The Lord Newry Hotel was our most recent pub club destination, one of many unassuming 'locals' nestled in Fitzroy North. It's warmly lit and heated, with a menu of classics like parmas, steaks, fish and chips, with a few burgers and a couple of pizzas on rotation. Gluten-free options look rare, but the staff can point out some adaptations. Vegetarian dishes are more abundant - there's an eggplant parma, pizza special, lentil shepherd's pie and a vegan burger.
Michael had a go at that vegan burger ($18), which features a pumpkin, walnut and rosemary pattie. It was huge, made an unholy mess and tasted good enough. The chips provided solid back-up.
The vegetarian pizza on offer had a thin crunchy base, topped with grilled zucchini ellipses, ricotta and (apparently) mint ($14). It didn't have quite the light, summery vibe I'd visualised but it was a comforting meal nonetheless.
The food at the Lord Newry is pleasant and reliable if not rave-worthy - this is the third time we've visited and the first time I've been motivated to blog about it. I like that it's a very comfortable, unpretentious spot for locals with friendly and knowledgeable staff. It'll remain on the pub club rotation for some time to come.
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The bloggers of walk, talk, fork also had a nice night at the Newry a couple of years ago.
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Lord Newry Hotel
542 Brunswick St, Fitzroy North
9481 3931
menu: front page, mains, specials
http://www.lordnewryhotel.com.au/
Accessibility: There are two steps up on entry and a reasonably spacious but dimly lit interior. We ordered and paid at a high bar, and had food delivered to our table. We didn't visit the toilets.
I used to live down the road from the Newry...actually closer to the Tramway. If they have a vegan burger, we might need to take a nostalgic trip back there.
ReplyDeleteHi Lentil Institution! I think Michael actually likes the vegan burger at the Tramway more, but they're currently changing hands so who knows how long it'll be around for. I'm sure a night at the Lord Newry would be a pleasant trip down memory lane regardless. :-)
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