World Vegan Day

kerr · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:03 am Post subject: Lentil As Anything

Herald Sun Article

Shanaka Fernando, founder of Lentil As Anything, was interviewed recently.

(photo from the herald sun)

Pete :-) · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:38 am Post subject:

Good on him. Here is the article from the Herald newspaper.

kerr · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:58 am Post subject:

Pete :-) · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject:

Peter Carr · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:31 pm Post subject:

I lived this lifestyle for 6 months and the only problem is smelliness

*sniffs shoes*

Hmm... maybe it is not this lifestyle

kerr · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:19 pm Post subject:

melis · Please be nice, I'm new :-) Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 2

I went to Lentil As Anything for the first time on the weekend. The food was fantastic! However, the cigarette smoke from the bar was intolerable!!!! Is that legal?

JC · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:55 am Post subject:

Hmm, i really cannot stand cigarette smoke either (as I'm sure most people here will attest to also).

Not sure regarding the legality of it at the moment though.

jc

melis · Please be nice, I'm new :-) Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 2

I found this:
"Q8: How does the legislation apply to a restaurant that has a bar area which is not separately enclosed?
If the restaurant has an 'on-premises' licence and a bar area, the restaurant including a bar area which is not separately enclosed is required to be smoke-free. The definition of a restaurant or café contained within the legislation states that:

'in the case of a restaurant or café that is an area in premises, includes any abutting area in those premises that is not separately enclosed from that area, irrespective of the purpose or purposes for which the abutting area is used'.

For example, if a restaurant business occupies two levels and there is a dining area on the ground floor and a bar on the first level, smoking would generally be permitted in the bar area as in this case the bar area is a non dining facility and is physically, separately enclosed.

However, if a restaurant has tables and chairs on one level and a bar located on a mezzanine or split level, both areas are required to be smoke-free as the mezzanine or split level bar area is not separately enclosed from the dining area."

So I would assume it is not allowable. I won't go back again, which is a shame because the food was so good.

JC · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject:

That's pretty bad then! If you can be bothered, i'd write a quick letter to them with all that info and let them know how it affected your experience there.

I'd have left less money too, as smoke certainly undermines the 'dining experience' Wink

jc