Vantra Vitao
Location: 25-27 Oxford Street, Central London. (Tottenham Court Road Station)
Summary: Exclusively Vegan. Buffet and A'la Cart options.
Service: Table Service. Pay at the counter. (cash only).
Dietary: Will customize any dish to suit your specific dietary
requirements.
FOOD
You may of heard of this place before, walked past
it and not even noticed, Vantra is tucked up on one of the busiest streets in
London, that being oxford street , the shopping capital of London and the
popular night life area of Soho, Vantra is a small café style restaurant, with
a walk in open front and dim tranquil lighting, , the interior is covered with
natural woods and has a nice calm appearance but doesn’t give off the calm feel
you would expect, given that the tables are very close together and that the
staff had to keep moving people about just to fit more in, it is a very popular
place but the movement of people around, draws your attention away from the main
subject, that being the food, a down side to this place is they only accept
cash payments as well, being as popular as it is and in the world of
contactless payments, you would expect card payment to be available.
AMBIENCE
Vantra have a small bar style buffet to choose from
at the main entrance which can be eaten at table or taken away , as well as
A’la Cart options, The main part of the menu is drinks, which can be created, Vocktails, enegry juices and teas, pick and then add in the
extras at an additional charge, we went for carrot & orange and Apple &
oranges Juices, well mixed juice with a smooth texture and very fresh flavour,
we opted for freshly made plate dishes off the menu, which has about 8 mains
and a few different small sharing plates to choose from, we tried the Super
Charge, which was a base of courgette stuffed with seed cheese and topped with
green beans , this dish had a rich flavour from the cheese and varies textures
from the beans and courgette went well together, the other dish we opted for
was Buddha Bliss, a kind of roasted veg Buddha bowl with Yam plenta, seasonal greens
and a oriental Mushroom , black bean sauce and quinoa, the dish was an
interesting concept but we found it lack in overall flavour, the vegetables had
a sloppy texture and the appearance was a bit messy. We choose not to have dessert
as these dishes where filling, but overall it’s a nice place to eat in the
heart of London, offering supercharged food and drink.
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