Katie And Lloydie In Melbourne

[Wonderwoman]

Saturday will be left for Lloyd and I to check out the food scene of Melbourne something I have always missed out on tho I do remember vaguely eating at Melbournes first pizza house something that started with T....

If you're looking for recomendations for dining I'd recommend The Mill (http://www.themillrestaurant.com.au/) in hardware lane for a great meal - I've recommended it to a few people without causing any disappointment so far. I find it entertaining to sit in the laneway and watch the passing trendies. After dinner, go to the bar downstairs - charlie's bar - for the best espresso martini I found in my travels.

 

[Katherine]

Excellent - You'll love the food here then. I can't recommend a place that even serves $40 steaks. I wouldn't eat there (actually, thats a lie, I eat at La Luna occasionally and they have a $48 steak.. but it weighs 750g) Beer is expensive, food is cheap.

What sort of food do you like? - I eat out a fair bit and might be able to steer you towards something good.

Haven't been to Perth. One of these days.

Perth is getting better, but you have to travel to get there and being in Fremantle we kind of stay around there and that is mainly Italian and I can make a better pasta at home! I hate paying over priced food at pubs and that is very much Perth and people pay it. It's not uncommon to pay $9.00 for a pint in Perth.

I like all food would love to try Vue De monde but that will probably cost more than our flight did so another time! I love Thai, Vietnamese, Spanish, Modern Australian etc etc... I love fine dining but then I also love great cheap eats...

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Vue (and most of the other top places) has cheaper sub sections. You have bistro Vue and cafe Vue - Its still Shannon Benet's food, but less pricey. Especially if you do early dinner or lunch.

The Press Club serves food in its "bar" - Grossi Florentini has the Grill and the Cellar Bar - Movida has "next door" - Andrew McConnell has Cutler and Co (new venue from 312) and also has Cumulus Inc in the city - Rockpool serves "bar" meals - Teague Ezard has Gingerboy.

So the guys with a couple of hats - can be yours for less

Breakfast at Grossi Florentini Cellar Bar - Service like a fine dining place (well mostly) great food and actually one of the cheapest breakfasts in town. Or Cumulus inc. Both great and not too exy. Lunch at either too.

City Wine shop is great for lunch or Cafe Vue (have to do it on Friday)

For more upmarket dinner Movida is as good as the hype - book now! So is the Press Club.

Cookie is great - book a table for dinner. Spectacular Thai food and beer list to die for.

 

[KingPython]

Go to the local in St Kilda, cloudwine and\or purvis cellars to stock up on packaged alochol.

 

[brettprevans]

well depending on where you head to and what time i'll be in for a catch up drink.

Friday lumch drinks and food at mrs parmas. always a top idea.

for an upmarket lunch The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel cant be beaten. Its at crown and the lunch special cant be beaten. Anytime my family can have a lunch out we go there. stunning food.

 

[WarmBeer]

well depending on where you head to and what time i'll be in for a catch up drink.

Friday lumch drinks and food at mrs parmas. always a top idea.

for an upmarket lunch The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel cant be beaten. Its at crown and the lunch special cant be beaten. Anytime my family can have a lunch out we go there. stunning food.

Friday lunch at Mrs Parma's sounds the goods to me, too.

A couple of quick pots, then back to the office for a sleepy Friday afternoon

Katie, sounds like your liver is going to take one hell of a beating on this trip to Melbourne.

 

[Katherine]

Will be in the city for drinks at lunch for people that can get out... then for drinks with people after work...(probably in quite a state by then) LOL! but then if no one turns up Lloydie and I will find somewhere with a bar and beer....

 

[HoppingMad]

It was there a few weeks back... when the Beer & Brewer Expo was on. I thought it was a once off - as it belonged to the brewer from Wig & Pen (ACT) who brought it down for the occaison. They were running their Double Hightail through fresh Galaxy hop flowers... was pretty interesting.

I would be pretty excited if it was a permanent fixture... wonder if they sourced/built their own or (perhaps more likely) the rep got it wrong.

Brendo

Don't know for sure Brendo - sounded permanent to me, he did give me the impression it was there currently. Have been itching to see these things in action and taste the results. I asked the rep "What beer is the Randall on?" and he said they were trying it out on a few.

The Purvis tasting was on the 1st of April (around 2 weeks ago), so that was the timing of when I heard.

Hopper.

 

[jonocarroll]

If you're looking for recomendations for dining I'd recommend The Mill (http://www.themillrestaurant.com.au/) in hardware lane for a great meal - I've recommended it to a few people without causing any disappointment so far. I find it entertaining to sit in the laneway and watch the passing trendies. After dinner, go to the bar downstairs - charlie's bar - for the best espresso martini I found in my travels.

+1

The staff at Charlie's Bar actually seem to know what they're doing and take pride in mixing a proper drink. Very decent food upstairs too. Wish I could say the same for the staff at some supposed cocktail bars here. Then again, Melbourne vs. Adelaide food & drink venues are posh tasty apples vs. onions painted orange with a drawn-on mullet.

I managed to upset a waitress last time I was there - she brings up my beer and a glass, puts the glass on the table and starts pouring from a height. "No, thanks, I'll do it" I chime in, having seen enough waitresses throw beer at my glass as if it were a shotput. "Oh, I was going to show you a trick to it" she says.

"I don't play with my beer" I reply, deadpan. She leaves the beer and walks off. I've now managed to seem arrogant to a Melbournite. Next on the list is to appear cold to an eskimo.

 

[Katherine]

Thought I would bump this thread....

Starting Friday lunch then onto were ever...

Can I leave it to either Rook or CM2 to book at table?

Mrs Parma looks good.

Katie and Lloydie

 

[brettprevans]

Can I leave it to either Rook or CM2 to book at table?

Nah you cant you rude girl!! :icon_cheers:

Ive booked a table of 8 for Friday 22 May at 12:30 @ Mrs Parmas

If more people want to come let me know.

edit: the booking is under Brett. nfi idea why. I froze up when they asked. I figured they would think it was a bogus booking if I said citymorgue2! probably should have made it under Katie.

 

[Katherine]

Thank you.... very much!

 

[Wardhog]

I'm up for a parma and a beer if there's room for me.

 

[Maple]

Yeah, i'd be in if there's available spots. I hear the beer is good...

 

[brettprevans]

I was counting on

1. Katie
2. Lloydie
3. Rook
4. CM2
5. Maple
6. Wardhog
7. Warmbeer
8. ?

So if anyone else wants to come update the above list so I can alter the booking accordingly.

 

[Leigh]

I'll grab a seat. Will be good to meet Katie and catch up with the rest of you.

1. Katie
2. Lloydie
3. Rook
4. CM2
5. Maple
6. Wardhog
7. Warmbeer
8. Leigh
9.
10.

 

[Katherine]

Good stuff....

 

[scott_penno]

If there's still room at the table, I wouldn't mind putting a few faces to names...

1. Katie
2. Lloydie
3. Rook
4. CM2
5. Maple
6. Wardhog
7. Warmbeer
8. Leigh
9. sappas
10.

 

[Katherine]

Sappas you will be able to ask Lloydie all about sour dough starters...

 

[brettprevans]

Sappas you will be able to ask Lloydie all about sour dough starters...

he wont be the only one asking! hmmmm sourdough bread porn thread :icon_drool2:

I've altered the booking to 10.