A few months back the veg*n telegraph pounced on the news that Northcote Fish & Chips were trialling a vegan menu, so when we were looking for a quick dinner in Northcote we headed straight there. The sign on the street promising vegan dim sims made it clear we were in the right place.
The vegan menu has mock prawns and scampi, a pumpkin burger, mushy peas, salad plus dim sims, fish, chips and potato cakes. We stuck with a a pretty classic fish and chip shop order - a couple of dim sims ($1 each from memory), a serve of the Vish ($8.5), a scoop of chips ($3.9) and a couple of potato cakes ($1.25 each).
The dim sims were fine - I'm not hugely nostalgic for them, but they're nice fried little parcels of cabbage and other veggies, served with some soy sauce for dunking.
The fish was the star of the show - an oatmeal and soy fillet, wrapped in nori and beer-battered. It absolutely delivers the fried fishy goodness you've been missing. Throw in some excellent crispy potato cakes and good chips and you've got the perfect mock fish meal. The guy who runs the joint is super friendly and it's very well located - this place is destined to become a Melbourne vego staple.
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The only other post we can find about Northcote Fish and Chip is Messy Veggies announcing the vegan range back in July.
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Northcote Fish & Chips
341 High Street, Northcote
9482 9079
vegan menu
https://www.northcotefishandchips.com.au
Accessibility: There's a flat but narrow entryway and a few well spaced tables inside. You order and pay at a low counter. We didn't visit the toilets.
I know you meant to say potato scallops. ;) Hee hee.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think that term's been drained out of us in the 12 long years we've lived down south. :D
DeleteI miss dim sims - loved them as a kid - found fantastic veg ones at monash decades ago and have never found ones to rival them - would give northcote a try
ReplyDeleteJohanna, in Michael's blog search he discovered that you likely visited this shop under a different name! Hopefully the current version of the business suits you better. :)
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