Had take away twice here and totally impressed with the portions and quality of the pho and wonton…read moresoup. Friendly service and very prompt delivery. No complaints so far.

An awesome little place in an awesome little neighborhood…read more St. Moritz is an inviting little restaurant with a distinct European flare. It has an open airy atmosphere, fun lighting and a fantastic all night happy hour on Mondays. For a couple of yanks not used to $12 dollar beers this was a welcome development. And the Monday $1 oysters didn't hurt either! We started the meal with the truffled polenta chips and truffled mushroom arancini. Pretty much anything with the word truffled will instantly be ordered when I look at a menu. Both of these were crispy and delicious with excellent aioli dipping sauces lacing the plates. Being a couple of Americans we could not resist the Kangaroo carpaccio. It was good as a novelty but did not blow me away. The scallops and oysters were also very good. Hands down the best item we ordered, however, was the Lamb mint pea risotto. This was a masterful risotto prepared to perfection. A symphony of subtle flavors topped with perfectly medium rare pieces of succulent lamb. This dish could not have been better!

Loved this place! Went here for breakfast/brunch and the food was delicious. The restaurant was…read morefestive and is found on a street full of shops and other food shops. Had the smoked fruit salad which was fresh and delicious and beautifully put together. Also tasted the pancakes which were also really good. If we are back in Melbourne we will definitely be back here.

Holy smokes The…read moremanager of the Ovolo South Yarra hotel sent us here Earl grey excellent, I'm a bit of a snob about my tea and this please knocks it out of the park. Super flat white Prompt service and outstanding food My husband ordered the pork belly and I ordered the eggs Benedict. Love the have GF options and the GF toast excellent We are here for class reunion and I can see us coming back to this place several times before we go home.

Came here with my family, 4 of us in total on a weekend for brunch and was able to be seated very…read morequickly. Everything was fantastic, staff was very pleasant and food was amazing!!! Description from restaurant: Two Birds One Stone is one of the best canteen cafes in South Yarra, VIC. It's where you can have a delicious vegan breakfast with your favorite items. Whether you want to just have a cup of coffee or enjoy a delicious brunch, this French café has everything you would need to enjoy your café time. Moi: Everything they said is accurate! I had the ricotta pancakes and it was soft, flavorful with fresh fruit. Also had the braised pork belly, bacon and a poached egg. The pork belly had the perfect mixture of crispy and fatty bits, delish!!! Definitely worth a try! -ODL Follow my IG: @AOEAT

I never would have found this place had it not been for a friend who lives nearby suggesting it for…read morea quick catch up lunch. This is the Indonesian food of my dreams. A counter filled with a myriad of options that you can mix and match with a mountain of rice depending on the size of your appetite. This style of eating is common in Indonesia and while the bain-marie style might at first be off-putting, it really shouldn't deter you as the food is made fresh and turned over in such quick succession that you can be assured that it's not sat there for days on end. If you're in the mood for more veggies one day, or more meat the next you simply point and say "a little" or "a lot" as the kind staff pile everything on to your plate. Try and arrive early to order a tea and take a seat otherwise you will be fighting the office crowds of nearby buildings (the Indonesian consulate is next door and they all know where the good stuff is at!)

Hidden away you would never know this place exists. The sign on the sidewalk gives no indication,…read moreto my inexperience with Indonesian culture, that this is a gourmet Indonesian cafe. The food is prepared with quality ingredients and never disappoints. I work next door so this is a regular haunt and I hope more people come and support businesses who serve good food and smiles. Better than most Indonesian places I have had in Oz. Try the beef rendang and curry vegetables. I recommend this place for lunch dine in or takeaway each $10 or less.

Brunch is always better with a side of banter, and you can be guaranteed plenty when you visit Miss…read moreJackson. Steve and Matt (the faces you will see on most visits) are hilarious and encapsulate good service - they're friendly, accommodating, and take an interest in their regular customers. This alone is worth visiting Miss Jackson for, but throw in their great menu and you'd be crazy not to put this place on your list of regular brunch haunts. Breakfast covers a lot of the usual suspects - but the winner is the corn cakes with bacon, avo and chilli jam, accompanied by a strong Allpress coffee to wash it down. The corned beef sandwich with pickles makes for a sturdy lunch and the home made slices and muffins are a great afternoon pick me up. A rotating specials menu offers seasonal variety - recently; a panfried garfish with a panzanella salad got two out of two thumbs up. Sit outside if you fancy some sun, at the large communal tables if you want to read the papers, or in the back room if you're after discretion. Either way, you won't be sorry.

Being lactose intolerant and hating Soy milk is a bit of a pain but Bon Soy teamed with delicious…read morecoffee makes Miss Jackson a delicious go-to breakfast place! We ordered 4 meals and 6 coffees =$95. 2 Spanish eggs which had changed from the last time we came here, a serving of the pot set avocado and goat chèvre, pumpkin bread with cured salmon, and I had the lamb and quinoa salad + extra poached egg (the egg makes the meal a breakfast right?) which was a bit skimp with the lamb but still tasty. Definitely one of my fave places for a fab coffee in St Kilda!

Very friendly experience today. Good coffee and had a nice pomegranate salad. Great place for…read morewinter sunshine.

Fitzrovia is an all-day cafe-restaurant from chef Paul Jewson and his partner Marco Pugnaloni, a…read morewelcome new addition to the hit-and-miss strip that is Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. Their most recent collaboration was Outpost Cafe in South Yarra (reviewed here). The restaurant has installed itself in the neighbourhood of Golden Fields and Baker D. Chirico. Just having these couple of places open up along Fitzroy Street shows that the area is turning itself around from being a grungy backpacker hangout / tourist hotspot to an exciting home of new and upcoming restaurants. It is amazing what the team has been able to do with the space they have. As you enter and make you way through it seems like you arrive in the front garden, walk up the stairs to the balcony or front porch, move into the elevated dining room and from there you have a clear view of the very open kitchen. And by open I mean you could accidentally wander in, no fault of your own and start cooking yourself. I don't suggest doing this as they have everything pretty much down-pat as it is. The front room of Fitzrovia has all kinds of sweets, pastries and pretty much anything you need to accompany the coffee that is a prerequisite when visiting. On both occasions we visited there was a small throng of people gathered just inside the doorway, which you could initially interpret as a waiting line - but as this is still relatively secret spot you can usually find yourself seated in a jiffy. Fitzrovia's coffee offerings are single estate coffees handcrafted by those blokes down at St ALi in South Melbourne. Head barista Cian Evans is a master of the craft and every coffee that we and our friends have ordered has been consistent in its top quality. If you fancy yourself the home barista they have retail packs to takeaway as well. On our first visit we got there during the brunch/lunch crossover. I have slowly whittled down WordMonkey's aversion to pork by getting her to only try the best and tastiest morsels of pig flesh. And when she opts for the pulled-pork sandwich over any number of eggy choices, you know you have not just won the battle but also won the war. And to make matters worse, when discussing what is the best pork sandwich in Melbourne, she has no second place. So that first visit was simply a pigfest. The flavours were all on-song, the pork juicy and flavoursome, the tangy salad exhibiting just the right balance of Asian herbs and apple-fennel crunch. We returned last week as a precursor to one of the biggest race meets on Melbourne's calendar - the Cox Plate - in conjunction with WordMonkey's birthday celebrations. Her and our Bondi buddy got the fizz flowing and it was up to me to ensure the quality of the coffee was still up to scratch - which it was. Showing up much earlier than our previous visit we had less of a selection but this was a blessing in disguise and we were able to hit a few more dishes rather than reverting to the old pork favourite. WordMonkey decided on asparagus, poached eggs, Daylesford dry-cured bacon crumble and creamy goat's cheese, with a punchy fennel salad. While visiting friend had house-smoked Tasmanian ocean trout and toasted quinoa with poached eggs and salad. Rave reviews on all fronts - the only complaint being that the portions were a little small for the price and that we had to order toast to bulk up the brunch. It would have been nice to get toast included. In the end, the toast we did order didn't turn up until right at the end of the meal. But no dramas, removed from the bill, life goes on. I opted for the Istra Daylesford dry-cured bacon, smoked mozzarella and pear relish toasted doorstop sandwich. If anything in that last sentence is not deemed heaven on a plate then I don't want to know you. It is the equivalent pork belly sandwich served at St ALi - same dreamy bread and all. But the bomb was the addition of that gorgeous chewy cheese and the added element of the pear relish. Fitzrovia is a special little place in a part of the city most people only head to if the weather entices them. The hook that will have people returning to this neck of the woods is that Fitzrovia is also open for dinner. In addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner being catered for, the team has acknowledged that with spring here and summer around the corner you may not want to be cooped up inside. So taking advantage of the proximity of both St Kilda beach and Albert Park on their doorstep they are offering 'the ultimate picnic lunch...made fresh on the day using the finest in Victorian produce'. They will even arrange chilled wine or champagne to be waiting for you to pick up at Prince Wine Cellars just down the road.

Nice cheeseboard with wine pairing. Not sure it deserves an entire chain of restaurants for the…read moreconcept. I've had similar boards as one of a number of appetizer or dessert offerings at other restaurants. The cheeses were quite good and the wines and champagnes were fine. The pours felt stingy since we ordered the "large" pours. Points off for not having some labeling system to know which wines and cheeses you are eating.

Absolutely loved this place. I was looking for a little bite of cheese and some wine and this spot…read morecompletely answered my prayers. They've fantastic flight options: wine, champagne, beer, cider, whiskey, gin and even sake! And it all comes professionally paired with perfect portions of cheese. Our waiter expert explained what each wine and cheese was, where it was from and exceptional notes. I'd highly recommend stopping by if you fancy yourself a cheese lover. You can also order a la cart if flights aren't in your cards.

Amazing Family Resturant Great variety of food & drink…read more Pizzas are awesome Service is excellent & good aircon

It's two months after we visited and I'm still thinking about that garlic and cheese pizza!…read moreEverything we ordered was delicious, but that friggin pizza was sooooo good. We were only in town for two days, so I only have that one night to remember it by. Sigh.... P.S. Staff was very warm, helpful, and efficient.

We loved trying this place while on holiday here. Neighborhood regulars brought us so service was…read morephenomenal. We had quite a selection of menu items because we were a party of 9 with a vegetarian & pescatarian we needed to please a lot of different appetites. Absolutely everything was delicious. My favorites were the eggplant with pork & the scallop shrimp dumpling. The wines are excellent. Everyone in our party was happy from the 7 year old to the 60 something!

Eh. The food is…read morepretty authentic and good, but the prices are High for the portions you get. However, perhaps it's bc I get to eat a bunch of asian food when I'm at home and just went to China, the food doesn't stand up too well comparatively. If it were less expensive, probably a 4 stars. It's also very hot inside.