Now the words "vegetarian butchers" will have some rabid omnivores scratching their head in confusion and dedicaetd vegetarians (and flexitarians like me) clapping their hands in delight.
Suzy Spoons makes various vegetarian meat substitutes like fakin' bacon, sausages and chicken schnitzels that give vegetarians, and others not wanting to eat meat all the time, some options other than salads and vegetable stacks. For someone like me who likes to eat meat free quite often but finds it quite hard to put together a lot of meals without meat these products are really useful. They are also really tasty.
As well as making all of their products on site, Suzy Spoons has a cafe area where you can pop in for a bite to eat. There are a range of lunch options on offer - salads, burgers and sandwiches.
I'm still feeling like a bit of a fatty boombah after my Grand Eating Tour of Europe, and now Christmas, so I'm really pleased to see a bunch of salads on offer. The salads come in three different sizes and I've chosen the small salad - with a slice of bread (or four) on the side which they are happy to accommodate even though it's not a menu option. I MUST have carbs at lunch. MUST.
I'm keen to try the salad that comes with a smokey rasher of fakin' bacon, lentils, kippfler potatoes, walnuts, baby spinach and basil dressing as I'm still wanting to find a bacon substitute that doesn't taste like old socks. This salad great - very fresh + light and the fakin' bacon was really smokey, had a nice flavour and a good crunchy texture. I'd happily add this to pastas or salads at home.
My lunch buddy, Miss Chicken, is also in a salad kind of mood and orders the tempeh, chickpeas, roast veggies, cous cous and mixed lettuce in a vinaigrette dressing salad. I love tempeh - fermented chickpeas that are made into a sort of "meatloaf" and the tempeh here is GREAT. I really love that the salads here are quite substantial - there's more to them then just lettuce and tomato.
Suzy Spoons is at 22 - 24 King Street, Newtown.
So glad you like it - those salads look great! I always stock up on goodies for home whenever I'm in the area. And the burgers are a great 'eat in' option.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm going to go back next week and try some more lunch options.
ReplyDeletemmm that tempeh salad looks good! (one thing though, is that tempeh is made from soybeans rather than chickpeas. Definite must-have at any Indonesian eating joint!) :D
ReplyDeleteThose are some damn good looking salads to get your daily intake of fibre and nutrients!
ReplyDeleteHave been meaning to check this place out for some time now. Curious about what they make their fakin bacon from too. I presume soy?
ReplyDeleteI REALLY need to recommend this place to my partner's brother and his girlfriend - they're semi-vegetarians (they'll eat meat when it's 'special' - i.e. Christmas ham and turkey, but are otherwise vegetarian) and would love this place!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great place...lots of options for eating in then also take home options as well. Newtown is a great spot for vegetarians. I assume the know about VegeTARAian's blog?
ReplyDeleteI think Soy too...can't think what else it could be???
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