Kiat Lin Vegetarian Kitchen - Bedok

A special thank you to an anonymous reader who urged me to visit Kiat Lin a while back.  Bedok (especially Bedok North) is definitely a hotspot in Singapore for vegetarian food.  There are really a lot eateries, and all of a high quality, too. Out of the numerous vegetarian stalls that are dotted around Bedok, the most synonymous one is arguably Lin Lin, for its awesome wok hei taste.  Kiat Lin, however, also has a pretty heady audience of regular customers.  So without further hesitation, let us discover what Kiat lin has to offer...

 
Kiat Lin Vegetarian Kitchen
Location: Blk 515 Bedok North Avenue 2
Contact: 94373882
Opening Hours: Daily 8.30am - 8.00pm

Rather frustratingly, this stall doesn't have any pricing on the walls, so it means having to constantly ask the staff.  Kiat Lin has more expensive dishes that range from $6-$8, and more affordable dishes such as fried rice and noodles, these dishes are only $3. 
First dish I selected was the Fried Hor Fun.  This was actually a pretty impressive rendition of the dish.  I enjoyed the variety of ingredients that could be found - Especially the two types of mushrooms.  Fried hor fun varies so much depending on which stall you visit.  There is the more anemic type, and on the opposite end of that scale, there is the type that has a large quantity of dark sauce.  Kiat Lin's hor fun definitely belongs to the latter category, which is my personal favourite.  A delicious and satisfying dish overall.

Price: $3.00.     8/10


Looking for another dish to tuck into, I settled on the Braised Beancurd.  Let us start with the few positives - I did like the fact that there were many ingredients, such as black fungus, capsicum, mushrooms, tomato (a really under-utilized ingredient) etc.  However, this dish suffered greatly from the two deadly S's - Spice and salt.  The dish was ridiculously spicy.  Not only is there sliced red chilli's floating around, but the sauce itself was burning hot.  It should really come with a warning about the spice level.   Additionally, the chef was equally as liberal with the salt amount - Way too salty.  This dish has the potential to be a winner, but right now, it should be removed from the menu as it is virtually inedible.

Price: $6.00.     2/10

Conclusion - I am really not sure what to think about Kiat Lin.  My dining experience was a roller coaster of highs and lows, and the only way to have a more balanced opinion will be to order more dishes - Which I plan to do in the future.  If you are going, I certainly recommend their hor fun, which I could have happily eaten three plates of.

Overall Rating
Food - 5/10
Ambiance- 7/10
Service - 6/10
Value - 6/10