I had lunch here not terribly long ago. I'd planned to see a movie at the cinema at Pinewood and…read morethought I'd turn up an hour or two early and have some lunch and maybe do a little bit of shopping. Walking around the block, there were plenty of choices for places to eat, but I decided I'd give 57 Cafe Bar Restaurant a go. I'll be honest - it was a bit expensive for what it was. I mean, an $18 steak sandwich? It was extremely nice though, and the serving size was more than enough, but it's not the sort of lunch I'd indulge in every day. The service was reasonable, with staff who are friendly and polite. Décor-wise, it's a fairly modern looking place, and it's neat. It has a nice atmosphere. For me, it's a place to go for a nice meal every once in awhile.

The club sandwich was great but I think an egg would be even tastier. The dish came with really…read morecrispy wedges. We also grabbed the spinach ricotta tortellini which was great!! The staff were reasonably friendly, sometimes a bit deadpan and standing around chatting. Ask us how our meal was. Clean the frosted windows that customers were wiping with their hands. Remove plates when customers had finished. (Took one plate, not two) I'm male. Talk to me as well. Not just my wife.

The food was average and over priced, my steak was slightly over cooked and my plate had a huge…read morecrack right through the center and they did nothing. Didn't ask how our meals were either Poor

Kids meal was great! Came out warm and ready for a hungry toddler to eat, simple and tasty!…read more Ribs were tasty! Not a fan of the salad dressing, chips are crispy and seasoned well. Would recommend, will be back!

Respectable little restaurant where staff were neighborly and mindful. I had a specials dish -…read moreoxtail and meat cheek ragout pasta. This was lovely and flavors were on the delicate side yet not lacking. Pasta was somewhat harder than perfect however. The Paella my accomplice had was great in amount and had a decent blend of fixings (angle, prawns, chicken, chorizo, mussels, and so on.).

I've been here twice now and it's been consistently really great. The service is smooth and…read morefriendly. Wait staff know their menu items well and were really accommodating for my friend with food allergies. The vibe is comfortable. It's located just near Swinbourne uni hawthorn campus but doesn't feel uni grungy. It looks like a mix of students and suits us families. So Good for everyone. Our lunch orders turned up quickly and were really delicious. My friends both had the prawn salad, one was modified for allergies both made me think I'll order that next time. I went the fish and chips. Perfectly Pan fried snapper, beer battered chips and salad. I'm a bit picky with fish and I was very happy with this. This is will be my go to place when I'm in the area.

My partner and I have been here previously and had a nice time. Today was an entirely different…read morestory. My partner and I came with our two friends at around 2:30, which is an in between/slow time for lunch and dinner. It took a considerably long time to receive any of our drinks and were never offered any water. 3 of us got the exact same drink, and one of us got a glass of wine. We were offered Parmesan on our meatballs and accepted, and then we were left waiting with no Parmesan ever coming to the table. Fine. We put in our food order and it took well over 30 minutes to receive anything. We then got 3/4 of our food, with one person missing their lamb ribs for an additional 15 minutes after everyone else had gotten their food. Before his food came out, the waitress came and asked us how everything was tasting (pretty good). No census taken on the lamb yet to come. The lamb was mushy and drowned in BBQ sauce resulting in an unsavory texture and flavor. The bones were being pulled out of the pile of meat. (There is a huge difference between meat that is tender enough to fall off of the bone and the bone just completely sliding out). He left over half of his food because it did not taste good at all. We let the waitress know, and she apologized and told us we would not have to pay for the meal. She came back a few minutes later and told us the lamb always comes that way (concerning), and we actually would only receive a 50% discount on the lamb. When we attempted to contest, the individual in charge was lying to our faces about how the lamb plate was completely finished and no one ever said that we would get a full comp on the lamb. They also lied about the fact that the waitress had come to ask how his food was and he said it was good. Lying to our face about something that happened to us is objectively crazy, and ruined The Quarter for us. Disgraceful, rude, and terrible service (during a time in which 2 tables are in the restaurant). Spend your money somewhere else that values their customers' experiences.

I had the vegetarian pizza with pesto and it was delicious EXCEPT for the excessive olives! The…read moreentire pizza tasted like olives (which I hate). Olives were not noted on the menu as being an ingredient. I wasn't able to finish my pizza due to this. I brought the leftovers to my husband, who likes olives, and he couldn't eat it either - too strong of an olive taste that dominated it. The seating here is awesome, though you ar in tight quarters with other patrons. Service was good and the atmosphere was relaxed. I would recommend, but ask about the olives!

I really like this place, I have been here plenty of times and it continues to grow on me…read more Definitely time for a review. I'm a little surprised to see people queuing at Axil when this paradise awaits upstairs next door, don't get me wrong I love Axil, but this place is pretty stunning. But please don't tell them, it's rare to be able to get a seat outside on a gorgeous sunny deck under an umbrella surrounded by trees and a veggie garden in Melbourne without a queue. The food has never disappointed. From the porridge and oats to the cooked breakfasts, I always enjoy my meal. Good specials on offer too, on the weekend I had corn and ricotta fritters with heirloom tomato salad and avocado cream, it was the goods and I'd love to see it on the menu. Their coffee offering is pretty solid, from the standard milky affair to the fancy filter stuff I don't understand but order to impress our interstate guests with my Melbourneness. Their green smoothies are tasty too. The staff are great with a sense of humour that I really enjoy, the owners in particular are cool (banter with them is a highlight for me), they're friendly and it's a family affair and they welcome families alike. But don't worry this place isn't overrun with yummy mummies, it's not really overrun with any 'type' it's just full of people who enjoy good food in breezy, relaxing surrounding. They also do yoga on the deck on Saturday mornings.

Fight the lure of Axil and take the stairs to this gorgeous new comer. The coffee was perfection…read moreand made even more enjoyable on the sunny deck amongst the succulents. Choosing a snack was difficult as everything looked delicious. The custard donut did not disappoint. I'll be back to try something from the breakfast menu or for yoga on the deck Saturdays!

This is basically my mid-morning coffee cafe, or at least it was back in the days when I saw the…read moreinside of an office. Yeah, I actually haven't been to the office in, well, I don't know how long. However, it's actually pretty good. The service is great, and the coffee is outstanding. I even managed to come here for some breakfast, and sure enough it was pretty good. Yeah, this is my favourite coffee shop near work.

Was taken there by friends. Would not return…read more Over priced for what you get. Took forever for our meals to arrive, and they did not arrive in a group I had almost finished my two poached eggs on a piece of dried out bread by the time the other meals arrived. Same for the drinks arrived in a bits and pieces one person did not even get theirs. We asked for more water and never got it.

I'm not gonna lie, I know the owners and would've reviewed it favorably either way but everything…read morewas DELICIOUS!! Thoroughly enjoyed all things noodle. The salt and pepper calamari was superb.

Best cheap eat Asian food from Elwood to Port Melb. I love this place, I have been going here for…read moreyears. These days it's my go to for delivery. Well priced, generous and quality Asian take out at its best and very consistent. Same owner for about 15 years or more. Very customer service focused as well. Once you have the food here you will be pushed to find better.

Where do I start. This place was so disappointing on so many levels…read more Firstly, let me just say what a great location, on the edge of the botanical gardens. A thrive of activity with families, couples, young - old, local and visitors occupying and making the best use of a beautiful spring day. BUT that's where the dream ends, once you enter the world of Jardin Tan the clouds grow over and very quickly turn black. Jardin Tan looks like it has three sections. The main restaurant, the cafe out the front and a very stylish ice cream cart. We opted for the cafe, for the reason that we thought it would be quicker, how utterly wrong I was. The line was long, not massive just long. So we join the queue. This gave us an opportunity to look over the menu. Pretty basic but still looked inviting. Rice paper rolls, poached chicken coleslaw, Asian salad, pho just to name a few. We waited and waited and waited and waited. The line was moving at a snail pace and I couldn't understand why. It wasn't until we got to near the front the picture was starting to develop and the story it was telling was one of complete mismanagement and lack of any type of team work. Two staff working, sorry I should clarify that, one staff working and one staff member cleaning the coffee machine, wiping down a small section of the bench, then back to the coffee machine giving it another clean, not once doing any sort of customer service. The other staff member taking orders, getting drinks, getting food and taking payment. If they had both worked as a team, with one taking the orders and the other getting the food (which is pre-packed) and drinks, then maybe the service would have been far quicker and they would have less disgruntled customers. Service indeed, is a big part of any business but so is the product. We ordered the pork rice paper rolls to be told they had ran out so we order the tofu, the poached chicken coleslaw, the beef pho with a baguette and three Moo Brew pilsners (the pale ale also out). The poached chicken coleslaw came in three seperate containers. The salad, the chicken and the dressing, which was a great idea if the ratios are correct. I would say there was a quarter of a small chicken thigh which was over cooked and a very small container of dressing and when you put it all together became a dry bowl of Chinese cabbage and a spring of coriander. The beef pho lacked flavour. The beef looked like it had been processed at Coles and had little to no vegetables in it, it also was missing the baguette, but to be honest didn't want to join the queue and wait another 45mins to get my baguette. On the upside the rice paper rolls did look and taste great. The beers, one word, FLAT The third part to Jardin Tan is the ice cream cart. The ice cream looked great and people seemed to be happy with the taste so we thought let's save this lunch with a really good ice cream. I'd really like to say the ice cream was creamy and full of flavour, but I can't and the reason being, unlike the cafe, had no one working it. Was it closed, had the staff member taken a toilet break, not sure and either was the group of people waiting to buy an ice cream. Who, like us, gave up and walked away. Its a real pity because this place has so much potential.

Great food, fried chicken is very flavourful. Open and spadeful eating area…read more Friendly waiters who were very helpful and always easy to get their attention. Food was quick to come out. Small selection of beers though