It's about time I wrote a review on Pure On Raw; even though I've only been for a meal there twice and both of those have been in the past week! If you haven't already realised from the last sentence then I'll tell you straight away that this is one positive review.
On Monday I was incredibly bored, scrolling through my Instagram when I noticed a photo of some interesting food (similar to my second to last picture) which said it was from a place in Sheffield. I love learning about new restaurants/cafes/shops in my home town so I decided to give it a little Google and see where it was. It turns out the restaurant was in a part of Sheffield I've been past many times before on a bus or in a taxi/car but never realised it existed.
After going on their website, I saw that Pure on Raw was a vegan restaurant which specialised in raw, healthy cuisine. I texted my friend Bekah (who is a vegan) & we decided to go and check it out the very next day.
A bus to town & a very short tram journey later, we found ourselves wandering into the restaurant with two empty stomachs and rather excited expressions. We were greeted by a friendly woman behind the desk who gave us our menus & discussed the specials board (picture 4) with us. Both me and Bekah decided we would try the vegan pizzas. I went for half "pepperoni" and half marinara while Bekah went for the "meaty" and hawaiian. The pizzas are made from a dehydrated vegetable and buckwheat base, topped with cashew cheese, tomato style sauce and other various toppings or extras.
Our pizzas arrived very quickly and were presented wonderfully. The plate was bright with so many colours and looked absolutely delicious (as you can see in picture 5). Both of our pizzas came with a very rich side salad (beetroot, carrot, peppers, lettuce and toasted sunflower seeds) and a citrus sauce.
I can honestly say that this "pizza" was absolutely gorgeous. All the flavours were so fresh and different. The marinara was my personal favourite as the sauce was delicious, although I ended up picking off the olives as it overpowered the rest of the pizza. Everything tasted so good but there was so much it was hard to finish! The best part about it was that it was a pizza you could eat and not feel guilt afterwards.
Even though our main was filling, we couldn't leave without trying a dessert. Bekah went for two scoops of their dairy free ice cream (strawberry and chocolate), whilst I decided to go for a dish called Sweet Treat. Sweet Treat (picture 6) consisted of one slice of dairy free raw "pie" of the day, two scoops of ice cream of your choice and a selection of fruit with chocolate sauce. The pie of the day was chocolate mocha and my ice cream choices were caramel and strawberry.
Dessert was so so soooo good. The ice cream was absolutely gorgeous (the caramel especially) and the pie was a perfect combination of chocolate and coffee. Another dish that was guilt free & tasty!
We loved the food and restaurant so much we actually went back two days later to try another dish. I chose the ciabatta which was topped with cashew cheese, a tomato style sauce and fresh tomatoes (picture 7). A choice of either leafey salad or creamy salad came with the dish so I went for the creamy salad. The dish was delicious, but the creamy salad was a little too much for me. Bekah ate most of the carrots as I found the seasoning and sauce a little too strong. Apart from that the dish was still extremely tasty. Bekah went for one of the wraps which contained nut meat, cashew cheese and vegetables. Dessert (again) was ice cream (chocolate and caramel for Bekah and caramel for me) and a slice of white chocolate pie (good but didn't beat the mocha pie).
Overall both trips to Pure On Raw were fantastic and we already want to go back again next week! The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. One of my favourite things about the place is it has a 'fuss free' kind of vibe. Under the specials board (pictures 1 & 4) a table holds pots of cutlery, napkins, glasses and a water dispenser you can help yourself to. By the till (picture 3) there's a selection of teas and a fridge. The second time we went the fridge was being fixed, but it usually contains vegan cooking items such as cacao powder, coconut oil & other things. It also contains items made in Pure On Raw that you can take away, such as caramel curls (they looked gorgeous!), pieces of pie and macaroons.
I would definitely recommend Pure On Raw to any vegan or vegetarian. I'd also recommend it to someone who wants to try a different kind of restaurant or wants to eat healthier food when dining out. The price range of the food isn't extortionate, nor is it cheap. However, there are cheaper items on the special board if you are wanting to save money.
So get yourselves down to Pure On Raw, you honestly will not regret it.
If you do go for meal, let me know what you have!
Alice
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(Apologies as two of the photos taken were from Instagram as I forgot to take my Canon for the first visit).
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