Sorry for not blogging on my trip to Australia (I visited Sydney and Melbourne and enjoyed my trip A LOT!) as I was kind of lazy oops. However, here's a café review as one should never leave Melbourne without visitng any of their cafés, and especially for me, a hipster café :b
I thought that prices would be lower than Singapore's cafés but the pricing on the menu proved me wrong. The food items were more expensive than Singapore's café food items but one thing was that their menu has a WAY wider variety and they were pretty interesting! In addition, the food items were served to us as if it were a piece of art - beautifully plated and that was one huge plus point! I love beautifully plated food items, who doesn't?
The Hardware Société is conveniently located in Melbourne's Central Business District, especially easy to locate for tourists, a stone's throw away from Melbourne Central Railway Station. Although my family and I visited the café at around 2PM on a weekday, we still had to queue. This shows how popular this café is!
Photos of food items we ate shown below! (:
Salmon Confit (AUD $20)
The Salmon was cooked perfectly, garnished with pretty flowers and served with asparagus and legumes, as well as a sauce to compliment the dish which was to my liking.
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Chicken Cordon Bleu (AUD $22)
Ham wrapped with cheese, then breaded and fried. Served with some veggies and a quarter of a potato.
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Baked Eggs Deux (AUD $18)
Baked eggs with Chorizo Sausage, Potato, Piquillo Peppers, Queso De Cabra, Toasted Almonds and Aioli, served with bread. My main purpose visitng The Hardware Société was to try their baked eggs! My tastebuds were not disappointed! A 'UN' (Vegetarian!) option is available too!
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Picnic Board (AUD$18?)
This item caught out attention when it was served to another customer. Who doesn't like colourful stuff? For sure, we had to order a picnic board! We asked the waiter what it was an he knelt down to take our order. A mix of everything; just the way I like my food to be (;
Fun fact: Why did the waiter kneel down? The reason was that he is 2.05 metres tall! I felt soooooo short :(
Below are several shots on the café's interior!
The trip down Hardware Lane was surely worth it! Cafés in Melbourne are so interesting and they have really unique menu items! I'm actually anticipating my next visit to Melbourne although I don't know if it will be an eon later or not :(
The Hardware Société
118-120 Hardware Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
CBD
