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We had a rather interesting dinner yesterday – takeaway from Water Drop Teahouse at Punggol’s Fo Guang Shan temple. Interesting because (1) I’ve lived in Punggol for decades now (haha) but I’ve never set foot in the temple before, and (2) Water Drop Teahouse serves pretty good vegetarian food! In fact, if you are looking for vegetarian food in Punggol, you should pay a visit to Water Drop Teahouse. Despite charging GST, the prices still seem very reasonable. I had a look at their menu yesterday and the most expensive item was the Burger + French Fries, at $6! And especially intriguing are the items such as the Lemon Grass Prata ($3.50), Ruyi Bread ($4.50) and Lor Mee ($5.50)! Vegetarian lor mee?!
Well, here you go… even the “meat” looks so real…
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The lor mee noodles are great – very silky and delectable. The mock meat, as you can tell, looks impressive and for a moment, you might forget you’re eating a vegetarian dish. The broth, however, is not the ‘sticky’ kind. It’s more of like a herbal soup. But consider me impressed. I’d give this dish 3 out of 5 stars.
Now, what was really shocking was the Rendang Rice ($5.50) which my darling had ordered. Usually I’m the one who’s better at (somehow) picking the tastier items at a restaurant that we have not visited before. But he had read multiple online reviews about the Rendang Rice here and my goodness, those people weren’t lying! It’s really lemak, really flavourful and oh-so-shiok! I really want to try the lemon grass prata with this! 5 stars!
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I’d also chosen the Sliced Ngoh Hiang ($3.50) which, of course, tastes nothing like your usual meaty version of ngoh hiang. In fact, I find it hard to describe how this tastes as it’s like nothing I’ve ever had before. It’s like you’re suddenly introduced to alien cuisine. I think there’s black fungus and carrot in their ngoh hiang, but I don’t know what else there is. On the whole, it’s still palatable though I would like (1) a special sweet sauce to go with it and (2) fatter chunks instead of thin slices. Though, of course, I don’t expect the chef to read this. XD I’d give this 2 stars.
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And I’m not a fan of rojak – you’d hardly see me ordering the dish. I’d probably get popiah most of the time. Anyway, my darling bought their Rojak which also cost $3.50 so instead of the sliced ngoh hiang, you may want to get this instead. It’s quite addictive. I’ll have to ask them about the ingredients some time. I could have finished all of this myself. 3.5 stars!
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What I really want to try next from Water Drop Teahouse:
- Laksa Noodles $5.50
- Lemon Grass Prata $3.50
- Miso Mee Sua Soup $4.50
- Dumpling Noodles $5.50
- Potato Wedges $3.50
- Fried Brinjal with sauce $4.50
Now that we’re allowed to dine in at F&B outlets in pairs, we just might pop by the teahouse. Can save on the takeaway box fees too. Haha! Our dinner which consisted of 2 mains and 2 sides cost a total of $18.40, with the 40 cents being the fee for the boxes. XD