Mianto 艾果豐 — Restaurant in Da'an District

My friends and I visited Mianto two days ago for dinner. The interior was clean, brightly lit, and welcoming. We noticed some beautiful decorations on the walls, but more about them later. The staff was friendly and courteous, and since none of us speak or read Chinese, they were extremely helpful while we were ordering.

This was what the three of us ordered: mushroom soup (app) caprese salad (app) bunny chow (deluxe dish) arrabbiata (main) eggplant fettucine (main) rooibos tea (drink) rose and berry tearose flower tea (drink)

I didn't take any pictures of the dishes, but they looked exactly like the pictures on the menu. First of all, I will enthusiastically state that I plan to come back. There were many other dishes I wanted to try, and I thoroughly enjoyed everything we ordered.

These are the highlights of our meal: The mushroom soup was so earthy and comforting. I am already a fan of mushroom soup, and their version tasted like distilled mushroom essence. It reminded me of sitting in front of a hearth with a warm fire on a chill night. It was a perfect start to our meal. The bunny chow was really interesting. It reminded me of shepherd's pie, and I would consider it a must try. The bread was flaky and cut easily. Filled with curry, by the time we got to it, the curry had soaked into the bread so that every bite was filled with delicious curry peppery goodness. Don't worry, there are no actual bunnies in this dish. We ordered our arrabiata medium spicy. I like a spicy dish, but not toooo spicy, so medium was a good level. It was tangy and sharp. If I'm in the mood for something with a bite, I would get this again. The eggplant fettucine was delicious, a nice solid entree. I would order it every time. Disclaimer: I love eggplant! My beverage was the hot rooibos tea, but the next time I want to order the hot rose and berry tearose flower tea. It was so aromatic, I can't wait to drink it myself.

As I mentioned earlier, none of us speak or read Chinese, but our server spoke great English and helped us order since struggling through an online-bsaed menu system would have been a bit more difficult. Thank you so much for that! Also, I need to mention that Michelle, the head chef and proprietor, is a spitfire! If you get the chance to say hello to her, please do. She is a total hoot and has so many stories to share! Definitely she is a...

初幾吃素自己決定——艾果豐洲際餐廳Mianto

打給賀～這裡是新年開始規劃一個月最少要有一天吃素並持續進行中的李米，各位朋朋最常聽到的吃素應該大致分為以下幾點吧～ 1.不敢吃肉覺得會傷害生命 2.信仰關係導致不吃素（包含發願跟還願） 3.環保愛地球

關於不敢吃肉這點我有遇過朋友的小孩在很小的時候看過一則關於動物養殖的紀錄片後就開始不吃葷食的直到至今（但朋友本人不吃素）前年朋友的小孩誤食肉品後呼吸困難直接昏倒送急診，因為他覺得自己奪走一條生命0(:3　)～

再來大家應該也常聽到為了親人身體健康發願吃素的情況吧，短至一個月一到兩次，或吃素半年一年等，心誠則靈，這種屬於宗教信仰～

至於李米是因為環保愛地球才決定一個月一天吃素的，也許會有人覺得一個月一次是家家酒的雞肋作法，但對於一個無肉不歡的人來說這已經跨出了第一步，套一句廣告詞「不做不會怎樣，做了會很不一樣」起碼我做了！！꒰´•͈⌔•͈⑅꒱♥

如果你也有這個想法，卻又擔心素食不合自己口味那今天我要介紹的餐廳能顛覆你的想像，我認為完完全全可以讓想接觸素食的朋朋對素食改觀並愛上它，也超級推薦給本來就食素的朋朋們～(ﾉω

I reached the restaurant, Mianto,a tad bit late with just about 30 minutes left to close.

I was greeted by the server and seated on the table in a couple of minutes. She then explained the menu to me and described how each dish would possibly taste.

I made a selection and requested a small alteration to the main course which they gladly accepted.

To start with, I was served a nice fresh glass of juice, followed by vegan bread accompanied by olive oil, balsamic vinegar and green pitted olives with Pimento

This was Followed by a fabulous corn soup, and the main course.

The main course was a large bowl of fried rice with tofu and assorted vegetables accompanied with vegetables in a spicy Sichuan flavoured gravy bowl.

I chose tiramisu as the dessert, which was very well made.

The chef, Michele, came out to check if everything was okay.

It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely go back to this restaurant! Highly...