07 Mar

Stokers used to be a two store affair, but the land where the original Ivanhoe restaurant sat had to be cleared and developed into apartments. The South Melbourne site is still alive and kicking, serving their famous pancakes to all. [caption id="attachment_11912" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mr Big - Yerling Station beef patty, with BLT[/caption] So, not a pancake, but dad ordered the Mr Big burger, filled with homemade Yerling Station beef patty, BLT, cheese, caramelised onion, and garlic parsley mayo. It's a simple and honest, non-greasy burger. Burgers also come, not...

12:14 / Burgers / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Restaurants / South Melbourne / Stokers
05 Mar

Occupying a cosy little building in South Melbourne, Kuu is a Japanese café open for breakfast right through to dinner. The menu largely revolves around healthy, balanced food, but popular not-so-healthy things like katsu and karaage are also served. [caption id="attachment_11922" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Large Match Latte ($5)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11915" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Matcha Affogato ($5)[/caption] The matcha latte was milkier and less intense with the matcha flavour than Little Rogue’s version. Matcha affogato came with an intense matcha syrup to pour over the vanilla ice cream rather than the traditional coffee, and...

12:54 / Food / Japanese / Kuu Café and Japanese Kitchen / Restaurants / South Melbourne
05 Mar

A visit to a café in South Melbourne was followed by a drop-in to Agathe Patisserie at the South Melbourne markets, and the enticing smell of butter filled the car on the way home. [caption id="attachment_11908" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Plain Croissant ($5)[/caption] We bought two croissants that day. I was hoping for a pandan croissant, but there weren’t any available on our visit. The plain croissant had a good, crispy and flaky shell, and the airy, spiraling interior was tender, stretchy and moist, not doughy. The rich fragrance of butter was...

12:36 / Agathe Patisserie / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Restaurants / South Melbourne
04 Mar

Coming from the team behind Veggie Bar, Transformer sparked much interest with its upper-end vegetarian offerings. High ceilings carried over from its warehouse shell, spot lighting, splashes of greenery and projected images and videos on walls create a sense of grungy cool. The size of our Friday dinner group meas we have to take the banquet menu for $55pp, and after ordering the procession of dishes came quite quickly....

21:50 / Fitzroy / Food / Restaurants / Transformer / Vegetarian
03 Mar

We visit Lord Cardigan to enjoy a leisurely lunch on a lovely spring day. It’s a quaint part of Port Melbourne where there are street shops aplenty and locals going about their daily business. Freshly baked bread and a dish of olive oil graces the table as we enjoy the sunshine and the sound of children playing at the school nearby. [caption id="attachment_11875" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Braised Flinders Island lamb shoulder, baked in filo pastry, with roasted lamb loin, yoghurt-tahini, pinenuts, lemon and sumac ($38.50)[/caption] My order is the Braised Flinders...

12:23 / Albert Park / Food / Lord Cardigan / Modern Australian / Restaurants
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