Michael got current of air of the newly opened Spotted Mallard on Mess+Noise in addition to straightaway scheduled it inwards for pub club. The carte du jour looked alright (solid vegetarian options, though zippo vegan or gluten-free was clearly marked) in addition to I suspect Michael wanted to compass the venue for trivia.
The interior is quite striking in addition to hints at the premises' previous lives every bit a French eatery and, earlier that, a Greek marriage ceremony venue. The stained skylights, antique chairs, wall mirrors in addition to lampshade clusters had a few of us questioning whether this actually counted every bit a pub. The musical note of the menu, the bar service in addition to the downstairs bandroom settled it for me. The original vegetarian offerings are a burger in addition to an eggplant parma, in addition to the meat-free snacks currently include marinated olives, spiced nuts, chips, hoummus in addition to fetta on Turkish breadstuff in addition to chickpea fritters.
I checked out those chickpea fritters ($12). They're eerily similar to the ones I enjoyed at Mamasita, though hither they're served alongside a superbly smoky chiptole mayo. The rocket, fennel in addition to pino nut salad rounded out this dish nicely, though I wishing it had been served on something to a greater extent than dish-like - apartment boards simply hateful spills for all but the around dextrous diner.
Michael ordered the Spotted Mallard Vurger ($19), which was a messy but tasty sense - the brioche bun was stacked alongside a grilled portabello mushroom, pickled onion, beetroot, goats cheese, tomato plant relish in addition to rocket. The thick Jenga-stacked chips were amend still, though the coleslaw didn't excite.
The Spotted Mallard has been opened upwards lilliputian to a greater extent than than a fortnight, hence it's hardly surprising that the dining expanse was relatively placidity on a Tuesday night. Our grouping of to a greater extent than than a dozen pub clubbers had their pick of the tables in addition to in all likelihood constituted one-half of their evening's customers. However, inwards fifty-fifty this not-even-quarter-full circumstance, the kitchen couldn't expire along up. Some of our friends waited upwards to an hr in addition to xx minutes of their nutrient to move served. We wouldn't similar that at a busy restaurant, in addition to it's fifty-fifty to a greater extent than irritating to sense at a placidity one.
Once fed, everyone spoke good of the nutrient at the Spotted Mallard. It's a actually pleasant infinite in addition to the staff are friendly too. Let's promise they move out how to streamline upwards their kitchen operations.
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The Spotted Mallard
314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
9380 8818
veg dishes $8-19
http://spottedmallard.com/
Accessibility: The Spotted Mallard's dining expanse is located upwards a broad flying of stairs, in addition to about tables are accessed via farther stairs; nosotros didn't encounter whatsoever alternative way of entry. Tables are good spaced. All nutrient in addition to drinks are ordered in addition to paid for at a high bar, hence nutrient is delivered to the table. We didn't catch the toilets.
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