15/06/2023: Mamma Says is now closed.
June 14, 2021
Michael heard about Mamma Says from our vegan blogging friend of yore, Lidia. The café has been around for years and just made the shift to being 100% plant-based in January. It's a pleasant bike ride from our house, so we made time to visit for brunch on a public holiday with a good-enough weather forecast.
The all-day menu has plenty going on, and a decent sprinkling of well-marked gluten-free options. There are abundant, appetising dishes commonly available for breakfast: granola comes with coconut yoghurt, smashed avo is garnished with radishes and pomegranate, there are multiple takes on the tofu scramble, and I was stuck umming and ahhhing among the crumpets, French toast and waffles.
As you can see above, the waffles ($18.50) won out - they seemed like the right middle ground in terms of toppings. The waffles were thick and deeply grooved, all the better to snag some pecan crumble or apple-cinnamon gel on the way to my mouth. What with the grilled peaches and the icecream, I didn't end up using the side of maple syrup at all - the plate was already sweet and varied enough.
Michael had a shot at the chilli scramble ($15.50) with a bonus breakfast sausage ($3). He thoroughly enjoyed it all - the mock-sausage was good quality and he was pleasantly surprised at how eggy the scramble was.
In addition to the breakfast options, Mamma Says has lunchier dishes. Besides a vegetable-filled risotto, it's a solid spread of mock meats including Vietnamese salad, burgers, lasagna and an intriguing Mediterranean grilled meat plate. There's also a display case stacked with sweet and savoury goodies. We'll have to return and give some of them a go - the food and service were great, and we liked the chance to contribute to their "pay it forward" project on our way out.
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Mamma Says
120 Station St, Fairfield
9489 1112
Accessibility: Furniture is medium spaced, a mix of benches against walls and chairs with backs (see photo above). We ordered at our table and paid at a high counter.
This mural with three looks very good.
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