The new fish n chip shop in town, Glenroy Fish Box is a modern take on the old greasy fast food…read morefave. Trying to appeal to a larger clientele than junk food junkies, these fish n chips are packaged in nice, tidy boxes, and the menu has more on offer than the norm. From sentimental golden oldies like battered and grilled fish n chips and the best hangover cure, juicy beef burgers with the lot I've ever tasted; to shaking it up a bit with a selection of salads, meatballs, giant souvlakis and other middle eastern foods with herb and spicy flavours, it's the fish n chip shop with the lot! Especially great if you work close by and need to grab a bite on the run, extremely fast and efficient service not to mention the almost grease free tasty meals. Set back from the street and with alfresco dining I've got a feeling this one is going to take off.

I come here once a month. Good size flake (large 8 or 9 inch length & tasty) for $5 each and they…read moreeven give me extra fish and potato cakes if they feel they are too small! Great service, lovely people. This is why I keep coming back. I save waiting time with a phone order Ten minutes before I pick up. Ps. I never ordered potato cakes but they keep putting them in anyway! Who else does that? They do :) They are the best! Ph 93062096 open Tuesday to Sunday 11am - 8:30pm (closed Monday)

This place is just what the doctor ordered on a lazy Saturday for coffee & some brekky. Great…read morecoffee, great, kind & attentive service, great selections, comfortable environment, & at long, long last, a melbourne cafe that gets the music volume right - loud enough to enjoy but soft enough to enjoy a convo or hear your own thoughts. This crew seems to have the customer front of mind, & it gets the Goldilocks rating from this humble reviewer

I came here with a slight hangover and dead excited to try out the Reuben sanga. Had the sads when…read moreI read the menu and that item was by available til 11:30 (we got there bout 10:50). But no matter I went for an eggs Benedict instead, and so did the other half. Heard good things about the coffee here. Unfortunately I am no longer an avid drinker of coffee (thanks juice cleanse) so I just went for an OJ. That was served freshly squeezed in a huge mason jar it was cute. My partner got the latte and from the smell of it it seemed top notch! Also he said it was pretty damn special - so take his word for it guys :) So when hungover, time went by real slow for me. I was content sitting there spacing out and sipping on my OJ. Had I not been hungover though, I would have realized that 35 minutes went by and we didn't have our food yet. During that 35 minutes my partners coffee was long gone and 2 times that a waitresses came over she never offered him another coffee..! One of the waitresses came over extremely apologetic and promised us it was 5 mins away and admittedly they forgot about our order.. Dan was pretty dejected from this moment and wasn't very impressed with the place! They redeemed themselves though! Firstly they offered a second round of drinks on the house, and the food did come within 5 mins (notice that by the time we had our food we were now able to order the Reuben.. Dag nammit!) but the food was deeeeeelicous. It was beautifully presented and eggs were poached to perfection! We left there happy customers! So they had a rocky start, but we enjoyed the place and will come back (most likely after 1130 next time :))

After spending a few days in Queensland, scouring Yelp and Broadsheet.. I was craving all things…read moreMelbourne and found myself at Sartoria! We were greeted with a friendly smile, seated and left with menu's. The drinks menu is just as interesting and extensive as the food menu.. Free WiFi available - this may just be the new not so local hangout I've been looking for.. Coffee and food were delicious

The food here is tasty, if overpriced (seriously, $18.50 for eggs Benedict?). The flat white was…read morethe nicest I've had in a while--strong but smooth (bit like a personals ad!). However, that's where the compliments end. After ordering, coffee took 10--15 minutes to get to the table lukewarm. 30 minutes after that, my partner's meal arrived, with no mention of my own. 20+ minutes later (well after my partner was done eating, his plate had been cleared and we'd inquired twice about my dish), my sandwich was delivered. Altogether, breakfast took 90 minutes. In this time, tables that had been seated after us were fed and onto second cups of coffee. Servers had come to sell us more coffee or juice, but never refilled our water or offered us a jug, despite the fact that said jugs were being refilled at the sink next to us and delivered to other tables regularly. We received one apology for the lateness of my meal, but no offer of a discount or complimentary item. The thing is, I get it. I worked as a waitress for six months in 2014, and sometimes the kitchen gets overwhelmed or a table is simply overlooked. But you always, always offer a sincere apology and ask what you can do to remedy the situation. Continuing to ignore someone always make things worse, and I suspect that once our server realized what had happened, she chose to avoid us rather than address the problem. I'm seriously unimpressed, and given how many cafes exist in the area, I suggest you look for coffee and overpriced breakfast somewhere else.

Patch cafe use to be an amazing place to get a coffee or a great breakfast. However since the…read moreowners have sold up and the new owners have taken over, things have gone downhill very quickly. Coffee isn't great any more and the food is terrible.

I love Patch and the delicious range on offer. I always go for the Chilli eggs, I should really go…read morefor something else, but why change it up when it's always delicious. My partner in crime tends to go for the eggs bene - the best he's had apparently. Light beautiful Benedict, it does look delicious. There is one waitress that is absolutely fabulous - she has an English accent. My experience is always a zillion times better when she is around. Patch to me is everything breakfast should be, delicious, filling without the carb overload.

Best coffee in Port Melbourne !…read more I'm told by several smart people that doing a few things really well is one of the keys to success, and if that's the case, Rocco & Coe will have it made. Excellent panini; asking for one of the daily specials never disappoints. I'm not a juice bar fan myself, but I have been told reliably that they are all delicious, and you really can't go past the coffee for miles around. We stop past Rocco & Coe whenever we have the chance, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Simple fare, coffee & a few food options…read more Coffee well prepared so that means my morning brew is covered. Smoothies can be prepared for you if you're that way inclined and they'll make up your favourite concoction if you ask or choose from five on the board (eg "The breakie" containing muesli milk & banana). Food is freshly prepared panini so you can make up your own (as a vegan that's what I do & they'll happily suggest options to add) or again choose from the board (eg Avo has avocado bocconcini tomato & pesto) They're friendly but this is where a star drops off as it is overly so & becomes trite or fake. Best place in this neck of the woods though.

On the corner of New and York Streets in Richmond, the aptly named New York Tomato is one the…read morearea's best cafes. It is housed in an ex-workshop, and retains all the industrial features, including a roller door that separates the courtyard from the street when it's closed. The courtyard is the best spot on a sunny day, and upstairs is super-warm in winter with big windows to let the light in. Despite being a local hang out not known to Richmond's footy and shopping tourists, it still gets packed on weekends, so it's worth calling ahead to book a table. On my must-eat list is the eggs baked in Napoli sauce and the banana smoothie. The coffee is consistently good (they know how to do the 'strong' in my strong flat white) and even simple fare like toast with jam is spot on. Give it's in the back streets, New York Tomato has remained a hidden treasure for years now, so enjoy a visit but keep it on the low down to stop it getting overrun!

I met someone here once for brunch and they brought their French bulldog. Therefore, I spent more…read moretime petting and playing with said Frenchie than paying attention to person, decor, brunch or coffee. Hence the clinical review. This space is airy and tres hip. Think lots of wooden tables and stools. The soy latte was creamy and generous, along with the banana porridge with cinnamon and honey. All in all, good experience but presence of Frenchie made it fabulous.

This little hidden gem is definatly worth the stop. I stumbled across here desperate for my morning…read morelatte` loveliness, as my local was closed for the Silly-Season. 5 minutes later I left with my latte` and a smile. The staff here are warm, welcoming and efficent. The smiles are given freely from the lovely lady taking orders to the nifty barista behind the machine. Doors are open as you leave with your hands full of goodies and a friendly goodbye given. The food looked lovely but I didn't have time to grab any. Will try next time I go back!

We actually tried a cafe around the corner first because ferrovia looked so busy. We wandered in,…read moreand 3 staff members kept their heads down pretending no one wanted a Saturday morning breakfast. We quickly rushed back to ferrovia wishing we never took those extra steps! We walked through the doors (hoping no one saw our mistake) and within a second were greeted and ushered to a table. We ordered coffees, mulled the daily specials and read the paper. The coffee was fantastic. Not burnt or bitter and needing no sugar to offset the taste. The staff were exceptional. They made us feel wanted even though the place was extremely packed and the turnover rate was high. They were up for a friendly chat and worked well as a team. We ordered the eggs benedict and the special of the day 'smashed avo with crispy pancetta'. Both dishes fantastic with the smashed avo winning out. A generous portion of smooth avocado mixed with feta and topped with pancetta and poached eggs. For a small local cafe this place definitely packed a punch. The food may not have been out of this world or gourmet but the staff made up for any misgivings. I'm glad we have more options close to home and I can guarantee we won't turn our backs on ferrovia next time for the 'cafe around the corner'.

I may be a little tea addict short and stout but alas, I don't have a handle or a spout. Enter: the…read moreincredible T2 on Fitzroy's Brunswick Street, which is nothing short of a tea lover's paradise. Selling an exquisite range of teapots, cups, tea travel accessories, kids and other tea paraphernalia and an incredible range of high quality teas themselves, T2 is one of my favourite Fitzroy stores. I have been known to drink my tea - Earl Grey in case you're asking and with rice milk instead of the real thing - out of a pint glass, such is my appetite for the oxidised stuff, but T2 even has the giant - and appropriately so - tea cup market covered. Selling tea cups ranging from the bijoux to the enormous and teapots in a myriad of colours and designs that are almost too pretty to drink out of, T2 really is one of the glossiest, coolest and most unusually niche shops I've been to in Melbourne. If you like drinking tea in style, head to T2.