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.
This place looks amazing every time I see anyone post about it.
ReplyDeleteSusan, 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.
DeleteI am carving for tiramisu.
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