brunch at the witch's cauldron

Went out for brunch this morning with Sheebaface and Dr A, and because I have never been there and has long been considered quite fancy and expensive, I wanted to try out The Witch's Cauldron in Subiaco.

There was a table available, and we started with complimentary mint lemonade, which was interesting (S loved it, she stole D's).

Both D and I ordered the veggie big breakfast. Non-vegans ordered amazing pieces of art, french toast that was five centimetres thick and pancakes that looked like scones, so I was looking forward to what we'd ordered. The veggie big breakfast was good, I quite liked the asparagus (and I don't usually like asparagus), and the potato cake was really tasty. However, when I ordered the veggie breakfast with no eggs and dairy, I expected to be losing the eggs, I didn't expect to lose the mushrooms with no warning. Being told the mushrooms are soaked in butter seems like usual service (though being offered something else - like at Blue Waters Cafe is super awesome), but not being told at all is not cool.

So in conclusion, the food was delicious, but the experience was nothing awesome.

Hanging out with Sheeba + Dr A was pretty awesome though!



The Witch's Cauldron
89 Rokeby Rd,
Subiaco

little chutney's, subiaco (part two)

I’ve blogged about visiting Little Chutney’s before, but breakfasts are quite different from dinners in Perth, and it was with delight that I discovered that Little Chutney’s breakfast menu features a masala dosa.

Sunday morning breakfast with The Breakfast Club is usually a leisurely affair, meeting at 0900 by which point I’m famished and any service seems to take a lifetime. So when I say the service is sometimes tardy, perhaps I’m being harsh, but having been there for dinner a few times, I suspect it’s not just my desperation that finds the speed of service sub-optimal.

However if I am to be truthful, for Little Chutney’s to meet my verdict of excellent breakfast, all they need to do is provide me with the masala dosa, the dosa crisp and the potatoes flavoursome, with the onions starting to caramelize and the rasam tart and spicy. And breakfast dosa at Little Chutney’s is all of these things, an excellent way to start the day.

The breakfast menu indicates gluten-free dishes, which is nice, and features fusion dishes (not vegan) for your friends who don’t understand that curry is one of the best breakfasts you can have (these friends are wrong).

The cost for morning beverages is about average, and the dosa is $12.50 which is fairly reasonable for a filling breakfast.

The dosa does also come with a little dish filled with a creamy thing, I always forget to order the dosa without it, but as far as I know that is not vegan.

Little Chutney's
67 Rokeby Rd
Subiaco

sawadee, subiaco

Two restaurant reviews in a row!



When we move, there will be many new local places we have to find. A new local (I suspect it will be the Queens), a new provider of kway teow, a new kebab bar. We won't have to find a new Thai restaurant, but more on that later.

I will miss Sawadee, though. Sad though it is, I've ordered exactly the same thing every time I've visited for the last two years: green vegetable curry, vegetarian spring rolls, and pad thai with no meat and no egg. This is not something I do at any other restaurant! Though part of this repeat ordering is that there's only half a dozen vegetarian dishes on the menu, and these three dishes are always delicious, both take-away and dine-in, and we may visit occasionally, perhaps.

Sawadee Restaurant
279 Rokeby Rd
Subiaco

little chutney's, subiaco

Last week saw us dropping in to Little Chutney's for dinner. It was a crowded Thursday night, but it was already half past eight by the time we were seated, so we didn't think this would lead to much of a wait. After randomly picking from the menu, we ended up waiting about forty-five minutes, which is not terrible but given the lateness of the evening, we were ravenous by the time the food arrived.



I was tempted by the cauliflower tandoori, having never tried any tandoori vegetable before. The cauliflower was soft and strongly spiced, and had an incredible flavour to it. We also ordered the pumpkin curry, which was slightly spicy and quite tasty, and some aloo parathas. Although our waiter had asked the kitchen if the curry and the cauliflower was vegan, I didn't think to ask about the parathas, and we think the parathas were basted at the end in ghee.

Still, my own culpability aside, the entire meal was delicious and enjoyable. Little Chutney's is a little expensive, but not prohibitively so, and I find that it is always worth the wait, and always worth the money, to dine there. The service is always friendly and delightful, and our waiter for the evening was friendly and giggly and attentive.

Gluten-free dishes are available, though they cannot guarantee dishes free from nuts.

Little Chutney's
67 Rokeby Rd
Subiaco