02 Jun

Steak Ministry Bar & Grill is yet another successful eatery from Craig Lane and Gerrard Velupillai, this one a New York-style steakhouse that opened in early 2014. The interior is dark and slick, and perhaps most impressively, no design firm was consulted in its making. Everything was designed and procured by themselves. Wood from Phillip Island is featured in wall panelling, ceiling fixtures and interior columns, a striking wine bottle display runs atop the long and narrow kitchen window, and large dimpled metal pendant lights cast a warm...

22:12 / Food / Glen Waverley / Restaurants / Steak Ministry Bar & Grill / Steakhouse
31 May

The site of Markov was previously a bottle shop, and has had a repution for a decent feed to go along with drinks. More recently, the menu changed to accommodate for more of a tapas style of dining. The frontage is deceptive. Walking through the front door you enter a bar and lounge area, but wander further still, entering through the door at the back, and you'll enter a larger bar area with tables. It's here where we settle down at a table to grab a quick and light...

19:24 / Bar/Pub / Carlton / Food / Markov / Modern Australian / Restaurants
30 May

The area around Box Hill central is a competitive one for restaurants and cafes; there's no shortage of places to choose from. Umaido is one of the few Japanese eateries within Box Hill Central, and is the chosen location for a quick dinner pit stop....

20:52 / Box Hill / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Umaido
29 May

Taking its place on the village-like Greville St, Palate is a health-focused cafe whose big drawcard are the paleo-focused options. Though not completely paleo (there are, for example, pancakes and regular bread on the menu), the vast majority of lunch menu items will please those pursuing the paleo lifestyle. ...

12:07 / Cafe / Food / Healthy / Palate / Prahran
27 May

Started by Abla Amad back in 1979, her family recipes help ensure an experience of authenticity and warmth. Still strong after over 35 years, Abla’s has become a Melbourne institution for homely and traditional Lebanese food. We visit in a group and have to take the banquet menu. It kicks off with plates of mixed dips. All the favourites grace the table, and the labnee, hummous and baba ghannouj is greedily scooped up with torn pieces of pita. ...

22:12 / Ablas / Carlton / Food / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
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