My husband and I are considering the Best of London 7-day tour. My husband and I are both vegetarians. My husband likes to choose a vegan option if it is available. Do the included meals in this tour offer decent vegetarian and/or vegan options? What about the East End Food Tour?
Posted by
Twin Cities, Minnesota
2525 posts
I've taken 9 Rick tours and found that vegetarian options often varied by country. London has so many Asian restaurants that I'm sure you'll find plenty of places to eat outside the tour. Be sure you let your guide know your dietary restrictions at the first night's meeting. When you sign up there will also be a place to state any dietary restrictions, but it helps to let the guide know to be sure. My favorite tour was Ireland as I was told the Republic of Ireland requires if you serve food there be a vegetarian option and I loved not having to worry about it. One of the Italy tours I went on included a vegan and the guide went out of his way to be sure she had options.
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
3998 posts
I haven't been on this tour but I've done 5 RS tours and there has been at least one vegetarian on every tour. Even in meat heavy countries there was an option. A recent discussion in another thread mentioned that on their tour the vegetarian main was almost always some kind of omelet. Vegan may be more difficult but they will make an effort. There are some vegan forum members hopefully they'll weigh in too.
For the food tour, you'd probably need to ask the tour office. Based on the tour itinerary they mention Indian food and fish and chips, the latter not likely easily vegetarian-ized but some chippys offer a veg friendly option. No way to know though unless you call to ask where they go.
Posted by
London, UK
606 posts
There is always at least one vegetarian and frequently a vegan option in London: a relatively high percentage of Brits are veggies and the restaurants cater for them.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
17051 posts
I’ve not done this RS tour although I’ve done the Best of England which ends in London for a couple of nights. On all my RS tours (11 of them) I’ve had various levels of accommodation for vegan choices. England was the easiest. Some areas were harder either because of the country or the guide.
I usually have back up food on my room.
My guess on the food tour is no, they will not be able to accommodate vegan. Might do vegetarian. Go for the information and social aspect, be prepared to do your own food before and after.