London's Local Flavour Culinary Guide: Volume 6
London Ontario's Guide to Restaurants, Culinary Retailers, Craft Beer & Farmers' Markets
London Ontario's Guide to Restaurants, Culinary Retailers, Craft Beer & Farmers' Markets
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<strong>Local</strong> Organic Food<br />
THE ROOT CELLAR<br />
Organic Restaurant<br />
THE ROOT CELLAR is truly a gem in the historic<br />
Old East Village. With a strong commitment to sourcing<br />
ingredients from London’s local organic farming<br />
community through their partners at On The Move<br />
Organics, The Root Cellar offers lunch and dinner daily<br />
and an inspired Saturday brunch, with delicious and<br />
nourishing options to please vegans and carnivores alike.<br />
Farm to Fork<br />
Plough to Pint<br />
623 Dundas Street (E of Adelaide)<br />
MAP: 28 519-719-7675<br />
HOURS: MON–SAT 11 am–10 pm<br />
SAT 9 am–10 pm<br />
LUNCH: $9 – $15<br />
DINNER: $15–$20<br />
rootcellarorganic.ca<br />
Lunch & Dinner Daily, Saturday Brunch<br />
Reservations are recommended<br />
Fresh, <strong>Local</strong>, Organic Menus<br />
Craft Beer from London Beer Co-op<br />
& exclusively VQA Wines Offered<br />
Second-floor Event Space available<br />
THE SCENE<br />
The restaurant’s interior is artful and functional with many comfortable<br />
seating options. Monthly local art exhibits and decorative features like the<br />
large sheet-metal flowers suspended above the bar reflect the café’s artisan<br />
sensibility. Upstairs is Taproot, a beautifully renovated special events space.<br />
MENU HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Executive Chef Paul Harding leads an energetic culinary team, preparing<br />
a repertoire of from-scratch menu offerings with ever-changing specials.<br />
Taproot, the second-floor event space All of the produce and the majority of ingredients in the restaurant’s<br />
dishes are certified organic, with 80% local in season. Try the <strong>Local</strong><br />
Water Buffalo Burger, the Captain Planet Bowl salad, and Chef Paul’s handmade gnocchi. The Swords to<br />
Ploughshares Board is exceptional, featuring an array of artisanal offerings, including a vegan option.<br />
Also available are fresh smoothies, an exclusively VQA Ontario wine list, a dynamic new cocktail bar, five rotating<br />
taps featuring London Brewing Co-operative’s awesome local ales and high-quality coffee and espresso-based<br />
drinks featuring Patrick’s Beans coffee and Organic Meadows milk.<br />
Organic Burgers<br />
Patatas Brava<br />
Potato Gnocchi<br />
RESTAURANTS www.eatdrink.ca London’s <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Flavour</strong><br />
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