Temple of Hackney

5 Morning Ln, London

Recent Reviews

MarkEJWilliams

This is the first and possibly the last vegan restaurant I will visit. This would not have been my first had I known from the outset that it was vegan. Your vegan sign is very small and you call your chicken, chick'n, a play on words but misrepresentation. I had the buffalo burger which was not as per the picture. Totally underwhelming. Not an enjoyable experience. I also sent feedback which has been ignored. No customer service then?

Shredda P

Food is lit, hits the spot. Staff are nice, Himanshi is always a good vibe and polite. I usually get the wings (rotate between sauces) and Mac and cheese

Shona Deane

I tried a takeaway from here, and I was quite disappointed. the flavors weren't quite to my liking and I found it a bit too salty, it might just be a matter of personal preference. Couldn't finish it and only had a few bites, so unfortunately won't be ordering again.

Seah Ho

Ordered popcorn chicken and chicken wings. Popcorn chicken was decent but the wings were not what I expected. They were just a few thinly sliced fried tempeh not even 10% close to what I saw on the menu. Ordered buffalo flavor and it was way too salty that we couldn’t finish them. I honestly never had this amount of sodium in one dish until these wings. They might have accidentally dropped a bag of salt in the sauce mix or maybe my taste bud today was totally off (though my husband who normally enjoys salty food also said it’s unbearably salty)Service was decent though I will never go back

nikkilouisee

Hot food served very quickly. There's a good menu to choose from and it's self service with cute decor.

Kamala Adams

Food was so good I didn’t even take a photo! My friends and I visited here while in London for All Points East – two of us are vegan and the other eats meat. We shared the mac and cheese, fries and the garlic & parmesan chicken wings. So incredibly well seasoned: the chicken wings were a personal highlight but the mac & cheese was equally as flavoursome and done to a tee, something that is rare to find with vegan mac & cheeses. Honourable mention goes to the fries for being some of the best I’ve tried, ever! The potato tots were also spot on and the biscoff milkshake, whilst a lot smaller than I anticipated, was thick and exactly what a milkshake should be, not to mention delicious!Can not complain – the service was IMPECCABLE and noteworthy, will definitely be revisiting once I’m in the area again. Feels like a proper kebab shop without the meat, really nice atmosphere.

Andrea J

Amazing and chilled place, came back for their delicious Mac n cheese. Again, it was a great experience and the food was served quickly.

Kiara Naidoo

I had not tried this place in a couple of years. Sad to say the seitan was bland and a strange texture and the gravy not too impressive either. I'm not sure if it's up to management but I think flavour needs to be reviewed.

Leia M

I feel like this place has gone downhill. I ordered the Chicken 'wingz' which were not wing style, they were rectangle undercooked and spongey like consistency seitan. The only reason I gave two stars instead of one is because the mac and cheese was nice although the flavour was not consistent to the end and the biscoff cheese cake was ok. I ordered from here because oowee closed down, but I wouldn't order again

Tara Lewis

We were disappointed after seeing great pictures online. The vegan chicken was a large square shape, it was greasy, spongey and tastless and the wings instead of being coated in a nashville hot sauce, just had some powder sprinkled on and, equally spongey and greasy. We were expecting a crispy crunchy coating. It was bland and soggy. We want these vegan chicken shops to succeed and we hope our review will help suggest that some changes need to be made.In addition, the place itself was not very clean.We did enjoy the Coleslaw and potato tots, and the staff were friendly.

Wolf Wilson

Service was friendly and that's the only good thing I have to say. The rosti fries were mushy and tasteless, the wrap I had was almost a soup there was so much sauce.At least it was cheap I suppose but in this case I would have rather gone hungry.Vegetarian options: It's all Seitan.

Review

Ordered it multiple times during my stay.Chicken is amazing. I can’t wait to come back and eat this, I’m literally talking about it right now already for when I come back.One of my favourite fast snacks.Mac&cheese is great as well, the milkshakes are VERY good as well but too expensive in my opinion.Vegetarian options: Vegan friendly

Jess PP

We were really excited to try this place but ended up being disappointed.The chick'n was bland and greasy with it sticking oddly out the bun which meant the ratios were off. I had the wrap which I would describe as insipid at best, it could use a more flavourful sauce. The chips were good though.Our main issue though was the place is pretty dirty, with the counter top (near the ordering tablet) sticky, kitchen didn't look clean, or maybe it was just run down, and dust covered the lights and back wall.I still hope to try the Camden one, maybe the issues are due to the Hackney branch.Vegetarian options: Fully vegan.

G

Not from the area, but I had this place on my list of restaurants to try for a long time... I was not disappointed!! Mac n cheese was incredible, chips were divine, and the burger was so tasty!! Wish I lived nearby; I would definitely be back!! :)

nick wong

My second time coming here since 2018, looks like it was a different place. The place is really small, only 2 small dine-in tables so be prepared to take out. I got a templeburger and coleslaw to go and ate by a small field across the street, wasn’t too bad. They have a self-order system which is really easy to use and food was prepared very quickly. My total was £10.75 for the 2 items, the temple burger was amazing. Will be back here again to try other items.

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