Hotels: why vegan options matter
Why offer a range of vegan options in hotel restaurants?
Are you offering your guests a buffet, or à la carte dishes? Here's a tip: expand your range of vegetarian and vegan meals. One option isn't enough, because a single option is really an obligation in this context, so give your guests genuine choice!
Why offer several options
Vegetarian options in hotels are often rather uninspiring, and let's not even mention the almost non-existent vegan offering! But in 2024 it's time for a change and time to move your kitchen forward.
More and more guests will be asking you for dishes without meat or fish, so rather than leaving it to them to ask, offer these dishes upfront. You'll score points, we promise!
Don't be the restaurant that serves nothing but a salad with three lettuce leaves and two tomatoes: be the one with its own recipe, and why not make it your signature dish!
A few vegan ideas
To help you make your choice, here are a few very simple recipe ideas.
For breakfast:
- Porridgemade with plant milk
- A seasonalfruit salad
- Aplant-based yoghurtand granola bowl
- Achia pudding
On to lunch:
- Abuddha bowl
- Aseasonal salad
- Avocado toast
- Sweet potatowaffles
And for dinner:
- A seasonalsoupor gazpacho
- Abruschetta
- Roastedsweet potatoes
- A vegetarian bowl withfalafel
Simple to make and easy to put in place, these recipes will delight your guests' taste buds!
Have you ever thought about adding vegan options? We promise you'll get great feedback for doing so! And if you fancy refreshing your decor too, why not set up some partnerships?
To see it all at a glance, here are the vegan recipe ideas mentioned above, sorted by meal time.
| Meal time | Vegan recipe ideas |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | Plant-based milk porridge, seasonal fruit salad, plant-based yoghurt and granola bowl, chia pudding |
| Lunch | Buddha bowl, seasonal salad, avocado toast, sweet potato waffles |
| Dinner | Seasonal soup or gazpacho, bruschetta, roasted sweet potatoes, falafel veggie bowl |
Frequently asked questions
Is one vegan dish on the menu enough? No. A single option is not a choice, it is a constraint dressed up as one. Offer several dishes without meat or fish, so a vegan guest can hesitate between two or three ideas, like everyone else.
What can I serve for a vegan breakfast? Porridge made with plant milk, a bowl of plant yoghurt and granola, a chia pudding or a simple seasonal fruit salad. All four hold up on a buffet without any special equipment. They also suit guests who avoid dairy.
Should I wait for guests to ask for a vegan dish? Announce it first. More and more guests ask for dishes without meat or fish, and having to ask puts the traveller in the position of an exception. Showing the option on the menu or on the buffet earns you credit without a single extra word.
Do these recipes make the kitchen's work harder? The suggestions gathered here are deliberately simple: buddha bowl, seasonal salad, avocado toast, sweet potato waffles, gazpacho, bruschetta, roasted sweet potatoes, falafel bowl. They rely on seasonal produce and slot into a service that already runs.
Can a vegan dish become my signature dish? Yes, and that is its best use. Instead of the salad with three leaves and two tomatoes, create your own recipe and put it forward on the menu. A dish found nowhere else tells a better story than a fallback option.
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