Aum Shanti

January 2016: Aum Shanti has changed hands is at ane time trading every bit The Dharma Hub.

November 3, 2012

We were aiming for the Mornington Peninsula on Sabbatum afternoon in addition to decided to interruption along the means inwards Frankston to banking concern agree out Savers in addition to the local vegetarian cafe, Aum Shanti. As yous tin encounter from the photograph to a higher identify in addition to possibly jurist from the name, Aum Shanti is pinkish in addition to batiked in addition to new-agey, stocking homewares in addition to jewellery in addition to other gifts every bit good every bit offering breakfast, luncheon in addition to snacks.

The bill of fare is solely vegetarian, alongside vegan in addition to gluten-free items good marked. For breakfast there's a unproblematic pick of toast in addition to toasted sandwiches, muesli in addition to pancakes alongside all items costing less than $10. Lunch includes soup, pizza, curry, a burger in addition to anything from the display case, where nosotros noticed Funky Pies, several salads, huge arancini, quiches in addition to a gain of sandwiches in addition to wraps. Higher upwards a minute display illustration boasts cakes in addition to chocolates; nosotros recognised cupcakes from Mister Nice Guy in addition to saw to a greater extent than helpful vegan in addition to gluten-free labelling.

While a Funky Pie was for sure tempting, Michael idea he should branch out a fleck in addition to ordered the trio of dips ($9.50) - truly a brace of pesto in addition to double-hommus served alongside a few falafel in addition to pita bread. The falafel were unexpectedly soft in addition to the hommus was the high indicate in addition to thence Michael was happy to double down. Nevertheless, he felt simply about guild envy when he saw soul else's burger served up.

I picked the spinach in addition to Irish Gaelic patato roti twine ($8) from the counter display - it was stuffed tightly alongside vegetables in addition to thoroughly crisped upwards inwards the sandwich press. I was glad for the relish, which truly kicked upwards the flavour.

We institute fourth dimension in addition to room for a pretty practiced java in addition to simply about Black Velvet Gold Chocolates ($2.50 each) - the hazelnut toffee, rum in addition to raisin in addition to peanut swirl all hitting the mark, but the kokosnoot ruff wasn't our style.

Aum Shanti hosted a steady flow of customers field nosotros visited - the dreadlocked, the retired, youth in addition to families all stopped yesteryear to eat, filling every tabular array available in addition to placing takeaway orders too. I tin only imagine what a god-send Aum Shanti's pie in addition to cake stocks are for whatever veg*ns out Frankston way!

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The only other spider web log review most Aum Shanti that I've institute is a positive ane on Vegan Melbourne dorsum inwards 2009.

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Aum Shanti
439 Nepean Highway, Frankston
9783 2899
veg meals $4.50-14
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Accessibility: Aum Shanti has a fairly smooth, standard-width entry in addition to apartment interior; tables are well-spaced although many of them are nestled upwards against shelves of retail stock. The cake display is educate high in addition to the savoury display is educate low. Ordering in addition to payment get got identify at a standard-height counter, alongside nutrient brought to the table. We didn't see the toilets, though if they're inwards the cafe they're in all probability located upwards several steps.

Vegie Mum

November 5, 2012

Cindy as well as I decided to brand the most of our lazy long-weekend inwards Melbourne yesteryear hitting upward some of the to a greater extent than far-flung vego restaurants inwards town. Having ticked off Aum Shanti on Saturday, nosotros made plans for an early on sun dinner at Vegie Mum inwards Doncaster. Nestled inwards a pretty unappealing looking strip-mall, Vegie Mum isn't trying really difficult to win way points. The basic tables as well as chairs as well as sparsely decorated walls gives this house an nigh food-court ambience. Still, the card looked promising - pages as well as pages of Chinese as well as Malaysian-style mock-meat dishes, roofing the regular chicken as well as pork dishes but also incorporating a few wackier options similar kokosnoot prawns, kung-po squid as well as furry mushroom hotpot.

It's a pretty overwhelming menu, as well as it would travel wonderful to come upward inwards a bigger grouping as well as simply instruct for i of the many banquets they offering ($20-$30 per head, for groups of iv or more). We ended upward simply ordering from the specials page, splitting ii mains, a serve of rice ($2) as well as a roti ($4) betwixt us.

First upward was the Malaysian-style dried veggie beef rendang ($17).

The combo of mock-beef as well as large chunks of zucchini worked surprisingly good inwards this curry. The sauce was sweet, spicy as well as fragrant but roughshod a chip curt of the standards develop yesteryear Loving Hut. By the fourth dimension nosotros got through this, I'd decided the occupation was as good much saccharide - it wasn't bad yesteryear whatever means, but didn't quite hitting the heights I was hoping for.

In contrast, the Soy Fish with Nyonya Sauce ($18) was a consummate winner.

The sauce was spicy as well as tangy, with a citrussy season shining through amongst a decent chilli kick. The combo of light-green beans, okra as well as splendid soy fish slices worked perfectly - this is perhaps a competitor for White Lotus' famous tamarind fish. 

We were pretty stuffed afterwards getting through those ii dishes, then the lack of a dessert card wasn't as good upsetting. Our waitress did driblet off these weird trivial jelly palate cleansers to air current things up, paired with a twosome of slices of orange. It was as much as I could crush in.

Vegie Mum is an splendid mock-meat option, specially if y'all uncovering yourselves inwards the eastern suburbs for some reason. I'm non certain we'll board the 908 autobus over again inwards the close hereafter - we've got a bunch of equally good (or better) options to a greater extent than locally - but I'm glad nosotros checked it out. There's clearly a marketplace for mock-meat inwards Doncaster though - they were doing a roaring merchandise at 6pm on a sun as well as accept been roughly for nearly 10 years. Long may they continue.

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Surprisingly few bloggers accept made the trip out to Doncaster. There are positive reviews from The Journal of the Whills weren't actually excited yesteryear the mock meat experience.

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Vegie Mum
27 Village Avenue, Doncaster
9816 322
entrees $3-12, mains $9.50-25

Accessibility: There are a twosome of steps upward at the entry, but things are apartment as well as relatively spread out inside. We ordered at the tabular array as well as paid at a depression counter. We didn't depository fiscal establishment tally out the toilets.