May 22, 2023
We timed our long weekend return to allow for lunch in another vegetarian restaurant in the eastern suburbs - Vegie Bowl. It's been on my wish-list since Will L recommended it to us on twitter almost nine years ago! Vegie Bowl is located on the very busy Springvale Rd but once inside all is calm and cosy, with natural light and greenery adorning the enclosed courtyard and red brick and carpet enveloping the interior.
The menu is vegetarian Malaysian Chinese, with dishes containing egg well-marked, and no garlic, onion or alcohol used in cooking. We mostly picked foods that we already know and love to see how Vegie Bowl does them. Ben's number 1 is satay skewers ($8.90 for 4), while Michael and I insist on sesame prawn toast ($5.90 for 2) whenever we see it.
Salt and pepper roasted tofu ($21.90) is another of Ben's faves, served in a crunchy batter here. I voted for char kwai teow ($15.90), which we ordered without egg.
After some deliberation, Natalie chose the panfried prawns in XO sauce ($20.90), and it was also our best source of vegetables.
We made sure our rice was flavourful as well, going for the olive fried rice ($15.90) without egg.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Vegie Bowl - every dish hit its mark, the setting was comfy, and the staff were most helpful. I hope we can return soon, and perhaps stray further from our standard ordering habits when we do.
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Vegie Bowl has also appeared on the blog Sweet & Sour Fork.
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Vegie Bowl
382-384 Springvale Rd, Forest Hill
8822 3873
banquet menus; banquet menus, entrees & soup; vegetables, tofu, rice, noodles & sides; dessert & drinks
Accessibility: Entry is flat. Regular-height tables and backed chairs are moderately spaced. We ordered at our table and paid at a high counter. We didn't visit the toilets.
