09 Jan

Bibelot: a small object of curiosity, beauty or desire. There are plenty of beautiful small objects here, though they’re not ones you’d admire with your eyes only. Bibelot is s an offshoot of Chez Dre, a café whose desserts were so popular that the owners decided it was time to expand. A dessert boutique, Bibelot includes a patisserie, gelateria, coffee bar and chocolate shop. Today’s a time of celebration, and instead of marking the occasion with a birthday cake, we order a Gourmandise Board to indulge in at home....

14:43 / Bibelot / Dessert/Sweets / Food / South Melbourne
30 Dec

Chefs Shaun Quade (formerly of Royal Mail Hotel, Quay, Biota Dining and Urbane) and John-Paul Fiechtner (Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, and Le Chateaubriand, Paris) intrigued us with their pop-up preview before the official opening of Lume, and successfully excited their audience with thoughts of what was to come. A2 wanted to visit back in August, but it was relatively new so we decided to give them time to find their feet. With its sudden popularity it's unlikely we would have been able to secure a last-minute booking anyway!...

22:26 / Degustation / Food / Lume / Modern Australian / South Melbourne
21 Nov

Located on the corner of Ferrars and Bank Street, Railway Hotel was built in 1968 and sports an art deco interior. Like many other pubs, weeknight specials abound, like pasta night Mondays, Tuesday parma night and Wednesday steak night. The menu is seasonal and shows some American influence together with some classic pub grub. [caption id="attachment_10726" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Crispy Skin Chicken Breast on Sweetcorn and Leek Risotto, Rocket Salad and Shaved Parmesan Cheese $21[/caption] Mum's crispy skin chicken breast rested on a sweet cork and leek risotto topped with roquette...

13:57 / Bar/Pub / Food / Railway Hotel / Restaurants / South Melbourne
11 Sep

Old Mates Pizza & Pasta is a small pizza and pasta shop mainly catering to takeaway and delivery, though there are a handful of tables both inside and outdoors. You can't usually expect out-of-this world pasta at pizza places, especially when most of the patrons here are after a quick feed. I tried the House Special with fettucine, which consisted of chicken, bacon, spring onion, pesto, and pine nuts with cream and Napoli sauce. There was a generous portion of bacon and pine nuts, though I would have liked...

21:44 / Food / Italian / Old Mates Pizza & Pasta / Pizza / Restaurants / South Melbourne
04 Jul

Maker of the famous South Melbourne Market gozleme, and parent of Göz City in the CBD, Koy has a prime location from which to serve its Turkish fare. The setting was warm and inviting, with dimmed lights and homely decor. It was actually smaller inside than I had expected; the bar taking up much of the floorspace and smaller tables arranged around it. There were quite a number of covered tables outside, but it was too cold and dreary today for them to be enticing. We took a seat...

21:00 / Food / Koy / Restaurants / South Melbourne / Turkish
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