Best Eats in Melbourne

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It was good D'Marquis, really enjoyed it

There was a 5 course and 7 course option with the two optional courses you mentioned. We did the 7 course without extras, but the wife is 6 months pregnant so they changed a couple of courses for her, one of which was the lobster pancake option. It was a pretty heavy dish so she split it with me and it was outstanding, in fact I'd go as far as saying it was the best of all the dishes I had. I didn't try the wagyu.

7 course was $140ph and the wine match was another $100, so $240ph which is pretty reasonable. Is that much more than when you were there?

Overall it was really and a good recommendation. I might try to get back there at some stage to do the Lake House to compare.

Happy you liked it, lobster pancake sounds pretty awesome. The menu might be $10 more and wine $10 more, not too much. The chef Kazuki and the front of house staff came from the Lake House to open Kazukis a few years back.

[chef]

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Going there for more 40th in October. Pretty excited as it's created quite the buzz in the industry.

[Eastdog]

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With the footy underway any good recommendations near Etihad Stadium?

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Home made sandwiches and water from home. By far.

[Eastdog]

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Home made sandwiches and water from home. By far.

Isn't a bad idea.

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https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/article/marios-celebrates-30th-birthday-1986-prices

Marios Celebrates 30th Birthday with 1986 Prices

BY ELVIN HO 28th April 2016

When was the last time you had a $1 coffee or a $4.50 spag bol?

Fitzroy cafe Marios turns 30 today. It’s thanking its loyal customers by charging 1986 prices for its current menu for one day.

Lasagna is $4.50, a rib eye is $8.50 and eggs are available all day and any way for only $3.50.

There are no bookings available, so you may have to queue for a spot at the venue’s white-linen-clothed tables.

“People have met their wives and husbands here, and there have been many marriage proposals,” says Mario Maccarone, who co-founded the Brunswick Street favourite with business partner Mario De Pasquale. “I also know of a few divorces where one of the partners ‘gets Mario’s’ and the other can no longer come here!”

“Back in the day we were considered groundbreaking and cutting edge,” says Maccarone. “Today, youngsters come in and tell me they love the place because it’s so old school.”

The event, 10 months in planning, was inspired by a trip to Holland. Maccarone went with a local friend to a cafe on New Year’s Day. The owners opened for regulars – and interlopers like Maccarone – who came in for a free, buffet-style meal, served by the owners themselves. They do it every year.

It echoes the kind of generosity and warmth that the two Marios have attempted to instill in their establishment since day one.

“We wanted to do inexpensive, good-quality Italian food that was accessible. Back in the ’80s, there were a lot of ‘occasion’ places – expensive places where you might go once a year,” says Maccarone. “But not many places you could go to once a week, or even twice a week. We wanted to be that place.”

The two of them, who Maccarone says “have a great business partnership”, still enjoy working on the floor and have developed strong bonds with their customers.

They both still visit the Queen Victoria Market every week to source interesting ingredients (goat, rabbit, fresh sardines).

On the cafe’s birthday, both Marios will be there from opening, at 7am, to close, at 10.30pm. They expect to be busy, and have rostered all of their employees for the occasion.

When asked why they’ve lasted so long, when so many others have come and gone, Maccarone says, “We never worked too hard. You see a lot of burnout in the industry. That was never going to be us.”

Marios will be open from 7am to 10.30pm. Please note that while food and non-alcoholic beverages are taking on 1986 prices, alcohol is not.

Marios
303 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
(03) 9417 3343

marioscafe.com.au

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When I moved to Fitzroy in 1987, it seemed that Mario's had been there forever. I didn't feel cool enough to go inside for a couple of years! (Probably still wasn't)

[Eastdog]

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Had lunch today at Mrs Parmas on Little Bourke Street. Was very good but a big serving of food. Next time I think I'll get the original Parma the bolognese Parma was pretty heavy on the top a lot of cheese to get through

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Had lunch today at Mrs Parmas on Little Bourke Street. Was very good but a big serving of food. Next I think I'll get the original Parma the bolognese Parma was pretty heavy on the top a lot of cheese to get through

Want to go there but keep getting stuck in groups with bloody vegetarians.

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Anyone had a meal at Chris's Apollo Bay ?
Doing a job this way and it only a handball away, a few mates have said it is supposed to be the bee's knee's.

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Want to go there but keep getting stuck in groups with bloody vegetarians.

Job I'm on at the moment means we are staying in a vegans residence, they would be more than cringing if they looked in their fridge and could see the huge meat tray I picked up from the local farmers market on the weekend.

PS - last night best, tastiest porterhouse ever cooked.

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Happy you liked it, lobster pancake sounds pretty awesome. The menu might be $10 more and wine $10 more, not too much. The chef Kazuki and the front of house staff came from the Lake House to open Kazukis a few years back.

I didn't realise Kazuki has relocated to Lygon street. I must give it a try.

[chef]

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Had lunch today at Mrs Parmas on Little Bourke Street. Was very good but a big serving of food. Next time I think I'll get the original Parma the bolognese Parma was pretty heavy on the top a lot of cheese to get through

Haha what a great name.

[Eastdog]

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Haha what a great name.

Haven’t been back there in a bit of time but should try it again soon sometime.

[hujsh]

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Mexican Parma is good there ED. Been with people a few times myself.