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Serves meat, vegan options available. Licensed eatery with a separate vegetarian menu. Dishes include all-day breakfasts, pancakes, scrambled tofu, a reuben sandwich, nachos, tacos and a burger. Open for contact free take away only. Order via website. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-3:00pm.


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18 Reviews

First Review by MeganJane

Llobby

Points +207

Vegan
27 Aug 2024

Great vegan options & atmosphere

We always have a great experience here and is a fantastic spot for brunch. Good service and food comes out quickly even when it’s pumping. Lots of vegan options to choose from.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Fun atmosphere , Good service

MattBark

Points +52

Vegan
09 Aug 2024

So good

Great and varied vegan options

Cons: Noisy

Caitlee

Points +280

Vegan
04 Jun 2024

Holy shiiiiet this place is good

Staff are nice, ALMOND CROISSANTS ARE VEGAN AND AMAZING, also got the fermental as anything which was great too. Deffs try it - pretty much everything can be made vegan.

PurpleGoat

Points +273

Vegan
16 Mar 2023

Disappointing food & service

Came with high hopes because of all the reviews, but wow, what a let down. The fried chicken burger we got was the only tasty thing, but it was meant to come with a side of beer-battered fries and instead came with stale, overcooked, store-bought (frozen, then cooked) french fries. McDonald's literally has better chips, and that's not a compliment.

The sides we got – 'roasted' mushroom that seemed pan-fried and 'salt and pepper tofu' that was neither salty nor peppery, but instead had a weird smell and came dry and without sauce – were not nice at all.

Ordered an iced coffee and got an iced chocolate; asked for the coffee and instead of apologising for getting it wrong, the waitress kind of huffed and walked off to change it. The service was so cold and borderline rude that we legit felt uncomfortable being there, as though we were in her way.

Thank god we didn't come on a weekend, when you're forced to tip 15%, or a public holiday, when it's 20%. Thinking maybe they should pay their staff adequately, rather than getting customers to fill out their wages...?

Oh, and the music was blaring so loudly we had to almost shout to hear each other, so the vibe was not great.

100% wouldn't return.

Cons: What's on the menu isn't what you get, Most food wasn't tasty, Service was cold and rude

Selonyx

Points +1120

Vegan
01 Mar 2023

Great vibe, food and staff

Awesome little place all if not most food can be made vegan in the menu from memory and it’s super delicious and the whole place is a vibe would recommend the Reuben

Pros: Loads of options , Great vibe

MatildaRobert

Points +103

Vegan
16 Jan 2023

Delicious food with heaps of options

Anything in the menu can be made vegan. The mushroom porridge congee was so good! Staff are lovely, can’t wait to go back and try more of the menu including their dinner menu.

Pros: Lots of vegan options

*VeganR

Points +44

Vegan
08 Oct 2022

Great food and service

Tried the porridge and it was delicious! Love that everything on the menu can be made vegan, vego or Omni. Great place to come with Omni friends

Pros: Everything can be made vegan! , Great food, Friendly service

YohanⓋ

Points +6078

Vegan
07 Oct 2022

Pretty good!

I had the vegan Kale ‘em All, which was good but expensive for the size and verrrry garlicky, but in hindsight I would have chosen the porridge goblin.

Pros: Many vegan options/modifications available, Nice staff, Great vibe/theme

Cons: Kale ‘em all was too pricey for the amount.

beancurdled

Points +1633

Vegan
09 Jul 2022

coool

I'm writing this review having just finished my brunch because the atmos and the aircon are just sooo coool at True North that I don't wanna leave. The interior is a mix of Art Deco fixtures, big stained wooden booths, kooky vintage nick nacks and framed paintings along side trad tattoo flash and graphic art. There's a touch Mexicana kitsch with hot sauce bottles lined up along the bar. Staff are friendly and well dressed to match the cafe's aesthetic.

I've had coffee and sweet stuff here often. Coffee is usually good and the passionfruit yoyo is the most memorable of the vegan sweets for me. Today is the first time I've made it at meal time. The breakfast and lunch menu lists a vegan option for plenty of items. Thing is, the vegan "option" I went for barely resembled the omni breakfast roll it was based on, which has egg, bubble and squeak pattie, and bacon. The vegan breakfast roll had smokey eggplant, advocado, vegan cheese, spinach leaves, tomato relish and it was so [censored] delicious that it deserves it's own listing on the menu. The roll is deliciously soft, bubbly, and chewy. The eggplant is silky and tender and the smoky flavour is perfection. They're generous with chunks of perfectly creamy avocado. Winner! I'm looking forward to trying more.

As of mid-2018 they have a new, separate vegan/vegetarian menu and it looks goood! Can’t wait to try it. All dishes on this menu are vegan with the option of adding eggs to a couple. Scrambled eggs available as a side.

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-09

RaeSabine

Points +373

Vegan
05 Jul 2021

Yummy!

Most things on the menu can be made vegan and taste so good! The environment is great and play good tunes.

ellanoone3

Points +54

Vegan
12 Jun 2020

Lovely food and people

First time coming here and I’ll definitely be back. Ate my food so fast I forgot to take a photo 😂

Pros: Full vegan menu , Lovely staff , The vibe of the place is very nice

denisedekeyzer

Points +36

Vegan
14 Mar 2020

Great vibe

Has a fantastic separate menu for vegans

DaisyJanssen

Points +100

Vegan
19 Jan 2019

If you love taco’s!

Thursday Friday and Saturday from 5 is Mexican Food and the taco’s are the best!! And so is the pink lemondade! All vegan yumm

ozcanadian

Points +78

Vegan
24 Nov 2018

Great vegan options

Has a separate vegan menu during the day. The evening menu is entirely vegan.
So many options and everything I've tried has been amazing.
The cafe has always been very busy when we've gone during the day. We went for dinner this week and were the only ones there.

Pros: lots of vegan options, friendly staff, good atmosphere

Cons: can be very busy/ have to wait to get a seat

MeganJane

Points +46

Vegan
16 Jan 2017

True North

Almost everything on the menu can be veganised. Friendly and competent staff. Range of savoury and sweet. I absolutely adore this place, it's one of my regulars.

Updated from previous review on 2015-07-12

Pros: Friendly staff, Great food, Good vibes and music

Cons: Sometimes music gets a little too loud

trailofink

Points +36

Vegan
13 Apr 2016

Delicious vegan sandwiches!

I was so impressed by the vegan sandwich options at True North. Super yummy and filling! Highly recommend :-)

Aloo

Points +7207

Vegan
21 Feb 2016

Vegan? No problems.

With plenty of options on the menu that can be done vegan, the most difficult question to answer is - what to have! I ordered the Huevos rancheros, which was done without the eggs for the vegan option. It was served with a fresh salsa and lime, as well as a cashew type cheese. It was quite tasty and a different option for when you don't want to have bread.
The coffee was really good, as per Melbourne's standards.
Service is good, and the place was packed when we visited on a Saturday morning.
Great cafe for meeting friends, or even dining alone.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great central location

Cons: very eggy menu

kateoc

Points +120

Vegan
19 Jan 2016

Best cafe in Melbourne

Heaps of vegan options - best of the bunch are the reuben, the breakfast roll and the hot cakes. The sweets are incredible, best muffins I've ever had, and there's always a new cake on offer. Coffee is so good, plus they do unlimited refills of filter coffee for $5. Great staff and vibe (they have booths!) and they just opened on Friday and Saturday nights so it's now my favourite bar in Melbourne too. Do yourself a favour...




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