After having our morning coffee at this little cafe deli close to our hotel, we decided for once and for all that it was time to find that all vegan Thai restaurant we'd seen advertised when we first arrived to Seminyak.
Little did we know that the map we had was just the worst. 2 1/2 hours later we were hungry, tired, dizzy and I was about to lose hope of ever finding this vegan eatery. So with the smallest amount of patience left, we just jumped into a tixi and finally we reached our destination.
Once in the airconed clean little restaurant we could breath again and when we had our food, the entire walk suddenly seemed worth it.
It took us so long to decide what we wanted from their amazing menu. This really feels like Vegegården in Malmö (minus the big buffet they serve there) with food options like vegan shrimp, calamari, beef steak jerky, soy chicken, different tofu-, rice-, and noodle dishes.
Yes, the list is so long but the main thing is that everything is vegan!
We shared the soy chicken satay with peanut butter sauce to start with and were so amazed by the taste. It's actually a bit scary how meaty the texture is. Some vegans don't like when food is too close to taste like animals, which I completely understand. But for me, as I didn't stop to eat meat because I didn't like it, but for ethical reasons, it's nice to be able to enjoy something that is close(ish) to the taste of meat, and at the same time knowing that no animal suffering is involved in it.
Speaking of vegan food that taste like meat, the shrimps in my soup that I ordered looked exactly like it could've been real once. But the waitress assured me that they were of course fake. They look and taste exactly as the once I've had before in Malmö, so yummie!
It's so amazing how much different shapes and forms of food that you can do with the beloved soy bean.
The only thing bad about Banana Leaf is the food choma afterwards. The portions are big and it's too good to not eat it all up..
We still managed to get up after a while and walk next door to the frozen yoghurt place; Bali Berries.
They might not have vegan yoghurt, but they do have vegan cookies and cupcakes (!!!!), unfortunately my food choma stopped me from getting one but I still treated myself with a refreshing smoothie.
I chose the Energy Booster, to make myself prepared for what was gonna be an even longer walk back than the one we had on the way here. I think all of the smoothies were vegan, if you just ask them to not put honey in it.
Mine was made with raw cacao from Ubud, peanut butter and almond milk and it was so chocolaty and delicious!
When we started our walk back we must've walked in the complete wrong direction, because all of the sudden we found ourselves in the middle of nowhere with rice fields surrounding us and no other tourists anywhere to be seen (and remember, tourists are everywhere in Seminyak otherwise, at least that's what we thought..)
So once again a taxi driver had to come for our rescue, and we promised ourselves to not walk another meter during the rest of the evening.
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