Vegan / Vegetarian restaurant in Stafford?

[Mikinton]

 

[kyoto49]

But if demand was there then they would flourish, at the risk of being extremely sexist can not one of the male immigrants wives cook?

If you can't cook well yourself, and don't know anyone else that can cook vegan food well enough to open a restaurant, then how do you expect it to survive? I only eat at places that cook better than me, I'd rather eat a good Chinese than a crap Mexican yet I prefer Mexican food by far. If vegan food is as good if not better than carnivorous this should not be the case, round up a good chef and prove Stafford wrong. I don't eat meat because it's meat, I eat it because I prefer it to the alternatives available. I've never found a preferable vegan dish, and now you'rte telling me nobody in Stafford can cook one. Who will cook at the restaurant? Vegan isn't enough to get customers, it has to be worth eating over the alternatives available.

Is this aimed at me??

I can cook very well thanks, but I think you need to be more than a good cook to open a restaurant. And my skills as a compuer engineer are probably not that transferable!

Historically there hasn't been many Indians in Stafford so no, I doubt one of their wives would want to open a restaurant. All the wives of the educated Indians I know would never dare to lower themselves to be a cook - to the higher caste's cooking is way below them!

Who has said that nobody in Stafford can cook vegan food?

 

[tek-monkey]

I agree, I am a much better programmer than a cook but I can cook. The fact remains there is no evidence that anyone in Stafford that thinks a vegan restaurant can thrive can cook, or there would be one? I refuse to believe that all vegans are too poor to start a restaurant, it is a lifestyle choice not an economic one.

 

[tek-monkey]

I cook a bloody good chilli, wouldn't open a restaurant on its strength though.

 

[Withnail]

I'm reading a lot about this restaurant.

But where is it and when is it opening?

 

[tek-monkey]

Dunno, not even seen a sample menu, there is a huge customer base just waiting for them though so may I suggest booking in advance? Apparently it's the best thing since sliced dead.

 

[Noah]

... Just out of interest, how many of you meat eaters ever choose from the vegetarian options when you go out for a meal? I can't think that I ever have, even though I would have no problem considering them. It's just that there's usually a non-vegetarian meal on the menu that I prefer.

You never met the notorious aduki bean bake then

 

[Gramaisc]

http://www.urbanspoon.com/tn/314/2/47504/Virginia/Vegan-Friendly/Stafford-restaurants

 

[gilbert grape]

http://www.urbanspoon.com/tn/314/2/47504/Virginia/Vegan-Friendly/Stafford-restaurants

Quite local then?

 

[henryscat]

I agree, I am a much better programmer than a cook but I can cook. The fact remains there is no evidence that anyone in Stafford that thinks a vegan restaurant can thrive can cook, or there would be one?

Cooking at home is one thing, cooking in the commercial sense is another.

I refuse to believe that all vegans are too poor to start a restaurant, it is a lifestyle choice not an economic one.

No. Being vegan is not a "lifestyle" choice at all, it is a moral choice to reject the exploitation of others.

In terms of economics, a vegan diet is cheaper than a meat based one.

 

[henryscat]

Could be scope for a Veggiemark to fill the Debenhams gap in the new shopping development?

There's a restaurant unit in the Cinema development I think, but it will likely end up being a dull chain place.

 

[ChrisLewis]

The fact that Stafford can't support the likes of Belle Pasta, that we haven't gained a national chain restaurant group in a decade within our town centre, should tell you something, I'm afraid your totally delusional if you believe anyone could create a business model that could support a vegetarian or vegan restaurant. All of which is a shame as there is more and more demand for good well sourced food with provenience.

 

[ChrisLewis]

Was

There's a restaurant unit in the Cinema development I think, but it will likely end up being a dull chain place.

was of the understanding we had six new restaurants coming to town!

 

[henryscat]

The fact that Stafford can't support the likes of Belle Pasta, that we haven't gained a national chain restaurant group in a decade within our town centre, should tell you something, I'm afraid your totally delusional if you believe anyone could create a business model that could support a vegetarian or vegan restaurant. All of which is a shame as there is more and more demand for good well sourced food with provenience.

But doesn't that say more about the market for restaurants in Stafford full stop rather than specifically a vegan / veggie one? There are a lot of successful veggie places in towns up and down the country - so clearly a business can be made out of them. At the moment, Stafford may well not be able to support one but that would seem to be the case for many other types of restaurants too. Stafford as a town does seem to be a bit on the conservative side.

 

[andy w]

How about somebody had a go at setting up a homemade veggie/vegan delivery service?
I wouldn't have thought set up costs would be excessive and social media gives an avenue for free advertising. If a success then it would give confidence to open a café/resteruant

 

[Gramaisc]

How about somebody had a go at setting up a homemade veggie/vegan delivery service?
I wouldn't have thought set up costs would be excessive and social media gives an avenue for free advertising. If a success then it would give confidence to open a café/resteruant

I may be completely wrong, but I would have the impression veggies/vegans are rather more food-orientated people than the general run of people are, and so may be less likely to 'give in' and have a take-away than the general population are.

I could be wrong.

 

[Lunar Scorpion]

I may be completely wrong, but I would have the impression veggies/vegans are rather more food-orientated people than the general run of people are, and so may be less likely to 'give in' and have a take-away than the general population are.

I could be wrong.

I like eating it, not so much cooking it. I have resorted to Pizza Hut deliveries with no cheese a couple of times. (I tried Papa John's once but wasn't so impressed.)

 

[captainpish]

A veggie restaraunt wont last more than 6 months in stafford unless its owned by someone who doesnt care about losing money hand over fist week in week out.

 

[Withnail]

Proof of pudding = eating it.

'Twas ever thus.

Moving on...

 

[Trumpet]

I would think that a purely vegetarian restaurant is too specific in it's target customer base and specific in a different way to say an Indian or Chinese.
With all three there are the choices in texture or spicyness but the fundamental choice of meat or veggie has to be there to get the punters in to pay the bills.
Having said that, I wonder if a veggie restaurant that offered a few 'token' meat dishes as most mainstream places do with veggie dishes would work?