Temple of Seitan is the vegan answer to KFC, serving up cruelty-free seitan pieces and burgers fried in a crispy coating. The eatery is one of the best places in the capital to grab a quick bite to eat, offering snack boxes and meal deals, plus cheap prices and big portions.
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About Temple of Seitan London
Known to serve perhaps the best Seitan burger in London, Temple of Seitan was launched by a Melbourne couple, Rebecca McGuiness and Pat O’Shea, who started with a stall in Brick Lane. In 2017, they opened the UK’s first vegan fried chicken shop in Hackney during Veganuary, which attracted long queues of vegans keen to try their fried seitan goodies. A second branch now exists in Camden.
How to visit
Temple of Seitan has two branches, one in Hackney and a larger one with seating in Camden. You can also order online for collection or delivery from Ubereats and Deliveroo. Here are the contact details for Temple of Seitan:
Temple of Seitan Camden
- Temple of Seitan Camden address: 43 Parkway, NW1 7PN
- Getting there: closest tube Camden Town
- Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 12pm – 9pm, Sunday: 12pm – 9pm
Temple of Seitan Hackney
- Address: 5 Morning Lane, E9 6NA
- Getting there: closest station Hackney Central overground
- Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 12pm – 9pm, Sunday: 12pm – 9pm
What’s on the menu?
You can view the full Temple of Seitan menu online and it includes a range of seitan chicken burgers, sides, shakes and sauces. Check out the reviews of Temple of Seitan on Tripadvisor and Happy Cow. The menu features six varieties of burger smothered with various toppings, including:
- Temple Burger (£7.00) – the signature seitan fillet topped with vegan bacon, pickles, lettuce and ranch mayo.
- Temple Cheese (£5.50) – a quarter pound patty served with cheese and onions, as well as pickles, ketchup and mustard.
- Nashville Hot (£6.50) – a fillet dipped in hot sauce with ranch mayo, pickles and lettuce.
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If you’re not keen on a burger, you can also order seitan chick’n pieces and temple wings, which also come in BBQ, hot or buffalo coatings. The other seitan options below can be made into combo by adding a drink, fries and tots or coleslaw for an extra couple of pounds:
- Popcorn Bites (£5.50) – small nuggets of fried golden seitan
- Doner Wrap (£5.00) – with grilled seitan, garlic mayo, tomato, onion and lettuce
- Twist Wrap (£5.00) – two wings served in a wrap with lettuce, tomato and garlic sauce.
Team your meal with a temple rice milkshake and add a side such as fries or mac n’ cheese to complete your meal. Temple of Seitan has a range of snack boxes which are great value and six vegan sauces to choose from: ranch, chipotle, classic, garlic mayo, BBQ and burger sauce.
What I love about Temple of Seitan
Temple of Seitan is great value, with large portions for less than £10 per meal. The coating is as tasty as I remember KFC being in my pre-vegan days. If you don’t want to support KFC, which now has its own vegan burger, Temple of Seitan is the way to go. Both branches lie in London vegan hotspots, the Camden branch is next to Purezza and just a 5-10-minute walk from Camden Market (check out our Camden vegan guide for more suggestions).
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