In Short: Higher Ground is refined food that pushes the envelope. Grand, yet relaxed, dining experience with exceptional service. Late lunches or a super early breakfast to avoid the wait. Cue up the classic ‘Higher Ground’ by Stevie Wonder on your music player of choice, as it perfectly gels with this review of a Melbourne cafe…
Masala Theory Surry Hills
In Short: Masala Theory takes you on a trip through India with beautifully presented dishes. Our tip, gather a few buddies and try a sampling of the starters and mains. I have just returned from a foodie jaunt down to Melbourne, and on the flight home I reflected on the two Indian restaurants I have visited in…
The Gettin Place New Farm
In Short: The Getting’ Place combines the comforts of a neighbourhood café with coffee and food that interests and delights. Once upon a time, the local pub was a community hub for many Aussie neighbourhoods. Locals would get together over a schooner and spin a yarn or spin some gossip. Fast forward a few decades…
The Local Trade Kellyville
In short: The Local Trade is a family-friendly café that ticks all the right boxes, by offering great food, excellent coffee, lots of parking spaces, a playground right next to the café, all located within a shopping village. Even though we all know how much it is really needed in this day and age, it is…
Bao Shop North Sydney
In short: Bao Shop Sydney combines mouth watering baos, with excellent coffee. It’s modern, accessible, and impressive. Let me indulge in some ‘geekery’ for a moment. If I were to put “baos Sydney” OR “great coffee Sydney”, Google would return an exhaustive list of choices. How about then, “bao Sydney” AND “great coffee Sydney”? I can…