All posts tagged: restaurants

The Brass Coq

Hidden away in the legal district of town is the quaint, unassuming, Vietnamese restaurant, The Brass Coq. And when we heard of the name and the team behind it, we couldn’t pass up the invitation to sample their menu. Although smaller in size, the industrial fit out gives it a fresh, bright and warm atmosphere. In fact, the whole place had a bit of a feel of being at a dinner party at a friend’s house, who just happens to be great at Vietnamese food and rolling out the banging hip hop tunes. Set over two floors (restaurant downstairs and a bar upstairs for the weekends), this contemporary Asian eatery serves up traditional Vietnamese dishes with a twist. Not afraid to experiment with the flavours, all the dishes we got to try were fresh, flavoursome and just the right blend of spice.Some of the dishes included the Papaya Salad, Braised Pork Belly Bun, Stir Fried eggplant and for dessert the nutella baos. Highlights of the menu: Nick: “Not on the menu, but one of the …

Devi’s Top Foodie Spots

Published by We Know Melbourne

Devi is one of our hotel’s resident foodies. She can often be seen at the various “so hot right now” restaurants and bars of Melbourne. To help out visitors to Melbourne Devi has kindly provided us with a list of her Top 5 (plus two) eating experiences currently on offer in Melbourne. 1. RicePaprScrs (Liverpool Street). Tucked away in one of Chinatown’s manylaneway’s this is probably the smallest place to creating the biggest buzz in the Melbourne food scene at the moment. Crowded, fast paced and with a slogan of “use your hands” thispan Asian eatery ticks all the boxes. Devi’s tiptry the Balinese Roast Duck or the sticky pork belly and make sure you have a drink at the famous Double Happiness bar next door after your meal. 2. Mamasita (Collins St.). If you died and went to a Mexican heaven then it would be somewhere very similar to Mamasita! Simply divine Mexican dishes taken to the next level and beyond. Devi says you must start your dinner the typical Mexican street food way …

Did somebody say chicken?

Published by We Know Melbourne

Your WKM team visit the hottest new venue in town where the humble chook is king! There’s an old adage in hospitality that you shouldn’t try and be all things to all people. Pick something that you are good at and work at perfecting that offering. In the case of Belleville, the hippest new Bar/Restaurant in town, that special offering is just one dish; rotisserie cooked chicken! The Belleville team are pretty serious when it comes to their chooks. They only use organic free range chickens and their giant rotisserie has been specially imported from Brazil. Ordering is easy, just choose a size (quarter, half or whole), choose a sauce (mild gravy, medium ginger and coriander, or hot ssamjang) and choose some sides. They also have a range of Asian influenced snacks that you can add to your meal. When the WKM team went there we decided to get a side dish to complement our deliciously flavoursome whole chicken so we ordered some extra chicken! Our side was spicy popcorn chicken nuggets with a delicious …