Woodlands is one of those areas in Singapore that really represents vegetarian hell. With such limited options, vegetarian residents of Woodlands really have a hard time finding food. There are slowly becoming more options, though.
Tanaka have recently opened up another outlet in
Marsiling, and now there is a take away vegetarian stall at the Causeway Point basement. But for today, I will be reviewing an eatery recommended to me by a reader named 'Pin', which goes by the name Rong Yuan...
Rong Yuan Vegetarian
Location: #01-07, Blk 371A, Woodlands Avenue 1Contact: 98254782Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7.00am-7.00pm. Weekends 7.00am-3.00pmThis stall is run by a sweet husband and wife duo, who explained to me that they have been running this stall for 11 years now. This stall is typically open seven days a week, but they will usually close (to rest) the day after the 1st & 15th of the Chinese calendar. This stall has eggs, so be careful when ordering.
The dish I was most excited to try was the
Dry Noodle or otherwise known as gan lao mian (干捞面). The name gao lao mian literally means dry tossed noodles, which is a perfect way of describing this dish. It is a dish that is almost identical to wanton mee, with the only omission being the actual wanton. Dry noodle should always come accompanied with a soup, which was also the case with this dish. Overall, I would say this dish ranks as one of the best dry noodle variants I've tried so far in Singapore. The shallow sauce was full of flavour, and the noodle texture was perfect. I loved the crunchy mock pork lard and fried beancurd sheets. If only better quality char siew was used, and the horrid mock seaweed jelly was removed, then this dish would have gotten at 10. Definitely a dish you should order if you're visiting this stall.
Price: $2.50. 8/10Next dish I sampled was the
Kway Chap. Kwap chap is a dish that requires several components to be perfect, but most important of all is the kway itself. The kway texture should be thin, but still sturdy enough not to break when plucked apart by chopsticks. For this kway, the problem was simply that the kway was too thick, and therefore made the dish feel a bit too heavy. Moreover, there was too much kway and a lack of other ingredients. The flavour of the broth was quite good, and the portion size was great for the price, but the kway was a real let down.
Price: $2.50. 6/10
Conclusion - I love the friendly attitude of the owners of this stall, and the dry noodle which they served me was really excellent. It is great to know that there is a good vegetarian stall, which is only a stone's throw away from Causeway Point.Overall RatingFood - 7/10Ambiance- 6/10 Service - 8/10 Value - 8/10
