We were excited to read that novel owners had taken over the old Percy's pub inwards Carlton too turned it into an all-vego pub with a Middle-Eastern vibe. We chop-chop rounded upwards a gang too got along to banking concern check it out.
The fit-out is comfortable too a petty retro, with a few high pub-style tables inwards the front end bar too a casual dining room out the back. The staff are hugely enthusiastic too were well-nigh overwhelmingly helpful on our visit. I imagine things volition larn a chip to a greater extent than slick too efficient in i lawsuit they settle into their rhythm, but nosotros had staff checking inwards every few minutes.
The carte du jour is a mix of modest plates too mains, with most of the vegan options with the former. We shared a bunch of dishes betwixt the iv of us for near-comprehensive coverage of the Green Man's Arms' food.
First upwards was ii serves of the Yemeni lahuh staff of life filled with asparagus, mushroom ragu too fresh creamed corn ($6.50 each), too the identify made hummus with pita staff of life too pickled veggies ($8.50). The breads were fantastic - the lahuh staff of life had an injera-like texture, but a sweeter flavour. The hummus was solid, without beingness life-changing too the lightly pickled veggies that came with both dishes added a prissy sharpness.
The entirely vegan primary is the identify made couscous ($15), which came with a vegetable purree too some roasted beans, corn too onions. It's variety of a weird dish to survive honest - you lot mightiness survive a chip disappointed if you lot ordered it equally a primary for yourself, too equally something to portion around the tabular array it wasn't equally unproblematic to dissever equally it looks.
Much to a greater extent than successful were the pomme frites ($8) - a plate of the most deliciously fried smashed potatoes, heavy on the seasonings too served with aioli too identify made tomato plant sauce. The best dish of the night. I liked the falafel ($7) equally well, although they weren't chewy plenty for everyone at the table.
We finished off past times sharing a sample of all the desserts on offer: halva H2O ice cream ($7, vegan too pictured left), knafeh ($10 too pictured centre) too barboosa ($8, vegan too pictured right). The halva H2O ice cream was an impressively creamy vegan version, with some Western Farsi fairy floss too hazelnuts to proceed things interesting. The knafeh was a crisp-edged ricotta-stuffed pastry served with pistachios, pickled grapes, syrup too some weird petty jelly cubes. The barboosa was a really sugariness semolina cake, served on transcend of a rosewater infused kokosnoot cream. I intend nosotros all had unlike favourites, which is a skilful sign.
It's peachy that the Green Man's Arms is offering upwards some other decent veg selection inwards Carlton, but nosotros were entirely partially wowed past times this early on visit. The carte du jour needs a few tweaks I intend - some to a greater extent than (and to a greater extent than interesting) vegan mains seem similar an obvious addition. It volition survive interesting to run across how this pub develops!
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The Green Man's Arms
418 Lygon St, Carlton
9347 7419
menu, desserts
Accessibility: The entry has a modest lip from the street too there's a pace upwards betwixt the front end bar too the dining room. We had amount tabular array service too didn't view the toilets.
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