{"id":16057,"date":"2018-09-22T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T09:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/?p=16057"},"modified":"2018-09-22T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T09:02:17","slug":"plates-plant-based-restaurant-shoreditch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/plates-plant-based-restaurant-shoreditch\/","title":{"rendered":"Plates – Plant Based Restaurant in Shoreditch"},"content":{"rendered":"

We visit Plates, a restaurant in Hoxton serving a plant-based menu with vegan wines to match.<\/p>\n

Plates is a restaurant concept created by siblings Keeley and Kirk Haworth.<\/p>\n

I use the word \u2018concept\u2019 as it doesn\u2019t operate like a regular restaurant. It\u2019s only open once a week, on a Saturday evening, on the top floor of a building just off a busy road in Hoxton.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a plant-based restaurant, with all the food and wine being vegan.<\/p>\n

During the week, the space is used for private events and collaborations with companies and brands.<\/p>\n

\"Plates<\/p>\n

And what a pretty space it is: light, natural colours and materials, green plants and foliage, with a statement piece of art on the back wall to liven up the room.<\/p>\n

The plates are also beautiful, designed exclusively for the restaurant, and are works of art in themselves.<\/p>\n

\"Plates,<\/p>\n

The restaurant was created as a result of the chef having to adapt his own diet to a plant-based diet after being diagnosed with Lyme disease.<\/p>\n

Restaurants and hospitality runs in the family \u2013 their father is Nigel Haworth from Michelin starred Northcote hotel and restaurant in Lancashire.<\/p>\n

\"Plates,<\/p>\n

Plates offers a five-course set menu, all focused around natural, healthy ingredients.<\/p>\n

On my visit, dishes included a delicate dish of young leeks, land cress and green grapes; a deeply satisfying pot roast hispi\u00a0cabbage, crispy potato, butterbean, summer truffle (pictured above); and an excellent dessert of textures of cherry, cocao, fresh almond (pictured below).<\/p>\n

But first, make sure you try the exquisite bread. Who knew gluten free<\/a> bread could taste so good?<\/p>\n

\"Plates<\/p>\n

As someone who eats meat on a regular basis, it was an eye opener to experience a dinner so full of interesting flavours, combinations and textures without any meat or fish on the plate,<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re vegan or just want to experience something a little different on the London dining scene, Plates is certainly worth a visit.<\/p>\n

Bookings for Plates are \u00a340 and can be purchased through their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bon Vivant Journal<\/h3>\n

If you enjoyed this review of Plates London, read some of our other latest reviews including Serge Et Le Phoque<\/a>, Cora Pearl<\/a> in Covent Garden or The Ninth<\/a> in Fitzrovia.<\/p>\n

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