Reviews by mawww89

This review is for Pepperoni's, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 25 Jul 2012

Unfortunately pizza places delivering late night are fairly limited in the city. This place is 24/7 and at least used to do free delivery (I think minimum $15 purchase?). It has a fair range of foods, so if you're not wanting pizza, you can get something else delivered. Their pizzas are okay. Oddly, the small pizzas are quite good, but the big pizzas get really soggy. Their cheese pizza sucks, and the ham on the aussie pizza looked bad.. like, half brown half pink and tasted weird.. I do like their supreme and the garlic, but once again - the small pizza tasted so much better than the large.

They take ages to deliver (50 mins, even though we lived in the city..) but whatever, most pizza places are like that.

This review is for Seven Seeds, Carlton VIC

verified email - 25 Jul 2012

I've been here a few times, but today's experience convinced me to review.

This cafe is really close to the University of Melbourne Law building, and as such is filled with uni students most of the time. So if possible, you want to time your visit for when people are more likely to be in class because otherwise you'll have a hard time getting a seat/table. The seats are pretty high - it's almost like being in a bar/pub, except that they're serving coffees and cafe food.

The coffee: most people rave about it. I personally dislike it. It's bitter, watery and to me everything a coffee shouldn't be. But there are others who claim it's one of the best coffees in Melbourne. You'll probably just have to try it and make up your own mind! It occurs to me now that I think they do T2 teas as well, so perhaps next time I'll just grab some tea or a non-coffee drink. A cappuccino costs $3.80.

The food: Today was the first time I ate there. I usually just get coffees there when my friends do (begrudgingly). I had avoided the food coz it's gourmet sounding, expensive and we usually don't get tables. But wow - worth the money. The bread is clearly home made and tastes like it was just baked, with a crunchy crust and soft pull apart insides. The burger looked and apparently was amazing. The egg dishes also looked pretty good - would have loved to soak that fresh bread in the yolk! I had a gigantic toasted sandwich (ham, cheese and relish) which was really really good and came with a side serve of lettuce. Cost $11.50.

They do the full menu until 3pm, so pretty useful for us students who don't manage to eat breakfast before leaving home in our rush to get to class hehe.

Oh also worth mentioning, their minimum eftpos is $15. So if you don't expect to pay over $15, bring cash. I'm not sure, but I don't believe they split bills, so also worth bringing cash if you're eating with a group.

Approximate cost: $12

This review is for Flemington Kebab House, Flemington VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

This place is almost comparable to Melbourne Kebab Station (Coburg). Not as good, but definitely up there! Unfortunately every time we've asked for Turkish pizzas, their oven has been off, and thus I have no idea whether their pizzas are any good. But the kebabs are pretty good. And cheap. And they sell Turkish drinks, which is always good. :D

I think they're open until midnight every night and sometimes later.

This review is for Kebab Station, Coburg VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

We have been eating here for yeeeeears. It is the best kebab I have ever had. Ever. If you want Turkish food, this is the place you want to go. The kebabs are the main thing they sell, and there is good reason for that. But I also recommend taking home a loaf of their freshly made Turkish bread (seriously - $3.50! And sometimes you'll get one still hot from the oven :D).

And try their pizzas. My favourites are the lachmacun (a flat pizza with diced veggies and mince, great with lemon) and peynirli (spinach and cheese pide). Unfortunately I often take away (the place is always so busy that it can be a pain to get a seat), so by the time I get it home it gets soggy. But if you get it fresh - it is the best Turkish pizzas I've had in Melbourne.

Everything is incredibly affordable, and you will definitely be full by the time you're done (if not before!). I am also amazed at the memories and competence of the staff there. In the entire time we've been going there, they've only ever once made a mistake with our order. And they are ALWAYS busy. I honestly don't know how they do it!

This review is for Tulky's Cafe & Bar, Mooroolbark VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

Firstly: this is hardly Turkish food.
However, it is a nice cafe with a fair amount of options and decent prices. I really liked their lamb pizza, however it got sicken and way filling after 2 slices. I suggest sharing! Their milkshakes are great - simple and exactly like what a milkshake should be (none of that fancy stuff that restaurants do to ruin milkshakes).

My first attempt to go here was actually on a Friday night and it was so incredibly loud and rowdy that my friend and I decided to go elsewhere. But we returned during a weekday when it was quieter and were glad we did.

This review is for Crisp Pizza, Flemington VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

Fairly pricey for pizza - but they're a gourmet place, so it's to be expected. We had a half potato, half haloumi. The haloumi pizza was excellent, being served with a slice of lemon. The potato was fairly bland however. I was hoping the potato slices would be crispy, but instead it was mushy and soft. The bases were great though, nice and thin.

This review is for Mr Natural Vegetarian Pizza, Fitzroy North VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

Quite pricey for pizza, but wow. Really really good. Great amount of options for vegetarians or vegans - in fact the entire menu is devoid of meat! I'm personally a meat eater, but I loved this place. When we went to pick up the food, the place smelled exactly like homemade pizza.

We had the spinach/egg/cheese and an eggplant pizza. We loved them both! And they tasted great the next day microwaved too.

They have an excellent ordering system online too. My boyfriend was impressed that he could easily order and pay for the pizza from his phone.

This review is for Pepper, Flemington VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

Nice little cafe - seems fair 'hip'. They have a lot of choice on the menu - it's actually somewhat unfortunate, as it made it so much harder to choose what to eat! Ended up sharing the big breakfast and the breakfast bruschetta.

The big breakfast had really nice bacon and the baked beans were obviously home made, I've never tasted baked beans like those! Yum! They forgot our extra side of mushrooms, however when we let them know they apologised and came back promptly with them.

But omg - the bruschetta. It was pretty amazing! Tomato, avocado and feta! Mmm, so tasty. I will definitely be back for that one :D

This review is for Verb Cafe, Flemington VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

Coffee was bitter from being burnt. The blueberry cheesecake was nice (but probably a mass produced cake). I liked the corn fritters with poached eggs and rocket - especially when the yolk waterfalls down the fritter. Very tasty. Not a fan of the breakfast quesadilla, all I could taste was bacon and relish/sauce.

Service was quick and water was brought to us with the menus - got to love any place that bring you water without having to ask!

This review is for Natalie's Restaurant, Mitcham VIC

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

This is a restaurant in the middle of a hotel (motel?). You can see the doors of the hotel rooms from your table. That probably sounds bad, but it was actually pretty nice. I paid $60 for a voucher of $200 worth of food/drinks. I took my family (6 of us) to dinner. The food was quite nice. The bread rolls were really good value and a nice starter. I unfortunately don't remember the specific dishes we had, but no one was complaining!