Coburg's bringing the cute cafe culture! ElegantGourmand kindly pinged us when he dined at newly opened Little Deer Tracks, northward of Bell St. Though I didn't assist for the twee name, I wasn't going to plough my olfactory organ upwards at an all-vegetarian cafe. Michael as well as I took to the Upfield wheel path the next weekend to banking concern gibe it out.
Italian-style restaurants are rarely places to excite vegetarians (pasta inward napoli sauce or risotto amongst suspiciously-sourced stock, anyone?) but this card has plenty of "ooh, I desire that!" options - crumbed as well as fried fennel amongst lemon aioli, a warm beetroot salad, eggplant balls, fifty-fifty the measure risotto looks good! (It's made amongst broad beans as well as saffron.) Impressively, all the cheese is rennet free. On the human face upwards of it there's non a lot for vegans, but the kitchen volition conform a pose out of items on request... as well as they've got vegan lamingtons inward the cake display, as well as hence there's that. I intend there's been a lot to a greater extent than vegan involvement than they expected on opening as well as hence hopefully the attain volition exclusively better over time.
The other pleasant surprise was that her thorough review inward advance of The Age's coverage.
I tried the gnocchi amongst Red Hill bluish goats cheese, rocket as well as walnuts ($17.50) from the specials board. When it arrived, I idea it looked pretty gluggy. Happily it was non - the gnocchi pieces were quite low-cal as well as held together but enough, the cheese had that flake of bite, as well as the walnuts provided closed to crunch. Even if it wasn't gluggy, it was enormously rich. I would select been a happier luncher if I'd had, tell one-half or two-thirds the quantity of gnocchi amongst a big handful of peppery rocket on the side. But it's non the done thing, is it?
Michael had the less-typically-Italian dark edible bean pie amongst squash as well as broccoli salad (aka steamed broccoli, $14.50 all up). This got 2 thumbs upwards - first-class pastry amongst a skillful meaty filling as well as elementary sides that complemented the characteristic nutrient well.
The staff were real friendly as well as informative, fifty-fifty chatty. They've got everything to hold upwards cheery nigh - this is a real pleasant eatery, inward a neighbourhood amongst an increasing need for such things, offering a vegetarian card that volition appeal to many omnivores besides. We'll for certain hold upwards back, inward cycle-friendly weather.
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Little Deer Tracks has already been reviewed yesteryear The Quince Poacher.
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Little Deer Tracks
44 O'Hea St, Coburg
9354 3449
veg lunches $7.50-17.50
Accessibility: This cafe has a apartment broad entrance. The furniture's a petty crowded upwards front end but there's to a greater extent than infinite behind the counter (and I think plenty room to get, say, a wheelchair or pram through). Service is all at the table. ETA 15/01/2011: come across Marilyn's farther comments below regarding accessibility - looks good!
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