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I hadn't tried Vietnamese food before and when I heard about this, I was looking forward to check it out.  They had some music playing outside and it easily grabbed our attention. There is seating indoors (for about 15 people) as well as outdoors.  They surprisingly have a wide variety of vegetarian items and that's what we tried. Some of the dishes might be available with meat too so you've got a choice there if you're a non-vegetarian.  We started with the veg gyoza . These had a filling of water chestnut and carrot. Now I'm not a huge fan of water chestnut but these tasted really good.  Next we chose one of the soups - the Pho Chay . The word "Chay" means vegetarian and you'll see it in a few more dishes in this review. This one had lotus root, mushroom, and tofu in it.It was served with some bean sprouts and chillies on the side, and I totally liked it. I did add a couple of sauces which they gave us and that really accentuated the flavour. Anothe...

This is a newly started Chinese restaurant that also serves some nice dishes from other Asian countries. The interiors are done up really well, with a bit of an earthy feel to it. The decor feels nice and cozy. I was invited to try out the food here.  I saw pad Thai on the menu and just couldn't wait to order by the time we decided what else to have. We ordered the one with prawn. It was really delicious. The noodles, bean sprouts, chilli flakes...it was heavenly.  They have some nice salads too and recommended us the panna pineapple salad . It is a sweet and tangy pineapple salad. I'm not a salad person but this did taste interesting.  The other salad was the Chinese coleslaw . This is more crunchy and has less sauces than regular coleslaw. I really liked the crunchy texture that it had to it.  I wanted something spicy next, and ordered for the Sichuan wontons . You can choose how spicy you want it, and I asked for the traditional spicy one. Th...

This is a lovely Thai restaurant located in Barsha where we were invited to try out the food.  The ambience is really good, with dim lighting and a Thai feel to it. There's a see-through kitchen too.  They got us some prawn crackers as we waited for our food.  For vegetarians, they also have the regular crackers which I liked even more. They also have a full page of vegetarian dishes in their menu which is very thoughtful considering a lot of people follow this dietary restriction.  For starters, we had the Khong Wang Ruam The Roayl Buddha which is a mixed platter. This consisted of papaya salad which although was fresh, could have had a bit more flavour to it. The prawn cake was quite good, and I liked it especially with the plum sauce. My favourite was the purple flower chicken steamed dumpling. This is a purple coloured dumpling which had a with a juicy chicken stuffing in it. The chicken satay was coated with some nice spices and tasted good with...

I'm fond of Asian food, and they sent me some food for a review. I usually order vegetarian food at home and so this is a vegetarian review. They have a good choice for vegetarian. For starters, I ordered the dynamite veggies . These were crispy fried veggies with dynamite sauce on the side. They tasted good, though had become a bit soggy by the time they were delivered.  The other appetiser was edamame beans. The quantity was good and it was made in salt and chilli flakes which gave a good taste to it..  For the mains, I ordered the gangnam barbeque sauce which is one of the vegetarian ones. I chose udon noodles , and along with it I added tofu as the protein. For the vegetables, I asked for bok choi, bean sprouts, broccoli, baby corn, shitake mushroom and bell peppers. The sauce was flavourful; spicy with and a bit sweetish too. The tofu was cut into long pieces. The shitake mushroom especially tasted good.  The food was pretty good overall. ...

This is a newly opened Asian restaurant that has lovely food and some nice offers too that I was invited to try out. The most attractive offer is their "Express Lunch" for just AED 25. This includes one drink (mojito), one appetiser, one soup, one main course, one rice/noodle, and one dessert. I've been to a few places where the prices were attractive, but the taste was okay. Here, the taste is great too! There were quite a few of us so we tried various items. They have some really nice soups, and my favourite one was the eight treasure soup . I had the chicken one and it had a nice flavour to it. The  was also really good and I would recommend that.  An interesting appetiser which is becoming a trend is the lotus stem. The crispy Thai lotus stem is something you have to try out here. It is prepared in a sweetish sauce and tastes amazing.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Famished Explorer [ UDIT ] (@uditss) ...