April 8, 2012 We had a fairly unconventional Easter Sunday, heading out eastward alongside our mate
Michael for walks in addition to eats. We hitting Box Hill's Vegie Hut kickoff for yum cha.
While it isn't quite thence glamorous equally Sydney's
Bodhi inward the Park, there's much to dear virtually Vegie Hut. The yum cha plates are withal simply $4.20 each, the same cost this eating seat was charging when
we kickoff visited inward 2008. And all-vegetarian yum cha (I tin cease conduct anything, ANYTHING from the menu!) is ever a luxury. Many seem to appreciate it - though the photograph inward a higher house shows a few empty tables 10 minutes later opening, Vegie Hut chop-chop fills in addition to reservations are advisable.
Congee is set out alongside multiple orders from the yum cha bill of fare - warm, salty in addition to gently filling, I tin cease encounter why it's a sick-day comfort nutrient for thence many.
I was genuinely hoping that the 'soup dumpling' would last dumplings filled alongside soup (made famous inward Melbourne past times
HuTong) but it's served the other means round. Less of a marvel, but withal quite tasty.
I was quite insistent that in that place would last BBQ mock-pork buns. Sweet-savoury in addition to freshly steamed, nosotros all loved them in addition to ordered seconds. Thirds, to ensure that nosotros each had a equal number, was tempting.
The steamed ribs inward dark edible bean sauce aren't real rib-like, but the dish is genuinely all virtually the silky, savoury sauce.
The grilled dumplings equally good warranted a 2d round. As good equally crispy-fried edges, they had a fetching gingery kicking to them.
We cutting all the richness equally best nosotros could alongside steamed choy-sum inward vegie-oyster sauce.
While there's no shortage of mock meat inward Melbourne's inner city, a trek out for yum cha is ever a treat. There's simply zippo quite similar a BBQ mock-pork bun... its *ahem* non-veg namesake aside.
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Vegie Hut 984 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
9898 2287
yum cha plates $4.20 each
http://vegiehut.com.au/ Accessibility: Vegie Hut has a few steps on entry in addition to a high density of tables. There's total tabular array service. We didn't see the toilets.
Laden downwards amongst frozen goods, nosotros all headed dwelling identify to our respective fridges. What a treat; to observe a novel suburb in addition to its nutrient amongst a crew of like-minded eaters!
