MissGreen — Restaurant in Da'an District

I had my first ever meal at a western style vegan restaurant the other night. Although I had been a frequent patron to soup & salad restaurants back in the States, they were basically limited to salads but not dishes made of all vegetables. This restaurant is located inside a residential neighborhood, it's best to take the subway and take a 5 minutes walk there. I didn't have a great dining experience at this place. There were many dishes and even beverages were not available when we made decisions to order. Would you believe it, it was a Tuesday night not on a busy weekend. So, we, 6 of us, had to settle with what we're available. It was a bad omen we've ignored. I had many vegetarian meals at Chinese style vegan restaurants before. I think Chinese vegan dishes do deliver more flavors and tastes than just presentations. So, after we were half way finished eating I was asked to comment on the food. I concluded that I would prefer Chinese vegan culinary. The conclusion above was made a little bit too fast, because two of us got pretty sick from something we ate after we returned home. So, definitely I would prefer the Chinese...

a sweet spot for the vegan purists

Aside from the obvious green vibe, this venue basically conveys environmental consciousness with its decors and messages posted throughout. A clear cause-motivated vibe together with super friendly staffs makes dining a positive experience.

All farm sourced organic ingredients to make salads, wraps, paninis and handcraft vegan burgers, they also have a few pasta and risotto dishes.

Signature avocado burger - buns’ inner side are actually pan fried to a pleasant crunch which makes up for the lack of crunch from a charred edge meat patty. The all-bean patty didn’t disappoint nor was it a failed attempt to be fake-meat. Lettuce was huge that it hanged out like skirts. I wish there was more avocado.

Detox Me - consisted beetroot, lemon, ginger and apple, a variety of wild berries. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Napoleon pasta - Tomatoes, garlic, onions and herbs all work harmoniously with the perfectly cooked pasta. The sauce had a pleasant tangy note.

Food for thought: “Many of us dream of saving the world. What if you can do it three...

The food was delicious. Really. But the service was abysmal and slow. Granted, we had 13 people for a birthday party, but an hour for food served at different times and two hours for drinks, even with drinks being ordered first, is ridiculous. We had to find a server to take both orders, just to ask for food, and drinks. Then they would bring one drink, but none of the others, but they were the same drink! This happened three times. The one drink was mostly rum. Don't order alcohol here. I went up to ask several times, and the manager refused to look at me, and just addressed the waiter to say that it would be ready soon. Then waited to get the drinks to go, which took equally as long. In the end, one determined survivor in our group got the service charge knocked off with a discount. But of course, she had to tell them to do that. They didn't have to do that, but they did. So, put your order in when you book the reservation maybe? Or a week before you eat there. Or just go to the delicious place next...