I decided to try Twelve Eatery in the Triangle, Bournemouth, after reading an article about the best vegan restaurants in Bournemouth by top blogger Poole & Bournemouth. It has been open for around a year, and claims to be the only organic, plant-based restaurant in Dorset and the UK’s first organic bar to make cocktails with fresh cold-pressed juices.

The interior is pleasingly simple, with exposed brick, warm lighting, plants galore, tropical prints and green and pink chairs. Once you add a bit of music and friendly staff into the mix, you’ve got yourself some good vibes.

I skipped starters (yes, I usually work back from dessert). For my main I chose Feijoada - a black bean stew with smoked seitan sausage, pulled jackfruit, mushroom, rice, crispy kale, orange and sides of salsa and farofa (a toasted cassava or corn flour mixture) to sprinkle over the dish. It was a hearty taste sensation. All washed down with a very drinkable organic Toscar Temperanillo. (The delicious Ameretto Sour pictured belonged to my friend).

The desserts were incredible. I had a brownie (which wasn’t dry like vegan brownies can be) with salted caramel, vanilla ice-cream and macadamia nuts. My friends both had dulche de leche cheesecake with toasted coconut shavings.

I’m not vegan - or even vegetarian or pescatarian - but I have no trouble getting behind a plant-based meal. Particularly when its so good you don’t even notice that you’re missing meat. It’s undoubtedly the way we are heading in the future - for our own health and for the planet’s health - so Twelve is just a gorgeous trendsetter.

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