I decided to try out Coach and Horses with my friend who's vegan, after struggling to find anywhere that fell into two conditions 1) they had to serve vegan food and 2) they had to be open. First off let's just say the food is a 4.5, it is some of the best vegetarian and vegan food I have had in London, and the fact their menu has extensive vegan options is a definite plus. We went for the pesto vegan burger with onion rings, which was the best veggie burger I've ever eaten out and about, and the vedgeree, which is kedgeree minus the fish with lots of other veggies thrown in (think cauliflower and edamame beans). We also went for two vegan desserts, the coconut panna cotta with poached rhubarb and a brandy snap was delicious, but slightly overshadowed by the mouth sensation that was lemon and basil ice cream. It was some of the best ice cream I've had this Summer and it was vegan...no words. We sat downstairs in the pub area, which was very casual but I like eating that way. The atmosphere was your typical boozers except there were no greasy steak sandwiches flying round. The problem I had was the mixed service. The end of our meal was fine but two of the barmaids who first served us were very inexperienced. One of which proceeded to tell my friend the reason why our cokes were mostly water was because we asked for ice, it had melted so the barmaid poured it into our glasses then gave it a top of coke. She got very heated when we asked her to change it, and it took another barmaid to step in and tell her off to sort the problem. Another didn't know what the symbols on the menu meant, and every time we asked if something was vegan they had to go check. As I said we sat in the bar so upstairs in the dining room the service was probably a lot better. I'd definitely go back again for a pub lunch. Plus they let dogs in so it's probably the best pub in London.

A vegetarian pub!. I've never heard of a vegetarian pub and this one was worth the visit. Friendly people and really great food. They have plenty of vegan options and you get all the comfort food you might expect from a pub without the animals on the plate. Just excellent. Oh and to get to the food, you just ask the bartender to be seated upstairs, then you walk through the bar, up the secret stairs and to a fantastic seating space. It's pretty neat.