The food was delicious! the service was fast and the coffee was amazing. friendly staff. In overall…read moreI had a good experience 100% recommended :)

Fresh Coffee - yes, but not something to write home about. A nice place and would say is average at…read morebest. Fresh muffins and some sandwiches available. Like bartenders adding personality to a bar, the barista adds spirit to the cafe!

This cafe is off the beaten path, blinked and you will easily miss it…read more Located in a hidden alleyway of Raffa Pl, precisely next to a gas station. From the outside, this looks like one of the crappiest Cafe I've ever been to in the city, but once inside, the atmosphere transforms into something different... The space actually feels like I'm walking into someone else's backyard! High glass ceiling, wooden furnitures, industrial vibes adorned with lush greeneries hanging throughout the restaurant - what a relaxing ambiance and the kind of place that invites you to hang a little bit longer. Originally, I came to try their famous salmon garden entree, but unfortunately they no longer have that on their menu *Sad*... So I settled for their breakfast pasta and happy to say, it doesn't disappoint in any way. The pasta comes in a pretty ceramic bowl, the presentation was fancy to the eyes, consisting of bacon, three kinds of cheese and poached egg. The dish was seriously creamy without giving you that nauseating feeling, absolutely yum! For my drink, I had the hot chocolate and it was a disappointment, slightly bitter, grainy and watered down, should have stick with the coffee, next time. The pricing was quite affordable per my Melbourne cafe standard. The service was quick and efficient, although I feel they kinda rushed you to order. But that aside, what a delicious find!!

Walking behind the Shell service station down a dodgy Carlton alley doesn't seem like a good time,…read morebut Vertue makes the trip worthwhile. Spinning the alley corner you are immediately greeted with giant open doors and polished floorboards, leading to an impressive counter layered with fresh coffee blends, beans barreled up and ready to be ground, and some great looking snacks to go with your caffine. This is definitely a place for coffee lovers, with various batches of beans available for purchase to take home and brew yourself. They also have a lovely seating area with a menu available for eats, but I was only stopping for coffee. And what a coffee it was! Beautifully roasted with a maple finish that made me feel like I was drinking a coffee flavoured pancake. I have no idea what magical method they use on their soy, but it was light, fluffy and sweet. So go down that dark alley and find one of Carlton's finest establishments.

Lovely cafe with a great vibe and the Coffee was what I expected... Awesome! There is a certain…read morelook and feel that melbourne's best cafés have mastered, they are trendy and a bit artsy, which is usually a sign to me that I can expect great coffee. This place did not disappoint. I was lucky enough to be having brunch with a friend who loves food, taking pictures of it and sharing everything he gets. He was also really hungry and ordered two different items off the menu. Thus we had a feast of El Gringo, muesli, and I ordered the French toast with bacon, bananas and ricotta. The El Gringo was ridiculously good! All the different flavors on the plate combined to create one amazing dish and two happy tummies! I'm not a muesli connoisseur so I don't have much to say, but it was very fresh, light and pleasing. The French toast is the bomb-dot-com! You have to try it! You have to make sure to get a small pice of everything in one bite. It is heaven in your mouth! I will definitely return to this place and will bring all of my overseas visitors AND tell all my friends about it. I liked it that much. Last but not least, I spoke to my friend today an he said he's been having dreams about the French toast we had! Haha he wants to go again before he flys home to LA.

I have been a long time customer of Atomica, as I firmly believe they make a ridiculously awesome…read morecoffee. I used to trek a fair distance to get to Atomica, and was very excited when I moved near by - my hungover walks to get my strong latte's were a lot shorter! But if you go to a café for a friendly barista and some great service, Atomica may not be the place for you. The high turnover of staff means you rarely see a familiar and friendly face, and to be honest, sometimes they'd prefer to chat to each other than actually serve you. But despite all this, they make one helluva coffee and have a pretty sensational menu too.

New Cafe on the Chapel Street strip. The service was a standout and attentive. The cafe has a…read morelarge area at the back and would suit large groups and families. The menu offered nothing different from any other run of the mill cafe. The food was okay, nothing stood out as particularly well executed. Overall an average cafe with average food.

very so so kinda cafe... seeing the cafe owner pace up and down wondering why it's so quite…read morecompared to others... to mgt um it's you mate.. perception that something NQR. :) Waitress Chick with the scarfe on hand did not know what was most popular. So I just went for fit feel... ordered green bowl and chillie scrambled eggs... green bowl is what it is. Combo was a bit weird though and is served with vinegar? Nothing complex. Or memorable. Chillie scrambles eggs was served with a 2inch slice of bread??!?! Wooah and butter was scarce. Anyways small things if fixed can turn this hip local cafe into something better. Staff are very friendly and helpful which is a plus

This was my first breakfast after I landed in Melbourne and couldn't have been a more incredible…read morefoodie experience after a 22 hour flight. I can't say enough about this food. My daughter had been telling me about the steak and eggs since she landed a month ago and promised me she would take me as soon as I arrived. It's all I could think about to get me through the terrible airplane food. Worth every uncomfortable minute of poor sleep and food deprivation. The flavors are impossible to describe in these dishes but are absolute perfection. She got the eggs Benedict which is placed on a base of yuzu instead of the traditional muffin. We scraped the sauce up using the lotus root and lettuce until nothing was left. The steak was tender and flavorful with a mushroom gravy that wasn't too heavy but perfect for dipping the fries and eggs into. It's all I think about now, day in and day out until I can go back and eat it again. It haunts my every waking minute. I don't know what I'll do when I have to fly home and can't get it back in the states. If you find yourself anywhere near Melbourne...or Australia...make the trek to Humble Rays in Carlton. It's worth it. Everything on the menu looked amazing. The banana matcha cloud and Orange espresso are both unique and unexpected plays on the traditional drinks that will change your mind about all sorts of flavors. The service and ambience also win! We were lucky and got there right before the line stacked up down the block. It is recommended you make a reservation even for brunch. That line was looooong. But worth it!

SOOOOOOO GOOD!! One of my favorite breakfasts in Australia and maybe anywhere! I got the Belly…read moreDancer plate which is the oddest and best combo of sweet and savory. It has a stack of pancakes with Nutella, banana, and pork belly bacon in between each cake. It's topped with a fried egg and has syrup and Parmesan cheese on the side. Such a weird idea but I really loved it! I'm a huge sweet and savory combo fan so bear in mind if you don't like sweet and salty together this isn't the dish for you. The Thai iced tea was also FABULOUS. Great service and free wifi. Absolutely a top notch spot.

Very close to Chadstone Shopping Centre yet miles away from anything that shopping centre's cafe's…read more(I'm sorry to say this but I have tried a lot of them) has to offer, grab your friends, make any excuses to get them here and they will thank you for it. They have an all day breakfast and a big lunch menu, amazing customer service, wide space inside and at the backyard.We have no other reason but to love and appreciate what this guys are doing.

Hidden away next to the rail line in suburban Ashburton, the resident has established itself as the…read morehip local brunch location. Equipped with a large outdoor area it suits the mild Melbourne spring days. The breakfast menu seems substantial enough with highlights of cured New Zealand salmon with rosti and eggs. The truffled mushroom with fried eggs looks a little slapdash. Service here is a bit haphazard and large wait times between being coffee and food is unacceptable. On the day we went they even managed to run out of fresh juice although I am not sure how that is possible. What could have been a great experience was a bit of a let down.

Solid brunch place with some inventive breakfast items on a cool street. Ordered the babaganoush…read morebreakfast plate with two poached eggs on top of toast with grilled halloumi and a smear of babganoush on the bottom of the plate. It was tasty but the threw all of the items on the two pieces of toast piled on top of one another - like they were in too big a rush to notice or care and I had to reconstruct it myself. Would have liked a bit more of the eggplant spread given that it was featured in the menu listing up front and not barely enough to call it a condiment. Coffee looked pretty but was just okay. Nice place overall.

Great little place. Long line moves fast. Delicious inventive babaganoush poached egg brekkie…read more Also very generous portion of side smoked salmon. Great service and lively atmosphere. Definitely a worthwhile experience.

This place really does feel like an institution, and one of the great things about it is that it…read morehappens to be in an alley off of the main road. There was a time when such a place would never been found, but this is not such a time. It was certainly busy when I came here, and the service was pretty good, but then that is because it is an institution. I thought it was pretty good.

The whole Melbourne coffee/brekkie culture can seem a bit much, but I gotta say…read more.... Wow wow wow the hype is real, the peshawar naan, the coffee, the service,,the warehouse vibes, the whole package was an absolute pleasure. World class St. Ali, I cannot wait to come back tomorrow.