May 26, 2008: Classic Curry Company

De Orchid takeaway, then I gave them a telephone telephone every bit Michael walked home. Unfortunately their telephone went unanswered, eventually returning a message that they were closed due to unforeseen circumstances for a calendar week or two. Darn. It seems that individual else was having the really same conundrum, finding our spider web log via a google search for indian delivery carlton melbourne but 8 minutes afterward they searched for "de orchid" carlton! I wonder if they tried the Balti Indian Cafe every bit google recommended? Instead I took a facial expression at our fridge, papered alongside takeaway leaflets every bit it is, too chose the Classic Curry Company.

Michael too I showtime sampled the Classic's curries fifty-fifty earlier nosotros moved to Melbourne. We were lodging nearby acre assist a conference too had somehow heard of it every bit a local purveyor of inexpensive too cheerful Indian food. Like Red Pepper, it was an unadorned fit-out filled alongside members of the local Indian community, too big pots of curry going at really inexpensive rates. If retention serves, I intend nosotros paid entirely $6-6.50 for a vegetarian curry too rice! The prices are higher now, though $7.50 all the same seems a reasonable bespeak price.

With orders over $25 scoring costless delivery, nosotros were virtually obliged to purchase upwardly big - a serve of pakora (2 for $2), vegetable kofta, palak paneer, vegetable korma too 2 garlic naans ($1.50 each). The pakoras, rather than existence the battered whole chunks of vegetable that I expected, were deep-fried balls of vege mush. They didn't print me much, though the tamarind dipping sauce brought out the best inwards them. The naans looked pretty apartment too lifeless, but did truly bring out unopen to flakiness ane time I started trigger-happy in. The palak paneer had a mild, salty season alongside the spinach served nigh its natural texture rater than pureed. The kofta were quite expert too the tangy sauce had a petty kick. I expected petty of the korma, but its sweetness sauce won me over at showtime bite.

This is non nuanced cooking, too I had wondered if the Classic Curry Company's meals would alive upwardly to the slightly higher prices they're straight off charging. These curries definitely did, good exceeding my (fairly low) expectations too making our Mon nighttime inwards a cozy one.

Address: 597 Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD
Ph: 93294040
Unlicensed
Price: vege curries alongside rice $7.50

July 3, 2009: The Light-Green Line

Cindy spotted Penny at talking upward habitation delivered organic goodies from The Green Line, too nosotros decided that we'd drive it out. They permit yous become through too pick out a specific order, but nosotros both idea that a mixed box would hold upward the best alternative - if cypher else it would assist us to role to a greater extent than seasonal ingredients. For $35 (free delivery for your starting fourth dimension order!) yous instruct something similar this:

An impressive alternative of fruit too vegies. We've munched our agency through most of it, too accept been pretty impressed past times everything. Neither of us are peculiarly practiced at eating fruit usually, but having a ready provide has done the trick. The apples too mandarins accept knocked my socks off, too the pears are only close ripe plenty to start on. The vegies we've used accept equally good been delicious, too the mix of inclusions was interesting plenty to terminate us getting bored (I was a niggling afraid we'd instruct a box sum of potatoes too carrots, too non much else). The rainbow chard was a detail winner. They accept all kinds of options too gratis delivery for people who brand big or regular orders - we're going to instruct a box a fortnight too run across how nosotros become eating it all.

Check them out here: www.greenline.com.au

April 23, 2009: Tiffins Iii

Update 27/1/2019: Tiffins delivery is no longer available.

leftover roti for a 2d lunch.

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April 24, 2009: Mojo's Weird Pizza

Umago has been our regular choice but it has only intermittently satisfied. So when I flora out that nosotros were inward the delivery expanse of the Clifton Hill branch of Mojo's Weird Pizza I was non bad to hand it a try.

For all their utter of weirdness (and to hold out fair, a banana as well as bacon pizza is pretty strange), the vego options aren't specially wacky, amongst options similar tomato, artichoke as well as rocket, roast vegie as well as bruschetta sounding delicious without likewise much craziness.

Cindy tried to dial upwards the weirdness every bit much every bit she could, ordering the 2 almost interesting sounding veg options. First up, the cheeseathon known every bit Kaas Kop - caramelised onion, blueish vein cheese, regular cheese, parmesan cheese as well as cream cheese. We only got a modest 1 of these, which was a proficient selection - the blueish vein as well as caramelised onion were a fantastic combination but the whole thing is only incredibly rich. You tin experience your arteries clogging.


Our minute selection was The Gringo (salsa base, corn chips, cheese, spanish onion, fresh tomato, jalapenos, cream cheese. topped amongst sour cream as well as guacamole), which is shooting for the same territory every bit Umago's Mexican pizza. I actually liked the stance of this pizza - specially the loads of jalapenos as well as slatherings of sauces, but the chip layer was a chip much for me. I could grip a smattering of corn chips on operate past times of a pizza, but this came amongst a layer of chips 2-3 deep correct across it. Apparently the chip score is pretty variable, then I haven't given upwards promise on this 1 entirely.


Cindy couldn't resist ordering a garlic staff of life ($5), which wasn't anything specially special (beyond the fact that it was garlic staff of life of course).


And, inward a nod of the caput towards healthfulness, nosotros also ordered Mojo's ain garden salad, which came amongst its ain trivial subway of Heinz dressing as well as a dense layer of fetta as well as olives across the top. It was okay, but a long means from existence salubrious I suspect.

I had high hopes for Mojo's, but this was all only a trivial disappointing. I mean value I'll endeavor them 1 time again but my expectations convey been suitably modified.

Address: 384 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill (there's also a Port Melbourne branch)
Ph: 9489 6588
Licensed.
Price: weird pizzas from $11 (small) to $22 (family), classic pizzas $10-$20
Website: http://www.mojosweirdpizza.com.au

October 30, 2009: Crust Pizza

great pizza otherwise), alongside my favourite (Umago) depression on Cindy's rankings. Last time nosotros had this interminable news on the blog, recommended Crust Pizza, as well as then when Jetsetting Joyce flagged their novel Smith Street store, nosotros were railroad train to plough over them a try.

The bill of fare is chock-full of vego options, from 'healthy' Heart Foundation pizzas to the weirder upper crust options (curry pizza? Really?). We went a fairly conventional route, ordering 3 of the criterion vego pizzas ($20 each for large ones) - Wild Mushroom, Sweet Potato as well as Vegie Moussaka. The pizza bases are sparse as well as light, as well as they select a lite impact alongside the toppings - the sauces as well as cheese don't dominate the primary ingredients.

The best of the bunch was the wild mushroom, alongside 3 kinds of mushrooms, asparagus spears, pino nuts as well as parmesan cheese. Mushroom pizzas are ever looked kindly upon inwards this house, as well as the improver of asparagus as well as pinenuts elevated this i from the commons fare.

The moussaka was a fantastic idea, alongside grilled eggplant, roasted potatoes, garlic, parmesan as well as bechamel sauce. It nearly carried it off, but the tater slices were non likewise cooked equally they should select been, which lowered this i from outstanding downwards to adequate.

Finally, the sweetness tater pizza, alongside roasted capsicum, cherry tomatoes, pinenuts, cerise onion as well as gorgonzola. With all those ingredients, you'd aspect a season sensation, but this pizza actually alone came hold upwards when y'all got a chip alongside gorgonzola inwards it. I may hold upwards a chip biased yesteryear my anti-tomato agenda, but on the whole this was the to the lowest degree impressive of the three.

At $20 a pop, Crust is a tiny chip pricier than to a greater extent than or less of the other places we've tried, but belike a tiny chip improve equally well. It's non a clear winner, but it's leading as well as volition most probable hold upwards the house nosotros telephone phone adjacent fourth dimension nosotros desire mortal to convey pizza to us.

Address: 350 Smith Street, Collingwood (they're all over Melbourne)
Ph: 9095 0955 (again, this is the Collingwood store)
Price: Large vego pizzas - $20
Website: http://www.crust.com.au/

January 30, 2010: Penang Affair

pizza in addition to Indian weren't going to hitting the spot, went exploring for Thai or Vietnamese places instead.

It's ever difficult to detect restaurants that deliver, in addition to hence Steph's review, it was clear that Penang Affair would endure feeding us for the night.

We ordered 2 entrees in addition to 2 mains: jump rolls ($5.90), tofu goreng ($6.90), the char kueh teow ($10.90) in addition to approximately spicy tempura eggplant ($16.90). Everything was real satisfactory: the tempura eggplant was the standout, sprinkled alongside lilliputian chilli pieces in addition to seasoned liberally alongside 5-spice powder, these were wonderfully tasty fifty-fifty without the plum sauce that came on the side. The char kueh teow hitting the spot also - lots of vegies in addition to tofu amidst the saucy noodles - every minute did the jump rolls, which were crispy sauce vessels every minute per usual. The tofu goreng was a chip of a disappointment, the description (Deep-fried fresh tofu pieces layered alongside slices of cucumber, edible bean shoots in addition to topped alongside satay sauce) was meliorate than the result, which was a chip heavy on the rather gluggy satay sauce for my taste. Still, for nearly $40 nosotros got plenty nutrient to feed us for nearly five person-meals in addition to all delivered straight off to our door. Score!

Editted 08/03/11: Brian from Fitzroyalty has late reported that Penang Affair has closed.

Address: 325 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Ph: 9419 7594
Licensed in addition to BYO
Price: Vegie mains: $10.90-$16.90, entrees: $5-$10.90
Website: www.penangaffair.com.au

Hello Aubergine

October 30, 2013: Hello Aubergine has sadly packed it in. Pip has moved onto novel adventures away from Melbourne.

January 10, 2013

That photograph higher upward was my tiffin at function this Thursday: a smoked tofu wrap, alongside chilli taste wrap, tahini cream too a pile of fresh veggies. It was totally vegan, super delicious, delivered to my usage past times cycle too toll me $10. Pretty amazing right?

It's all cheers to Hello Aubergine, a novel occupation organisation that does 1 time a calendar week vegan tiffin deliveries inwards the Fitzroy too Collingwood area. Troy position me onto it, courtesy of this article inwards Broadsheet, too I position an social club inwards at 1 time away. It's a modest business, alongside a staff of one, a coverage expanse of 2 suburbs too 1 delivery a week. But what's lacking inwards size is made upward for inwards variety. Looking over the Facebook page is similar reading through a cookbook called 'amazing vegetarian lunches' - at that topographic point are rice newspaper wraps alongside chilli ginger tofu, kokosnoot rice salad alongside lychees too cashews, zucchini lemon too fetta sandwiches, maple marinated tempeh baguette etc etc etc. It's mouth-watering.

My get-go gustation of their wares was really satisfying, if a trivial messy. The chilli taste too tahini cream had soggied things upward a bit, but that was the solely occupation - the smoked tofu was great, the veggies crispy too bursting alongside season too the 2 condiments combining into a creamy, spicy mix. Yum. 

Hello Aubergine deliver lunches inwards Fitzroy too Collingwood (although at that topographic point are plans to expand) on Thursdays (orders inwards past times 10am Wednesday). There are e'er 2 options: something salady too something sandwichy, alongside at to the lowest degree 1 of them vegan too pretty regular GF options - continue an optic on their Facebook page for weekly menus. Lunch turns upward at your door former betwixt 12 too 1. Give it a motility - I'll definitely live on going dorsum for seconds (and thirds).

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It doesn't appear similar whatever bloggers convey given Hello Aubergine a instruct silent - it's a pretty niche marketplace I guess.

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Hello Aubergine
Your place! (provided it's inwards Fitzroy or Collingwood)

All lunches $10
facebook page (this has the bill of fare on it each Mon morning)

Deliveries for tiffin on Thursdays, but you lot postulate to electronic mail you lot social club to  orders@helloaubergine.com past times 10am Wednesday.

Accessibility: As accessible equally your workplace, habitation or chosen picnic spot.