Over the October long weekend, C+K went to Melbourne for an eating marathon so the next few blog posts will be dedicated to some of those places we visited. It was an awesome getaway and we've now come back with mini food babies - thankfully we were only there for the long weekend. Let us know your favourites in Melbourne and we will try it out next time we're there!
Everyone knows how good the Melbourne cafe/coffee culture is and things were no different this time round. We visited St Ali on our first morning in Melbourne after a recommendation by a friend and fellow foodie. K thought this was the best cafe out of the ones we visited during our long weekend but C reckons it was Hammer and Tong 412 (we'll post a review on that soon) - you can decide for yourself when you visit!
As with many trendy cafes these days, St Ali is located in an old warehouse in an industrial/commercial part of the suburb.
For drinks, K ordered her usual latte and C ordered a St Ali Hot & Cold Choc which was a hot chocolate with a chocolate ice cream from Jock's. The latte was a little weak for K's liking but overall smooth and well made. The Hot & Cold Choc was tasty, the ice cream perfectly smooth and creamy without being too sweet but felt a little too decadent for breakfast (even for C's standards). It would definitely be perfect as an afternoon pick-me-up!
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| St Ali Hot & Cold Choc - Hot Chocolate with Jock's chocolate ice cream |
Onto the food! C ordered the pork shoulder that was on the specials board - unfortunately we forgot to take a photo of that menu so we can't give you the exact description (oops)!! The dish came with a fried egg and thick potato wedges. The pork shoulder very much resembled Chinese cha siew but was a little dry. Overall whilst the flavours were nice, we did not find this a particularly special or creative dish.
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| Pork shoulder - St Ali daily specials board |
K had better luck. She ordered the Koo Coo Ca Choo (no idea why the name) which is a potato hash with mushroom duxelle, 2 poached eggs (perfect for sharing!), gruyere baked field mushrooms, chlorophyll and truffle vinaigrette. With truffles and mushrooms combined, you know you can't go wrong. But this takes those flavours and intensifies it and puts it on a whole new level. The duxelle (fancy word for finely chopped mushrooms sauteed in (lots of) butter, onions herbs and reduced to a paste) intensified the mushroom flavours and was a nice textural contrast to the potato hash. This dish is moreish and just keeps begging you to go back for another bite. It was definitely hard to share!
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| Koo Coo Ca Choo |
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| Because everything looks better from a bird's eye view |
Sharing 3 dishes amongst the 2 of us seemed more justifiable since we're on holidays. We opted for the Put the Lime in the Coconut which is a coconut sago with mango puree with mango and pineapple pieces, coconut and lime muesli and CoYo yoghurt. So glad we did. When you can have sago and a somewhat dessert-like dish for breakfast and feel healthy...you know it's something special! The citrus flavours are a perfect match with the coconut and chewy muesli. If we lived in Melbourne, this would definitely become a regular for K. A faultless dish.
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| Put the Lime in the Coconut - Coconut sago with mango puree, mango and pineapple pieces, The Wild coconut and lime muesli and CoYo yoghurt |
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