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| Beyond Veggie |
Beyond
Veggie ('BV') is a concept restaurants by Secret Recipe, catering to
modern vegetarian dining experience. BV menu focus on fresh and
natural products without colouring, preservative and MSG. Although
they already have more than 20 branches of BV in Malaysia, they only
have one branch in Singapore, which located in Greenwood Avenue.
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| The Cakes Display |
While we
were waiting for the rest of the group to come, I ordered Energiser
Healthy Fruit Juice ($6.90) consist of orange and passion fruit. It
is naturally refreshing with a hint of tanginess from the passion
fruit.
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| Energiser Healthy Fruit Juice (in the middle) Camera & Hand Model Credit: Weighty Man |
We
started our tasting with Mushroom Satay ($7.90), Fruits Rojak ($7.90)
and Veggie Roll ($7.90). The mushroom satay was deep fried, with
crispiness externally while juicy and tender in the inside. The taste
of the fried mushroom goes well with the satay sauce. The fruit rojak
was fresh, coated with BV infamous vegetarian rojak sauce and
surprisingly it tasted similar to the original prawn paste sauce.
Veggie Roll is BV version of spring rolls, crispy and filled with
pumpkin floss. Watch out for the added curry kick in the floss.
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| Clockwise from Top Left: Mushroom Satay, Fruits Rojak and Veggie Roll. |
Fried
Mushroom Salad ($7.90). This salad tasted clean and crisp. Comes with
sesame dressing, it bonded the fresh texture with the crispy
delicious fried mushroom well. I will not mind having this dish for
my lunch on its own.
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| Fried Mushroom Salad |
For
mains, Assam curd cutlets with assorted beans and eggplant ($14.90)
and Hakka Village Tofu ($13.90). The assam dish has a nice balance
between spicy, sour with a hint of sweetness from the pineapple. It
is also fragrant due to the aromatic herbs such as lime leaf and
torch ginger bud. The curd cutlets (fish replacement) did well to
soak up all the flavours in the gravy. Yum Yum. Meanwhile this simple
Hakka tofu dish packs us with many surprises. The beancurd is
fermented, smooth and well fried, but the best part is the gravy. It
might looked like a plain Jane but it is robust and packs of heat
from the dried chilli just gives you the kick.
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| Assam curd cutlets with assorted beans and eggplant |
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| Hakka Village Tofu |
A normal
stir fried dishes at BV can be delightful as well. Stir fry French
Beans with Minced Mushroom ($13.90). This normal Zhi Char staple was
perfectly replicated in vegetarian version. The French Bean is fresh
and crunchy, while the minced mushroom replicated the taste of dried
shrimps. A simple yet wonderful dish. For Petai (stink beans) lovers,
you might want to give this dish a try. Tempe Sambal Petai ($12.90).
I can't comment on this dish as I totally do not touch Petai.
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| Stir fry French Beans with Minced Mushroom |
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| Tempe Sambal Petai Chubby Botak Koala, DIE DIE WILL NOT TOUCH!!! |
Fortune
Yam Basket ($18.90). This dish is actually not in the original
tasting menu, but I requested for it since I had good impression
about this dish when I dine in BV KSL City. It is crisp with smooth
texture of the yam inside. The fillings inside the basket consist of
sweet pea, baby corn, carrot, black fungus, cashew nuts are just
robust and tasty. The best part, the basket is not oily from the
frying. For Yam lovers, a must try dish.
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| Fortune Yam Basket |
For
something fusion, we have Stir fry lion's mane mushroom ($15.90).
Similar texture as salted egg dish, it uses English curry instead of
regular Asian curry. The fried mushroom is light and crispy, and with
the sauce it really goes well with the rice.
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| Stir fry lion's mane mushroom |
If you
are here for a quick meal, you can consider the individual meals from
their Asian Wok, such as Assam Laksa, Beyond Veggie Fried Rice or
Taiwanese “Nam Yue” fried vermicelli /mee hoon ($12.90 each).
The Assam Laksa is the exact replica of Penang Assam Laksa without
the meat ingredients. It is tangy and a bit spicy. A good awakening
for the palate. Meanwhile the fried rice and fried bee hoon are
accompanied by mushroom satay, ahcar and fried belinjo crackers.
Though the taste are good, I find the price is a bit steep on this
individual dishes.
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| Assam Laksa, Beyond Veggie Fried Rice or Taiwanese “Nam Yue” fried vermicelli /mee hoon |
Of
course, the dinner won't be complete without the desserts. Each of
the fresh cream cakes are priced at $6.50 per slice and $58 for
whole. We tried Azuki Green Tea, Black Forrest, Ube Yam, Chilled
Chocolate Cheese cake and The original cheesecake. My personal
favourite is Ube Yam and Azuki Green Tea. The ube yam consist of 4
layer of yam sponge and 3 layer yam fillings convered with coconut
flakes. It is soft, moist, well balance and delicious. While the
Azuki Green tea is just a cream cake filled with matcha goodness.
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| 1st Row: Azuki Green Tea (in Slice and Whole Cake) 2nd Row: The Original Cheesecake. Chilled Chocolate Cheese Cake & Black Forrest3rd Row: Ube Yam (in Slice and Whole Cake) |
To
accompany your meal here, I recommend you tried their Fruit Tea
($12.90 per pot). They have three version: Original, Passion Fruit
and Lemongrass. They are served hot and enough for four persons. If
you like yours cold, you can request for ice.
The décor
of this place is bright and simple Once you enter the restaurant, you
can see the cake selections on display, which is already
mouthwatering.
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| Part of Dining Area |
Overall,
Beyond Veggie provided a pretty good option for the meatless dining
experience. It packs with flavour without using the preservative or
MSG in their food. Definitely a place to consider for Vegetarian or
even non-vegetarian like me. Cheers!!
Thank you
to HungryGoWhere and Beyond Veggie team for the dining invitation.
Food
& Drink: 8.5/10
Value:
8/10
Service:
N/A
Ambiance:
7/10
Budget
per Person: $11 - $25; $26 - $50
Beyond Veggie
18
Greenwood Ave
Hillcrest
Park
Singapore
289212
T:
+65 6763 1323
OH:
Mon
– Thu: 11.00 – 15.00; 17.30 – 21.30
Fri,
Sat & PH: 11.00 – 22.00
Sun:
11.00 – 21.30
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