No nonsense Friendly and professional servers,nice view facing the street view. Dropped in the…read morenoontime and breakfast items were still on, my friend ordered a meat plate "Dirty Steaks", mine was a dish with egg and sausages with lamb shoulder meat, all very well prepared and delicious! Highly recommended! Melbourne, Australia.

Stopped in here for a dessert this evening and this dessert was their special dessert partnering…read morewith another restaurant. The description was intriguing so we tried it. Very interesting blends of textures and flavors. Get a chance to try this and I think you will like it.

The Esplanade Hotel was a cute pub and hotel restaurant. Me and family stumbled upon while…read moreexploring St. Kilda and was it a delicious, comfort meal. We were tired and this spot was perfect. The food was fresh and good. It did exactly what it was supposed to. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy, just a solid meal! Service was slow and hard to order through your phone here (maybe it was just our service) but the workers were still very kind, patient and accommodating. Definitely worth checking it out!

Just a local pub inside the hotel. Has a nice selection of food and drinks but service was a bit…read moreslow. Food was pretty good for bar food. Chicken was cooked well and nice and crispy and the fries were great.

The toff in town also known as choo choos is only two flights of stairs in a rickety old building…read more They take reservations or just rock up like my friend and I did on a Friday around 6.30 pm. You enter a tiny looking bar with round tables covered in red and white checkec cloth, loud noise and booth style seating. Like me you may be shocked but there is additional seating around the bar and more seating booths. So what seems like a tiny bar is also a restaurant and a music venue. My friend and I were seated on a tiny round table and given large heavy menus that covered our tables almost entirely. The tables reminded my friend and me of a streetside cafe in Paris or Italy. Too small to contain any food. Maybe just for espresso. All dishes are to share and there are no large mains. Don't go for the upsell of the feed me option because all the food arrived at once within five minutes at room temperature and will not fit on your table and so you will be forced to eat quickly without enjoying your food. We got the following: 1. beef rendang with roti - half a roti with a ramekin containing two meat pieces in thick red curry sauce. Slight spice to it, tender meat and very delicious. My favourite dish of the ones I had 2. Duck pancakes - five tiny pancakes with a cold runny salad with scant pieces of duck. Spicier than the beef and tasty herbal flavours. Quite sticky. 3. Chicken hot pot - didn't know what to do with this. Its like a poh. So you get some vermicelli noodles covered in sprouts and a ramekin full of red liquid. Unlike us, don't drink the liquid first. Rather pour it onto the sprouts and noodles. Someone should have told us this as we had vermicelli leftover and it tastes awful on its own. 4. Rendang with rice - large potato pieces with barely any meat. overly sweet. Interesting menu. Fast service. But could do with staggered service.

- spacious - decent drinks…read more- good music second best in Curtin house - drinks were alright

Fantastic fresh-as-can-be dim sum, made after you order and ready in minutes!…read moreI'll be back next time I shop to try the takeaway for home.

I might get booted out of Melbourne for saying this, but the smell of the South Melbourne Market…read moreDim Sims makes me gag. I know they're famous...but every time I walk past, I mutter expletives about having to walk through the hoards of people eating those stinking fried fart-bombs. Don't get me started on people that take them on trams... BUT this review isn't to hate-on dim sims, it's to love up food's fluffy pillows of deliciousness - dumplings and bao. Mama Tran makes a huge assortment of fresh dumplings, ready to take-home or have them steam to eat on the spot. Plenty of meat and vegetarian options, as well as the translucent crystal prawn dumplings. I love grabbing them as an interesting appetiser for at-home. If you're eating on site, make sure you grab a big steamed BBQ bun for $2.20. Delicious! I'm not a big fan of eating dumplings with the soy sauce that the stall provides, so if you like your dumpling vinegar and chilli condiments - my advice is to stock up at the Chinese grocer around the corner and then eat these bad boys at home. Also saves fighting for a chair at the communal table that services a number of neighbouring stall holders.

This is a very small space and faces a busy street. So expect traffic noise, exhaust fumes and dust…read moreas you sip your sangria outdoors. The fact that you will get delicious range of tapas with a drink order is definitely a misconception. We ordered the running bull sangria jug which arrived with a glass with one wedge of orange each and a jug of sangria for 20 bucks. The sangria was quite bitter leaving an awful bitter taste in our mouths. My friend didn't even drink a glass and I was left to drink the entire jug or almost. Yes it's strong but tasted awful. Our free tapas was a small tuna salad and it was just creamy tuna with an olive.quite bland and nothing special. Nearby table of three girls didn't even seem to have touched their sangria and left leaving their glasses mostly full. Yes drink a are cheaper than expected but not worth the taste. Not for big groups. Only three small tables outside. Quite a cramped space.

This is the first place I ate when I arrived in Melbourne…read more The man who was running the restaurant for the day, whom I assume was the owner, was very nice and helpful! And learned that in Australia they call bell peppers capsicums. I learned a fun fact and enjoyed my sandwich! What more could you ask for?

Deserves a more recent review! Several floors including small roof top. Cafe downstairs with…read moreoutside tables. In the summer very hot on that roof. They have a large awning but they say it gets even hotter with no wind. Food ok and good choice. Just three choices of draft beer.

Went here over the Easter weekend so to start with I'm grateful to the staff working away so I…read morecould brunch with my friends. #penaltyratesaredeserved The food consisted of large portions, and it was hearty. I had the Fitz breakfast and at $17.50 it's good value. However the hollandaise was completely bland. Seeing as really that's the only hard part of a full brekkie I'm not confident to say the food is actually good. Service wasn't exactly sharp but friendly enough and definitely quick. Despite a busy morning filled with tables we got our food and coffees quickly. I think it's a reliable option. Not amazing but probably never bad.

I have to admit that I loved this place. I wasn't too sure before I stepped in because I thought it…read morewas just going to be a restaurant, and I had been here previously with work colleagues for a meal after visiting Luna Park. Well, it turns out that this is much more than just a restaurant, and as such I would consider it a pub. Like, they have a great beer selection, and the atmosphere just is amazing. In fact they have a whole section which is just lounges. Oh, and they also have an outdoor section, which was just as amazing. I loved this place.

The Vineyard restaurant in St. Kilda really is the centre of the Acland Street buzz. Even from down…read morethe street you can hear the music, laughter and voices coming from under the Bali style umbrellas looking out to the famous Luna Park. This is a modern Melbourne designed pub where it's still rustic and charming but also has a touch of class. The food is exactly what you want it to be such a steaks, pasta and other tasty menu items where its position and attractive decor make it always a popular venue. It very much suits the sunny "Sunday Sips" that is heavily enjoyed by people from Melbourne and it never seems to stop the 9 to 5 workers who stay and dance till late. It is very Australian and therefore does attract some "bogans" and some feisty internationals, which can ruin the mood there but most of the time it's friendly and pretty relaxed. I suppose it is definitively Australian so is a perfect description. I do find it a tiny bit expensive for just a few beers at the pub but that adds to the air of class it tries to uphold and meals are large so at least that pub culture isn't lost.

If you are ever looking for a nice, chilled local, then this is the place for you. Nothing is too…read morehard, nothing is too much trouble and the tunes are the perfect mix of eclectic vinyl. The beers are good and the taps are always changing. The wine selection is good, not huge but there is enough to keep everyone happy. The best bit? If you get the munchies and need some grub, head next door and order some takeaway and they will deliver it to your table and if your really lucky (or a regular) Eydie's will find some plates and cutlery for you!

OK, so a review of this outstanding venue on Lygon Street is well overdue (since I find my myself…read morehere a few times a week). This venue is by far my most frequented in Brunswick and for good reason. Well, what do I say? It's perfect. Such a great laid back vibe with old school music on vinyl (the reason I bought a turntable recently). They have 4 taps with craft beer and cider and there's nice wines too. Prices are reasonable for the area (better than most actually). There's no food but you can order food from most of the neighbouring venues (on plates! with cutlery!) which is great. There's a few tables out front for premium people watching and a garden out back too. Chris and the rest of the staff are friendly and chatty which adds to its overall appeal.