PLANT Bar

Derby's only 100% vegan cafe + bar. Now closed. Thanks for the mems

05/06/2023

Sorry I've been bad at posting these as I've been busy living life, but I am here to present to you the next in the 'food-so-good-you-just-have-to-recreate-it' series:

Our CHEEZE recipe!!! 🤤👅😘

This is the same cheeze recipe that we used for two of our most popular menu items - pizzas, and mac + cheese

INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 bulb of roasted garlic (approx. 6 cloves)
• 10g nutritional yeast
• 30g tapioca starch
• 3 tbsp carrageenan kappa (this is made from seaweed and helps make the cheeze melty and stretchy)
• 2 tbsp sauerkraut (helps make it 'tangy')
• 1/4 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 10g sea salt
• 200ml vegetable oil
• 500ml plant-based milk (soya has the most neutral flavour in cooking)

METHOD:
• put all ingredients into a food processor, apart from the oil and 100ml milk. Blitz until smooth(ish), it may be slightly lumpy but that's fine
• pour into a large bowl and whisk in oil and remaining milk until smooth
• pour into a pan over a medium heat, whisking constantly until thickened and strings form when lifting the whisk
• pour into a container to set
• the cheeze will become more firm, but will melt when heated. The cheeze will be good for up to 5 days - it doesn't freeze well! Enjoy! 🧀

If you do recreate this - let me know! Thanks to all of you who got in touch after making our cauli wings recipe - they looked great! 🥰

14/04/2023

Demand has been high for this one...

𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

INGREDIENTS
Batter:
• Plain flour
• Plant-based milk (we used unsweetened soya)
• Smoked paprika

Buffalo Glaze:
• Frank's Red Hot Sauce (gotta be Frank's!)
• Golden Syrup
• Plant-based spread (we used Flora)

• Fresh cauliflower

METHOD
• Break cauliflower into florets and parboil for ~4 mins. Leave to cool
• Mix equal parts flour and milk together, and 1tsp smoked paprika p/ 200g flour
• In a pan, mix 100ml hot sauce with 20ml golden syrup and 30g butter. Melt over a low heat until combined
• Coat florets in batter and deep-fry until for 5-6 minutes, until golden
• Remove wings from oil and drain excess oil
• Add buffalo glaze to frying pan over high heat, and once bubbling, add wings and coat in glaze
• Once fully coated in glaze, remove from pan and plate with side salad and coleslaw.

And there we have it! We never said they were healthy, but you know they were delicious 😅

Which recipe do you want to see next?! 💚

11/04/2023

Hey folks Dave here ☺️

I've been a bit off-grid for the last couple of months since PLANT closed - I needed to take some time out to clear my head and close down a business (a lot more work than it looks)!

Pictured here is a lovely reunion I shared with some of the team last weekend, with a pot luck vegan dinner and lots of fun and games. I'm so grateful for the connections I've made, both staff and customers, along the way 💚

It's gutting to see other small indie businesses fall by the wayside in Derby, due to continued increased costs and energy prices, under a council that is failing to support them. This vicious cycle means the high number of closures and vacant premises puts people off visiting the city centre, and the businesses that are still operating are losing out on custom as a result, risking further closures. Imo, things need to drastically change within the local council and government before we can start to see tangible, positive changes in the streets. I could write a looong blog post about all this but I'll save you from the boredom for now 😅

It's the end of an era for me in many ways, as I leave the UK this Friday to spend a year or two travelling and working around Europe, mainly on permaculture homesteads in an effort to improve biodiversity and the overall wellbeing of the natural areas I'm staying in. Derby has been my home for the past 27 years but I'm finally fledging the nest for good, and with the state of things at the minute, I hope you don't blame me! 😉

Also I'm not forgetting - I have recipes for PLANT's most popular dishes, cakes and sauces - and I'm gonna be posting them here over the next few weeks so you can make them at home!! Think cauli wings, melty vegan cheese and our amazing gooey chocolate brownies 🥰

And if you want to relive the PLANT experience, I'm still updating our "PLANT Cafe Vibes" playlist - search on Spotify to follow! 💚

10/02/2023

3 little things to let you know about 😇

1. We are starting to sell/auction things off! Including the iconic 'live life on the veg' neon sign you can see above!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/davegray27, we'll be adding plenty more to it in the next few weeks. Again, if you've ever seen anything you fancy, get in touch, and if you know anyone setting up a cafe/bar/pub/restaurant in the coming months, tell them to!

2. The houseplant shop will be closed for the rest of this weekend as we make preparations for our closing weekend. We'll be having a huge plant sale next Friday 17th Feb and selling the last of our beautiful plants

3. The bar will be closed this Saturday 11th for a private event until 11pm, at which point we'll be opening up to you lovely people with drinks offers galore 🥰

That's all from us for now, thank you for your continued support 💚

09/02/2023

This is it folks - we've got one final shindig while we've still got the keys! Presenting:

"𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝑭𝑼𝑳𝑳𝒀 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘"

Next Saturday, we're celebrating everything PLANT and having a big ol' send off, with drinks offers all night so we can shift the last of our stock 🍻 we've got beer on tap, wine, soft drinks and spirits galore!

Join us for a drink, or two, or many, and commemorate the final night PLANT will be open before we close our doors for good 🙏💚

Saturday 18th February // 19:00-01:00

20/01/2023

✨ ℝ𝔸ℝ𝔼 ℙ𝕃𝔸ℕ𝕋 𝔸𝕃𝔼ℝ𝕋 ✨

I've got a blinder of a deal this weekend - I've managed to source some of these stunning, variegated Maranta kerchoveana tropical plants! 🌱

Just look at those leaves 😍

And what's better - I'm selling them at only £4.99!! An absolute steal if I've ever seen one, for this weekend only! 💚

Price valid from Fri 20th - Sun 22nd January 🥰

07/01/2023

Aaaaand we're back! I hope you had a lovely and restful Christmas and New Year 🙏 the plant shop is back open this weekend and we've got some absolute steals for you, this week only:

💚 NEON POTHOS - this beauty is an easy-to-look-after cousin of the classic golden pothos, with vibrant green leaves

💚 STAGHORN FERN - a funky-looking houseplant, which natively grows on trees! A great bonus is that it not only looks great, but it's also non-toxic to cats and dogs! These absolute specimens are half a metre tall and look great on a shelf or in a hanging basket!

Offers available until Sunday 08/01 ☺️

*Plants supplied in nursery pots, decorative pots sold separately

18/12/2022

✨ CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES ✨

We have our final bar event on Friday 23rd December before we close the bar until 2023.

The plant shop is open for an extra day this week - we'll be open Thursday 22nd for those last-minute Christmas shoppers, and Sat 24th for those very-last-minute Christmas shoppers!

We'll then shut our doors completely until January 6th, when both our plant shop and bar will return ☺️

17/12/2022

✨🎄 ＮＥＸＴＦＲＩＤＡＹ 🎄✨

We've got DJ Guy Shipley + friends sending us off for a final party before we go into hibernation-mode over Christmas and New Year!

This will be our last event of 2022, with DJs from 8pm and drink deals all night long.

😍 Jägerbombs 4 for £12
😍 Double Gin + Fever Tree Tonic just £5
😍 4 Tequila shots £10
😍 + more

𝟐𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝟔:𝟑𝟎-𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦

We've got local beers on tap, Derbyshire spirits from
and Derbyshire soft drinks from 🌍

By supporting us, you're supporting a wide range of other local independents! Get involved 🎧🕺💃

16/12/2022

🌱 𝕎𝔼𝔼𝕂𝕃𝕐 𝔻𝔼𝔸𝕃𝕊 🌱

I've got some gorgeous plants available this week for amazing prices:

💚 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂 - was £7.99, now £2.99! These sell online for £14+, so you won't find this plant cheaper anywhere else. Makes a perfect desk plant!
💚 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒂 - was £6.99, now £2.49! Sells online for £10+, is a relative of the Fascinator 'Prayer Plant' and has incredible leaf patterns! These guys to be kept moist at a regular room temp, and they will thrive!

We're open Fri-Sun 12pm-5pm so come down and grab a deal - these will make great presents! We also have a wide selection of pots and hangers for sale 🥰

*pots not included, plants provided in nursery pots

06/12/2022

🎄 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑰𝑵 𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑩𝒀 🎄

Are you stuck wondering what the perfect present is for a certain someone? 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 - they help brighten up a room, improve wellbeing, and provide a sense of healthy responsibility and satisfaction ✨

That's why this Friday-Sunday, we're offering an 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 20% off all of our indoor plants (including already-discounted plants), so that you can pick up a present for those nature lovers, interior design fans, and the hard-to-buy-for people in your life.

We've got loads of varieties, from easy-care desk plants and vining shelf plants to giant floor-standing plants and more unusual tropical plants! Come down and pick one up while they're this discounted! 💪 We won't be beaten on price by anywhere online!

34 SADLER GATE, DERBY
FRIDAY 09/12 - SUNDAY 11/12 • 12-5PM

01/12/2022

I've got some amazing deals for you this weekend, that you definitely don't wanna miss out on 😍😍😍

🌱 XL BOSTON FERN / XL ASPARAGUS FERN - these have been reduced from £18.99 down to just £3.49 for this weekend only. This size of fern sells online for £22-30 usually so you won't get a better deal anywhere else! They make great dinner table centerpieces or look good on top of shelving.

🌱 NEVER NEVER PLANT - Ctetanthe burle marxii amagris - the plant in this size sells online for £12-19, so you're getting an unbelievable bargain at just £2.49 this weekend! Beautiful on a desk or a windowsill with bright, indirect sunlight.

Besides these beauties, we've had a fresh delivery of calathea leopardina, hanging golden pothos, philo pink princess, maranta, polka dot begonia and more!

These offers are available Fri 2nd Dec - Sun 4th Dec, until stocks last 💚

Address

34-35 Sadler Gate
Derby
DE13NR

Website

http://www.plant-cafe.com/

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Welcome to PLANT. We’re a new independent café and bar, aiming to provide tasty, wholesome, plant-based food and drink to the city of Derby. Our carefully curated menu means there’s something for everyone, regardless of allergies or taste preferences.

The cafe provides a selection of brunch options, pastries, cakes, hot drinks, and soft drinks. The bar presents a artisan stonebaked pizza menu alongside a unique, handcrafted cocktail menu using homegrown garnishes, as well as a large choice of beer, cider, spirits and wine.

We are constantly mindful of our impact on the planet, and ensure we are doing the best we can to reduce our carbon footprint, recycle wherever possible, and provide eco-friendly packaging to our amazing customers. There is no doubt that we are the most sustainable cafe/bar in Derby.