Should you take your best mate, who is a vegetarian, to a steak restaurant? Such was thought when I met the people from Cut and Craft at one of the Press’s regular business meetings. The co-founder Oscar Akgul, who also founded the Lucia restaurants in York and elsewhere, obviously thought so too, as I was kindly offered such a visit. Now, I have been with my mate and his wife, who is also vegetarian, twice to a most delightful vegetarian restaurant in Wetherby, where I grew up.
Now, Mango is one of the best eateries in town, but tasty as its Indian-style food is, there always seems to be something ‘missing.’ It’s a bit like wine or beer without the alcohol, or coffee without the caffeine. Increasingly people seem to be turning vegetarian be it supposedly to save the planet or for perceived health advantages.
And whilst pubs and restaurants have increased their vegetarian offerings in recent years, the lack of choice at some can be off-putting. Now, I am still a bit of a carnivore, and regardless of cows and sheep burping and farting, what can be more natural than them eating grass and fertilising it afterwards? Anyway, there is certainly no lack of choice at Cut and Craft, which first opened in St Sampson’s Square in November 2018, followed by one in in October 2022, with a third opening later this year in Manchester. Well, I turned up last Tuesday evening and found the place was surprisingly busy.
The restaurant is very spacious and fashionable. My mate thought th.
