January 14, 2007: Trotters

took accuse of dinner in addition to and then nosotros ate out for dessert: thus, I idea I'd plow the tables this fourth dimension yesteryear going out for luncheon in addition to preparing a dessert to savor afterwards at home. Once out on Lygon St, Mum swiftly picked out Trotters restaurant based on a glance at the menu. It was looking pretty crowded but a waitress said she'd opened upward up the minute level, where we'd accept enough of room in addition to a specials board all to ourselves.

The dish at the acme of this postal service is mum's "mushroom filled arancino crumbed & served on love apple tree amongst rocket & parmesan" ($13.50). This is similar an enormous risotto ball, amongst a centre of mushrooms:

It was rich, a fleck heavy, in addition to very, really tasty. Carol ordered "soft polenta amongst mushrooms in addition to pecorino cheese" ($14) from the specials board.

I didn't sense of savor it, but Carol idea this was cracking in addition to happily polished off the entire plate. This is high praise, given Carol's aversion to large helpings of anything: she's to a greater extent than of a grazer, equally Mum noted that day.

Michael's "spinach & ricotta filled agnolotti arrabbiata (spicy love apple tree sauce)" ($14.20) was the to the lowest degree exciting repast inwards the looks subdivision but, according to him, it easily made upward for it amongst a amount flavour.

While Mum in addition to Carol were starving, I was nonetheless feeling the effects of a heavy but tasty repast the nighttime before. Thus I took a peril on 1 of the smaller options, the bruschetta ($5):

This photographic television set camera angle doesn't emphasise the generous component subdivision I received: iii sizable pieces of sourdough toast, topped amongst upward to 2 tomatoes, diced. I oft respect sourdough a fleck tough, but the fleck of butter melted evenly into these slices ensured that wasn't the case. The parsley, garlic in addition to teensy fleck of cheese worked inwards subtle harmony, non overpowering the love apple tree at all. The tomatoes weren't of the finest quality, but I've struggled to respect whatsoever ameliorate than this for years. If anyone out at that topographic point tin recommend an outlet of red, flavoursome tomatoes inwards Melbourne, please, PLEASE endure out me a comment!

Ahem.

The iv of us entered Trotters amongst dissimilar appetites in addition to all walked out thoroughly satisfied in addition to non also out of steal (especially me, 'cause Michael paid for my meal). Although its offerings are omnivorous, our iv meat-free dishes demo merely how spoilt for choice a vegetarian tin be, amongst several of the specials also beingness meat-free. Highly recommended for a casual cafe-style meal.

Address: 400 Lygon St, Carlton
Ph: 9347 5657
Fully licensed
Price: veg mains $5-15
Website: http://www.trotters.com.au/