Bostonist: Vegan Brunch? Brookline's Tamarind Bay Might Deliver

tjmather

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:07:00 -0500

I got an email from Naveen that the vegan brunch will start on Saturday December 20th (noon thru 3 pm). They may have brunch on Saturdays after that - but might call ahead to double check.

Ryan Weaver

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:04:44 -0500

I agree with you, Itsmejono! I wish there were myriad options in Boston, considering its food-conscious population, but change has been slow in coming. It's too bad, because veggie food-lovers tend to be a loyal, vocal and grateful crowd -- which you'd think would be a major asset to any up-and-coming restaurant. At least Guntapalli gets this. Epski, those are some nice options. I've heard good things about Vej Naturals and I always love Herrell's and Veggie Planet. But when it comes to brunch, you want something that you can stumble down the street to eat (Malden and Cambridge are a little far for a car-less Brookliner) and for me, it's nice to have someplace where you can take friends who aren't into the raw/vegan/hippie thing so that everyone feels comfortable. I also think that it's nice to have options beyond the typical "brunch" fare and/or the typical vegan fare, which is usually very heavy on the tofu and substitutes -- whereas Indian cuisine is just naturally vegan, and still tastes great.

itsmejono

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:38:44 -0500

I would marry a vegan brunch! Tell me where, when and how and I'm there. In all honesty whichever restaurant masters a vegan brunch I firmly believe you'll have every vegetarian, vegan and health conscious individual from Brookline to Boxborough there. I for the life of me cannot figure out why Boston has so little in the veggie dept. Sure you can find many Asian restaurants (eg MyThai cafe), but someone needs to step up and do like a Red Bamboo or Kate's ala NYC. I mean even Providence and Portsmouth, NH have a wider swatch of veggie options.

epskionline

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:28:09 -0500

The vegan breakfast items at Herrell's Allston cafe are reasonably priced and available every morning, plus they taste great, so I'm pretty satisfied with that. But once in a while I will head over the Veggie Planet for their deece brunch. Can't beat a vegan restaurant offering a vegan brunch, though. Vej Naturals in Malden is awesome.

johnsu01

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:06:26 -0500

I would definitely patronize a vegan buffet. I go to the Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown now for vegan pancakes pretty often but some variety would be nice.