What’s occurring, Steelhouse fam? If your idea of a good time is banging riffs and banging food, then hold onto your compostable cutlery because Anna Loka is back at the mountain with their 100% vegan feast of dreams – and they’ve only gone and levelled up the whole game for 2025 😍
📍 Wales’ first multi-award-winning vegan restaurant, based in Cardiff, is turning Steelhouse into a plant-based paradise once again. And trust us, even the most meat-obsessed metalhead will be tempted when the aromas start wafting across the festival fields.
🌱 THE GIG (MENU) OF LEGENDS
Let’s break it down like a bass drop at the main stage:
⭐️ Festival Favourites
- 6 Spring Rolls (£4) – Stuffed with cabbage, carrots, potato & good vibes. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
- Chips/Fries (£4/£5) – Choose from plain or those god-tier Chinese Salt & Pepper Fries (yes mun!).
- Onion Pakoras (£5) – Homemade. Spicy. V.L.G. (Very Lush Grub).
- Southern Fried Goujons (£7) – Crispy seitan strips that’ll make you forget chicken ever existed.
- 8 Chilli Cheeze Bites (£7) – NEW for 2025 and already a fan-fave. Melted cheeze and jalapeno gold nuggets. Actual magic. 🔥🧀
🥟 Dumpling Delights & Bao Bombs
- Vegetable & Tofu Dumplings (£7) – Soft, chewy, packed with veg and love. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
- Chakka Bao Buns (2PCS) (£8) – Pulled jackfruit in a smoky tomato sauce with shredded lettuce & crispy onion. The sauce boss.
🍛 Big Bowl Energy
- Channa Masala w/ Rice (GF) (£9) – A tidy tomato-spiced chickpea stew to warm your bones between bands.
- Chicken in Black Bean Sauce w/ Rice or Noodles (£14) – Thick Chinese-style gravy over rice or noodles. Onions, peppers, vegan chicken… absolute banger of a dish.
🎤 THE HEADLINERS – FULL ON FLAVOUR MAYHEM
These are the showstoppers. The culinary encores. The mosh pit of your stomach will thank you:
🧄 Gandalf Wrap – Top Seller (£10)
Stuffed with herbed strips, rocket, gherkins, cucumbers, sweetcorn, tomato & garlic mayo. It’s got more layers than Tool’s time signatures.
🧃 Chick’n Shawarma Wrap – Popular Choice (£12)
Spiced shawarma strips, slaw, lettuce, gherkins, tomato, red pepper, chilli sauce, and house garlic mayo. Served in a soft grilled wrap that doesn’t fall apart after three bites (hallelujah).
🥢 Chicken Chow Mein – Popular Choice 2 (£12)
Stir-fried noodles with onions, bean sprouts & fresh coriander. Spicy version available if you fancy a fire-breather’s breakfast.
🎁 VARIETY BOX FOR THE INDECISIVE LEGENDS (£10)
Can’t choose? No problem. This beast gives you:
- 2 Samosas
- 2 Spring Rolls
- 2 Gyoza
- 2 Calamari
- 1 Chicken Strip
And a river of sweet chilli sauce. It’s basically the festival sampler platter of dreams. Only thing missing is a tiny vegan mosh pit on the plate. 🥁
💸 BONUS BITS:
✨ Fresh Juices & Vegan Mango Lassi available ALL weekend. Perfect for rehydrating after a sweaty pit sesh.
🧂 Anna Loka Seasoning for sale on the last day only! You asked for it last year – they listened. Stock up on the stuff that makes their food taste like wizardry in a wok.
🧾 PRICES? TIDY AF!
From £4 snacky bites to £14 proper meals, there’s something for every rock fan’s budget (and digestion system). And compared to a £7 soggy burger elsewhere? This is fine dining with foot stomping flair.
🔥 C’MON BUTT, GET IN THE QUEUE
Anna Loka isn’t just a food stall – it’s a Steelhouse institution. Whether you’re vegan, veggie, or just vibing with tasty food, don’t miss out. The queue might be long, but the reward is lush, filling, and festival legendary.
🥁 Catch you in the line Thursday onwards. Just follow the smell of spices and the crowd of people looking smug with bao buns.
📣 THE RIFF REPORT RATING:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5
Louder than Lemmy’s bass amp and tastier than a backstage rider at Download. Diolch, Anna Loka, for feeding the riff-raff in style!
