Let’s Michelin “star”t the year on a high note, shall we? 🌟 Cos vegans wanna be fancy sometimes too, don’t ya know? (Yes that’s 3 wines) 🍷💁🏼♀️ {gifted}
The beautiful, elegant Michelin starred Galvin La Chapelle (@galvinrestaurants), located inside an old schoolhouse has developed a vegan tasting menu, perfect for spesh occasions – hoorah! 🌱
Here’s the menu:
🌱Shaved fennel, grapefruit & avocado purée
💭 Guac is creamy & fresh, fennel isn’t my fave flavour but not overpowering. Chives are subtle. Textures are great but I don’t love bitter flavours so not my fave
🌱Velouté of ironbark pumpkin & crispy sage
💭 UNREAL. Perfectly seasoned, great consistency. Fab dish! The sage flavour is unreal, also packs some quite cheesy flavour which I loved
🏆Fave dish
🌱Roasted veg salad & shaved cob nuts
💭Loved the carrots & beetroot, nuts were too salty. This dish was ok but would’ve liked more creativity & flavour
🌱Risotto of wild mushrooms, soft herbs & truffle
💭 Can’t tell you how much I loved this. The perfect risotto. Sticky but not stodgy, slightly salty & buttery, meaty shrooms melted in your mouth
🏆Fave dish
🌱Winter vegetable tagine, couscous, confit lemon & harissa sauce
💭 A very unusual dish full of contrasting textures & flavours. Loved some parts, didn’t love others. The couscous was delicious, spinach cooked well but needed more flavour. Onions were fab, shrooms were great too
🌱Poached pear & walnut
💭 The pear is beaut – so sweet. Loved the crunchy caramelised walnuts. It was all sweet but not sickly
🌱Chocolate ganache, sponge & orange
💭 Cake was dense but light. Citrus flavours are nice, choc didn’t taste too bitter. I liked it!
Also, just want to give a huge shout out to the best bread I’ve ever had.
💰Meal: £55pp, w/ wine pairing: £120pp
❓Order again? Yes
📍Location: Spitalfields
🌾GF Options: Yes
🌱100% Vegan? No, omni
🏠Eatery: Formal
👩🍳Service: Excellent, friendly & professional
📸 @thebigjolleyvegan & me
📦Leftovers: We are it all
🌍Sustainability: No plastic seen
🐶Dog friendly: No
♿️Wheelchair friendly: Yes
Galvin La Chapelle is featured on my list of Best Vegan-Friendly Date Night Restaurants. To see the rest of the list, click here.