We're a family of 4 Vegans and we decided to give Voltaire a go after reading lots of positive reviews.
I can honestly say that it exceeded our expectations and then some!
Firstly, the restaurant and its location:
Voltaire is situated near to Bangor pier. It's an attractive, bohemian restaurant with Moroccan style colours and furnishings but with a few modern twists thrown in like skateboard decks on the walls in place of the usual wooden carvings. It's a relaxing, cosy place to eat and a lovely place to spend a few hours.
The staff:
All of the staff were super-friendly, attentive but somehow still totally chilled! They were really helpful when we were choosing from the menu and genuinely seemed excited by the food that they offered.
The food:
Obviously I'm saving the best bit to last with this review!
What can I say about the food? Well, it's not a "wholefood" menu like the veggie restaurants of old that's for sure. Voltaire's menu is so naughty that you have to pinch yourself to remember that it's 100% Vegan! The initial difficulty is choosing as everything sounds sooooo tasty.
When we eventually decided what we wanted we went for:
* 'The Voltaire Burger' - Their homemade burger which is topped with mushrooms in a white wine sauce.
* 'The Big V BLT' - Again, their homemade burger but this time topped with to-die-for Vegan bacon.
* 'The Howlin' Wolf Platter' - This is under their 'Table Picnic' menu and is a sharing platter which two of us devoured and which the other two kept jealously pinching things from! It comes with 2 x cheeseburgers, mac n cheese, sticky Vegan ribs, southern fried tofu plus fries, salsa and coleslaw as sides and a few huge onion rings. It was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and every bit of it tasted beautiful.
For dessert two of us had:
* 'The Rocky Road Sundae' - This had layers of chocolate brownie with marshmallows, ice cream, skinny Oreos and squirty cream and was fantastic.
Drinks:
* They had sold out of cider so I had a Conwy black IPA which was great. They had other beers too.
* Voltaire has an extensive wine and cocktail menu. For "dessert" I had a Mojito which was really good and a nice way to finish what was a very special meal.
Summary:
Voltaire is an absolute gem. A Vegan wonderland nestling by the seaside. We can't wait to go back and try some of the other treats their menu has to offer! read more