30 Mar

Morris Jones has just launched a new Moet & Chandon champagne lunch, and given Head Chef Matthew Butcher's resume, we expected great things. Matthew Butcher has previously worked under big names including Gordon Ramsay and Shannon Bennett, and his style here at Morris Jones could be described as original contemporary Australian. You might sit in the sunny, airy courtyard surrounded by a trio of vertical garden, exposed brick and wooden panelling while being shaded by umbrellas, or in different corners of the main dining area which range from dark...

12:47 / Food / Modern Australian / Morris Jones / Restaurants / Windsor
29 Mar

Tinto sits inconspicuously in a quiet section of Burwood Road, offering the proposition of an authentic Spanish wine bar, with a focus on tapas and raciones. It’s a quaint, sophisticated space with wooden décor, including along Spanish-style bar – a warm and relaxed, yet sophisticated environment in which to enjoy Spanish share plates and a robust wine list. The restaurant is full of what seemed to be locals and it’s pumping for a Tuesday night. [caption id="attachment_12020" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Carrilleras – ox cheek, smoked potato purée, marinated grapes, salted...

16:53 / Food / Hawthorn / Restaurants / Spanish / Tinto
29 Mar

Four years ago Matteo Bruno opened The Meatball & Wine Bar with the intention of focusing on one thing and doing it well. Using the high quality and seasonal ingredients, they pumped out their signature meatballs with great acclaim. The CBD branch of Meatball and Wine Bar, aka CityBalls, has been followed by SmithBalls (Fitzroy) and RichBalls (Richmond) following its success. [caption id="attachment_11779" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Cappuccino, Soy Latte[/caption] A new breakfast menu has just been launched, and we came in to see what a restaurant specialising in meatballs might offer...

14:52 / Food / Italian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / The Meatball & Wine Bar
29 Mar

Chris and Sally Caldwell started up Love Pollo from a love of chicken. There are plenty of charcoal chicken shops around, but not many places that make a mean and juicy roasted chicken cooked on a rotisserie. Local, free range chicken is expertly cooked by staff after extensive training and is all gluten free, hormone free and chemical free, and interestingly their gravy is gluten free too. The cooking is timed so that they're as fresh as possible when served. As well as their Traditional flavour, which has been...

11:59 / Fast Food / Food / Healthy / Love Pollo / Richmond
26 Mar

In a street full of mostly Vietnamese restaurants (it is Victoria Street after all) and a scattering of Thai, a few Korean restaurants have started to appear in the mix. Seoul Soul, Chimac and Arisoo provide a bit of variety in the cuisine available here. In preparation for our holiday to Korea, I wanted to bring my parents to a Korean restaurant to whet their palates. Arisoo is a small, simple restaurant halfway between Collingwood Station and The Hive. Apparently serving authentic home-style dishes, I thought it was the...

19:24 / Abbotsford / Arisoo / Food / Korean / Restaurants
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