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Jungle Electric

467 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5LX, UK4.9 (167 reviews)020 8616 1919websitemap

All-vegan community cafe, coffee shop and event space on Roman Road, Bow — cult-loved toasties, mac and cheese and white hot chocolate at notably fair prices, with a second-hand shop, board games and a snug downstairs.

Why it's listed: Jungle Electric is an independent plant-based cafe/coffee shop and venue on Roman Road, Bow (E3), typed by Google as both vegan_restaurant and vegetarian_restaurant with a 4.9 rating.

Profile last updated 11 July 2026.

Jungle Electric — photo
Photo: Jungle Electric · Google
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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
All-vegan neighbourhood cafe — toasties, brunch plates, cakes, pastries and smoothies — doubling as a live-music and event venue with a second-hand shop downstairs
coffee_shop, vegan_restaurant, live_music_venue, event_venue, storetypes
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
vegan
The food is absolutely amazing and all vegan of coursereviews
Service modes offered
dine in · takeaway
cafe / coffee_shop with sit-in snug and counter servicetypes
Price band
budget
Prices are really good, main and side for only £8reviews

We're holding 1 question for the owner — classes, workshops & events — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.

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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Atmosphere as customers describe it
Cosy, plant-filled and quirky, with a snug at the back, board games and a second-hand clothes shop downstairs — a strong neighbourhood-community feel
full of lush plants and quirky decor that gives the café such a relaxed yet vibrant vibereviews
Occasions customers use it for
casual brunch or lunch · community hangout with regulars · board games and browsing the second-hand shop · catch-ups over tea and coffee
The staff knew so many customers, it had a really friendly, community feelreviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
tunah toastie (tuna melt) · vegan ham and cheese croissant · mac and cheese · croissant toastie · white hot chocolate · cakes and pastries
We've had the best vegan ham and cheese croissant of our lives... The tuna melt toast is also one of my favouritesreviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
service can slow down when the cafe gets busy
service was a tad slow when the place got busierreviews
Service character as customers describe it
Owner-run warmth — staff know regulars by name and reviews repeatedly call the service friendly and excellent; can slow slightly at busy times
the owners are lovely, the service is excellentreviews
Value for money as customers see it
Repeatedly praised as genuinely good value — a main and side for £8, 'fair prices' a recurring phrase
Fair prices and lovely atmosphere. 10/10reviews
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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.