Temple of Seitan
Hackney's pioneering vegan fast-food counter on Morning Lane, famous for seitan 'chicken' — Buffalo and Korean BBQ wings with mac and cheese — served fast and friendly until 11pm every day.
Why it's listed: Temple of Seitan in Hackney is a fully vegan fast-food institution (vegan 'chicken'), a dedicated plant-based East London independent.
Profile last updated 11 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Vegan fast food — seitan 'chicken' wings, burgers and American-style sides“vegan_restaurant, fast_food_restaurant; 'the texture of the seitan was exactly like chicken!'”
— types - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- vegan“vegan_restaurant (primary type); name 'Temple of Seitan'; 'the food is vegan heaven'”
— primaryType - Service modes offered
- dine in · takeaway“No issue with atmosphere but was a weekday evening... took it to go”
— reviews
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- vegan fast-food fix · new vegans and non-vegan sceptics · late-night vegan food (open to 11pm daily)“as a new vegan I thought I'd finally give it a go... 10/10 recommend even if you're not vegan!”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- Buffalo seitan wings · Korean BBQ seitan wings · mac and cheese“Wings were delicious... My favourite was the Korean bbq wings but my friend was drooling over the Mac and cheese”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- mac and cheese divides opinion (some find it under-seasoned)“Mac was slightly a miss... needs slightly more flavour (maybe nutritional yeast)”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Fast (about 5-minute waits) and notably friendly — reviewers name individual staff (Vinay, Dhruv) for going the extra mile“Didn't wait longer than 5ish minutes... Vinay promptly gave me tissues... Served by the lovely Dhruv”
— 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.