Eating out with a group that has different dietary needs usually means one of two things: everyone compromises on where they go, or one person quietly orders a side salad and calls it dinner. Neither should be necessary, and at Merchant of Venice, neither is.
Vegetarian Italian Dishes at Merchant of Venice
Italian cooking has always had a strong vegetarian tradition — it's not an adaptation of the menu, it's built into it. Fresh pasta with seasonal vegetables, a burrata-topped pizza, or a simple dish built around good tomatoes and good olive oil are all genuinely vegetarian restaurants leicester diners can rely on, not an afterthought tacked onto a meat-led menu.
Vegan Options Across Our Menu
Vegan dining has come a long way from a single sad option at the bottom of the menu. At both Granby Street and Loseby Lane, vegan diners have real choices across starters and mains, not just a workaround. Ask the team when you order — the seasonal specials sometimes include vegan dishes that don't make it onto the printed menu.
Gluten-Free Pasta & Pizza in Leicester
Gluten-free doesn't have to mean giving up on pasta or pizza altogether. Gluten-free pasta and pizza bases are available on request, so a gluten free restaurants leicester search doesn't have to end at a menu with nothing recognisably Italian left on it.
View the menu to see the current dishes, and flag any dietary requirements when you book so the kitchen can plan ahead.
Allergen Information & How to Order
The simplest way to make sure your visit goes smoothly is to mention any allergies or dietary requirements when booking, or as soon as you sit down. The team can talk you through what's suitable and flag anything that needs adapting, rather than you having to guess from the menu alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, both Leicester locations offer a range of vegetarian Italian dishes, from fresh pasta to stone-baked pizza, made with the same attention to authenticity as the rest of the menu.
Yes, vegan options are available across the menu. Ask the team when ordering and they'll point you toward the current vegan choices, including seasonal additions.
Yes, gluten-free pasta and pizza bases are available on request at both Leicester locations.
Mention any allergies or dietary requirements when you book, or let your server know when you arrive, so the kitchen can advise on the safest options.
Yes. The menu is built so vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and standard diners can all order from the same table without anyone feeling like an afterthought.
Whatever brings your group together, nobody should have to settle for a side salad while everyone else enjoys a proper meal — at Merchant of Venice, that's not how it works.
