Moved in

We've moved into our house!!! 

Well, all our stuff is here in piles spread all around the house.

We're having dinner on the back deck using our camping table a chairs after a beautiful sunny Melbourne day!

Acustico

We're procrastinating - instead of unpacking we've come out for brunch, and it's a great brunch too!!

The interior is decorated with old furniture and quirky lampshades, there's even an old telly and piano 

The food was really good and great value for money! 

I had a salad of fennel, celery, quinoa, avocado, and hazelnuts, with poached eggs - perfect blend of flavours

Welcome to Coburg

We had our first night at our new house last night and we don't have any food in the cupboards yet so out for breakfast we go!! 

Jumped off the tram on the way to work at Ray, just off Sydney Road

Mamak

Having a quick dinner before going to see David Sedaris. 

They don't open until 5.30pm and there was already a queue of people milling around outside when I arrived at 5.20pm

My dinner was great vege curry and roti  chanai. Reid had the fried chicken, which was a bit much.

Knock Knock

We came into town to check out the Uniqlo popup shop, but there was a queue to get in as the shop was tiny so we abadoned that idea and stopped off for a quite bite to eat

Knock Knock is a kitch little cafe in the city. Coffee comes in old school tea cups, doilies on the tables, fake grass, white outdoor cane furniture.

We played Jenga 

Maddox

This is our last brunch out from Essendon - next weekend we'll be in the new house!

The food here was good, serving sizes appropriate, presentation ok. But I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed. 

Lolo and Wren

Spontaneous lunch enjoying the sunshine!

Jellystone

Always good!! 

After 3 weeks away in the Queensland and NSW sunshine it's nice to come back to Melbourne summer

Slowpoke Espresso

Sunday brunch at Slowpoke Espresso on Brunswick street. 

Tasty food, nicely presented. Menu options fairly traditional. Great little courtyard out the back.

St Ali again

Mum's over for our annual shopping expedition and we've come back to St Ali North for brunch

Mum had the apricot and walnut toast with goats cheese and maple syrup - it was very tasty!

Food was amazingly presented, coffee was great! Menu choices are fantastic here - I had smoked salmon, gnocchi, and poached eggs

Young Bloods Diner

Up and at them bright and early and off for breakfast before the crowds.

Young Bloods is newish and one of a collection of fun cafés just off Fitzroy St.

Because we arrived so early I was suspicious about the lack of people but my fears were unfounded.

The food was great and looked amazing!

Messina

OMG best gelato ever!!

Salted caramel and ice cream are the perfect match!

Liar Liar

We're over in Hawthorn to check out the Design Files Open House so thought we'd check out a Broadsheet recommended cafe in the area. There were more than I'd expected so we probably missed out a bit when we were living over this side of town 

Decent coffee, single origin too! The food serving size was massive, but good menu choices and tasty. 

The Hawthorn crowd is definitely very different from the usual Brunswick types!!

Everleigh

Out for dinner tonight at Easy Tiger. Stopping off first at the Everleigh for a pre-dinner cocktail

Tommy's Margarita with the twist - substitute the argave for Cointreau! Yummo!!

Martha Rays

I sat next to a lady on the flight back from Sydney last weekend and her son owns or runs this cafe, so I said we'd come check it out 

It has all the characteristics of the Brunswick cafe, good interior and lighting, nice coffee (Costa Noosa) and interesting food

I had the scrambled eggs & goats cheese special - very tasty

Lemon Middle and Orange

This place is very tucked away deep in industrial Collingwood. You'd never stumble upon if you were out for a stroll.

Interesting menu choices, nice coffee,  tasty food - although lacking imagination. The fit out looks good too, although maybe a bit too clean given the warehouse/industrial location 

Night Noodle Market

Dinner and a wander through the night market before Public Bar comedy

Dinner and a wander through the night market before Public Bar comedy

Barry

Second breakfast!! 

Hungry after several house inspections today we stopped at Barry on Hight St Northcote for a snack and ended up ordering a full meal! 

In keeping with the area Reid had a superfood salad of quinoa and kale and I had a yummy eggs benny with rosti a and apple cider hollindaise

Industry Beans

I came here with high expectations after an  review from a work colleague who lives in this area.

However, the food was pretty ordinary!

My cauliflower and carrot fritters were dry and there was very little yogurt to add any moisture to the dish. Reid's poached eggs were over done and the mountain of cress wasn't the best accompaniment.

The coffee was great, although Reid's second coffee took forever to arrive.

Instantly forgettable