Showing posts with label Bugis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bugis. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Lao Yu Kee Vegetarian Health Food Stall @ Bugis (老友记)

Sometimes my colls & I will travel to bugis for lunch and we would eat at the newly renovated Hawker Centre which is located right beside the Fu Lu Shou Complex.
There are 2 vegetarian stalls in this hawker centre itself and I would usally eat at this stall. Both are equally crowded if you go on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month as many people usually eat there after prayers at the temple nearby.
Noodles & Dishes $2.50


One of the days I packed this back to the office to eat. The dishes are pretty okay, but cold.

The stall also sells popiah! In addition, they do have various tze char dishes like fried mee sua, hor fun if you want something hot and not the usual mixed vegetables rice.

Popiah $1

Not the best i've had, but I'll still go for it as its cheap!

Location: Queen Street, Blk 270 Albert Hawker Centre, Stall# 01-75, in the middle lane

Opening Hours: Till 8pm, daily, closed on day after the 1st and 15th of lunar month

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Zen Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant Singapore

I first got to know the opening of this new Japanese vegetarian restuarant through the vegetarian society website. Newly opened for just a week, this restaurant is strategically located in the "vegetarian heaven" of Singapore, Bugis. In my earlier posts, I've mentioned that Bugis has close to 12 Vegan or vegetarian stalls and restuarants to date, all are within walking distance. I believe it is also because of the famous Kwam Imm (Godess of Mercy) Temple which is located nearby that led to the vegetarian boom. This new Japanese setting definitely has a strong competitive edge in this area.

Exterior of the Restaurant


Located on the 2nd floor of the building. Fairly easy to spot and its the only veg. place in this building.

At the Door



Simple posters pasted on the door.

Interior of the Restaurant & Kitchen



The interior of the restuarant follows a contemporary modern style with a zen feel, where the seats are white and decor is simple. It should be able to sit close to 70 pax. The partitions are quite high which does provide some privacy. I like the open kitchen concept as it does makes us feel like the Japanese eatery style.

Menu


It is indicated that no Alcohol, Eggs, Onions and Garlic on the first page of the menu. Also, it has included a verse from Gandhi :" The Greatness of a Nation can be Judged by the Way its Animals are Treated".

They serve quite a range of dishes ranging from hot soups to side dishes, salads, noodles, hotpots as well as Japanese sets. The names of the dishes are also written in Japanese. Sunnietart and I ordered a Jap Set each.

Japanese Green Tea (Ocha) $6



I'm used to drinking "powdered" or tea bag form green tea, hence was a little surprise when this came with fresh tea leaves. It is actually brown rice green tea, hence is different from the usual green tea bags you can get from supermarkets. In addition, they also allow hot water refill, hence quite worth the price.

Tonkatsu Set $13



Sunnietart ate this Tonkatsu set as she likes the Pork Cutlet. We enquired and found that this "meat" is not brought from veg. suppliers but totally made my their own chef. It has a unique taste that has a little resemblence of our veg. nuggets. Tastes crispy on the inside and chewy within. The homemade BBQ sauce also managed to enhance the taste further. This set consists of the cutlet, rice, miso soup, salad served with sesame dressing, steam veg (pumpkin, lady fingers etc) , pickles with seaweed and fruits. Considered a big portion if you are a small eater.

Unagi Don Set $14

I ordered this Unagi Don Set as I've always been dreaming of eating this since my colls are avid fans of the real Unagi. Unagi refers to "eel". Im surprised as the outlook of my fish really does look like the real version! This is definitely suitable for people who are not into the soy-protein made mock meats as the fish is totally tofu made. It is a fresh tofu mix spread on seaweed and creatively grilled with their homemade sauce. Tastes soft (no bones!) and goes really good with rice! The set also comes with the same side dishes as the Tonkatsu Set. I personally loved the salad as it comprises of raddish, lettuce and seaweed topped with sesame sauce.

Ganmo (Tofu) $6


This was the only side dish we ordered as they ran out of salmon sashimi. Basically 2 tofu balls pan fried and served with soy sauce. It tasted the same as my unagi, and I personally felt the price doesn't justify.

All in all, I was very satisfied and full after finishing everything served. I would definitely return again to try other food items. In addition, I really enjoy looking at the nice presentation of the dishes. Recommended if you are a vegetarian who is willing to try all kinds of vegetarian food. Do go with a open mind and be reminded this is fully vegetarian.

Location: 122, Middle Road #02-02, Midlink Plaza

Tel: 6883 1586 - do place your reservations on weekends.

Opening Hours: 11.30am to 2.30pm, 6pm - 10pm

Monday, October 19, 2009

Le Cafe Confectionary

Was introduced by bubby (my boss's wife) when she brought this for us sometime back. Le Confectionary is so far the only shop i've known to sell this special tart!
Beancurd Tart $5 for 6 pcs

From the outlook, you may think that this is your usual "egg" tart. However, instead of the high-cholesterol egg, this filling here is actually beancurd (Tao Hway) instead! ALso, the colour is slightly lighter than the usual Yellow. The texture is smoother and softer than egg, doesnt taste too sweet and is encased in a delicious pastry. No pork/lard is used here. However, I believe there is butter or milk in the crust. Hence its not suitable for vegans.

Other than this beancurd tart, the confectionary sells your usual cakes and patries as well.

Diet: Vegetarian, may contain milk/butter.


Locations:
1. 264 Middle Road Singapore 188990 ; Tel: +65 6337 2417

2. Blk 42 Cambridge Road #01-02 Singapore 210042; Tel : +65 6298 1477

3. Blk 637 Veerasamy Road #01-111 Singapore 200637; Tel: +65 6294 8813

Opening Hrs: Mondays to Saturdays10:30 am – 7:30 pm ; Sundays and Public Holidays10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Miao Yin Vegetarian @ Rochor

This stall was formerly located at Tekka Mall, but it has moved to Bugis since the food court there has closed down. This coffeshop is only a few stores away from the Eastern Highland Cake House and it serves a variety of tze char, mixed vegetable rice (with brown rice option) and some set meals. Thanks to miumiu again, for the post!

Store Front

The previous time I patronage them was when they were at Tekka Mall, I have tried their Breaded Prawn Roll ($3), Fried Dumpling ($2.50), Laksa ($2.50), Sambal Fish Set ($5) and mixed vegetable rice.
The mixed vegetable rice comes with a bowl of soup, but I am not sure whether do they still serve the soup after moving here. As for the Sambal Fish set, it comes with a small plate of vegetables and note that the fish is really spicy.
Their Laska is not bad and worth trying too. The Fried Dumpling tastes nice with the black vinegar sauce. The Breaded Prawn Roll quite oily and hence not suitable for the health concious.

Mee Rebus $2.50

Before I was able to take the picture, my mum already ate half of the Mee Rebus. I like the Tau Pok chunks which taste just nice with the thick potato gravy.

Fish Head Bee Hoon $3


The soup base used for this meal is actually salted preserved vegetable soup, hence it is quite different from the usual soup cook with ginger and carnation milk. The beehoon tastes springy, however, the the fish slice as it was not too well-fried.

All in all, there are a lot of dishes and tze char options available from this stall. And should you be in bugis area, as I've mentioned earlier, this is definitely a vegetarian heaven!

Location: Blk 1 Rocher Road #01-506
Operating Hours: 8am to 10pm
Tel: 97534280 (Ng Chew Guan, 黄楸原)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Eastern Highland Healthy Cake House (东山健康西饼屋)

I've been trying to write on a couple of vegetarian confectionaries in Singapore. However each time I go, I always forget to take down the pictures. haha. Thanks to miumiu once again, for contributing to this blog!

This is one of the vegetarian confectionary that has been around for quite some time. To date, I understand that there are 2 located in the East (One is Suya @ Ubi and the other is a breadstall located in Bedok) and also, thanks to irene, there is one at Blk 356 in Hougang. If you have any pictures etc, do send them to me too!

Anyway on eastern, it is located at Rochor Centre, which is just opposite the Bugis MRT. It sells eggless cakes and breads suitable for vegetarian and vegans.
Bacon Cheese Bread (培根芝士面包) $1

This shop does have a wide variety of breads ranging from Ham, Pork Floss, Curry Potato and pizza etc. The starting price is around $1 each.

(Eggless breads)

The other day sunnietart brought back some curry bun but I thought it was quite spicy for me. Moreover, I think the breads are a little hard as well. This could be due to it being eggless? Perhaps I prefer the ones at Bedok (to be posted soon!) All in all, it is very encouraging to see a lot more vegetarian confectionaries opening up in Singapore as we build into a greener and more vegetarian friendly country!

Location: 1Rocher Road, #01-510 Rocher Centre, Singapore 180001
Tel: 6294 6932

Block 134, Geylang East Ave 1
Singapore 381134, Beside Kuan Yin Zhai

Opening Hous: Till 9+PM

Monday, October 13, 2008

Su Shi Piao Xiang Vegetarian Cafe (素食飘香)

Another trip to fortune centre since it is a heaven for vegetarians. Thanks to fran for always accompanying me around to try new places too. Anyway, the stall owner used to operate in bedok before this shop at Fortune Centre. Food wise, quite normal, but cheap. Me and fran ordered 2 dishes to go with a fried noodle.

Sambal Kang Kong $4

Big portion for the 2 of us. Very fresh, but it was not spicy enough. I like it as it wasnt too oily.

Salad Prawn $7


Fran loves salad prawn whereever its sold.. so normally it is a MUST order dish should we be eating Tze Char. haha. Anyway, the Salad Prawn here is really a BIG portion that we can hardly finish it. Unlike the usual salad prawn, the "prawn" used is not as nice, and you gotta dip into the sauce. Normally the sauce is pan fried onto the entire prawn, where it is more fattening.

Guihua Noodles $4

Tasty and the noodles are chewy. I guess thats the best dish for the night. It is not too dry.

Location: Fortune Centre, Level 2 - 18

Opening Hours: till 8Plus daily

Friday, October 3, 2008

Roma Deli's Vegetarian Cafe

This cafe has been around for ages and has since becomed so popular that it is always fully packed. Anyway, had dinner with gwennie at this cafe the other day. What I think has been successful for this cafe is that it reaches out to the young and trendy with western dishes like pasta/bread/soups. I was quite surprised to see most young people patronising this cafe. I guess this is where we can actually start vegetarianism awareness among the young! Back to the food, set meals are popular where it comprises of a soup, main dish (pasta or pizza) and a soft drink. It costs around $10 per set meal, which is quite reasonable, however, not for your everyday meal.

Set Meal - Mushroom Soup

Soup comes with the baked herbs bread. The soup tastes thick and quite comparable to other places. I personally thought soup spoon is better. Anyway, this is not vegan friendly. Fattening too, as much butter and flour is used for the thick gravy. Opt for just drinks instead, if you are on a diet. Nonetheless, a little pamper once in a while is required.

Main Course - Spicy Cheese Spagetti

Not very spicy and I thought the gravy could have been thicker instead of it being so watery. Ingredients wise is quite reasonable. as there are quite a lot of ham stripes and lettuce included.

Curry Rendang Baked Rice

This is my all time favourite.. I tried the Satay Spagetti before but I thought that was too much like a chinese dish. Anyway, this baked rice never fail to satisfy my hunger pangs. It may not be too cheesy, but the taste is just right. The curry is not too spicy and the chicken chunks are fabulous.

All in all, it is a cafe that has started out unnoticed, but it business has since grown into providing ready microwavable meals today. I guess this is a good model for a business to sustain overtime.

If you are still thinking of indinine, perhaps this is an alternative.

Location: 100 Beach Road #01-23 Shaw Towers
Tel: 6293 4585
Opening Hours: 11.30am - 9pm (last order at 8.30pm)

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Grandcourt Vegetarian Restaurant

Buffet

One thing recommendable about grandcourt is that it is the only Halal certified vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. One of my ex-coll told that though vegetarian food does not contain meat, some do contain rice wine, which they cannot consume. Hence you may bring them there. Items include soup, noodles, rice, curry etc. Of course, they also have the normal ala carte items. Do call up before you go!

Location: Hotel Royal @ Queens, 12 Queen Street #02-03, Singapore 188553

Tel : 6238 5085

Fax : 6238 5302

Opening Hours:Weekdays, Weekends, Public Holidays:11.30 am-2.30 pm5.30 pm – 9.30 pm

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Luo Han Vegetarian Health Food

Went there for lunch the other day after much recommendations from Veggie Bun's web. Must Admit the Claypot Rice tastes fabulous!

Claypot Rice $4.50

As shown, there are many ingredients (e.g: Tofu, Cha Siew, Vegetables, Mock Meats etc). What i like about the rice is it tastes fragrant in dark soy sauce, and there are small pieces of salted fish on top, making it tastes like the real one. Worth the money i feel.

Hor Fun $3.50

Mrs Tibet order the Horfun, which i took a mouthful of it and find it so-so only. Similar to what they sell outside. However, the portion is big enough for 2 and mrs tibet could not even finish it. I personally prefer Hor Fun with egg though.

We also ordered 2 soups to try: Tonic Soup & Lotus Root Soup ($4 each)


Love the lotus root soup. We could have just ordered a bowl of rice with this soup! As for the tonic soup, too much ingredients that I could have suffered from nose-bleeding. heehee. Other than these, the cafe layout is clean and be sure to wait up to 20mins for the claypot rice on busy days.

Location: Fortune Centre #01-13/14,

190 Middle Road, Singapore 188979

Tel: 63331612

Opening Hours: Mon - Sun: 8am - 8.30pm

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Sakae Sushi (荣寿司) - MENU REMOVED

**Thanks to Sunnietart's info, the veg menu is removed from sakae sushi due to low demand**
This is not a vegetarian outlet, but Im very happy that Sakae Sushi is going Green! They have started vegetarian options at certain outlets in Singapore. The one dish that I ADORE is the Veggie Hiyashi Ramen.

Veggie Hiyashi Ramen $7.90

Portion is just right for 1. This dish is served cold. The noodles is similar to maggi mee, but I like this better as it is more tangy. Ingredients include shredded carrots, cucumbers, vegetarian ham, mushrooms as well as tomatoe slices. There is a special sesame sauce for you to mix into it. Tastes special as the sauce makes the noodles and ingredients blend well, crunchy and tangy at the same time. Don't worry if the utensils used are not clean, as we have enquired before, the wok and Utensils used for preparing vegetarian food are separated from the Meats one. Hence, this is safe!

Other than that, there are many other options of noodles, donburi Bento (rice sets), Tofu as well as sushi available.

*Picture from Sakae Sushi Website

Locations:

Bugis Junction (Bugis) #02-54

Changi Airport North Terminal 2 Viewing Mall #036-085

East Point (Simei) #04-11

Funan Digital IT Mall (Cityhall) #04-32

Lot 1 Shoppers Mall (Chua Chu Kang) #03-10

Northpoint (Yishun) #B2-04

White Sands (Pasir Ris) #02-19/20

Website: http://www.sakaesushi.com.sg/

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Yuan Xiang Vegetarian (园香素食)

The other day me and the girls had a gathering.. and I brought them to this stall at bugis for a good meal. Yuan Xiang has been around for quite some time and one of their famous dishes is the Salad Prawns.

Salad Prawns
Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside. The girls favourite. Fran commented that it tastes like the real one. hehehe. Not suitable for people on diet though.
Black Pepper Udon

This is the best Black pepper Udon I have tried so far. The black pepper taste is just right and it is not too spicy as well. Serving is also enough for 2.

Mee Goreng


As compared to the Udon, there are more ingredients in this plate of mee goreng. However, taste wise is just so-so. Perhaps it is becos we ate the more tasty black pepper noodles first. Nonetheless, if you eat this alone, it is really good as well.

Sweet and Sour Abalone Mushroom

This dish in chinese is called 世界名片。The abalone mushroom are fried and then cooked with sweet and sour sauce. I love it cos its crispy too!

Spicy Soup


Really Spicy. If you have a weak stomach, avoid this. I like it as there are many ingredients in this soup.

Kang Kong

You might see me ordering this dish everytime. Simply bcos i love it. However, I think Green Connection sells the best dish so far.

Overall, Yuan Xiang has been in the market for years and they have opened 4 outlets so far. Hence, they do have a big variety of dishes available for all. Cost wise I believe is affordable to all, we ordered 2 noodles and 4 dishes this time round and it costs a total of $36, which is $9 per person and we could not finish everything.

Other recommendations: BBQ Fish (chili); Sliced Fish with Egg Chilli; Dim Sum

Locations:

1. 143 Victoria Street Singapore 188020 (Beside Allson Hotel) ; Nearest MRT: Bugis

Opening Hours: (Monday - Friday) 1030 - 1530, 1700 - 2315, (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays) 1200 - 2315
Telephone: 63368892

2. 134 Changi Road Singapore 419720

Opening Hours: Daily 0830 - 1500, 1700 - 2300

3. No. 91, Bencoolen Street, Sunshine Plaza #01-59

Opening Hours: Mon to Sat – 11am to 7pm; Closed on Sunday

Tel: 62381516

4. Tampines Ave 9, Blk 742A

Opening Hours: Unknown - 10PM

5. Eunos MRT, Blk 2A

Opening Hours: 8AM - 10PM

Monday, November 26, 2007

LivinGreens (本色)

Was there for dinner with gwennie last week. There are quite a number of choices available in the menu. I was very impressed with the attitude of the manager who served us, as he was asking how was the food etc, asking us to give them more ideas for improvement. These days, it is really important to always ask clients their opinions so that people will want to visit them again. Most importantly, parking was free behind the cafe! What I liked about this cafe is not only that the good service, but also, food is organic, and non of the dishes have garlic or onions in them, which can be a rare find in organic veg. cafes these days.

Sheperd's Pie

This is one of the dishes I liked. Most sheperd's pies sold outside are oily and fattening. However, not in this case. The top layer is not made of the normal flour which we use for baking. Instead, wheat flour is used. Ingredients is a minced mix of carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers cooked with special organic seasoning. There is no mock meats used in any of the dishes, which I feel is good, as sometimes too much mock items is not ideal for our body.
Sesame Sauce Buckwheat Noodles

This is a very healthy dish which I would recommend if you are in for a very light meal. The sesame paste has a strong aroma, making the noodles very fragrant. Also, there are well cooked pumpkin slices, allowing a sweet litte taste when eaten together with the noddles.

Mushroom Dumplings

Gweenie's favourite of the night. The dumplings skin is in purple colour as it was made from beetroot juice. Lots of mushrooms in this dumpling, making it chewy. There is only a little flaw that the ginger slices were not too finely chopped, if not, i guess we would even finish the ginger slices. heh.

Overall experience: The cafe is clean and service was really good. A pity that I was not able to note down the prices of each dish. However, most dishes are within $10, making it affordable. I was also informed that the cafe also sells daily specials like Nasi Lemak, Minced meat Noodles, all in the organic version. Glad to have more organic cafes like that opening up. Also, the cafe conducts vegetarian classes sometimes. Once in a while, we need to detox and I personally feel that going organic is one of the better ways.

Location:

*Picture taken from Livingreens website

325, Beach Road Singapore 199559

Tel: 6396 5523

Website: www.livingreens.com.sg

Nearest MRT: Lavendar

Opening Hours: Mon - Sat: 11AM to 8.30PM, Closed on Sundays.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Pinetree Stall (Bugis Food Junction) - CLOSED DOWN

This stall is closed down. Seems like the only location is at Fortune Centre. Do let me know if they relocate elsewhere!

Last Friday, my friends and I were on our way to watch " The Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJ ". so we drop by at Bugis Food Junction for dinner. A few years back, Bugis Junction was a rather vegetarian unfriendly place as very often we have to travel to nearby places like Fortune centre or the Lao Di Fang (along middle road) for meals, which made it quite inconvenient. Since the revamp of Food Junction (now located at Level 3 - the previous "the edge"), there is new stall available for vegetarians. The stall serves quite a variety of vegetarian food which I'm glad this serves as an option for more.

Miso Soup Noodles $5

For a big bowl of Miso Soup Noodles like this, I find it worth the money, as I could not even finish the whole bowl of noodles. The soup is clear and not too salty. Some may call it blend. Lonnie tart hates it, as there is no taste of Miso At all. Nonetheless, there's lots of veg and mushrooms.

Curry Fish Head with Rice $5


The curry tastes quite ok. However, the choice of "fish" is wrong as it tastes more like chicken rather than "fish". Anyway, at this stall, they place strong emphasis on eating healthy as brown rice is served instead of the normal plain rice. Also, there are not many "deep-fried" options which is good as very often, people percive vegetarian food as oily due to too many deep-fried foods. Anyway, this is a good option for you if you are in for a light meal~

Curry Mutton with Bread $4

We originally ordered curry chicken, however we were served with curry mutton instead, which we are fine with it. However, it is really disappointing that the curry is served cold. I would not recommend it if you have a weak stomach.

Laska $4

The only food which I find worth the price so far is Laska. Serving is big and the soup is not too spicy. The ingredients is also splendid. I personally liked the Vegetarian roll on top.

Hint: In Bugis Junction itself, another alternative is Sakae Sushi where they serve vegetarian menu as well.

Location: Bugis Junction (alight at Bugis MRT), Level 3, Food Junction

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Green Pasture Health Food Trading

Before I am into organic foods, I always think that they are tasteless cos they are supposed to be healthy. However, after going to Genesis and Green Pasture, organic food cafes has becomed one of the choices I bring my friends/ colleagues who are non-vegetarians to.

Thanks to Maboo & Zenzen for introducing me Green Pasture. Im amazed that BiBimbup (Korean Rice) can be so tasty though its the organic version.

BiBimBup $7.50 (add $2 for Kimchi)



Grade: 5/5

Claypot Buckwheat Noodles $6.50


Grade: 4/5

Seaweed Roll $4

Grade: 3/5

Me and my colleague ordered Bibimbup, claypot noodles and seaweed roll. There is also self-serviced soup at $1 per bowl which is donated to the charity. Though there is not much mock meat in the food, the food is tasty and healthy. The seaweed roll comprises of beetroot which I do not usually like to take. However, it tastes good in the roll. We paid $20 in all for the 3 dishes above and 2 soups and we were full up the the brim. The only bad point I feel is that the owner of this cafe is not really friendly, as she is quite "loud", and seems a tad too proud of her food. heh. This cafe was also featured in the TV show a few months back.

Im surprised that Fortune Centre is full of vegetarian cafes and restaurants. The Vegetarian Health Food (which veggiebun LOVES) is located at the first floor. On the second floor, there are 3 more cafes (including pinetree cafe as well).

Anyway, if you are a tourist and would like to try some organic food. Fortune Centre is located 5 minutes away from the Famous Guan Yin Temple at Bugis.

Location:

190 Middle Road, #04-22, S(188979)

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-8pm Sun: 11am-7pm

Tel: 6336-2700