Teh One Who Knocks
09-07-2022, 12:02 PM
Metro News Reporter
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A vegan restaurant is to start selling meat dishes – in a bid to win over more customers.
Despite criticism branding the decision ‘unethical’, The Mango Tree said staying open was more important than sticking to a ‘purely’ plant-based menu.
‘The only other option was to close permanently,’ claimed the eaterie in Taunton, Somerset.
‘Ethics extend to the jobs and welfare of our wonderful team, to whom we owe a great deal.’
After closing on Saturday for a refurb, it will reportedly reopen with meat and vegetarian dishes.
The spokesperson also admitted: ‘Hospitality is increasingly tough and continuing as a purely vegan restaurant has not been sustainable for a considerable amount of time as there are simply not enough customers supporting us in our current format.’
However, owners have been accused of writing ‘cryptic’ posts, infuriating their plant-based following.
Reacting on social media, one vegan user said: ‘Seems worse than closing, selling meat.’
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‘Surely you’d just go out of business rather than profit from the exploitation of animals?’ another asked.
Another diner wrote: ‘This is upsetting. I have to say I have been to this restaurant a few times and it was beautiful!
‘It’s currently going through a renovation, obviously in more ways than one.
‘So disappointed having seen this.’
Others feared core vegan clientele could be lost as a result of the move away from exclusively vegan products.
It comes after a host of trendy vegan restaurants were forced to shut in recent years.
Miami Burger – which sold 100 per cent vegan burgers – closed in Reading, Berks in July 2019 after just six months.
Another vegan restaurant – called 1847 – in Manchester closed down three months ago after nine years.
https://i.imgur.com/XTSjftE.png
A vegan restaurant is to start selling meat dishes – in a bid to win over more customers.
Despite criticism branding the decision ‘unethical’, The Mango Tree said staying open was more important than sticking to a ‘purely’ plant-based menu.
‘The only other option was to close permanently,’ claimed the eaterie in Taunton, Somerset.
‘Ethics extend to the jobs and welfare of our wonderful team, to whom we owe a great deal.’
After closing on Saturday for a refurb, it will reportedly reopen with meat and vegetarian dishes.
The spokesperson also admitted: ‘Hospitality is increasingly tough and continuing as a purely vegan restaurant has not been sustainable for a considerable amount of time as there are simply not enough customers supporting us in our current format.’
However, owners have been accused of writing ‘cryptic’ posts, infuriating their plant-based following.
Reacting on social media, one vegan user said: ‘Seems worse than closing, selling meat.’
https://i.imgur.com/2RsED7h.png
‘Surely you’d just go out of business rather than profit from the exploitation of animals?’ another asked.
Another diner wrote: ‘This is upsetting. I have to say I have been to this restaurant a few times and it was beautiful!
‘It’s currently going through a renovation, obviously in more ways than one.
‘So disappointed having seen this.’
Others feared core vegan clientele could be lost as a result of the move away from exclusively vegan products.
It comes after a host of trendy vegan restaurants were forced to shut in recent years.
Miami Burger – which sold 100 per cent vegan burgers – closed in Reading, Berks in July 2019 after just six months.
Another vegan restaurant – called 1847 – in Manchester closed down three months ago after nine years.