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Rice House 谷王栈( 粥大王)
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Vegetarian
Lacto
Chinese
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Singaporean
Porridge, rice, handmade noodles, tofu, mock meats, and vegetable dishes. Open Tue-Sun 10:30am-8:00pm. Closed Mon. Last order 7.45pm. Will open on Mon if it is new or full moon day, then will rest on Tue instead.
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Blk 129 Geylang East Ave 1, #01-102, Central Singapore, Singapore, 380129
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Last update on 14 Jan 2022 by JonathanLWK
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28 Reviews
First Review by herbman
yanjo
Points +21
Terrible portion, taste ok - Edit
We ordered the Petai Fried Rice. I can literally count petai! Terrible
Read moreThen the fish soup, like I ordered dry fish noodle.
Pros: Taste good but not fantastic
Cons: Very little soup for the fish noodle , Very little Petai for the Petai fried rice, Terrible service
WongSiowWai
I love their porridge. Other than that ...
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FlyingKitten
Points +45
Variety - Edit
So small with an extensive menu. Ate there many times. their fish soup is great!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-08-16
Cons: limited variety of vegetables
Guest
veggiexplorer
Points +4566
Lovely meals at affordable price - Edit
Earlier @foodpandasg order in lunch situation with sister from Ricehouse Vegetarian.
Read moreSister ordered hence I do not have the receipt of this & I have forgotten how much are these. All should be less than 20sgd! We enjoyed our Vegetarian fried chicken rice and beansprout sides! YUMMY! These seems vegan too! Go try out their foodie (via delivery or their shop)~ recommended! Affordable and goooood!
Pros: Many vegan options, Affordable
Guest
IanTan
Points +297
Friendly place and funny boss - Edit
It’s a joy to come here with the entertaining boss at the counter. Wide selection of dishes and I had been patronizing it for more than 10 years.
Read morePros: Lots of selection, Delicious food, Budget friendly
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18ec
Points +150
Delicious vegetarian with jovial boss - Edit
Quietly tucked in Geylang East. Good and cosy atmosphere, friendly for any crowd. The boss loves to joke and staff are friendly.
Read morePros: Wide variety of food items
Guest
andy239
Points +589
Great Variery, Great Ambience - Edit
Read more(taste is subjective)
Cozy cafe tucked away in Geylang/Sims Drive.
Spoilt for choices (see photo of menu)
Pros: Reasonable prices, Good portions (value for $ :), VARIETY
Cons: Middle of 2 mrt stations (paya lebar and Aljunied), tucked away from main road
AlexLin
The food is ok. Having vegan options. However, the man serving at the counter was REALLY RUDE in many occasions. It makes you feel like you are 2nd class citizen from his attitude towards you. There are many vegetarian and vegan food outlet that are very nearby and alternative to this store, so I would suggest people to consider eating at other place unless they wouldn't mind having their noon or evening being ruin by some imprudent rude man.
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TofuChicken
Points +1577
Our place for lunch or dinner while in Singapore - Edit
We stayed close by to this place and we went there a few times. The menu is large, you have plenty to choose from. Everything is delicious. The place is always full of locals. The staff is friendly. We highly recommend
Read morePros: Good food, Friendly staff, Location
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duckchocolate
Points +2069
cool place but too salty! (ordered wrong dishes?) - Edit
huge place with beautiful traditional decor. has bhuddist dharma discs, posters and magazines too if you’re keen. also has a huge range of food items for sale! menu is extremely extensive too. wished they had some chef recommendation sections so i could try better dishes! portions are pretty large.
Read more*: enjoyed
here’s what i ordered:
*** #0121 stewed duck porridge $4
best out of all dishes, nice flavour. too salty for me though. love the thick texture of the porridge!
#0001 vegetarian duck rice $4.50
has a weird after taste... will not recommend. rice is hard too.
* #0002 hainanese chicken rice $4.50
not too bad, would prefer other dishes. the beancurd skin chicken slices were too oily. rice has a nice flavour.
** #0065 mushroom noodle soup $4
pretty good! slightly healthier dish. pleasant tasty clear soup. mock meat is pretty realistic!
* #0153 thai’s crispy beancurd $4.50
the firm tofu and sauce was alright. do ask for the sauce on the side or they will drizzle it over!
#0151 texas chicken $5.80
too “mock” and salty for me. the seasoning has a bbq/indian spice to it! you may like it if you’re into these flavours :-)
overall i would love to give this place a shot again as i’m sure i didn’t order the right dishes :’(
Pros: huge menu , quick service , many products, good ambience, huge and airy space
Cons: some dishes are too salty , hard to discern which dishes are nicer
Guest
Marilynmodiva
Points +1698
Love this place, so many options - Edit
So many options to choose from whether it's food to dine in or a variety of shelf food to store at home - amazing stuff. We are so pleased our friend recommended this place. The food was delicious and the ordering very simple - go up, order, pay, receive a buzzer number, collect your food when the buzzer buzzes. Cash only, so remember to get cash out before you go here. The uncle behind the till is hilarious and made the meal there even better. Great food, great service, great variety.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Authentic flavours, Good prices
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PandaJames
Points +194
Affordable Fusion Veg Food - Edit
Some of nice dishes are 麵線，炸豆干，滷花生，牛蒡卷。。。Do go try them all.
Read moreAlso sell veg grocery such as taiwan veg instant noodles, seasoning etc.
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AdelOng
Points +15399
Nice vegan food - Edit
Humorous boss at counter taking order.
Read moreEnjoyed the food especially the yummy stewed rice and 4 heavenly king. Wen Chang steamed Chicken rice was good too. Will visit again.
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inesberna
Points +151
Asian dishes with fake meat / fish - Edit
This place is not fully vegan. Only vegetarian. I say this because they sell cakes and other things in their store that have dairy.
Read morePros: Variety and lots of fake meat / fish, Quick service, Cheap
Cons: Not all staff speaks good English, Some items in the store have dairy
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Miette
Points +157
Good curry - Edit
The massive menu can make ordering a bit tricky but food is reasonably priced and pretty good. The curry noodles are my standard go to although my husband isn't as fond of them because the sauce is quite heavy on the coconut milk.
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AriellePerkett
Points +478
Order well - Edit
My sister and I ate there. I ordered all wrong and had a super average meal then topped with seafood balls in curry to try improve it. My sister ordered the most delicious curry meal and i was envious on her's the whole time..
Read morePros: Vegan food everywhere
Cons: Hard to figured out what's good..
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pauldub
Points +304
Good inexpensive food - Edit
I tried the Hainanese chicken rice and baby kai lan with oyster sauce. I wasn't 100% sure if the oyster sauce was vegetarian and opted to leave it off, but it probably was fine. Nobody here spoke Cantonese, English or Bahasa Melayu, and I don't speak Mandarin so communication was a little iffy.
Read moreThe rice component of the chicken rice dish was very flavourful but the kai lan was overcooked. I ordered the sour plum drink which was pictured in a glass, and requested no straw be given. The drink came in a disposable plastic cup and with a straw. Terrible that even in a seemingly progressive society like Singapore, disposable plastics are used liberally without a thought for the environment.
Despite the glitches, I would recommend Rice House for tasty inexpensive vegan meals. With consistent requests for no plastic and disposable items, I'm sure the management would change their standard practices for the better.
Pros: Lots of vegan options, Tasty food, Inexpensive
Cons: Communication a challenge unless in Mandarin, Liberal use of disposable plastics, Unfriendly staff
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SKNg
Points +2000
Vegetarian Food - Edit
Sells many varieties of rice, noodle sets. The porridge is their signature dish.
Read morePros: Nice delicious
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AngBoonPeng
Points +13
Nasty attitude and so-so food - Edit
Whole family of 22 pax went to this place for vegetarian food. My daughter and I went to buy a packet of vegetarian food from her favourite outlet. Packed food to join the family but was given a stern warning by the male boss/waiter that we cannot eat outside food. End up we have to eat our packed food elsewhere.
Read moreMale boss/waiter and entire gang have nasty attitude - unfriendly and inflexible. Reconsider before you visit them. Needs lots of improvement.
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DZet
Points +975
Fine - Edit
Had the monkey brain soup (not the exact name) which was fine, and the plum drink which was very sweet but still alright. Lots of choices.
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LeeZhengXin
Points +2100
Delicious food with peaceful background music - Edit
A variety of tasty vegetarian food. Tried the curry Mock pork cutlet rice, love it!
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Aleksandratravels
Points +60
Great food, service and atmosphere - Edit
The food here is delicious, they have many options and sell out of some in the evening due to their popularity. The flavours are very unique and the portions are very large. Prices are very reasonable and the service is very nice. The atmosphere of the place is very serene and peaceful and they even have lots of free meditation and buddhist books. We came back a few times during our stop in singapore.
Read morePros: everything
Cons: nothing
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LucasYarid
Points +414
Delicious food, a lot of options - Edit
The menu is massive and they have some interesting ideas such as the mustard cheese balls.
Read moreIt's also not as expensive.
Do come if you are around.
Pros: A lot of vegan options
Cons: Quite cheap
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IrisCheong
Points +15
Review of Rice House - Edit
Not a good place for the health concious as they do not even have brown rice options. Many items contain gluten/mock meats.
Read moreI wont rate it at 2 stars if given a choice
Cqveggiefinds
hmm so you rated the restaurant based on its inability to provide brown rice?
Read moreFor the gluten/mock meats, you can opt for more vegetables instead, which one of my friend did and enjoyed.
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Cqveggiefinds
Points +11268
porridges and Noodles :) - Edit
Really enjoyed the bittergourd Kway Teow Soup, it’s like half the bowl is bittergourd slices!
Read moreThe ‘duck’ porridges and dumplings are a must try, and sometimes they are sold out.
Pros: suitable for large groups
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spslcw
Points +50
Nice food - Edit
Many choices of food, staff are friendly.
Read morePros: Variety of Food
Cons: Not too much seats
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Rosa veg
Points +2060
Good and convenient - Edit
Simple place ,lots of potions , amazing dumplings . Really cheap and very nice staff
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cksurfz
Points +46
Nice Place - Edit
Many varieties for main courses, soups &snacks . Prices slightly above average with no aircon environment.
Read morePros: Beside having Veg Provision Shop.
Cons: Self-order But Table No no.
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Peace ...
Points +3070
Nice Porridge and ala carte snack ... - Edit
I went to the Rice House (粥大王) after reading this in Sunday times January 4 2009 - In search of the unknown in the Foodie CONFIDENTIAL column.
Read moreTaxi Driver Alice Tan who is a non-vegetarian mentioned this place as one of the good food places :-
"There is also a vegetarian stall in Geylang East Avenue 2. The porridge from that shop is really good. I can finish two bowls in a sitting. The dish isn't too salty and doesn't dry the throat. It's simple but tastes very good."
And guess what she answer for the question - What would your last meal be? Her answer is :
"I would like something simple like the vegetarian porridge in Geylang East. That is all I need. Nothing else."
I had porridge (Porridge and Congee is my favourite food) and deep-fried beancurd (which was a little to o hard).On the whole, the price was reasonable but the place will be too far for me (I need 1.5hr travel time via public transport).
Update (11 Apr 2010)
Geylang is a Vegetarian Heaven. Was at Kwan Inn Vegetarian Food in Geylang, so near to Rice House and I went for my second round of vegetarian food again.
To my surprise, North South East West which is a Fusion Vegetarian Cuisine Restaurant located in the heartland of Marine Parade is run by the same group. Look like I should visit North South East West which offers Western or Fusion Vegetarian Fare.
Back to what I had - Otak-Otak Slice $3, vegetarian version but deep-fried. If there is a steam version option (no oil or less oil), that would be nice. It is slightly crispy and is yummy as an appetiser or accompaniment for steamed rice or porridge.
I still prefer the traditional Otak-Otak which is wrapped in a fresh banana leaf that bring out the subtle flavour when left to sizzle over hot charcoal/fire or cook gently in streamer. But it is only available in some vegetarian stalls, so I would get those from Friendly Vegetarian Supplier and baked them in toaster oven.
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