Vegan & vegetarianKensington Gardens

Iydea

Canteen-style vegetarian lunch, pick two mains two sides

8.7/10

Local score

No. 22 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 53 locals across 49 threads.

90% would send a mate. Some say it’s gone downhill lately.

A go-to cheap veggie/vegan lunch spot on Kensington Gardens: daily-changing hot mains, sides and sauces canteen-style, soup from £1.50, and repeatedly called 'delicious' even by non-vegetarians. A minority found it bland or pricier than expected (around £10 a plate), with one bad jalfrezi experience and a comment that old Food for Friends used to do it better.

Go for
A quick cheap vegetarian lunch with daily-changing mains
Heads up
Quality can be inconsistent — some found it bland

What locals say

…- What the Pitta (very good kebab meat, nice and fresh), - Green Kitchen (serving every breakfast you can imagine, and their homemade bacon and seitan steaks are amazing), - Beelzebab (casual and creative vegan junk food and kebabs, with the pb&j fries being a highlight), - Iydea (healthy build your own plate type deal, with mains and sides, and a variety of smoothies and juices. Fully vegetarian and mostly vegan, very good value). Hope this helps, good luck deciding :)
u/durrkling, 202314 upvotes“What’s the best vegan restaurant in Brighton?”
I love No Catch for fish & chips, Iydea is canteen style and great for lunch. I'm a fan of Terra Terre which is a brighton institution as a vegetarian restaurant, and most of the menu is adaptable to vegan. Infinity foods has a little bakery at the back where you can pick up pastries and pizza. Cornish pasty shop has some incredible vegan cakes.
u/fantrannytastic36, 20259 upvotes“Vegan stops in Brighton”
…on Gardener Street is pay as you feel you can get a v decent meal there cheap, homemade style food. Morelli Zorelli in Hove is good value amazing quality pizza, I just get a marinara sometimes (comes with olives) for £7 and it’s soooo good. There’s a buffet style place called Iydea in North Lanes that’s good value and you could eat loads there! Pompoko is quite decent value (cash only). And Billies for a hash breakfast they’re massive!
u/Dismal_Ship4226, 202422 upvotes“Best VALUE meal in Brighton?”
Big vote against Iydea, I've been 3 or 4 times and found it very bland and had a jalfrezi that was a borderline hate crime. For something that's healthy and light enough for lunch Happy Maki is poke bowls (and recently un-boycotted due to new owners). There's What the Pitta for an amazing kebab you can eat in our takeaway. And…
u/Fun_Development_4543, 20255 upvotes“best places to eat?”

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