I've been going to Little Thai Kitchen for at least 3 years now, and it is one of the Inner North…read moreWest's best kept secrets! The food is absolutely delicious - especially the duck curry! The restaurant itself is pretty and cosy, although it's a bit out of the way (unless you like hanging out in Buckley Street). That said, the food is good and very well priced. They also do takeaway. It's a nice place to go on a date (if you're single) or to go with your partner (if you have one). I highly recommend it.

A hidden gem in a quiet part of Essendon. The food is cooked with the heartfelt care that comes…read morewith genuine respect for tradition. Larb ped yang is loaded with crumbly twice baked rice that lightly coats a perfectly seasoned and cooked duck breast. Pork Pad Cha is a symphony of sweet basil, kaffir lime leaf and fresh peppercorns. The pork fillet is sliced to a thin streak and arrives on a sizzling hot plate. Taro custard served warm is a perfect closer especially for the knee high crowd.

Friendly service with authentic Italian staff! Great Food…read moreand Good Coffee! The owners of Sapori d'Abruzzo 861 have taken over the old Il Portobello restaurant site in Essendon. They have fully renovated the restaurant to make it more open & spacious. This does cause a bit of noise when there are a lot of patrons, but the friendly service & great food definitely make up for it! The menu has traditional Abruzzo meals to enjoy and a good wine selection for accompaniment. All in all it is definitely worth a try with a friend, partner or large group of friends. There is also a large function space upstairs to enjoy!

Good food - nice atmosphere…read more The food was really fresh and prepared well. Coffee was well made. It was a very comfortable place to eat.

Amazing food and service! We had the little sister breakfast and it was delicious - everything was…read morewell done and the ambience was wonderful for an early morning brunch. I would definitely recommend stopping by if you are in the area.

Myself and a friend went to have lunch at this cafe near my work and shocked we didn't come sooner!…read moreThe menu is filled with great options and the service was very good. We were politely greeted when we arrived and the lovely man made sure our table was level. I ordered the pulled chicken salad which was amazing with all fresh ingredients and the roasted red peppers made it! My friend ordered the avo smashed and was also impressed. Service was fast and the pricing was very very decent!

Don't understand how there are no reviews yet! Best coffee, amazing staff and service and the food…read moreis delicious!! I love coming here and it's become our little weekend ritual to come and have breakfast and coffee! I highly recommend this place to everyone and have made several people come here with us and they've loved it! Can't wait to come in again :)

Best pizza I've ever had. Absolutely loved the friendly…read moreservice and relaxed atmosphere.

When writing a review what do you chose to write about? well…read morein this one I guess I will just jump around. There are some really well put together dishes, rather tasty dishes and some that need to be left off the menu. Tasty? the Spaghetti Bolognese!!!! and the Stuffed calamari! (when they have it on special) and MOST of their pizzas! I am NOT a fan of their calamari, but I am a Calamari snob. The staff for the most part are attentive and very good at their job. There are some who do need some fine tuning on their customer service. But over all, this place is worth a visit.

Have been coming here for years and haven't been disappointed in any of my visits. Friendly staff…read moreand great food!

Great location, Essendon Fields has been needing something like this in a long time. Staff are…read morefantastic, atmosphere is great and food is AMAZING!! Highly recommend coming here, you will not regret it !

Not a great place to eat, food was over priced for what you get the staff were horrible. I was part…read moreof a big group and we called ahead and asked for our tables to be close each other on the night and we were told yes, the restaurant can do that. When we arrived our tables were on opposite ends of the restaurant and we were told by staff on the night that it was just too hard to configure two tables next to each other of 10 people each, what the? Here is the icing on the cake, one of our tables of 10 had a table of 12 empty in front of them for the whole night! No one came and sat at that table! We were all shocked! I'm very disappointed in the way the restaurant was not accommodating to our 2 groups. I will NEVER go to eat at Mr McCracken again and will let all my friends and family know about this horrible unaccommodating restaurant. Customer service score is zero!

One word for this place- ahhhmazing! prosciutto entree,…read morefreshly cut for your delight right before your eyes with their meat cutter. The steak is as delicious as expected. Not cheap but good for an indulgent treat.

If you're a steak lover, this is the place to be. I've…read morerecommended many friends to Esca, all would agree best place for steak. Ps if you order the house chips as a side for your steak, let it cool down. I'm talking a good 5 minutes, it is hot. Many mouths have been warned and ignored, you won't find fresh chips like this. They taste amazing servied with cloves of freshly baked cloves of garlic.

We were tired after traveling all day so having an open restaurant was helpful…read more Although the motel around it is rather dated the restaurant has nice windows and light during the day. We agreed a chicken parmigiana and it was very solid. Missy impressive were the chips (French fries) that were very hot and crispy even though we were the last folks seated.

Excellent, a big surprise. I had a Starter of Peking Duck Wellington , Main Reef & Beef, the…read morequality was well beyond the normal pub style fare. Great wine selection. The lighting was a bit bright that's the ONLY possible criticism. Well done complements to the chief.

I expected mediocrity at high prices and I was still disappointed. Prosciutto, calamari and…read morefocaccia were quite nice, however the anchovies had 6 small fillets, no different to store bought anchovies, while the olives had an unprocessed and still bitter olive within. Pizza Diavola was nice, but the Pizza Rustica was bland and heavy, and the veal scallopine had split by the time it had arrived to the table.

They could serve me a plate of plain pizza dough here and I'd be in heaven!…read more We booked for 6:30 on a Tuesday night and to my surprise it was actually quite busy. We were tucked away in a windowed corner, worrying me that we would never been seen by staff. I clearly had nothing to worry about - everyone was attentive, fast and funnily enough, Italian! It took us about 2 seconds to choose our meals. I'm used to going to 90 secondi which has an identical menu. Margherita and gnocchi with 2 glasses of Sangiovese rosé. It couldn't of been more than 10 minutes before everyone was on the table in front of us! Absolutely delicious and the perfect share meal. Once we'd scoffed down the food we opted for the Nutella calzone. GET IT! Don't worry about the rest of the menu. Just get the calzone! It was almost more satisfying than the meal itself! So much chocolate, so so much chocolate and delicious pizza dough and perfect ice cream. It's very big though and can easily be shared with 2-4. It's nice to know there's an authentic pizza place less than 10 minutes from home for something a little different to the takeaway joint around the corner. It's made the regular list.