Melbourne Places

The Red Door has been operating in the same space for number years.  I have seen the red door and the beautiful street art on the side of the wall but never visited until now.  I’m not sure why.

A strong recommendation from a colleague prompted my first visit.  She went on a week day evening [...]

I lunched recently with friends at Lau’s Family Kitchen.

Outside Lau’s Family Kitchen, Acland Street
For me the restaurant has lost its edge.  The service was amazing and the staff very knowledgeable and helpful but the place looks tired.  The wall opposite where I sat was covered in black scuff marks – rather like the inside of [...]

The smell of food cooking leads you to the Suzuki Night Market.   The smell is delicious with the main ingredient being the aroma of barbecuing.  This is strange because when you get into the market there is an incredible selection foods – a chance to eat your way around the world with food from many [...]

The Johnston Collection in Melbourne is secret.  Well, not really.  Although I heard about it only recently and was surprised no one had mentioned it to me before.  It is worth mentioning because the Johnston Collection is unique.
Because of its location in suburban Melbourne the address is a sort of secret.  This is so tour [...]

A wet cold lunch time in Brunswick and where do you eat?  I’m sure there are hundreds of places but we happened to be more or less outside the Vietnamese cafe, Green Field Asia Restaurant.

If you want ambiance and decor then the Green Field Asia Restaurant is not for you.  This lack of atmosphere makes [...]

The Oriental Tea House is something different.

The Oriental Tea house in Chapel Street was once a pub
Yum Cha on Sunday is something I enjoy – watching the trolleys come past, studying the food and deciding ‘yes’ or ‘no’.  The frustrating part is that when I have eaten enough I see something new appear from the [...]

Saigon means Vietnam, to most of us,  yet Cafe Saigon 159 – 161 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park serves a variety dishes from a number of Asian countries.  I’m not sure if this is an advantage or not.
The people with me have been to Cafe Saigon several times and knew exactly what they were going to [...]

Recently,  I scrolled through some of the blogs  I follow and read a review of the  Dae Jang Geum Korean BBQ.  We decided to try the restaurant. 
When I mentioned at work  that I would be lunching at a Korean Restaurant everyone said,
“What’s Korean food like?”
It is a good question.  We know so much about [...]

The yet to be named baby elephant is a Star.  Crowds are surging through the gates of the Melbourne Zoo daily and queuing to get a glimpse of this miniature elephant.   Yes that is what she looks like a tiny miniature of the grown-ups.

I couldn’t resist the urge to get my first look at a [...]

The Minh Phat Supermarket in Richmond makes a lie of the saying “one supermarket is  much like the next”.  The isles here are not full of familiar brands,or things we have seen a hundred times before.  Minh Phat Supermarket, in Nicholson  Street  just off Victoria Street, Richmond is different – very different.

I’d been shopping and [...]