Guilt Free Pleasures — Restaurant in Ashfield

I really enjoyed my recent visit to Guilt-Free Pleasures which I made as part of a social group of vegans. The owner Lauren made us very welcome and explained all the things available. It is a very intriguing menu as besides being entirely vegan it also avoids gluten and refined sugar. They are therefore finding other ways to make baked or sweet items. A lot of use is made of protein powder as well as pea milk and peanut butter (oat milk having gluten in it). There are 10 or so lunch items available, all day breakfast, protein pancakes/waffles/'croffles' (combination of croissant and waffle), dessert baked goods, a wide range of smoothies, and many hot drinks. That is to eat in, but to take away you can have many of the same but also 'treat bags' of six or more goodies.

I had a ciabatta with shicken (meat replacement), which came with nachos and a dip, and the delux version of pancakes, which came with whipped cream and flaked almonds. To drink a peach ice tea followed by an unusual smoothie. Everything I and my companions had was absolutely lovely. Considering how many extras are added, and how much some of the specialist ingredients must cost, it's amazing how low the prices are. Guilt-Free Pleasures has limited opening hours, a small scale of premises, and is no doubt in a cheaper rent area than the posher areas of Nottingham, but even so the cost level is as much an attraction as the tastiness, imaginativeness of the range, and friendliness of the staff.

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You HAVE to try the Pancakes, and the overnight oats, oh and the risotto, ooh and the cheese straws, not to mention the iced coffee and smoothies...and the cookies... just go and try a bit of everything and you will not be...

Love coming here, as someone who has an autoimmunes disease and a celiac disease. These girls nail it on the head. I never have a issue or pains when eating or drinking. Plus I say, dragonfruit waffle is the bomb....