it.

Pros: Yorkshire puddings , Portion size , Delicious

CLRtraveller

Points +9230

Vegan
30 Jun 2024

Saturday brunch and Sunday roast

Updating review to add Saturday brunch: The multi-component Grand Slam brunch is great! Love the tater tots, scramble, beans, pickles and more. The pancakes were a bit thin and tough, but maple syrup helps! Big meal.
Sunday roast: Nice large meal. Choice of three main dishes - vegan chicken, pork or beef, two being based on VWG (vital wheat gluten, or seitan). Good sauces on the “meats,” and a jug of good gravy. The Yorkshire pudding was good; I especially liked the chopped greens/leeks; the carrots could have used one more minute of cooking.
Selection of local beers on tap. Wine and cider available, as well as a few side dishes and a couple of desserts.
Friendly service. Unisex loos upstairs.
Entrance to the pub is the door just past the door that says “2” - there is no signage, other than the big black heart hanging above.

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-05

Ebsveg

Points +2398

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

Classic roasts in a cool environment

I would recommend booking an early spot so you have the full number of options. The staff were friendly and I thought the vibe of the place was cool. The roasts overall were really nice with the stars being the veggies. I thought the mains were just fine but nothing amazing, we had the steak and the roast mocken (I had ordered fried but they must have miss heard, but was keen to try none the less). The truffle cauliflower was really nice! Overall a nice experience but still searching for the best roast in London.

kennyp353

Points +1674

Vegetarian
27 May 2024

It's quite an experience in every sense

It's a rock pub. If you're not of this demographic, you will stick out. No-one else seems to care, though I was a bit self-conscious about it.

We went for Sunday roast at £18 each, we arrived at 4.30pm - there was a table with our time on it. I think they have one table reservation per 15 minutes. At this time, most roast options were gone - we could only have the fried chicken or the kinda slimy chicken, so we had one of each. Service from the food staff was lovely, but the bar staff seemed a bit sneery that we weren't "one of them".

It took about 35 minutes from ordering for our food to arrive.

The roast potatoes were outstanding - the best I've had in decades. Like the lard-cooked ones of my youth, breaking your teeth trying to bite into them. The gravy too, absolutely incredible. And the two (two!) carrots were delicious.

The actual main feature was a bit meh for me - was mine "mocken"? - felt too fatty and weird - my partner's deep-fried was better, though no better than the nearby Temple Of Seitan. And a lot of the veggies kinda slimed into each other. I had great hopes for the Yorkshire pudding, but it was a bit soggy and uncooked in the bottom.

We had the truffle cauliflower cheese - it was OK but nothing special, quite small (you can see photos elsewhere demonstrating this), and nowhere near worth £6.50.

Portions were huge, and it's a massive amount of fat and carbs to consume in one sitting. My partner was loving it... then started heaving... then went and threw a load of it up - for eating it too quickly. But he still considers it a great experience.

They don't take AmEx - £55 for lunch and a pint for two, but they're behaving like a bargain basement. Just pay the AmEx fees FFS.

And yet I'd still go again, earlier so I could try the pork that apparently always sells out, and maybe on Saturday for the brunch too. Wing Wednesday at £2 a wing is double the price of Neat Burger's excellent Wing Wednesday at £1 a wing, so I guess that will have to be left to others.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-27

Pros: Roast potatoes, Gravy

Cons: You might feel a bit out of place, Popular choices sell out early

Gregasaurus

Points +89

Vegan
27 May 2024

Vegan Desertfest!

I was attending Desertfest and tried their special burger was really good. I also had the slae which was good. The service was friendly from Kady :)
Great to have something vegan associated with Desertfest!

Pros: Excellent Food, Excellent Service, Great branding

AbiM

Points +4393

Vegan
17 May 2024

Really good

Very good find, very interesting place. My partner thought some of the best wings he'd ever had, very succulent.

Cons: bit dark so photos hard

xskate-edgex

Points +983

Vegan
07 May 2024

Tasty

Although not my usual more healthy fare, this place filled a void with some tasty vegan junk food at a decent price for London. Portion size was good too.

Pros: Price and portion , Location

Cons: Noisy and dark in the seating

mockingbird

07 May 2024

MagaliEledhwen

Points +2358

Vegan
05 May 2024

Highly recommended

I went there for the Sunday roast and it was really impressive. I loved it and will go back .

ratladcharlie

Points +427

Vegan
18 Mar 2024

Very nice brunch

Really cool place and the food was very nice. We got a tofu scramble pancake and the chicken and waffles with biscoff sauce and they were delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-18

Pros: Tofu scramble, Mock chicken + waffles, Gender neutral toilets

·X·

Points +21694

Vegan
05 Feb 2024

LD’s Kichen

Amazing Sunday roast. We had the mocken and the tofu version of the roast and the mocken was an absolute stunner. Both were delicious though. Be sure to make a booking!

HenryBlane

Points +11324

Vegan
31 Jan 2024

Delicious roast!

We came here on a Sunday to try their roast and it was delicious! We got the Roast Mocken Breast and Roast 'Pork Tofu Belly' & Cracklin', which both came with vegetables and a Yorkshire pudding. We also shared a side of Truffled Cauliflower Cheeze. All the food was really tasty with a great range of flavours and textures. The meat substitutes were both very tasty although I personally preferred the Mocken Breast to the Tofu Belly as I felt it had more texture and flavour. The vegetables were all really tasty, especially the greens which were just so good and one of my favourite parts of the whole meal! The Yorkshire pudding was also excellent with a delicious flavour and lovely soft texture - it's definitely one of the best vegan Yorkshire puddings I've tried if not the best! The roast potatoes were also lovely and crispy and the gravy was thick and delicious. The cauliflower cheese was also really delicious.

The staff were also really friendly and attentive and we really enjoyed our visit!
#Veganuary

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-31

Pros: Delicious flavours and textures

Enjali

Points +2131

Vegan
12 Oct 2023

Super yum

Very good wings! Not cheap but worth it. The mac and cheese were tasty too. I would definitely go again.

Pros: All vegan , Many variations of dishes

starcide

Points +578

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Better Chicken than Temple of Seitan.

Would highly recommend eating here, best vegan chicken I've tried, better than Temple of Seitan (which is nearby).

The wings had a great coating, nice and crispy and knobbly as you want it, the spice to the coating has a great depth of flavour, pretty authentic southern fried taste. The texture of the chicken was outstanding, with some sort of skin used which was a real standout.
The texture of the chicken for the wings and the chicken topping for the mac and dirty fires was different which was a refreshing change.
The fries, maccaroni and tater tots were all of very high quality.

Update 09/10/2023 - I've been here another two times now, the second time was so very very loud we could barely hear ourselves speak sat right next to each other, they even messed our order up cos it was too loud, I know it's a rock bar and I'm into this music but it was silly loud and not a good vibe for trying to get some food, I'm removing a star because of it, in the future I doubt I'll try and get food here in the evening unless I'm going to a gig there.

Having said that we came back a third time for the roast and it was one of the best roasts that I've had in a restaurant, highly recommended, a little surprising but the veg was the star of the show, perhaps the best roast potatoes not cooked by my mum or partner, this was a sunday lunchtime and it was much quieter and nicer.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-05

Pros: Great food, Great selection of beers

Cons: Can be very loud here.

TBVG2019

Points +663

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Amazing Brunch

The Saturday Brunch was so good, fluffy waffles, even fluffier pancakes, perfectly cooked THIS Bacon, lovely tots, scrambled tofu and beans - and the Chickn, wow, possibly the best fried chickn I've had - would come back for it alone. Amazing beer menu too with gluten free, alcohol free and an excellent range, all on tap. The staff were super friendly and energetic too and it is dog and family friendly - what more could you want, get down there!

lauraakingg

Points +797

Vegan
13 Aug 2023

Good food and fun atmosphere

We went for the Sunday roast, it was huge and was so nice to have a Yorkshire pudding!!

SharonFeldman

Points +156

Vegan
06 Aug 2023

Vegan roast and rock

Best vegan Sunday roast I've had. I had the meat and my partner the chicken. The chicken was tastier but I didn't like the texture.
Great music and variety of beers

partyprince

Points +409

Vegan
30 Jul 2023

Devine Vegan Heaven

Can I give more than 5 stars 🤩 this place is so cool 😎 we were greeted by the most gorgeous & friendly host, Tobias, and seated at our table, that we had pre booked. They guided us through the menu and then we ordered at the bar.

Their entire menu is Vegan and we were there specifically for the Vegan Sunday Roast and OMG it was Devine! I had the ‘steak’ while my partner had the ‘pork belly’. So juicy and succulent, bursting with flavour and crown on our plates was the Vegan Yorkshire Pudding, just like your Nan used to make (almost😄).

The Gravy needs its own paragraph 😃 you could drink this by the pint! Absolute perfection, I’ll be dreaming of this tonight 🤤

It’s a rock bar but the music wasn’t too loud, the have a separate live venue room for that.

The drinks menu was plentiful and each drink had a good description so you knew what you were buying.

I can’t rate this place enough!

Pros: FOOD, FOOD, DRINK

emikat

Points +864

Vegan
28 Jul 2023

Best Vegan Brunch

We came a few weekends ago and tried their newly launched Brunch menu and it didn’t disappoint. The pancakes with bacon will be something I’d order again next time with the frozen margarita.

The bar staff we’re delightful and had us laughing. I’m so pleased I’ve finally found a metal bar that serves great vegan food. Can’t wait to go back.

evilempire13

Points +65

Vegan
09 Jul 2023

Best Vegan Roast I have ever had

A good vegan roast is hard to find, and as I was in London for the weekend I knew I had to try this place out. Things got off to a great start with a friendly and attentive host explaining the process. Food was amazing - portion size was perfect - not too big or small. This is without doubt the best vegan roast I have had anywhere and I will be back next time I am in London. Brilliant.

leanagga

Points +65

Vegetarian
09 Jul 2023

Amazing Roast

The food was really tasty the best vegan roast we have had. We had the 'pork belly' and the 'Mocken' followed by a brownie. The food was Devine the atmosphere amazing and the waitress was really welcoming and fun!

Pros: Food, Atmosphere , Staff

ricki42

Points +611

Vegan
29 Jun 2023

sadly disappointing

I was really looking forward to this, came in on time for my reservation, was told I should order within the next 10 min so the kitchen can handle things. No problem, ordered the beef style roast. And then waited for about 40 min.
When the food finally arrived, it was mostly cold. Super disappointing.
I don't know whether it's because it had been standing out for a while, but the food also wasn't very good. The 'beef' was kind of dense and dry, should probably have gone with the tofu option. Roasties were good and still slightly warm in the middle, I think fresh out of the oven they could have been really good. The gravy was yummy, vegetables were mainly cabbage, but the creamy sauce they were in was good.

In the end after finishing the food, I went to the toilet and they immediately cleaned up my remaining beer and water. I know this is always a risk when eating out alone, but after making me wait for 40 min, they could have given me 2 min to get back to finish my beer.

All in all, very sad, an all-vegan metal pub sounded perfect.




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