This cafe was actually rather nice. I would sort of suggest that it was one of those rather freak…read morediscoveries, though I was sort of looking for a place to have a cup of tea after dropping off the car. Well, this place ended up being rather convenient, even if it was just because it was across the road from the tram stop. The service was pretty good, and the pot of tea that they ended up serving was rather nice as well. In fact, it was pretty good. The other thing that I really liked about this place was that they happened to have a rather charming outdoor area out the back, something that I also tend to particularly like with my cafes. Yeah, this place was pretty cool.

A little local cafe with friendly service. They have bar stools in the window - a nice spot to sit…read more The menu is cafe fare, eggs, muesli, burgers and the like. We tried a Reuben which had chorizo instead of your usual corned beef or pastrami. It was nice and you can also choose haloumi if you prefer. Also tried the beef burger but with pulled pork as they had run out of beef - quite good and a little kick of chilli. Coffee is good and the service was prompt.

This place was okay, but when I came here it was pretty busy, which meant that I only ended up…read moregetting a pot of tea. That was a real shame because I certainly wanted to grab some breakfast, but it looked like that I might have been forgotten in the rush that the staff were in. The tea wasn't bad, but I was a little disappointed that I got looked over for breakfast, and anyway it sounded as if I was going to be waiting quite a while anyway. As such, I ended up going elsewhere.

Love Red Bean Coffee Food is amazing, coffee is awesome. Fantastic customer service, very…read moreaccommodating. Dog & child friendly. Indoor & outdoor seating available. Red Bean roast several different blends of their own brand of coffee on site. You can purchase either beans or ground coffee to take home.

Mr Wednesday 3.7…read more Just a quick coffee and snack today. Nice rustic retro space here. Exposed brick, timber, even some copper forms part of interior. There's an overall dark aura but it feels pretty cool overall. The coffee here was good. The onion muffin I chose was delicious too, best I've had anywhere for a while. Service was good here as well. Everything was delivered very quickly and politely. Nice place here. I'll certainly return for brunch in future.

The advent of modern technology has meant that any destination one seeks out is easier to find. Mr…read moreWednesday is the sort of cafe that belongs on a treasure map replete with X marks the spots as well as several cryptic clues. It's located along train lines in a discreet quiet pocket of the Fairfeild suburb. In essence, to go on a search and adventure, Mr Wednesday awaits your arrival. Inside it has a fantastic fit out; with great design elements and a well planned floorspace. Shelving in the kitchen maximisies storage area without being too cluttered or cramped. Overall Mr Wednesday has a very pleasing presence, with relaxed confident service. Eating in, one is allowed to dine at the pace they wish, and nothing feels rushed. Staff do their thing, but only when needed, i.e. there is no minimal intervention for asking for anything further or how the experience is going. Perfect. Filter coffee is a winner, and the jerk chicken burger in a brioche bun (Dench qaulity) is sublime. The best part is, the aforementioned burger comes fantastic home style potato chips. All in all nothing to fault; switched on easy going staff in a pleasent evironment.

After spending a few days in Queensland, scouring Yelp and Broadsheet.. I was craving all things…read moreMelbourne and found myself at Sartoria! We were greeted with a friendly smile, seated and left with menu's. The drinks menu is just as interesting and extensive as the food menu.. Free WiFi available - this may just be the new not so local hangout I've been looking for.. Coffee and food were delicious

The food here is tasty, if overpriced (seriously, $18.50 for eggs Benedict?). The flat white was…read morethe nicest I've had in a while--strong but smooth (bit like a personals ad!). However, that's where the compliments end. After ordering, coffee took 10--15 minutes to get to the table lukewarm. 30 minutes after that, my partner's meal arrived, with no mention of my own. 20+ minutes later (well after my partner was done eating, his plate had been cleared and we'd inquired twice about my dish), my sandwich was delivered. Altogether, breakfast took 90 minutes. In this time, tables that had been seated after us were fed and onto second cups of coffee. Servers had come to sell us more coffee or juice, but never refilled our water or offered us a jug, despite the fact that said jugs were being refilled at the sink next to us and delivered to other tables regularly. We received one apology for the lateness of my meal, but no offer of a discount or complimentary item. The thing is, I get it. I worked as a waitress for six months in 2014, and sometimes the kitchen gets overwhelmed or a table is simply overlooked. But you always, always offer a sincere apology and ask what you can do to remedy the situation. Continuing to ignore someone always make things worse, and I suspect that once our server realized what had happened, she chose to avoid us rather than address the problem. I'm seriously unimpressed, and given how many cafes exist in the area, I suggest you look for coffee and overpriced breakfast somewhere else.

Instagram worthy looking food that also tastes fantastic, The Old Milk Bar is tucked away in…read moresuburban Thornbury in an unassuming location, but well worth sniffing out. We had heard that whatever we ordered we must add a croquette, which we dutifully did and now recommend everyone does too. A must visit for anyone nearby, and worth a little trip for those a bit further away.

I really like the Old Milk Bar Cafe. It's probably one of my favourite breakfast spots on the…read moreweekend to go to. My partner absolutely loves the Sago Pudding there and I pretty much love the entire breakfast menu. The Old Milk Bar Cafe gets packed out pretty quick, so you either have to get there early or be prepared to wait a little while for a table. From their lunch menu I would recommend the soft shell crab burger and polenta chips. It's absolutely amazing.

A while ago I heard about a cheese shop which was located in the industrial area of Thomastown but…read moredidn't know what the name was and didn't know where it was.......until recently at one of the stalls at the salami festa I tasted the most delicious skewer of Buffalo boconcini, cherry tomatoes and basil, drizzled with Italian olive oil and balsamic. I picked up a brochure and discovered it was "That's Amore" located in Thomastown! That's the place! They don't just sell cheese here either. If you love beautiful Italian cheese - imagine fresh tubs of ricotta & tasty pecorino, delicious ricotta canoli to have with coffee, or fancy mouth watering porchetta in a crispy bread roll, like those you may have tasted in a Perugian town in Italy, then you should definitely visit That's Amore.

Found an instant favourite place hidden in the industrial area in Thomastown for lunch today…read more That's Amore Cheese! Huge selection of cheeses direct to the public and an amazing deli. Also really great pork roast panini, chicken and more.

Best food ever definitely recommend! The customer service is awesome and the food is good for lunch…read moreand dinner sometimes even breakfast service is the best I've ever had. Thank you for making this restaurant work.

Decent food , not justifiable for the same price point as Melbourne's plethora of brunch spots …read more Nothing really special about the restaurant. I had the smoked salmon omelette, it felt like something you would cook at home not order in a restaurant; don't take away from the fact that it still tastes good. I would come back here for a casual brunch but definitely not something I would specifically go to Sydney road for due to the many better choices to brunch there is in Melbourne. More like a 3.5 than a 3.

The food was very nice and the staff were really friendly. Excellent customer service and the food…read morewas very good quality with very reasonable prices to match. I would defiantly recommend this cafe and I will defiantly come back when I visit Melbourne again

After hearing so much buzz about this Larry David themed bagel cafe I knew I needed to check it…read moreout. In a remote area of Thornbury next to one of Melbourne's busiest roads sits a tiny corner cafe with a big mural of comedian Larry David. In terms of theme, that's basically it. No novelty props or signs and definitely no themed names for the bagels. That's all you can eat here - bagels (we are not complaining, how good are bagels!). Larry David's is more of a take away joint. In fact they don't even have plates or ceramic cups for their coffee or bagels. It seems very wasteful for an area of Melbourne that is usually quite Eco conscious. Maybe that's it though, the venue does not really seem to know what it is. At the moment it's a takeaway bagel shop that charges probably a lot more than they should be charging. There are a couple of benches to perch at and devour your food, though no more than 3-4 people could squeeze in for a seat. The coffee is great. Bagels are pretty standard. We had an avocado one which for $10 was pretty plain and also a halloumi and avocado bagel which was quite tasty ($12). We liked that they had some newspapers to read while you waited for your coffee (in takeaway cups) and the records playing good tunes was nice. It's not a destination cafe and for the prices it left us pretty underwhelmed.

This place is right next to my hairdresser (Hi Rachel!) which is kind of in the middle of a nowhere…read morearea in Thornbury (which is otherwise an awesome suburb) so imagine my delight when a Larry David themed cafe pops up in an otherwise dead area I'm at for three hours every five weeks! The first time I swung by I just grabbed a coffee to go, talked to the owner a bit and took some pics of the Larry mural. I thought nothing of it apart from the lack of seating and ambience. The second time I went by I purchased a bagel, it was kind of average, overpriced and stale... though I couldn't help but think that this was exactly the type of place Larry David would come to... and then complain about. So I went back a third time, but not to take a happy snap, or make Curb jokes that the barista clearly didn't get (seriously?) but because it's the only cafe near by beloved hairdressers and my need for caffeine meant another day, another slightly unhappy customer. Well played Sir.

Summary: 4.2. Very good contemporary Melbourne cafe. Equal to many or most highly rated places…read more Food, coffee and service are all excellent. Simplicity is the key here. Everything is done well. Nothing is over complicated. Review: The cafe is on the north side of lower Heidelberg road. It's a pleasantly laid out establishment. There are nice wood featured chairs and tables throughout. A wood covered front counter as well. Brick walls throughout too with one small tiled wall. There's a reasonable distance between tables. Nice lighting is also featured. Conventional music playing on the sound system, a bit prosaic for me but I could have just scored the wrong rotated playlist. Maybe needs something a little softer. Overall the space has a nice warm cozy feel that was very likable . I scored a pleasant greeting on arrival. It was hard not to notice the manager and staff interacting well with patrons, which enhanced the nice feel of the cafe. I had a beautiful coffee first off which came out quickly after I ordered it. It was a rich, dark, well made brew with impressive length. No half measures were taken on this long black. It was a beauty. The food is the key though, eh. It's a smallish menu here for all day breakfast and lunch. I found that an advantage as too many menu items can befuddle a simple soul like me. Nothing was overcomplicated and this menu offered ample choice I thought. I ordered the curds and beets dish off the lunch menu. This consists of goats cheese croquettes, heirloom baby beets, beetroot pesto and a frisée salad. It's a rustic looking dish but wonderfully so. It made for a gorgeous lunch that gave me all the freshness, health and flavour I was after when I walked in. The goats cheese croquettes were soft, delicate and exquisitely flavoured. They were really lovely. The heirloom beets of various kinds were excellent too. Tasty with just the right amount of give. Lovely greens with a good dressing as well. The side of peas and broad beans was really delicious too. I could barely fault these dishes which were very good. Maybe a tiny bit more seasoning on both dishes, although maybe many people want to control this themselves. I found myself preferring this cafe to a few of those in the inner north. The concentration here is on substance not style. I thoroughly enjoyed the cafe which has only been open a few months. Based on this experience, it will do very well indeed.

The menu was great, was nice balance of tradition and innovation and delivered on expectation. The…read morevenue itself is lovely. Courtyard is available to dogs which is pretty cool! Coffee was great I will definitely be back.