September 20, 2009: Tart'n'round

La Panella for a dejeuner of pies as well as sausage rolls. Afterwards nosotros piece of cake made our means dorsum southward along High St, pausing at an Indian grocer for inessential (but fun!) supplies. Ultimately nosotros were aiming for dessert at Tart'n'Round. We outset encountered this company's vegan gluten-free sweets at concluding year's World Vegan Day as well as since thence they've opened upwards a cafe inward Thornbury. Kristy scooped their opening almost 3 months agone as well as yet can't terminate gabbing about how bully they are.

This didn't simply influence us - Kristy's ravings had inspired Steph as well as D to terminate inward for lunch too! They thoroughly enjoyed sampling the savoury side of the menu, as well as betwixt us I intend nosotros covered the attain of soy shakes ($6 each). Steph's chocolately version had mighty wodges of the stuff, piece my strawberry i was a petty to a greater extent than restrained; D seemed to approve of the banana version.

Restrained is not the appropriate give-and-take for the desserts on offering at Tart'n'Round. For starters, depository fiscal establishment represent out that dark wood cake ($6) at the function past times of this post! The gluten-free flour gives the cake an odd texture (one I'm non a fan of) but this dish volition right away win over lovers of mock cream as well as over-the-top sweets.

Michael's choc-mint mudcake ($6) is to a greater extent than my style. It has the fudgy intensity constitute inward many flourless chocolate cakes but the mint takes it somewhere novel - it's equally if they've distilled the essence of a M Mint Slice biscuits as well as crammed them into each piece. In servings this large, it could live on lethal. Oh, but what a means to die!

Dessert comes inward other shapes as well as sizes - there's ice-cream, slices, biscuits as well as other confections, all available to create got away equally good equally consume in. I don't intend we'll live on thence bold equally to club a dessert each again, but I've vowed to supply for the brownie sundae whether Michael agrees or not.

Update 10/5/10: Unfortunately, Tart 'n' Round Cafe has ceased trading - they're dorsum to focussing on their delicious sweetness treats.

Address: 839 High St, Thornbury
Phone: 9480 0818
Website: www.tartnround.com.au