Nature's Vegetarian Restaurant

You would hardly know from peeking that this place serves only vegetarian food if not for the sign above the entrance. The décor is traditional Chinese: Three enormous porcelain figures Fook, Luk and Sau smiling benevolently at diners, the 18 Immortals cozy above the door and a ceramic Guan Yin by the kitchen. It seems you’re guaranteed a good meal.

Before we had a chance to settle ourselves on our stools, generous portions of seaweed strips fried in batter and rojak made with turnip, cucumber and pineapple are presented along with shots of refreshing calamansi juice.

The menu is extensive, everything meat-related here is made from soya beans, gluten and tofu. As this is a Chinese restaurant, we went straight for the main dishes, designed for sharing. We ordered the small Fried Black Pepper Chicken (RM15); the grassy taste of cilantro complemented the rich brown stock and there was a pleasant hint of sweetness to the tender faux-chicken. The small Golden Fried Beancurd (RM12) was creamy, light and topped with thickly sliced gourd, which had a slight sweet and bitter flavor to balance the gentle saltiness infused into the fried beancurd skin. We also ordered the Braised Bamboo Shoots and Beancurd Sheets (RM15); beancurd simmered in a clear brown sauce alongside soft bamboo pith, carrot slices, snow peas and dried Shiitake mushrooms. It tasted similar to the Golden Fried Beancurd, so just go for one of these beancurd dishes.

The pièce de résistance had to be the Crispy Fried Goose (RM10) with strips of thinly layered beancurd, light and flaky. They were on the oily side and deliciously addictive, tasting like ba kua with a hint of sweetness and smoky charcoal-grilled flavour. For dessert we had Almond Cream. It was lighter and foamier than usual, as though it had been put through a cappuccino machine. It wasn’t too sweet and would have been nice in a mug on a rainy day.


Contact:
24, Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2283 5523

Website:
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Operating Hours:
Opening Hours: 9pm - 10pm (daily)
Cuisine:
Asian