Social Roasting Company

Social Roasting Company
307 Racecourse Road, Flemington, VIC


You can guess from its name that the coffee is going to be good. 100% ethically sourced coffee, lovingly roasted and delivered by bike as part of a non-profit enterprise with an employment philosophy that favours the long-term unemployed.

To avoid sitting outside, we sat at the bar facing the street and craned our neck to see the menu on the huge blackboard beside us. The waitress had some difficulty understanding us but service was extremely friendly.

The popular dishes include Spiced lentil dahl with poached eggs and roti served in a terracotta pot ($13.50) and Baked eggs with hash brown, cherry tomatoes, olives, spanish onion, sliced parmesan, basil and chorizo, served with pide in a cast-iron skillet ($14.50). The latter was a tad overcooked and dry.

Another popular dish is the Pancakes with maple syrup, berry compote and honey labne ($13). The crumble of toasty pistachios was nice but the pancakes were hard. Maybe I'm too used to soft and fluffy ricotta hotcakes.

The Scrambled eggs with fetta and fresh chilli ($11) was good but not as outstanding as Le Chien.