The Allotment Vegan & Vegetarian Eatery

Went here yesterday to celebrate my upcoming birthday. Overall it was a nice experience and the food as nice as I remember at their previous location. We were also running very late (40 mins) due to it now being impossible to drive/park in town - we ended up parking a 20 min walk away - however we were still accomodated which was a huge relief. However there were a few things I felt could have been improved. 1) We brought our furbaby with us and noone offered if she needed some water (we always carry water with us anyway) but if you are a dog friendly place you should be providing water for them - even just a regular bowl with water would of sufficed. 2) We had the afternoon tea but there were no lemon tarts on either and only 1 "egg" sandwich on each birdcage (despite it being a shared between 2 people.) No one said as to why this was missing and unfortunately I only realised today after relooking at the online menu. 3) I had put on my booking it was for a birthday celebration and noone wished me Happy Birthday. This is a small thing however from being to other places for celebrations this is tends to be the norm to acknowledge. 4) No one asked if we would like water for the table. My usual experience is this tends to be a given in many restaurants so I was a bit suprised this wasn't the norm upon arriving. Overall I would go back because the above can all be changed if The Allotment wanted to and there was nothing majorly wrong, however I do think a few tweaks could improve their Google rating.

What a lovely find! Went here for a lovely mid-week quiet meal before attending the cathedral to watch the Luminescence immersive show. Great food. Really reasonable. We paid £30 for 5 tapas and it was more than enough food between us. The mocktails were delish too. Service was great. Really attentive and friendly. Cost atmosphere with plants everywhere. If you prefer a meaty meal, obviously don't go here! 😂 We love vegan & veggie food. The food was well cooked, and fresh. Highly recommend the cauliflower wings and butter bean stew - they were our favourite dishes!

Went here for my mum’s 60th birthday. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. Some of the food was really tasty, other parts were undercooked and lacking flavour. All the items on the menu sound delicious but the execution was lacking on most. It felt as though the dishes were being executed by someone who hadn’t come up with them or had lost passion (maybe there’s a change of ownership or chef?) The food also took an hour to come out, and no updates were given until prompted. Instead of apologising, she simply said that the food takes a while and that they only had one chef. We were a big group, but we had booked well in advance. When they added a service charge at the end, and we politely questioned it, the waitress made the table uncomfortable and made the same excuse. We simply paid up in full so we could leave. A few small touches of hospitality would have helped smooth out an otherwise uneven experience. E.g. simple things like: more of a welcome/some information about the place on arrival, updates about delays, checking if we needed more drinks whilst we wait, asking whose birthday it was etc.