Bluecorn Iii

November 4, 2011

We took payoff of Mike as well as Jo's wheels to caput across the river as well as revisit an erstwhile favourite, St Kilda's Bluecorn. Since nosotros concluding visited either our standards accept risen or Bluecorn's accept dropped - this was amidst our almost disappointing recent outings.

They're equally pop equally ever, as well as our booking was for 7, amongst the agreement that we'd clear the decks past times 8:30. Stuck inward traffic on the agency over, nosotros rang ahead as well as were given the nod to plough upwards a flake late. When nosotros arrived, the waitress made a worried confront before seating us as well as proceeding to render an eventide of unfriendly, uninformed as well as vaguely hostile treatment. We knew nosotros had to endure fast, but nosotros didn't postulate to endure made to experience similar nosotros were imposing on them the whole night.

I'd accept been willing to forgive mediocre service if the nutrient measured up, but unfortunately our whole experience roughshod good curt of expectations. My vegetarian burrito (spinach, rice, peppers, corn, dark beans, iceberg lettuce, guacamole as well as salsa on corn tortillas, $22.50) was real disappointing - the tortilla was a flake burnt, the guacamole had big brownish patches as well as the filling tasted similar cheese as well as mush. There was none of the freshness or season that nosotros remembered from our before trips. At to a greater extent than than twice the cost of a Trippytaco burrito this roughshod a long agency curt of my expectations.

Cindy ordered the bluish masa goats cheese quesadilla (with dark beans, sesame eggplant, pumpkin seed rojo, chipotle crema as well as guacamole, $21.50). Again the guacamole was a flake on the brownish side and, acre about of the flavours were okay, the dish was generally mushy, lacking whatever crispness or freshness.

Our meat-eating companions didn't accept anything to a greater extent than positive to offering upwards either. The nighttime was capped off past times our waitress slapping the neb on the tabular array amongst Cindy notwithstanding eating as well as vaguely threatening us, "you've got 10 minutes."

This is belike the almost negative review I've written on hither as well as it's driven generally past times disappointment - nosotros had such fond memories of sitting out inward the courtyard at Bluecorn as well as existence wowed past times their fresh, wonderful food. Our expectations were raised fifty-fifty higher past times recent raves past times other Melbourne veg bloggers. Maybe nosotros hitting them on an off nighttime (in their defense forcefulness they were clearly pretty busy as well as nosotros were xv minutes late), but it'll endure a long fourth dimension before nosotros laissez passer on Bluecorn about other chance. Ah well, I estimate it's dorsum to Trippytaco (and eventually Mamasita) for us.

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Read our 2 previous (positive) reviews here as well as here. There's a broad make of opinions out there, from scathing (KC's Food Affairs), through mixed (Mr Smith's Food Journeys, Eat as well as Be Merry, For Tomorrow nosotros Diet, Please Sir, Can I Have Some More, Eaterati)

From a veg perspective, Eat More Vegies, Pocket Carnival as well as easy equally vegan pie accept loved Bluecorn, acre Hayley at Ballroom Blintz was a flake disappointed past times her experience.

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Bluecorn
205 Barkly Street, St Kilda
9534 5996
Veg shared plates: $19-$27, veg mains: $21.50-$22.50

Accessibility: At almost there's a pocket-size pace on entry (we forgot to actually pay attention!). Inside things are relatively tight, but non impossibly so. Ordering as well as payment happens at the tables. We didn't see the toilets.