Brunch under $10? Green refectory

#throwback : 11.07.2014

The shop is not green at all!

Remember that day on hammer and tong, I met 2 Malaysian girls, they recommended me this place

It is quite far

So, since daddy is driving, so why want to eat in the city?

The environment is very cosy

We are lucky that we can find a table for 6

This is the first brunch I have with my family in Melbourne

Hurray!

Breakfast stack

their famous

basically they replace bun with potato!

Lentil burger

Beef burger

Latte  & Mocha

they are just normal

won't come here just for coffee

Best pizza?? 400 Gradi!

BEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!

I forget who told me, but it is in the must try list!

It is quite far although it is at lygon street 

FYI, in Australia one street can takes up to 10+km

So it is actually 4km from cbd 

It takes a long journey without a car

Hence, I go with my family 

Ps: the price is not very cheap so need ATM, hehe

Initially I wanted to eat last Friday for dinner

I called in the afternoon yet was told it was fully booked and the only time available for this week is only Sunday 815pm (they even specific the time)

Anyway, first time here!

So this is it!

Margarita pizza!

This is the FAMOUS here

Every table has one!

This is the pizza that it rated BEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD

I know it doesn't look mouthwatering

A bit disappointed on the presentation

It is different from the traditional pizza

The crust is special

Very crispy corner with a bit soggy base!

Taste like roti parta!

Bacon with olive pizza!

This one got meat

Only the crust is special

Not really worth the money

Each pizza cost $20+

Seafood pasta!

Daddy feel like ordering something order than pizza

I need to say the seafood is quite fresh 

Yet, the pasta is not really nice

To me, a bit to hard and I cannot choose the pasta that I want

So this will be my last dinner in Melbourne, sounds so sad

I am not prepared to leave!

But, no regret I tried!

Because now I am proud to say I ate the BEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!

Chocolate heaven!

So, we went to Yarra valley

How can we not going to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery 

Free chocolate tasting! FOC! Take as much as u can!

Full of chocolate store!

Hurray

There is a cafe beside the store

All PINK! 

This is our lunch + high tea

Chocolate! Chocolate! And chocolate!

Am I in heaven?

 Chocolate fondue for two!

Got a lot of things to dip!

Marshmallow, strawberries no banana are still the best

Chocolate dip with honey comb is too sweet

Dip with nought is too hard

We choose milk chocolate but I think dark chocolate will be better!

Apple crumble with vanilla

Not really special

Oh ya, every dessert ordered comes with a small cup of chocolate!

Unfortunately we are not allowed to choose which type of chocolate we want!

Waffle!

A normal one!

But i think the waffle is not too sweet, just nice!

Chicken pie!

Since my grandparents prefer savory stuff 

Not nice at all!

Too creamy inside!

White chocolate!

Sweet treat for myself!

Way too sweet!

Perhaps next time come here (if I have the chance) will go for dark chocolate instead

Valley chocolate tea

No chocolate smell at all

Hopetoun is way better!

Anyway, nice place to try out!

The view is magnificent !

Bought something!

Guess what it is!

I showed my dad he say is chocolate, eating chocolate!

LIP GLOSS!

QV market Doughnut ~ American Doughnut Kitchen

finally i tried it!
purposely go to QV market for it!
today's queue is not that long
i guess less than 5 minutes! (i went at 12 pm)

so, this is how it looks like

JAM doughnut !

$1.10

it is really puffy!
a bit too sweet for me
however, the sad part is the the jam is too little, only in a corner

and this is the van/truck used for years!

took a photo with it!

although it is a sunny day, the strong wind makes us feel so cold!
no wonder when we watch NYC movies, people wear thick clothes during sunny day
because of the wind!
i am getting used to melbourne's weather yet leaving soon
so sad!

again UNIVERSAL , but Lunch!

usually we need to queue
maybe it is winter break so not many people! Hurray
it is one of the cheaper restaurants near uni so normally it is packed
this is my second visit here!
however, this is much better!

so, lunch date with collage mates, actually they are not my classmates but jaymus's
LiHui, Joshua & Weithong (comes from perth) had lunch with me today

there is lunch set
only cost $10 for small pizza with a drink
or $13 for entree pasta with a drink

Chicken Parma

have cheese on top but no additional sauce!

big piece too!

i love the chips (beer battered!)

$14

so, again, CHICKEN AVOCADO!

this time, creamier! 

but a bit to creamy to me!

i ordered the lunch set!

worth the money!

Chicken Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce

this is what it is famous with

i tried last time as well

but so so big portion!

the sauce to me still okay!

LiHui only have half of it!

$14

it is on lygon ~ 139-141 Lygon St Carlton VIC 03053

photo session!

nice catch up with them 

NEXT STOP : HABOUR TOWN

Brunch @ Hammer & Tong

#throwback!

Finally here!

I wanted to come here for long but didn’t have time and nobody to come with

Elaine and I went for a food hunt at Fitzroy!

It is listed in the UrbanSpoon list for long

The pictures look so good

Wanted to try for long

According to the review, the breakfast ramen and soft shell carb burger are their best

So we ordered both to try

First, let’s talk about the environment

The shop is located at a place that I won’t notice

Inside it is a bit packed, we waited for 10 minutes for sits

Again, share table!

This time we talked to the girls sitting beside us, they are Malaysian and love food as well

Talked about the life in Australia, they lived here for 6-7 years already

We exchanged phone numbers and hopefully can hang out next time

Nice people, great place to know new people

So this is the SOFT SHELL CARB BURGER!

It is really special

But as u know soft shell carb not no meat but crispy!

Great choice!

$12

Breakfast Ramen!

More like Japanese ramen

Comes with a pot of soup, served in a special way

Hmm… a bit normal, just like normal ramen

Yet, the bacon is thick and yummy!

$15

Great visit to this place

No regrets

Speical Ice Coffee @ The League of Honest Coffee

Have you tried ice coffee served in a bowl?
ice coffee without ice? instead have ice cream?
i found this wonderful place for it!

Ice coffee!

no ice! but use ice cream to replace

so special

comes in a bowl then i use a straw to suck it

actually it taste better if you suck the coffee through the ice cream

sweeter! 

this is when the ice cream melts

beautiful coffee

Blueberry with chocolate muffin

it taste great eating with coffee!

both of us shared one

it is very near QV ~ 8 Exploration Lane 

actually Rebecca recommended this place

we went there during lunch hour yet it is packed

god blessed and we found a place

many people take away too

there is a selection of cakes and tarts

all looks so nice!

this is a nice place to have coffee and chat

the environment is so comfortable and the staff are friendly

the only thing is the heater cannot really bring me warm

maybe also because i was sitting near the door!

this is my last catch up with Rebecca before she head back to SG tmr

to me, Rebecca is always like a BIG Sister

as the eldest in my family, i hope that i have a sister just like her

i thank God that i met her in Melbourne

through her, i see and learnt a lot

i love her spirit towards God

she is always full of energy for anything regarding God

i love her testimony especially

it is encouraging and her is just like my role model in the journey to know GOD more

i was amazed how dedicate she is into church and Christianity

i love her so much!

although we only know for less than 3 months

it feels like we have known for long

i will definitely miss her very much!

a bit emo right now, sending of my friends one by one~