August 26, 2011: Cafe Zum Zum Ii

we blogged close Cafe Zum Zum - it's withal doing its affair alongside really few changes, at a few dollars to a greater extent than per plate. The entrée listing has many tempting vegetarian options, acre the mains include alone i meat-free plate. Many dishes are heavy alongside dairy - a vegan could potentially cobble together a repast from entrées but I'd recommend calling ahead.

From our terminal see I remembered sitting exterior nether weird blueish lighting, eating feta pastries as well as chickpea salad. If alone I'd remembered that nosotros were stuffed from sharing 4 entrées, nosotros mightiness non bring ordered 3 entrées as well as a primary this time! Eep.

The sambousik ($14) are golden filo parcels stuffed alongside feta as well as mint, as well as everything you'd promise them to be.

The falafel ($12) are less memorable but withal good, coated inwards a thick tahini sauce. I similar that they come upward alongside a tart petty side salad.

The highlight for me has ever been the fatteh ($15), a chickpea salad dressed inwards yoghurt, tahini as well as olive oil, topped alongside tomatoes, mint as well as crispy squares of toasted bread. I would happily swallow this solo, every bit a main, alongside a petty fresh breadstuff to mop upward the dressing.

Finally, nosotros checked out the pumpkin as well as eggplant tagine ($25). I didn't discovery the pickled chillies listed on the bill of fare but did strike a pair dark olives. Brine hits excepted this is sugariness as well as soft, only melting inwards the mouth.

We also received a handbasket of soft pita breadstuff as well as dish of aromatic rice to soak upward all the sauce. It was a lovely repast - likewise much food, though non likewise much to pay. 

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You tin read close our outset see to Cafe Zum Zum here. Since hence it's had positive reviews on Cakestorm, food men & love as well as Eat northward Speak was disappointed alongside their experience.

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Cafe Zum Zum
645 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
9348 0455
veg entrées $11-16, mains $25

Accessibility: Entry is average (no step, I don't think) as well as tables are a flake crowded. There's amount tabular array service. The lighting is fairly dim as well as it tin larn quite loud as well as echo-y.