Instagram worthy looking food that also tastes fantastic, The Old Milk Bar is tucked away in…read moresuburban Thornbury in an unassuming location, but well worth sniffing out. We had heard that whatever we ordered we must add a croquette, which we dutifully did and now recommend everyone does too. A must visit for anyone nearby, and worth a little trip for those a bit further away.

I really like the Old Milk Bar Cafe. It's probably one of my favourite breakfast spots on the…read moreweekend to go to. My partner absolutely loves the Sago Pudding there and I pretty much love the entire breakfast menu. The Old Milk Bar Cafe gets packed out pretty quick, so you either have to get there early or be prepared to wait a little while for a table. From their lunch menu I would recommend the soft shell crab burger and polenta chips. It's absolutely amazing.

3.3. Buzzy bright…read moreairy cafe. Pleasant atmosphere here. Well patronized with lots of different age groups dotted around the place. Clearly a competently run and popular place with people waiting for tables at various stages. Quick pleasant service. Good menu with lots of Melbourne brekkie and lunch standards available. I just felt like plain eggs and bacon with seeded toast today. The dish was good. The eggs were nice. Well cooked and just that right amount of runny yolk. There was a decent serve of bacon too. But it was a bit salty for me, though. Decent value dish overall I thought. The world's most beautiful woman had the pork egg benny. She reported it as nice but thought it needed a little bit of greenery. Her suggestion was to replace the haloumi with some fresh greens. We finished with coffee which was lovely. My long black was superb. Service was lovely throughout. There were plenty of staff too which was impressive. Nice place overall. I'd happily return although I thought it didn't match its current 4.1 rating on our experience today.

Previously known as Green Orange, it's great to see the same staff in this Heidelberg hot spot. The…read morenew décor is impressive, and gives the feel of a trendy American-inspired diner. However, with the new menu, there has been a clear push to claim the hipster market, with confused items. The breakfast menu includes a quinoa muesli-type concoction with kale and hazelnuts, and their take on Eggs Benedict comes with pulled pork and grilled haloumi. The pork is the odd one out in this dish, with the sweet and briney flavours conflicting with the classic hollandaise and poached egg. The haloumi, although prepared to perfection, overpowered the meal with salt. The desserts also look impressive, and have been updated along with the décor. The lemon tart comes with an unconventional chocolate curl on the top, and the cheesecake, flourless orange, and tiramisu all look incredible. I opted for what was described to me as a raspberry sponge, but it had more mousse than sponge, and very little raspberry flavour. The middle layer of sponge has an infusion of redness with little flavour, and an awkward density as a result. I would like to see a refinement of the menu, with more focus on complimentary flavours. The staff is lovely and the coffee is great as it has always been.

I have to admit that this place was actually pretty cool. Okay, it is one of those hole in the wall…read morecoffee shops that you pretty much see all over the place these days, and it's position right next to the railway station is pretty handy, especially since it is the station I get off at to go to work. Sure, the food selection isn't the best, but it isn't trying to be anything in that regards. In the end, it does what it sets out to do, and that is to deliver pretty good coffee.

I have no idea how they managed to get their hand on what I think is the quaintest peice of…read morereal-estate located right under the the ramp of Glenferrie station platform 3. With only one doorway and a half stable door opening this place a little gem. The owner is a very kind and humble person and his selection of pastries and cakes is just delightful. The coffee they serve is great and for those on the run it just so convenient. For those soy conscious, they only use Bonsoy!

Best bakery ever - really great pies, especially their Lemon one and chicken curry. Quick service,…read morebaked fresh daily. Lots of seating inside and outside. Close near the Dandenong outdoor excursions.

Great bakery. I love there white bread and they make a meanest pie. My favorite is the curry pie. I…read morehave eaten hundreds of them over the years. They make some nice sweets aswell.

Steam junkies is located close to 'Anstey' train station (never even heard of it) in the Coburg end…read moreof Brunswick. There is a sliding door that you have to carefully open to enter the cafe as it looks like it will fall apart. Large glass windows are great for letting the sunshine in but may possibly be too cold to sit next to in the winter. It's got a warehouse feel and lots of knick knacks around the place like a scattering of random magazines, a typewriter, and small terrariums. When we arrived, the cafe was 1/4th full with a couple leisurely reading their individual novels over a cup of coffee, a couple bickering over current affairs, and another couple digging into their meals. Prices are quite reasonable here ranging from 9 bucks for sandwiches to 17.5 with the most expensive being 18. However, the taste and the service is average. We had a woman walk up to us and ask us if we were ok. I was like "huh". She then said "well you've ordered?" and I said "no". And then she said "so you had drinks" and I said "no". And she said "ok". And I said "we want to order though". And she goes, "that's why I'm here". What a bizarre conversation. Why not just come up to us and ask us if we wanted any drinks to start with. Isn't that how it works. She had one job and from the cafe being nearly empty by this time, I don't understand how she did not know whether we had ordered. The coffees were very weak. I could barely taste the caffeine. they had run out of the lamb pearl cous cous dish which I had been eyeing so we got the salmon egg benedict and the pork hash. The salmon egg benedict had one poached egg with a small dollop of hollandaise, a radish leafy salad, one potato croquette and lots of smoked salmon. It was very unsatisfying and the bland puree barely added any flavour. Surely, more hollandaise sauce would have helped. The potato croquette was quite dry. A nice side of a chutney would have helped. My friend liked the glazed pork but found the potato hash bland and he had the same radish salad in his dish that I had. They do split billing. It's got a lazy vibe. Heaps of parking nearby. Close to train station. But I wouldn't go back.

A delicious breakfast! I've had a few fantastic breakfasts here. The staff are always lovely and…read morethe food is amazing. Always a load of amazing seasonal flavours.

Coffee and service is perfect. Make sure you get to know Sandra and everything will work like…read moreclockwork.

First day of child care is always hard and so I thought I'd take things easy by chillaxing in a…read morecafe. I stumbled upon Mr Collins which seemed to be bustling, which is always a good sign in terms of taste. Instead of receiving warm and friendly service though I was met with a really abrupt waitress. So much for trying to relax. I ordered & paid for my food and sat down to wait for my food. All of a sudden, bang and one of the waiters dropped a whole tray of cups. Not that I cared but the waitress simply made a comment without helping the poor guy. My egg and bacon padino came and it was not too bad for $6.50. The egg was nicely runny and the bread was crispy. I think their ordering system is a bit haphazard though because while I was eating my food the waitress started to chase after this customer telling them quite abruptly they must pay on the way out because they can't keep track. Really, it's the cafe's problem not the customers. As I paid before sitting down I hoped they weren't gonna chase after me cos they couldn't keep track of who paid and who hasn't! Yikes!

This is another of the many cafes that seem to be located in the area where I work, though some of…read morethem do require a ride on the train to the next station. Actually, I vaguely remember going to a cafe in the area years ago, though I suspect that even if it was this one, it was probably the one that was here before this one appeared. Anyway, I rather liked it. It certainly did meet the standards of what I look for in the Melbourne cafe, particularly since it is located down a side street. So, the meal was good, the tea was good, and the service was good, so that should pretty much tell you everything.

Ambience was good inside service was great outdoor seating as well. Good menu and coffee but my…read morewaffles a little dry I thought they came with ice cream but it was no where to be found.

Awesome range of baked goods, fresh bread and good set up. In the Donburn row of shops which really…read morehides some secret gems. Fantastic coffee and am looking forward to trying a pie!

Stopped in here as the store said they won the national pie competition for the best pie in…read moreAustralia. Such a claim must, of course, be tested. Is Australia's best pie n Donvale? We got the plain pies to give it a fair, comparable test, and I must say, they really are very very good! The flavour of the filling is really good, very nice short crust base, and a suitably flaky top. In fact, the short rust base would have to be one of the best. I do think, though, to be fair, it is slightly pipped by the Kirra Bakery's pie, which as a slightly better, flakier top. But it is certainly the best pie in Melbourne, and one of the best in Australia :-)