28 Sep

Still going strong, the borek stall in Queen Vic Market (simply named  'Boreks') has been cooking up a variety of boreks, gozleme and wraps for many years. They offer quite a number of fillings with their borek now including spicy potato and veggie, chicken and veggie, cheese and spinach, and even a sweet option (today it was cherry and apple). [caption id="attachment_6440" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spicy Lamb Borek ($3)[/caption] I couldn't go past one of their best sellers: the spicy lamb borek. The tasty lamb and onion was encased in a...

13:29 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Middle Eastern / Restaurants / The Borek Shop / Turkish
26 Sep

Since 2011, The Last Jar has been serving up traditional Irish cuisine out of the former Royal Artillery Hotel building, which was previously home to The Arthouse. Having originally met whilst working together at Michelin-starred The Commons in Dublin, Siobhan Dooley and Tim Sweeney now co-own and run this Irish gastropub. Sweeney has an impressive CV, working at other Michelin-starred restaurants including Petrus and Thornton's (by Gordon Ramsay) and also Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant. The kitchen at The Last Jar makes as much as possible from scratch, from the...

15:43 / Bar/Pub / Food / Irish / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / The Last Jar
16 Sep

Relatively young, Suda is a modern Korean restaurant tucked away inconspicuously into Healeys Lane. Suda also has a very simple and modest frontage, so the easiest way to identify it is to look for the large purple snail logo on its shop sign. It's quite a small, cozy place so bookings are recommended, especially for large groups. Suda's menu combines tapas-style dishes alongside more substantial options such as pasta, rice and meat dishes and a fair variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. We were recommended the $25 banquet because...

20:02 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Suda
11 Aug

I happened across a flash special on Dimmi for lunch and early dinner seatings - at 50% off, no holdung back! I had the 4-6 marble score wagyu eye fillet with baked potato and sour cream, adding on black pepper sauce (the sauce was extra). The steak was well seasoned and probably didn't need the sauce. This was probably because of the Steakmate Baste  they use The sauce did go nicely with the potato though; it needed a bit more flavour. The grass-fed Mayura wagyu was flavoursome. I was...

19:13 / Food / Melbourne CBD / R-S / Rare Steakhouse / Restaurants / Steakhouse
25 Jul

Phillippa Sibley's new venture is a fixed price (hence the name), ticketed restaurant - apparently the first of its kind in Melbourne. Places are booked and paid for in advance online, though walk-ins are welcome if there's space to accommodate. We visited for lunch, which is $49 for 2 courses and a glass of wine. Once at the restaurant, the meal can be upgraded to a 3-course lunch for $65.Their 4-course dinner for $79. Apart from the set menu, this month they were offering freshly shucked oysters and...

15:15 / Food / French / Melbourne CBD / Prix Fixe / Restaurants
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