For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Fish and the Chip, it’s a new(ish) restaurant taking up the old Maiyango space in the Leicester city centre, run by the same team behind Maiyango. According to the website, the restaurant offers a mix of old school classics and street food inspired dishes, as well as a full bar offering beer, wine and inventive and classic cocktails. They also happen to have several vegan dishes on the menu including vegan tikka fish & chips (!), but I have to admit I’m yet to try their full menu. That said, when I heard about the vegan takeover I couldn’t book my table quick enough. For 3 full days, The Fish and the Chip turned into the Plant & Bean, offering a vegan-only menu with starters, mains, salads, sides, desserts and even a full vegan cocktail, beer and wine menu. The restaurant itself is beautiful inside. I was worried it would feel far too casual – like a coffee shop or café – but in fact the layout made it feel like a nice, contemporary restaurant that works for a quick lunch or a longer, more intimate dinner. When we arrived, there […]