Green Man’s Arms

CONTACT

Ph: (03) 9347 7419

418 Lygon St
Carlton , VIC 3053
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Opening Hours

SUN 4:00pm - 1:00am
MON 4:00pm - 1:00am
TUE 4:00pm - 1:00am
WED 4:00pm - 1:00am
THU 4:00pm - 1:00am
FRI 4:00pm - 1:00am
SAT 4:00pm - 1:00am

The Details

Cuisine
  • Middle Eastern
Need to Know
  • Function Space
  • Gluten-Free
  • Good for Groups
  • Great for Dates
  • Healthy Options
Serving
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Late Night
In the mood for
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Wine
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The Verdict

A pub without parmas? Sounds a little like an ocean without water, right? But for one hospo power couple, they’re hoping it’ll be the start of a new direction.

Presenting the Green Man’s Arms: a new vegan and vegetarian pub on Lygon St, from well-known artists Alison Whyte and Fred Whitlock. Alison and Fred have been in the game a long time, running The Terminus and Yarra Glen’s famous pub, the Yarra Valley Grand.

“While we loved the YV Grand, what most people wanted was a parma,” Fred says. “That doesn’t reflect what we as a family eat,” says Fred.

The couple set about plotting something new. A dedicated vegan/vegetarian pub in Melbourne’s north. A “friendly little place”, full of ethical produce, where you could also settle in with a pint and watch Sunday pass you by. Alison and Fred teamed up with young Israeli chef David Raziel to construct the menu. It was a tough ask: something vegan and veggo that still felt ‘pubby’.

The result is a smart little selection, built from seasonal ingredients. Little veggie-based alco bites like house-made falafel (a secret Jerusalem recipe, closely guarded by Raziel). Fluffy Yemeni lahuh bread, served with falafel, tahini, pickles and parsley. Stuff you can nibble while nursing a pale ale.

For mains, think grilled vegetable salad of beets, red cabbage, onions, almonds on labne and pita, drizzled with a pomegranate dressing. Or maybe house made cous cous with a vegetable stock and roasted pumpkin. Save some room for dessert: Raziel whips up a wicked halva ice cream with pistachios and pickled grapes.

The Green Man’s Arms owns all its own beer taps (a bit of a novelty these days), and they’re frothing a nice range of craft brews. Local microbreweries like Hawkers Pilsner, Stomping Ground Saison and Holgate Mt Macedon Pale Ale.

Did we mention it’s doing kombucha on tap? Yeah, you want to check this place out...

Image credit: Green Man's Arms 


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