17 Sep 200627 Degrave St, Melbourne 9650-6156a small french style cafe off Flinders St serving excellent breakfasts with very friendly and attentive staff, eggs benedict was ‘solid’, their ‘works’ breakfast platter was ‘fair dinkum’, hearty and satisfying fare; ambiance 8 of 10; food 9 of 10; service 9 of 10; breakfast cost $18 each
15 Sep 2006132 Lygon St, Melbourne 9663-4333a well maintained pasta and pizza place on the south end of Lygon’s restaurant row,the immaculate and spacious dining room inside and cozy open air tables outside both have attentive waitstaff, the spinich bruschetta was served on a foccacia like bread instead of the sliced toast we would see [...]
15 Sep 2006 18 Napier St, Melbourne 9370-5553 a self styled bakery deli in Essendon near the Essendon train station, the cozy brick interior feels like a real bakery should, the chicken supreme sandwich was fair but nothing to write home about, the chocolate muffin however was very good, I suggest coming here for the [...]
14 Sep 2006148 Lygon St, Melbourne 9663-8125one of many great pasta dens packed side by side in a strip of Italian places on Carlton’s restaurant row, in the evening each restaurant employs an engaging ‘barker’ on the sidewalk trying to entice passing pedestrians off the sidewalk into their tables, lasagne bolognese was very tasty as [...]
13 Sep 2006 Lygon St, Melbourne tasty Indian eatery in the south end of Carlton’s restaurant row, open for lunch and dinner, chicken tikka masala had good tomato flavor and spice but not as creamy as the versions we grew to love stateside, palak paneer was good though; ambiance 7 of 10; food 8 of [...]
12 Sep 2006 20 Centre Place, Melbourne, near Flinders Station, 9654-5755 cute lunch spot on 2nd floor overlooking pedestrian walkway; food was decent but not great; curry had heat but not much flavor; lamb sandwich was better, tender without being greasy; very casual, friendly atmosphere; ambiance 7 of 10; food 6 of 10; service 7 [...]
Hey all and welcome to the new Blog! Margot and I moved to Melbourne from San Diego in September of 2006. Since then, I have been accumulating short reviews from the huge variety of restaurants we have enjoyed. I thought this would be a good place to share them. Each review will start out with [...]
