Lavender is a well known bakery chain in Malaysia, with 14 branches in Johor and Kuala Lumpur. One of its nearest branches to Singapore is the one located at City Square. City Square is a popular shopping mall with Singaporean as it is located just across the causeway.Angel Cake (RM 10.60)
A soft airy chiffon cake, covered lightly with sweet cream and pastry flakes.Chocolate Ganache (RM 21)
made from 100% Belgium chocolate and fresh cream. Contains no added artifical flavourings and preservatives. Melts smoothly with a rich fruity chocolatey impact.
The chocolate looked quite similar to the well known ROYCE' nama chocolate. Although it was not as good as that, but the price was much much cheaper.Honey Egg Roll (RM 12.70)
It looked like swiss roll, filled with creamy and nutty filling.Nama Chocolate (RM 16.90/ 4")
Ultimate Chocolate cake - rich and decadent, made from the finest chocolate, cream and a tad of flour.
It looked quite small, and tasted similar to the Japanese style light and airy cheesecake.

Service was a bit poor because we waited quite awhile to be served even when it was not crowded.

Simple Life is a chain of restaurants in Kuala Lumpur offering vegetarian meals which are organic, natural and most importantly, nutritious. Its menu offers interesting dishes such as include Lei Cha with Brown Rice, Ginger Extract with Brown Rice Mee Sua, Vegetarian Nasi Lemak, Curry Laksa and Popiah.

In here the restaurant adhere to the following regimes when preparing the dishes:
1) Serve foods with natural and organic ingredients which are pesticide-free.
2) Use brown sugar in cooking instead of refined sugar, which can cause indigestion.
3) Avoid using coconut milk for cooking curry. Replace with cashew nut powder which is similar in taste.
4) Cook with extra virgin coconut oil.
5) Highly recommend Brown Rice/ Noodles/ Vermicelli to customers.
6) Using natural seasoning, alkaline water and avoid using MSG, colouring and preservatives.Organic Lei Cha 有机擂茶 (RM16.90)
Usually this dish is served with all the chopped vegetables on top of the plain rice. The version here is served with multi grain rice. I like that the vegetables are served in separate bowls so that I could choose the vegetables that I like better. It is also better as we are sharing as a group.Vegetarian Assam Fish 亚参蔬菜余
I never realise that vegetable is used to replace the fish instead of the usual mock fish. It is so tasty."Kong Poh" Lion's Mane Mushroom 宫保猕猴菇 (RM19.90)
The mushroom is crunchy and tasty.Mini Steamboat (Organic Black Beans/ Miso/ Burdock Soup/ Tom Yam Soup) 迷你火锅（有机黑豆汤 /味增汤 /牛蒡汤 /东炎汤) (RM20.90)
We have ordered this in Miso soup base. The serving is quite huge and soup is refillable. I never have a vegetarian miso soup that tastes so nice, not too salty but still very flavourful.Organic Black Bean Soup with Brown Rice Ramen /Brown Rice Bee Hoon /Brown Rice Mee Sua 有机黑豆糙米拉面汤 /糙米米粉 /糙米面线 (RM13.90)
We have ordered this in Brown Rice Ramen version. The soup looks milky but tastes great. It looks a bit plain compared to other dishes.Multi Grain Rice Nasi Lemak (with organic coconut oil) 有机椰油五谷饭 (RM14.90)
It is cooked with extra virgin coconut oil, with Sambal made from carrots and cabbage, it is both spicy and delicious, resembling the usual Nasi Lemak. It is interesting that no mock meat is used in creating the rendang and the cripsy anchovies.Mixed Fruit Rojak 蔬果罗也 (RM10.90)
I like that pickled papaya is added on top of this local fruit salad. It makes it tastes much better than the real thing.Malacca Nyonya Chendol 马六甲娘惹煎堆 (RM5.90)
The dessert take quite a long while to arrive. The version here is not bad, although I prefer the shaved ice to be less coarse.Fresh Mixed Fruit Tea 新鲜水果茶 (RM15.90)
Served 2 - 3 persons.
The drink is served with tiny cups. It is served hot. It tastes thick and rich, with a fruity taste. It is like drinking a hot version of fruit juice.Peaceful Mind Juice 心境舒缓蔬果汁 (RM8.90)
Apple + Cucumber + Celery
It is light and refreshing.100% Fresh Dragon Fruit + Pineapple Smoothie 纯正新鲜龙珠果+凤梨冰沙 (RM9.90)
The smoothie is very thick and rich in texture. Interesting that no milk is used here.

Overall the food is delicious. It is rare to find a restaurant where no processed vegetarian products is used in asia. The meal makes one feels healthy as it is made of natural and healthy ingredients. The only problem we have is the long waiting time for the food to arrive. Can't wait to come again to try other dishes in the menu.

As we spend the night in the area for countdown, we decide to have dinner in this chinese restaurant. It looks quite grand from outside. The first level is for walk-in customers, while the upper level is for private kitchen. The restaurant looks quite grand with personal lifts within the restaurant.

The 7 of us start the meal with Chrysanthuem Pu Er 菊普 ($3++/pax) tea for all. I order a number of dishes to accompany the plain rice 丝苗白饭 ($2++/ bowl).Barbeque Triple Combo 烧味三宝拼 (RM30.80++/Small)
Roasted Crispy Pork (Siu Yok), Barbeque Pork (Char Siu) and Roasted Duck.
The meat is served with plum sauce, mustard sauce and chilli sauce. The meats are well charred and tastes juicy and yummy.Jelly Fish Thai Style 泰式海蜇 (RM11.80++)
It tastes crunchy but a bit bland in taste.Spicy Pickled Black & White Fungus 凉拌双耳 (RM6.80++)
It does not taste spicy but rather strong in a vinegar taste.Double Steamed "Tian Ma" Fish Head Soup 天麻鱼头汤 (RM14.80++/ bowl)
This soup is full of flavours. The fish is so tender that one can feel the bones melt in the mouth.

Double Boiled Soup of the Day 时日炖汤 (RM14.80++/bowl)
The soup of the day is Lotus root with pork rib soup. It tastes full bodied and flavourful.Pan-fried Sliced Fish with Ginger & Spring Onion 姜葱鱼片 (RM30.80++/small)
The sliced fish looks more like deep fried than pan-fried.Hakka Steamed Chicken 客家蒸鹽鸡 (RM30.80++/ half serving)
I am surprised at its huge serving. The chicken is quite tender and flavourful.Stir-fried Mixed Vegetables with Macadamia Nuts 雯果彩碟 (RM18.80++/small)
This is the only dish in the restaurant which can be considered vegetarian according to the staff. It gives a nutty and crunchy texture.Stir-fried Vegetables with Salted Eggs & Century Eggs 金银蛋浸时菜 (RM16.80++/small)
I am a bit disappointed with this dish as I could find the salted egg yolk in it. The taste is also a bit too bland.

We end the meal with desserts such as Chilled Mango Sago with Pomelo 杨䃽甘露 (RM8.80++/glass), Glutinous Dumplings with Red Bean Paste 红豆沙汤丸 (RM7.80++/bowl), Teochew Sweet Yam Paste 潮州芋泥羮 (RM6.80++/bowl) and Almond Tea 手磨杏仁蛋白茶 (RM8.80++/bowl). But the desserts fail badly. The Chilled Mango Sago with Pomelo 杨䃽甘露 is served in glass, looking rather white, instead of the usual bright yellow in color. Although there is mango taste, but it is rather faint and I could not taste any pomelo in it.The Glutinous Dumplings with Red Bean Paste 红豆沙汤丸 fairs slighlty better. The dumplings seems to be the supermarket pack type, based on the texture and the red paste is not quite smooth.The Teochew Sweet Yam Paste 潮州芋泥羮 is worst that I have ever had before. It is too watery to be considered paste. It looks more like drinkable type than the oily smooth paste that one usually found in restaurants. It kinds of reminds one of the instant powder type with its taste. The Almond Tea 手磨杏仁蛋白茶 also tastes similar to the instant powder type, but it is not as watery as the yam paste. It is more the type that one usually found in Hong Kong style cha chaan teng cafes.

Overall there is hits and misses in this restaurant. Best just have the main dishes and go other place for desserts. The desserts are simply a waste of money and stomach space. The service here is not bad, with tea refilled regularly. There is also free wifi been offered here. The place is quite crowded during peak dinner time, so best visit it early.

Father likes the chendol as it is cheap and nice. Just RM 1.80 a bowl. The place is quite crowded and but there is quite a number of tables around in the open. The turnover is quite fast, and we find a table easily. Staffs are quick in clearing the tables. The chendol is simple with tasty with green jelly strips, soft red beans and finely shaved ice. It is not too sweet and tastes quite refreshing during such a hot day.

The restaurant is located in the middle of a row of shophouses. Quite small in size. The variety in the menu is quite attractive, even for a non vegetarian like me.The menu is colourful with lots of choices.Hot TeaWild Mushroom Soup (RM 6.80)
Instead of the usual garlic, seaweed toast is offered here. Interesting.Cantonese Fried Mihun (RM 8.80)Vietnamese Rolls (RM9.80)Special Pineapple Fried Rice( RM9.80)Japanese Tempura Rice Set (RM 15.80)
Vegetables tempura served with tempura sauce, soup and rice.Global Warming Maki (RM11.80)
The fried maki is so great in presentation.Floss Maki (RM8.80)
I think I like this the best 'cos of the juicy maki and different flavours in a bite.Durian Ice-Cream (RM 7.80)Organic Black Seasame Ice CreamGreen Tea Ice-Cream (RM7.20)

Overall the food is quite unique and delicious. I am surprised to find such delicious food here. Yummy.