Middle Fish

Edit 30/08/2017: Sadly Middle Fish is forthwith closed! Their instagram account reports that they'll live on opening at a novel address inwards 2019.

30 December, 2011

Claire kickoff blogged virtually around Middle Fish, the fashionable novel Thai house inwards our neighbourhood, Cindy in addition to I were cautiously enthused. Enthused because of the beautiful fitout in addition to fresh sounding nutrient in addition to cautious because of their much-vaunted authenticity. Authenticity for a Thai house basically agency fish sauce and/or shrimp glue inwards everything, so nosotros were uncertain equally to whether or non Middle Fish would withdraw maintain much to offering us. But I wandered inwards for lunch, relieved to honor something opened upwards inwards the Christmas/NY gap (this was an unplanned solo visit, so the photos are all from my telephone in addition to non upwards to Cindy's park standards).

Seven Seeds (where Middle Fish beginning their coffee), this is a converted warehouse, which agency high ceilings in addition to loads of space. It's outfitted amongst wonderfully designed sculptures in addition to fittings courtesy of visiting Thai designer Torlap Larpjaroensook. The basic bill of fare has almost nada vego on it, but there's a judgement at the bottom promising veg adaptations are available. After a quick chat amongst i of the real friendly staff, I'm given a decent make of options, settling on a version of fried rice minus the pork. They checked inwards amongst me virtually diverse ingredients - it was especially reassuring when they asked me virtually fish sauce - in addition to relayed my answers to the kitchen.

What came out was this:

A generous serve of fried rice, filled amongst crispy fresh vegies in addition to accompanied yesteryear a bowl of biting chilli-soy sauce. The combo of slightly vinegary flavours, soy in addition to heaps of fresh chilli actually went downward good amongst me. I was especially pleased to honor out that Middle Fish don't charge things upwards amongst saccharide or skimp equally good much on the oestrus - the bottle of H2O on the tabular array sure came inwards handy.

This was an first-class tiffin - quick, fresh in addition to tasty in addition to served yesteryear super-friendly staff who were happy to bargain amongst vegetarian fussiness. The solely slight downside was the cost - $14.50 mightiness live on okay if you're paying for the fancy pork version of this but is a chip steep otherwise. Vegetarians clearly aren't the psyche priority of Middle Fish, all the same it was dainty to discovery that they'll happily cater for us - I'm going to drag Cindy dorsum to honor out what else they tin do.

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Middle Fish is gradually developing or so blog-buzz: Melbourne gastronome, Authenticcity in addition to The Very Very Hungry Caterpillar withdraw maintain all raved virtually it since it opened a few weeks back.

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Middle Fish
122-128 Berkeley Street, Carlton
9348 1704
salads $12.50, mains $14.50

Accessibility: There's a apartment entry way leading into an incredibly spacious in addition to naturally well-lit dining area. Service takes house at the table, payment at a depression counter.