September 7, 2013
We reigned in our Gasometer posting frequency but now, a year on, it's time we made our tenth post and notified you of their new menu. (Yes, we were sneaking in for the old menu plenty in the meantime.) It's still a basketful of deep-fried vegan-friendly Americana - wings, poutine, mac'n'cheese, ribs, burgers and dogs.
For all that, I checked out the vegan chicken salad ($16). It's a platter of iceberg lettuce dotted with tomatoes, carrot, celery and sprouts (they kindly skipped the onion on my request). The sprouts were bitter, and kinda put me out, but I shovelled up those vegetables like my health depended on them (and that week, it really did). The 'chicken' pieces were pretty dense, with a delightful crunchy lemon and herb crumb.
The other VERY IMPORTANT news regards the chips. Burgers are now served with shoestring fries and not the beer-battered beauties that we've known and loved so long. It seems you can still order a basket of the best (for $8 to the shoestrings' $6) so they're not entirely lost to us. (Should that day come, I shall probably compose a funereal video montage in their honour.) But be forewarned and forearmed with cash and appetite for all the chips.
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We have already blogged Gasometer a ridiculous and effusive one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine times. In the last year it's won the approval of fellow veg*n bloggers The Good Hearted and Appetite Affliction.
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The Gasometer
484 Smith Street, Collingwood
9417 5539
veg eats $8 - $20
http://www.gasometerhotel.com/
484 Smith Street, Collingwood
9417 5539
veg eats $8 - $20
http://www.gasometerhotel.com/
Accessibility: The Gasometer has a small step on entry. The tables are crowded in some areas but the booths and tables closest to the entry are relatively spacious. Ordering and payment occurs at a high counter. Male and female toilets are on the same level as everything else but are not particularly spacious.
It's so great to have favorite places that you can brag about! Those fries look pretty darn good, though.
ReplyDeleteAbby, this has probably been one of our favourite-est over the past couple of years. ;-)
DeleteThe Gaso seems to care more about bands than food these days. My first sampling of the new menu (vegan "ribs" - aka just a plate of bbq tempeh and tofu with a giant bowl of spicy peanuts..wayyy too many peanuts! and what was supposed to be slaw but was a actually lettuce salad) left me pretty unimpressed. Probably won't be returning any time soon :(
ReplyDeleteHi Louise - that's a shame, that plate got a pretty good review from a friend on the night we were there. I'll probably be back but will manage my expectations.
DeleteI agree with Louise, the food quality and choices have slowly been deteriorating since Shannon left. The buffalo tofu and burgers still get us back there every so often but when I tell the man his favourite chips won't be served with the burger I'm not sure he will be keen for a visit.
ReplyDeleteHi Mel! That doesn't sound good. I did have a disappointing seitan rib experience a few months back, but am giving them the benefit of the doubt for a little while longer.
DeleteOh god, I want to go into a full Tony Harrison-esque meltdown on viewing those shoestrings. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!
ReplyDeleteI hear you, Hayley! WE ARE ALL HERE AND BLOGGING THEM REPEATEDLY FOR THE BEER-BATTERED CHIPS.
DeleteI've only been there once and keep meaning to return because we enjoyed it so much but we went when there were lots of germanic stuff on the menu so am sad to hear it sounds like it is no longer like that - but I can cope with fries even though I enjoy fat chips more
ReplyDeleteHi Johanna - it must be a year or so since the Eastern European menu was phased out! I thought we might see it return over winter but that didn't happen.
DeleteI feel the need for a return visit. Thanks for the warning about the chips! Shoestring fries just wouldn't do it for us.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Lentil Institution! I hope you can still order that basket of beer-battered chips when the time comes. :-)
DeleteShannon is still doing those awesome beer battered chips at The Sweetwater Inn.
ReplyDeleteHi Anon - yes, we're big fans of the Sweetwater Inn menu! I'd like to visit more often.
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