Loving Hut Cafe, Kota Damansara

Sick of eating meat, meat and more meat? Well, that was me anyways.
And no, dont want to just have plain old salad?
What about chinese vegetarian instead?

What comes to mind immediately would be chinese vegetarian ala 'chap farn' (mixed rice) or pricey vegetarian restaurants, which with those price, you'd rather eat meat, right? :p

Fret not, Loving Hut seems to fit in nicely..with it's cafe concept and serving some healthy 'fast food' alternatives.

Loving Hut is a simple cafe, which we stumbled upon recently.

A quick glance at the menu may not give us a feel of a vegetarian restaurant- there's a selection of asian ala carte dishes (noodles, rice, snacks) and western food (burgers, chops, salads, finger food). But upon closer inspection of the menu (pictures), yes, we realised these are definitely vegetarian.

We placed our order..and while waiting for our lunch, we were reminded that many Hollywood honchos are vegetarians and vegans too. Ahh, conscious effort to get us to join the stars?

I was starving and went straight for the Basil Delight Rice set(RM10.90).

Served with brown rice, vegetables and corn soup (which was delish, by the way)..here's the 'basil delight'..

Looks suspiciously like stir fried beef slices with basil, I can guarantee you that this is definitely vegetarian. The 'meat' is soy based, wonderfully prepared to have a slight crisp skin and coated with sticky, sweetish basil infused sauce. Went perfectly with the rice.

WF on the other hand, opted for Chao Zhou Rice Noodle soup (RM7.80).

Prepared Teochew style with preserved vegetables, beancurd, taufoo, seaweed, mock fish slices, this was more mild in taste compared to the Basil Rice set.

I ended my meal with a hot cup of Green Tea Latte..

While I was satisfied with my meal, WF still felt "empty"- quite a common behaviour amongst my friends who avoids vegetarian. To them, vegetarian meal just cant fill as much as meat.

What do you think?

Loving Hut Cafe is located at 19 Jalan PJU 5/6, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, PJ, Selangor.

Sangeetha Vegetarian Restaurant, Lebuh Ampang

Been ages since I've met Angie, and when we finally did managed to agree on a day for lunch, she suggested Sangeetha.

It was a warm day, but she felt like having indian food, so Sangeetha, with it's comfortable setting and cooling air-con seems like the perfect choice.

The menu looks confusing and we did the shortcut by order 2 sets which consists of a bit of everything :p

Got our drinks first..

My Mango Lassi (RM7)

Thick layer of yogurt mixed with fresh mango puree. Nice and rich, slightly sourish- definitely perked up my appetite for my meal. Angie's Triveni drink (RM7.50) was recommended by the manager. It was refreshing, tasted like a fusion version of ginger ale.

Chilled tomato soup before the meal..

Although the soup was thick, the tomato flavour was subtle, not sour at all. Rather creamy, the more I drank it, the tastier it gets.

The Sangeetha Set (RM12)

Loved the colours and the aroma, so much vegetarian dishes (and served with rice and roti canai), I really didnt know where to start. I cant recall the names of all the dishes, but it's southern indian dishes with a combination of vegetables such as long bean, cauliflower, beansprouts, dhall, potatoes etc. Sugee (the bright orange bowl) was the dessert. I feel that Sangeetha's take on southern indian food lighter, not as salty and rich, which I was happy with.

I prefer the Punjabi Set (RM16) though..

The set was a combo of spiced rice, naan and an assortment of dishes (less than Sangeetha set though). The masala vegetable got my vote, it was ultra delish- it was very hard to believe that there's no meat in that dish. The palak paneer was pretty nice too, goes well with the rice. I love the sweet meat too (the square cube)- I cant recall the name- but it tasted like a compact version of chinese dragon beard candy.

There's still a number of interesting dishes I'll like to try here, so, am definitely coming back soon :).

Sangeetha Veg Restaurant is located at 65, Lebuh Ampang, 40-46, Palace Hotel Plaza, KL.