Nestled within the Toorak Park development right next to Toorak station, is a new cafe and emporium called Toorak Tracktor. Products and fresh produce are up for sale, sourced from local businesses. Fresh, sustainable and local produce is also the main driver of their food menu, and to keep in line with this, their menu is changed up every week....
There's no shortage of cafes and restaurants along High Street, and High Society aims to offer hearty fare and specialty coffee to the busy shopping strip. Aside from the usual hot beverages, High Society also offers a number of teas and lattes, including Red Velvet, Blue Mermaid and the Black Nougat Latte, which is quite a sweet drink....
An avid traveller, Adam Davies has spent many years working and travelling abroad in countries including Mexico, Japan, China and France. His two years living and breathing French hospitality in Lyon led him to open Fortify in Armadale. He brings all of his experience together here at Fortify, where he acts as Executive Chef, aiming to bring us French dishes that you wouldn't easily find in Melbourne: Alternative French, if you will....
It really takes something to stand out in the cafe scene these days. Lavender & Fare serves brunch, but also a lunch menu that sees some of its dinner dishes brought over to the daytime. The four-month old cafe and restaurant is set in a quaint building with homely decor. Out the back, there's an outdoors seating area where diners can enjoy their meals under the shade of the centuries-old peppercorn tree....
Dean Fouritz's family has been involved in wholesale business for a long time, but his interest in the service side of things resulted in him starting Street Talk Espresso seven years ago. Greek, Italian and Middle Eastern influences are seen in the food at here, and Dean and his staff put together the inventive seasonal menus, making the most of local produce where possible. We visit this Armadale cafe on an usually beautiful and sunny Autumn day, deciding to make full use of the spacious courtyard to enjoy the...