The Curry Leaf, Exeter

South Indian restaurant which can be found on North Street of Exeter.

The staff here are very understanding and friendly. Vegetarian food is listed separately from the meats so it is easy to spot and you can ask your waiter what contains dairy. The only thing I missed asking is what it was cooked in, butter or oil? But I will definitely be back and will ask next time…

We ate there at lunchtime and had;

the lunchtime special £6 (which did contain a piece of cheese).

Appam (a kind of yeast based pancake) with Vegetable Stew £6.50, which was egg an milk free.

Aaloo Paratha (bread) £2.75

Mint tea £?

I have got to say this was the best indian I have ever eaten!

The menu was interesting containing both classics you’d expect and some unusual dishes. Everything was spiced beautifully and well-balanced, presented well, not over priced – just sublime.

We could not stop talking about how much we were enjoying the food.

If you are in or around Exeter I would definitely recommend a visit.

http://www.curryleafexeter.net/

Brockweir & Hewelsfield Village Shop and Cafe, Forest of Dean.

Brockweir & Hewelsfield Village Shop and Cafe, Forest of Dean.

Walking through the door at lunchtime there was a sigh of reliefe this shop is just what we were hoping to find but not hopeful enough to be looking for! What luck to come across it.

Free Wifi, which is fast and easy to access.

A large range of teas and coffees.

An excellent vegetarian range.

Helpful staff- When I asked if their soup was vegan they went as far as getting their shop recipe book out to find out.

There doesn’t seem to be much of a vegan option in the cafe, they couldn’t tell me if the soup used butter or not and offered no alternative, almost if not all of their menu was suitable for vegetarians.

However, there was great range of vegan products and whole foods available in their shop area, raging from locally produced flours, spread and seeds, to Tartex spread, (very expensive) vegan milks, Nakd raw food bars, breads and eco household products.

Many of their shop products are supplied by local farmers, artists and producers so overall this was well worth missing a trip to telcos for.