November 1, 2010: The Gasometer

11/11/2013: We're deplorable to study the closure of our dearest Gasometer.

The opening of the Gasometer on Smith Street was the perfect excuse to reconvene our increasingly sporadic pub-club. The Gasometer is run yesteryear the peeps who used to run the kitchen at the East Brunswick Club, together with thus it was ever going to convey a veg-friendly menu. We likewise needed a coeliac friendly card together with were pleased to listen that they'd got around gf options together next K together with Toby's visit.

We got in that place earlier 6:30 together with had our pick of spots, opting for a large fireside tabular array amongst plenty of room for our grouping of eight. As expected, the card was filled amongst intriguing options - Cindy together with I both resisted the 'chorizo' inspired vegie burger together with the mac together with 'cheese' this fourth dimension around, pregnant we'll convey to brand a supply see post-haste. I was lured inwards yesteryear the arepas (which I've kicking the bucket obsessed amongst thank you lot to Sonido). The Gasometer version comes amongst identify made shredded seitan cooked inwards a rich Mexican chilli sauce, topped amongst a fresh coriander-laced ceviche of hearts of palm, tomato, avocado together with corn, drizzled amongst cashew cream ($18).

Unlike The EBC, the Gasometer goes for relatively sane serving sizes - for $18 I was expecting a larger portion; fifty-fifty so, this turned out to move plenty of nutrient (especially when I got to sneak a decent total of Cindy's repast equally well). The seitan was meaty together with deliciously slathered inwards the rich, spicy sauce, spell the toppings were an intriguing combination of textures together with flavours. The solely slight disappointment was the arepas themselves, which were a piffling dry out together with tough compared to our other experiences.

Cindy went for 2 entrée orders, starting amongst the Buffalo smoked tofu strips (tofu strips tossed inwards a spicy Buffalo sauce, served amongst identify made ranch dipping sauce, $12).

These had a satisfying chilli kicking (although I recollect you lot tin upward the ante together with monastic enjoin them 'brutal'), amongst the somehow vegan dipping sauce providing a cooling complement. I snuck equally many of these equally I could larn away amongst - highly recommended.

Of bird the truthful exam of whatever pub for Cindy is the character of their chips, together with thus she added an monastic enjoin of fatty steak fries, seasoned amongst dark ash tabular array salt together with served amongst garlic aioli ($7.50).

I can't tell equally I noticed anything special virtually the dark ash salt, but these were around excellently crispy chips - a slightly bigger serve of aioli would convey been nice, but these golden tater chunks were expert plenty to stand upward on their own.

By 8 o'clock or together with thus The Gasometer was doing a roaring trade. And why not? There's a expert hit of beers on tap, plenty of tables, friendly staff together with an excellently varied menu. The nutrient is non cheap, but it's slap-up to run into a pub trying to move a flake adventurous amongst their vego options - betwixt this identify together with The Fox, the north-west corner of Collingwood has kicking the bucket the a veg-friendly pub hotspot.

The Gasometer has had rave reviews for vegan-bloggers In the Mood for Noodles together with Adrian Wallace, spell their meaty options (and the chips!) got the thumbs upward from Em at it pleases us.

Address: 484 Smith Street, Collingwood
Ph: 9417 5539
Prices: $7.5 - $18
Licensed (of course!)