Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Pizza
Italian
Beer/Wine

Vegetarian bar, social and bottle shop where all vegan beers are labelled. Offers a vegetarian pizza menu from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm daily which can all be made vegan if requested. Toppings include VG pepperoni, seitan chicken, olives, mushrooms, jalapeños, capers and pineapples. Open Mon-Thu 08:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-01:00, Sun 10:00-23:00.


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9 Reviews

First Review by hack_man

JakeNCL

Points +45

Vegan
15 Jun 2025

Tasty pizza 🍕

Really tasty vegan pizza. Small menu but more of a pick-and-choose situation with the toppings. Would recommend and happily go back.

deadpledge

Points +14884

Vegan
06 Dec 2024

Top Dog

Fantastic craft bar, with clearly labelled vegan food options and an extensive range of vegan beers. Staff are super friendly too.

I had the “Doggfather” pizza, with added vegan cheese, which was delicious. Even my omni friend enjoyed it.

The coffee was also great and I even treat myself to a lunchtime La Trappe. This is a place I'll definitely be revisiting again.

BabyBlueBat

Points +130

Vegetarian
30 Aug 2024

Lovely place 🍕

fantastic place full of personality. pizza is lush 🍕 everything is veggie, and there's a few vegan options too. this place always has some kind of event on.

fun fact: the place is named after the owners dog, who sometimes makes an appearance 🐕

Pros: Great pizza 🍕, Vegan options , there's a dog!! 🐕

MouthyMackem

Points +811

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Pizzas 🍕

The interior is really nice, and it’s great that they have vegan options - but they’re limited. I don’t like barbecue sauce so the pizza I ordered was lacking in flavour because I enjoy garlic 🧄 and they have no garlic toppings as an option, and no garlic sauce. Hylton pizza do a great Bolognese plant based pizza and do a garlic base made from dairy free butter as an option. Hopefully the menu can improve with added flavour.

Pros: Pizza bases are good , Nice interior , Great coffee

Cons: Pizza toppings are limited , No garlic sauce or garlic style pizzas , Would be nice to see a vegan bolognese with garlic

Diegos_Joint

25 Jul 2024

Hi ... thanks for the review and feedback MouthyMackem :-)

We actually do have garlic as a dip option, garlic oil and chopped garlic, and we're not aware of ever being out of stock on these, so really unsure what happened on your visit. Apologies for whatever happened on this occasion.

Just for some added context, we have a limited offer for our food options, mainly because our kitchen space is very small and unfortunately, we do not get a high customer footfall where we are. These things combined, make it difficult for us to justify extending our options whilst keeping our food waste to a minimum and remaining sustainable.

MouthyMackem

31 Jul 2024

Good to know, I will be back for the garlic dip with my next pizza. I asked for garlic sauce and I was told there was none - only barbecue.

Sazmosa

Points +347

Vegan
25 Feb 2024

The pizza is so nice!

Tried out their pizzas on pizza day with my family. Everyone was impressed with the flavours and options.

Defo more of a casual food place rather than it being their main thing but I'm looking forward to going again!

Great easy going atmosphere, felt safe going here on my own in the evening as a woman.

Pros: Friendly , Loads of drinks options

Cons: Not always serving food

AbiM

Points +5162

Vegan
17 Feb 2024

Very good indeed, excellent

Friendly barman. Lovely pizzas! Well labelled menu, including all the drinks clearly labelled as vegan. An excellent place to come, would recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-17

Pros: Good value , Relaxing decor , Inclusive loos

Cons: Food only until 2pm

LainyaCraig

Points +297

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

Fresh sourdough vegan pizza 🍕

A friend recommended this place and I’m glad I checked it out! I ordered the vegan mozzarella topped with rocket and chilli oil (there are other toppings to add including Seitan and ve pepperoni). Pizza was cooked perfectly. They also do really good vegan garlic bread. The kitchen was about to close as I arrived which I hadn’t seen operating hours anywhere but I was just in time for them to take my order which I appreciated! A good range of independent crafted drinks.

Pros: Delicious pizza, Good range of toppings

Cons: More sides, fries?, Kitchen hours not stated

DonnaC

Points +1724

Vegan
28 Jul 2023

Super place

Fantastic craft bar and venue situated in a lovely part of the city. It’s a cool and ethical place. Staff are really friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable, there is a real sense of pride in what they do. The beer menu is exceptional. Food is served over a few hours at lunch time and it is well worth a visit then to sample their delicious sourdough pizzas and toasties.

Pros: Great vegan options, Friendly, Delicious pizzas

hack_man

Points +27608

Vegan
28 Jul 2023

Sunniside Up

Fabulous newish place in Sunderland’s hip Sunniside area. Primarily a bar, bottle shop and social serving a huge range of vegan friendly beers sourced locally and from further afield. They also have a small kitchen serving pizzas and snacks pretty much all of which can be made as vegan. We ordered a cheesy garlic bread, margherita with seitan chikn and olives and a pepperoni pizza called the “Doggfather”. They were all mighty and full of toppings. Diego’s has become my go to place whenever I’m in Sunderland for a beer and now I know they do food things can only get better.

Pros: Excellent beer , Great pizza , Great vibes




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