Small business showcase: Prickly pear restaurant

Located on 127 Mansfield road, Nottingham, NG1 3FQ is an independent and completely plant based restaurant. Offering dine-in, takeaway, and delivery options on all their main menu and breakfast items, as well as vegan milkshakes and smoothies.

With reasonable, mid market pricing, Prickly pear wants to bring "fresh, colourful food with a Mexican twist and a balance of healthy and not so healthy options to the Nottingham vegan community" (Prickly pear, 2021). Their staff are always on hand to give advice to anyone wanting to enter into a more plant based and sustainable lifestyle, as well as support those already partaking in the movement with delicious and nutritious food and drinks.

This restaurant not only promotes the plant based lifestyle, but also allows you to start your journey or trial the vegan diet in an easy, enjoyable and non-forceful way. Prickly pear are all inclusive and are prepared to accommodate and be considerate to allergies and intolerances - all you have to do is ask!

"A global shift to a plant-based diet could reduce mortality and greenhouse gases caused by food production by 10% and 70%, respectively, by 2050" (PCRM,2020). Even by just incorporating a few plant based meals into your diet, you can contribute to the reduction in greenhouse gases damaging our planet, the life on it, and the scary truth to global warming. Sustainability is all about living in a way that reduces our impact on natural resources and research has found that a more plant based diet is a great way to improve the sustainable nature of your lifestyle.

With companies like Prickly pear offering such a delicious contribution to solving the problem, why would you not want to try out an item off their menu?

If you try out Prickly pear, we would love to know what you had and what you thought of it. Let us know in the comments or over on our Instagram @fashionrevolution.ntu.

Freya Fowler