A cafe that has a range of delicious food options for all, including any vegan / vegetarian folk…read more There is great coffee on offer if you're in need of a caffeine fix, and milk alternatives, including (but not limited to) soy and oat mylks are also available. If you've not had the chance, go get your Little Woodpecker on, you won't regret it!

Driving around the residential streets of Blackburn North, you'd probably never guess that a gem…read morelike this was tucked away! Little Woodpecker is a cute little cafe that only the locals seem to know about - most of the customers appear to be on first name basis with the staff, and everybody is friendly & smiling. With a menu that caters to the major groups of customers (vegan, veggie, GF, etc) you can't really go wrong if you pick this place as a brunch destination! All day Breakfast & Lunch, great variety & yummy flavours (not to mention, totally Instagrammable presentation!), great coffee & smoothie options...what's not to love? Plus it changes with the seasons, so you know everything's fresh & delicious! I came with a friend and we got the shareplate (The Last Supper) which was an AMAZING tapas board with baked eggs, grain salad, falafel, dips, roasted mushrooms, fresh sourdough....man, it was quite the smorgasbord! The shareplate for 2 seemed enough for 3 people to split, because we couldn't eat it all (and we can really pack it in, folks. No namby-pamby nibblers here) Honestly, it seemed like the way to do it, because you got to try a little of everything! If you don't choose to go that way though, don't worry - the serves are all generous & every mouthful is bliss :) Also, before I forget - they also have a countertop CHOC-FULL of freshly baked sweets! I was eying off their orange poppyseed muffins & their Doughnuts/Cronuts/danishes/croissants/omg it all looked so good I can't even list it all So yeah! If you're around, get your butt to Little Woodpecker for an awesome meal!

Ringwood - Brace yourselves! Nick & Jac together with their…read moreamazing team have opened up their 1st business venture. Located in the heart of Ringwood with free 1--2hr street parking on their doorstep, this place will definitely be a regular coffee haunt! Exposed brick, copper piping and cheery staff welcome you as you take a seat. Axil coffee is on point as is their Quinoa & Chicken salad. If you are looking for a place to catch up with friends, chill out and read a book or to brunch/lunch at.. Come check them out!

HOLY CRAP this place is good. Been hearing much about this…read moreplace and had to try it out. Went with the wife and kids last night and what a treat. The food was so clean and fresh I felt like I was at a Michelin star restaurant. The staff was so friendly and helpful with the little ones, I am definitely coming back here. Five well earned stars.

Damn. Missed out on a quick blow dry at the hugely funky hair salon next door so needed food and a…read morecocktail instead. Menu was closed but I had an awesome brownie and a cocktail. I loved the service, cool hip woman who understands that it's always the right time for a cocktail if I want one. Also the toilets are clean and close. Food Republic is Beside a busy road but it's sunny and quiet on a piazza/garden, mixture of guests including hot mums and cute fairy/elf children with attitude. The staff are really lovely with the mums and kid and it's a friendly chatty place. Perfect end to a sort of cerebral day discussing my thesis proposal.

Excellent food, very nice cocktails. A bit on the expensive…read moreside, but attracts a more mature audience. My favourite is Japanese omelette, the choice is pretty static. Great coffee and location / setup. You can take away and just sit a bit further, in the square in shade. Great for those cases when our ordinary choices get boring.

Long waits, Incorrect Order, and rude staff when informed they brought me the wrong thingread more

Nice cafe with friendly staff and fast service. Chai masala was really good and the porridge just…read morehit the spot.

Passing by and decided to drop in - I had Eggs Rangeview which was tasty and filling. My wife had…read morethe Green Goat - lovely creamy goats cheese Will be making sure we pass by more often - I've just seen the cakes....

Super nice staff, and good coffee.... haven't quite mastered the iced latte but the hot coffees are…read moregood!

4.3. This is an excellent cafe that gets all the fundamentals right. It has an excellent menu,…read morespace, food and service. It is easily the best cafe in the area from what I've seen so far, particularly in the North Blackburn and Nunawading areas. First off, it's a decently styled light filled cafe. It's well designed and laid out. It has interesting shapes and textures throughout including a light wood feature wall, numerous funky light fittings and a good number of tables. There's also a decent sized and shaded outdoor area. They have a very good hipster style menu here. There are stacks of good choices, both healthy and not so healthy. The nieces and nephews section of the menu is undeniably cute. I started with a sumptuous long black served on a cute board with a tiny glass of sparkling water. This was as pretty as a picture. Lovely St Ali coffee on offer here. It's hard to start a meal better for mine than having coffee of this quality. I ordered the brunch salad with grilled broccolini, broad beans, kale, avocado, beetroot hummus, walnuts and quinoa with pomegranate dressing. I added salmon and poached egg and feta ($2 only). The dish was well presented and was absolutely delicious. It's a very healthy dish and a good sized serve. I couldn't fault it. I thought it was a brilliant dish and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was excellent throughout. The staff were up and about. Attentive, polite and efficient. This is a terrific cafe. It would give a few highly rated inner city brunch places a run for their money on what I saw today.

Peddler Cafe was a quick cute spot for us to grab breakfast before driving up to the Yarra Valley…read morefor wine tasting. There were quite a few people around that looked like regulars which surely means it is delicious, which it was! We'd recommend this spot!

First time here and food and coffee was excellent. Visited on a Sunday morning and it was very busy…read morewhich is always a good sign. Five of us and we all had a different meal and each one was beautifully presented and tasted just as good as it looked. I had the baked eggs and they may have been the best I have ever had. Highly recommend.

3.7. Well set up cafe off the South Blackburn shopping centre. It's white, bright and airy inside…read morewith cute chairs and tables. It also has a very fetching east facing outdoor area as well, which was perfect on a sunny morning. The cakes, biscuits snd other goodies looked good here. They weren't for me though. I was after a coffee. The coffee here is Columbian single origin. It's very good and my cup was made excellently today. It was a delicious little coffee. Service was terrific here too. Nice place. Recommended.

Lovely little place in Blackburn South for lunch. Their BLT with their homemade relish and…read morecaramelized onions is the best I have ever tasted. Coffee was great too. Will be a regular here.

A cute little cafe in Blackburn. It's on a corner, thus the name - genius :)…read more I had the Veggie breakfast which was huge! There was nothing super special about my brekky but it was tasty. I like my mushrooms and tomatoes cooked well and it was. My poached egg was runny - another plus. Coffee was good also! They also do catering (we saw some sandwich platters coming out of the kitchen) - which you can see from anywhere in the cafe, it's a relatively small space. They have heaps of sweets, alot of it is house made, they serve gluten free bread and they also sell some bits and pieces. I picked up a grinder with himalayan salt and pepper in one thing! YUMMM :) Charlotte's Corner is a cool spot and a nice change from the other cafes in Blackburn!

Charlottes corner is a small cafe with decent coffee and well priced cafe food. I come here because…read moreits close by and a nice walk from home with the bub. There's really only two Cafes in Blackburn South worth visiting by my count, of which this is one, so I'm doing my bit to keep it open! Coffee: decent but not amazing Food: simple but tasty Bub: very bub friendly staff, but not much room inside for a pram/stroller.