Nov 14, 2010 Posted by Miss Melbourne

The Grace Darling Hotel

I've visited The Grace Darling Hotel twice in the last few months, once for dinner and once for Sunday lunch, and both times I have been very impressed with the food and the service. I was even brave enough to venture away from my 'always order the chicken parma when in a pub' rule and ordered the lamb spit roast for lunch today. Om. Nom. Nom. I don't think I'll need another meal for a few days. read more

Sep 12, 2010 Posted by Miss Melbourne

Porgie + Mr Jones

It was a windy rainy miserable night in Melbourne, as per usual. We wanted to go out somewhere but only if the venue was warm, cozy, and the food was guaranteed to be great.... Porgie + Mr Jones! This gorgeous little cafe in Hawthorn is quite well known for it's amazing breakfasts - try getting a table on the weekend without queuing up first. But it's the three course set dinner menu that really shows off what P+MJ has to offer. read more

Aug 31, 2010 Posted by Miss Melbourne

Customer Service? Bah!

I am the first to admit that I am picky about customer service. I get annoyed when a waiter asks 'would you like sparkling water or just tap water?'. I've been known to approach shop assistants who ignore me to say 'thank you so much, you were very helpful' (yes, I am embarrassing to shop with). But this experience at Irwell's Cafe in St Kilda was rude beyond belief. read more

Aug 21, 2010 Posted by Miss Melbourne

Sugadeaux Cupcakes Tasting Night

Jess aka Sugadeaux has balls. Not only did she invite some of the most knowledgeable & critical fooderati in Melbourne (just to clarify, not referring to myself here) to taste her cupcakes. She invited them to taste her newest cupcake creations and let them decide which ones were worthy of becoming a part of her regular menu. Ballsy right? I could not imagine anything more terrifying than asking foodies, bloggers and chefs to swarm in on mass to sample and score your baking skills. But Jess did it. Because she is legendary. read more

Aug 8, 2010 Posted by Miss Melbourne

The Rose Hotel

Remember when I wrote this about the people that stole our table at The Standard Hotel? IT BLOODY HAPPENED AGAIN! This time my friends and I had a booking at The Rose Hotel. Perhaps it's a Fitzroy thing. Who knows. read more