Merchants Guild

4 Reviews on “Merchants Guild”

• Eatalatte

  A solid 3.5 place.

  The cafe itself has a nice vibe and is quite a large space with also an outside seating area at the back.
  The food and coffee was pretty average. Nothing super special so I would definitely recommend this place for more causal relaxed coffee and brunch days than for your more special occasions.

  I had a soy latte (average in flavour, a bit strong too?) and the Super food breakfast.
  The Superfood breakfast had a good amount of greens and avocado. Overall the flavour was a bit bland. Also if you can’t handle spice, the dish does have julienned chillies on it which would easily be mistaken for capsicum. The odd couple had a good kick of spice so.. be warned.
  The cottage cheese spread on the toast was definitely the highlight and most flavoured part of the dish. Saved it from being a very bland dish.

  The staff were however polite and attentive so no faults service wise.

  November 24, 2020, 12:13 pm

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• Two Sheds

  Its a 3.6 out of 5. It could have been higher. A tale of two dishes as Ill explain shortly

  Its an earthy, industrial fit out here that works well. The bright, airy north facing aspect helps that too and the place is happily light not dark. We liked it. We noted a lovely courtyard out the back too. That would be very inviting on a warmer day than today.

  There are other things we loved and others we found a bit odd here. In the latter category was that our table was quite sticky. Not much of an issue youd say. It can happen anywhere, of course. But, the off putting bit was that the two other tables close by were both sticky too. Clearly an issue then.

  We loved the sparkling water on tap here. The best places do this these days. Melbourne has beautiful water. Why not just carbonate it on site as they do so wisely here rather than trying to sell you bottled sparkling water with huge food miles on it. Even better, they give you the choice here at the table and you get both sparkling and still. A small thing but we really liked it.

  Onto the food then and the tale of two dishes. I asked the excellent server for a recommendation. He said that the Bacon Avo Salsa was very popular so I chose that. It was a great recommendation. I adored this dish. Ive had much fancier brunch dishes in recent time and this dish wipes the floor with all of them. Its cleverly composed and arranged and beautifully cooked. The bacon is astonishingly good. Its a generous serve of two good thick slices which are deliciously smoky. You also get a very generous serve of smashed avocado on the side. Perfect to have with the two toasted slices of really gorgeous bread which was itself smeared with heroism amounts of a pesto dip. Add some nicely done eggs and youve got a really good brunch dish for mine. I absolutely adored it. The only slightly negative comment is that the Jalapeo wasnt as evident as I would have preferred. The warmth in the dish was a bit subtle for me. But, overall, a great dish that Id happily travel mikes for.

  On the other hand, the worlds most beautiful woman didnt like her dish at all. She had the breakfast bruschetta which she thought was a bit messy and tasteless. I did notice she finished it all though. I had a little taste myself. It seemed ok but nowhere near as good as my dish, is all Ill say.

  We finished with coffees which were excellent. Very fine Melbourne standard coffees. Id happily drink coffee as good as this anytime, anywhere.

  There was lovely service throughout here. Our young server was smart, attentive, polite and efficient. Other servers gave us cheery smiles and the odd nice word as well. Good stuff.

  This place has a nice feel. I liked it very much and in my mind it deserves its current high rating.

  November 15, 2020, 9:42 am

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• Dine And Dash

  Came here today for lunch with a friend.

  I ordered the Lamb Salad that came with couscous salad, hummus, capsicum, mixed herbs, pepitas, almonds, peas and pumpkin. I asked to add mushrooms and to remove the feta. For the drink, I had the Super Juice.

  The salad was beautiful, the lamb was tender and juicy, a plentiful serving of hummus and the mushrooms were delightful. I would definitely order it again.

  The prices are standard of a normal cafe and the customer service was good as well. Both waiters were friendly and efficient.

  January 26, 2019, 8:50 am

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• Eliza Nguyen

  We had a lovely lunch at Merchants Guild with our dog. The cafe is very dog friendly with tables in the courtyard to hang out with your furry friend. The food was delicious and the coffee and fresh juice were . However, the smashed pumpkin dish was a bit too sweet for my taste. Even though it came with a maple glaze on the side, I found that I didnt use any of it. It would have been nice to have a few more mushrooms too but otherwise the rest of our experience was great.

  January 13, 2019, 3:20 pm

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