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V Rating: VVV Most Melburnians are a little bit wary of the famous Lygon Street Italian restaurant strip, what with its tourist crush, generally underwhelming food and relentless spruikers. But thankfully Trotters is way up the other end of the street, out of the sight of tourists and really only known to locals. It is also ideally situated a few doors up from the Nova cinema, perfect for that pre-film dinner and glass of wine. I’ve been to Trotters once before and didn’t even look at the menu. On the specials board was polenta with roast vegetables and napoli sauce. Sold! No, sir, I will not need the menu. And an excellent meal it was. So last night, before seeing Where The Truth Lies (great flick, by the way), we dropped into Trotters and I was keen to see just what kind of V-Rating this place deserved. I was pleasantly surprised. The regular menu contains four veggie options: pumpkin and pea risotto, spinach & ricotta ravioli in an arrabbiata sauce, polenta with eggplant, napoli and roquette, and a lentil burger on turkish with hommous. In addition, the specials board always contains a veggie option — five decent vegetarian meals to choose from ain’t bad. With the prices for these meals ranging from between $12 to $14 it’s good value too. I chose last night’s special — linguine with broccoli, tomato and garlic ($12.80) — and didn’t regret it. Al dente pasta tossed with a generous offering of broc and tomato in olive oil and just the right amount of garlic. You know, you want that great garlic taste but you’ve also got to go out and face the public after the meal. My wife went for the polenta and was also impressed. The servings aren’t huge but they are sufficient, the wine is quite good for $5 glasses, and the restaurant’s small, warm, dim and welcoming wooden interior definitely makes the meal more pleasant. If you’ve got interstate visitors who are begging to go to Lygon Street, take them to Trotters. If you live in Melbourne then here is a legitimate reason to dine on Lygon Street south of Cemetery Road. Reviewed 20 May 2006, SDEB
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2 Comments posted on "Trotters - Italian, Carlton, VVV"
kpounder on May 22nd, 2006 at 8:49 pm #
I’m so glad that I have a source to point me in the direction of great, lesser-known Melbourne restaurants. I think $5 a glass is great for wine - maybe I’ve been in Sydney for too long. And polenta, eggplant and roquette sounds like a tasty combination that goes above and beyond standard Italian fare.
Shaz on April 15th, 2007 at 8:03 pm #
Trotters has been a favourite of mine since first starting at Melbourne Uni. The menu seems to change fairly regularly but I always have trouble making a decision, as the available choices are plentiful and interesting. They also do an excellent breakfast for the am-inclined. And dessert. And pasta. And risotto… etc Post a comment
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