Sunday, November 9, 2014

Matt Holden restaurant reviews the Melbourne Age

2015
20 January 2015 Sticks and Stones "The menu here is just the kind of bruncher people love in town." Our summary HERE
3 February 2015 5Lire "Blends Italian and Australian very nicely." Our summary HERE
24 February 2015 Heartattack and Vine -"Heartattack takes its name from a Tom Waits song and its inspiration ... from neighbourhood bars in Italy - places that open all day for coffee and drinks, breakfast, lunch and evening snacks." Our summary HERE
10 March 2015 District Brewer - "... the menu is fairly adventurous, with lots of point-of-difference ingredients in unusual combinations." Our summary HERE
24 March 2015 Mozzarella Bar - "All in all, it's a smart suburban Italian, without being intimidating." Our summary HERE
7 April 2015 Benjamin's Kitchen - "The flavours have a homespun quality, although the execution is betteer than I could manage in my kitchen, even with the help of, say, Adam Liaw or Kylie Kwong, and the vibe is distinctly neighbourly." Our summary HERE
14 April 2015 Sir Charles Restaurant, Espresso Bar and Roastery - "... it's a coffee house in its bones ... The day time menu has planty of cafe staples but they get an Asian tweak ... " Our summary HERE
8 May 2015 Cobb Lane - "... neat all-day menu of breakfasts and lunches. The single-page menu is studded with surprises" Our summary HERE
19 May 2015 Rudimentary - "[The] short menu musters all the brunch food groups without looking like it's ticking boxes." Our summary HERE
26 May 2015 Miss Katie's Crab Shack - "This is a crab palace." Our summary HERE
2 June 2015 The Food Republic - "'French provincial' is the decor descriptor the Food Republic's running with. The cafe is spacious and thronging with locals." Our summary HERE
16 June 2015 Compass Pizza - "It's all tasty good value." Our summary HERE
30 June 2015 Bluff Town - "Whip smart local cafe." Our summary HERE
14 July 2015 Square and Compass - "... the menu ... a good mix of healthy, tasty and tempting." Our summary HERE
28 July 2015 Bancroft Brewers - "Bancroft Brewers' reach ranges from Middle Eastern fare to a cheeseburger of Hopkins River wagyu." Our summary HERE
11 August 2015 Corinthians - "... menu works with the Melbourne cafe classics, sometimes faithfully, sometimes in a crazy-good riff." Our summary HERE
25 August 2014 Das Kaffeehaus - "... simple, tasty European dishes" Our summary HERE
22 September 2015 Saluministi - "And butchered pig is what saluministi is all about: if you don't like pork in all its carious cooked and cured guise, stay at home." Our summary HERE
6 October 2015 Mammoth - "... food is smart, even clever. a mix of on-trend healthy, intriguing takes on cafe classics and quirky menu twists." Our summary HERE
13 October 2015 Rustica Canteen - "... artisanal bread is the basis of the food ... there's a sandwich for every taste and tendency..." Our summary HERE
20 October 2015 Second Home - "... a cafe that will make the drive here worthwhile" Our summary HERE
3 November 2015 The Vertue of the Coffee Drink - "Coffee is a big part of the Vertue deal, with up to a dozen origins and blends listed on a separate menu for espresso, V60 or batchbrew. But the food isn’t an afterthought." Our summary HERE
2014
4 November 2014 Mister Fox - "The food is best described as suburban golf club ... About par, I'd say." Our summary HERE
18 November 2014 Brother Nancy - "A seasonal menu that contains a couple of cafe surprises." Our summary HERE
2 December 2014 Hard Pressed - "... El Cubano: the Cuban sandwich ... simple but tasty sandwiches". Our summary HERE
16 December 2014 Finn Cafe - "Food that depends on good ingredients presented simply to let the flavour and textures do the talking." Our summary HERE

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