Lots of eating this week. Eating out, even! Friday night was the Tamarind Bay Bistro & Bar in Harvard Square. There aren’t a lot of vegan choices there, but what they had was astoundingly good. Try the potatoes and the chickpeas. The waitress was very helpful when we mentioned the “vegan” word, but I could have stood to have some more vegetable choices on the menu that didn’t revolve around dairy.

Tamarind Bay Bistro & Bar
Tastiness rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Vegan-friendly rating: 3 stars

Last night was dinner at a favorite of mine, the Elephant Walk in Cambridge. This is French-Cambodian food, and it’s a great place to go if you’re taking a non-vegan out for a great meal, but also want to have a lot of choices as well (the vegan choices do lean heavily on the Cambodian side of things). There’s even a gluten-free menu! Everything vegan on the menu is clearly labeled, and all but two of their vegetarian dishes are vegan. Imagine that!

Last night I had the 4-course fixed price menu with vegan rouleaux, salade cambodgienne, tofu amrita, and a raspberry sorbet for desert. I’ve heard that if you come when it’s really busy the food isn’t at maximum deliciousness, but I’ve never personally had a bad meal. If you have to just get one thing, get the rouleaux and you’ll leave full and happy.

The Elephant Walk in Cambridge
Tastiness rating: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
Vegan-friendly rating: 5 stars