Daylesford Organics

In her pick of the best vegetarian restaurants in London Deliciously Ella says: 'This is a great option if you want something healthy and the person you’re eating with would rather have a burger! They do a great range of seasonal salads and soups and all the ingredients come from their organic farm, so it all tastes very fresh.'

Daylesford Organics began at a farm in Gloucestershire, which steadily expanded to include a farm shop and wellness retreat. They now have two farms and three London restaurants in Notting Hill, Pimlico and Selfridges. 

The restaurants feature a daily changing menu of the freshest in truly seasonal produce – and they pride themselves on their 'Farm to Fork' motto. Salads on offer include the likes of shaved sprouting broccoli with black quinoa, carrot, goji berries and a spiced onion seed dressing, or black turtle, kidney and sprouted beans with raw cavolo nero and chlorella pesto. We're also keen to try the raw green kale, with new season butternut squash and spirulina crusted pumpkin seeds.

Since all their food is sourced from a functioning organic farm, the availability of produce depends on numerous factors such as weather and time of year. With special boards displaying the changing dishes as and when the ingredients arrive from the farm, the offerings Daylesford serves up in their restaurants are some of the freshest you'll find in London. Meat, poulty, fruit and veg comes directly from Daylesford's Market Garden, bread from their bakery, and cheese, milk and yoghurt from their in-house creamery. 

For soups and cooked meals, Daylesford's chefs use the freshest ingredients, combined with simple techniques to bring out the natural flavours of the seasonal, organic produce. When they need to source elsewhere, they do so from high quality artisan suppliers. 

With over 60 national and international awards over the last 3 years, Daylesford is one of the most sustainable farms in the UK – a freshness you can taste in their food.