Afterglow - Glow with Happiness

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If you think that Vegetarian food is bland and consists of leaves and mock meat, you are in for a surprise here. The food here is packed with lots of natural flavours and natural ingredients–listing the ingredients on this takes me lots of time already–to bring out the meaty taste from the plants. A meal here makes both the body (healthy food) and tummy (yummy food) happy.

The place is very hip, rustic, nostalgic with light Bohemian influences. And the food is very hearty and tends more towards the taste of Mexican food.

Kimchi Avo Rolls is different from the sushi we know because it is made with almond sushi "rice". kimchi topped with avocado, sesame seeds and chilli flakes. This is like crunchy sushi with a multitude of very simulating flavours. I enjoy savouring this a lot. It's a hearty treat that teases the palates. But this is super filling, it's more like a mains than appetiser. Best to share this if you are also ordering something else on the mains menu.

The Veggie Patty of Smoked Stack Burger is made from 11 natural ingredients! Such as broccoli, green beans, shitake mushrooms, beetroot, corn, celery, capsicum and more. Surprisingly, it tastes pretty meaty. It's a good burger. Just that the veggie patty not as firm as the usual meat patty, but the taste can match up to it.

The sweet potato fries taste nice but it is not of the crispy texture that I would have preferred. So if you like crispy fries, you can let the staff know that you don't want this add-on.

Chocolate Salted 'Caramel' Fudge is made from avocado mousse, salted tahini 'caramel', medjool date, walnut crust, agave syrup and cold-pressed organic coconut oil. Lots of ingredients, and it tastes interesting. The super sticky texture of the fudge and the hard crust is though not the texture I like in my dessert.

I love Number 1 Junbucha. This is Kombucha with peach apple, sultanas, rose, marigold, strawberry leaves. Great for the guts and with minimal sugar. The best part is the sweetness is developed when drinking this with the food.

Cute sewing machine being repurposed to be a dining table here 😉

I love the ambience of this quaint little restaurant. It's full of little touches that appeal to the side of me that craves for nature, peace and lifestyle. On a side note, this place is perfect for solo diners or those who want a go at it because there are so many of us dining here. Service is pretty good and friendly. The staffs also make the effort to confirm if the walk-in patrons have any allergy.

But I have to say that since I prefer delicate fine food over robust hearty ones, after an outing here, my favourite Vegetarian restaurant remains the same as last time. With that said, I still like this place a lot. The food is very tasty, so it's the choice I will go to when I am at the vicinity and want to go meat-free for the day.

Thoughts: Veggies can taste super good too!