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| - After perusing Urbanspoon for a Vegan friendly restaurant in Lawrenceville, New Amsterdam appeared to be the top contender. My friend and I arrived on a Tuesday evening around 7. The front wall is a garage door which was open to enjoy the lovely summer evening air. My friend and I chose a seat right inside, prime for people watching...restaurants get bonus points from me for prime people watching accommodations.
The bartender greeted us quickly with menus and told us about the best beers on tap. They serve beer from local breweries (yay!) so my friend and I had a stout from the East End Brewery. Delicious.
Now onto the food. I ordered the Veg Head Salad. They have a few vegan options but I was intrigued by the salad because it included sweet potato fries and edamame. My friend ordered the Guinness cheddar burger and she opted for a side salad instead of fries. Food came out in decent time. Took just long enough for me to know they spent time preparing it. That's a plus :) My salad came out as a platter with each vegetable separately laid on top of a bed of mixed greens. No iceberg!!!! So happy about that!! The salad toppers included portobello mushrooms, avocado, edemame, tomato, onion, cucumber, sweet potato fries (just enough to keep it healthy,) and a mound of chick peas. The vinaigrette was light and complimentary to each aspect of the salad. The platter was not overwhelming and I was able to finish it along with my two stouts without feeling stuffed.
My friend's burger was cooked just the way she liked. She said the bun was excellent and her side salad was almost a mini version of mine!! This may be the first restaurant where the side salad included more than iceberg and dressing. Mixed greens, onion, tomato, cucumber. And plenty of it :) Her meal was larger than mine but she was able to finish all but one bite of her burger.
Last but not least- the service: wonderful!! Bartender was very attentive and the chef/owner (not sure) came out three times to make sure our experience was going well and that the food was satisfying. I couldn't believe how good the service was for a Tuesday night dinner at a bar. I'm sure it helped that it was a slow night but regardless, I would definitely come back to check out the scene on a Saturday night.
Thank you, New Amsterdam for a great dinner. I will be back... with many more friends!
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