Hendersons

confidence 0.85 ·

Verifiably Safe, Either a 100% dedicated kitchen (no allergen on premises) or actively certified by a recognised accreditation body for this allergen.

Hendersons is a dedicated vegetarian and vegan restaurant — no meat is served on the premises. The venue's own website describes it as 'vegetarian and vegan food' throughout, and the Scotsman review corroborates a fully meat-free kitchen. Every dish on the sample menu is vegetarian.

confidence 0.72 ·

Marked menu + dedicated, Allergen-marked menu plus dedicated fryer / prep area. Staff trained. Not a fully dedicated kitchen.

Hendersons is a vegetarian and vegan restaurant with clear per-dish vegan (V) markers on the menu. Many dishes carry the V code; however, some items contain dairy (e.g. buffalo mozzarella, whipped feta, parmesan, vanilla ice cream) and eggs, so the kitchen is not 100% vegan. The Scotsman review (2015) noted it had relaunched as 'a vegan restaurant', but the current menu shows a mixed vegetarian/vegan offering with dairy-containing dishes alongside vegan ones. Dedicated vegan prep area not confirmed; shared kitchen with dairy/egg-containing dishes is evident.

confidence 0.65 ·

Marked menu, shared, Allergen-marked menu and aware staff but shared fryer / prep. Cross-contamination risk acknowledged.

The menu uses 'NGCI' (No Gluten Containing Ingredients) markers on individual dishes — not a certified gluten-free claim. The Scotsman review explicitly explains the acronym. Multiple dishes across starters, mains, salads and desserts carry NGCI or NGCI* (asterisk suggesting a caveat). Sourdough bread appears throughout the menu, indicating gluten is present in the kitchen. No dedicated fryer or certified GF kitchen is referenced in any source. The NGCI designation acknowledges shared kitchen risk.

confidence 0.60 ·

Marked menu, shared, Allergen-marked menu and aware staff but shared fryer / prep. Cross-contamination risk acknowledged.

The menu marks nut-containing dishes with 'N' (e.g. toasted mixed nuts, Muhammara with walnuts, cashew cream, pistachio tartlet, affogato with almond biscotti). Many dishes across all courses contain nuts. No nut-free prep area or dedicated equipment is mentioned. Nut-allergic diners face documented risk from the prevalence of nuts across the menu in a shared kitchen.

confidence 0.60 ·

Marked menu, shared, Allergen-marked menu and aware staff but shared fryer / prep. Cross-contamination risk acknowledged.

The menu uses 'S' to denote suitability for dairy-free (soy-free is not separately coded; context suggests 'S' = suitable/dairy-free based on dish compositions). Several mains and desserts contain dairy (buffalo mozzarella, whipped feta, parmesan, vanilla ice cream, chantilly cream). Dairy-free dishes appear to be marked but shared kitchen with significant dairy use confirmed. No dedicated dairy-free prep area mentioned.