Today's lunch was memorable as it was my first vegetarian lunch, eaten in a beautiful place. This place is the Fo Guang Yang art gallery in the city, which also has a tea house/r'ant that is open only for lunch. Too bad they did not allow photography in the premises otherwise I would be able to capture the beauty of the place. The doors were antique, heavy iron doors. The entrance, bar the doors was a simple one and the art gallery was not heavily advertised on the streets. However, once I entered the premises it showed that even without advertising the tea house is a popular place. The tea house was full, and I began wondering if my colleague and I should have booked in advance as I saw a table bearing the 'reserved' sign. Luckily, we were shown to the only empty table in the place.
Once seated, I had more time to look around. Amid the soft chatter of the tea house patrons, the place exuded a sense of calm and peace. The ceilings were painted with colourful geometric patterns, and the marble floors were polished to a great shine. The servers were joyful and took care of us although the 25 tables in the place were completely occupied. Without much thought, we ordered the lunch special - Aubergine in spicy bean sauce and vegetarian goose set, and the vegetarian chicken with lemongrass bento set.
The food arrived in due time and I really liked the vegetarian chicken. Sweet and tasty, crispy on the edges. The vegetarian goose was deep fried but retained a little too much oil for my liking. Overall, we were very satisfied with the food. After food, we took a little walk around the exhibition area which was showing some chinese calligraphy on scrolls. We were already late to the office so it was a brief tour around the place before rushing back. However, I will definitely return to have a better look at the exhibition and sample more items from the menu!
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