Natural artesian water from Fiji — zero calories, zero sugar, zero allergens. At $3 it is the cheapest item on the entire Ugly Dumpling menu. The choice for anyone who wants the food to be the entire story and the drink to stay completely out of the way.
Fiji Water is sourced from a natural underground artesian aquifer on the Fijian island of Viti Levu, filtered through volcanic rock and bottled directly at the source. The result is water with a naturally soft, slightly sweet mineral profile — higher in silica than most bottled waters, lower in sodium, with a neutral pH that doesn't compete with food flavours. It is the opposite of the chlorinated municipal tap water that makes some restaurant water feel medicinal.
At Ugly Dumpling, Fiji Water is the right call in a specific situation: when the food order is ambitious and complex — XLB, multiple wok dishes, dim sum, ramen — and you want every flavour to land exactly as the kitchen intended it. A neutral, clean water doesn't alter the palate the way a sweet boba or a tannic tea does. If the meal is the point, water is the drink.
It also makes practical sense for large tables. A table of four ordering multiple dishes, dumplings and wok plates can work through two or three bottles of water across the meal without anyone having to decide what they want to drink. At $3 per bottle it's the lowest-friction beverage option available, and it pairs with everything on the menu without exception.
| Nutrition | Per bottle (500ml) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 0 |
| Total Sugars | 0g |
| Fat | 0g |
| Protein | 0g |
| Sodium | ~9mg |
| Silica | ~47mg |
| Caffeine | 0mg |
| Allergen | Present |
|---|---|
| Milk / Dairy | No |
| Gluten / Wheat | No |
| Tree Nuts / Peanuts | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Shellfish / Fish | No |
At $3, Fiji Water is the least expensive item on the entire Ugly Dumpling menu — less than any food item, any other drink. If budget is a consideration, this is where you save.
The only item on the entire menu with no allergens of any kind. For guests with severe food allergies, Fiji Water is the one thing you can order with complete confidence.
Water has no flavour that can conflict with the food. At a table ordering a wide range of dishes — spicy, salty, sweet, rich — water is the universal drink that lets every dish speak for itself.
