September 18. 2010: Peace Harmony

While the others were off having a seize alongside teeth to swallow at Bodhi inwards the Park, I ducked away to see roughly friends, coming dorsum in conclusion hungry in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than afterwards the morning's massive breakfast as well as excited most our evening's plans at Peace Harmony. It hadn't made our initial shortlist of Sydney eats, but Buttons had allow us know that it was a guaranteed highlight, as well as then we'd pushed it to the occur of our list.

Peace Harmony has a massive card that is exclusively vegan - thankfully, having a tabular array of v meant that nosotros could afford to sample widely from it. We even as well as then needed to deliberate for a while, going through a few dissimilar ordering strategies earlier settling on vi dishes.

First up: a Panang curry (Veggie meat cooked inwards kokosnoot cream as well as panang curry glue alongside vegetables as well as basil, $13.50)

This was in all probability the to the lowest degree visually interesting of our dishes, but it compensated yesteryear existence 1 of the most delicious - a rich coconutty process that had a overnice mild chilli boot amidst roughly deeper spice flavours (coriander definitely, perchance roughly lemongrass every bit well?). The vegies were crisp, as well as the combo of tofu as well as a smattering of gluten chunks added roughly interesting texture without turning this into an overwhelmingly mock-meat meal.

We'd all been chanting, "Pad Thai, Pad Thai, Pad Thai!" on the walk to Peace Harmony, as well as then at that spot was no surprise that it made it into our lodge (Thai agency fried noodles alongside tamarind sauce, soy meat, tofu as well as peanuts, $13,50). The noodles inwards this were a chip dissimilar than we'd expected - thinner as well as non quite every bit soft every bit the other Pad Thais we'd sampled. Again, the mix of fillings were excellent, but at that spot was no agency that this dish could alive upward to the Pad Thai hype that we'd generated - it was enjoyable but non amazing.

Bec picked 1 of the few meals on the card without mock meat: crispy beancurd (deep fried beancurd canvas alongside mixed vegetables as well as topped alongside especial Harmony sauce, $14.80)

Nobody could quite figure out what 'Harmony sauce' was, but that didn't halt us devouring this repast - a sugariness as well as slightly tangy sauce on crunchy edible bean curd pieces as well as loads of vegies.

Cindy picked something from the specials menu, the herbal Carribean (fried whole veggie fish alongside Tom Yum as well as krati sauce, alongside lemongrass, limeleaves as well as coriander, $15).

famous fish from White Lotus.

We'd each had a tiny seize alongside teeth of splendid papaya salad the black earlier at Yulli's, as well as then nosotros decided to give Peace Harmony a shot to run into how they measured upward (Thai agency papaya salad alongside carrot, dark-green bean, fresh chilli, tomato, lemon juice as well as peanut, $13.50).

This was in all probability non quite every bit expert every bit the Yulli's version - a chip likewise saucy as well as scattered alongside weird faux-prawns, which nobody actually enjoyed. Still, the sour as well as spicy mix of vegies was pretty enjoyable earlier it all got a chip soggy at the bottom.

Finally, nosotros had ginger fried rice to accompany everything (Thai agency fried rice alongside fresh ginger, $12).

This was roughly other winner - a tangy, gingery rice, alongside a handful of greens as well as carrot pieces stirred through.

Peace Harmony left everyone inwards our grouping real satisfied - big serves, lots of punchy flavours, fresh vegies as well as diverse soy as well as gluten-based bits as well as pieces (tofu, edible bean curd as well as simulated meats). The nutrient came out incredibly apace as well as the staff were friendly as well as helpful (when nosotros could flag them downwards - nosotros were forgotten most for a fiddling while). We all loved Peace Harmony as well as then much that the walk dorsum to our accommodation was spent trying to figure out why Melbourne lacks a Thai vegetarian eating seat - we've got Chinese, Taiwanese, Moroccan, Korean, Indian, Mexican, pub food, cafe food, junk food as well as pizza, but no Thai. Melbourne: larn this fixed.

There are loads of other reviews of Peace Harmony (although roughly are of the smaller, King St cafe). Check out: Down Memory Lane, BrisVegan, Journey inwards Australia, Betty's Bites, Diary of a Ladybird, Brunch, Lunch as well as Munch.

Address: 44 Erskine Street, Sydney
Ph: (02) 9262 2247
BYO
Price: $9.5 - $15
Website: http://peaceharmony.com.au/