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| - We came here last night for a "spontaneous" (read: last minute) anniversary dinner and felt that the experience was just A-Ok with stars lost mainly for poor value... But disclaimer: I am a broke ass student. The food is, as always, perfectly flavored and well presented (except dessert).
We both ordered from the 3-course prix fixe menu and I thought $37/person was pretty steep for the portion sizes we received. Probably way better off, financially, ordering off the regular menu, especially if you are vegetarian/vegan! The prix fixe menu would be great for meat eaters though since there are so many options with animal protein - one of the upsides of the prix fixe menu is how many options you are given, almost like ordering from the regular menu, but just sucks a lot for vegans since there is currently NO vegan dessert option besides leftover mixed fruit from brunch :'(
Highlight was the vegetable momo appetizer! It can be veganized. OMG it was served warm with mango chutney (with actual mango chunks!) and balsamic(?) drizzle and had sooo much flavor! The puffed pastry was so soft yet slightly crispy, just perfection. The feta date salad appetizer was so-so. The portion was very small and was very plain - would not order this again.
There are 2 vegan/vegetarian mains at Real Momo's - a quinoa tabbouleh (highly recommended if you have a bigger appetite) and a grilled tofu soba noodle. We both ordered the soba noodle and no regrets :) There was actually a lot of tofu in this dish, so yes you do feel full by the end, but overall the portion size was pretty slender. I asked the owner about the sauce they used and it's a blend of a special sweetened/mildly spicy soy sauce, maple syrup, and mayonnaise (not sure if I heard correctly since this is supposed to be vegan?). I would've preferred the soba to be cooked more al dente if that's a thing because I thought it was too mushy and lost its texture.
Dessert was sad times for me with a small bowl of leftover mixed fruit. The ice cream sundae my partner ordered was also sad - big portion, but sad presentation. Sad sad sad.
Will be back, obviously, but maybe after they introduce more vegan/veg options.
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