True North

May 10, 2014

Cindy together with I lastly got our human activity together together with visited The Heide Museum on the weekend, something I'd failed to exercise inward over 7 years of living inward Melbourne. One of the reasons nosotros hadn't made the trip earlier was transport, then when nosotros realised that the best motorcoach at that spot passed past times Sydney Rd inward Coburg nosotros decided to construct a twenty-four hr menses of it. Stop one: breakfast at Coburg's newest (and likely hippest) cafe - True North.

It was bustling when nosotros arrived to a greater extent than or less midday, together with nosotros waited a infinitesimal or ii for a tabular array to clear earlier nabbing a spot inward the dorsum corner. The signs were promising when the origin inquiry nosotros were asked was whether either of us were vego or vegan. It turns out that True North accept made a existent endeavor to cater for vegos - they've got vegan bacon, chorizo together with chicken to sub into many of their dishes together with accept only started stocking vegan cheese equally well. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the savoury carte is egg based, then vegans volition accept to exercise a chip of substituting, but the staff were helpful together with knowledgeable, then I'm certain there'd live plenty of options. We noticed muffins from Crumbs at the counter equally well, which is a promising sign.

The cafe inward full general has a chip of a Mexican vibe - there's huevos rancheros on the principal carte together with the 3 specials were all heavy on the chorizo/chipotle flavor combinations. There's the common array of drinkable options with i unique selection - menage made kaffir lime lemonade ($4.50). Cindy couldn't resist.

It was a vivid selection - tangy together with abrupt with only plenty sweetness to repose out the citrus. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 high shape lemonade.

Cindy's pump had been broken past times the unavailability of the waffles (with candied banana, maple butter, toasted pecans together with bacon, $15.50), but she recovered plenty to society the True North breakfast curl (a fried egg, mock bacon, bubble 'n' squeak served with menage made savor on a toasted white roll, $13).

It was a real mushy curl - runny egg yolk, complimentary shape bubble together with squeak together with loads of relish. Not pretty, but pretty damn delicious - the mock bacon (this brand nosotros think) was expert materials too.

I opted for the baked eggs with chorizo ($15) together with had my pick of almost 15 dissimilar types of hot sauce to accompany things.

This was a real satisfying dish - the eggs baked through but with a hint of runniness inward the yolk together with the Cheatin' construct chorizo chunks adding surprisingly expert bursts of smoky mock-meat.

I was super impressed past times True North - our nutrient was great, the provision of mock meat alternatives ever makes me happy, but to a greater extent than than only that nosotros constitute the staff lovely together with friendly (even piece nether some pretty serious weekend-rush pressure) together with the vibe of the house cool without beingness painful. Coffees are good, prices are reasonable together with the whole sense is i I'd happily repeat in i lawsuit again shortly - grade i for Coburg!

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So far only Green Gourmet Giraffe has blogged almost True North - she seems to live quite a fan.

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True North
2A Munro Street, Coburg
9917 2262
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Accessibility: There's a pocket-size pace on entry together with a pretty crowded interior (especially on the weekends when the stools at the bar are inward use). You society at the tabular array together with pay at a medium elevation counter. The toilets are out the dorsum via what looked similar a carpark - nosotros didn't visit, but they'd require negotiating a pace or ii at least.