January 7, 2008: Kamel

Bowl of Soul together with therefore she could larn her fix. Unfortunately, they appear to receive got taken a summertime holiday, together with nosotros were met alongside a firmly unopen door. We opted for instant best: a quick walk over to Albert Park together with vegie burgers from Andrew's hamburgers. Alas, they also were enjoying a well-earned Jan break. With our hunger levels increasing together with our Cheap Eats guide at home, nosotros had a quick wander around Albert Park hoping to stumble onto something appealing. And that's when nosotros constitute Kamel. There were no hot dogs on their menu, but a broad array of vaguely Middle-Eastern tapas plates, at to the lowest degree one-half of which were meat-free. Score!

We had a quick consultation alongside our waitress, together with decided that iii of the plates would hold out almost correct for 2 fairly hungry people. After much agonising (it's difficult to believe that a carte du jour would receive got 'broccolini alongside peri peri butter together with roasted almonds' together with 'field mushrooms alongside feta together with herb oil' together with that we'd lodge neither dish), nosotros started alongside pistachio-crumbed goats cheese alongside fig glue & Turkish bread. The crumbed cheese was crispy exterior together with creamy inside, the quince glue added some fruity flavor together with the well-dressed rocket helped us pretend it was healthy.

Next upward was fried cauliflower inwards mint, coriander together with chickpea batter alongside a balsamic reduction. The herb flavours weren't overly noticeable, but the crispy batter together with the balsamic flavours were the perfect complement to the perfectly cooked cauliflower.

Cindy started to tedious downwards a picayune at this point, but the nutrient kept coming: zucchini together with mint fritters alongside yoghurt to complete off. These were some substantial fritters: huge patties of herbed zucchini together with a giant dollop of creamy yoghurt. To hold out honest, these were a picayune blander than I expected - I intend because I imagined them every bit haloumi together with zucchini patties together with they lacked the salty punch I was expecting. They benefited hugely from a pinch or 2 of common salt - later on I'd sussed that out, they were deliciously flavoursome.

We didn't quite larn through it all, but that was actually no critique of the nutrient - it was a fantastic honor alongside a reasonably affordable, varied together with really veg-friendly menu. There's a adept handful of carte du jour items I'm nevertheless slap-up to try, together with therefore remain tuned for a Kamel update inwards the coming months.

Address: 19 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park
Ph: 9696 1386
Licensed
Price: Vegie plates: $6-$12

November 17, 2010: Andrews Hamburgers Ii

our previous postal service 3 years ago, the gloriously massive together with messy vegie burgers accept increased inwards cost from $7 to $7.50 - that's a hike I tin move handle.

Vegie souvlaki are straight off too available for $8.50 apiece.  They boast extra yoghurt together with spices, but characteristic the same vegie patties together with risk-of-spilling-everything-down-your-shirtfront every bit the vegie burgers.

Andrews' old-fashioned charm is no Melbourne secret, then hold upwardly prepared for a flake of a facial expression together with nothing infinite to consume in.  I flora myself happily occupied for the requisite xx minutes only observing the staff's speedy together with systematic operate of their pocket-size opened upwardly kitchen, together with on a vivid together with breezy solar daytime the oversized traffic island/tiny green across the street offers all the al fresco dining facilities (grass, bench chairs, bins) yous need.

July 31, 2007: Misuzu's

dmargster's recommendation, then nosotros navigated our agency over to Albert Park to effort it out.

Cindy's interrogation had also told us that nosotros needed to book, fifty-fifty on a Tuesday eve - indeed, when nosotros rang them they stressed to us that if nosotros were to a greater extent than than xx minutes belatedly we'd lose our table. Sure enough, when nosotros arrived the house was inundation amongst people - it's a proficient sign when a house is inwards such demand on a schoolhouse night. We squeezed our agency upstairs to our tabular array together with settled inwards for the evening. The carte du jour is well-stocked amongst vegetarian choice - a broad diverseness of starters together with likely one-half a dozen mains. Japanese nutrient is unremarkably a combat for those of us who don't consume fish, then it was prissy to run into then many choices.

Emma together with Simon were sort plenty to portion the large vegetarian entree platter ($22.80) amongst us. Unfortunately, the photograph didn't function out rattling well. Despite our inadequate chopstick skills, nosotros feasted on a selection of sushi, petty hot tasty things, closed to assort of dried sugariness white patato salad, bits of tofu together with diverse other bits together with pieces. It was tremendous - the sugariness white patato inwards item was an strange together with impressive dish. It was a fairly gigantic plate of nutrient to larn us started, but nosotros were given plenty fourth dimension to residuum betwixt finishing it upwards together with the arrival of our mains.

Which was lucky, because when they came, they were gigantic. Cindy ordered the tempura soba ($13.80) - seasonal tempura vegetables inwards soy-based soup amongst buckwheat soba noodles. Look at how high they piled that soup! The tempura vegies were plentiful together with delicious together with the buckwheat noodles were thick together with tasty. There was, of course, also much for Cindy, but what she managed to consume she was rattling impressed with.

I opted for the vegetable don ($13.80): tempura veges stewed amongst finely sliced onion inwards a layered free-range egg omelette. It was terrific - total of vegies without beingness overly heavy, a generous slathering of egg together with closed to tasty rice at the bottom. Again, it was a ridiculously hearty repast - I managed to larn through it all, but at that spot was no room left for me to assistance Cindy out.

Simon together with I shared a prissy bottle of wine, Cindy knocked dorsum a ramune (Japanese old-style lemonade) together with Emma had closed to assort of tea. The service was pretty good, the atmosphere was neat (the mural behind our tabular array was all kinds of weird) together with the repast was remarkably affordable for the quality. So brand a booking together with effort it out - Misuzu's is a fine option. Even if it is far, far away across the other side of the river.

Address: 2-7 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park
Ph: 9699 9022
Price: Vegie mains: $10 - $15
Licensed

September 15, 2007: Andrews Hamburgers

is widely told the Age that the patty - made of potato, pumpkin, sweetness potato, coriander, parsley together with feta - is from a recipe that his woman raise made at home. This is veering into the territory of Grill'd Urban Burger Republic, perhaps, but the remainder of this structure is one-time skool Aussie takeaway: a well-toasted white bun, love apple tree together with iceberg lettuce, gooey cheese, sloppy sweetness onions together with a big gloop of love apple tree sauce that's destined for your shirt front. It's messy together with a tad greasy but an enormously satisfying sunny-day lunch, together with expert nostalgic value at $7.

If y'all create succumb to Andrew's old-world charms, take in atoning for your cholesterolic sins alongside a walk or then the nearby lake.

Address: 144 Bridport Rd, Albert Park
Ph: 9690 2126
Price: vege burger $6.50