green man's arms

as a vegan - i usually don’t give 5 stars as it must be exceptional - but holy shitttt. this is the best restaurant i’ve been to in a very long time. 10/10 for food, 12/10 for service and all around blew me away. try the chickpea pancake !!

ordered the vegan feed me menu. highlight was the dessert and the main. the gnocchi was amazing and the mandarin sorbet and chocolate cake was out of this world. will go back just for dessert

came here after a movie. everything was delicious. so many good options and flavours. the staff and chefs were brilliant. the kambucha was the best i've ever hard. can't wait to return!

one of the waiter (had his hair tied up) has a bit of an attitude throughout the night. we arrived early and just politely asked if we can sit in early. before even attempted to bring up our booking, we were rudely met with: "where is your booking? if it's in the dining room then no"

which is fine, we went got a drink down the road. came back, seated. when we were placing the order, half way through: "oh i gotta get a pen and notepad"....

also, we also saw 2 waiters doing shots behind the bar at some point during the shift - i didn't think that was a good look to be honest

but credit where it's due: food was yum, ambience was great.

really unpleasant experience with the manager at this place. i don’t normally write reviews but i found the service so unprofessional and appalling that in this instance i had to. the food varied from unpleasant to good in dishes.

i’m on a low fodmap diet and i really appreciate when restaurants are lovely and accommodating to what is quite a difficult diet to adhere to. even though i emailed ahead about my dietary requirements in advance, the waitress that served us seemed irritated by having to find out information about what i can and couldn’t eat. most restaurants are really lovely and understanding. in the end she did serve us food that didn’t have garlic or onion, but she was really prickly and unpleasant about it (i’m sure she’d roll her eyes while reading this and could justify her approach to her colleagues but this was all a really big drag for her). i think if you operate a restaurant the chef should have some idea about different diet requirements. and if they don’t and you get an email prior, look it up. whether it’s gluten or fodmap or whatever it is, you’re a restaurant. you are in the business of food and serving and accommodating customers. i also found it interesting that she said fodmap is different for all people but then had absolutely no idea what the diet was. it’s very easy to look up all of the different ingredients that aren’t fodmap. she kept on asking “can you eat this...can you eat this”. i just found her whole approach really grating and unpleasant. was an absolute drag talking to her. food was fine

we had the “feed me” menu as heard good things and wanted to try a few things and was very underwhelmed. the first course was some vegetables with beetroot dip and bread which was ok. second course was a soft cheese with candied walnuts and apricots which tasted more like a desert than a main. the third course was basically a plate of cabbage with pine nuts and currants. who just wants a plate of cabbage? after not eating much of the last two dishes the spaghetti come out which was basically a single serve and tasted pretty bland. we left before desert to find something else to eat after paying $35 each. staff were way to busy to even offer us drinks and had to get up and walk over to the bar area to get served. would have much rather ordered something off the menu for less money. walked away underwhelmed and hungry - you expect you would showcase your best on a feed me menu and sadly this was not the case.

terrible experience, manager was racist
she was rude and unhappy.
food was good and cool environment until we had the bad luck to be targeted by this horrible lady whom without any reason mistreated us and abused us.
terrible

delightful sunday roast lunch at green mans arms. amazing tapas to start followed by a meat-free and gluten-free roast lunch. i couldn’t believe it was #vegan! loved the yorkshire pudding (traditional british style!) and vegan gravy on the lentil main. amazing!

i tried this place for an early lunch on saturday. there were a few people in the dining area but the front bar was fairly empty. they have a good selection of beers on tap and a good selection on the food menu. i went for the vegetarian bolognese (also available in a vegan option) and it was fantastic. the sauce was delicious and the pasta cooked perfectly al dente. there was a bit of a wait for the meal but i think it was due to the people in the dining area and the fact that the food is mostly cooked up per order. i recommended it to some friends the next day.

great vegetarian menu... their "cheeseburger" needs some major improvements. firstly the cheese was burnt to a crisp, and the patty was extremely dry.. overall a dry experience. the pomme frites were exceptional and the only highlight of the dish. given that there's so many faux meat (esp beyond meat) options, i'm surprised for such an amazing place to settle for boring bean and mushroom patties.... my friend ordered the spaghetti bolognese (soo good) and to this day i'm still kicking myself for not ordering that instead of the burger.

any place that can make vegetarian food interesting gets my tick and we will definitely be back (mindful that interesting doesn’t always equal healthy... despite my thinking that if it’s vegetarian i can eat as much as i want!) it was super crowded even on a thursday night and definitely make a booking. good atmosphere in the restaurant but it could a bit loud.

i loved all the dishes we tried. the falafels were this note

i ordered the ramen and it was the best ramen i have had in this country maybe
the onion broth was so delicious it really didn’t need the chilli oil best vegan meal i have ever had definitely going back

absolutely incredible food and cocktails. both food and drink menu are anything from boring, and everything is executed beautifully and the flavours are balanced. i had the ramen. the broth happened to be vegan and it's the first time i've had a vegan broth that was full of depth and not inferior to a meat one. the watermelon chilli margarita was the most complex, balanced and delicious cocktail i've ever had, and the service was quick and friendly.
well deserved 5 stars. we will be back.

we have been to the green man’s arms in carlton a number of times and every time, the vegetarian menu is always different, seasonal and so reasonably priced.

they have two sittings on friday and saturday nights, 6pm and 8.15pm onward and bookings are recommended.

in the past, we have had their feed me menu at $38 per person which we have found both interesting and good value though the whole table needs to have the feed me menu. this time though we ordered a la carte.

we were a group of 4 with only two waitresses on the floor. they effortlessly served us and answered our many questions with ease and recommended a number of options.

we shared cucumbers and goat curd which has a generous serve of cucumbers with flaked almonds, mint, tahini & pickled zucchini.

the stracciatella was a combination of seasonal peaches, radicchio agro dolce that had a taste of both sweet and bitter

we thoroughly enjoyed the grilled cabbage that was accompanied by pickled currants, tarragon, pine nut and tahini

the pearl barley, freekeh, brown rice, nuts, seeds, pomegranate salad with sherry vinegar was bountiful and extremely filling.

our last main was the eggplant schnitzel that was crumbed with panko , dressed with potato aioli and a side salad of cabbage slaw.

there is a reasonably priced wine menu and we shared a dominique portet 2017 rose from the yarra valley. there is also a wide selection of craft beers and wines by the glass.

we thoroughly enjoyed our meal and would highly recommend visiting the green man’s arms and suggest you dine on their feed me menu at $38 per person and enjoy the different offerings of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free meals.

we will be back.