Best Eats in Melbourne

[Daughter of the West]

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I wish we didn't have to eat. It's very costly and time consuming. Damn our ability to source greater quantities of food quicker! The invention of the spear has a lot to answer for. If we had of kept scavenging off the savannah and doing it so hard we probably would have evolved to not needing to eat at all by now.

You could always just live on Soylent http://www.soylent.com

[Bornadog]

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Went to Union Dining on Swans St Richmond last night. Can highly recommend the food and atmosphere, with prices not too over the top.

[bulldogtragic]

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I'm doing Kazukis degustation again for our anniversary. Every bit a two hat quality. Attica is by far and away above Australia's next best, but their new booking system of a minimum of 4 people a booking is hard to work around. They add is about 4 bite size extras not on the menu so you really feel good value for money and walk away feeling full, which doesn't always happen.

[Eastdog]

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Any good recommendations on Victoria Parade or close by as I work around there.

[jeemak]

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Any good recommendations on Victoria Parade or close by as I work around there.

E-Dawg, which end and which side are you (I assume you're referring to East Melbourne)?

The dining on Smith, Johnson and Gertrude streets is excellent, from Cafes, dude food joints to fine dining.

[Eastdog]

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E-Dawg, which end and which side are you (I assume you're referring to East Melbourne)?

The dining on Smith, Johnson and Gertrude streets is excellent, from Cafes, dude food joints to fine dining.

Yes thats right jeemak.

[jeemak]

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So which side (north or south) and which end (east or west) are you bud?

[Eastdog]

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So which side (north or south) and which end (east or west) are you bud?

East, North. Gertrude Street pretty much walking distance.

[bulldogtragic]

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For the degustation foodies, Kazukis in Daylesford is outstanding. You can do various forms of all carte courses at a good price for the quality, but the degustation is excellent. For those like me who wants to feel full as well as tasting good food, they have a great amuse bushe, palate clensing side, fresh baked bread and squid ink home made butter better courses if wanted and an option beef option at the end. The wine matching is great blend between French and local central Victorian wines, as well as different sakes. I love Attica, but this is easily the best bang for buck fine dining and they have a Morton bay dumpling and various Japanese sauces, foams and flavours. It could be the best ever dish humans have created. But you have to open to Japanese cooking like tataki and ceviche, which is brilliant.

[jeemak]

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Thanks mate, since your post earlier I have been waiting for management to clear the calendar for a couple of days off so I can take said management to Daylesford to enjoy it.

[jeemak]

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East, North. Gertrude Street pretty much walking distance.

Well Daaawg, this needs to be a first port of call:

http://breizoz.com.au/contact-us/

Get both savory and sweet when you go there. Enjoy a Friday lunch cider as well, it's great.

[bulldogtragic]

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Thanks mate, since your post earlier I have been waiting for management to clear the calendar for a couple of days off so I can take said management to Daylesford to enjoy it.

I'm sure you will. I went very recently again (why the new post) and built it up in my mind about how good it would be, and therefore with inflated expectation it would be a big let down. But they just nail everything, and it's not that big and just the three front of house staff but they're a solid unit. I didn't think I liked Japanese, and/or crossed with some European fusion... Turns out I love it. The joy of growing older and trying new things.

[Bornadog]

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I'm sure you will. I went very recently again (why the new post) and built it up in my mind about how good it would be, and therefore with inflated expectation it would be a big let down. But they just nail everything, and it's not that big and just the three front of house staff but they're a solid unit. I didn't think I liked Japanese, and/or crossed with some European fusion... Turns out I love it. The joy of growing older and trying new things.

I love Japanese food but for too long we have had the same old menus. Now there are a few new places that I really want to try. Top of my list is Minamishima in Richmond.

I will definitely try Kazukis next time I am in Daylesford, sounds great. I think Daylesford is one of the best country Victoria towns and has really come along in the last 10 plus years.

[Happy Days]

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East, North. Gertrude Street pretty much walking distance.

Definitely take your knock offs at The Catfish then. Really awesome beers on tap (they had a keg of Epic Triple IPA pumping there at my last visit), and usually have cool local bands playing upstairs.

[Eastdog]

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Cheers jeemak and Happy Days. Will definitely check out some of those places.