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User Reviews on 100 Mile Cafe
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 comments
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Food 9 |
Ambience 3 |
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Value 6 |
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The food was excellent and pretty original. Great views from the big windows. Air-conditioning was a little on the cold side.
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engineer -
See my reviews 7 , 21 November 2008
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Below Average |
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Food 5 |
Ambience 4 |
Service 4 |
Value 1 |
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I was looking forward to eating here but was very disappointed. I thought that the food was generally bland and way overpriced for what it was. I can't believe that given the amazing range of Victorian produce that the dumpling soup (and other dishes) would be so ordinary and relatively tasteless. Nice concept but way overhyped, noisy and expensive. Forget it!
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kbel -
See my reviews 11, 23 September 2008
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Food 9 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 5 |
Value 3 |
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I came to this restaurant only with the 100 Mile Cafe scheme in mind, especially when last time around it made me really skeptical as Paul Mathis's previous try in its SOS Aquavegetarian guise was highly disappointing with its prices vs proportion, even if the food was good.
I must admit I was surprised by 100 Mile Cafe in 3 ways, in positive as well as negative ways. Its mostly Japanese style influenced food, which to me really overwhelmed its theme of most food being sourced within 100 miles of its location. If I had known this was 80% a Japanese restaurant, I would have come in with a different expectation. Having said that, and if you read my other reviews as I eat a lot of Japanese food and pretty harsh usually, I was pleasantly surprised how great some dishes were executed, down to the sauces.
Its price. Ridiculously priced for the portions, just the same as the previous SOS. You could eat 3 main dishes before you'll be full, and I'm not even that big a eater. There was hardly anything on the dish for 30 plus odd dollars, and it made me vowed to never go back again due to that alone, just as I never went back to SOS. However, a few months after we visited (and it was relatively empty that visit), I took a look at the menu again and on average it seems like the prices have dropped around $8-10 per main dish. So now I'm tempted to try it again, as the menu items seems similar to before.
The atmosphere was really cold. I don't think this kind of restaurant can thrive in Melbourne, despite having a great sustainable theme. You need to make it more accessible to people who actually care, it needs to be more funky and down to earth. But somehow, perhaps, Paul Mathis is a businessman and as such he doesn't realise that unless he is willing to sacrifice abit and make 100 Mile Cafe become more of a Chocolate Buddha feel alike than a top end restaurant and with a good sustainable scheme, I just don't see it working that well, especially being part of Melbourne Central. The culture is just not right for the decoration, patrons, prices, etc.
He should move it to another location and I think it will work immensely. Just a thought from a business point of view.
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Iruka -
See my reviews 88, 26 August 2008
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Highly Recommended |
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 8 |
Value 8 |
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Attended a work luncheon with a set menu, offering about 4 choices for each course. Food was fantastic, was especially taken with the strawberry souffle with plum sorbet!
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sweettooth75 -
See my reviews 15, 01 July 2008
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Food 10 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 9 |
Value 8 |
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I'd heard about 100 Mile Cafe from somewhere, and we were next door so we thought we'd try. The decor is unique to say the least, but the food was outstanding. 2 local beers, oysters for two, a burger and a pizza came to less than $70.
The oysters were incredible, with blue swimmer crab on top, very fresh. The burger was delicious and had the best dressing on the accompanying salad. The pizza had pumpkin and the best blue cheese I've ever had melted on top. I can't wait to go back and try some more mains, and I'd definitely go back for the oysters.
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waldront -
See my reviews 4, 30 June 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 8 |
Value 7 |
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Had a bit of a wait w/o reservations and waited outside on the balcony. It was a bit loud from the club next door and clashed with the atmosphere of the restaurant. I ordered the rainbow trout and it was excellent, highly recommend. The chips were an odd accompaniment to the fish but still good.
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marker -
See my reviews 1, 27 June 2008
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