If you’re in the mood for some serious comfort food but don’t want to kill birds and trash the planet, indulge without ruffling feathers by ordering vegan fried chicken—in store or straight to your door. Taste-test one of these top options this Friday night!
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Bedford and Hitchin
Chicken George Jnr
The Chickless Chicken burger is available in classic, buffalo, and mango flavours, and you can order it from the outlet’s website straight to your door. Let’s eat vegan for the chickens!
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Leicester
Huns Vegan
The menu is entirely vegan and includes burgers, Chick’hun Bites, nuggets, and loaded fries. Top it off with a decadent Biscoff non-dairy cheesecake or Cookies & Cream Cake Slice for dessert.
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Liverpool
Down the Hatch
This comfort-food joint is 100% animal-free. The vast menu features crispy seitan wings, burgers, mac and cheese, loaded fries, vegan chicken curry, and hearty meatballs. Try the Zinger burger with fried “chicken” topped with a hash brown and their famous Zinger sauce. Upgrade to Flaming Zinger sauce if your taste buds can cope.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Chicken & Blues
The Chicken & Blues vegan menu is packed with classics. We love the Tex Mex wrap, which features THIS Isn’t Chicken BBQ pieces, spicy rice, lettuce, and your choice of sauce in a grilled tortilla. You can also get vegan chicken tenders or smokey BBQ cauliflower wings on the side.
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London
Chickenish
This all-vegan takeaway offers chicken-shop classics like fried vegan chicken bites, nuggets, and the Chickenish Bucket. It also offers an array of plant-based chicken burgers and a Redefine Meat burger, each paired with garnishes such as ranch slaw, gherkins, and burger sauce.
Chicken Shop
This London-based outlet has six locations offering. The Spicy Korean Vegan burger features a vegan fillet, lettuce, spicy shake, gochujang mayo, and pink pickled onions. It pairs perfectly with house fries and an extra pot of gochujang mayo.
Chick’n’Sours
PETAIt’s no wonder Chick’N’Sours secured the top stop for best vegan chicken in PETA’s 2024 Vegan Food Awards. The Vegan MK2 consists of a crispy vegan patty, green slaw, ginger miso, kimchi, and sriracha mayonnaise. Pair with a side of fries or bang bang cucumbers for the ultimate combo.
Jam Delish
This takeaway offers modern Caribbean cuisine across its all-vegan menu! Choose from dishes including Jerk “Chicken” Skewers, Curry “Goat”, Grilled “Codfish” and Jamaican Gungo Pea Stew, and Jerk Pepper “Steak.” You’ll also find favourites like “bacon” mac and cheese, BBQ jerk plantain fries, and a special cheesecake of the week.
Neat Burger
Londoners: rejoice! Vegan advocate and Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton’s flagship restaurant is 100% plant-based and full of beautiful, delicious fare. Check out the awesome Chick’n Sandwich made with a TiNDLE fillet, triple pickle, shredded romaine, and creamy mayo, or try the Hot Buffalo Chick’n Nuggets, served with a herby ranch dressing.
Sutton and Sons
This popular chippie, known for its vegan fish, also offers burgers, including the No Chick, at its Hackney location.
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Nationwide
Burger King
Feast on the PETA Vegan Food Award–winning Vegan Royale: a crispy chicken-style patty served on a toasted sesame seed bun, finished with lettuce and vegan mayo. Do you want fries with that? Go ahead – they’re vegan, too.
Coqfighter
Coqfighter is rolling out delivery-only locations all over the UK and has several shops in London. On its a la carte menu, you’ll find the fried Chik’n fillet burger with chipotle mayonnaise, house pickles, and shredded lettuce. Pair with skin-on-fries accompanied with a pot of hot sauce. Oh and that name? When it comes to chickens, be a lover, not a fighter.
Ed’s Easy Diner
With 14 locations across the UK, Ed’s Easy Diner offers a tasty vegan chicken Quorn burger with inferno sauce and beer-battered onion rings. The vegan shakes are the best, so ask for them.
KFC
KFC’s original recipe vegan burger features a bespoke Quorn fillet coated with the famous combination of herbs and spices, topped with fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy vegan mayo in a soft, glazed bun. Find the full list of locations serving the vegan burger here.
Nando’s
PETA and our supporters urged Nando’s to add vegan chicken to its menu, and they did. They call it the Great Imitator, but don’t let the name fool you – this is the real deal. Made from pea protein, it’s available as a wrap, or as an add on to the spicy rice bowl– and Nando’s says that it tastes so much like its PERi-PERi chicken that people will find it hard to tell the difference. You know who can? Chickens.
Oowee Vegan
This popular Bristol restaurant was named Deliveroo’s “Restaurant of the Year” in 2019 and has since added locations in Brighton and London. There’s an abundance of options to choose from, but our favourite is The Big Bacon Swiss, made with crispy chick’n, vegan baconaise, smoked vegan gouda, “bacon,” a hash brown, and lettuce. Now that is a vegan burger!
Papa Johns
Papa Johns offers a range of banging vegan options, including “Not-Chicken” Vegan Bites coated in crispy southern-fried breadcrumbs and served with a choice of dip, the Jackfruit “Pepperoni” and The Vegan Works pizzas, cauliflower wings, potato tots, Ben & Jerry’s dairy-free ice cream, and Cinnapie Sticks.
Sides
Created by YouTube sensation Sidemen, this chain offers a Plant Chikn burger featuring a double-coated TiNDLE patty served with vegan mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and pickles. If that isn’t enough, get a side of vegan chicken wings with one of the many tasty sauces on offer.
Slim Chickens
Slim Chickens brings a taste of the US to the UK. Whether you’re delving into a stack of delicious oat milk–marinated TiNDLE tenders or a classic Plant Based Buffalo Sandwich, you won’t be disappointed.
Temple
of SeitanThis all-vegan fast-food chain offers delivery at six locations across the UK. Among the many dishes is a succulent chick’n two-piece, a Twist Wrap of wings topped with garlic sauce, and the signature Temple Wings in various flavours, served with your choice of dip.
Thunderbird Fried Chicken
The plant-based BBQ burger is smothered in a sweet, sticky BBQ sauce, drizzled with vegan ranch, and topped off with crispy lettuce and pickles on a “squishy” soft bun. Make sure you try the plant-based nuggets with your choice of dip. Available at several locations in London and at select Parkdean Resorts.
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Want To Create Your Own Animal-Friendly Burger?
Fear not – all major supermarkets now offer a variety of plant-based chicken products, so you can still whip up your favourite comfort food whenever the mood strikes.
Chickens Are Magnificent
Unfortunately, most humans know more about how chickens taste than who they are.
Each chicken has a unique personality. They love to play and will run, jump, and sunbathe when given the chance. They are inquisitive and clever and make excellent parents. Humans have identified more than 24 distinct vocalisations that chickens use to communicate a variety of messages, such as warning their companions about different types of predators.
Chickens Need Your Help
The vast majority of chickens on UK farms are forced to grow so big that they often have trouble standing up. They never get to see the sun and are unable to do any of the things that come naturally to them – and all of them are eventually slaughtered.
The most effective thing you can do to help chickens is to stop eating meat and eggs. Going vegan is simple – take our 30-day vegan pledge, and we’ll guide you through the transition to a compassionate lifestyle. If you’re vegan already, please share the pledge with your friends and family to encourage them to save lives, too.
