December 14, 2009: Marquis Of Lorne

Update, 31/12/2014: The Marquis of Lorne was unopen for a while, but has lately reopened with a bit of buzz. I gave it a brief scoping out too was pretty unimpressed yesteryear the vegetarian options, too thus it mightiness live on a spell earlier nosotros update this review.

pool tables inwards the basement!

There's solely i meat-free primary with the steaks too parmas, currently a risotto with asparagus too oven-roasted tomatoes, shaved parmesan too basil pesto ($18). Risotto - snore. So oftentimes the bland, uninspiring default for vegetarians. Worse, Michael tells me that this i wasn't fifty-fifty cooked through.

It's too slowly plenty to fashion a repast out of the bar snacks, starters too sides. I constitute that the grilled saganaki on a roquette too watercress salad with lemon too lime dressing ($12) made for an enjoyable lite meal, with plenty of peppery greens too acidity to cutting through the salty cheese.

We too shared merely about wedges 'round the table. Though they terms an above-average $8, it's too an above-average portion, with plenty of sour cream too tomato plant sauce for dipping.

Unusually, at that topographic point wasn't anything on the dessert card that captured my involvement too thus nosotros retired upstairs for to a greater extent than drinks too debate. On a placidity weeknight the Marquis of Lorne is a lovely spot for such things, though I won't live on inclined to consume to a greater extent than than the bar snacks inwards future.

Address: 411 George St, Fitzroy
Ph: 9415 9904
Fully licensed
Price: veg nutrient $5-18