The Birds - East London

Went specifically for the vegan roast (with a group of omnis) Was told the vegan option was meatloaf (on further enquiry I was told it was faux-meat, which was fine with me) What came out were 2 rather overcooked ‘Beyond’ type burger patties, barely roasted potatoes, cabbage, parsnips some tinned/frozen baby carrots a side of gravy which barely had a taste to it. I’d chosen to go there specifically to avoid having to get yet another burger ended up with burger patties! Same price as the chicken roast which also had pigs in blankets, Yorkshire puds cauliflower cheese. Was very disappointed felt ripped off. I really liked the vibe of the place would be willing to give their other items a try but the vegan roast is definitely not up to scratch, especially for the price.

A friend recommended this place to us, and it was great. Spacious place, with a relaxed atmosphere both inside and in the outdoor beer garden at the back, and friendly staff. We had two of the burgers, and they were both very good generous and tasty, really good texture on the burgers themselves. The menu has 5 burgers (one of them is meaty, shoved at the end and also 5 brunches, with the meaty one shoved at the end which we think is a great way to organise an omni pub menu!

I used to love this pub because a amazing beer, and b best pub quiz I’ve ever been to every Wednesday. And now they have launched an AMAZING vegan menu and I might never leave. The popcorn chicken and the dip (oh, the dip! is incredible, the mac and cheese with bacon bits is insane and the dirty fries yum! All the beers are labelled vegan, it’s not overpriced, portions are great and the staff are lovely. They also vegan chocolate which I’ve yet to try and a vegan roast. All in all LOVE this place.

Can only give 4 stars because the birds are not completely vegetarian. but the menu is 50% vegan with some delicious options! we visited during the veganuary, as vegans eat 50% from Mon-Wed. two burgers and one side of mac and cheese for a total of £10! the whole food was great, but above all the md burger a fried chicken style sincean burger with mac and cheese stole. one of the best burgers I had in london! the pub also has a cool atmosphere and a good selection of beer and apple wines.

Would definitely visit here again. We tried the beefless burger, MD burger and cauliflower wings. The cauli wings were epic, definitely order those! Burgers were also quite good. The only gripe I had was the staff didn't know which IPA were vegan and the boards don't list this either. They had an Oatmeal IPA so I took my chance with that.