16 Oct

The official address for Hero is on Swanston St because it's located within the RMIT building, but the entrance is actually on Stewart St. Edit: They've now changed their official address to 1 Stewart St, which makes for fewer confused customers! I ordered a Brklyn (10 Hour Pulled Lamb, Shredded Pickle Beetroot, Baby Spinach & Herb-Whipped Fetta) in a multigrain roll. The half-size ($7.80) was huge and the fillings were generous. Because the roll was flat-ish, the lamb and beetroot were spilling over the top. The lamb was tasty and...

12:25 / Food / Hero / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Sandwiches/Wraps
13 Oct

Recently I've had to take the bus to church, so I thought I'd use the opportunity to visit Bayte for brunch following my lunch fail the other week. I wanted to have the baked eggs, which came in a whole okra and tomato stew, topped with shanklish and served with flatbread ($15), but they changed to their new Spring menu on Monday and it wasn't on the menu anymore. I don't know why this always happens to me - should've come last Sunday but didn't think of it. From...

11:38 / Bayte / Collingwood / Food / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
11 Oct

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...

12:42 / Bar/Pub / Captain Melville / Food / Melbourne CBD / Modern Australian / Restaurants
09 Oct

I bought a voucher which entitled me to a custom bento, including miso (worth $14.95) and a soft drink. I was given a tick sheet for my order, similar to the lunch special sheet at Darac. My selection was sashimi, agedashi tofu and cold soba salad. I wasn’t given a drinks menu but I knew they had Ramune and Calpico, which were the most interesting and also the most expensive drinks on the list (worth $5.50-6). Ramune is a lemonade sort of drink, whilst Calpico has a bit...

13:15 / Food / Izakaya Chuji / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
08 Oct

SGC (Seafood Grill & Cocktail) Lounge is located within the same building as The Nitrogen Lab, the new ice cream/gelato store on Bourke St, but on the upper floors. I bought a $19 Scoopon for this place a few months ago because there were some interesting fish I wanted to try like gunnard and coral perch (particularly the gunnard because I hadn’t had it before and apparently it’s a very sweet fish). I’d actually made a booking to come two months ago, but last-minute maintenance works meant they...

18:45 / Bar/Pub / Food / Melbourne CBD / Modern Australian / Restaurants / SGC Lounge
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