O’Connell’s is a classy gastro pub with a friendly vibe. The gastro bit generally means the prices are up. Great food of course but you don’t see yourself getting a bargain. On Monday at O’Connell’s that assumption is not correct. On Monday they have a choice 250gm cut of cape grimm porterhouse and a…
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The market opened on the last evening of October. It was a good start. The weather was pleasant, sunny and coolish and the people were turning up. This a craft market with food. I am only going to look at the craft in this post and leave the food for another post. The craft…
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On a recent Monday the beach from Elwood to Port Melbourne was crowded, the roads were hot and the temperature was 37 degrees . And if the waiter was to believed, 50 degrees inside the section of the Nautical Restaurant at 3 Station Pier that is alongside the water at Port Melbourne. The area…
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The Local in Bay Street Port Melbourne has become a fairly regular haunt, especially for a quick meal after work. I wrote about my first visit here. It has such a nice ‘pubby’ atmosphere – a sort of reminder of what pubs used to be. There is nothing of the Gastro Pub here –…
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The Albion Hotel is alive and well. I visited this Port Melbourne Pub first in January 2010. (See here) To find that some good things stay the same is very comforting. The decor is the same, the fires still burn and the people are still there. These days I often head off to…
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The Palmerston Hotel has been around forever or so it seems. I have driven past it countless times. It is something to look at when you are jammed in a traffic snarl on Kings Way. On warm summer days you can see patrons outside. While I am imprisoned in my car I haven’t warmed…
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One of my favourite breads in Melbourne is Noisette’s Sourdough Fruit Bread and my favourite Melbourne place to buy it is at the Pickadeli in the South Melbourne Market. In fact now I think about I only buy it at the Market. I still pop into Noisette’s on Bay Street, Port Melbourne for coffee…
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The Hotel Albion is said to be ‘recognized as a Port Melbourne Landmark’. I‘m not sure why this is because its architecture is the same as many corner pubs in the area – solid and square with little decoration. The facade is even plainer than many pubs around Port Melbourne, Albert Park and South…
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