Top Notch! Have come in once with a big group, and a couple of times, solo trying to bang out work - works equally well for both, in a cinch. Ditto date nights and such. Genius orchestration of this airy corner down the street from Prahran market into a "bar and kitchen" - works so well. Open, green, clean lines,airy, beautiful lighting, potted plants and absolutely top notch food and drink. To define top notch, try some of the real simple stuff on the menu - say the bread - sourdough, they bake onsite served with fantastic local Olive Oil and a Walnut Dukkah par none. Ask for some olives and you get perfectly smoked almonds, plump olives and pickled Jalapenos on a heaping plate, for barely much $. Quality craft brews and coffee...AND...I saved the best for last...the music...goodness! - some of the best tunes in all of Melbourne. The onsite DJ knows how to keep the place jiving - morning, noon and night. This place has it down! and down pat! Just go and experience for yourself!
Have had coffee here several times as well as breakfast before work. Apart from the great menu and differences in food style and flavours, if ever there was a place to watch and learn about customer service, then this place should be on your list. Order a coffee and just watch the interaction. The attention to customers is second to none here. Welcoming you like YOU are the reason they open their doors. When there is time, they chat and have a genuine interest in who you are, what you do and what you are wanting from your visit there. Many cafes (and other businesses) down Chapel Street could learn a lot about customer service from this business!
An unexpected absolute high quality unpretentious gem in chapel st. Driven by extraordinary innovative taste sensation cuisine and such caring genuine personal service I highly recommend this restaurant bar. I felt like I had been transported to an exotic place w the clever interior design open design. Melbourne needs more of this.. Abacus you deserve the best .. you are real, super fabulous so personable and honorable ... we"ll be back and we are telling everyone about you !
Fantastic food, the Mooloolaba prawn ragu is the best I have ever had and worth a try! Service was also upbeat and very welcoming. Would definitely recommend to family and friends.
Amazing food and huge attention to detail with the decor and fit out! Always has a good vibe, day or night. Nothing else around like this in Melbourne - It really is one of a kind. Great service too - personal and professional. Can recommend!
Great casual and fun vibe, top notch food and worth heading in for the drinks alone!
A really chic and upbeat restaurant with fresh food created. A good range of choices for both vegans and meat lovers. Loved the hospitality from the staff when we dined in a summer night and they kept the ice chips coming!
Outstanding meal... Ricotta dumplings.. the best meal I’ve had in Melbourne...
Beautiful place. Great atmosphere. Coffee was great and the Margherita pizza was delicious
Service was very quick. Had to fill in a corona virus registration form that took a minute and took the waiter a short amount of time before we got an option on whereabouts we’d like to sit. We were a bit confused when we were sat and served just water as we expected a menu?? But turns out the menu was on a GIGANTIC blackboard with chalk; that left us a bit confused. Although the hipster cafe look of it was great, it wasn’t as legible and you had to walk to the middle of the store to see the menu so we ended up searching the menu up on hour phones on their website. We made our way around the order and drinks. The cocktails were amazing, so was the steak and octopus, however the cocktail prices were pretty expensive. Overall the food was great and ambience was good.
Situated on Chapel Street, Abacus features an open, light filled dining experience that dishes out amazing small bites paired with delicious cocktails.
It’s unfortunate that same can’t be said for our mains tonight, and it felt as if the big bites have been executed by a completely different kitchen and chef altogether.
Celebrated my friend’s 21st here 🎂 Great atmosphere & vibe, sophisticated / classy deco. Dark lighting, giving you the high class feeling. Food was great as well 🍝
If you’re lucky, you might be able to secure a deal on EatClub with 30% off your total bill.
🗓 Visited in August 2019
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Abacus surpassed my expectations in every way except the size of the menu. I would have liked to see more variety.
The decor is great: feels like a Scandinavian interior design expo with hanging gardens.
Seats: comfortable, padded, both low and at the back of the seat.
Drinks: cocktails were original with lemon myrtle, wattle seed etc.
The GSM wine was excellent for around $60 a bottle.
Menu: extremely original with one novel Australian ingredient, I had never heard of every two items.
This restaurant is one of the few that can claim to be ‘Contemporary Australian’.
Best dish: fried ox tongue and the octopus.
Worst dishes: cheese croquettes, tartare (too coarsely chopped, and not enough secondary flavours to the meat).
Service: truly fast class. Amber, our server, negotiated every obstacle I put before her. No easy task when you are a severely grumpy ex chef.
A second Dutch server was equally competent.
Amber had style and grace. She performed better than my last server at Vue de Monde.
Out of 8 or 9 restaurants I’ve visited recently on Chapel St. This is by far the best. Expect to pay a little more for this superior package.
Jacq Therese Plunquinn
+5
My Lord, the most mouth watering, conversation silencing 3 pieces of Wagyu steak I've had. Simple, delicious and very flavorful.
After being a highly successful brunch cafe for many years, Abacus Bar and Kitchen has successfully expanded its culinary expertise in Modern Australian cuisine to offer up a similarly popular dinner menu. Sipping on happy hour cocktails in the beautiful alfresco dining terrace, with an interior decorated by green bushes, floor to ceiling open spaces – honestly the perfect Springtime treat!
Abacus is located very close at the heart of Chapel Street. We instantly fell in love with the building and the high ceiling restaurant with lots of greeneries which we love so much. Love the semi open air restaurant with chilling vibe and really nice place to stay around hanging out with friends or families over drinks. We’re so excited to be invited to try their new menu.
Yay: Portobello mushroom fries, Japanese fried lakes entrance gummy shark, Flinders ranges wallaby carpaccio, Speck & gruyere croquette, Chicken liver parfait, Seafood linguine, Whole market fish cooked with confit shallots and fried seymour greens, Tiramisu
Nay: N/A
Very nice venue - visual wise - breakfast of salmon and croquettes looked great but where simple in flavour, It was nice. The doughnuts are not recommended - tasted like tough dough and a bit of granola underneath - texture and flavours did not go together at all.. ps very expensive.
Abacus Bar and Kitchen is a beautiful and contemporary restaurant perfect for a special night out. They offer an array of delicious dishes and unique cocktails to suit all tastes. Portion sizes are also reasonable. Would recommend!
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We popped into Abacus to check out their recently revamped evening menu. Abacus is still one of the nicer venues we have seen in this part of the world and we love that green feel about the place that we mentioned in our previous review.
We ordered cocktails and sipped on the Rosella Spritz and Slow Sunrise Sour cocktails whilst discussing the menu. The spritz was refreshing and not too sweet a nice way to start the night. The Slow Sunrise sour was punchy, frothy with vegan friendly aquafaba instead of egg white. Both dangerously drinkable.
The new menu is all about sharing with a lot of key ingredients sourced locally. We selected a range of dishes of various sizes to make up our meal. For starters we had the chicken liver parfait, speck and gruere croquettes, tuna tartare and wallaby carpaccio.
The parfait pate was silky smooth and absolutely delicious with bang on perfect texture. When I paired this with the pickled vege and salty pickled plums and the crunchy thin toast my tasted buds exploded. A truly fabulous combination.
The spec & Gruere croquettes had an awesome crunch, a sweet smokey flavour and a wonderful and cake with a beetroot infused organge segment for some pizazz. (Wow....., just wow).
The tuna tartare had a wonderful delicate texture, a tangy dressing, sensational popping roe, a tinge of heat from the chilli, it was extremely pretty to look at and very very easy to eat.
The Flinders rangers wallaby carpaccio came on watermelon and was sliced sliver thin. Exceptionally tender and highly refreshing
For larger dish items we ordered the scotch fillet (medium rare) and the seafood linguine, perfect sizes for sharing.
My steak was tender, with a superbly juicy peppery flavour, served on a bed of silky, creamy herbed garlic and topped with a pepper berry crumb.
The housemade linguine had the most amazing texture, it was generously smothered in a rich hearty seafood ragu and topped with delicious crispy salt bush.
Along side our mains we enjoyed a crispy light palate cleansing fresh salad.
For dessert we tried the poached Seymour apple with nut crumble and vanilla ice cream. The firm poached apple was sweet and I loved this deconstructed apple crumble.
We also tried the tiramisu had a great coffee hit and was topped with crunchy coffee soil, a good strong finish to our excellent evening.
Previous Review
4
We came to this light, bright and green decked out cafe in search of a tasty beverage while we waited for a friend to arrive for a quick chapel street dinner elsewhere. I loved the space and feel about the place. Long Bar area and a wood fire pizza oven were definite features as was the large tree growing slap bang in the centre.
We ordered off the smallest drinks menu I have seen in some time (in size not qty) and both had the same idea of G&T. Fortunately they had Four Pillars gin so we knew we would be in safe hands. Gins came out sexed up by orange slices and babys breath flowers and was a wonderful flavoursome gin to start the night off right.
Pizza looked really good as did the espresso martini’s
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I have wanted to go eat at Abacus for some time now.
My partner and I headed off to Abacus for dinner. To start with we had a cocktail each, I started with a rosella spritz which was delicious.
This restaurant uses mainly local Australian ingredients which I really appreciated. Even the cocktails used bush food ingredients.
At another table I saw this most delicate cocktail and I had to try one. It was called a “Quandong Fizz” cocktail was sooo delicious, OMGosh everyone needs to try one of these. It was slightly acidic, but the froth cut through and provided a hint of sweetness to the drink. WOW! Hahaha
We initially started with some sourdough bread w olive oil and dukkah. This was absolutely delicious. The bread tasted like it was made w beetroot and the dukkah worked so well. Yummo!
We then had some kingfish tartare, which was delicately prepared and full of flavour.
I tried some port Lincoln sardines w ricotta and Coffs Harbour macadamia nuts. This was yummy, w the ricotta pink and slightly sweet.
We shared a main dish of Aylesbury duck breast, w plum and goats curd. This dish was exceptional, and the duck was served slightly above room temperature, and perfectly cooked. The duck almost melted in my mouth.
This was my dish of the night until I tried the dessert special which was a Magnificent Manchego Corn Cake. The was a Manchego corn cake was served w polenta, Manchego cheese, coriander crumble, raspberry coulis, and Earl Grey foam paired w mango and Raspberry Haagen - Dazs ice cream. OMGosh this dessert was at another level. It was soo tasty, it was one of the best desserts that I've had in a very long time.
This restaurant is easy to find on Chapel Street and it is a must visit! The cocktails are superb and the food, incredible.
Thanks to the owner for the opportunity to visit their cafe, and for extending an invitation to me.
The place to bring your friends from out of town for a beautiful Melbourne brunch experience.
As soon as we walked in we were amazed by the beautiful decor and openness of the restaurant. The service was prompt and friendly and the dishes we ordered were delicious - special mention for the BLT which was thoroughly enjoyed. I also ordered a chai latte which was perfect.
Would definitely return when in the area!
Abacus has launched a refreshed menu in time for Spring, designed around their usual concept of sharing plates and fresh local ingredients. House-made Crisps. There is a distinct difference between store-bought and house-made. The crisps were extremely thin that it was half transparent from the oil, and was delicately crunchy.
Abacus never fails to impress. With the ambience, elegant looking cocktails and interesting food menu.
The decor is beautifully thought out, with plants everywhere your eyes wander and it's very bright and spacious with modern furnishings.
I was feeling something sweet so ordered the Rhubarb & Cinnamon Doughnuts which were delicious! It was quite a sophisticated dish and even came with liquid nitrogen which was awesome.
My friend couldn't resist ordering a few cocktails after seeing how pretty and colourful they were. We tried the Quandong Fizz and the Rosella Spritz. Can't wait to try more off the cocktail menu and also dine in for dinner.
Walked into this restaurant on a sunny Sunday afternoon, but we managed to get the table two minutes into waiting. You can tell that the staffs are very efficient here by the way they keep things clean and organised. Despite couple of zomato reviews that said their portion is too small, the dirty steak I had was just enough for me. If anything I think I should’ve asked for more jalapeños on my steak cus they tasted so good together! I also liked my kale juice but I’d go for the pinky lemonade drink next time (they say grass is always greener on the other side) 😝
Beautiful cafe with a plant and light-filled fitout. The coffee is really nice and prepared quickly from the takeaway window if you're in a rush. Service was a bit disorganised but friendly.
Amazing place to visit for either breakfast lunch or dinner. The drinks selection at night is very impressive!
Loved the foods and service here. We ordered the pasta, mushroom fries, steak ends and cauliflower and each dish was absolutely delicious! Just the perfect balance of flavour and texture. Highly recommend going here. Once you taste the food, you'll know why
Friend introduced me to this place about 2 weeks ago. It was just in time to try out their new spring menu. I ordered the Tasmanian Smoked Trout. I loved the colors that was incorporated into the dish. It was served with beetroot sourdough which was soft in the center but slightly crispy on the outside. You can taste a slight hint of beetroot. It goes so well with the smokiness of the Trout.
I had a little taste of my friend’s Ballarat Breakfast which he enjoyed immensely. Loved the chorizo!
The food came really quickly and I’m glad that all the dishes were served together. I loved the aesthetics of the cafe. It was really big and spacious with lots of natural light. The seats were also very comfortable.
Would definitely come back and I’m really keen to try out their new dishes again!
Modern style restaurant.The vibe is great and the staff are really friendly. Food tastes wonderful. I really enjoyed being here. Highly commendable!
Had been eyeing place for a long time! Finally went in for quick coffee and snack. Drank extra hot latte which was refreshing and strong enough 👍 and the Almond Croissant was heaven.
Would love to come back again and explore the food they offer. Lastly, their interiors caught my eyes, so airy, the colour scheme and the staff sp friendly. Overall, good experience.
Dined here on Saturday evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. Met warmly at the door and seated without hassle. Dinner & wine was delicious.
We dined at Abacus as part of the recent The Fork 50% off promotion.
Abacus is a beautifully designed restaurant with a warm, relaxed ambience due to the use of indoor greenery.
For starters, the Geelong lamb fillet paired beautifully with the tanginess of the tzatziki. The Mooloolaba prawns were served butterflied and had a great smoky flavour against the Thai red curry.
For mains, the papardelle pasta was generously soaked in a buttery sauce which offset the prawns and rockling fish. The market steak was cooked medium rare with a generous helping of sauce.
The dessert was one of the best tiramisus we've ever eaten. Served somewhat deconstructed, the dessert had a good punch of coffee againt silky smooth cream and strawberries.
This is definitely a place to go if you want to impress your date. Be sure to also check out the drinks during happy hour!
Tastiness: 4/5
Value: 5/5 (due to promotion)
Satisfaction: 4/5
Very good place on an otherwise unappealing street. We will definitely come back. Great place for friends and family. Good coffee, delicious food!
Awesome joint, I went without a booking and they kindly freed up a table for us. Food was delicious, service was great, I will be back!
Great decor and relaxing environment, the prawn pasta was the best!
We had a lovely evening dining at this restaurant. The waiter(curly hair guy with glasses) was very thoughtful. He gave us recommendations and did a very good job.
We ordered portobello mushroom chips, steak, smoked pasta, and tiramisu. my favourite was the smoked pasta with prawn and fish. The flavour was so special and the pasta was really nice!
Love the vibe in the restaurant especially the couch seat...can easily spend hours there and eat all the nice food while sipping wine.☺️
Third time visiting. This time I did not go with the lunch time, instead i went there in the late afternoon and the menu is completely different. The fried shark meat on the menu attracted me and I ordered it. It was served with yuzi sauce , mayonnaise , salt and pepper. The other dish was beef with cheese and potato. I also recommend that.
huge portion and most of the dishes were yummy. i enjoyed the small plates！steak was cook nice，only concern was little bit salty. brokrn potatoes was so nice and also the fried fish. i also enjoyed my pasta.
Interesting take on the steak sandwich. Had a unique and delicious taste — also good for people who are health conscious. Only thing is; despite the prices the dishes aren’t large, so worth considering if starving..
Love the atmosphere and the ambiance. Been there a couple of times for coffee and drinks. Staff is always very friendly and attentive. Will definitely go back to try the food!
Came in for a quick coffee hit and it didn’t disappoint. The decor is stunning with high ceilings, green plants and green marble tables.
We ordered cappuccinos and the froth was perfect. Only improvement could be that they added choc to the top like a normal cappuccino as that’s my fave part! Keen to come back soon and have some food.
Ordered a hot chocolate and a pain au chocolat for afternoon tea. Was not disappointed. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Felt very welcome and will definitely come again!
Everything was delicious
Beautiful dishes
Refined and just tasty
Great service
We ordered
avo on beetroot sour dough
avo with pumpkin croquets With black beans charred corn
And broken potato’s
Short black and hot chocolate
Couldn’t fault anything
㊙️ The Traveling Foodie
+5
Another hidden gem right in the heart of Melbourne. The ambiance was smooth and inviting .
Staff was very professional providing 10/10 top class service .
Dishes were design to share hence the portion and price.
Bread was made fresh . Mushroom dish was need a bit more tweaking .
The fish of the day was well grill much better than lots of places . The rib eye med well cook.
Dessert well mix with tiramisu and choc moose .
Such beautiful place to eat. I came here for brunch an enjoyed a wonderful meal with friends. The ambience is very appealing to the eyes too. Will definitely be back again soon.
Coffee was burnt, but food was incredible! th epickled carrot on the pumpkin poached egg breakfast plate was amazing. The decor is gorgeous but lacks a bit of atmosphere
Joanne | Melbournecitay
+4
Came here for post-dinner drinks and also brunch so I think I’m quite across what this place offers - I would say you are paying for good ambience and service. I really enjoyed the Great relaxing environment while we unwinded with happy hour drinks on a Friday. I couldn’t get enough of abacus so I came again for brunch - ordered the ballarat bacon and grilled octopus. In terms of culinary excellence, there’s no doubt that the cafe serves up unique brunch options. The grilled octopus came slightly cold sadly but the chorizo and feta was a good combination. Coffee wasn’t the best I’ve had in the area but acceptable.
Just stopped in for a quick coffee. Was an extremely inviting environment. Hostess was very pleasant and eager to please. Enabled me to chat and select off menu without standing over me. Coffee was great as was the Almond Croissant. The look of the place suits the locale. Prices were as expected. I’ll be back.
Amazing ambiance and great staff! The food quality is one of the best I’ve had in a very long time. Kudos to the team. I would rate them 5/5👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent contemporary food in a stunning setting. Came here for a light dinner and cocktails before going out for the night. Was recommended a Rosella Spritz which I hadn't never had before and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had the sardines, crudo and finished with the pork jowl. Everything was cooked perfectly and flavours were beautiful. Friendly and attentive service. A piece of gold on an otherwise sad strip of Chapel Street.
Been here for brunch a couple of times now and the food was exceptional on both occassions. We loved the creativity and the balance of flavours and although the price point is slightly higher than most other cafes, it's fully justified by the quality of ingredients used within the dishes. I would suggest going slightly later in the day to avoid any potential queues.
Just had the pork jowl which was a michellin dish on its own. The sauce that you pour over it was amazing and the pork so soft and juicy. Very nice and excellent experience.
Arrived for a 5 course native menu hosted by Clayton Donovan. I follow Clayton so was very happy to taste his menu again. Everything was amazing as usual.
Raylene Holzknecht-Evans
+5
Last nights' Valentines' Dinner with Clayton Donovan was a very special occasion. Service was impeccable thanks to our waiter and and the venue itself is stunning.
Love Abacus! Greeted by a hostess on the door, friendly staff, great range of food. The use of Australian produce is great to see too. We'll be back!
No doubt one of the best in Melbourne, and serves amazing cocktails. My favourite drink Sunshine Moonshine is just 🖤. I’ve tried their Werribee Tomato Fondue, which surprisingly made me full, and also Confit Broken Potatoes on different occasion. My visits here have always been pleasing.
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Quick update April 2019
Went back for a brand new menu (fall or winter maybe?)
The service was still amazing.
I still think cocktail could be improve.
This time around we had snapper for whole fish and thought was a tad dried.
Pork jowl was a highlight.
I would like to add that the new menu has a great variety cater for vegetarian and vegans!
But overall i personally love the old menu a little more :)
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What a place! Modern Australian cuisine at its best for semi-fine dine/casual.
Heard about this and walked passed this many times during the day but i finally got a chance to visit this at dinner and I brought my overseas friends along.
First of all, the place was beautiful. Very airy. All the windows were open and it just gives you a really cool vibe.
All the dishes were really well prepared and tasted amazing. I had to really give it to the lamb dish ($70+) with feta and vegs. What a combo! I had a few people at the table who have swore off lamb in the past and this dish have fully restored them back to how lamb are supposed to be like. Whole fish was wonderful as well. And all our side dishes were spot on. Very generously portioned.
I will definitely bring people here for a good modern australian menu with an affordable price!
Loved the ambience, friendly staff and food was exceptional. The octopus was a little chewy but overall great coffee and food, would go again.
A nice, cozy and forever-buzzing place in the heart of South Yarra, Abacus seemed to be THE place for Sunday Brunch.
There's lot of character to the cafe by means of decor, open kitchen, and so much greenery around.
Ordered a Mackerel and Anchovies, Octopus Tentacles and Bacon's over Beef with 3 Hot Chocolates
Hot Chocolates were delicious. Requested an extra Hot but don't think they did.
Bacon over Beef was the winning dish of the day. Super moist and tender smoky Beef Brisket with Onion Jam was just delish. Bacon was cooked to perfection.
The Mackerel and Anchovies had a beautiful balance of sweet, savory and citrusy (acidic).
Octopus tentacles could have been little tender but no complaints.
Service was quick and efficient. Plenty for Vegan and Vegetarian to choose from. Pricing is a bit high for the portions they serve, although, everything served on.the plates tasted fresh, and thus, worth it.
Beautiful cafe. Large & usually able to get a seat even in peak periods. Coffee always absolutely amazing. Haven’t eaten here but food always looks fabulous. A go to for a fantastic coffee in south yarra
Heard lots about this place, we had lunch and it was really good. Service was friendly and efficient. The food was spot on, tasty, looked amazing and came out quick. Highly recommend if your down chapel street
Unique food items presented well for dining. The staff were friendly and kind. I felt that the food was prepared healthy and organic refreshing the palettes.
The only thing I felt was that when I was looking at the menu was that the restaurant could have specified the menu in detail to identify the vegetarian vs meat items.
Great food, awesome space, very friendly staff and an exquisite menu. So many interesting and tasty dishes. Great coffee and cocktails too. Pricing not too OTT. Will definitely be visiting again.
2nd time here and still love this place. Spacious. Great use of plants as decor inside. Refreshing hibiscus pink lemonade. Well presented avocado and crispy pumpkin croquettes. Such a colourful dish . Friendly staff.
Abacus was very busy. The decor was modern & stylish. Staff were friendly & service was relatively fast. I ordered the
avocado & pumpkin dish: black bean, charred corn, carrot, tomato, goats feta, avocado, pumpkin croquettes & poached egg. The carrot was hard so it was difficult to eat. The pumpkin croquettes were delicious & filling. The dish was beautifully presented & all the food elements worked well together.
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This was my second visit but the first for my four other guests. I suggested this place because I had a good experience the last time and so I wanted them to share that same experience. The night started well enough. But the waitress who was assigned to our table started to take orders things started to go south from there. There were two main meat dishes. She kept correcting us when we were trying to our our mains. We would say 1 Wagyu and she would repeat back "the steak", we said the 2 x Angus and she would repeat back "the skirt". This went on for like 2 mins and there was only 5 of us. It was confusing as we kept having to go back to the menus to check. Eventually we thought she had the right order. When each of the mains came she would say the steak or the skirt and we didn't know and had to ask for the menu to check. It soon became apparent that she took the wrong orders. She went back to the pass and the kitchen was also confused.
Sharni stepped in and in an instant she fixed everything. She took over the table and the rest of the night was a bliss. Honestly Sharni saved the night.
The food was delicious and everyone most enjoyed what was ordered. Portions was a little small on most of the dishes but the taste was highly delicious. You could tell that the meats were sou vous very well and than finished. Tops marks to the kitchen. We shared the entree (small plates) and each ordered our mains.
It is highly recommended. Just make sure Sharni serves you!!!
Absolutely loved Abacus! Came here with my mum for lunch and we shared a couple of small and large plates, and we enjoyed it all but we could not speak more highly of the ceviche and the pan fried fish! The flavours of both were tasty and fresh, both were perfectly cooked, and everything was well presented. The actual venue has a modern chic feel, and we came on a sunny day where the whole place was open and airy, such a great summer vibe! Will definitely return.
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More of a 3.5 for me but I’ll round it up for the interior design.
The food at abacus is always satisfying though perhaps not anything impressive. Still one of my favourite brunch places in town.
One thing that I really appreciate is the menu every season. You can however always count on the usual suspects being on the menu (avocado with toast, scramble eggs) though with a different twist each time. And if you aren’t a avocado and scramble eggs fan, there’s plenty of new and interesting dishes on it too.
I would say that consistency in a few of their dishes is problematic as I’ve experience the same dish prepare/cook multiple ways, the good thing was that they were still tasty each time.
The atmosphere of the cafe plays a huge role in being a pull card with attracting customers but beware that the music that they play to keep the place pumping can fall on the louder side rendering intimate conversations non-existent.
Overall a lovely place with satisfying food choices that change with the season, delicious bread and situated in a convenient location near the market.
Very good location and great design of the venue. Staff are friendly and helpful. Love the look of the food and love the taste even more! Recommend the house aged butcher's cut the most as it has a beautiful aroma of the beef, especially when having it with the bone marrow. The lamb rump is served with pumpkin, which smoothed the whole flavour. The drinks they recommended are also lovable. Will definitely share the experience with my friends and come back again.
One of the larger cafes at Chapel Street. I like how the space is all open with lots of natural lighting and filled with plants. Reminds me so much of a cafe in Bali (minus the heat). A wonderful place to hang out and spend the day.
The flat white oat coffee I had was just a little more roasted then usual. As for the blue swimmer crab crumpets it was a little too doughy for my liking, wishing there was more crab than crumpets. I must say I liked the side salad very much, which tasted like tart sweet apple slices (heard it’s either raddish/turnip).
Super speedy, lovely and friendly service. I just popped in to get an iced coffee as no other coffee place nearby was open and they got right on it! Love the ambience and the decor, will have to come by to try their food next time. Iced coffee with alternative milk for takeaway was $7.50 which I thought was reasonable for how good it was.
Went on a Sunday afternoon and enjoyed the live music while having our meals. Tasty food and friendly service, the reserved coffee was excellent. Love the seasonal truffle dish! A perfect environment for dating or catching up with friends.
Great service. Flavours (especially in the sauce) was delicate yet flavourful). Cocktails were also creative and delicious. Atmosphere and ambience was also on point. Would be happy to visit again.
Such a great experience, staff was super friendly and patient and considering how busy it was they still paid attention and would stop if we needed. Food so delicious I am salivating just remembering my dish and cannot wait to go back for more! The place itself the atmosphere is great and well designed.
Really lovely dining experience. The atmosphere of the restaurant is modern and sleek. The food and drinks were tasty and beautifully presented. The staff were very friendly and food arrived in a timely manner. Overall a great place for my lunch today.
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