WINE & DINEJULY 2019#4 NomVnom
Clarke Quay & Tai SengTHE VERDICT
How did the restaurants fare?
Well, the meat-eaters were a
bit surprised at how yummy
everything was. The vegetarians?
They were a little disappointed
we didn’t find better burgers
across the board. I think it’s
a case of low expectations
versus high expectations. As
for which one won, find out by
checking out our video online at
expatliving.sg.#5 Real Food
Three outlets including Orchard
Central
These simple, clean-lined restaurants
serve healthy, tasty food including
fresh-baked goods – which means
the buns are a highlight. The Beet
(Millet) Burger ($13.80) was tasty,
but there was no patty; rather, it
was just a bunch of well-flavoured
shredded beetroot on a bun. The
Veggie Bhaji ($13.80) had a great
Indian flavour, but again, there was
no patty. Still, all of us thought this
spicy number was really yummy. A
bonus? All the burgers came with two
sides including dishes such as eye-
popping onion rings and a yummy
potato salad, which is nice bang for
The NomVnom outlet in Tai Seng was your buck.
non-descript; the typical kind of stall
you find in a basement food court.
The menu offers 25 vegan burger
options and it was the most affordable
place of the day. The most popular is
the Lion’s Mane Truffle ($9.90). We
went back two times to double check
that the patty made of mushroom
wasn’t really chicken because we just
couldn’t believe it was vegetarian –
much less vegan. And it was good,
too. The tempeh-based Temptation
Satay ($8.90) had a nice bit of a kick
to it. One reviewer said she can’t wait
to go back to try the rest.#3 VeganBurg
44 Jalan Eunos
This cute out-of-the-way spot not only
has a lot of offerings, but for any of
your choices you can swap the patty
for an Impossible patty – that’s the US-
developed vegetarian patty that has been
backed by the likes of Bill Gates and
Singapore’s Temasek; it claims to be so
like meat that it’s truly hard to tell that
it isn’t. We had the Avocado Beetroot
($11.90),which was “fine, but not great”
though the avo itself was downright
beautiful. The Smoky BBQ ($11.90)
was the one we chose to swap for the
Impossible patty. So does it really taste
like meat? Well, one of our vegetarian
taste testers had a little trouble eating it
because it was so much like meat, while
the meat-eaters thought it was “good for
vegetarian beginners.” The burger itself
wasn’t all that smoky or barbecue-ish,
but it was tasty just the same.
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