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While an adventure to the North happens sporadically and is
met with hesitance and laziness, we always end up at Vegie Bar. This North Side
institution is a regular hot spot for the locals with a melting pot of cultures
and food from across the globe. It is generally filled with North Side
hipsters, hairy hippies, South Side try-hards and yuppies all feasting on
vegetarian delights. The idea is great and the menu is better but the conclusion
on every meal is the same - each dish is missing essential flavours and merges into
one tasteless flavour. Unfortunately, the same extends to the chips. While the
slivered potatoes most likely boast organic, animal, gluten and vegan friendly,
they are boring, lacking in texture and flavour. It is unjust to vegetarians,
vegans and celiacs everywhere that they travel far and wide for vegetarian food
in Brunswick and are served with boring chips! My heart goes out to those with
dietary requirements and beliefs in animal cruelty to be subjected to mundane,
uninspired French fries. They deserve better! These animal-loving vegans suffer
enough due to the lack of meat in their diet and being unable to enjoy a medium-rare
steak or Nandos chicken wrap. While the chips were perfectly cut and aesthetically
pleasing, would it kill the tree-loving hippies to put some salt on it? We’re
not expecting our beloved Chicken salt but there has to be sea salt that deters
Indian child labour and respects animals in order for this chip-fanatic to
demolish a side of fries! If we decide to indulge in a bowl of oil and carbohydrates,
it has to be worth the guilt and the stomach rolls. While we successfully
demolished the cone of chips and the accompanying aioli, it was due to the
vegetarian delights failing to meet our ravenous appetites rather than a
reflection on the taste of the potatoes. In order to provide some form of
taste, we lathered the strip in the chilli sauce and tzatziki that was served
with the samosas but much to our dismay, it lacked substance.
Quote of the meal: 'Where's the chicken salt?'
Rating: 2/5 chips
Price: $5.50