Macs Brew Bar

Chips & beer at our usual spot in the Octagon on a sunny Dunedin afternoon

Brew

Brew is a little neighbourhood cafe in Musselburgh. It was new when we were here at Christmas and still seems to be going strong - much like the coffee

NZ coffee is a bit more like a punch in the face than Melbourne coffee

Couldn't go last the Belgium slice - yum!

A Minor Place

Back at a old favourite. I finally had something different - poached eggs, with avocado, beans, and tomato. I planned to give the beans to Reid, but it turned out that the beans were under all the other food, so I couldn't avoid them entirely!

It is great to be sitting outside in the beautiful Melbourne spring sunshine 

Form Cafe

Form is a little converted house on Albion street deep in suburban Essendon.

The menu is hanging on the wall on butchers paper and not visible from our table so I had to loiter in the middle of the room to contemplate my menu choice

They use compostable plates - supposedly to cut down on water consumption, but I'm not sure the overall environmental footprint would be evened out once the production of the plates is considered.

The interior and decoration are reminiscent of a trendy Brunswick cafe

The food and coffee is ok

Lolo and Wren

Lolo and Wren is almost within walking distance to our place but we've only just made it here today, and it's pretty good!! The menu options are great, with a focus on local produce, and beautiful presentation.

The coffee was excellent and passed the long black test - no sugar required and came with a pallet cleanser

Plus we could sit outside in the warm spring sun! 

Spring

A glass of vino and some patatas bravas at Cinema Nova on a beautiful spring evening!

We're off to see Behind the Candelabra