Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Fully vegan modern-Japanese small-plates kitchen — creative, high-quality sharing dishes with standout 'chicken' skewers; a special-occasion spot, pricey for portion size but widely judged worth it.
Why it's listed: Fully vegan; 'unless you really want somewhere to eat meat', long-standing plant-based reputation
Profile last updated 16 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Modern plant-based Japanese small plates, izakaya-style sharing.“The vibe of the place is very modern Japanese... you order around 3 to 4 small plates per person”
— reviews - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- Entirely vegan (plant-based).“5/5 would highly recommend unless you really want somewhere to eat meat”
— reviews - Service modes offered
- dine in“get a table in the main dining area”
— reviews - Alcohol policy
- Licensed — sake, low/no-alcohol beer and mocktails.“Nice sake”
— reviews - Price band
- Premium — repeatedly called expensive for the portion size, but worth it.“it's on the expensive side for the size of the portions, but it's 100% worth the cost”
— reviews
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Dog friendly
- Dogs allowed in a side room.“They have a little side room where they allowed guests with dogs”
— reviews - Atmosphere as customers describe it
- Cosy, creative modern-Japanese space with a garden/outdoor area and a small 'den' side room.“Atmosphere was great (we sat in the garden bit)”
— reviews - Occasions customers use it for
- special occasion · date night · sharing / small plates · celebration“Came to Bonsai to celebrate a special occasion”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- 'Chicken' yakitori skewers · Crispy cauliflower · Pomelo salad · Mince lettuce cups · Thai sausage · Tempura · Crème caramel“loved the crispy cauliflower and “chicken” skewers... super fresh pomelo salad, mince lettuce cups and Thai sausage”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- Small portions for the price · Den side-room stools less comfortable“the stools in the den were a little awkward and uncomfortable”
— reviews - Mock-meat / meat-substitute dishes
- Highly realistic vegan 'chicken' used in the yakitori/skewers.“the most flavourful and realistic vegan “chicken” we've ever eaten”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Friendly, knowledgeable staff; casual, relaxed service.“The staff were all super friendly and knowledgeable”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Portions are small for the price, but quality is high enough that most feel it's worth it.“Perhaps a little pricey for the size of the dishes”
— reviews
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.