Picture this, Newport 2012... the best beer hall within city limits?!? Yeah, I was sceptical at…read morefirst, being invited by a friend to sample this untested find. However I was wrong in my miscast aspersions. Sorry friend. This place is a secret that needs to be let out! The Junction Hotel Newport has been reimaged in a major way. The venue now sports a micro beer hall and a separate wine room, both featuring gourmet grazing plates that will leave your taste buds satisfied and wallet full :-). As for the beer hall, there is a lot to distinguish this place from other venues that wear the "indie" beer badge of honour. I like the beer tasting paddle for example. Choose any four beers to sample and have them placed on a wooden paddle for your drinking convenience. $12 is all this will set you back. There is much boutique beer choice here too, from Beechworth to the Mornington Peninsula and far abroad. After food? Well, it is delish Trish! While the mains look great, I tried ordering my way through the smaller dishes, tapas style. Every morsel made for great conversation and admiration. Try the hand cut chips served out of a paper bag, or the grilled Kransky with pickled red cabagge, Polish style. Ribs, deep fried chickpeas etc, etc. Serving sizes are ample. The crowd (until word gets out ;-) ) is the local friendly crew. But be warned, every table was full. Worth a visit and, if your not local, a premeditated excursion! I will be back, the adjacent wine room is next on the list.

The west has a new home of great beer, wine & service. Great beers ( tap = 2 Birds, Bridge Rd,…read moreBoatrocker. Bottle= Trumer Pils, Mt Goat rare breed) The wine bar has a fantastic selection of interesting glasses/bottles. With outstanding service throughout.

Big portion . Tastes great . Maybe can add more spicy flavor . But overall it's great Thai foodread more

Lo e sitting out back on the floor is an awesome experience love the food and the price is good can…read morenot wait to go again

This pub turned out to be pretty cool, even though it is somewhat out of the way. Then again I do…read morelike some of these out of the way pubs, and this particular place was certainly no exception. The service was pretty good, as was the atmosphere, and they also had some nice beers on tap as well. Sure, it may not have been one of the busiest times have I have visited the place, but the atmosphere was still pretty cool.

Growing up in the area the "spotty" was a rite of passage for every 18 & 21 year old male. Yep,…read morethat's right, ladies with no clothes. And might I add, not the top end. Infact, far, far from it. Having newly renovated, just enough to give a new feel, yet kept honest to its origin. The meals are honest, and nothing fancy, but by god they are HUGE. I recommend going on a Sunday for a $10 roasted. A plate heaped high of the weeks roasted meat with a health helping of vegetables.

First went there for breakfast and loved it. Coffee was the best I had found in the area and food…read morewas great. They have a good selection of gourmet take home supplies cheeses, relish's, bread, milk, eggs etc. which is handy. They also do a large range of cooking classes which are on their website. I've signed up for one of these so will review it when I've done it.

From the owner: Heart of Hall is Melbourne's newest and best cooking school offering a diverse range of…read moreprofessional cooking classes across a range of cuisines and techniques. It's Located in Newport, only 8km from Melbourne's CBD. Courses are taught In a fun and friendly environment, enjoying food, wine and company while learning. Heart Of Hall is also a Cafe and Store, a culinary hub. Look at our website for upcoming classes. Keywords: Cafe, Cooking Classes, Cooking Classes Melbourne, Best Cooking Classes Melbourne, Cooking Lessons, Cooking Lessons Melbourne, Cooking School, Cooking School Melbourne, Best Cooking School Melbourne, Cooking Class, Cooking Courses, Culinary School, Corporate Cooking Classes Melbourne, Beginner Cooking Classes Melbourne

I have to admit it took 5 minutes to actually find Chases Kitchen, it was kinda low key, there was…read moreno logo or anything big but we found it in the end. In the end we found a table and the waiter came straight away, he was very friendly and didn't mind that my mum didn't want dry fruit in her fruit salad. After a small chat the food came in, we were both surprised how quickly it was. I ordered the Boston Burger which was amazing and it came with plenty of chips and it filled me up really easily. The bread is really soft and the chips were very tasty! My mum enjoyed her fruit salad and was very happy with the restaurant (which can be very difficult). All in all I would 100% recommend going to this place, with friendly staff and amazing food what else is there to want?

If you come here hungry, get the Boston Burger! Huge! It actually comes with a pinch of Mexico on…read moreit with it's deliciously hot jalapeno mayo! Hot Stuff! The bread is specially soft and they come with thin crunchy fries. If you don't have much time on lunch break (like myself), called them to order in advance and their friendly staff will prepare a special table for you and everything. Looking for brekkie? They've got 'em all. I usually randomly ask them to prepare me some scrambled eggs on toast with mushrooms, tomato and spinach. The result is better than expected. Try their Benedict eggs as well. All worth it. Lovely and friendly staff! Nice background music!

Sure, this place was nice, but the thing that really put me off was the exceeding strong tea that…read morethey served here. Actually, that tea was honestly pretty bad, and not only that, it was quite pricey as well. Though while this place did look nice, and had a nice, quiet, atmosphere about it, the tea really makes me not want to return.

The Duchess! I have often heard raving reviews of this place but when I went last time, 2 or 3…read moreyears ago I didn't really see the attraction. Perhaps it's the fact that you have to drive to whoop whoop... Perhaps it's the fact that after driving to whoop whoop you still have to wait ages, but the Duchess did not impress me then. Fast forward to today, I had to go to the Scienceworks and it's in Spotswood, so I decided to give The Duchess another go. Now it's obviously a weekday plus it's probably just after lunch hr so it's less busy. They were able to accommodate two prams and was super friendly and efficient about it which is a big tick for me at this point in my life! Food ordering is a bit slow to be honest. We ordered our drinks and waited and waited and no one came to take our order! We finally had to flag someone down and THEN they told us there are specials! Not sure if they just didn't want to overwhelm us and let us settle down but I felt the service need to be a bit more efficient. Anyway so I ordered the special which is the soft shell crab w pork belly on a brioche. It was amazing!! They managed to cut the fattiness of this whole combo with fresh coriander and zesty mayo. I am not a fan of Scienceworks but I will come back for The Duchess!

A Melbourne Classic…read more Do yourself a favour and get one of the amazing burgers with a milkshake at Leroys. And The OMG pancake will actually make you say OMG Great food great service and I will definitely be back

Really love this local gem! Coffee is exceptional and staff are some of the most welcoming I've…read moreseen. If you don't like kids this place isnt for you. Ive never personally experienced 'screaming kids', but then again I've worked at Highpoint. I will definately be making this my go to in Newport!

I can't believe I've had to add this place to Yelp in order to review it. I'm pretty sure it's only…read morebeen here for at least 6 months, maybe a little longer, but it has quickly become my go-to for lazy takeaway night. Pizza is superb, the titular dough being the star of the show: light, tasty. Toppings always fresh. Haven't eaten any of their seafood yet, but their hand cut chips and potato cakes are out of control. The place is tucked away a little off the beaten track, down Blackshaws road surrounded only by a couple of photography studios and a vintage lowrider bike shop. You owe it to yourself to make the journey and give this place a try, and then tell everybody in the area about how great it is. I don't want this place to disappear just because of its funny location... aaaaand GO!

EVERY time I order from dough I am never disappointed. Whether it's delivery or pickup, my order is…read morealways hot and fresh and the food tastes amazing. I always forget to take a picture because I'm too excited to eat my food! The prawn and pesto pizza is to DIE for and calamari is always so fresh. I will never order pizza anywhere else!

Came with the fam with a scoopon deal for breakfast. Cant seem to poach eggs to save thier lives,…read morenice view though.

Wow! What a meal. Pier 35 bar and grill is a gem hidden at Fishermans Bend. Whether it is the eye…read morefillet, the shanks or be fish of the day, you will not be disappointed; and the sizzling king prawns are a three-way sensory treat. This is the third time I have eaten here now in visiting Melbourne. I will be back again. I simply cannot fault the service or the food.