Tucked into the collection of shops and cafes that seem to make up the Anglesea shopping district,…read moreoffshore cafe keeps true to its name by being quiet and harder to find than the others. The foods are good - small selection of pre-mades, menu of wraps, hot foods and soups - and of course the coffee. Prices are on the higher end of affordable, seating is limited so many come for takeaways.

This coffee shop has recently expanded into the premises next door, a good move as during the…read moresummer months and on weekends it is a popular spot for those visiting Anglesea. Anglesea shopping centre does offer a number of eating options however Offshore has always been my no. 1 spot to go for. The breakfast menu offers the usual, however the added plus is that the eggs are 'free range' from the proprietress' own hens. Today I opted for the homemade muesli with yogurt and berries, always a favourite. The coffee, large, is always a 8-10/10. Offshore has recently expanded into providing take away meals that are individually and freshly prepared as well as a home catering service. With the competition being fierce, the service and friendliness make for a place to go back to.

I'd say this guy is an old school raver!!! Literally!! based on his playlist... as I sit here…read morecontemplating .... "What do I do on an 8 degree celcius early morning at a seaside town like Angelasea? Grab a piping hot steak n onion pie from the bakery.. down it in 45 second flat and go grab a fantastic strong latte from a cool coffee joint like "Laneway 73" and read the happenings from a real newspaper??" I feel myself unconsciously bopping to break beats that turn into something you'd expect on a vinyl B side!! Haha ... oh hang on is he on a come down??? wooooah.. pretty friendly chilled out

Walking into Laneway 73 you can easily forget that you are in Anglesea and think that you are in…read morethe middle of Melbourne CBD. Great coffee, tick. Freshly squeezed juice, tick. Laneway tight cafe with courtyard and street seatings, tick. By night, Laneway 73 shuts its doors and patrons are welcomed next door at Bistro 73 which is equally as charming as it's alter ego. We dined in and served by a welcoming staff, friendly owner checks in on us and you can tell that they love food here. Dishes are simple and done well. I had snapper in broth which was beautifully cooked. Claypot Garlic Prawn was perhaps a tad too simple, I would have liked it in a heartier base other than similar broth to my snapper. Winner here is definitely the pizzas. Good selection albeit on the small servings. A lovely change if you are sick of deep fried takeaways :)

I stopped in with a friend for what I thought would be a quick meal before heading to the beach at…read moreAireys Inlet for the afternoon. PLOT TWIST: I was there for over an hour. From the outset, our plan was to eat something from the counter display/fridge to reduce waiting time as much as possible, so we opted for a vegetable frittata, which - unbeknownst to me - takes about 40 minutes to heat up and serve with some pre-prepared side-salad.   When the waitress FINALLY came around with our food she began to profusely apologise before we could even say thank you, and so we figured that she may have forgotten our order temporarily, hence the extended wait time. I figured I would let it slide, given we were hungry and our warm food had arrived at least. My friend then cuts into her slice of the frittata and finds 3-4 cm of what I would eventually discover to be a 5-6 cm long hair poking out. NOT GOOD. VERY BAD.   I asked to speak to 'Mr. T' (if that was his REAL name), and I explained to him that there was a black hair sticking out of the half-eaten frittata slice. First he said that he had cooked the frittata himself, before denying that there was a hair in my friend's slice at all, so I pointed it out to him. He then STUCK HIS FINGERS into the frittata, pulled the single strand of HUMAN hair out, threw it on the floor, and said "Oh, that's just a fibre." REALLY. Last time I checked, fibres of ANY sort weren't widely accepted as common ingredients for a frittata, let alone hair. I said "No. It was CLEARLY hair." He then tried convince me that there was nothing in the frittata at all, to which I promptly replied "..because you just pulled it out and got rid of it." *sigh*   As you can imagine, my frustration grew at this point, so I began to mention the unreasonable wait time, and how our waitress was all of a sudden apologetic when serving our food, and by this point a few people eating at the front of the cafe had noticed the mildly heated discussion we were having. He then quickly cut me off, offered us our money back to which I diplomatically suggested a refund of the 'hair' meal only; $16.50. We left quickly, and we won't be back.   These days there's a good sized 'slice' of the internet that consists of 'review' sites, and much like the hair found in the slice of frittata at 'Mr. T and Me', I'm sure this review will be found in many of the review sites out there.

Cute little place with good coffee. Although I didn't eat here the food looked very good. They also…read morehave a nice patio in the back where you can get some sun while eating

Corner store style food in a nice, secluded location. The fish and chips is alright, and comes with…read morehome made tartare. Could do with a bit more fish. So are the rolls - in fact, most about the place is a gentle average. Good for a lazy weekend as are most corner stores.

Very good tasty food. Portions are a bit small but that's just fine. Staff is very friendly, we…read morecould stay there for a few hours to wait for the bus.

If you want to taste one of the best pies in Victoria, this is the place. For just a little over…read more$1, you get one party pie. They put a decent amount of meat in them and the pastry is delicious and crusty! The lady who served me was extremely helpful and clearly had heaps of experience in serving customers. Their cakes also looked delicious. 10/10

Good food at nominal prices. They have panini a, pies, coffee, mini pizzas and baked sweet goodies…read more The bakery is small but there is an outside bench area to sit and eat. Service is curt but fast.

Busy, friendly cafe. Ordered a flat white that was served up as a latte in a mug (waaaay too much…read morefroth). But, the food was tasty & a great selection on offer. Nice little stop on the tourist drive. Locally made breads served here are damn tasty.

As a visiting 'local' of 30 years, I've watched owners of the old 'Maid Marion's' (now the Maid's…read morePantry) come and go. Today I watched the equivalent of those behind the counter pulling the wings off butterflies! A young woman politely returned her coffee because there was something amiss and the reaction from staff was aggressive and rude. Given that she hadn't drunk the coffee, given that it was probably only about $4.00 - why not just replace it without the vitriol? My guess is that she's not going to return and neither am I.