The service was great and the place just opened too, so it's all fresh and clean!…read more My friend and I ordered the Chicken Parma and it was delicious! Really decent sized chips too. Google maps kindly took me in the wrong direction for ages and I rocked up for my reservation 30 minutes late and the hostess was so lovely and kind and understanding and she seated us straight way. To (unintentionally) add insult to injury, we were also the last to leave and the wait staff were so polite and didn't try to usher us out before we were ready. So professional! The restaurant is directly on top of an underground car park so parking is convenient and plentiful! From personal experience and from what I've heard from friends, The Groove Train has a pretty good name for itself and this restaurant is definitely part of that good name.

Lovely food, great staff, good location and vibe had a nice lunch there. Would go againread more

Uncle Drew 3.6…read more I liked this place. Obviously an old milk bar converted into a cosy cafe with good front and back areas. It's certainly a thriving business. It's in the back back streets of Clifton Hill but has an impressively constant stream of customers. There's a low key casual decor that sort of works here. Low key but effective service throughout as well too. Not many smiles here but plenty of efficiency. I had the pork and beans dish which I adored. A great dish for another cool grey Melbourne day. The pork and fennel sausages in this dish were spectacularly good. As good as you could make, I reckon. If they were made on site someone here is a sausage maker of rare genius. They're superb. The beans were lovely as well with nice heat evident from the jalapeño. Nice bits of ciabatta to spread the beans on as well. This was a really lovely and perfectly sized dish. The world's most beautiful woman was disappointed in her dish though. It was a toastie with pulled pork. I had a taste and liked it but she wasn't keen on the chilli in the pulled pork. Her point was that the chilli part wasn't noted on the menu and she wasn't keen on the unexpected heat at all. A real shame. Super coffee to finish. We both really enjoyed our respective coffees, a long black and a flat white. They kindly gave one coffee free because of the unnoted chilli in the toastie. I'd definitely return here. I liked the place.

Nice cosey little spot in Clifton Hill. Coffee was good and staff very friendly. It is an easy walk…read moredown from Schots if you want a better coffee than the in-house cafe.

Dukes Coffee Roasters is rated one of the top coffee shops in Melbourne, so I knew I had to try! A…read morevanilla latte, hot or iced, with oat milk is always my go-to. The coffee was definitely dense and strong. Sadly, they did not have any vanilla flavoring, but the oat milk flavoring shined through. The cafe was busy and packed, definitely showing its character and love in this city. The workers were kind and the drinks were correctly and quickly!

There are a handful of coffeeshops in downtown Melbourne... and Dukes appears to be the one with…read morethe most fans! We were walking around looking for a place to get my caffeine fill... and then I saw the crowds of people flocking to Dukes. I checked it out on Yelp and I was sold! I don't mind a long line when I'm going to get delicious coffee... and Dukes did not disappoint - they created the perfect cafe mocha! If you're in the area and looking for a terrific coffee place, then look no further than Dukes! *****FIVE STARS*****

This French inspired cafe has been rocking out Collins St for a long time. It's super popular with…read morethe older business folk around town. In the mornings you'll walk by and see them grabbing a quick coffee and mentally calculating which cake to get. But get in quick if you want some of that cakey goodness. By 3pm the overflowing cabinet is empty. Dessert desolate empty. It's a terrible feeling when you realise that you've missed out on the vanilla slice or custard filled doughnut. The coffee here is so-so. Neutral on the tastebuds but works well with the sweet treats on offer. The staff here are some of the friendliest around.

Lovely cappuccino, great mini mince pie and very friendly service. It's not magic but when you get…read moreit, it's good. Keep it going. Gotta love it.

I'm not too familiar with Hawthorn but Yelp lead me straight here as the place to go for coffee on…read moreGlenferrie and it was spot on. This cute little cafe is tucked away in the Don Arcade, just between the train station and Glenferrie Rd. A small window with happy baristas is out the front and gives it the appearance of standing room only, but head down the back and there are some bigger tables and more seating in addition to a few small spots out the front. They use 5 Senses beans here, offering both espresso and filter options. There's also a food cabinet, but I came here around 4pm and it had been well and truly cleaned out. Still a great little spot for a quiet coffee out the back. Recommend if you're in the area and looking for a caffeine hit.

Tucked down an alley next to the Glenferrie station, I come here for a quick and reliably good…read morecoffee. Oscar and Mike serve up consistently the best coffee on Glenferrie. You know what you're going to get and you know it's going to be good. There are plenty of coffee drinking options, including cold drip; there's also a selection for non-coffee drinkers. They sell a small range of eats to grab as you dash to the train, or to nibble as you sit on their milk crates and watch everyone else rush by.

This place was okay, but when I came here it was pretty busy, which meant that I only ended up…read moregetting a pot of tea. That was a real shame because I certainly wanted to grab some breakfast, but it looked like that I might have been forgotten in the rush that the staff were in. The tea wasn't bad, but I was a little disappointed that I got looked over for breakfast, and anyway it sounded as if I was going to be waiting quite a while anyway. As such, I ended up going elsewhere.

Love Red Bean Coffee Food is amazing, coffee is awesome. Fantastic customer service, very…read moreaccommodating. Dog & child friendly. Indoor & outdoor seating available. Red Bean roast several different blends of their own brand of coffee on site. You can purchase either beans or ground coffee to take home.

This guy here, Ben, he's a top bloke. He brings quality food and coffee to the lesser travelled…read moreshopping strip that divides Kew and Balwyn. Named after no one in particular, Ben provides his own charm and persona. The interior takes the ever popular combination of black furnishings and lightly stained timber and adds fun coffee-themed cartoon murals. Hanging basket plants, table succulents and random orange chairs add splashes of colour to the mix. Seating is divided into three sections; a handful of small tables in the front cafe and kitchen area, more small tables in a dining room space that overlooks the outside courtyard below, and the aforementioned courtyard that has a scattering of small tables and some large communal tables. A little extravagant is certainly one way to describe the food menu; there's a granola bowl, coconut chia pudding, cherry ricotta hot cakes, baked bean pot, pulled pork burger, rueben sandwich, salmon croquettes, haloumi salad; a bit of everything. Highlights are the buttermilk fried chicken burger with sriracha mayo and cornflake crumbing that gives a distinct crunch and the lamb ribs with mushy pea purée, parsnip chips, and roasted turnip. The tender and juicy meat just falls off the bone and the pea, parsnip and turnip combination provides some welcomed lesser encountered flavours. Coffee is by Code Black with a selection of blends and single origins available as espresso and filter. There's a range of teas, juices and smoothies also available. A local favourite, Ben shows that it's not just the inner suburbs that get all the fun and that sometimes it's worth venturing out into the mostly residential areas.

Big fan of Ben, the new guy in Kew/Balwyn town. Located on the corner of Burke and Belmore, where…read morethe whole strip seems to be going under some development with a new giant bottle shop also just open a few doors down, Ben fills a void location-wise that otherwise had locals going to Kew or Camberwell main shops for a breakfast bite. The food is pretty basic, but delicious. Recommend the scrambled eggs with wild mushrooms and truffle oil, and keep popping in hoping to try a 'Cruffin' but they're always sold out! One day soon, you will be mine! Staff are very friendly and keen to impress, and atmosphere is nice and relaxed, with chill music and a great medium sized outdoor area for when the sun is shining. So far locals seem to have embraced it, which is good news for young Benny boy!

I have been to milk cloud numerous times as it is my sisters local. Excellent food and excellent…read morecoffee. Not overly kid friendly which is a shame but they definitely make up for it food wise. I always order the corn stack with avocado and relish- it is simply divine. If your in the area you should definitely go in!

"There is no greater combination of three words than All Day Breakfast," a dear friend announced as…read morewe entered Milk Cloud. Of course, the phrase could be applied to pretty much any cafe worth its salt in Melbourne, but as it was uttered here I feel it should be attributed accurately. He ordered a big fryup, I ordered my usual coffee. His came laden with bacon, hash brown, spinach, mushroom, eggs, toast. You know, the fry up. I cursed myself that I'd already eaten (this cafe has the other three word phrase that lightens up my day: "Gluten Free Available") and I watched his orangey egg yolks dribble all over the plate drooling a little. There's a nice trend I'm noticing in cafes at the moment to make sure that any coffee (especially if it's a weird request) comes looking as aesthetically pleasing as it tastes. Actually, sometimes it looks far better than it tastes, but this isn't the point right now. Good coffee, nicely presented. Place looks good too, there's a huge cartoon map of Ashburton on the wall that's fun to look at whilst waiting for food.