Gokul Vegetarian Restaurant (Delivery) - Little India

Whenever I think of my years of wonderful memories of Gokul, one word springs to my mind - Evolution.  Gokul is a brand that is constantly striving to change for the better.  Recently, Gokul began the next stage in their expansion by introducing their new delivery system.  This system offers island wise coverage and requests a minimum order of just $30.  With vegetarian delivery in Singapore few and far between, I was certainly feverishly excited to find out that Gokul was entering into this market.  So let's find out how it went...


Gokul Vegetarian Restaurant
Location: 19 Upper Dickson Road
Contact: 63967769
Opening Hours: Daily 8.00am-10.30pm.

As I mentioned, Gokul will deliver to anywhere in Singapore.  The delivery charge varies depending on your location.  If you're living close to their Little India headquarters, then you could potentially pay as little as $4 for delivery.  If you're staying further away, then you could pay anywhere up to $10.  For those that have visited Gokul, you will know they have a mind-blowing array of over 500 dishes to choose from.  The delivery menu doesn't have as many options (mainly due to some dishes being difficult to packet).  But there is a healthy selection to choose from.  You can see a list of their items on their website here.  Take note, delivery is daily, but only during the timings 5pm-10pm.
As I've emphasised many times on my blog, Gokul is not only about Indian food.  In fact, the owner (and creator of most dishes) Mdm S.Rajeswary of Gokul is a Singaporean born and raised - Therefore local specialities like this Char Kway Teow are of sublime quality.  Last year I had the honour of hosting two well-known bloggers Sg Food on Foot and Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow at Gokul.  They remarked to me that this rendition of char kway teow was as good as the real thing - Coming from two seasoned bloggers that is quite a compliment.  Better eaten fresh, but packeted it is decent enough.

Price: $9.50.    8/10


If you're entering into Indian restaurants, you may come across '65' dishes, like this Chicken 65.  The reason for using the term '65' has many different stories, and it is difficult to pinpoint which is true.  I particularly like the story of it being created by an electronic engineer, who then subsequently named the dish after the atomic number of terbium.  Other more simpler stories are that Northern Indian workers visiting Chennai couldn't read the tamil menu, but always ordered dish number '65'.  Overall this dish was too dry and the mock meat was a little tough.  The flavour is pretty mild, with sweet tomato being the most dominant flavour.

Price: $11.00.     6/10


We then moved onto my favourite aspect of any Gokul meal - Curries.  Starting things off with the Ayam Mesak Merah.  This is a dish I've eaten before at the headquarters and utterly adored it.  As a takeaway option it works pretty well - Peas, potato and mock meat make up the main components to this dish.  Unfortunately the mock meat is derived from gluten, which is not a particularly healthy choice.  The flavour of the curry is great though, and the gluten mock meat does provide quite an uncanny resemblance to real chicken.

Price: $11.00.     8/10


Next for a more traditional Indian curry, Aloo Gobi.  The name of this dish may sound a little perplexing to some, but it simply means potato (aloo) cauliflower (gobi) curry.  This dish is quite versatile, and can be served mild or spicy, wet or dry etc. This particular version was wet and reasonably mild.  The potato and cauliflower were fresh, I love how they were not hopelessly overcooked, yet still seemed to absorb all the wonderful curry flavour.  One of the best aloo gobi renditions that I've tried so far.

Price: $10.00.     9/10


Last dish we ordered was another wet curry named Mutton Rendang.  All curries from Gokul have tremendous unique flavour, all the more remarkable considering no onions or garlic are used in any of the cooking.  I loved the zesty lemongrass, which leaped out of this dish.  Due to the intensity of the spices, it is quite easy to trick non-vegetarians into thinking this is real meat that they are consuming.  I recall bringing many dead animals fanatics to Gokul, and seeing their look of disbelief when I tell them this is merely mock meat.  This curry was my personal favourite of the evening.

Price: $11.00.     9/10


Conclusion - I realised recently that Gokul food not only has an unmistakable taste, but a one-of-a-kind smell too.  When the food arrived at my doorstep, my senses transported me to their Little India outlet, and it reminded me of all the great times I have had their.  The delivery system may not be perfect now, but I find the pricing is fair, the punctuality good and most importantly it has that glorious Gokul flavour.  Of course, eating it fresh from the kitchen at Upper Dickson road is still my number one choice, but the delivery system provides a great second option.

Overall Rating
Food - 9/10
Ambiance- N.A/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 8/10