Categories: Pub

Village Belle Hotel

  Posted by Master Radish on Apr 22, 2010 | No Comments

Village Belle Hotel

202 Barkly St , St Kilda, 3182. (03) 9534 2200 Score: 28/40 When a friend announced that were heading for a pub meal, I was giddy with excitement, but when I found out she meant this pub, my stomach lurched, mainly because I had never heard a word about it. But I’m happy to report [...]

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Categories: Italian

Cicciolina

  Posted by Master Radish on Nov 20, 2009 | No Comments

Cicciolina

130 Acland Street, St Kilda. (03) 9525 3333. Score: 36/40 I just couldn’t continue my European food odyssey without a trip to the temple at which Melbourne food lovers go to worship. Yes, children. I’m talking about Cicciolina.

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Categories: African & Middle Eastern

Bedouin Kitchen

  Posted by Master Radish on Sep 27, 2009 | No Comments

Bedouin Kitchen

103 Grey St, St Kilda, 3182. (03) 9534 0888 Score: 35/40 I lived on Robe Street in St Kilda for around six years with my family. Bedouin Kitchen was the start of the gentrification of the area and it’s criminal it’s taken me this long to go. But boy…was it worth the wait.

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Categories: Japanese

Ichi Ni!

  Posted by Master Radish on Aug 14, 2009 | No Comments

Ichi Ni!

Address: 12 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 1212 Score: 33/40 Wowzers! What a fantastic, funky, awesome place! (Did I say funky and awesome in the same sentence? I think I’m getting old). Well it is. Anyway, great value for money, beautiful fresh food and a great atmosphere. Tick, tick, tick!

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Categories: Spanish

Lola’s

  Posted by Master Radish on Aug 6, 2009 | No Comments

Lola’s

Address: 35 Blessington St, St Kilda, 3182, 9534 0092 Score: 26/40 This little Tapas bar, away from the relentless ick that is now Acland Street, isn’t half bad. Not bad at all.

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Categories: African & Middle Eastern, Cafe

La Cafe

  Posted by Master Radish on May 12, 2009 | No Comments

La Cafe

Address: 28 Nelson St, Balaclava, 9537 3093 Score: 31/40 I avoided going to this café for quite a while – I think it was the shabbiness of the outside that screamed ‘avoid at all costs’. But I’m really hoping that they don’t change a thing so other people are dissuaded from coming here. Because its [...]

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