The Two Wolves Community Cantina

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The Two Wolves is a not-for-profit eatery nestled conveniently near the University of Sydney - so expect lots of students. The restaurant is mostly volunteer-ran, and the decor is cheery and kitsch.


The menu is a strange mish-mash of different cuisines, which makes sense once you read that the restaurant serves food inspired by the communities to whom its volunteers have provided aid. Any profits made by the restaurant is sent to disadvantaged communities, so even though there has been quite a significant price increase over the past couple of months (comparatively speaking only - everything is still cheap as chips), the price increase feels totally justified.

Nothing dahl about it $10
Something of a signature dish of the restaurant, the dahl is a filling vegetarian dish. A papadam, some grilled eggplants and cauliflower and rice accompany the lentil dahl, which is a bit too salty. The balance of flavour isn't 100% , but nonetheless it's very delicious and satisfying.

Sister Hien's Bun Thit Nuong, $12
This vermicelli noodle salad has grilled pork, cucumber, carrot, bean sprout, chili and crushed peanuts. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this dish, because the noodles are too hard and the flavour is quite bland - I wish they put in a dash more fish sauce!

Another item on the menu - the chicken fajitas - smelled absolutely amazing from the table next door, so I'll definitely give that one a go next time.

Bellarmine Mess, $8
The Bellarmine mess is pretty much an Eton Mess with ice cream. It is very, very sweet.


Rocky Road tortilla, $14
The rocky road tortilla is not for the faint hearted (or the alone). A huge bowl of salty corn chips (yay for the sweet-and-salty), vanilla ice cream, oozing marshmallow, glace cherries and chocolate sauce, this is one satisfying sugar hit; and will satisfy two to three people, no problem.

Score: 2.5 / 5 
I hesitated before giving this score, because the restaurant is for a very good cause. However, when I sat down and reflected upon it, the food didn't particularly stand out. I had a great experience, but when I started commenting on each dish I realised that I have something 'I wish....' to say about each dish. I would definitely recommend you give it a go if you are nearby, but I am not in a rush to drag anybody there again anytime soon.
Cost: cheap and cheery for the most part
Address: 202 Broadway, Sydney
Website: http://thetwowolves.com.au/


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