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2020-07-08
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Big Dill is located inside a bar where they run a small kitchen serving mainly vegan (but all vegetarian food). A great initiative to encourage more meat free dining especially towards those who may be turned off by the often “healthy” advertising of many restaurants. Perhaps I went in with too high of expectations - looks at previous reviews were incredible and raved about everything. I was prepared to have my mind blown!Don’t get me wrong - the food is tasty. It could just be that I have far t
Perhaps I went in with too high of expectations - looks at previous reviews were incredible and raved about everything. I was prepared to have my mind blown!
Don’t get me wrong - the food is tasty. It could just be that I have far too much knowledge of how vegan food is prepared or made but I found myself knowing what ingredients were in the dishes - which is not a bad thing and not a dig at the restaurant at all. Everything is house made so it is expected! Just wish for the piggy Smalls the jackfruit taste was not as apparent though. The giveaway was the slightly tangy taste and how some parts were not thoroughly pulled apart.
Mac and Cheese ($45) is a classic pub food staple which has been made vegan. Pretty hard to mess it up 😂 I think an option to spice it up a bit more with tempeh, chilli, chives or even vegan bacon would be a very nice idea.
The portions of the food are also on the smaller side for the price. However, after the meal we found ourselves to be rather full - I believe this may have been because the food was a bit greasy. Not necessarily a bad thing given that we are in a bar, after all, but if it was a touch bit lighter on the oil from the frying that would have elevated many of the dishes too.
We were also given a sample of their upcoming dessert, which they described to be a donut with Oreo and jam, served with whipped cream. This surprised me and turned out to be one of my favourites of the night: as the dish is still unreleased they are still working on final touches and feedback from customers. One of the donuts were slightly over cooked and the other one under - but I’m sure once they nail this this is going to be a favourite. Best eaten with the whipped cream served with it 😋
It’s worth a visit if you’d like a more gentle introduction to vegan food rather than going full on with the kale. Given that they are relatively new it is understandable that there will be tweaks that need to be made to the dishes. There is a lot of potential in this restaurant though and I hope given time there will be some small improvements so that it becomes a fan favourite!
Piggy Smalls
$108
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