A cafe that has a range of delicious food options for all, including any vegan / vegetarian folk…read more There is great coffee on offer if you're in need of a caffeine fix, and milk alternatives, including (but not limited to) soy and oat mylks are also available. If you've not had the chance, go get your Little Woodpecker on, you won't regret it!

Driving around the residential streets of Blackburn North, you'd probably never guess that a gem…read morelike this was tucked away! Little Woodpecker is a cute little cafe that only the locals seem to know about - most of the customers appear to be on first name basis with the staff, and everybody is friendly & smiling. With a menu that caters to the major groups of customers (vegan, veggie, GF, etc) you can't really go wrong if you pick this place as a brunch destination! All day Breakfast & Lunch, great variety & yummy flavours (not to mention, totally Instagrammable presentation!), great coffee & smoothie options...what's not to love? Plus it changes with the seasons, so you know everything's fresh & delicious! I came with a friend and we got the shareplate (The Last Supper) which was an AMAZING tapas board with baked eggs, grain salad, falafel, dips, roasted mushrooms, fresh sourdough....man, it was quite the smorgasbord! The shareplate for 2 seemed enough for 3 people to split, because we couldn't eat it all (and we can really pack it in, folks. No namby-pamby nibblers here) Honestly, it seemed like the way to do it, because you got to try a little of everything! If you don't choose to go that way though, don't worry - the serves are all generous & every mouthful is bliss :) Also, before I forget - they also have a countertop CHOC-FULL of freshly baked sweets! I was eying off their orange poppyseed muffins & their Doughnuts/Cronuts/danishes/croissants/omg it all looked so good I can't even list it all So yeah! If you're around, get your butt to Little Woodpecker for an awesome meal!

I haven't eaten here but I have had coffee several times and it was good. Not…read moreBEST-COFFEE-I'VE-EVER-HAD good, but the establishment itself is lovely. They've done a great job at branding and the colours & furniture are really stylish which makes your visit there comfortable. And with the cool music playing as well as super lovely staff, they've got their place happening. As far as food, this isn't something I can comment on. It appears very "fancy" on the menu, and pricey. Because of it's location, it's excellent for all-day patronage but it's not somewhere people will travel to for dinner so they should probably adjust their menu a little to suit a coffee-shop/lunch menu and the prices to match. Overall, definitely worth a visit for the coffee and ambience.

Service and food is excellent. Coffee is amazing! Even at a peak time staff were attentive and…read moreefficient. With every table full order to food delivery time was only 15 minutes. I had the whipped avocado and a side of smoked bacon. My guest has the Ruben with onion rings. Prices are what you would expect to find in the city, a little high for the suburbs but the service and quality if the food made up the difderence in pricing.

Well situated cafe with ample comfortable outdoor seating. I like their fluffy omelette filled with…read moremushroom, onion, capsicum and tomatoes.

I stumbled across this cafe when going for a Jog. I didn't…read morethink much of it at first as it looked like your typical Suburban Street Cafe. I'm glad that I did give a try now! The food was fantastic. Of such High Quality, I had Alan's Big Breakfast which looked, smelt and tasted Great!. You can tell that they use A grade ingredients. I'm pretty stoked that this place is so close to me and I think I have found my new local!

I love the coffees at Mister + Miss. They are always freshly brewed and have a rich aroma and…read moreflavor. The baristas are friendly and skilled, and they can make any coffee you want. The cafe itself is cozy and inviting, with a nice ambiance and decor. It's a great place to relax, work, or catch up with friends. I highly recommend Mister + Miss cafe for anyone who loves coffee and wants to support a local business.

I've followed them from their beginnings in 2016. I literally have lunch everyday at MM (yes we…read moreeven gave them a nickname just between my family members), and at this moment this place is an absolute rip off. They keep modifying their menu and raising the price and don't tell you if you're being charge for an item at the point of order. I used to have my schnitz 19.00, and they've removed it and replaced it with a parma 21.50. And although they say they can still prepare a schnitz you get charged a Parma. Not only that, they'd ask if I'd like ham? And stupid of me to assume that I'd get it for free and so the bill came up to $25. They also keep burning my Schnitz and soft shell crab. I've moved on to Via Porta, just 3 doors up the road. Absolutely no customer loyalty. Zero out of 5. I'm glad you are reading this Christina, Dennis, James and Chris. Yes you did burn my Schnitz more than 10 times. I let the first three burns go but on the fourth one I brought to Dennis's attention. Did you know that Christina? Where were you? Did you change? NO! For the next year or two you continue to burn the Schnitz. I had to tell Sherika every single week to bring to the chef's attention and in return she got abused by the chef. And if she ever got fired because of my telling I'd be taking you lot to FAIRWORK. And why shouldn't my comments be consistent across all social media platforms? What kind of comments are you hoping to solicit from me? If there are any positive ones on my behalf it would have to date back to 2016, did you not read my Zomato comments? Or do you have selective reading and chose to ignore facts? If your loyal customers are so important to you, then what's our names? Why won't you sit down and talk to us? Guess you're too busy for all that minor stuff. Your sense of entitlement to a comment just because we are loyal customer is show of your arrogance and superiority. Here's a fact: WE DON'T OWE YOU ANY COMMENTS, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE! Get over it. Most businesses will try and remedy a negative reviewing customer, but not YOU! I guess you think you are above everyone else, and thanks I've been enjoying VIA PORTA very much. My second issue with you guys is honesty. I ordered the Parma and lo and behold it came but without the aioli and tomato sauce. It took me 15 minutes to register and so I brought to James's attention and guess what was the response? "We had to remove it due to lack of space". At that point I was just disgusted! Well done Christina! BRAVO! So much for "we are not trying to trick you" or "it is all listed in the menu".

4.3. This is an excellent cafe that gets all the fundamentals right. It has an excellent menu,…read morespace, food and service. It is easily the best cafe in the area from what I've seen so far, particularly in the North Blackburn and Nunawading areas. First off, it's a decently styled light filled cafe. It's well designed and laid out. It has interesting shapes and textures throughout including a light wood feature wall, numerous funky light fittings and a good number of tables. There's also a decent sized and shaded outdoor area. They have a very good hipster style menu here. There are stacks of good choices, both healthy and not so healthy. The nieces and nephews section of the menu is undeniably cute. I started with a sumptuous long black served on a cute board with a tiny glass of sparkling water. This was as pretty as a picture. Lovely St Ali coffee on offer here. It's hard to start a meal better for mine than having coffee of this quality. I ordered the brunch salad with grilled broccolini, broad beans, kale, avocado, beetroot hummus, walnuts and quinoa with pomegranate dressing. I added salmon and poached egg and feta ($2 only). The dish was well presented and was absolutely delicious. It's a very healthy dish and a good sized serve. I couldn't fault it. I thought it was a brilliant dish and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was excellent throughout. The staff were up and about. Attentive, polite and efficient. This is a terrific cafe. It would give a few highly rated inner city brunch places a run for their money on what I saw today.

Black Alchemy has a weird thing going on. Is it Asian? Is it a run of the mill brunch café? Is it…read moreAsian fusion? I did not get it. They have the normal brunch menu and offerings- baked sweets, smashed avo and egg on toast, coffees/teas. But then whoa there- I spot beef randang! And purple sticky rice pudding...? A burger and chicken quesadilla? The menu here makes my mind boggle and I don't like that. If you are going for a standard brunch deal- do that. Or hey, Asian-fusion brunch can be a thing? Then stick to that. But don't dabble in random items, some things should not be juxtaposed on a menu together. In saying that, I had the turmeric latte or 'Golden Latte' for those cool kids. It didn't exactly hit the marks for me. You can tell when they haven't prepared a turmeric latte properly and the latte still has that powdery texture to it. Not a fan. Then there's the purple sticky rice pudding. Layered with chunky fruit on top, each bite had this strange saltiness. Why? They had a specials menu with soft shell crab on angel hair pasta. Again, I didn't get it. We went there after seeing the Facebook pictures of Malaysian dishes. Boy, were we misled. Apparently, when they feel like putting on Malaysian food, it's random, and notified via Facebook. Again, not a fan. That seems too inconsistent, how can you run a café that way? Inconsistent menu, inconsistent food. That's a no-go from me.

Great coffee and cakes. They even have cold brew. Very nice location, i love to site outsite while…read moreladies pass with they doggies, easy to chat them up while enjoying a great sip and some sunlight. My favourite now.

Summary: 4.2. Very good contemporary Melbourne cafe. Equal to many or most highly rated places…read more Food, coffee and service are all excellent. Simplicity is the key here. Everything is done well. Nothing is over complicated. Review: The cafe is on the north side of lower Heidelberg road. It's a pleasantly laid out establishment. There are nice wood featured chairs and tables throughout. A wood covered front counter as well. Brick walls throughout too with one small tiled wall. There's a reasonable distance between tables. Nice lighting is also featured. Conventional music playing on the sound system, a bit prosaic for me but I could have just scored the wrong rotated playlist. Maybe needs something a little softer. Overall the space has a nice warm cozy feel that was very likable . I scored a pleasant greeting on arrival. It was hard not to notice the manager and staff interacting well with patrons, which enhanced the nice feel of the cafe. I had a beautiful coffee first off which came out quickly after I ordered it. It was a rich, dark, well made brew with impressive length. No half measures were taken on this long black. It was a beauty. The food is the key though, eh. It's a smallish menu here for all day breakfast and lunch. I found that an advantage as too many menu items can befuddle a simple soul like me. Nothing was overcomplicated and this menu offered ample choice I thought. I ordered the curds and beets dish off the lunch menu. This consists of goats cheese croquettes, heirloom baby beets, beetroot pesto and a frisée salad. It's a rustic looking dish but wonderfully so. It made for a gorgeous lunch that gave me all the freshness, health and flavour I was after when I walked in. The goats cheese croquettes were soft, delicate and exquisitely flavoured. They were really lovely. The heirloom beets of various kinds were excellent too. Tasty with just the right amount of give. Lovely greens with a good dressing as well. The side of peas and broad beans was really delicious too. I could barely fault these dishes which were very good. Maybe a tiny bit more seasoning on both dishes, although maybe many people want to control this themselves. I found myself preferring this cafe to a few of those in the inner north. The concentration here is on substance not style. I thoroughly enjoyed the cafe which has only been open a few months. Based on this experience, it will do very well indeed.

The menu was great, was nice balance of tradition and innovation and delivered on expectation. The…read morevenue itself is lovely. Courtyard is available to dogs which is pretty cool! Coffee was great I will definitely be back.

The staff are outstanding. The food is excellent! A high standard with the bonus of value for…read moremoney for me it served as an exciting part of the whole experience. Everything is immaculately clean with a higher than usual attention to detail by the service attendants. The ambiance is a more casual one, family friendly as well as accommodating intimate couples and large gatherings. Honestly, it was the best place in Melbourne to go where I could be guaranteed on a continuum that the food would always be at a very high standard and reasonable price.

This place is very aesthetically pleasing, the vibes are so warm along with the food being lovely!…read more Recommend to all who want to try something different!

Super cute cafe but coffee wasn't the best, fresh chai was delish lots of yummy stuff to eat but…read morenot many seats Cute cups

I jumped off the train at Blackburn for some random reason and immediately saw this place across…read morethe road, so I decided to check it out. A part of me thought that I might have been a little to far out from the city to find a hip coffee bar, but it turned out that I wasn't because this place pretty much delivered. The staff were friendly, and the coffee was pretty good. It seems to be one of those places that people visit before catching the train, as opposed to when they arrive in the city. However, as a coffee spot, it's pretty cool, and certainly worth checking out.