Showing posts with label Melbourne CBD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melbourne CBD. Show all posts

1/27/2019

Betty's Burgers & Concrete Co., CBD, Melbourne

GOOD THINGS
The staff are all very welcoming, genuinely friendly and very accommodating.Great premises.Fast service

NOT SO GOOD 
Average burgers. Very Maccas but twice the price. Sorry, I'm fussy about my burgers. If you serve anything that reminds me of Maccas, which I visit now and then and I have nothing against, but you charge me twice the price, that's never going to be a hit with me. Any other chain of burgers has, at least to my taste, better menu and better burgers. Not that what I ate at Betty's was bad, it was just OK.

9/22/2018

Colori D'Italia Pizza - Pasta - Cucina (Melbourne CBD)

GOOD
A bit of everything sort of cafeteria.
Generous portions.
Good priced.
Fast service.
Clean spacious premises.
Lovely staff.
Great location.

NOT SO GOOD
The food., bland, unseasoned, lacking flavour. I visited for an early lunch, when the pre-prepared pasta dishes had been just cooked, and the pasta was already a bit on the soft side, not on the al-dente side. I think it would have been overcooked if I had visited 10 minutes later. 

MIND
During the day, which is when I visited, this is more a cafeteria (a la hospital) which offers a bit of everything, mostly pre-prepared food, than a cafe or restaurant. They have a selection of rolls, sandwiches and prepared Italian dishes (fresh pasta dishes, meatballs) for you to choose from.  Except for the breakfast and pizzas, which are cooked on order, the food they were serving was all pre-cooked. On the other hand, for those prices, you cannot expect real Italian either.

Industry Beans Lt. Collins (Melbourne CBD)

I visited at around twelve. Due to the photos of food on Zomato, I thought that they would be serving cooked prepared food. However, this is not the case. They serve coffee and have a small cabinet with prepared rolls, sandwiches, raw balls and cupcakes.

The place is cute, modern and in a killer location. 

Coffee was well prepared but one of those too-much-milk coffees that is spreading like a plague throughout Melbourne. It might be just the beans they use or the roasting, but it was a meh coffee, totally postmodern meh.

I tried one of their cranberries raw balls, and I have to say it was absolutely delicious, filling, filled with goodness, totally tasty, not greasy and not sweet. One of the best raw balls ever!

Staff were underwhelming, reactive to any comment or action,. Thank gosh for Mr "Skinny Water', who understood what customer service is all about. 

MIND
> No large size coffee cups or takeaways.
> No cash accepted. That's right!
> Receipts on paper not given. If you want yours, you add your email and they email it to you.

9/08/2018

Billy's Central (Melbourne Central, Vic)

I've been to this place plenty of times due to its convenient location and prompt service.

I like their menu, which changes often. Everything I have tried has been good, on the large size, and nicely presented. They also have a good selection of smoothies and teas. However, I have always left feeling that my food could have been better, that my dishes were a step down for what they were intended to be, if you know what I mean. Take the last dish I had, for example, the taste was good, all the single elements were great, but the toast was too small to accommodate all the adds-ons, and the dish lacked texture, so it was all too 'mashy'.  I think if they put a bit of more thought on the dishes, the food could be even better.

Good coffee.

Friendly staff and quick service.

Functional premises.

Average prices.

Unabara Lobster & Oyster Bar (Melbourne Central, Vic)

I've been there a couple of times, and left feeling that the dishes tasted good but were way overpriced, especially taking into account that some of the dumplings are frozen. I love their mocktails. Correct service, but on the slow side even when the place is not half full. Great location. They aren't happy to adjust dishes, so they lose business just because of their lack of flexibility.

8/11/2018

Crux & Co Patisserie (Melbourne CBD)

They have a small selection of cakes but, wow, the yuzu cake is absolutely yummy and beautifully presented. The barista prepares an excellent coffee and he is super-artsy with his coffee art, which he personalises for each client. Nicest coffee art I've seen in Melbourne. This cafe is inside the Sheraton, barely noticeable from the street. It has a very small seating area, but it is very cozy and quiet. Staff were very friendly, especially the boys. I'll be back

Burma Lane (Melbourne CBD)

I had a great experience for lunch in this place. I had some of the grazing tapas-sized dishes, and I was very impressed with the creativity of them all, and the wonderful mix of flavours. Everything I tried was yummy and satisfying. Perhaps the thing that surprised me the most was their tofu dish; tofu is one of those ingredients that, unless you know how to cook it, it can be bland and boring. Not here, the dish was so full of flavour and so silky that I would go there just for their tofu dish. Attentive service and genuinely friendly staff. Beautiful premises. A bit pricey but totally worth it.