23 Jul

  With five branches, including the one in Melbourne, they must be doing something that appeals to the masses. Heaven for those who dread 'no split bills' signs, Vapiano provides everybody a chip card that records everything that's order, and patrons pay at the end before they leave. The vibe is casual but smart, and tables are well spaced - something that seems almost like a luxury nowadays. Pizzas, pasta and salads are available, as well as a bar providing wine and cocktails. The pasta is made on-site, packaged into...

21:47 / Food / Italian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Vapiano
22 Jul

Rubira's is a popular and busy seafood restaurant that had its beginnings in Port Melbourne, and was expanded to North Melbourne nearly a year ago. It was started up by fourth generation hotelier, Paul Taberner, and restauranteur and third generation fish monger, John Rubira. John himself gets up in the early hours of every morning to get first pickings at the fish markets. For the North Melbourne branch, this wonderfully fresh and high quality seafood is prepared by Adam Barge, who came over from Port Melbourne to head...

22:47 / Food / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Rubira's / Seafood
19 Jul

It was freezing. It was just under 1C, apparently felt like -4C and even though I was in a rush to get out of the house, I had to defrost the thin sheet of ice that had formed on the car's windscreen first. We had just woken up to the coldest morning in Melbourne in 18 years, and I thought, 'Surely there won't be many people out for brunch today. Normal people would be trying to hibernate under the warm covers of their beds...

11:42 / Cafe / East Melbourne / Eastern Suburbs / Food / Square and Compass
15 Jul

After acquiring a birthday voucher for the venue, we dropped in to Highlander Bar for a quick post-uni/work celebratory feast before returning home. Though I've visited Highlander Bar previously, I didn't try much of the menu so this was a good opportunity to see what else was on offer. [caption id="attachment_9144" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Bison Fling - Bison Vodka, Blackberry Juice, Cloudy Apple, Cucumber, Spices ($18)[/caption] This cocktail was a bit of a surprise. Made with Bison vodka, blackberry juice, cloudy apple, cucumber and spices, one sip and I was instantly...

20:45 / Bar/Pub / Burgers / Food / Highlander Bar / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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