So we don’t have a harbour, but we do have a Yarra-side bar that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg for drinks at a premium location. With the weather warming up, under the Princes Bridge is a golden place for a booze up. What more could you want with a beer in one hand and a juicy duck, pork and pistachio, lamb, quandong and coriander or chilli bratwurst with onion and sauerkraut straight from a sizzling barbie in the other?3 / 5 yums!------Where? Vaults 1- 9 Federation Wharf (Under Princes Bridge), Melbourne, VICWhat? Cheap
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A steakhouse that’s like a pack of M&Ms. One brand, multiple venues, look distinctly different but made up of the same stuff. Docklands is a modern, New York style loft of deep tones and designer fittings, the Goldie Place venue inspires a wild western bar. Apart from the aged, juicy, marinaded rumps, eye-fillet, t-bone and rib-eye on the bone beef cuts char-grilled to order with your choice of thick cut chips or baked spud, there are also pork ribs, salmon, salads and wagyu burgers. Crispy fried onion rings are a devilish addition for the spare tire, ...
RAAARRAARARRARARRR!!!!! WARARRRARRRRAHHHH!!!!! That’s growl of the burger monster wailing out to tell you it’s lunchtime in the city.In one of the holes in the wall of the Equitable Place laneway that runs perpendicular to Collins and the Little Collins and between Queen and Elizabeth, there lies a monster of a burger. Now if you’re having trouble finding it, just head along Little Collins and there’ll be a dedicated lady in an oversized burger costume pointing the way.Get past the gimmick, the burgers are quality. You can go the small cheeseburger but hungry people will have the double. That’s two very ...
It could be the Baku of sandwich shops, as you hold your girlfriend’s and stare at the baguette, Turkish and wrap gems that glisten from behind the glass cabinets. Just listen to the combinations you might find: chicken schnitzel with horseradish, coleslaw and walnuts; steak, swiss cheese and caramelised onions; curried chicken, Moroccan lamb and mint yoghurt. Yum.Though the name suggests the various sizes you can purchase the food in, they actually just come in small or large. But beware, if you ask for a large, you end up with a small, my meatball, eggplant, parmesan and ...
Cafenatics is a Melbourne based group of cafés sharing a deep appreciation for coffee and a uniqueness which sets them apart from all the rest.What they don’t tell you is that they seem to be on a covert mission to rid the world of muffin tops. Behind that brightly light glass cabinet are the weapons behind this crusade, shelves lined with yummy looking baguettes, soft fluffy piadinas and clever roti wraps with healthy, lean chicken fillings with pesto, avocado and cashew, sundried tomato, chorizo, tandoori and schnitzel to name a few. Join the crowd waiting for these healthy ...
With Melbourne’s endless supply of lunchtime destinations, it helps to have a couple of defining points. At this Hardware Lane café, there’s no shortage of enthusiasm or cheer embodied by the eccentric manager with a peacocking pork pie hat. You might also need his cheer and support to lose some weight in an impromptu boot camp to squeeze yourself between tables. Turn your butt correctly to avoid the gluts hanging over someone else’s table. It’s a visual menu, behind a lit glass box are burgers, frittatas, quiches, pies and sandwiches all with a gourmet touch. ...
It’s not a Chrysler and Jeep clearance sale at the Bar of Rockpool, just business as usual. You won’t get the priority attention from the staff like you would at the restaurant, but who cares when you don’t need a booking yet still have access to not only the full but also the inexpensive bar menu.There’s a selection of small and large sharing plates including oysters, ceviche, quality cold cuts and the famed four raw tastes of the sea. There’s only two choices for mains that really matter, the first being a wagyu bolognaise with spaghetti that focuses ...
It’s just the classy little place that Henry Hill could have opened to get away from a hard days work of mobster dealings. Oyster on Little Bourke has the European charm of a male Gucci model, from the chiselled marble bar, the candlelights on the draped white tables, cushy vinyl booths, the lighting that relaxes and could send someone to slumberland.Despite the name, there are plenty of other things on the menu other than the slippery little suckers. Though they are very good and fresh and you can have them naturally with lemon and shallot & red wine ...
Wen one of ma homies axed if I wanted 2 go 2 da Connex Sizzle, I was like Hell Yeah fo shizzle ma nizzle. I’m gonna get krunked up on some dope food.Homie-isms aside, it’s no ordinary $1 for a sausage like in the olden days of primary school. The annual Connex Sizzle BBQ, part of the Melbourne Food and Wine festival treats us lucky Melbournites to some quality dishes designed by 8 of Melbourne’s finest chefs straight off the hot plate.Appealing to the protein fiend in me, Ezard’s pork slab is lightly marinaded and grilled off that ...
Y: When will us Melbourians get sick of these hidden alley way food serving bar venues? If they continue along the same lines as Bar Lourinha, Movida, and now Cumulus – hopefully never. Owned by Andrew McConnell of Circa, 312 and now Cutler & Co fame – the menu centres around small dishes designed to share. There is an obvious focus on procuring great produce with whole menu sections devoted to freshly shucked oysters & another devoted to smallgoods – both worth trying. Even better in my opinion are the dishes in the small/large dishes section – my only regret ...
I’m not usually a fan of all you can eats, but this epic sunroom that houses Crown’s gourmet buffet has a little something for everyone, even me. The seafood fresh, cooked prawns, oysters, lobster legs a favourite with the Asians wanting to get their money’s worth. There’s hearty soups, salads roasts, exotic sounding cooked dishes to construct a DIY degustation. If you still have room, a massive range to satisfy the sweet tooth. Those without discipline should pre book their personal trainer for the next day. Trakky daks recommended though you might look like the ...
Poor Mr Wickens, plans for bringing the highly rated Interlude into the city bought undone. Still, he has found his way from Fitzroy into the CBD, presumably via the 86 tram, to deliver all the interesting and creativeness synonymous with his previous venture.Or so I thought. There’s nothing wrong with the menu, but reads like a censored Superbad script. Gone are all the cheeky “oh no he didn’t” bits you’d come to expect from this master chef. Which is presumably the intention, to be something more understated. Have a read: Chicken, Potato Puree, Hot Liver ...
MORE SOUP FOR YOU! A 180 from Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi, despite the masses and cramped working conditions in the shoebox shop at Melbourne’s Centre Place laneway, the staff remain ever so friendly and polite. Black cauldrons, contents painted on the front, act as the menu board, so no excuses when it’s your turn to order or risk the wrath of the line behind. Take away pumpkin, chunky beef and veg, potato, leek and bacon amongst others or sit in if there’s space and don’t mind rubbing shoulders with a stranger. Could be the poor man’s Lavalife ...
Sydney-sider here to invade Melbourne? Like AFL muscling in on QLD and NSW, ALDI to Safeway. An age old rivalry, etched into Australian folklore. Itchy and Scratchy, Coke and Pepsi, “The Man” vs the World. Does anyone really know why the intense hatred? I mean, sure Melbourne is more liveable, affordable, a superior bar scene, awesome restaurants, a wider arrange of clubs, the non pretentious night life, the sporting capital… hell even better tasting water. Why would anyone dislike the state that’s south of the border?So what happens when Sydney’s finest ponytail decides to ...
