October 31, 2010: El Joyero

Edit 20/05/2012: El Joyero is at in 1 lawsuit unopen as well as has been replaced past times Lowlands.

On Lord's Day afternoon, Cindy as well as I had a appointment at the Thornbury Theatre amongst veg-bloggers. Things bring patently changed a chip lately - they've renovated the house as well as expanded the menu. As business office of this process, they've dropped the strict vegetarian menu, adding inward a few chorizo as well as fish-based dishes. Regardless they're nonetheless real attentive to dietary requirements, promising vegetarian, vegan as well as gluten-free adjustments wherever possible.

Having skipped eggs at Proud Mary the solar daytime before, I decided to indulge this time, opting for the poached eggs amongst butter as well as rosemary mushrooms addition avocado amongst lime as well as light-green chilli crude oil ($11.50).

The downsides: the eggs were but a impact over-poached, amongst the yolk hardening upwardly to a greater extent than or less the edges as well as the toast was a chip dry out as well as crunchy. The upsides: the mushrooms tasted much improve than their slightly bland appearance suggested as well as the avo was ripe (but non likewise ripe!) as well as perfectly laid upwardly off past times the lime as well as chilli. At $11.50, this was pretty practiced value, but Melbourne is chock total of places doing first-class poached eggs as well as El Joyero vicious but a tiny chip brusk of my hopes.

Cindy chose from the sugariness side of the menu, opting for habitation made waffles amongst baked banana as well as mascarpone, topped amongst berries as well as walnuts ($12).

She had fewer quibbles than me - the cute waffle bloom was topped amongst a groovy attain of toppings, as well as she ploughed through it happily.

El Joyero has a lot going for it - it's a lovely space, littered amongst cute odds as well as ends, recycled slice of furniture as well as a scattering of zines as well as CDs for sale. Throw inward friendly staff, groovy java as well as decent prices, as well as it's slowly to encounter why they were doing company trouble concern the whole fourth dimension nosotros were there. We'll definitely move dorsum in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than to sample to a greater extent than of the menu.

El Joyero has received unanimous spider web log praise. Check out: Tess, externality held close as well as Pip as well as Lisa.

Address: 923 High Street, Thornbury
Ph: 9480 1634
Price: $5 - $12
Website: http://eljoyerocafe.blogspot.com

March 5, 2011: Human Powered Cafe

Edit 01/03/2012: Human Powered Cafe is no longer operating nether the same management. It seems to bring been renovated in addition to we've no thought what its electrical current incarnation is like!

vegan sausage rolls. We've been pregnant to banking venture fit them out always since, in addition to lastly got only about to it on a glorious Sat morning.

Alas, the alone sausage rolls on offering the twenty-four hr menstruum nosotros visited were lamb-based ones, then nosotros didn't notice out how good they reproduce i of our favourite dishes. Instead, at that spot were a few dejeuner options - pastries in addition to sweets, fruit toast, a vegan big-breakfast, in addition to a veg focaccia.

I couldn't resist the vegan chow downward - scrambled tofu, sauteed mushrooms, family made baked beans, rocket, caramelised reddish vino onion & toast ($16.5).

It was a pretty decent sized plate. The scrambled tofu looked amazing in addition to had a overnice warm flavor to it, but was a tad on the dry out side. The beans were virtually non-existent (seriously, at that spot was similar a tablespoon) soundless everything was redeemed past times the glorious caramelised reddish vino onion.

Cindy had delayed her breakfast for also long in addition to hadn't worked upwards whatever existent hunger, then only went amongst a flapjack ($3). This was an incredibly dense oaty process that ended upwards beingness also much nutrient for her despite its small-scale appearance.

I similar the thought of a combination bike-shop in addition to cafe, in addition to Human Powered arrive at a pretty skillful job. Decent coffee, friendly in addition to efficient service in addition to loads of wonderful onetime wheel posters on the walls - it's a overnice house to only sit down in addition to hang out.

Human Powered Cafe has had pretty skillful reviews from Vetti, Hey Bambini in addition to Do You Want to Stay for Breakfast?.

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Human Powered Cafe
562 High Street, Thornbury
9480 0848
veg dishes $4-$16.50
http://www.humanpoweredcafe.com.au

Accessibility: Human Powered seemed pretty accessible - no step, lots of infinite in addition to nifty light. Once again, nosotros didn't banking venture fit out the loos.

August 28, 2011: Northern Soul

a deliciously junky but ultimately unfulfilling breakfast, Cindy in addition to I were inward ask of unopen to to a greater extent than sustenance earlier nosotros hitting Women of Letters at the Thornbuy Theatre. I'd grabbed a takeaway java from Northern Soul final fourth dimension nosotros were inward the WoL queue, in addition to I idea they'd live on worth trying out for a quick seize alongside teeth this fourth dimension around.

bird-nerd similar me - in addition to the interior has a minimalist form of means going on. They produce a pretty skilful merchandise inward the hours earlier Women of Letters, but nosotros managed to nab our ain table. The breakfast card runs all 24-hour interval in addition to they've got a blackboard sum of lunchy options (Perfectly Poached (although they don't similar the vibe) in addition to Vetti Live inward Northcote.

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Northern Soul
843 High Street, Thornbury
9480 2333
veg breakfasts $5-$15

Accessibility: Pretty nifty - a broad entrance alongside a pocket-size ramp, reasonable infinite betwixt the tables, a unisex disabled toilet, skilful low-cal in addition to a relatively depression counter for payment.

The Moor's Head

September 30, 2012

We've been pregnant to striking upwards The Moor's Head since Claire reviewed it close a twelvemonth ago. Even amongst our semi-regular visits to Thornbury for Rumi, The Moor's Head is aiming at existence a fancy version of Mankoushe. Their tag-line is 'inauthentic pizzas', in addition to manoushe in addition to pide brand upwards the mass of the menu. We turned upwards correct equally they were opening in addition to settled correct into our selection of the tables.

The card is super veg-friendly - almost one-half of the pizzas are vegetarian, equally are most of the starters in addition to all of the salads. Vegans volition struggle, although at that topographic point were a yoke of pizzas that looked modifiably vegan. They create gluten-free bases for the coeliacs (at an extra $3). We deliberately over-ordered, prophylactic inward the cognition that nosotros could pack upwards whatsoever leftovers to get got habitation (side-note for those inward the area/with a car: everything at The Moor's Head is available to takeaway).

We started amongst the a serve of the babe peppers, stuffed amongst feta in addition to served amongst walnuts in addition to olive fossil oil ($8). There was something vinegary close the peppers, which worked nicely amongst their sweetness in addition to the salty feta stuffing. The walnuts were a reasonably expert accompaniment, although I wouldn't get got minded them halved in addition to stuffed within the peppers amongst the cheese.

We also ordered a salad to accompany our pizzas - chickpeas, parsley, tahini, yoghurt in addition to almonds ($8.50).

This didn't wow either of us - it was fine, but anything thence reminiscent of the famous Moroccan Soup Bar fatteh is going to endure a chip of a let-down inward comparison. The almonds were good, in addition to the dressing was fine, but a chip of extra tabular array salt in addition to perhaps having it at room temperature rather than mutual frigidity would get got tipped things to a greater extent than inward its favour.

To the original event! After a quick twitter consultation amongst Claire, nosotros settled on 2 of the pides - offset upwards the Istanbuli (pumpkin, tahini, dukkah in addition to parsley, $17).

This was keen - a expert combination of flavours served inward tasty in addition to tender dough.

The pièce de résistance was the much vaunted Omar Sharif, a combination of 3 cheeses amongst oregano, mint, nigella in addition to soused onion ($17.50).

You tin can almost experience your arteries solidifying equally y'all gobble it downwards - salty in addition to gooey, amongst merely plenty herby flavours to cutting through the hefty cheese filling. I recall a whole i of these would endure besides much, but splitting it inward one-half (and saving one-half of that one-half for tiffin the twenty-four hours after) meant that it was a existent highlight.

I was really impressed yesteryear The Moor's Head - the service was friendly in addition to speedy (helped no dubiety yesteryear our early on arrival) in addition to the nutrient fresh in addition to delicious. I was feeling pretty happy amongst the prices ( $60 bought us to a greater extent than than nosotros could swallow addition 2 drinks) until Cindy drew the straight comparing amongst Mankoushe. The pizzas hither are definitely a pace upwards inward terms of ingredients in addition to variety, but when y'all recall close the haloumi or spiced fetta manoushes available for approximately a fiver at Mankoushe, it's difficult to justify the expense. Still, The Moor's Head shouldn't endure punished for Mankoushe's insanely expert value - it's nonetheless a really satisfactory in addition to affordable repast (especially if compared amongst the fancy pizza places it's to a greater extent than realistically going upwards against).

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The Moor's Head has received some splendid reviews from melbourne gastronome, Let's Get Fat Together, jessinabubble, Food Sailor, piece Double Dutch Oven prefers the value on offering at Mankoushe.

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The Moor's Head
774 High Street, Thornbury (it's genuinely a chip of the agency downwards Collins Street)
9484 0173
starters/salads $4.50 - 8.50, veg pizzas $16.50 - 17.50
http://www.themoorshead.com/

Accessibility: The Moor's Head has done a expert project inward terms of accessibility - there's a ramp on entry, a reasonably spacious interior in addition to a unisex, disability accessible bathroom. Ordering is at the table, payment at a depression counter.

Brother Alec

October 28, 2012

The cafe civilisation of the inner northward is expanding at rates in addition to distances that nosotros can't continue upwards with! Still, nosotros view what nosotros tin in addition to Brother Alec has the wages of beingness located virtually the Thornbury Theatre (where nosotros oftentimes larn for Women of Letters).

Eggy all-day breakfasts direct maintain prime number set on their menu, but there's besides muesli in addition to porridge, toast (including gluten-free alongside a surcharge), soup, dahl, nachos in addition to rolls. As good equally build-your-own fry-ups, those eggs batter French toast, larn stuffed into rolls in addition to breakfast burritos, or sit down atop a bed of mushrooms, artichoke in addition to spinach. Vegan in addition to gluten-free options aren't obvious, but I consider it would hold upwards worth bespeak the friendly staff for advice.

In an unexpected move, I tried the breakfast ringlet ($12.50) - Turkish staff of life layered alongside Lycopersicon esculentum relish, a sparse omelette, a terrifyingly thick wodge of spinach in addition to a smear of house-made mayo. It's an first-class combination of flavours, tipped slightly off residue yesteryear the depression ratio of egg to spinach that they served up.

Michael's huevos rancheros ($16.50) was to a greater extent than huevos burrito, a big tortilla stuffed alongside dark edible bean chilli in addition to scrambled eggs therefore topped alongside grilled cheese, fresh salsa in addition to sour cream. Though he would've liked around hot sauce, Michael spoke highly of this hearty dish.

We establish fourth dimension for a java in addition to a yo-yo ($3.50) - this is a lovely, buttery rendition of the biscuit without quite reaching the heights of Purple Patch's passionfruit-spiked vegan glory. Still, it's located at to the lowest degree 15km closer to our house. (It's high fourth dimension I worked how to conjure them from my ain oven v metres away, isn't it?)

Brother Alec is a cute in addition to unassuming improver to High St alongside cheery staff, a twain of nods towards accessibility in addition to around overnice variations on the park egg-and-bread breakfast.

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Brother Alec has been received positively yesteryear Little Miss Soy Latte in addition to Do You Want To Stay For Breakfast?, in addition to alongside ambivalence from juganaut's foodie thoughts.

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Brother Alec
719 High St, Thornbury
9416 9428
veg dishes $6-16.50
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Accessibility: Brother Alec has a short-and-shallow ramped entry in addition to moderately spaced tables. We ordered at our tabular array in addition to paid at a low-ish counter. The toilets are unisex; there's ramp access but the corridor in addition to cubicle are a footling narrow.

The Moor's Caput Ii

November 25, 2012

The Moor's Head to sample to a greater extent than of their menu. This fourth dimension roughly nosotros were joined past times Cindy's aunt Carol, pregnant nosotros could safely society 2 pizzas without having to worry virtually carting leftovers dorsum domicile amongst us.

We started amongst the Saladin (red za'atar, felfeleh (red pepper together with pomegranate), labne, parsley, mint, walnuts, cumin together with roquette, $16.50), every bit recommended to us by a commenter on our offset review.

This was truly function past times notch - the za'atar makes a fantastic base of operations for a pizza, piece the felfeleh (which nosotros guessed was the orangish sauce) was tangy together with creamy. Throw some crunchy nuts (plus the beautiful base of operations of course), together with you've got a superb pizza - position this at the function past times of your ordering listing on whatsoever hereafter visits.

To accompany it, nosotros ordered the Beiruti (za'atar, fresh tomato, olives, onion, labne together with roquette, $16.50).

This was dominated past times the big fatty dollops of labne, which were messy but enjoyable. The whole affair was a chip similar a fantastic Greek salad on a pizza - I particularly enjoyed my slices stockpiled amongst all of Cindy's discarded olives. We were all a chip tired of the roquette though - particularly because we'd chosen a roquette salad to intermission upwards the pizzas (with shanklish together with dried Iranian raisins, $8).

The bits of this where you lot got some shanklish together with a raisin were great, but they were a chip sparse on the solid soil for my greedy tastes.

Speaking of greedy, nosotros were feeling brave plenty to tackle a post-pizza dessert. Carol together with I wanted coffees but The Moor's Head is strictly a tea-based hot potable eating theatre (which strikes me every bit bonkers, but anyway). Instead, nosotros each grabbed a scoop of their java H2O ice cream ($3.50), which to a greater extent than than made upwards for the lack of a latte.

Cindy grabbed a sweetness dark tea to larn along amongst a giant bowl of Western Farsi fairy floss ($5). I was merely telling her that I institute the fairy floss a petty chip lacking on its own, but she pointed out that I withal managed to consume one-half of it, therefore I gauge it was meliorate than I remember. She surely seemed to savor the bits that I didn't steal.

I think I enjoyed The Moor's Head fifty-fifty to a greater extent than on the minute see - nosotros ordered a chip meliorate (the Saladin inwards detail truly won me over), together with nosotros institute room for dessert. I can't recommend it plenty - the staff are friendly, the meals are pretty affordable together with everything we've eaten has been fantastic.

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Read virtually our previous see to The Moor's Head here. Since then, there's merely been 1 extra review (positive of course) - cheque out the grazing panda.

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The Moor's Head
774 High Street, Thornbury (it's truly a chip of the agency downwardly Collins Street)
9484 0173
starters/salads $4.50 - 8.50, veg pizzas $16.50 - 17.50
http://www.themoorshead.com/

Accessibility: The Moor's Head has done a skillful chore inwards price of accessibility - there's a ramp on entry, a reasonably spacious interior together with a unisex, disability accessible bathroom. Ordering is at the table, payment at a depression counter or at the table.

Barton Fink

July 26, 2019

Barton Fink is a bar on High Street inward Thornbury that's been some for 4 or 5 years without ever actually drawing our attention. That all changed inward May this twelvemonth when they introduced a fully vegan menu. It's a mock meat-heavy alternative of nutrient that feels real U.S. of A. dive bar: tacos, hot dogs, burgers, nachos, etc. We stopped past times for dinner on our means out to a gig inward Northcote.

On a Fri black things were busy without beingness crowded - nosotros had no problem getting a tabular array together with nutrient came out super quickly. I couldn't resist the total alternative of tacos on offering ($18 for 4 or $5.50 each).

The make includes mock fish, mock chicken, jackfruit pulled pork together with a beef 'n' edible bean mix. These are first-class vegan tacos - my 2 favourites were the mock fish, which had a vivid aioli on tiptop of some crispy battered fish pieces, together with the beef together with bean, which was rich together with smoky. It was corking to evidence all 4 though - I'd recommend it.

Cindy ordered the southern somebody burger - crispy mock chicken amongst jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, chipotle mayo together with a side of chips ($16.50).

The chips were ace together with the burger was a real corporation attempt - nosotros intend the mock chicken patty is house-made seitan, which is ever an impressive effort. It was heavy on the jalapenos, which would bring suited me, but wasn't ideal for Cindy's taste. 

The atmosphere at Barton Fink was merely okay - it's black together with there's footy on the tv, piece the Coen brothers-inspired interiors won't live on to everyone's taste. It's fine though - I sat happily inward the corner together with read my mass earlier Cindy turned up. The nutrient is definitely worth the see though - I can't await to larn dorsum together with evidence the hot dogs. 

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The alone spider web log review of Barton Fink nosotros tin forcefulness out discovery is from their pre-vegan era on Parma Daze. 

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Barton Fink

816-818 High Street, Thornbury

9484 7426
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Accessibility: There's a ramp on entry together with a mix of regular tables together with higher ones amongst stool seating. You social club together with pay at a bar. The toilets are unisex together with fully accessible.