Saturday, July 02, 2022

Sable II

Update 18/06/2023: Sable is now closed.

June 20, 2022

   

Days in the office are still a novelty for me, so when I planned my second one for the year I arranged to meet Michael afterwards for dinner at Sable. While Sable's lunch menu centres on bagels and biscuits, dinner is about salads, burgers and pasta. It remains 100% vegan and includes well-marked gluten-free options.

   

We skipped past the burgers and agreed to share a set of Italian-style dishes. We started with the unconventional lasagne croquettes ($17) - little blocks of mock-meat lasagne, crumbed and fried, served with pesto and cheese sauce. They're rich and appetising in this form, but I can't comprehend stuffing them into a bagel sandwich, which is a lunch time option.

   

Michael chose the special for one main - it featured the softest possible gnocchi on a bed of asparagus and celery puree, with cauliflower, mock-pork and shallots (pictured front left of photo). We slightly favoured it over the bold flavours of the penne alla vodka ($25, pictured centre right), with its tomato, pepperoni and roasted garlic cloves. We couldn't go past some garlic bread ($10, pictured top centre), which leaned towards limited, good quality slices rather than a Pizza Hut-style soft loaf. 

   

I felt compelled to try the tiramisu ($15) and was glad I did. It's not lightly whipped, rather a dense layering of cookies and something resembling their vegan cream cheese.

Sable flipped from a daytime to night-time atmosphere with ease, and the table service was excellent. We've had fun trying both versions, and emerged very full both times.
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You can read about our first visit to Sable here.
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Sable 
562-564 High St, Thornbury 
9480 3371 

Accessibility: There's a step up on entry, a decent amount of space through the middle of the café, and densely packed tables. Tables are standard and tall heights, with a range of benches, backed chairs and tall, backless stools. We ordered and paid at the table. Toilets were ungendered cubicles of standard width, with flat access.

3 comments:

  1. This place looks amazing every time I see anyone post about it.

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    1. Susan, I think you would have fun here! Having just visited Nonna's Nightmare in the past few days, I think it compares well to Sable's dinner menu.

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