The Pantry on Egmont - HAWTHORNDENE

My husband and I were excited to discover that The Pantry was offering an a la carte menu for their monthly dinner in February. We have been eager to attend a dinner night at this restaurant for some time now because the food here is always fantastic (they have the best vegan menu!), but we are not fans of degustation. We were pleasantly surprised when our dinner experience exceeded our expectations! We decided to go with the Chef's Choice option, which was exceptional. The food was impeccable and the ambiance was changed for the evening, creating a wonderful atmosphere. Allan provided excellent service, taking care of our food, wine, and drink selections. We will definitely be returning and highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for something special.

The service at this restaurant is delightful and enthusiastic, set in a cozy and eclectic atmosphere. They offer a special vegan menu with options like the delicious vegan mushroom ragu, made with three different types of mushrooms that melt in your mouth and perfectly mimic the richness of traditional beef ragu without any meat. Every visit leaves me impressed, and it's also a great place to study with headphones and a laptop, as long as you don't mind the chatty and welcoming staff!

This cozy cafe, tucked away from the crowds, has gained popularity for its fresh and beautifully presented food, consistently good coffee, and efficient and friendly service. It was surprising to see so many men in muscle tanks in one place, but it was definitely a unique and enjoyable experience!

I can 't fault this café. The staff are friendly inviting, one visit one of the waitresses was clearly not having a great day although we all have bad days the food made up for it. Although this does show if it wasn 't for seeing how the staff are normally it would have ruined the visit for me.<br/ <br/ My partner myself are usually served by Thomas, the only reason I know his name is because he happily introduces himself as he seats us at a table which I find to be a necessity in every restaurant he always has a smile on his face which adds a little more positivity to each visit. I have even noticed the chef serving when the café is busy which just shows how much team work there is in this little venue.<br/ <br/ The food comes out quickly, reasonably priced you 're not shoved out the door as soon as you 're finished.<br/ Well presented but not too over the top which was nice.<br/ <br/ I cannot fault the food, not many vegan options are listed although staff are happy to alter dishes if asked, more gluten free options would take my 4.5 score to a complete 5/5.<br/ <br/ The venue is also pet friendly which was fantastic as I live just down the road so squeezing my dogs walk in with breakfast adds an extra tick for me, this can make the wait a little longer as seating outside is minimal as most pet owners know can be a regular circumstance when eating out with a pet although it is worth the wait. Possibly adding some extra chairs/stools outside would add a nice touch, this way customers could enjoy a coffee while waiting.<br/ <br/ The factor that made this café stand out to me was that it still had the 'Trendy/Indie/Vintage ' look to it although it was relaxed. This café has a relaxed vibe to it rather than being yet another social media crazed venue and that is the reason my partner I keep returning.

Dined in yesterday and ordered the smashed avo and a long black. Brilliant coffee and loved the addition of tomato relish and sesame seeds in the avo- made such a standard menu item more exciting. Yum! Service was also good.