Tipsy Vegan heads to Cambridge

Michelle McCabe and Cheryl Mullenger have appointed Fatih Guven to lead the kitchen at the new site, who was previously a development chef at London vegan restaurant Farmacy. 

She will follow the blueprint of Tipsy Vegan’s original site by creating vegan takes on global dishes, with a launch menu that includes chorizo croquettas with Peruvian sauce and Venezuelan jackfruit arepas.

“I’m passionate about creating plant-based dishes that surprise and delight, so I’m particularly excited to be working with Cheryl on expanding The Tipsy Vegan menus over the coming weeks and months,” Guven says. 

McCabe’s cocktail list has no classics, instead creating original recipes featuring house-made ingredients. The drinks list includes many ethically traded spirits and liqueurs produced by FAIR drinks. 

Located in the city's Quayside area, the new restaurant has been designed by the Cambridge-based Renata Drummond and is inspired by the turn-of-the-century Irish-American Prohibition lifestyle, evoking ‘the glamour and decadence of the era and combining sophistication with a cosy atmosphere’.

“My vision in starting The Tipsy Vegan group was always to create a replicable format restaurant which puts customer experience at the core, in a totally vegan setting,” says McCabe.

“I’m therefore delighted to be opening our second restaurant in the heart of Cambridge, where we can’t wait to open our doors and offer The Tipsy Vegan experience to people from the city. Our aim is to make the decision to eat vegan an exceptional experience for vegans and non-vegans alike.”