Gluten Shmooten » South East http://glutenshmooten.com.au Gluten Free Restaurant Reviews for Melbourne, Australia Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bobby’s Bistro, Chadstone http://glutenshmooten.com.au/bobbys-bistro-chadstone/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/bobbys-bistro-chadstone/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:59:38 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=1299 Bobby’s Bistro is in the Matthew Flinders Tavern, a pub / pokies complex near Chadstone Shopping Centre (about 5 minutes drive away). It’s very much a bistro setting with big cafeteria style tables, where you order and pay at one counter then pick up at another counter. They have a good range of gluten free options on the menu including a few salads, risotto, meat & veg pub style dishes. They do seniors discounts and usually have some kind of lunch or dinner offer on. This is an ok place for a basic bistro meal, not high class dining, food is not amazing but not awful.

Click here to visit the website, click here to download the menu



]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/bobbys-bistro-chadstone/feed/ 1 The Age’s Melbourne Gluten Free List http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-ages-melbourne-gluten-free-list/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-ages-melbourne-gluten-free-list/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:40:41 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=1246 The Age recently published a list of gluten free eateries in Melbourne – click here to see the article…below I’ve listed their list but expanded on it a little for the places I’ve tried. Those I haven’t tried are on my list now!

Have you tried any of the below places? What did you think? Leave a comment, and if you’re interested in submitting a guest review just email me at info@glutenshmooten.com.au

Contemporary:
The Firehouse, Ringwood
Website: http://www.thefirehouse.net.au

This place looks really interesting

Italian:
Fifteen, CBD
Website: http://www.fifteenmelbourne.com.au

I’ve been to Fifteen years ago and loved loved loved it. I really want to go back and this time pay more attention so I can write up a post on it

Mezzo Bar & Grill, CBD
Website: http://www.mezzobar.com.au

Never tried Mezzo but it looks beautiful

Mexican:
Mamasita, CBD
Website: http://www.mamasita.com.au

This has been on my list for a while now but I get scared off because they don’t take bookings for under 8 people! I’m waiting for the hype to die down a bit before heading out to this one

Asian:
Penang Affair, Fitzroy
Love this place – check out my review here

Jade Village, Mitcham
Heard of this place but I’m unlikely to ever be around this side of town

Gedera, Caulfield
17 Derby Rd
I know of this place but didn’t realise they do GF – they do Sri Lankan food – yum!

French:
Le Triskel, CBD
32 Hardware Lane

A French creperie I will have to try! Love crepes!

Pizza:
Pizza Piazza, Windsor
One of the gluten free institutions in Melbourne – check out my review here

Pizza Farro, Thornbury
Website: http://www.pizzafarro.com.au
Haven’t tried this place yet but have heard great things

Mr Wolf, St Kilda
Website: http://www.mrwolf.com.au
Heard good things about this one too

Cafes:
Sacs, Northcote
Another gluten free institution but haven’t been here yet

Fox in the Box, Brighton
Website: http://www.foxinthebox.com.au

Looks like a cute place

Richmond Hill Cafe and Larder
Website: http://www.rhcl.com.au

I’ve been here years ago – nice little casual cafe to do breakfast, brunch or lunch

Cafe Eden, Canterbury
Website: http://www.cafeeden.com.au

Not tried this place yet, looks like a nice casual cafe

Olmecs, Richmond

Liked this place – check out my review here

How top restaurants have honed their menus

Abla’s: Caters for the gluten-intolerant on request.

Bacash: Includes gluten-free dishes on menu and functions.

Bistro Guillaume: Can modify every dish.

Botanical: Trains staff to advise patrons.

Canvas: Uses symbols to identify dishes that are gluten-free.

Cecconi’s Cantina: Plans menu; stocks gluten-free bread.

David’s: Will make stir-fries without gluten.

Esposito: Modifies dishes to dietary needs.

Gingerboy: Designs menu with gluten and lactose intolerances in mind.

Grossi Florentino: Makes its own gluten-free pasta, offers gluten-free rolls.

Jacques Reymond: Menu largely free of gluten, caters to special needs.

The Italian: Offers bought-in, gluten-free pasta dish on request.

Longrain: Waiters carry lists of dishes without gluten.

MoVida: Separate menu for gluten and dairy-intolerant.

The Press Club: Separate dietary training and tasting for staff.

I haven’t had the pleasure of trying any of the above restaurants except for MoVida (which was beautiful) – I think I need to celebrate more “special” occasions and try a few of these restaurants!



]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-ages-melbourne-gluten-free-list/feed/ 2 The Little Hungarian Restaurant, Caulfield South http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-little-hungarian-restaurant-caulfield-south/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-little-hungarian-restaurant-caulfield-south/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:18:23 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=1191 There are only 3 Hungarian restaurants in Melbourne, now I have tried 2 of them – Budapest and The Little Hungarian Restaurant.

The Little Hungarian is now my favourite – it’s a very small restaurant, only seats about 30 people at a maximum, and is very homely – feels like you’re in someone’s dining room.

The last page of the menu book outlines gluten free options – not a massive choice but enough, and the choices are good ones. There are 2 soups and about 5 or 6 mains to choose from, including Cabbage Rolls which is what I had. No gluten free desserts but you won’t really mind – if you manage to actually eat your whole main you’ll be doing very well! The servings are massive – I could have shared my cabbage rolls with someone and still struggled to finish!

Unfortunately I don’t have any photos, but the meal was beautiful and authentic Hungarian. I’d highly recommend trying this place out – call ahead to make a booking as they seem to be quite busy on weekends.

They don’t have a website but are open Tues – Sat for dinner 4pm-11pm. Phone: 9523 6032.

Little Hungarian on Urbanspoon



]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/the-little-hungarian-restaurant-caulfield-south/feed/ 1 Gurkha’s, Prahran & Brunswick http://glutenshmooten.com.au/gurkhas-prahran-brunswick/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/gurkhas-prahran-brunswick/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:47:18 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=647 It’s always surprised me that there are not more gluten free Indian / Sri Lankan types of restaurants given a lot of this cuisine is gluten free – a curry made from scratch rarely contains gluten. Gurkha’s is not Indian, it’s Nepalese, but it does have a few curry options. I’d never eaten Nepalese food before coming here and was very impressed – very interesting flavours. The layout is quite casual – there’s also traditional seating area at the front.

There are several locations around Melbourne, I went to the Prahran restaurant and from their website it looks like the Brunswick restaurant also has gluten free options. I’m not sure whether the other locations cater for gluten free, it’s best to phone ahead to double check.

Does anyone know of any other places that have gluten free curry?

414 Sydney Road
Brunswick

190 Chapel Street
Prahran

Gurkhas on Urbanspoon

Click here to go to their website

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]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/gurkhas-prahran-brunswick/feed/ 3 Noodle Box http://glutenshmooten.com.au/noodle-box/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/noodle-box/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:36:55 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=457 A Noodle Box has opened up near my place…finally…and although there are only 2 gluten free options, in my opinion they are the 2 best dishes on the menu anyway – Seafood Nasi Goreng and Chicken Pad Thai. Yum and yum! Quick, easy and good value for money, I’m a Noodle Box fan. For a list of locations go to their website

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars



]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/noodle-box/feed/ 1 Eden Espresso, Malvern http://glutenshmooten.com.au/eden-espresso/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/eden-espresso/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:16:43 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=384 This weekend my other half and I were lamenting how we never do brunch anymore…so we went to Eden Espresso on Sunday – the perfect place for a relaxed brunch. It’s a little cafe on Glenferrie Rd, a few doors down from Cerone’s, that looks like a converted house – nice big dining area at the front, middle has a smaller dining room and at the back there’s a really cute courtyard – perfect for a nice sunny weekend.

You get a really nice comfortable feeling at this place, like you’re hanging out at someone’s house. The waiters are very friendly and very helpful with gluten free requests (you need to ask them what is gluten free).

The menu (presented in really cute frames) is quite small but there’s a few gluten free options, including soup, salads and some breakfast meals. I had the Green Eggs – scrambled eggs with pesto, spinach and cheese, with gluten free toast – which was really really nice and very filling.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Eden Espresso on Urbanspoon
]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/eden-espresso/feed/ 1 Borsch, Vodka & Tears, Windsor http://glutenshmooten.com.au/borsch-vodka-tears-windsor/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/borsch-vodka-tears-windsor/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:14:57 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=367 I’ve always wanted to check this place out…finally this weekend I did. It’s on the Windsor end of Chapel St, right next door to Pizza Piazza. It’s a small, rustic, romantic Polish retro cafe / restaurant / bar that has amazing, authentic food that is also really good value. A lot on their menu is gluten free (ask for a specific gluten free menu) like soups, meat dishes, salads. The staff are friendly and easy going. As the name suggests, they also serve vodka…over 100 varieties to be more precise so with this much choice you get a lot of interesting flavours, like sour cherry or vodka with flakes of gold in it (yes, actual gold). They do breakfast and lunch until 3pm. Highly recommended, I’m planning on going back to try their dinner menu and maybe another type of vodka…

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Borsch, Vodka & Tears on Urbanspoon
]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/borsch-vodka-tears-windsor/feed/ 2 Grill’d http://glutenshmooten.com.au/grilld/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/grilld/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:53:09 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=356 If you have not tried Grill’d burgers yet you’re missing out…they are freshly made healthy burgers – a great alternative to fast food burgers, the chips are also nice and chunky. I have not yet tried a huge variety of burgers, every time I seem to choose the same burger because I love it so much – the Mustard & Pickled burger! And they now have gluten free buns!

Grill’d has a lot of locations around Melbourne, for a full list check out their website, www.grilld.com.au

The following Grill’d menu items ARE GLUTEN FREE* when prepared with Gluten Free* bun or NO bun (*although they may contain traces of Gluten due to cross contamination risk as all buns go through same toaster):

BEEF BURGERS
Simply Grill’d
Crispy Bacon & Cheese
Mighty Melbourne / Big QLDer / Almighty
Summer Sunset
Mustard & Pickled!
Hot Mama

CHICKEN BURGERS
Simon Says
Tuscan Delight
Grill’d Bird & Brie
Caesar’s Palace

LAMB BURGERS
Moroccan Lamb
Baa Baa’ Burger

VEGGIE BURGERS
Field of Dreams

SNACK / KID’S BURGERS
Mini Moo
Chicken Licken
Mini Me Pack

CHIPS AND DIPS
Chips
Herbed Mayo
Tomato Relish

SALADS
Mediterranean Salad with Lamb Skewers

Gluten IS PRESENT in the following menu items:
Kung Fu Fighter – Gluten in Satay Sauce
Sweet Chilli Chicken – Gluten in Sweet Chilli Mayonnaise
The Zen Hen – Gluten in Satay Sauce
Garden Goodness – Gluten in Vegetable Pattie
Bombay Bliss – Gluten in Vegetable Pattie
Sweet Chilli chip dip – Gluten in Sweet Chilli Mayonnaise
Chicken Caesar Salad – Gluten in Croutons
Pumpkin Cous Cous Salad with Lamb Skewers – Gluten in Cous Cous

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/grilld/feed/ 6 Cerone’s, Malvern http://glutenshmooten.com.au/cerones-malvern/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/cerones-malvern/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:40:30 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=236 A nice casual little cafe / restaurant in Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. I’ve had (and heard of other people who have had) some bad experiences with the service here in the past, but gave it another go this weekend. The service was better but still nowhere even close to being great. The food is ok – they have a small range of gluten free options – risottos, pasta (fettucine) and occasionaly some gluten free cakes.

A good place to drop into for a coffee and cake or a casual meal.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

111 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern

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]]> http://glutenshmooten.com.au/cerones-malvern/feed/ 1 Pizza Piazza – Prahran http://glutenshmooten.com.au/pizza-piazza-prahran/ http://glutenshmooten.com.au/pizza-piazza-prahran/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:54:46 +0000 glutenshmooten http://glutenshmooten.com.au/?p=3 This place is a bit of a Melbourne gluten free institution – it’s one of the only places where you can get a large range of gluten free pizza, garlic bread, pasta. They claim to have the biggest gluten free menu in Melbourne and they are probably right. One of the owners is Coeliac so there’s some reassurance that they know what they are doing. Whilst the food is not the most amazing, it’s good value.

Great position, at the Windsor end of Chapel Street. A good place to go to for a casual lunch or dinner with friends.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

171 Chapel St, Windsor
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