Shu Vegetarian - Raffles Place

If you want really cheap food, go to Raffles Place - That may sound crazy, but it's true.  Amid the high priced shopping centres and food courts of Raffles Place, Golden Shoe Food Centre stands out as being a superb place to find dirt cheap food.  This is not merely cheap by CBD standards, it is cheap compared to the whole of Singapore.  Shu Vegetarian is one of three vegetarian eateries that operate at this aforementioned eating house.  Many may remember my post on healthy living vegan stall My Vegetarian Way, which is also at the same location.  Shu Vegetarian is small and unassuming stall, just the kind that I like to visit.  Big things often come in small packages in Singapore, so lets find out how this place fares...






 

Shu Vegetarian
Location: #03-17, 50 Market Street, Golden Shoe Food Centre
Contact: Unknown
Opening Hours: Mon- Fri 6.30am-3.00pm.  Closed on weekends. 


Here is a look at the menu.  Let me warn you in advance, Golden Shoe becomes absolute anarchy during the office lunch hours (11.30-1.30pm).  Anarchy to the point where there is practically a riot taking place.  Unless you take some kind of sick enjoyment out of being assaulted by a whirlwind of utter madness, then you will want to avoid Golden Shoe during those timings.


Shu Vegetarian have an incredibly simple menu, but they excel in two aspects.  Firstly, they have a team of  hard-working and friendly staff, who always take great pride in their job.  Secondly, Shu Vegetarian serves extremely good quality economic rice dishes, which are also served at a wonderfully low price.


I went for the Economic Rice (Brown Rice) with braised tofu, crispy sweet and sour mock meat and mushroom.  The portion size is quite large and it comes accompanied with the typical clear Chinese soup.  The quality of the rice and dishes is indeed high.  I absolutely adored the crunchy sweet and sour mock meat, it vaguely reminded me of the same dish at Loke Woh Yuen (for those who can still remember that classic restaurant).  Superb value for money, and exceptional quality - I couldn't ask for anything more.

Price: $3.20.     8/10


If you're not in the mood for rice, then Shu occasionally offers Char Kway Teow as another option to have with the dishes (they also sometimes have fried rice, too).  If you're feeling like eating purely char kway teow, they staff will also oblige.  This dish is simple, without any mock meats or vegetables.  It is just simply beansprouts and kway.  It would be much more delicious eaten with the wide variety of dishes available at Shu - But by itself it is still quite alright.

Price: $1.20.     7/10


Conclusion - I still find myself occasionally dreaming about the sweet and sour mock meat from this stall.  We loved it so much that we ended up packeting another $2 worth of it back home with us.  Vegetarian stalls/restaurants often over-complicate things with too many dishes and subsequent inferior quality.  Stalls still only selling rice and dishes can still win my heart, and Shu Vegetarian is certainly one of those.

Overall Rating
Food - 8/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 9/10