Plantuguese
Bristol's fully plant-based Portuguese restaurant on Stokes Croft — small plates, peri-peri 'chicken' and vegan takes on Portuguese classics, much of it gluten-free, in a cosy room.
Why it's listed: Dedicated vegan Portuguese (vegan_restaurant type), Bristol BS1, plant-based menu, 4.8
Profile last updated 15 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Plant-based Portuguese — small plates and mains reimagining Portuguese classics vegan, much of it gluten-free.“plant based Portuguese cuisine... the majority of the menu is gluten-free”
— reviews - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- Entirely plant-based — the whole menu is vegan.“It's a real treat to be able to choose anything on a menu and know it's totally plant based.”
— reviews - Service modes offered
- dine in · takeaway“meal_takeaway; reviews describe dine-in visits and taking leftovers home”
— types - Price band
- Sit-down small-plates restaurant; generous main portions.“large portion size for the main... four of the 'small plates' between two of us and it was more than enough”
— reviews
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Atmosphere as customers describe it
- Cosy, warmly decorated room with a Portuguese vibe; welcoming and professional, busy and fully booked at weekends.“such a cosy atmosphere which really added to the Portuguese vibe... nice to see the place fully booked out”
— reviews - Occasions customers use it for
- Special occasion / birthday · Date night · Coeliac-friendly vegan dining“a vegan with coeliac disease... went for my birthday”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- Peri-peri 'chicken' / coxas drumsticks · 'Meaty' croquettes · Bacalhau à Brás (palm hearts) · Fake egg · Gin & raspberry cheesecake“The croquette were my favourite full of flavour... coxas peri-peri drumsticks”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- Can get hot on warm days (no aircon/fans) · Noisy delivery cart past tables near opening time“Install ceiling fans (or air-conditioning) for relief on hot days... avoid the noisy cart moving past the tables”
— reviews - Booking advised
- Books up, especially at weekends — worth reserving.“nice to see the place fully booked out”
— reviews - Mock-meat / meat-substitute dishes
- Vegan mock meats and egg — 'meaty' croquettes, spicy peri-peri 'chicken' drumsticks, Bacalhau à Brás with palm hearts, and a realistic runny 'fake egg'.“the 'meaty' croquettes and the Spicy Peri Peri 'chicken'... the fake egg as a side... The 'yolk' was runny very realistic”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Kind, friendly and knowledgeable staff; quick service and thoughtful touches like a free birthday dessert.“staff very kind and friendly. Quick service... one of our party even got a free birthday desert!”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Seen as a treat with generous portions and good menu variety.“large portion size for the main... Menu has great variety”
— 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.