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Melissa Pinto 39 months ago
January was the "Vegan" month, did you know that?
I spent a wonderful "Veganuary" day at The Coffee Club located in Dalma Mall, Abu Dhabi. I am more of a vegetarian than a meat lover, so going vegan for a day was a piece of cake. I am so veg, that I eat meat only once in 2 weeks!
I KNOW!
Anyway, my friend joined me to dine in for dinner as it was her first time trying vegan dishes, EVER.
Plant-based Burger from Beyond Meat
Everyone has had a vegetarian burger at least once in their life, but a pure vegan burger isn't that hyped as it should be. This was my first time trying a vegan burger and I was not disappointed.
Pumpkin & Chickpea Coconut Curry
This dish had a South-East Asian flavor and taste to it, while being served alongside some steamed rice.
Quite a strong yellow in color, it was a mix of roasted pumpkin and chickpeas in a creamy, delicious coconut cream curry.
Quite a heavy dish to be honest, but if this is all you eat for dinner, you surely wouldn't want anything else!
Vegan Pasta with Spinach Pesto
Made with wheat spaghetti, and mixed in spinach, basil and pine nut pesto, it was well presented in the bowl.
I felt it to be a wee-bit on the dry side, but that is probably due to the lack of pesto sauce in the pasta.
Hummus Trio with Crispy Tortilla
With a trio of beetroot, pumpkin, and bell pepper hummus, I would suggest all to have this as a starter. The crispy tortillas are amazing and super crispy, so one dip in the hummus (my fav was the beetroot and bell pepper hummus), is just great.
A dish to be shared, give this a try!
Vegan Pancake
Wouldn't say this wasn't great, but the creamy coconut creamy was a bit overwhelming in taste and flavor for me.
As I am not much of a sweet tooth person in general (although love to indulge once in a while!), I wasn't a huge fan of it.
My friend on the other hand, cleaned the plate happily!
Their Frappe's are AH-MAZING!
We tried the Crème Brulee Frappe and a Chocolate Nutella Frappe. A bit on the heavier side, so best to have it when eating a small meal, or just as a drink by itself.
Lovely presentation, and probably the best Frappe I have had till date.
The service was commendable and the staff were super friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back for some more vegan dishes, and maybe give a try to their normal menu soon.