The Commoner - Fitzroy
So, we have been to The Commoner on Johnson St Fitzroy a few times, (last night being the most recent), and with a bit of warning (we gave them 1 hour last night) they will supply you with one of the best meals!
It was a balmy 31degrees on the way there, by the time we got there we were pretty warm!
The Commoner had 2 cocktail specials for the warm weather 'Moscow Mule with Lime Sorbet' and 'Smack in the Chops', I opted for a 'Smack in the Chops' ... no regrets there! 2 scoops of Strawberry Sorbet, Mint, 2 shots of Vodka, and topped up with Sparkling Wine, by crikey it was delicious! a big alcoholic kick followed through with a beautiful sweet strawberry flavour and sparkling the whole way, the best thing is that it got better and better as I got down the glass! M'Lady had a glass of Lanson which she hasn't tried before and was quite smitten with it.
I need to start taking my camera out more often, but I do feel a bit prattish sometimes.
We just asked the delightfully pleasant staff to just feed us, they told us a price and roughly how much food we would get with option of ordering more as we went along.
First Wave
Mount Zero Olives
House made Focaccia with toasted sesame seeds and olive oil
Housemade Crostini and Baba Ganoush
Second Wave
Radish with Dill and lemon
Pickled Vegetables
Witloof and Green Tomatoes
Third Wave
Radicchio on grilled bread with a Harissa
Forth Wave
Salad of Tomatoes and Lettuce with walnuts, pomegranate and green apple
We were stuffed! It does seem like a very high amount of bread products but everything was perfectly balanced.
There is a focus on fresh ingredients and making everything from scratch, there is a real labour of love in the food here.
Their bread is some of the best around!
M'Lady isn't a fan of Witloof and Radicchio but when it was combined with the rest of the dish she was snatching it up!
After last night, I have decided to try and do my own pickling and fresh pickling (using more quality vinegars in fresh dishes), I really loved the pickled vegetables, and it will tie in nicely with our newly formed Zero Food Packaging policy!
During the course of the meal we also ordered another glass of Lanson and a Grey Goose Gibson
that was an excellent Gibson an unexpected sweetness and I do have a fondness for pickled onions!
If you have never been to The Commoner I highly recommend it! DO IT! DOOOOO IIIIIIIIT!
