Thursday 11th January 2018



This place is super cool in person on a warm summer night. Those arches on the left I swear look like another room but it's actually mirror magic. Through dimmi one year we discovered this cool hidden gem on that road that goes to St Kilda, with the tram, hidden from view you'd never expect that it's a super cool Turkish restaurant with "curved sandstone walls, cool textures, moody lighting". They do these awesome meat platters here, perfect for groups! 













When it comes to Turkish food we tend to overeat, just in case we don't get an opportunity to visit again. So this time we had the feed me menu to try a bit of everything, there's a 4 ($55pp) or 5 ($65pp) course, we went for the 5 course as it includes dessert. 


It was hot though there was air con and open windows, also we got an airy spot under the arch, it was quite busy, almost full that night. 




There was a prawn dip (first picture below) yoghurt eggplant deco dip, meatball spread, a crispy cheese cigar with the wrapping almost wonton like. The arancini needs coriander? and lemon, felt that it was missing something. Bread nice and warm, oh how I love bread. 










Everything about this was perfect. The vine leaves with champagne wrapped salmon, the crispy roasted potatoes  (the perfect amount) and date mousse. Presentation needs help there, dollop not pile. The combo of shape and colour isn't in your favor.




This was the lamb dish, must have been tired as I didn't take decent notes. 
Tip - Always do your notes that very night. 

A Thursday in Jan



Hello Ben & Jerry. So awesome that another one has popped up in the city, the perfect treat after a movie. It might be summer officially though it varies from spring to summer here.




Location - Next to Hoyts, Melbourne Central. 
The other one is Flinders Ln x Main St, where the police station used to be.

Thursday 23rd January 2020



Candied Bakery has been on our list for years though a solid 2hrs away. While out west we had a chance to drop by for lunch. Busy during the lunch rush, fast though. With mainly communal tables, very singles friendly.










All the delights! There's something for everyone. Savories are a small range in the display case, but the hot food/lunch menu is on the wall. 




Philly Cheese Steak $12 - Soft bread, could have been grilled the inside. Melt in your mouth beef. So good, though would have loved pickles on the side. We regret not getting a side salad.

Pistachio croissant $5.5 - The last one, it was meant to be! Alas it was ok, so disappointed. There was something strange about the flavour, I can't put my finger on it. Wouldn't recommend, it was a potential artificial flavour that reminded me of Turkish rosewater pistachio cotton candy vibes. It was strong.
Vanilla Slice Donut $5 (the white round thing) - It was quite creative with the crisp round on top though needs more than a dab of custard... His pick. I'd get it if there was a lot more custard.

Cakes were 8.50 a slice, yeah that seems kinda standard at popular places (like Beatrix) though it's not a price I'm willing to pay... unless it's huge. A big lamington block was the same price.

Think my expectations were too high? I don't know about pistachio but I love my fancy filled croissants from Luxbite and lunch ones from Cru+. Or maybe I just ordered the wrong thing? Other than the amazing soft serve and Philly cheesesteak.


Sure we'll stop by when passing by, as it's on the strip by the station and with the door always open, it's very popular. Though not a place you'd go to specifically. However that biscoff soft serve, wow that was good! That I recommend.

Damage $27, a shared lunch for two, minus one salad.

Tuesday 21st January 2020 



Table for three at Co Hanh around the corner of the office on Flinders Lane. Three isn't a crowd (unless it's in bed with two pets too), it means you get to try more dishes! Some of our friends aren't cool with sharing, but these guys are.

With red neon lights, exposed walls gave it a fun modern vibe. 
A small place it was almost full save for the bar during dinner.

Here they do a DIY Vietnamese BBQ like the Korean one, or more reminiscent of the bbq street food during lunar new year with things on skewers. Sadly the bbq isn't on offer with 50% off via the fork. But there's plenty of options in the menu.

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