My sis hitting town inwards mid-Jan to hang out at the lawn tennis in addition to explore the urban centre a bit. We alone had a twosome of nights earlier jetting off to Tassie (posts to follow!) in addition to wanted to accept her somewhere exciting in addition to quintessentially Melbourne. We tried to hitting upward Mamasita, but fifty-fifty at 8:45 on a Mon black you're looking at a hold off of to a greater extent than than an hour. Thankfully Melbourne has a few other hip walk-up places inwards the CBD. Our side past times side exertion was Cumulus Inc where, shockingly, nosotros were seated immediately.
I'm non certain much needs to hold out said most Cumulus, it's been reviewed past times to a greater extent than than a hundred bloggers in addition to is i of Melbourne's most famous restaurants. The understated entry takes you lot into a fashionable venue - it's got a pretty casual experience most it, alongside a twosome of bars in addition to enough of communal tables. We've ever establish Andrew McConnell's nutrient pretty veg-friendly, in addition to some fourth dimension dorsum Cumulus featured on Louise past times Degrees had no vegan luck at brekkie). However, on an unblogged run see a twosome of years ago, nosotros establish the prepare veg bill of fare a flake disappointing, in addition to then it wasn't clear what nosotros should expect.
The 'salads in addition to comestibles' department of the bill of fare has half dozen dishes (two of which human face vegan past times default, most of which could hold out veganised if they were feeling helpful) - at that spot are a twosome of starters equally well, but nosotros decided to focus on the larger dishes.
First upward was the grilled zucchini, dill, oregano, egg in addition to lemon sauce ($16). We've been having a flake of success alongside zucchini inwards the terminal petty while, in addition to this took things to a novel score - the flowers in addition to slivers of vegetable swam inwards a tangy lemon sauce in addition to were prepare off past times the distinct but non domineering dill.
At almost the same time, the spuds came out - roast kipfler potatoes alongside reddish vino vinegar in addition to mustard ($11). No surprise that this our favourite dish of the black - magically cooked in addition to somehow alongside the vinegar in addition to mustard seeping all the agency through. Not slow to share.
Our tertiary dish got lost somewhere betwixt the companionship in addition to the kitchen, but eventually came out later an inquiry: saffron spiced cauliflower, golden raisins, pino nuts in addition to curd ($16).
It was a shame this came out late, equally it would receive got worked best inwards combination alongside the zucchini. It however packed a pretty proficient punch, quite reminiscent of the lunch dish at Mankoushe. The earthy cauliflower is offset alongside sweetness raisins in addition to a flake of salty cheese. It's a proficient side dish, but it would receive got been ideal to receive got another bits in addition to pieces to interruption it up.
Anyway, nosotros made upward for our slight disappointment past times perusing the dessert menu. I randomly settled on the Rum Baba ($17), despite having no existent thought what it would be. Turns out it's a classic dessert, which has been served at fancy dinners for hundreds of years.
The Cumulus version is gigantic - a huge ringlet of sponge cake served on a thick custardy sauce alongside a bottle of aged rum plonked side past times side to it for dousing. The waiter warned me non to douse likewise heavily, equally the rum would overpower everything else and, equally tempting equally it was to disobey, I restrained myself.
This is a corking dessert - the cake only soaks upward the other flavours. It's sweetness in addition to boozy in addition to ridiculously indulgent.
Cindy was a petty to a greater extent than restrained, ordering the choc mint sorbet alongside soft chocolate in addition to chocolate sponge ($16).
The paired blobs were a polish rich chocolate ganache in addition to a lighter mint sorbet, which were perched on some torn upward cake in addition to a bed of crunchy choc puffs. I'm non a huge fan of the choc-mint combo generally, but this was nicely done.
Cumulus worked out perfectly for us inwards the goal - it's effortlessly cool in addition to however really example of a slightly fancy Melbourne black out (minus the hours of waiting this fourth dimension amazingly). The staff were helpful in addition to pretty friendly (although the missing cauliflower was a flake of a shame) in addition to the nutrient was travel past times notch. Much similar Movida Next Door, at that spot aren't actually whatever substantial veggie dishes on the menu, but you lot tin brand a pretty splendid repast out of the bits in addition to pieces available.
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Since nosotros visited for breakfast inwards 2009, Cumulus Inc has been reviewed past times everyone on the network ever, although alone Nouveau Potato has given a vegetarian perspective - they weren't equally impressed equally nosotros were.
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Cumulus Inc
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
9650 1445
savoury veg dishes: $11-$16, desserts: $16-$17
Accessibility: There are a twosome of shallow steps off the street. There are a mix of seating arrangements: high tables, a twosome of bars in addition to some lower options. It's fairly spacious in addition to there's total tabular array service. We didn't larn inwards to the toilets.
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