Veggie Bites

We were going to try a new cafe in Civic called Cream, but a quick perusal of the menu indicated that they have very little idea of what a vegetarian dish actually is. Their menu has little ‘v’s on it, indicating vegetarian meals – but they were listed next to lamb and seafood dishes! Anyway, we decided that was a little too dodgy for us! So we ended up here for lunch. It has been ages since we ate here, and despite it being lunch time, we both ended up ordering breakfast! I love restaurant breakfasts – I could eat them all the time (and then I would be really fat!!). I had the eggs benedict with spinach and a side of tomatoes and potatoes. Martin had scrambled eggs with a side of mushrooms, tomatoes and potatoes. We also both had fresh juices, Martin had a hot stuff and I had a citrus splice. The food and drinks were great, however, it seemed to take forever for the food to arrive. While it is good, it is probably not my first choice of place to eat in Civic!

This was the third time I had eaten here, always with the same person! It is close to her work, so easy for us to get to and gives us maximum time to chat! Last time we both had pad thai, although mine was the veggie version and it was really yummy! This time I had the margarita pizza and my friend had the pumpkin and spinach risotto. We were so busy chatting about things that we were not eating very fast and the chef sent a waiter over to ensure everything was ok with the food! Next time, if we are planning on ‘working’ over lunch, we will have to sit where the chef can’t see us! I am always impressed with the food here, and it is reasonably priced for lunch. Oh, and the hot chocolates are pretty good too!

I did wonder if it was fair to write a review for this place considering Martin ordered for me and I ate while running a trivia night! However, there are veggie options on the menu and the food was pretty good! Martin had a stir fry with noodles and I had pasta which came with a stack of veggies tossed through a creamy tomato sauce. As I said, it was pretty good, the only reason I didn’t finish it is because I was distracted and it got cold!

We had decided to have dinner prior to the Missy Higgins concert and I was dying to try something new! Yes, just because I haven’t updated veggie bites for ages doesn’t mean I have stopped eating out! It just means we go to all our favourite places all the time! This place has been around for years, and finally decided that we should try it. We started with garlic bread, which was the flat pizza type bread, and was pretty good. Martin finally decided on gnocchi pesto (he always has pesto!) and I had one of the specials without the bacon – I think it was called pasta florentina. It was a slightly creamy tomato based sauce with a hint of chilli and mushrooms – it was delicious! As was the pesto. We all decided to opt for dessert and I had profiteroles, Martin had a biscotti which came with a desert wine to dip them in and our friends had the cannoli. The meals were huge and the desserts were huge – I managed to eat two out of three profiteroles before handing it over to Martin. There is a reasonable selection of veggie options here and we all agreed that the food was really good. Too bad they are not closer to home!