Vegan
Italian
Organic
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
British
European
French
Restaurant serving refined plant-based vegan cuisine with French and Italian influences and focus on health. Offers a la carte, prix-fixe lunch, and kids' menu. Beverages list features champagne and natural wines, beer, beer, and fresh juices Located in what was once the studio of artist Sir Frank Brangwyn and is next to the Hammersmith Apollo. Reported fully vegan June 2025. Open Mon-Fri 12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-21:00.
87 Reviews
First Review by GAJ
anarchistanimal
Points +563
Stylish and fun - Edit
A stylish gourmet vegetarian bar and restaurant with a good number of vegan options - about half the menu. The atmosphere is fun and funky and well-designed. We had the polenta cakes and the wild mushroom risotto cakes. For desert we had a brioche with summer fruits with vegan ice cream, and an apple and rhubarb crumble. All vegan. Very tasty food and an enjoyable night out.
Read morePros: Delicious, Fun atmosphere, Artistic creations
Guest
bigbunny
Points +75
My favourite 'expensive' veggie place! - Edit
Incredible food. Constantly changing & exciting menu. Worth the trip & bother to find it (it's sorta' hidden under a church!). Gourmet food & a lovely environment. RECOMMENDED TO BOTH THE LONDONER & THE TRAVELLER! :-)
Read morePros: Gorgeous food!, Always something new, Friendly informed staff & chef
Cons: A little pricey, Hard to find the first time, May need reservation
Guest
veganaurora
Points +318
Don't bother if you're vegan - Edit
The Gate is a vegetarian restaurant that doesn't put much effort into catering for vegans. I went with a vegetarian partner and we spotted straight away that not one of the main courses was all vegan. A couple were 'vegan option'. There were a couple of starters that were vegan however, and we had a delicious artichoke in batter. But on the mains even the 'vegan option' choice was sparse. The nicest looking thing on the menu was a mushroom risotto dish. My vegetarian friend's dish came with a tasty creamy sauce around the risotto cake thing, my vegan version didn't. He said that the sauce made the dish. My 'vegan option' dish was under-seasoned and not particularly tasty otherwise - I wouldn't recommend it. When I mentioned this to the waitress she said that's just what happens with the dishes that are vegan. So basically you pay the same price as a vegan (and it's not cheap at The Gate) but get a dish which has just had the non-vegan bits taken out and they don't even attempt to replace them with anything else to compensate for any taste difference! You might be used to this from restaurants that serve mainly meat but The Gate is a well-established veggie place. We didn't bother with the desserts, again hardly any vegan choice. Come on The Gate, other restaurants manage to be a bit more creative and cater properly for vegans, it's not hard.
Read morePros: nice atmosphere
Cons: Vegan options limited., Vegan options underseasoned, Vegan options very underwhelming
Guest
Alyson
Points +823
Smart but more vegan food needed! - Edit
The Gate is a smart place to eat. I was in London for a work meeting so ate here on my own. The place was busy, and quite noisy, but the service was attentive. The vegan choices were quite low in numbers for all three courses, although they were all very tasty. I'm also sure the two vegan options on the main courses were the same ones that had been on there (tangine, tortilla wraps) nearly two years ago when I was last in London and ate here. The vegan desserts were not very inspiring, but their ice cream was definitely home made and was very tasty.
Read moreIn summary, nice, quite epensive so good for a 'celebration', but could do better on the vegan front.
Pros: tasty, friendly staff
Cons: few vegan choices, noisy
Guest
Nickysr
Points +140
So so - Edit
I normally take my American business collegue to Saf but as she had a meeting in Hammersmith I thought I'd give the gate a try.
Read moreIt is a really lovely setting and the menu is great for Vegetarians but was really uninspiringfor vegans - the menu is SO cheese based so there was onlyt two options for me to choose from.
I had the Tagine which was meant to be root veg but all it had in it was Fennel and chickpeas. It was also so spicy it was impossilbe to eat - tagines should be fragrant with cinnamon and spices not just so hot that you cannot taste anything.
The desserts were the usual for vegans - a choice of crumble or apple charlotte, neither of which I fancied so the waitress suggested the 'homemade vegan ice-creams. Lobvely but they arrived and were Swedish Glace ones - not homemade at all.
If I was a veggie I would love this place but as a vegan I can't see myself ever going back as they do not cater for me. It is probably a little churlish to give this review as it is a Vegetarian restaurant and not a Vegan one but I did call before and was told the dishes could be adapted but they can't be as they pretty much all contain cheese as the base ingredient.
Pros: nice setting, good for veggies
Cons: bad for vegans
Guest
GAJ
Points +28
Still as good as ever - Edit
I am pleased to report that our recent visit found food standards in line with our high expectations and we were welcomed as usual by pleasant staff. The Gate is not the cheapest option but it offers a unique and imaginative menu and a good night out. We always go for the mezze as it is too difficult to choose a single starter, and then share two main courses. (We don't like to miss anything).
Read morePros: Excellent food, Pleasant staff
Guest
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