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Birdman Eating, Fitzroy

Cafes, European, Good for Brunch, Good Wine List, Licensed

Overall 6.9  10

3.5 Below Average

Food  4      Ambience  7      Service  1      Value  2     


Ordinary coffee, very small serving sizes and they forget they are in the service business. The serving sizes are ridiculously small for a guy. Our son ordered pancakes and received 3 of them, each seemed to be marginally bigger than a 50c coin. It was a cold Melbourne morning and the restaurant was full but the outside tables were virtually empty.

We asked for a round of coffees while we waited but we were told they would have to take us off the waiting list if we had coffee at the empty outside tables. People in the service business who forget they are in the service business really tick me off. We won't return.

Apr 26, 2009

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Las Chicas, Balaclava

Cafes, Child Friendly Menus, Licensed, Outdoor Dining, Serves Breakfast

Overall 7.1  11

8 Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  10     


What a wonderful experience. Fabulous, diverse menu, terrific quality breakfast, great coffee and attentive staff, very busy and they don't give you heaps of time, but the service is decent. The salmon eggs were the best I have ever had. What a nice change to get a very good helping of salmon! The balance of tastes in the mouth still lingers in my mind.

So many places overdo the sauce or the bread overwhelms the food texture. We also had pancakes and they made the eaters eyes widen, excellent. The muesli is well presented and yummy. The omelette was excellent. The tables are pretty close together but I can put up with that given the wonderful experience.

Apr 25, 2009

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Eden Cafe, Canterbury

Cafes, BYO, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 3  5

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  5     


The cafe refused to change a menu item as I wanted to replace one vegetable for another. They just refused. Wouldn't even discuss it. Their visa card machine seems to break down a lot forcing patrons to pay cash. Coffee is ordinary but food okay.

Apr 25, 2009

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Babka Bakery Cafe, Fitzroy

Cafes, Bakeries, European, Russian, Vegetarian

Overall 7.1  9

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  6      Value  9     


Cute place with nice, brunch-type ambience. Good food, decent portions, good coffee and interesting menu. We waited about 25 minutes for a table which was a pain. It's only a small place but worth the wait. It is also a bakery so you can buy some quality pastries and breads on your way out. Worth the experience.

Apr 25, 2009

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Harveys, South Yarra

Restaurants, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, BYO, Citibank Dining Program

Overall 5.3  5

4.5 Below Average

Food  7      Ambience  5      Service  2      Value  4     


Service was very poor despite the restaurant being half full. They don't assign waiters to tables so it is easy to be missed. It seems quite pretentious. Not good value for money. We will not be back.

Apr 25, 2009

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Birdman Eating, Fitzroy

Cafes, European, Good for Brunch, Good Wine List, Licensed

Overall 6.9  10

3.5 Below Average

Food  4      Ambience  7      Service  1      Value  2     


Ordinary coffee, very small serving sizes and they forget they are in the service business. The serving sizes are ridiculously small for a guy. Our son ordered pancakes and received 3 of them, each seemed to be marginally bigger than a 50c coin. It was a cold Melbourne morning and the restaurant was full but the outside tables were virtually empty.

We asked for a round of coffees while we waited but we were told they would have to take us off the waiting list if we had coffee at the empty outside tables. People in the service business who forget they are in the service business really tick me off. We won't return.

Apr 26, 2009

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Las Chicas, Balaclava

Cafes, Child Friendly Menus, Licensed, Outdoor Dining, Serves Breakfast

Overall 7.1  11

8 Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  10     


What a wonderful experience. Fabulous, diverse menu, terrific quality breakfast, great coffee and attentive staff, very busy and they don't give you heaps of time, but the service is decent. The salmon eggs were the best I have ever had. What a nice change to get a very good helping of salmon! The balance of tastes in the mouth still lingers in my mind.

So many places overdo the sauce or the bread overwhelms the food texture. We also had pancakes and they made the eaters eyes widen, excellent. The muesli is well presented and yummy. The omelette was excellent. The tables are pretty close together but I can put up with that given the wonderful experience.

Apr 25, 2009

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Eden Cafe, Canterbury

Cafes, BYO, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 3  5

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  5     


The cafe refused to change a menu item as I wanted to replace one vegetable for another. They just refused. Wouldn't even discuss it. Their visa card machine seems to break down a lot forcing patrons to pay cash. Coffee is ordinary but food okay.

Apr 25, 2009

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Babka Bakery Cafe, Fitzroy

Cafes, Bakeries, European, Russian, Vegetarian

Overall 7.1  9

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  6      Value  9     


Cute place with nice, brunch-type ambience. Good food, decent portions, good coffee and interesting menu. We waited about 25 minutes for a table which was a pain. It's only a small place but worth the wait. It is also a bakery so you can buy some quality pastries and breads on your way out. Worth the experience.

Apr 25, 2009

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Harveys, South Yarra

Restaurants, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, BYO, Citibank Dining Program

Overall 5.3  5

4.5 Below Average

Food  7      Ambience  5      Service  2      Value  4     


Service was very poor despite the restaurant being half full. They don't assign waiters to tables so it is easy to be missed. It seems quite pretentious. Not good value for money. We will not be back.

Apr 25, 2009

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