Bob M

Review of Wild Canary

Recently had lunch for a birthday gathering. 6 wom...

Recently had lunch for a birthday gathering. 6 women, and not one of us was impressed with our meals!

I ordered this at $28
Farmer s board
Stuffed sweet peppers, falafels, roast pumpkin, heritage carrots, pickles,
pumpkin hummus, Coolmunda organic olives, Maffra Farmhouse cheddar,
melon, beetroot relish, tzatziki, rosemary & olive sourdough, lavosh

As soon as it came out, I could tell it was going to be unpleasant! First of, there is much too many carbohydrates on this platter: 2 large slices of boring sourdough, 6 sticks of more boring lavosh bread, bland dry boring carrots!, and the worst cheddar cheese (like eating a bar of soap)!!! The pumpkin hummus was a runny miss. The falafel was dry and tasteless, you got a small dollop of tzatziki that didn't taste like tzatziki at all! The pickles weren't special. The roasted pumpkin didn't belong on this platter! The only nice thing on the platter were the olives!

The interior decor to this cafe is lovely. There aren't many restaurants in this area, so people living in this area can't be fussy! That is the main reason it's still busy!!

I've tried 3 cakes with coffee at this cafe before. While they are fresh and attractive, the cakes didn't taste outstanding.

**The platter I described should be removed from the menu. The meals need some work.
Suggestion for a vegetarian platter would look like: 2 or 3 types of cheese, olives, roasted veggies of capsicum, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, and eggplants with garlic, onion and seasoning. Gherkins or beetroot pickled sour (Israeli style). Chickpea hummus. 2 or 3 types of crackers (in house preferred). And a green salad with balsamic dressing.

I won't be going back. Thanks.