— According to The Good Food Guide (2015), the “Cornish Arms deserves the Vegan Rock & Roll Award for the biggest range of meat free dishes for the pub crowd”. 

If you are looking for something thats cheap and tasty but also has an element of ‘ Traditional Australian Food, I would suggest to you, Pub Food. 

Cornish Arms is a very popular pub along Brunswick’s bustling Sydney Road in Melbourne's north. Unlike most traditional ‘Aussie’ pubs, Cornish arms offers both meat and Meat free (Vegan and Vegetarian) options. As well as the Food, Cornish arms boasts 12 different vegan Beers. It is as a Vegan option where Cornish Arms really shines. 

This time visiting Cornish Arms, I tried their pièce de résistance the ‘Double Down’. Based off a very popular albeit, dirty piece of fast food history, KFCs very own ‘Double’ or ‘Man Time’. Although, As I try to follow the more traditional teaching of Chinese medicine, wherein one tries to avoid all food and beverages that are served Raw, Fried or Grilled, as this was the most recommended vegan item on the menu, I gave it a try.

The double down from Cornish arms really is for the meat-loving vegan trying to find a good substitute or imitation, and I highly recommend this item for anyone in search of a meat free meal, it’s quite incredible. If anyone reading this is contemplating becoming vegan or vegetarian however is unsure where to start, or what substitutes for meat are out there, cornish arms is a brilliant starting place. 

The Double Down’s faux-meat in the dish taste just like the meat you would expect from the KFC double, if not better. The texture and taste of the mock fried southern fillets is just that good that you could swear you were eating meat! Crisp, juicy and very generous in size, teamed with the shoestrings fries and optional Vegan Aioli ( So good. Be sure to ask for this when you visit) this really is the one to try to get you hooked on their menu. 

The Cornish Arms Usually serve brunch and dinner, and also have amazing daily special for both foods and drinks, so if you ever find yourself looking for some fair dinkum Aussie tucker and a cheap beer, let’s go to Cornish Arms!