El Guaca

El Guaca

118 High Street, Colchester CO1 1SZ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Guaca/596443153832024?fref=ts

Website: http://www.elguaca.co.uk/colchester/

The Restaurant

Having established themselves in Maldon and Clacton, the Mexican restaurant 'El Guaca' has now arrived in Colchester.

I was intrigued as to what options they might have for vegans as there didn’t seem to be anything explicitly on the menu that was vegan-friendly, so I dropped them an Email, getting a very helpful reply outlining the dishes which could be made vegan, and how to adapt them. So on Tuesday night I went along to give the restaurant a try.

Sizzling Fajita

I decided to opt for the Sizzling Mushroom and Courgette Fajita (without the jack cheese or sour cream) and sizzling it was. If anyone ever tries to claim vegan food is boring then this dish is here to prove otherwise. The sizzling courgettes and mushrooms came on a bed of sautéed peppers and onions, with pico de gallo and home-made (vegan) guacamole on the side, with a bowl of warm flour tortillas ready to be filled with all the tasty filling.

The staff were very attentive, friendly and helpful, and portions rather generous (though on the pricier side of things).  Unfortunately, as is often the case, the dessert menu was lacking in a vegan option, and perhaps this is something the restaurant could look to change in the near future.

If you want to make the experience a tad more authentic then ask a member of staff for a sombrero, and they’ll happily oblige!

It’s always great to see more local businesses thriving alongside the huge chains, so I highly recommend dropping in to El Guaca. Below were the other vegan adapted options that are available, as always be sure to check anything with the staff for peace of mind. Let us know your experiences and if anything needs changing or updating from the menu.

Main Menu: http://www.elguaca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Main_Menu.pdf

Appetisers

Nachos (without cheese) with Guacamole, Pico De Gallo or Chilli Sauce

Vegetarian Tacos (i.e. with no meat fillings)

Mains

Sizzling Fajita- Courgette and Mushroom (without cheese/sour cream)

Burrito/ChimiChanga/Enchilada with Vegetarian Bean Chilli (without cheese/sour cream)

The Bakehouse

1. 5 High St, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9BJ

   01206 824569

Read trip advisor reviews here 

I recently had the pleasure of visiting "The Bakehouse" in Wivenhoe, as part of an early birthday celebration.

I'd learnt via twitter that the Bakehouse offer good vegan options, so I emailed ahead to see what the current vegan options would be.

The manager replied to inform that me they currently have the following dishes that are either vegan as standard, or are an adaption of a vegetarian dish on their menu:

Set Menu Starters:

-Soup of the Day (always vegan, current options are French Onion or Spicy Butternut Squash)

-Crispy Cubes of Basil Tofu with a Roasted Red Pepper Coulis and Vegan Pesto

Set Menu Main:

Aubergine "Meatballs" with Courgette Spaghetti

Set Menu Desserts:

Summer Berry Compote

Strawberries with Sorbet or Dairy-Free Ice-Cream

Vegan Chocolate Fudge Brownie

On the A La Carte menu:

-Starter of Wild Mushrooms in Garlic & Olive Oil Dressing in a Filo Basket

-Main of Roasted Cherry Tomato & Garlic Open Lasagne

-A special of Herby Polenta Stack with Provencal Vegetables.

Impressed with the options, I booked a table and visited with 3 vegan friends.

I opted for the basil tofu to start, followed by the aubergine meatballs, and brownie for dessert. (which I was very excited to see on the menu!)

Whilst we waited for our meal we were given complimentary French bread with olive oil.

Starters

The tofu starter was very good; well presented and full of complex flavours.
(One of my friends said it was the best starter they'd ever had!)
It was nice to see tofu on the menu, as it's something that usually seems to be reserved for eastern restaurants.

Crispy Cubes of Basil Tofu with a Roasted Red Pepper Coulis and Vegan Pesto

My friend ordered the mushroom filo basket to start, and remarked on how very full of mushrooms it was!

The Main 

I wasn't sure what to expect from the aubergine meatballs and courgette spaghetti; I half expected the courgette spaghetti to be cold, as I know it is often eaten that way by raw foodists.
Instead it was served hot, in a flavourful tomato sauce, with what I think was kale, and the tasty aubergine "meatballs".
I have quite big appetite, and was a little worried that the portion size didn't look overly generous, but it turned out to be the perfect serving size (to enjoy without feeling overfull afterwards!)

Aubergine "Meatballs" with Courgette Spaghetti

My friend ordered the polenta stack, pictured here:

Special of herby polenta stack with provencal vegetables

The Dessert

This was a big selling point when choosing where to have my birthday meal.  Too many restaurants have either no vegan dessert options, or a boring fruit salad.
To have a vegan brownie and dairy free ice cream available deserves some credit!

I'd mentioned in my email that I was visiting for my birthday, so it was a nice touch when the brownie was served complete with candle (and singing waitresses!)

Brownie, with Swedish Glace ice cream, and a jug of chocolate sauce!

Overall I was very impressed with the delicious 3 course meal provided by The Bakehouse, and would not hesitate to recommend them to friends.

About the owners 

The Bakehouse is run by Vicky Jamieson and her partner Alan, (who is also one of the Chefs)

Vicky eats a largely plant based diet herself, and it's clear that Vicky's influence has rubbed off on Alan's cooking.

I emailed after my meal to enquire more about the labelling on the menu, as none of the dishes were labelled as vegetarian or vegan, and I admitted to Vicky that had I not heard of their vegan options beforehand, I probably wouldn't have given them a second thought!

Vicky explained that since taking over The Bakehouse  2 years ago she has subtly been changing the menu, and they have reduced the meat options by half! This is obviously great news, and Vicky believes that the majority of their vegetarian dishes are now bought by omnivorous clientele.

It is funny (and a bit infuriating!) that if the lovely dish of polenta stack was labelled "Vegan polenta stack" there would be some people that would decide against buying it!

However I told Vicky that some discrete labelling is always useful when looking at a menu, or even a  little footnote advising "ask about our vegan options", to show they can provide a meal.

The Bakehouse team said they appreciated my feedback regarding the menu labelling, and they will look at how best to change it for the future.

Until then anyone who has an enquiry about their vegan options can contact The Bakehouse at info@bakehousetaste.com

Viet Kitchen

1st Floor | 25 Head Street. Colchester, Colchester CO1 1NH, England

01206 616 563

Facebook page

Read Trip Advisor reviews here

  I was recommended Viet Kitchen by a vegan friend who said the staff are very knowledgable about vegan food, so I paid a visit with some friends. The staff were indeed very helpful. Our server knew exactly what was vegan on the menu, and made recommendations for dishes we might like.

A lot of the meals had the option of being made with tofu or mushrooms instead of meat, and all of the noodles were non-egg based (such as vermicelli).

We ordered a papaya salad and summer rolls, which were appetisers, a noodle dish and the tofu option from the main menu.

The food was well presented and delicious, and the venue was pleasant.  I would definitely return again, especially for a special occasion. Viet Kitchen is situated on the first floor of a building on Head Street. To find it take the stairs through the doorway next to Ladbrokes.

The White Hart Stanway (Toby Carvery)

342 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LT

Tel: 01206 213411http://www.tobycarvery.co.uk/thewhitehartcolchester/carvery/
Read reviews on Trip Advisor

A carvery may not seem an obvious choice for a vegan meal, but I recently learnt via Facebook that they actually have two vegan options! (and they are labelled as such on the menu).

I went there recently to try it, and although I wasn't very fond of the place itself (or the service), the food was actually quite good! (and very good value).

I have heard that they may not always have both vegan options available (or in fact any!), so it is probably worth phoning ahead.
(When I visited I phoned ahead to see if they had the Shepherds pie.  They said they did. However when I arrived they said it had been sold! (they'd only had one!) Luckily they had the Wellington available instead, which was actually really delicious!)

When you order your meal you need to request that your veg is prepared separately without butter (as opposed to taking vegetables from the main "help-your-self" area). 
 I have it on good authority that the roast potatoes and veggie gravy are vegan friendly (although it may be worth double checking in case that ever changes).


These are the two vegan options:

Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie £6.29
Roasted root vegetables and lentils
topped with bubble & squeak potato cakes.

Nut Roast Wellington £6.59
Sweet potatoes, grated carrots and parsnips
spiced with paprika and sage, then mixed
with crushed walnuts, cashew nuts and butter
beans and wrapped in puff pastry jacket.


If the thought of being in a meat filled carvery freaks you out then this probably isn't the place for you! However if you ever need to go for a (cheap!) Sunday roast with non-vegan family or friends, this place could save the day!

This was my meal:

Nut roast wellington, with cauliflower, carrot, peas, leek, roast potatoes and gravy.

Prezzo

1 Culver St East

 Colchester 

CO1 1LD
 

 I emailed Prezzo to enquire whether their pizza dough and pizza sauce are vegan.

They replied to say they are not! Both apparently contain egg and milk, which seems quite unusual!

They did however confirm that their Penne Arrabbiatia is vegan if ordered without cheese.

If you would like to email Prezzo to let them know how disappointed you are that they use egg and milk in their dough and sauce then they have a contact  form here: http://www.prezzorestaurants.co.uk/contact

In the meantime why not visit Pizza Express , Strada or Zizzi!

As ever, all information on this site is intended as a guide. Menus and ingredients may change, so always mention that you are vegan at time of ordering.

If you spot any out of date information/broken links on this site, please email me to let me know!

Wivenhoe House

Wivenhoe House Hotel

Wivenhoe Park

Colchester

Essex

CO4 3SQ 

Email response from Wivenhoe House:

"The Brasserie restaurant is always happy to adapt any dish for special food requirements.

I have spoken to our head chef and it would be possible for him to make a special 3 course meal for somebody who is vegan. However, we often have vegans come to dine with us and the chefs are more than happy to change a dish slightly to accommodate."

Playhouse (Pub)

4 Saint John's Street  Colchester, Essex CO2 7AA

01206 571 003

The Playhouse is operated by pub chain “Wetherspoon”.

Wetherspoon helpfully have a “plan your menu” section on their website, where you can choose to just view the vegan items. [take note other restaurants!!]

The items listed were:

Portion of chips

 Sides:

 Side salad without creamy dressing

Children's:

Happy Monkey strawberry & banana smoothie

Curry Club:

Sweet potato, chickpea & spinach curry with extra poppadums

An award-winning dish, in a coconut sauce, with yellow basmati rice, mango chutney and poppadums. This meal is suitable for vegans if ordered without Naan.

Large onion bhajis

Vegetable samosas

Extra poppadums & mango chutney

Bombay potatoes

Confusingly jacket potato and beans (without butter) doesn't show up on this list, but it does show up if you select "vegetarian"+ "egg free" + "dairy free"... as does"Organic Tomato and Basil Soup" and "Hummus and Roast Vegetable Flatbread".

Looking through their menu I noticed a lot of  vegetarian things that could easily be made vegan, if  Weatherspoon so chose-such as: Mexican bean burger, vegetable burger, vegetarian sausage with chips and beans, superfood salad/pasta, Vegetarian roast(Portobello Mushroom, Chickpea & Pumpkin Seed Roast served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and gravy), Five-bean chilli (uses Quorn mince), Vegetarian breakfast (Two fried eggs, three vegetarian sausages, baked beans and chips).

I think some polite email suggestions are in order!

Nandos

11-13 Head Street

Colchester

CO1 1NX

http://www.nandos.co.uk/

Ok..so you're thinking "Ugh! A chicken restaurant?! A chicken restaurant??!?! Why write a post about that!?"

 Well, I figured some people may end up in a Nando's with omni friends (as I have before...) and also practically  every other restaurant that I've written about on here serves chicken/meat too..(just not in such a glaringly obvious in-your-face way...).

Nando's do actually answer the question of vegan food on their website..http://www.nandos.co.uk/faq/there-anything-your-menu-suitable-vegans 

"If you’re vegan or vegetarian we offer a veggie pitta, but vegans need to specify “no mayonnaise” as mayo is a standard ingredient containing egg. You can have any baste as these are free of meat, egg and dairy products.

Please note that Nando’s are not vegetarian restaurants [really? I wouldn't have guessed..] and do not imply in any literature that we are. However we do take specific steps to segregate our vegetarian product from chicken products as follows: 

• A separate area of the grill is defined for the exclusive cooking of vegetarian and bean burgers.
• Separate utensils are always used with vegetable products.
• Separate bottles of the Nando’s bastes are used exclusively for basting the vegetarian products.

Full ingredient listings are available in all of our restaurants if you wish to explore further! Ask to see the “Food & Menu Specifications” booklet."

Unfortunately the said "Food and menu specification" booklet doesn't seem to be available online, so it is just a matter of asking in the restaurant....!

Zizzi

Zizzi

12 Headgate

CO3 3BTT: 01206 576816

http://www.zizzi.co.uk/

Zizzi have a helpful allergen menu here http://www.zizzi.co.uk/assets/pdf/special_diets.pdf and even better-they have a copy that you can read in the restaurant too!

Below is a list of items that are marked vegan on the PDF, and also those that can be veganised ...

“Before you start”

Mixed olives

Goddess Olives

Dough sticks with garlic aioli- contains milk and egg: to make vegan substitute garlic butter and garlic aioli for olive oil

“Antipasti”

Bruschetta al Pomodoro

Italian bread basket-Dough sticks contain milk- "to make vegan serve without dough sticks" (this is the advice of the allergy pdf.. I'm aware it seems a bit contradictory, as above it says that the dough sticks can be made vegan if using olive oil in place of garlic butter!)

“Pasta”

Zizzi'z use vegan pasta-except the gluten free pasta, which contains egg

Pasta with pomodoro sauce is vegan-ask for it without the buffalo mozzarella

“Risotto”-all contain milk and egg

“Calzone and Pizza"

-Pizza dough and pizza sauce are vegan, so ask for the cheese to be left off.  Possible veggie pizzas to veganise are-

Skinny Rustica-Primavera  :Slices of aubergine, artichoke, peppers, olives, tomato sauce, mozzarella and goats’ cheese.-Contains milk from mozzarella and goats cheese-ask for pizza without these cheeses

Calzone-Clarissa-Aubergine, peppers, olives, pine nuts and our tomato sauce, topped off with mozzarella and goats’ cheese.-Contains milk from mozzarella and goats cheese-ask for pizza without these cheeses

Funghi-Mushrooms, mozzarella and thyme.-contains milk from mozzarella-ask for no cheese.

“Salads and sides”

Tuscan potatoes

Fine Green beans

Mixed salad

Super food insalata-“Chunky slices of butternut squash and ribbons of courgette. Lentils, broad beans and mint. We muddle goats’ cheese through the mix, add salad leaves drizzled with white balsamic vinegar and put dough on the side.”-Contains milk from goats cheese, and from garlic butter on dough sticks. I assume it would be vegan without goats cheese and dough sticks…

“Dessert”

Sorbetti (strawberry, lemon and

blood orange)

Items that looked like they may be ok, but aren’t!

Courgette fries:contain milk and egg

As ever, all information on this site is intended as a guide. Menus and ingredients may change, so always mention that you are vegan at time of ordering.

If you spot any out of date information/broken links on this site, please email me to let me know!

Albatta-Middle Eastern Restaurant

18A Sir Isaac's Walk  Town Centre, Colchester CO1 1JJ

01206 618 121

 Facebook page

email....albatta2011@live.com

Read reviews on of Albatta here

I emailed Albatta the middle Eastern restaurant, (on Sir Isaac's walk) asking if these items on their menu were suitable for a vegan diet....(see photo below for details on individual items)

Lentil soup
Hommous and Pitta
Moutabal babaghanouj
Falafel
Foul Moudames pita
Spicy Potato
Stuffed vine leaves
Spinach Fatayer

Fries vegetables
Tabouleh
Fattoush salad
Hommous and tomato sandwich
Moutabal babahanoush sandwich
Falafel sandwich

 They said that they are ALL suitable for vegans! And they also added in their email...

"we can prepare okra with plain rice, rice with vegetables and we can make Moroccan couscous with vegetable only without chicken or meat broth...
But for these special orders,can you please inform me of how many of you intend to visit albatta and when ...
As the special chef is always there on Friday,Saturday,Sunday..."

Nice to see lots of options, suggestions of additional meals, and a helpful reply! :)

Naka Thai

35East Hill
Colchester
Essex CO1 2QX
Tel: 01206 864086, 01206 866489
restaurant@nakathai.com 
http://www.nakathai.com

 Please note that unfortunately we cannot verify the accuracy of any findings provided by the eateries surveyed.

As ever, all information on this site is intended as a guide. Menus and ingredients may change, so always mention that you are vegan at time of ordering.

If you spot any out of date information/broken links on this site, please email me to let me know!

Last Mon (23rd July 2012) I went to "Naka Thai" on East Hill, with vegan friends.
I emailed a couple of thai places to ask if they could provide a suitable vegan meal (no meat, fish, eggs, milk,cream etc etc!)
Naka Thai was the only one to reply (hence they got our custom!) Here was their response:

"We would like to confirm that most of our vegetable dishes have no animal products. And we can also prepare many other dishes free from animal products as well, usually the meat will be substituted with beancurd. Just let our staff know, and we will prepare the food to suit your diet".

So I phoned to book (again mentioning we were vegan-just to make sure they were aware!)
I printed off the menu, and marked dishes that looked suitable, and took it along with me. When we ordered we asked the waitress to double check with the chef that the dishes we had chosen definitely contained no animal products (milk, egg,cream etc).She didn't come back to say any of it wasn't suitable, so fingers crossed that it was!

Here's what we had:

For starters:

Vegetable Tempuras with dipping sauce

Thai style sweetcorn cakes with dipping sauce

Then we ordered 4 mains to share, which were:

Thai Green curry with mixed vegetables and coconut milk

Thai red curry with mixed vegetables and coconut milk

Sweet and sour tofu

Spicy basil tofu

And a couple of sides of rice.

I then ordered mango sorbet for dessert :)

Overall the food was very nice; personally I wasn’t keen on the texture of the basil tofu, but other people I was with did like it.
The service was friendly, and it was nice to try some different cuisine, and to be able to order three courses.

Update:
Went to Naka Thai again on Monday 13th May 2013.
Ordered the same courses as before, but also added a side of Vegetable "khao pad Naka"-which is fried rice with grilled pineapple and veg (and cashews).
However when the rice dish came it had egg in it! (despite us mentioning we were vegan many times, and the chef confirming that all of our choices were vegan). The waitress apologised and our rice dish was replaced with a non eggy one!
Be aware to check if you order this dish!

Update 2:I was also told by another local vegan that they ordered the fried rice for take away, and requested no egg using the online order form, but it still contained egg when it was delivered.


Update 3:
Local vegan Bethany wrote on our accompanying facebook page:
"Went to Naka Thai tonight and was really surprised at how lovely it was there. Delicious food, extremely nice staff who were really accommodating. The menu says to mention if you are vegan and they can adapt pretty much anything. I had a coconut based soup which was amazing, and then coconut rice and mixed very stir fry with cashews and peanut sauce. Make sure you tell them you are vegan and no fish sauce and they are more than happy to make or adapt anything for you. Very impressed. Also taste card registered at 50% off so a real bargain. Will definitely be going back."

The eggy rice!

Our bill. (50% off food with Taste Card)

La Tasca, Spanish Tapas Bar and Kitchen

COLCHESTER LA TASCA HAS NOW CLOSED DOWN!
(Will keep this up though for reference when visiting other towns)

La Tasca

Colchester

La Tasca Kitchen

14-15 North Hill

Colchester, CO1 1DZ Tel: 01206 768060
 http://www.latascakitchen.co.uk/


The allergy info for La Tasca can be viewed here-

Visited La Tasca this week with vegan friends. This is what we ordered:

• Berenjenas Gratinadas, (ordered without cheese) which was basically aubergine baked in a tomato  sauce.
• Superfood salad, made up of  wheat, red quinoa and lentils, with avocado and rustica tomatoes, marinated in infused lemon oil. 
• Three bean and mint salad, which was kidney, borlotti and cannellini beans, with chickpeas, in a mint dressing.
•  Almonds- Lightly salted Marcona almonds

We also chose to order a big Paella to share for our "main".

The veggie one was marked as vegan on the online form (yay) .....but being the un-trusting vegans we are we insisted on questioning the waiter on the vegan-ness of the white wine used (it was marked vegan on the ingredients list, but you know you can never be sure!)  The waiter kindly offered to retrieve the bottle from the kitchen for our perusal.  Upon his return he said that the chef doesn't actually use the wine in the veggie Paella, just veg bouillon, so with our minds at ease we ordered.

The waiter told us the  Paella was going to take 20 mins to cook, so in the meantime he brought us out our other tapas, which were all very nice. There was just enough in each little dish for us all to have a taster.  I particularly liked the superfood salad and the Berenjenas Gratinadas.

Then the main event came out-the huge Paella! A huge steaming dish of rice with char-grilled aubergine and peppers, and mushrooms.

It was very delicious!  It was bit pricier than we expected (our big Paella cost £35! -although it was to feed four..!) but I'd definitely still go again.

A quick breakdown of the items marked vegan on the allergy list:

• Paella Verduras
• Superfood Salad
• Three bean salad
• Mixed olives
• Almonds

Items that could be veganised with some alterations:

• Baby leaf salad, if ordered without dressing
• Berenjenas Gratinadas, if ordered without cheese
• Note: The Patatas Bravas (deep fried potatoes) look like they'd be ok if ordered without cheese, but closer inspection of the chart reveals they aren't even classed as veggie because they are deep fried in the same fryer as the meat. (although this might not bother some people...)

Alishan Tandoori

Questionnaire results for

Alishan Tandoori, 19 Osborne Street, Colchester, CO2 7DP

http://www.alishantandoori.com/index.htm

Please note that unfortunately we cannot verify the accuracy of any findings provided by the eateries surveyed.

RESULTS: Provided 14/05/12

 

I gave one of my questionnaires to the staff at Alishan to fill in regarding vegan options.

The results were:

- Bombay potatoes
-garlic mushrooms
- tarka dall
-aloo Gobi

The Lemon Tree

Questionnaire results for The Lemon Tree, Bistro, 48 St Johns Street, Colchester, Essex CO2 7AD

 http://www.the-lemon-tree.com/

Please note that unfortunately we cannot verify the accuracy of any findings provided by the eateries surveyed.

RESULTS: Provided 11/04/12

Vegan suitable main course option on your menu?

Menu varies but there is normally a dish or two that is suitable!

Would be along the lines of a special pasta dish, vegetable curry, roasted  mushrooms etc 

Side orders/starters that are suitable for vegans 

roasted field mushrooms, salads, soups etc

Would you/your chef be prepared to make a vegan meal especially, if given enough advance notice?

Yes

Amount of notice required
3 days

Any vegan dessert options on your menu?

no  but happy to arrange a fruit salad or something upon request

Sloppy Joes Diner

Questionnaire results for Sloppy Joes Diner,

	37 High Street
	Colchester
	Essex
	CO1 1DH
	01206 577 229
Website	http://sloppyjoesrestaurant.co.uk

Please note that unfortunately we cannot verify the accuracy of any findings provided by the eateries surveyed.

RESULTS: Provided 30/03/12

Vegan options provide by chef:

-Veggie pizza without cheese

-Skinny dips, jacket potato, corn on the cob

-Fruit salad

Pizza Express

1 St. Runwalds Street

Colchester 

CO1 1HF

 01206 760680

 http://www.pizzaexpress.com/

As ever, all information on this site is intended as a guide. Menus and ingredients may change, so always mention that you are vegan at time of ordering.

If you spot any out of date information/broken links on this site, please email me to let me know!

Statement from  Pizza Express:

"All our pizza are made to order and can be made without the items that
render it unsuitable i.e. cheese. Our pizza dough and tomato sauce are all
suitable for vegans.

Newsflash! Pizza Express now have a special cheesless pizza on the menu! It's called Pianta and consitsts of: Spinach, chestnut mushrooms, pine kernels and artichoke on a spicy arrabbiata base, finished with rocket and extra virgin olive oil.

They also sell a vegan raspberry sorbet! So they could cater for a 3 course vegan meal. Result!

Pizza Expess' whole menu can be viewed here:

 http://www.pizzaexpress.com/our-food/our-restaurant-menu/

The Pizza express allergy PDF is here which states that they also now sell a vegan raspberry sorbet.

Note: If you have a mobile phone on the Orange network you can text "film" to 241 and get a code for buy-one-get-one-free at Pizza express on Wednesdays. (as well as BOGOF Odeon cinema tickets!). Pizza Express also accept Taste Card.

*Takeaway tip!*

When ordering pizza online for Takeaway (collection only) I noticed that to add 5 items to a plain margherita  pizza (obviously select the option "no cheese!") took the price up from £7 something to £13 something!
However the "Veneziana"  pizza which has lot's more topping (which I don't like!) is also £7 something.
I found that using the customise pizza option I could remove  toppings and add 5  that I wanted, and the price stayed the same!
-I think I opted to add red peppers, roast veg, red onion, artichoke and spinach.  It made for a very delicious pizza!