At the moment, Captain Melville is having a special on Mondays and Tuesdays where their burger and parma are reduced to $17. The idea is that people would vote on their favourite, and the winning dish will continue to the next round. I'm not a fan of parmas and what I really came here to eat was the Captain's burger (wagyu, bacon, cheese, Yarra Valley egg, pickles, soft bun, hand cut chips, normally $21). The only modification I made was to have only one slice of cheese instead of two,...

Set inside Melbourne's oldest pub, Captain Melville opened early last year. The interior design was clean and modern. As well as having tables inside near the bar, there were long communal tables (undercover) outside near the open kitchen.  Today I just wanted to try the pork belly and soft shell crab sliders, which were $6.50 each: Western plains pork belly, warm sesame bun, baby cos, crackle ($6.5) Togarashi soft shell crab roll, wasabi mayo, shiso, pickled radish ($6.5) Both the bread rolls were toasted on the inner surface until very crispy, but still...

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