Miao Lian Vegetarian Food - Woodlands

Vegetarians of Woodlands, I am determined to make your life easier.  Over the next few months, I will be featuring at least three new vegetarian eateries in Woodlands/Marsiling area.  Woodlands has long been known as one of the least attractive areas in Singapore, in terms of vegetarian food, but perhaps now it is changing?  Today I delve into the so-called industrial area of Woodlands.  Don't be fooled into thinking this food court is in an ulu (far away) location - It is surprisingly close to the Woodlands MRT.  Definitely within walking distance.











Miao Lian Vegetarian Food
Location: #01-11, 35 Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 3.
Contact: 85159861
Opening Hours: Daily 6.00am-1.30pm. Closed Sunday.


There are several dishes plastered on the wall at the back, but unfortunately none were available when I visited.  The owner mentioned to me that she tends to cook special dishes on Saturday, when customers outside of her usual office workers crowd tend to visit the food court.
The Hong Yun Food House is very new and actually has two vegetarian stalls inside - I will be reviewing the second one (Vege Food Hub) very soon.  It was such a pleasant surprise to see two in the same food court (something almost unheard of elsewhere).
Here is what to look out for on the outside.  This food house only opened up a few months ago.
These are the dishes they have on regular basis, although many of these are not available too.
Miao Lian Vegetarian is run by a Chinese speaking auntie called Madam Zheng.  Prior to opening Miao Lian, Madam Zheng was a cook at the Guan Im temple.  She has over 18 years of cooking experience, and also organizes buffets and other food events.
Nothing much was available when I visited, as they were close to closing, but I first tried their Bee Hoon and Dishes.  The bee hoon still tasted fresh, but it was a little mashed up and didn't have much aroma to it.  For the dishes, I picked out potato, pumpkin and eggplant.  The potato was quite forgettable, and the pumpkin was slightly undercooked - But the eggplant was amazing.  The eggplant was soaking in a tom yum style sauce, which was packed with flavour.  I could have happily ordered an entire plate of that eggplant.

Price: $3.00.     6/10
Next I ordered the Hor Fun, I actually wanted the dry version, but I was presented with the wet one.  The ingredients in this dish were diverse, and I was surprised to find a suitable amount of wok hei present in the dish.

Price: $3.00.     7/10
















Conclusion - Those who are working in the immediate industrial area are lucky individuals, but as I mentioned before, this food court can easily to reached by foot from Woodlands MRT.  I shall look forward to trying the other stall in this building and seeing how they compare.

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