The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant

Reviews for The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant

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  The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant

  51 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QL uk
  
  Izabel_blue

  21st April 2008

  Delicious but busy

  Current

  I've been to the Gate about twice a year for the last 5 years with my veggie husband and the food is almost always great.
  
  Unfortunately the rest of the world seems to know this too, and it tends to get very busy, especially at the weekends. As it's a small noisy room, I'd not recommend it for an intimate first date, unless you go on a Monday or a Tuesday night!
  
  The food is very eclectic with influences from all over the globe, especially Asia and the Middle East. Omnivores will be so overwhelmed by the interesting choices that they'll barely notice the lack of meat on the menu. Expect to spend around £80/couple for three courses with wine.
  
  Oh, and be sure to save room for pudding - especially the house crumble or (even better) the chocolate fondant if it's on the menu.

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  The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant

  51 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QL uk
  
  sue

  5th April 2008

  Vegetarian for meat eaters

  Current

  I ventured to Hammersmith one mild spring day to lunch with a friend. The venue was The Gate, an upmarket and well renowned vegetarian restaurant in an unlikely location next door to a council estate. I had eaten at The Gate several years earlier and was pleasantly surprised by the food back then, so willing to return and see if the standards had been retained.
  
  I am not a big fan of the room, it is attractive enough, but the tables are too jammed in and the atmosphere is not good when it is quiet, as it was when I arrived. Thankfully, plenty of other lunchers arrived and perked things up a bit, though I was surprised when they seated people right next to us when there were plenty of other empty tables available.
  
  To eat I had the Tortillas - wheat tortillas filled with sweet potato, sweet corn, goats cheese, coriander & chilli, served with guacamole, sour cream & a black bean & red pepper salsa. The dish was attractively presented (apart from the burnt edges of the tortilla) and all of the flavours worked well. For dessert I had some Ice cream which is made in house - coffee, maple and coconut lime - nice and refreshing, but nothing special.
  
  Not being an experienced vegetarian restaurant visitor, I'm not sure how the menu compares to other veggie places, though there were plenty of interesting options which sounded good to this meat-lover.

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  The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant

  51 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QL uk
  
  Cedric

  29th November 2007

  Veggie food at its best

  Current

  For me veggie was an equivalent of healthy but also boring... Until I discovered The Gate. They are providing you with some outstanding dishes that make you enjoy your meal like rarely before. The funny thing: it is so good that I even forgot that it was a vegetarian restaurant. The location is a bit akward, as you seem to get into someone's house. The restaurant room turns out to be really noisy when full (well, it is always full), but it does not disturb you from your food. However forget it if you want a cosy, romantic place. You are there for the cuisine, not for the ambience.

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