Ok it's been a while...


Out of the blue I passed by a random coworker of mine (whom I don't know), and she suddenly asks.. "Are you the Hungry Emperor??"... In my shock I said yes! LOL!

She shamed me for my lack of attention to this blog.

I'm sorry!

Anyways I'll try my best and update again....

So for my triumphant return to this blog I will review a Vegetarian/Vegan restaurant!

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I'm serious...


No really!


Here are the pics to prove it!

Debbie always wanted to try this place, so I finally gave in.


We started with the Artichoke.

Well the official full title of the dish is Artichoke + Cashew Paté, Wild Leek + Pine Nut Pesto, Sherry Gel, Mountain Sweet Cicely, Radish, Olive Salted Taro Crisps... Sound Hipster enough for yah?

Basically it's Taro chips (free refills!) served with cashew butter & pesto, But I'll admit it was a very clean tasting dish, the pesto is especially tasty with a very rich flavour and the chips are nicely fried. As for the Sherry Gel? Needless and makes the dish sound fancy. But overall a great start!

 Debbie's main dish, A Wild mushroom Orecchiette in a light cheese sauce.

Very rich mushroom flavour, in a light but strongly flavoured cheese sauce, a little on the small side but quite filling. Another good dish... Will wonders ever cease?

My Main, Beer Battered Halloumi, Zucchini + Potato Pancake, Smashed Peas, Mint Yogurt, Acorn Garden Lemon Balm

Fried cheese, yum! Ok so this dish isn't exactly healthy, but it is vegetarian! This dish is the restaurant's take on fish & chips. It nails it completely. The cheese is rich and tasty, but the biggest surprise is the peas and the potato cake, the peas are very fresh and sweet, while the potato cake is crisp and not greasy. The yoghurt is a dead ringer for tarter sauce but much lighter and healthier tasting. This meal is great so far! EEP!

Onto dessert! Maple-Pecan Crumble, Banana, Date Caramel, Coconut-Vanilla Cream, Zimt Dark Chocolate, Chrysanthemum Sauce

A nice way to end the meal, banana custard with coconut vanilla cream, a very rich dessert. The chocolate is kinda grainy though, but everything else about this dessert is great!

Another bonus is the restaurant serves you unlimited carbonated water! So overall, I gotta admit this is a great restaurant, even for a carnivore like me! There are a lot of hipsters though... :-)