Friendly owner, great chicken and yummy beetroot salad. Live this place. Tables out front or…read moreinside. Healthy options.

Awesome fresh seafood! Everything we tried was great. I highly recommend this place. I looked at…read moreother reviews to see how anyone could give this a bad review and noticed even the three star one was a good review, not sure why they gave it three stars. If I had any criticism at all it would be some of the dishes could use a tad more seasoning but honestly it was terrific one of the best food choices we made on the trip.

My seafood skewer was amazing! Two prawns, one scallop, one mussel, and 3 large pieces of fish…read more Grilled to perfection. I should've ordered two.

Nice local roast chicken shop, with all the trimmings and sides…read more Their chickens are from Lillydale which is great knowing the chickens have had a nice life roaming freely around the paddocks. The chickens are not charcoal roasted but strangely have a delish almost smoky flavour to them. The wing tips are particularly good like this, crispy and well seasoned. So is the parsons nose which lets face it, I am proud to admit I love that bit of the chicken! Not as flashy as a certain charcoal roast chicken place a few doors up the road but their prices certainly reflect that. Still a bit steep but it is Elwood after all. I've never had to wait long here. On the other hand the other place up the road I waited for what was an eternity when it was only myself and another person waiting for our order.

It's a darn good burger…read more.. Finally got around to giving this one a go.. maybe my expectations were set high... have been looking fwd to Royales for awhile now. Planets got aligned today and reserved some space in the tum tum from lunch in Brighton... Royales is behind the Pantry and works well for the clientele that it attracts! Onto the burger... without taking it apart my first bite was as if it was the most beautiful thing in the world!! I devoured it. it was only until I was half way through that I remembered to take note of what was inside... nothing pretentious.. just a whole hearty "proper" burger with lettuce .. I noticed my grip as well.. substantial yet not fist size like fatbob's! "Milk" bun was nice. Not too heavy and complemented the fillings well. the patty although not as good as Laurie Dee's or Chew's, was significant and meaty enough for a thumbs up. like other reputable burgers the patty has granular bits of meat with some burnt bits. All in all ... awesome. WIR? most definitely! Is it the best?? hmm this I will leave to ur own judgement. We all have our favourites ... happy yelping y'all!!

I was a little surprised to see the lukewarm to bad review on this place since every time I go by…read moreRoyale Brothers it is packed. I stopped in and ordered a spicy royale which has, in additional to cheese, regular veggies, and a royale sauce an additional jalapeno sauce. The burger was very good. Cooked well with a delightfully fluffy bun that never got soggy. It wasn't that spicy, but I did like the little bit of kick the spicy sauce gave. Their fries are also surprisingly good. In my experience, there are two kinds of fries or chips served in Melbourne/Victoria/Australia. One is what we in the US of A would call "steak fries." Basically thick cut potatoes that are, typically, under-cooked and soggy. They require huge amounts of Ketchup/mayo/HP Sauce to be edible and, really, why not just eat a baked potato? Many pubs, unfortunately, have these kinds of chips/fries. On the other side are Belgian style fries or classic french fries that are thinly cut and, at their best, double fried (in duck fat preferably) to cook the inside and then crisp the outside without over or under doing either part. Royale brothers had an intermediate fry/chip that was both on the large end (but not huge) and very crispy and well cooked. They were also seasoned well with a choice of a variety of dipping sauces. There is no indoor seating so you are eating outside or taking it home. For my purposes that is usually fine as Royale Brothers is located at an attractive end of Church street and it is nice to sit outside when it is not raining. Verdict: nothing to complain about and I will be returning. The only reason I didn't give it 4 stars is that the burger, while the best I have had here, did not blow me away. I will be going back and sampling some of their other options in the future, though and that may increase my score.

My two favorite pizzas here are the sunflower and Mexican both super delicious they definitely know…read morehow to make a good pizza!

Ordered pizza for delivery for the first time. Lovely thin crust finally a pizza my kids enjoyed.read more

Situated in a nondescript strip on shops on Hawthorn Road, you could easily miss Kokido. At first…read moreglance it looks like a sophisticated "roast chicken shop", but go inside and its anything but. Its a roast chicken shop that's gone a little Israeli, a little glitzy, a little gluten free & its all darned good. I'm always on the lookout for new places to eat in the area, not disappointed and look at Urbanspoon for the glowing comments. Wonderful warm service, so much so I was remembered on my second journey back AND that I had written a glowing comment in Urbanspoon, gods knows how they knew it was me as I don't have my pic as an avatar! Do they read minds? I adore the tofu yin sliders (come in pairs of two which is sorta strange or a sub), toasted crispy tofu (panko? not sure) with amazingly tasty asian slaw, not that gloopy mayonnaisy mess ($9.90). The fries were thick and tasty. Juice (pineapple, lemon and mint) divine combination and so refreshing and a chocky donut to die for, not sure where they get them but they are not Dunkin Donuts. A little pricey for a donut $3.70 They have a fabulous array of foods, eat in or takeaway. Must do. Must eat. At Kokido.

Peck is this surprisingly good little take away joint inside the Dendy Brighton shopping centre on…read moreChurch St. I was looking for a quick coffee and sandwich where I was getting frustrated by the limited options on the street and was huffing and puffing on my walk back through to my car when I found this little shop hidden to the side of the Coles supermarket. They had a fresh spread of some really good salads and a few sandwiches lined up where the girl working was nice and friendly. It was actually a huge relief and I was just shocked that they had these amazing little take away salads and were mostly hidden with their sign being extremely small. With such little options on Church St for a good take away coffee and lunch, I'd definitely recommend going to Peck to pick up a little lunch.

5 out of 5. This place totally deserves it…read more We had come in for lunch after looking on yelp for some Thai and we were not disappointed. After walking into a nicely furnished and modern looking restaurants we had a look at the menu and settled on chicken panang curry, beef flat noodle stir fry with a side of rice and roti. Once the coke out we realised we had not been skimped on the portion department they were HUGE! The panang curry is probably one of the best that I have tried and the noodles were the perfect ratio of noodle to sauce that they weren't to dry, nor drenched in sauce. One suggestion I do make if your going to order an curry, order two sides of rice since there is that much rice! Wish this place was in Sydney! It would be my favourite!

Awesome Thai food. love their slow cooked duck, simply amazing!…read moreTheir Pad whatever is also taste great, we forgot to take the photos and just can't stop eating when we start!

Okay, while this is a fish and chip shop, it is also located in Brighton so don't expect it to be…read moreyour average street corner suburban fish and chip shop. No, Captain and Co is a fish and chip shop with class, which isn't a bad thing, especially when it comes to fish and chips. Unfortunately I was in a bit of a rush so I couldn't hang around for too long, so instead of going for something big I simply grabbed what I normally grab in a fish and chip shop - minimum chips. What I can say is that the serving was smaller than most, which isn't a bad thing because some of those servings can be so large that I can't finish them, oh and they were pretty good as well. Oh, the also have their fish laid out under the counter, which once again isn't like your standard shop, but rather like a shop in a fish market. Certainly a place to check out if you are in the area.