Category: Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant Reviews

We began our meal with Spring Rolls, which turned out not to be the best choice. The vegetables were minced so finely they lacked a clear taste, and the accompanying chilli sauce was sweet and no more than generic. Thereafter, things were much better. The Fried Tofu Banh consists of a French baguette generously stuffed with lightly fried tofu and […]

Lock St, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong What a pleasant surprise to come upon this small restaurant, tucked away in a busy side street not far from one of the main thoroughfares of this frantic city! After you master an unexpected system whereby the tableware is stowed in drawers under the tables, you set to feasting. First up is excellent […]

55 Alexander St, Crows Nest NSW In some ways the world is definitely changing for the better! It used to be hard to locate vegan food when away from home, but on a recent trip to Sydney I was struck by how widely available and publicly signposted it is. At this Lebanese restaurant located in what has turned into a dining precinct […]

Ima, 53 Fort St, Auckland, New Zealand It’s said that Jewish mothers have a lot to answer for, but sometimes they have a lot to be thanked for. Yael Sochat grew up in Haifa, in northern Israel, where her mother taught her to cook. Having migrated to Britain she married a New Zealander, with whom she finally settled in Auckland. She opened a […]

Mezze Bar, 9 Durham St East, Auckland, New Zealnd Improbably, a flight of steps off a street in central Auckland leads to a tapas bar, where the cosmopolitan menu has a strong middle eastern orientation. The lentil soup is tasty, despite the absence of mint, and comes with bread and a piece of butter. A lemony hummus is served with a tomato salsa and triangles of […]

2/16 Marshall Ln, Kenmore Q 4069 The recommendation of a friend took us to this somewhat sparsely appointed restaurant, but the reality belied the appearance. The onion pakoras were made of large slices of onion and came fresh from the pan, beautifully crisp, with a dish of tamarind sauce. From the long list of curries we chose Spinach Dal; the vegetable had been broken into tiny specks, […]

1/155 Baroona Rd, Rosalie Village, Milton Q 4064 An Indian restaurant that boasts of having catered to ‘the Indian and Sri Lankan Cricket Team’ sounds as though it will be worth trying. Our meal gets off to a slightly disappointing start, as the Palak Pakoras of spinach and onions are unaccountably dry, even when drenched with the chilli sauce that accompanies them. […]

 6/184 Main St, Montville QLD 4560 Nestling in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast just to the north of the better known Maleny, the historic village of Montville offers a mix of the stylish and the twee. The presence of a restaurant serving south Indian food may be explicable in terms of day-trippers from Brisbane rather than any local clientele, and […]

165 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley Located in an area full of Chinese restaurants, the Satay Ria offers a distinctive Malaysian twist. The deep bowls of satay with tofu come with with a fine mix of ingredients floating on noodles both thick and thin, with less of a luscious taste of coconut milk and more liberal use of spices than you sometimes encounter in satays, […]

The German speaking part of the world is not known for its vegetarian food, so it’s good to find on one of its edges a representative of one of the world’s most veggie-friendly cuisines, that which tends to be identified in the West with the nation famous for its Cedres. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The Fattousch (I’ll stick with the German spelling) works well, although there […]