{"id":4815,"date":"2016-10-05T12:25:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:31:50","slug":"a-guide-to-bournemouth-being-vegetarian-or-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/10\/05\/a-guide-to-bournemouth-being-vegetarian-or-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Bournemouth: Being Vegetarian or Vegan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a vegetarian like me, you may get the occasional eye-roll and people saying \u201cso you just eat fruit and vegetables\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, I\u2019ve been a vegetarian my whole life and with new restaurants and a growing population to please, being a vegetarian has never been more tasty or easy and I\u2019m here to show you whose food you need to try, whether you\u2019re a vegetarian, or you just want to know what all the fuss is about!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mad Cucumber<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mad Cucumber was the very first vegan caf\u00e9 in Bournemouth and is perfectly situated in Bournemouth\u2019s town centre. They have such an array of dishes, such as bean chilli, veggie curry, vegan burritos and\u00a0marinated\u00a0salad bowls \u2013 not forgetting to mention all of the delicious cakes! And with all the food being vegan, you don\u2019t have to scour out the green \u2018V\u2019 as you would in most places!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4817 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-1-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/place\/mad+cucumber\/@50.7201772,-1.8853871,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x7536047782c27b56\"><em>Mad Cucumber,\u00a07 The Triangle,\u00a0Bournemouth,\u00a0BH2 5RY<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Sweet Greens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a slightly healthier option, Sweet Greens may be the place for you. It has delicious raw foods, almond milk lattes and a variety of fancy salads. Of course d\u00e9cor is very important too, and with\u00a0wooden, up-cycled d\u00e9cor it\u2019s perfect for an Instagram picture. Are you really there if you don\u2019t Instagram it?<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4818\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-2-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"493\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/place\/Sweet+greens\/@50.736957,-1.8649007,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xe08f469315e125b5\"><em>Sweet Greens, 175 Charminster Rd, Bournemouth BH8 9QG<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Conto Lounge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Definitely one of my favourite places ever since I moved to Bournemouth a few years ago. There are plenty of options for vegetarians; my favourite being the Vegetarian Breakfast and the Mac and Cheese. As the food is fairly inexpensive, and the staff are really friendly, it\u2019s perfect for a Sunday morning brunch (when you want to leave the house).<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4819 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><u>418 Wimborne Rd, Bournemouth BH9 2HB <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Aruba<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For those of you who \u2018do like to be beside the seaside\u2019, Aruba is a lovely open-plan restaurant and bar overlooking the beach. With a range of vegetarian AND vegan choices such as the veggie curry and the black-bean burger this place is perfect for an evening meal with your housemates. Just FYI, the cocktails aren\u2019t bad on the palate either\u2026<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian 4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><u>Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5AA<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>On Campus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Of course you\u2019ll be spending a lot of time on campus and with the variety of vegetarian and vegan food, you definitely won\u2019t go hungry. Dylan\u2019s does amazing deals for students and I would definitely recommend trying out the burgers! Also, with Starbucks and Costa scattered round, their famous paninis are a great choice for a quick lunch!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4820\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4816\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Vegetarian-5-623x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian 5\" width=\"300\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><u>Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>By Lizzie Kiely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a vegetarian like me, you may get the occasional eye-roll and people saying \u201cso you just eat fruit and vegetables\u2026?\u201d Well, I\u2019ve been a vegetarian my whole life and with new restaurants and a growing population to please, being a vegetarian has never been more tasty or easy and I\u2019m here to show&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/10\/05\/a-guide-to-bournemouth-being-vegetarian-or-vegan\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about A Guide to Bournemouth: Being Vegetarian or Vegan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[409,743,570,445],"class_list":["post-4815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-bournemouth-town","tag-food-in-bournemouth","tag-lizzie-kiely","tag-restaurants-in-bournemouth"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4815"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4826,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815\/revisions\/4826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}