girl can eat organic-p/o/i/s/o/n-i/v/y

twas a hot saturday afternoon....we decided to go for a drive, a long one and head for a place i have heard about. someplace which would be good to go on such lazy afternoon. since it is quite a drive away

but this being singapore, it wasnt actually that long.

the place was a quaint but not so little place, tucked in a corner of singapore that no one will bother venturing to unless you are in the army,a nature lover or a farm hand. the destination for the day was p/o/i/s/o/n i/v/y bistro which is a lil bistro beside an organic farm known as bollywood/veggies at kranji.

it was a long drive which caught us wondering a few times if we had followed the directions correctly but knew we were at the right spot when we saw this;



the first thing that we would see once we had parked the car, was a small aromatic garden grown with herbs such as basil, dill and aromatic plants such as ylang ylang. the bistro itself is cozily furnished with colourful tablecloth and curtains.



we were served by a couple of eager waiters who presented us with the menu. the guy with the hat there, we think is the owner. he was chatting with other patrons there..and it was actually surprising to us there were quite a few other diners who had driven all the way to what seem like a godforsaken corner of the island, just like us.

i ordered fried rice with kangkung and he had roti prata with banana curry. there were a few interesting items especially in the drink list, which had homemade brew probably with ingredients from the organic farm. but we decided to have the very boring and safe lime juice and sprite. amongst the items which we had, we really liked the stir-fried kangkong and banana curry (though there werent't much gravy to call it a curry) . but the food here isnt really cheap..the bill came up to $21 for the two of us..but then again, this is not a coffe shop and organic vegetables arent grown commercially so they are a lil bit pricey. but if one comes on the weekends, there are actually some 'weekender deals', local set dishes that cost $5 each.



after a meal, there is the option of browsing the cashier counter to purchase any of their farm produces like bananas, aloe and kangkung. or the fish in big jars. there is also the option of going around the farm (have to pay $2/person for this).



the farm and bistro is owned by ivy singh (yes, the netball personality) with her husband (the guy with the hat). they invested in the bistro and farm as part of their retirement plan, and had also built a house/villa next to the farm. (phyz likes the idea of having the villa a lot). i think it's quite an interesting place, worth a visit if you dont mind the drive, if you work/live/study around the area (its near ntu), after a morning trip to sungei buloh, if you feel like getting out of the urban jungle and head west instead of east (ubin) or north (johore), or if you feel like going green and healthy if only for one afternoon.

p/o/i/s/o/n - i/v/y bistro @ www.bollywoodveggies.com