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Fry-day aka chickenless nuggets and fries day 🍟🍟
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‘Yes we can and yes we will’ is clearly the attitude Frankie and Benny’s had when contemplating the creation of their NEW vegan options on their menu! All I can say is, ‘yes they can and yes they did’. So without further ado, here are our thoughts on a few of the vegan options we tried!
IT GETS BETTER: for anyone thinking of popping over to try these dishes be sure to head over to Frankie and Benny’s website to get a PETA exclusive discount of 50% off all vegan dishes until the 31st of January… What are you waiting for?!
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Set Vegan Menu:
Breakfast:
SIDES:
Baked Beans VE
Fries VE
Herb Potatoes VE|N
Three Hash Browns VE
Main Menu:
STARTERS:
Marinated Olives VE
Dough Balls VE
Garlic Pizza Bread VE
add vegan mozzarella alternative VE
Tuscan Soup VE
A hearty soup of tomato, mixed vegetables, beans and mixed herbs. Served with toasted ciabatta and garlic & herb dip
Vegan Chickenless Nuggets VE
Rice protein & chia nuggets tumbled in spicy vegan Sriracha mayo and served with vegan mayo
BURGERS:
The Smoky Beet VE
Soya, beetroot, & tomato patty plus lettuce and gherkin with vegan mayo
Viva la Vegan VE
Vegan 1/4 pounder, lettuce, tomato, red onions, gherkin and vegan burger sauce
PASTA:
Penne Arrabiata VE
Roasted red peppers, red onion, green chillies and olives in a spicy tomato and garlic sauce
Mac No Cheese VE
Creamy cauliflower sauce with butternut squash, pasta, a crispy herb crumb and rocket
PIZZA:
Margherita VE
add vegan mozzarella alternative VE
Kansas City BBQ VE
Vegan chicken strips, BBQ sauce, vegan mozzarella alternative, red onions and chives
add vegan mozzarella alternative VE
Skinny Veggie VE
Red onion, red peppers, mushrooms, olives, green chillies, mozzarella and rocket
add vegan mozzarella alternative VE
GRILLS:
Garlic and Herb VE
“I ain’t no Chicken” Parmigiana VE
Crispy vegan schnitzel topped with Neapolitan tomato sauce, served with spaghetti and a side (choose from Green vegetables, salad and fries)
add vegan mozzarella alternative VE
HOTDOGS:
Not Dog VE
American style vegan sausages, fried onions and tomato ketchup
SIDES:
Garlic Pizza Bread VE
Sweet Potato Fries VE
Fries VE
Side Salad VE
SUNDAES:
Cookies & Dreams VE
Creamy dairy-free choc chip ice-cream, Oreo cookie crumb, mini marshmallows & vegan squirty cream
DESSERT:
Chocolate & Raspberry Lava Cake VE
Served warm with a melting chocolate top and chocolate chip vegan ice cream
Ice Cream VE
Vegan Choc-Chip/ Coconut delight
Sorbet VE
Lemon/ Mango
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Review:
Having heard mixed opinions on Frankie and Benny’s new vegan options on Instagram, alongside never having visited one (even before we were vegan), we were slightly apprehensive to try them. That being said, I clearly ordered the perfect options as everything was delicious!
This is certainly a tough call but it has to be said: our favourite dish would hands down have to be the nuggets! They are perfectly crunchy on the outside, and very nugget-like on the inside. In all honesty, if I had not known that these were vegan beforehand I would have completely freaked out thinking I ate the real thing! The nuggets are accompanied with mayo, however, the best bit – the spicy Sriracha mayo (can ask to remove if you can’t handle spice)!
When choosing which burger to go for it was a non-brainier for us. Whist The Smoky Beet sounds interesting, we were craving more than a soya and beetroot patty. The Viva la Vegan stood out after the waitress told us it was ‘meat-like’ (something we tried to avoid in the past, however, have gradually come to terms with). Overall, the burger was delicious and filling. The patty was juicy especially when combined with the burger sauce. It’s taste almost resembled a Moving Mountain patty! The gherkin and red onions provided that nice crunchy texture which can never go wrong.
Despite being satisfied naturally one cannot leave without sampling the dessert menu, and thank gosh we did! Having ordered the Chocolate and Raspberry Lava Cake, we left content. The chocolate cake was extremely rich and moist, with the raspberry sauce adding a sweet, yet not at all overwhelming, aftertaste! The ice cream on top of the warm cake was the perfect way to end a lovely meal! These options are all a yes from us!
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Pricing:
With the Viva la Vegan burger coming in at £9.99 we certainly think it was worth every penny! The Chickenless Nuggets are priced at £5.99 which is slightly pricey considering the fact that the bowl comes with 8 nuggets BUT they are filling and delicious so we may just be a tad greedy. The Chocolate and Raspberry Lave Cake comes in at £5.89 – perfectly priced! Our price rating ranges between £-££ due to the 50% PETA discount currently applicable – we cannot wait to go one more time before the end of this month (January).
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Locations:
To find your nearest Frankie and Benny’s click the link!
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