Im venturing down to one of my favourite places in a few weeks - Melbourne - and am thinking about making a visit to one or two commercial purveyors of caffeine based beverages, because I know that its not a waste of time doing so in that part of the world. Now - I know that Melbourne has many fine cafes but would welcome one or two "must not miss" suggestions in town. I know that that place next to where the kranskis are sold (?) at the Queen Vic Markets is pretty good, but, some of you folks know better than me. Please make your recommendations known. Might start a fun debate!!!
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Re: Melbourne CBD recommendations please
Hi all!
After a recommendation from Chris (2muchcoffeeman) I had the pleasure of experiencing Maltitudes finest earlier in the week.
The Barista (Andrew) prepared a range of different brews to quench my thirst (Read: address my cravings) and I must say it is the best commercially prepared coffee I have tasted - with the exception of BG&D!
So now when my interstate collegues visit, Maltitude we will attend! ;D ;D
Regards,
James
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Wow - a hot tip there - and nobody willing to start a war!!!.Maltitude it is, then. Ill be there to say "A large cup of your finest mugacino - and no less than 43 beans, my good man". Cant wait. Thanks for the advice.
If youre in there between July 3 and 6, Ill be the guy passed out on the floor with 16 empty ristretto glasses/cups lined up on the table, with Andrew saying "Wheres that guy who just ordered another 12 espressi?" :P
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539 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill North or 224 St Georges Rd, Northcote. If youd like to message me, Ill try to pop in and make you one personally. Would also suggest you might like to try Batch in Carlisle St, Balaclava and Atomica in Brunswick St, Fitzroy (tho Andrew at Maltitude uses Atomica anyway ;D)
Chris
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I am back from Melbourne and had the pleasure of having the Maltitude experience. Introduced myself to Andrew and he extracted some choice ristretti and espressi for me. What a friendly guy! They were extremely busy, but the place has a laid-back but quality feel to it. Somehow the crowd evaporated for a few minutes and I was looked after in a very special way. Absolutely dosed to the eyeballs - and loved it!! Thanks for the recommendation, guys.
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ive only ordered coffee once from maltitude, and wasnt that impressed. it wasnt a bad coffee, but not necessarily great.
i used to go to pettzo last year, but they changed barristas and then changed owners, and have been avg ever since.
i usually stick to barristas inside the building now.
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My wife and I went to Melbourne in May and we didnt have (by our standards) a bad coffee anywhere. In that regard, Id say Melbourne is better than Sydney where it is difficult to find a good coffee (still, it is better than Perth or Tasmania where good coffee are two words that dont go together. In Perth, the only consistent coffee is Gloria Jeans).
We tried one place in Melbourne which had been recommended and had good write-ups but didnt find it to be that brilliant (not Maltitude).
Im reluctant to name the places we tried cos I feel wed be laughed at because we thought they were OK. The problem is, of course, that taste is subjective.
Ron (donning flame suit)
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Originally posted by clarexican link=1117519796/0#13 date=1121787221hmm
if you cant get a good coffee in Sydney maybe you need to come into the city..... There are quite a few good ones out here
I do admit that since taking redundancy from my job at Paddo 4 years ago, I rarely travel to the city. I hate the crowds. I now work in the Blue Mountains and at a much more relaxed pace.
At Paddo I used to frequent Cafe Brioso (now Perry Lane). I thought they were pretty good.
Ron
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