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| - I'll start off by saying the saving graces of this restaurant are its employees, their service, and the decor/ambiance. The food on the other hand, is just incredibly disappointing.
Visited with 3 friends this weekend, all with high hopes for a new vegan/veg restaurant to add into our regular repertoire. Alas, the food was nothing but cheap and unsuccessful attempts at veganizing traditional meat dishes. The sad thing is there are so many delicious original vegetarian and vegan dishes out there, but Planta is concerned with bridging the gap between traditional fare and the vegan world - to the detriment of flavour and edibility.
Cauliflower Tots (2/10) - how could you go wrong with a deep fried tot, right? Well, ask Planta. They managed to do it. This tot tasted like deep fried soap, plain and simple.
Chicken Fried Mushrooms (6/10) - probably the best dish of the evening, quite flavourful with a good dipping sauce. But that's probably because all you tasted was deep fried breading.
Pizzas (5/10) - not bad, but there are better vegan pizzas in the city. Really wished these were better!
Burger (3/10) - Yikes. Fell apart and tasted like a side of mexican black beans. Thankfully the fries tasted good.
Myself and my fellow diners are all quite familiar with vegan cuisine and had all hoped that Planta would deliver delicious original vegan recipes, but alas they quite disappointingly prove that vegan renditions of traditional foods are nothing compared to their meaty originals. #HugeDisappointment
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