Earlier this year I made my way to Beo Crescent to review a stall called
Mei Jing Vegetarian Food, run by former temple cook Ah Kiat. Well, little did I know, there is actually a second vegetarian stall at the block opposite from Mei Jing. I was only made aware of 86 Vegetarian when the daughter of the stall owner messaged me and urged me to head down and visit. Sure enough, I recently went down to check out their food. 86 Vegetarian is located in a really small and quite uncomfortable coffee shop, quite unlike the more modern coffee shops, which one is more used to.
86 Vegetarian Food
Location: Blk 40 Beo CrescentContact: NoneOpening Hours: Daily 7.00am-1.00pm. Wednesday Closed.Along with rice/bee hoon and dishes (of which, there is not a large amount of dishes to choose from), each day 86 Vegetarian has a special dish. The special dishes and days sequence are as follows:-
Monday: Chicken Rice
Tuesday: Mee Siam
Thursday: Laksa
Friday: Bak Kut Teh
Saturday: Kway Chap
Sunday: Lontong
I was there on a Friday, and didn't feel like rice and dishes, so I picked the
Bak Kut Teh daily special. Personally, what I look for in a good bak kut teh is an intense herbal flavour (subtlety is lost on me). So far, the best bak kut teh I've tried is from
Simple Food, due to that aforementioned reason. For this bak kut teh, there were a nice variety of ingredients inside, such as mushroom mock meat and carrot. I also loved the Chinese celery. It was the actual bak kut teh broth that was a let down though - It was just too weak and watered down for my liking.
Price: $2.50. 6/10Conclusion - I wouldn't mind visiting 86 Vegetarian Food again to check out their other daily specials. The bak kut teh was good enough, but nothing special. If you're in the area, do check this place out! Be warned though, this is one of the most uncomfortable and generally dingy coffee shops in Singapore - Better to da bao.Overall RatingFood - 6/10Ambiance- 4/10 Service - 7/10 Value - 7/10
