March 5, 2011: Human Powered Cafe

Edit 01/03/2012: Human Powered Cafe is no longer operating under the same management. It seems to have been renovated and we've no idea what its current incarnation is like!

A few months back, Cindy and I heard a rumour that Human Powered Cafe were serving up this blog's semi-famous vegan sausage rolls. We've been meaning to check them out ever since, and finally got around to it on a glorious Saturday morning.

Alas, the only sausage rolls on offer the day we visited were lamb-based ones, so we didn't find out how well they reproduce one of our favourite dishes. Instead, there were a few lunch options - pastries and sweets, fruit toast, a vegan big-breakfast, and a veg focaccia.

I couldn't resist the vegan chow down - scrambled tofu, sauteed mushrooms, house made baked beans, rocket, caramelised red wine onion & toast ($16.5).

It was a pretty decent sized plate. The scrambled tofu looked amazing and had a nice warm flavour to it, but was a tad on the dry side. The beans were almost non-existent (seriously, there was like a tablespoon) yet everything was redeemed by the glorious caramelised red wine onion.

Cindy had delayed her breakfast for too long and hadn't worked up any real hunger, so just went with a flapjack ($3). This was an incredibly dense oaty treat that ended up being too much food for her despite its modest appearance.

I like the idea of a combination bike-shop and cafe, and Human Powered do a pretty good job. Decent coffee, friendly and efficient service and loads of wonderful old bike posters on the walls - it's a nice place to just sit and hang out.

Human Powered Cafe has had pretty good reviews from Vetti, Hey Bambini and Do You Want to Stay for Breakfast?.

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Human Powered Cafe
562 High Street, Thornbury
9480 0848
veg dishes $4-$16.50
http://www.humanpoweredcafe.com.au

Accessibility: Human Powered seemed pretty accessible - no step, lots of space and great light. Once again, we didn't check out the loos.