One of my best mates is vegetarian - cultural rather than religious - and having been on holiday with her I have seen the 'fine line' that she needs to tread at restaurants. Sure, most restaurants offer some form of vegetarian option but they are rarely imaginative. Indeed, Greek salad is probably the most common default option followed by vegetarian pasta (of some form or another).
Then there are the mystery dishes - a salad which according to the menu appears to be veggie friendly. However, a sprinkling of bacon as the chef was feeling creative rendered this inedible but of course, we should have asked about this said the less than friendly waitress.
Yes, vegetarianism is a lifestyle choice and one that the minority of people in the west embrace but surely, we should be doing better than simply removing the meat or revisiting the classics. Ideally, before a vegetarian dies of an olive overdose.
So, it was a nice change to visit Sagar Veg (17 Percy Street - near Tottencourt Road) which is a South Indian Vegetarian restaurant. Their food spans lovely standard Indian veggie dishes (inc. Aloo Gobi) as well as Dosa (Indian potato pancake thingy) and Poori (crispy spicy dish almost like really good wheaties). The wine is also not too expensive and I even managed to find some South African Chenin Blanc.
Would definitely recommend a visit and if we had a few more of these restaurants, I think that I could probably be a bit more vegetarian.
L xx
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