Simple Food - Bedok

2013 was a year of great transition and change for Simple Food.  Some may recollect a couple of ancient posts of mine reviewing their old Pasir Ris and Tampines outlets.  Subsequently, both these outlets have closed, and merged together to create this new outlet, which is at Bedok North.  Bedok is probably the best area in Singapore for veggie food.  There are really countless wonderful vegetarian stalls, which can all be found in Bedok.  For those residing in Bedok, consider yourself very lucky - You have no idea how much I envy you!



Simple Food Vegetarian
Location: #01-511, Blk 547 Bedok North Street 3
Contact: 64491437
Opening Hours: Daily 10.30am-10.00pm


The menu at Simple Food is quite vast, serving a number of Western, Chinese and local dishes.  For customers who have visited their old outlets, then the menu will be very familiar to you.  Simple Food have a frequently updated facebook page, which I recommend you visit, to stau updated.
The owner and head chef of Simple Food is James Teo.  In 2013 James became the first Singaporean chef to win double accolades at the Taipei International Cooking Competition.  He won the Gold Merit award in both the international category and the exquisite taste (美味大师) category. 














Simple Food offer a number of set meal options for customers.  All these set meals are similar in the sense that they all come with a drink and a side bowl of mushroom soup.  I went for the Spaghetti Set.  The mushroom soup is NOT vegan.  Thankfully I was eating with my non-vegan girlfriend.  Her comments were that this soup was it was full of flavour and creamy.  Shitake mushrooms were used.


For the set meal, customers can select any spaghetti dish that they wish.  I decided to get the Aglio Olio Pine Nut.  The usual price for this aglio olio is $6.80, if you are not interested in the set meal.  The spaghetti was very well cooked, almost as expertly done as Veggie Cottage.  There was a good variety of ingredients used and the dish didn't really miss the garlic, which should traditionally be used in aglio olio.  One suggestion for improvement might be to lower the spice of this dish.  The picture I took may look innocent enough, but this dish is fiery hot, with a minefield of sliced red chilli lurking within the spaghetti.

Price: $9.50.     7/10


The next dish we tried was the Monkey Mushroom Mee Suah.  Monkey head mushroom ranks as one of my most favourite ingredients, adding such sensational texture and flavour.  This mee suah dish was easily the best dish we ate, and is probably the best mee suah I have ever eaten.  The soup base was packed with flavour.  Instead of resorting to using MSG like many eateries, James avoids using MSG and flavours all his dishes naturally.  Once again, there was a great diversity of ingredients used, all matching well with this five star quality soup base.

Price: $6.50.    9/10


Simple Food also have a number of daily specials throughout the week.  On this particular day it was the Curry Mutton.  Initially, the price may seem a little steep, but I found the presentation and portion size justifies the price.  The key component is obviously the curry, which was rich, creamy and fragrant.  The curry had a healthy variety of ingredients, with the ladyfingers being my personal favourite - Cooked perfectly.  Sliced tofu, soup, rice and two poppadoms make up the rest of this dish.

Price: $8.80.     7/10


Conclusion - Although Bedok is a mecca for vegetarian food, this particular location is a little inaccessible for potential customers.  I would urge customers not to be put off by this inconvenient location, and head down to pay Simple Food a visit.  If you're visiting, the mee suah is an absolute must order.

Overall Rating
Food - 8/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 7/10
Value - 7/10