The Organic Pomegranate – Newtown, Sydney
Before I left Australia to go to the USA and then come to Canada (where I will be living until September) I had lots of brunch, lunch and dinner dates to say ‘au revoir’ to my friends. You see when you tell people you are going overseas in a month for a couple of years they tend to want to catch up at least once before you leave!
These farewells were a great time for me to test out all the places I had been meaning to eat at but never got around to.
One of these places was The Organic Pomegranate in Newtown. I am not exactly sure how I came across this place – probably by typing ‘gluten free Newtown’ into Google.
So one Saturday (possibly Sunday) morning my blogger friend ‘The Spotted Pufferfish‘ and I headed on down to The Organic Pomegranate.
As you can probably tell it was awhile ago that I visited so I cannot remember the minor details but I do remember the gluten free options being marked on the menu. I, like my friend, decided on the Merguez Breakfast Tagine which consisted of 2 lamb sausages, olives, capsicum, tomato and a gently cooked egg. It came out in the traditional pot with a spectacular lid which released even more spectacular smells once lifted.
The tagine pot
The tagine was delicious, a perfect choice for the dull, cold winter morning.
Gluten free Merguez tagine
The tagine was served with a side of one of the better gluten free breads I have tasted.
The gluten free bread
Whilst I was there I also couldn’t resist the peanut butter milkshake. Whilst rich and could be consumed as a breakfast in itself rather than a drink on the side, it was also very good.
Peanut butter milkshake
I wish I had found The Organic Pomengranate earlier as I imagine it would have become a regular brunch spot.
As I was walking out I noticed that they also have gluten free muffins at the takeaway section of the cafe – at this point I was so full I couldn’t think about eating anymore though!
Gluten free muffins
Check out more information about the cafe here or just go and visit them at 534 King Street, Newtown.
The Organic Pomegranate
| Print article | This entry was posted by Petra on February 13, 2012 at 7:59 am, and is filed under Australia, Cafe Reviews - Sydney. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. |
Gluten free banoffee pie
about 3 months ago - Comments Off
I’m back… and I am going to start making up for my absense with this amazing recipe for gluten free banoffee pie. Since moving to London I haven’t done much baking except when I went through a phase of making gluten free banana bread (recipe to come). However more recently I moved house and my
Wagamama
about 6 months ago - Comments Off
I used to eat at Wagamama all the time and loved it. But after being diagnosed with coeliac disease I visited Wagamama in Sydney and found out that I could only eat one item on the menu and it was far from the best dish I had had there. So I didn’t go back for
Nourish, Banff
about 6 months ago - Comments Off
Just when you thought there could not be anymore restaurants in Banff with gluten free options. I have one more for now… and it’s a good one. It took me 10 months of living in Banff and finally in my last month of living there I got around to visiting Nourish. I had been told
Baja Cantina, Glebe – gluten free friendly
about 6 months ago - No comments
I absolutely love Mexican food. The great thing about Mexican is that they often use corn tortilla’s and if not they usually at least have them as an option. So it is not surprising that after the first visit to Baja Cantina in Glebe, where they give you the option of corn or flour tortilla’s,
The Elk & Oarsman, Banff
about 8 months ago - No comments
As I have mentioned before there are a number of places with gluten free options in Banff, and The Elk and Oarsman Pub & Grill is no exception to this. I was very excited to find that The Elk & Oarsman actually have a separate two page (!!) gluten free menu. I usually go to the
Quinoa Burger Patties
about 10 months ago - 2 comments
There is a really awesome website in Canada, Well.ca, which has a great selection of gluten free foods and delivery is free! Whilst there is a pretty good selection of gluten free foods available at the two supermarkets in Banff there are some things I just cannot get my hands on. For these products I
Parmesan Crusted Chicken
about 10 months ago - 1 comment
I saw an advertisement on TV for Hellmann’s Mayonnaise with this recipe. Whilst it sounded, let’s say interesting, I was intrigued and had to try it. The first time I tried this recipe I bought some gluten free rice crumbs but I found them too crunchy with an almost sand type texture. The next time
Fish & vegetable coconut curry
about 10 months ago - No comments
One night I had planned to make the chickpea curry I saw on Scandi Foodie’s blog however I left the recipe at work (and I didn’t have internet at home at the time) so I had to put my thinking cap on to try and remember the ingredients for this recipe. Then I realised that
Sugar Lounge, Manly Beach
about 11 months ago - No comments
This was another daily deal site purchase – a voucher for a meal at Sugar Lounge at Manly Beach. A couple of friends and I headed down one sunny Sydney day to indulge in some fancy food and drink (well fancier than most of my dining out choices). First things first – cocktails! I went for
Win a bag of Matcha tea from Zen Green Tea
about 11 months ago - 11 comments
I have to say I go through my stages with green tea. There are times when I drink it quite often and then I usually go off it again. One of the things that puts me off is that if you don’t brew it for the exact right amount of time it can taste really
about 1 year ago
Okay this needs to go on my todo list