Our fortnightly 'pub club' outing amongst colleagues together with friends has decreased inwards frequency since its ringleader was diagnosed every bit coeliac. Pub grub is to a greater extent than glutenous than you lot mightiness expect, together with fifty-fifty to a greater extent than disappointing for Andy is that most beers are straight off off the menu. But at that topographic point was a piffling surge of enthusiasm when Michael identified Abbotsford's Retreat Hotel every bit having a gluten-free-friendly menu.
The hotel is laid upwards simply off the eastern halt of Johnston St, which makes for a less than pleasant ride (cross your fingers for a light-green calorie-free across Hoddle St!), but the warm together with warmly lit interior is a lovely spot to recover. The menu's a smidge pricey - entrees are $10-$15, mains $21-27 amongst $15 parmi specials on Mondays - together with at that topographic point are a few vego options scattered about.
Michael ordered the 'roast beetroot risotto amongst goats cheese together with walnuts' ($21). He establish it a flake bland, amongst entirely the mouthfuls containing the goats cheese providing much excitement.
I went for the vego parmi selection ($15 on Mon nights) together with received a mount of food. The skinny chips were great; the eggplant parmigiana had a pleasant flavor but was incredibly thick together with stodgy; the coleslaw was a dainty visit that simply didn't come upwards through. (Hey, coleslaw makers - you lot don't require to drown it inwards mayo! In fact, some of the best 'slaws don't fifty-fifty include mayo!)
We gave the Retreat a jeopardy to essay out itself amongst dessert. Michael was happy amongst the 'chocolate pudding amongst rich chocolate sauce together with H2O ice cream' ($9.50) that he shared amongst Jo.
Mike together with I were keener for the 'sticky appointment pudding amongst toffee sauce together with cream' ($9.50). The sauce hitting the correct Federal Reserve annotation but unfortunately the pudding wasn't what I was after, to a greater extent than an airy cake without much depth of flavour.
While the Retreat Hotel deserves credit for its cosy environs together with gluten-free options, it's non just a vegetarian's delight. The meat-free dishes they serve rely heavily on cheese (vegans, remain away!) together with are a flake hit-and-miss. It'll withdraw maintain some other moving ridge - perchance a seismic sea wave - of pub social club enthusiasm to tempt me back.
Address: 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford
Ph: 9417 2693
Fully licensed
Price: veg mains $15-21, desserts $9.50
Website: www.theretreathotel.com
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