The Mortar + Pestle Vegan Tearoom in Shepway

Great place, great service, delicious food. Really enjoyed the falafel bowl with bulgur and salad, and kids had pasta with tomato sauce (better than mom's at home).

Day trip to Dymchurch. Lovely tea room. Great vegan food and reasonably priced. Friendly owner. Amazing cakes.

Had an amazing lunch here today! The food was freshly made and delicious. Such a gem to find on our day trip. Cannot recommend the scones enough! They were melt in your mouth esp with the jam and coconut cream!! Ian was helpful and very friendly

Friendly service, delicious food cooked from fresh ingredients, best soup ever and fridge cake. Delicious vegan wraps.

Really pleased to find this place on the way to Dungerness. The food is home cooked which makes a great change from vegan junk (Im partial to a bit of junk food, but not all the time!) We had the quiche which was lovely and sat in the garden which is full of herbs. Entertainment was provided by the resident sparrows and starlings eating from the food that had been put out for them. Great place and the staff were very friendly too!

Had a delicious lunch with my daughter. The menu is short, but the food is homemade and really lovely. I'd recommend arriving early if you want the most choice, but there are also vegan cakes and ice-creams. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful.

Had a coffee at the back of the café which was a really nice place to sit and enjoy a drink. Coffee was plentiful and good quality.

Delicious lunch at this unique little vegan cafe in Dymchurch. More than enough food for two. The veggie bake oozing with Vegan cheese melted in your mouth and a selection of falafel and salads i the Buddha bowl was very tasty! Topped off with a slice of Peanut butter brownie 😋. Will definitely be returning. Thank you!

Wonderful food that is so filling and enjoyable. Ian is a great guy and even better chef. The mains are so tasty and the sweets were just as good. If only all places put this much effort into there food.

Lovely plates with home made recipes, fresh salads and fermented extras for the healthy conscious. Cakes are sensational. Hand made vegan you expect from a gourmet restaurant costing an-arm-and-a-leg! Not just for vegans but a good place for those who just like good food and dont fancy fried foods.

Great flavourful, healthy and colourful food. Big delicious smoothies, indulgent desserts, nice chilled atmosphere. Warm, personal and friendly service. Lovely bloke Ian. Great place to stop off, eat, drink and chill. 5 stars.

Oh my goodness the food here is amazing and the owner is so calm and friendly. I came here with my partner and we had a Buddha bowl to share which was delicious and a very good size. It was made up of lots of different foods and the flavours were remarkable. There are also lots of good drinks.

Fabulous cups of tea and coffee, lovely cake and very friendly service! Thoroughly recommended, worth a visit

Love the food here it’s wholesome and delicious. Ian is so welcoming kind and friendly and he even grows his own herbs to add to the home made dishes. It’s all vegan and anyone can eat here lots of gluten free too.

If you're after lovely & wholesome healthy food, prepared & served with love & care then go no further. Ian's soups & stews, plus healthy treats, are awesome.

Cosy little cafe, friendly owner and the food was good, the fridge cake was delicious! Perfect lunch spot for vegans!

I loved the food here. All home cooked. The pineapple curry was amazing and I got a selection of salad, rice and a mini jacket potato with it. I had the mango pistachio ice cream. It was lovely. Good value for money. I will definitely return.

We received brilliant service from Ian during our visit in June, he was so helpful when we were deciding what to have. In the end he made us a delicious sharing bowl of all different things and the whole family loved it, including the 2 year old! The quality of food is extremely good and you can just tell Ian is very passionate about what he does. My daughter has since been back with her Grandad and had another lovely meal, I can't wait for my next visit!It's so nice to have such a good vegan place so close to home.

Stopped off for lunch halfway through our bike ride along the Kent coast. We couldn’t have picked a better place. Greeted by the lovely Ian, explained us all the dishes on offer - which all sounded lovely. Neither of us are vegans or vegetarians but didn’t stop us. Ordered the stuffed peppers, sausage meat and the pasty stuffed with spinach and cheese + 2 smoothies! Wow, what a meal, healthy, incredibly tasty and thoroughly enjoyable. If I could this place a 10 star, I would, it’s wasn’t just the food, it was also Ian & his lovely little garden - perfectly formed! Highly recommended and we will be back.

This little café/tearoom is small, packed full of flavours - and so friendly. Handmade, home-made and honestly delicious, the M+P menu is what an independent vegan café should be like. Cakes - great. Coffee - great. Savouries - great. Service - great. Value - great.

Popped in for a drink on a Saturday afternoon. This is a great little place, and you don't need to be vegan to enjoy it.My partner said the coffee was fantastic, rich, deep and very nice, served in a cafetiere. The owner was friendly and asked about the strength of coffee and preferred milk alternative. It was great service that felt personalised but not intrusive. The garden area out the back is quiet, sunny and lovely to sit in. We watched several bees tending the plants. Even though we didn't eat what was on the menu for that day smelt heavenly.When we are next in Dymchurch I'm sure we'll be stopping for another cup of coffee.

Fabulous to have a vegan cafe/restaurant in Dymchurch. Took my carnivorous father. I had a warm roll with cheeze, 'meat's balls, salad and pickle. My father had lentil Dahl, rice and roll. We finished with coffee and for me a muffin with jam and cashew cream. Yum, yum. Go, it's worth it 1: Because it's a vegan oasis 2: Because it's VERY VERY tasty (AND FRIENDLY) 3: Because it's very, very reasonably priced.

I have just had another lovely raw,vegan cake here and I am sure it's completely brilliant value for money,nothing disappointing about this lovely little vegan cafe,I felt guilty for going in without my son,so took a slice of cake home for him,will return as often as I can,so thrilled to have our own vegan eatery on Romney Marsh,thanks Ian.

Nice looking tea room with quaint tables. Gentleman very helpful with allergy information etc.

I visited The Mortar and Pestle at the weekend and had a delicious lunch. There was a great choice of tasty, hot vegan food (I especially loved the 'meatball' roll). The owner was really friendly, despite being rushed off his feet! We also had a sweet treat to take-away, which we really enjoyed. I look forward to visiting again and seeing what other treats are on offer.

Had some dhal and one of the rolls - very tasty and fresh. Delicious healthy cakes (yes, it’s true!) that had our tummies purring... we even got some tiffin to go (looking forward to eating that tomorrow). Lovely chap running the place who really cares about the quality of his food. Would happily return.

How wonderful to find this place. The food is all vegan and it was delicious and the smoothies, cakes so good. Ian the owner is always very friendly. Definitely going again. 😊💚

This is a wonderful small cafe. Very friendly service, great handmade icecream, perfect coffee, very good hot chocolade made of oak milk.

I cannot speak more highly of the Mortar + Pestle first class food first class service great selection of food and nothing is to much trouble .

We visited on Saturday, enjoyed the food and feel of the place so much we went back on Sunday.. Absolutely loved the wraps, great coffee and pretty courtyard to sit and enjoy the beautiful sunshine.. Ian is a great host, welcoming and meticulous with his food presentation.. Ooh, the homemade ice cream is delicious too!!

Went in for lunch, nice clean and bright little cafe. All the food was made to order by the owner - we had the chilli and rice, which was very nice. Also had a vegan 'meatball' sub with vegan cheese and BBQ sauce, and a couple of different wraps, the smoked tofu wrap and a hummus wrap.

Really amazing quality of smoothies and cakes - if you want delicious and vegan, go here! (ignore this bit, it's just because Trip advisor wants a longer review)

We visited this lovely tearoom during the winter one week after it had opened and we re-visited today. Ian has now expanded his offerings of tea and a lovely selection of cakes to lunchtime treats such as rice with roasted vegetables and wraps. The food in here is amazing! It tastes out of this world, is colourful and nicely presented. Ian makes you feel extremely welcome and gives you 100% attention. Nothing is too much trouble for him. The tearoom is nicely decorated and now offers the benefits of a secluded courtyard garden which today was glorious. Definitely worth calling in here, vegan or not vegan - you will love the food and the experience.

Visited this place with family at lunch time and place was empty. Chef / Owner had just made his homemade soup.

Best coffee I've tasted. Beans grounded when ordered, lovely with oat milk . Vegan food. Welcoming owner. Just what the village needs.

We decided to head for this lovely Vegan tea rooms and we were not disappointed, they have home made cakes, great soup and wraps too, the owner Ian made us feel very welcome indeed. The quality of the food was fantastic and the cakes again were very moreish, looking forward to our next visit!