10 Hall St Moonee Ponds Vic 3039

Well well well. congratulations to the team here. A wonderful little establishment, with enormous potential. If I were from the humble suburb of Moonee ponds I would be thankful for such an edgy little space which sends me on a direct route to a fantastic coffee.

Using five senses coffee, this cafe has transformed a typical suburban shopping mall into something with the Midas touch.  It is the little bit of cream on a fairly bland sponge cake. Walking into the space, I felt totally seperated from the outside world. I sat with my book in the warm suroundings and admired the simple timber features, some of which I assume is artwork. Similar to the some of the thriving spaces found in other inner melbourne pockets, Nabiha had a certain style which im sure will attract a really good following.

I ordered an espresso, which the barista informed would come in the way of a double ristretto…. not going to complain about that! It was short, sweet and carried lovely fruit flavors, with a punchy but quite mild acidity. to follow up I ordered a strong latte. The extraction (which came from a Synesso Sabre if im correct?) cut through the milk perfectly and it was finished patterned, with a silky texture.

Huge fan, thanks for the heads up MCR. You need to expose these guys more and let the world know of another Melbourne pearl!

3 Big bold beans here!

Coffee: Five Senses

Where? 126 Union St Brunswick Vic

Miss Marmalade opened in mid January in a cozy Victorian terrace in Union street Brunswick. Chef owner Tony Enlund and his team combine their passion for coffee with a passion for food. Regulars enjoy a constantly evolving menu with dishes like ricotta hotcakes with spiced apples, hazelnuts and honey labne, smoked salmon with a spring onion hash cake, or corn fritters with Woodside goats cheese, portabello mushrooms, topped with a deep fried egg.
Coffee is supplied by local roaster Five Senses with a blend of PNG Elimbari, Brazilian Delarisse and Indian Tiger Mountain ‘A’. Barista James Martin pulls his shots from a 3 group Synesso Sabre imported from Seattle. For tea lovers, there is a selection of Chamelia organic and single origin teas.
The dining room is full of character and charm, with industrial whisks hanging light fittings, counters made from recycled timber and antique silver sugar bowls. During the week, mothers and babies gather in the second dining room, which has been fitted out especially for them with a rug and floor cushions, toys and games and the rest rooms come complete with a baby change table, emergency supplies and Aesop toiletries for the mums.
Miss Marmalade are currently running a promotion for all MCR readers! offering:

FREE! shots between 9am and 10am  on Sunday 18th April!

Get out of bed and get down and visit this awesome crew!

It’s 5pm and we have closed the World Tour’s sign on pages for the first destination!

Thanks to the few hundred who have joined up and embarked on the World Tour, and of course apologies again to those who hit the “Request Denied” page over the weekend after we were forced to close the forms. After hitting capacity around midday Sunday, rest assured that we are reworking our cap numbers to ensure everyone can get in on the next destination. We were expecting this to go off, but not quite as well as it has!

Also thanks to the volumes of British and American emails we recieved, our next destination will be made available to the entire world. That’s right, the Coffee World Tour just went global! Stay tuned over the next few days for a proper international order form and of course an update to the information page detailing destination 2 in full.

With the packages arranged to fly on Wednesday the 31st, sit tight everyone, we know you’ll love your beans!

Shop 1008 Westfield Shoppingtown, 619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster 3108

Congratulations to Dino and his team at Coffee Max for the launch of their new cafe! After much success at their Camberwell location, Coffee max has recently introduced a brilliant second venue at the recently developed Shoppingtown Doncaster.

MCR recommends you pop in to Coffee Max Doncaster and check out this awsome cafe!

Coffee Max are currently running a promotion for MCR reader..

visit Coffee Max and purchase 250 grams of freshly roasted,
award winning CREMA blend and recieve
a complementry cup of coffee !

*The CREMA blend won bronze medal
in the espresso catergory at the Sydney
royal fine food show*

It is well worth the visit, just mention you found them at MCR!

ADDRESS: 753 Glenferrie Rd, Hathorn. +61 3 9818 2003.

I have to confess, MCR Crew now gets hounded to review cafes we haven’t got to yet. Of course we do our best, and depending on location and our own schedules we fit them in where we can. As it turned out, I was on my way to Preston to check on MCR Guide Stocks (dwindling) and Chapel Bakery cafe was on the way, so here I am. Around the corner from Liar Liar, they have their work cut out for them.

I am happy to say that the first box was ticked as I entered, where a young lady greeted me with a hello and a smile. Small detail but essential IMHO. After ordering my coffee, I noted this old style place had that warmth I look or in winter. Its a grey day today, so its working for me. I made my way outside, and settled into what can only be described as the ‘Cafe Garden’ to await my pleasure.

My Long Machiatto arrived expediently and from a presentation point of view it was perfect. The groovy glass, the attempt at latte art on the froth, but what about the coffee?

Well, not bad. I found it a little strong on my palate, and a touch under extracted. There was some bitterness, but not so much as it would cause a ’send back’.

I like this place, I think that its worth a tentative 1 Bean, and worth a visit,.. I suspect this is a diamond in the rough and a bit of focus on coffee making skills here and Liar may have a worthy competitor.

Welcome to the family Chapel Crew, we are watching you!!

Coffee: Gigante