Pulse and Pickle CIC
Fully vegan community-interest cafe, grocer and event space in Walthamstow, serving hearty Middle-Eastern-influenced, gluten-free plant food from locally sourced organic produce — 5.0-rated and loved for its welcome as much as its cooking.
Why it's listed: Pulse and Pickle CIC in Walthamstow is a community-interest vegan restaurant and grocer, Google-typed vegan with a 5.0 rating.
Profile last updated 11 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Hearty plant-based home cooking with a Middle Eastern influence and multi-cuisine fusion, largely gluten-free“Food tastes divine, middle eastern cuisine influence.”
— reviews - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- vegan“Everything is vegan, locally & ethically sourced.”
— reviews - Setting & venue context
- Community cafe that doubles as an event space and live-music venue, with a small plant-based grocery attached; daytime hours (8am–3pm)“The café also doubles as an event space, with a really varied events calendar.”
— reviews - Service modes offered
- dine in“Most amazing food I've had wandering in off the street in London so far.”
— reviews - Price band
- budget“a lack of places on the high street that are both healthy and affordable so this place is brilliant”
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We're holding 1 question for the owner — social or community mission — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- healthy, affordable everyday lunch · vegan and gluten-free diners · community gatherings, events and live music · visitors wanting a plant-based stop in Walthamstow“Wholly inclusive and hugely welcoming... a worthwhile cause to support!”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- sharing platter · stew of the day · mesabha · tahini chickpea dish · locally sourced green salad · vegan gluten-free mousse cakes“The stew, the mesabha, the green salad (ask what's in it!)”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Founder-led and exceptionally welcoming — reviewers describe an inclusive, community feel, staff with dietary expertise, and founders happy to talk through the cafe's philosophy“Owner was lovely, real sense of welcoming for all members of the community.”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Seen as a rare healthy-and-affordable option; 'great value' portions hearty enough that diners report being too full for dessert“All delicious, great value and wonderfully helpful staff”
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Only the owner knows it
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- Made in-house & sourcing
- Reviewers consistently report locally sourced, organic, even hand-picked produce and a stated commitment to fair pricing for producers — owner detail would confirm suppliers and what is made in-house“a democratic kitchen, organic sourcing, fair pricing for producers, and a fully plant-based approach”
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We're holding 8 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 — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.