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11/11/2013: We're lamentable to study the closure of our dearest Gasometer.

October 23, 2011

On Lord's Day concluding calendar week nosotros shared a good daytime repast amongst adventures coming her way. We were also simply a petty excited to cheque out Gasometer's novel menu. It's real much a continuation of the Americana subject as well as heavy on the mock meat; the dearest vegan Southern-fried chicken burger as well as Buffalo tofu strips rest but there's as well as thus much to a greater extent than to distract 1 from revisiting them. Vegan as well as veganisable options are well-labelled as well as encompass almost of the menu, gluten-free options are less abundant but yet clearly stated. Michael, Toby as well as I split 3 novel meals for optimum taste-testing.

Toby started out amongst the chicken as well as waffles ($21), choosing the iceberg wedge amongst ranch dressing as well as grilled corn cob brushed amongst smoked garlic butter every bit his sides. I did non concord high hopes for this sugariness as well as savoury combo but was pleasantly surprised - the Southern-fried mock meat, waffles as well as syrup were a pretty tasty combination. That said, I can't imagine e'er polishing this off solo.

I ordered the BBQ pulled 'pork' sandwich ($20) amongst chips as well as slaw on the side. I barely recognised the slaw, to a greater extent than minced than shredded now. The chips are yet peachy (phew!). I was almost excited, though, to exam out this jackfruit-based 'pork'. Opinions are divided - it's a petty smoky, heavily sauced as well as very, real sweet. The bun is pretty sugariness as well as puffy too, adding to the effect. I liked this 'pork', though I wished it came amongst an extra contrasting filling - something fresher amongst a fleck of chew.

Michael's Reuben sandwich ($20) was the widespread favourite, a tower of faux pastrami between rye breadstuff slices, amongst a petty sauerkraut as well as Russian dressing. Another repast I couldn't e'er promise to defeat on my own. His sides of cornbread as well as greens were corporation if non inspiring.

Gasometer is going bigger as well as amend amongst every alteration. I love it, but my appetite is struggling to decease on upward amongst their super-sizing. It's likely fourth dimension I scaled dorsum to apps as well as zerts.

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Check out our previous visits to Gasometer: one, two, three, four, five. The novel card has already been covered past times Louise, By Degrees. Veg*n reviews convey also late appeared on Black Bunny Carousel as well as easy every bit vegan pie. There's solely been 1 omni review inward the concluding few months, on two munch. Everyone loves the food, though around of us convey had to await for it.

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The Gasometer
484 Smith Street, Collingwood
9417 5539
veg eats $5 - $21
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Accessibility: The Gasometer has a pocket-sized pace on entry. The tables are crowded inward around areas but the booths as well as tables closest to the entry are relatively spacious. Ordering as well as payment occurs at a high counter. Male as well as woman soul toilets are on the same marking every bit everything else but are non especially spacious.

Gasometer Vii

11/11/2013: We're sorry to study the closure of our honey Gasometer.

April 3, 2012

The first-class from one of our favourite pubs to... our other favourite pub! It turns out Gasometer has this dorsum room (behind the 'back room' nosotros did know about) fitted out alongside a piddling stage, lots of fairy lights too - you'll never believe it - a removable curved roof! We've withal to witness that stunt ourselves but sure Cherchez host Karen wouldn't spread such a fabulous lie.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Tuesday nighttime Cherchez la Femme too happily coincides alongside Gasometer's special inexpensive carte du jour - for $15 you lot may guide 1 of vi meals (half of them vegan) addition a beer or wine. They're currently grieving the East Brunswick Club's demise past times offering a vegan parma - it's precisely equally thick-set equally the original, though Gaso guide made it their ain past times replacing the grated packaged vegan cheese alongside some sort of creamy sauce. It's a fine innovation!

The carte du jour had Michael at 'chorizo' - it's stuffed into a burrito, along alongside potatoes too rice. This was drier too blander than he would guide liked: Michael wanted to a greater extent than spice inwards the chorizo, less repetition across the spud filling/chip side, too some of my cheesy sauce to convey it all together. When Michael striking the bar for some other beer, he was horrified to witness some other diner with the cheese sauce smothering their burrito. Did they precisely forget it on his? Another burrito was delivered to Cherchez sauceless then it's hard to know.

Chips too veg are pretty measure sides but gosh, the Gasometer kitchen does them well. These chips are without peer, crunchy-fluffy-maybe-battery, too the vegetables retained a flake of seize alongside teeth too sported a squeamish subtle garlic butter-type dressing.

The reduced pricing doesn't hateful a reduced share - these meals were enormous! And unusually, ordering around 6pm, our nutrient arrived inwards a jiffy. Just the affair to fortify us for a few hours of feminist ground too hilarity.

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You tin too read our many previous accounts of Gasometer's menu: one, two, three, four, five, six. Since our concluding post, Mel of Veganise This has aptly dubbed this pub Bloatometer, spell off the spork too the burger adventure guide enjoyed their omni wares.

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The Gasometer
484 Smith Street, Collingwood
9417 5539
veg eats $5 - $21 (Tuesday nighttime specials $15)
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Accessibility: The Gasometer has a modest pace on entry. The tables are crowded inwards some areas but the booths too tables closest to the entry are relatively spacious. Ordering too payment occurs at a high counter. Male too woman individual toilets are on the same degree equally everything else but are non specially spacious.