I am on the ultimate quest: to discover the best veggie dishes in town.
Yesterday, after a rather hectic morning at work and running errands in town, I decided to treat myself to lunch. So I went to Dormans on Mama Ngina Street and found myself a table. I perused the menu hungrily and decided on the mushroom quiche. The sleepy waitress told me that they had run out of mushroom quiches and suggested the Med sandwich. I thought hard and declined. ‘Do you have a veggie burger?’ ‘No,’ she replied, not the least bit regretful. And so I thumbed the (greasy) menu again and settled on the veggie wrap.
It took some time to prepare – I had already finished my tropical mix juice by the time it arrived, or rather they arrived. Or maybe I was just thirsty. Lo and behold, three TINY veg wraps hidden under a mountain of fries that I didn’t order. I was hungry and didn’t complain but let me say that I was disappointed. The guacamole salsa or whatever was promised on the menu was nowhere to be seen and the veggies (onions, courgettes, carrots in julienne strips) had too much oil and were lacklustre. And the wraps were SMALL.
Other cons: the ambiance was mediocre. I hated the music they had on, and I had to swat off several flies. The waitress brought the wrong bill, and there wasn’t enough space – a random stranger came and sat on my table and intruded on my quality me time. An acquaintance of his happened to walk in and asked him whether I was a new girlfriend. I fled.
Suggestions:
Veggie wrap: The best I’ve had was at Savanna, at the Museum.
Quiche: I’ve had good ones at the Java in Adams and Junction, and another good but small one at Java ABC Place. The best are at the Jardin de Paris at the Alliance, albeit pricey.
Veggie burgers: The quest continues!
