The Soup Spoon - Orchard

 Many of my readers may be shocked to know, that I have recently made the transformation to a vegan lifestyle.  Cutting out all dairy products from my diet, mainly for health reasons.  Now that I have a more restricted diet, it has certainly forced me to become more cautious about eating outside food.  Therefore, I thought I would bring you along a vegan discovery at the popular soup serving restaurant chain - The Soup Spoon.  Let's find out how attainable vegan food really is...


As it turns out, only one of their soups is entirely vegan, and rather surprisingly it is the Pumpkin Soup.  I naturally assumed there would be some kind of cream inside, but alas, there was not.  I opted for the value set meal, so total price you can see below.  Overall the sourdough bread matched well with the soup.  But the soup itself could have been better, the spices that were used seemed to be a little confusing.  Moreover, I found the soup a little starchy.  However, the almonds on top of the soup added a welcome additional textural element.


For the second part of the value meal, I went for the Falafel Hummus Wrap.  Falafel is always something I find delicious, and this rendition was certainly acceptable.  Especially since it was in the context of a wrap, I feel it worked particularly well.  The hummus however was somewhat lost in the dish, the flavour of the hummus should have been elevated more, so that it finds some identity when put inside a wrap.  The salad, which accompanied the wrap was a little bland and lacking in any imagination.  So many innovative things can be done with salads, it surprises me that most eateries opt for the same cliched salad formula.
Total Price: $12.50


Conclusion - Certainly being vegan in Singapore requires asking lots of questions to the staff.  In this instance, the staff were very helpful and assisted me in finding out what was vegan on their menu and what was not.  I must admit, the options are very limited - However, I was expecting there to be nothing vegan at all on their menu, so it was pleasing to know there are a few items.  The set meal was quite good value, it also came with a third option, upon which I choose a muffin.  Therefore, for three components, price wise it is reasonable.  Let's hope my vegan journey continues without any setbacks - Wish me luck!

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