The premise of Beatroot is that you can pick a size box you want and fill it to the brim with anything you like. And they have pretty much everything! I opted for a medium box (£6.20) and got:
- Greek Salad (which kind of overpowered everything else I opted for and if I had made any mistake it was probably introducing this...)
- Quinoa Taboullah - which was delicious and full of seeds, pulses and yumminess
- Blanched broccoli - tossed in sesame seeds, and only blanched for a minute to retain all the nutrients
- Some kind of beany salady thing - scrum
- A wild rice with dried fruit salad thing - again, really fresh, really delicious
I quite fancied a salad orientated box, mainly because it was a hot day and I fancied something cold and lighter. But don't let this fool you into thinking that Beatroot is a salad joint, oh no! They have an array of hot food too like stir fry, curry, lasagne, dauphinoise potatoes, stews... You name it.
Lunch for the three of us, with two drinks, came to about £25, which isn't too shabby (although a bit more than I would normally spend, granted). However, this little gem is worth it. The most exciting thing about Beatroot is, as Sarah rightly pointed out, that that vegetarian food here has flavour. It actually tastes of vegetarian food. So often, the options leave much to be desired, but with this range of fresh and zingy salads, warm and comforting hot dishes and knowing that everything is nutritious and delicious, well... I'm in veggie heaven.