Happily serving the people of Galway with our famous Pea & Potato Curry and our range of vegetarian food for nearly 30 years. We are a family owned Vegetarian food company that focuses on plant based, vegan and gluten free complete meals.
We love what we do and feel lucky that our work feels right, and that our food contributes to human sociability and community.
We aim, where possible and practical, to source our raw ingredients from local and organic sources.
In the mid 1980’s, while living in London, Deirdre and Donagh were becoming increasingly interested in vegetarian and vegan food and the arguments in favour of adopting such a diet. Along with changing their own diets they started selling their Pea & Potato Curry at Portobello Road Market.
They returned to Ireland in 1991 and after settling in Galway they set up a stall in St. Nicholas Saturday Market selling their Pea & Potato Curry, chapattis and stuffed chapattis. At that time, each Friday their domestic kitchen would be temporarily transformed into a semi-commercial kitchen to prepare and cook the food for the market.
The Bean Tree now operates from a fully customised and HSE compliant commercial kitchen where we cook our range of vegan and vegetarian chilled and frozen meals.
Since 1996, when Deirdre and Donagh started in The Galway Market, they have been selling Madras Pea and Potato Curry with optional yoghurt and a selection of pickles and buttered chapattis (non-yeast, traditional Indian flat bread), all ready to eat. Each Saturday there is also a selection of our other vegetarian dishes chilled. You can also place your order in advance with the kitchen and we will have it ready for you to collect at the Market on Saturday.
Check out www.galwaymarket.com to see what else our local market has to offer.
First stall in 1996 when Deirdre & Donagh began trading in St. Nicholas Market.
An exciting time starting their business in something they loved.
Still one of The Bean Tree's most popular dishes.
Meeting friends and regular customers.
In the early 2000s catering for the Galway Arts Festival Macnas Parade participants.
Our St. Nicholas Market trading license from 2003.
Developing new dishes in our cooking/tasting sessions.
Looking towards the future.
Baked Samosa
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Madras Pea & Potato Curry
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Locally Roasted Coffee
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We are a family owned Vegetarian food company that focuses on plant based, vegan and gluten free complete meals.