Grub Food Van
Finding out where Melbourne’s food trucks are has got a lot easier thanks to the new Where the Truck At website. Instead of checking individual truck’s Facebook pages and twitter feeds you can find them all on one website. Genius.
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| The shiny silver Grub Food van |
Even more brilliant though is the Grub Food Van as the vintage Airstream van is permanently parked in Moor street Fitzroy, meaning there’s no need to check a website at all to get your food truck fix. I went there for breakfast last weekend with Joyce from Mel: Hot or Not.
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| Crusty baguette filled with egg and ham |
It’s a fun place to eat with tables under umbrellas outside the truck and a large covered area out the back where the owners are growing tomatoes, herbs and peppers. It feels a bit like eating in your own greenhouse.
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| Food is served out of a vintage Airstream van |
Given the limited kitchen space available the menu is pretty limited. One of the few hot meals on offer was a crusty baguette filled with mashed warm egg and shaved ham ($10). It was satisfying enough but fairly basic fodder.
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| Rillette |
The rillette ($10) also failed to impress as although the potted meat was topped with a good layer of fat the serving size was fairly small.
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| The quirky greenhouse area out the back of the food van |
A better option was the smoked trout ($10) which came flaked with a dollop of dill creme fraiche and rocket.
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| Smoked trout |
Coffee at the Grub Food van is by Seven Seeds but my latte was bitter and served luke warm. While I was charmed by the space the food and coffee at Grub Food van failed to excite me.
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| Seven seeds coffee |
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Details: Grub Food Van, 87–89 Moor Street, Fitzroy 3065 (Ph 03 9419 8991)
Damage: Reasonable. The bill was about $50 for four.
5/10
Category: Breakfast, Cafe, Drinks, Fitzroy, Lunch
Shame about the quality of the food but i like the idea of a single website telling you where all the trucks are!
Nice concept, but shame about the execution. I like the idea of food trucks, but not sure whether there’s enough space in London for them to pitch up like they do in Melbourne and other cities.
Such a cool place to eat despite the food!
Those heads are scary. So sad that all the food trucks and vans are on the hippy side of town
Catty – Yes very handy – I hear food trucks are coming to Sydney
Mr Noodles – There seems to be a bit of a food truck thing happening in London with Pitt Cue Co and Eat Street but yes the mobile truck would not really work
Andi – Yes it had a good feel.
MsIhua – It is sad that they are all North side and South side misses out. Of course I don’t mind now I have moved South Side!
a cool place to have the sandwiches.
FOOD TRUCKS Y U NO COME TO WESTERN SUBURBS…. *cries*
Love 2 Dine – Indeed
Lauren – Also annoying that they don’t go south. North siders get all the perks where food trucks are concerned.