I have been going to Cafe Latte for years with my family & friends and every time I go it gets better and better. The staff are fantastic and the food is seriously good! I would 100% recommend it to anyone
The staff are always courteous and helpful with menu choices. The only problem is deciding what to order as everything is great, fresh produce prepared well and delicious. I wouldn’t change a thing here, they were even welcoming to my young children.
A group of us came here for a birthday dinner on Thursday. We ordered a range of entrees to share. I thoroughly enjoyed the gamberoni and calamari. The prawns were cooked to perfection and the calamari dish, with rocket and capers was well balanced. For mains, we ordered the fish of the day, spaghettini and risotto. The fish was well cooked but it was lacking a crispy skin. The other guests were raving about the spaghettini and risotto. Service was friendly and efficient.
Fabulous little Italian restaurant. Service is excellent and wine and food delicious. Love the bread, burrata, fish and brussel sprouts. Spagattini with bugs was delicious. MUCH Better than the overall rating suggests!!!
A Chronicle Of Gastronomy
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Originally only open for the breakfast and lunch trade, over the last 20 years Cafe Latte has evolved to include dinner service as well. Under the direction of owner Luca Lorusso, Caffe Latte presents its beloved traditional dishes in a modern way, rather than going down the avant garde route.
Celebrating 25 years in the restaurant industry, Cafe Latte successfully embodies traditionalism merging with progressive modernism. Since its inception in 1991 as a casual café serving coffee, breakfast and lunch, it has continued to keep up with the constantly changing trends of the Melbourne hospitality scene, eventually becoming the finer dining restaurant it is known as today.
Fantastic service and delicious food. The restaurant addressed my garlic allergy on a moments notice. The Ambience was great. A definite return for another delicious meal.
Great food, friendly wait staff, candlelit ambiance, we'll be back!
Home made pasta is excellent. Can't wait to try the other options on the menu.
Our experience was just divine! Everything from the perfectly chilled beer to the beautifully presented tiramisu was excellent. The handmade pasta was authentic and there was a lovely quiet and romantic feel to the place. Staff were attentive and spot on. Can't fault it.
The most delicious food with an excellent wine list to match. I hightly recommend you follow the staff guidence for food and wine matching. Very generous with pouring wine by the glass! My new favourite.
Stumbled upon this quaint place by accident today. We were completely blown away by our three course meal, everything was a 5/5 and that tiramisu (OMG a must eat even if you are full)... Every member of staff was exceptionally kind and friendly to our needs.
Looking forward to our next visit!
WEll I went here and had a latte. How could I not.
And everyone is in white shirts, the customers match the decor (white tablecloths)
The coffee is okay but next time gotta wear the Toorak uniform white shirt and pearl necklace
My wife and I visited Cafe Latte recently to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Once a more regular supporter of this well established and iconic local restaurant, we hadn't been for some time and reluctant to return after hearing of some other patrons poor experiences. So happy we came again, the floor staff led by Marco were great and very professional - accommodating, attentive but not overbearing. We loved the menu and it was difficult to choose so we decided to select a number of dishes and share so we got to taste a range of flavours. We may have ordered too much food but you couldn't really fault the presentation, authenticity or flavours of any of the dishes. Some of our favourites were the Eggplant Paramagiana, Cavatelli pasta with scallops and cherry tomatoes, and the Veal Scaloppine. We had a great night and really thank Marco and his team for making this an anniversary to remember. Our next visit will be much sooner.
This is one of my favourite Italian eatery- classy, cosy atmosphere with the best service! If you want real Italian food and not the 'touristy' Italian food, this is the place to go to. I have ordered almost everything on their menu, and each one of the dish just as yummy as the next. Price is also not over the top, and with really good servings. The waiters are always so helpful and accommodating- a special thank you to the guys who served me last Tuesday in particular, Marco! Looking forward to their live Jazz night this Wednesday.
25 years later...and still going strong! Love this Melbourne establishment. Comfort food, beautiful surroundings, great Italian service. Tick, tick, tick! Their live jazz nights once a month are extra special.
Me and my partner came for dinner on Saturday night and both agreed how outstanding this restaurant is. I had one of the beautiful pasta dishes with a delicious lamb ragu and my partner had the veal, both meals where full of flavour and very well presented. But this restaurant is so much more than just the food, the atmosphere was just perfect, from the moment we walked in the door we felt relaxed and welcomed. But the staff are really what makes this place, extremely knowledgable about the food and wine and will go the extra mile to make sure you have a great experience. We will be coming back here again and cannot wait to try something else on the lovely menu.
Thanks to all at Cafe Latte for a great Saturday night
Nice place to come on a breakfast date or having a small catch up with a close friend. Delicious coffee. Friendly service. I would recommend.
Went there for coffee and breakfast , I enjoyed the breakfast , coffee was good , I am going to go for dinner and try there dinner menu , love Italian food.
I went there with my friend coz we are living close by and we came there without booking but we got free table on Saturday night. The place is very cute with all nice kindles and customer service is fantastic, they were quite good at what they do. And we had baby octopus as entry which was very yum but wouldn't highly recommend their calamari a little salty. Main food were very Italian style and we had market fish and duck which were also reasonably nice. Overall, it's a nice restaurant and definitely a place to go out with friends. Their service deserves 5-star.
Love the ambience, the homemade Italian doughnuts in the arvo is a must try, and duck is simply outstanding...................
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Perfect once again! After reading the reviews on here I was scared to venture back to our old favourite, Cafe Latte, but I took the plunge and am glad I did! Excellent service that could not be faulted. The food was top notch just as it used to be. We shared the calamari, arancini balls and antipasto as entrees and they were all superb - the perfect size to share and lovely range of flavours. We then each had a pasta for main course - all of which were a hit (Linguine, Risotto, Spaghetti). Even their rucola salad tasted superb! Will definitely be back to enjoy the quality food and service. Great work by the Cafe Latte team!
This would have to be the most authentic Italian restaurant in Melbourne. Simple Italian food, amazing flavours, great personal service. Can't fault it. They also have a fantastic wine list from Italy, had a beautiful organic white wine to die for! You must try the Spaghetti prawns with zucchini flower.
Get rid of the waiter. When ordering the meal, the waiter told my partner off, when he started to order. "Ladies first!" he said!,,
Doesn't he know that in fine dining restaurants, the man orders for both.
His ignorance and affected attitude spoils an otherwise lovely little restaurant, and some good food. Such a pity. We will be back, hope we get the really nice Italian waiter, with the impeccabe manners
Amazing! The service was exceptional, the pasta was to die for and what a lovely little venue. Cannot fault... I will definitely be back.
Stunning. After 20 odd years Cafe Latte has stood the test of time, and rightfully so. Service is always impeccable, food delicious and the (relatively) new renovations look stunning.
Breakfast, lunch or dinner you can't go wrong!
Absolutely loved this cute authentic Italian restaurant. I had great service that was accompanied by great food. The pasta was amazingly fresh and tasted delicious ! Definitely coming back
Perfect!. After reading all the whingers on here complain about service and food I can honestly say this was a terrific little cafe in Hawksburn Village.
As a local who lives a couple of hundred meters away I have never been in as I was worried about all the negative reviews here but the staff were sincere, efficient and most of all friendly. Some of the best in the area and as helpful as any good cafe.
I had the mushroom and avocado bruschetta and it was a good serve full of flavor. The two soy lattes I had were great and it's nice not having to ask for them served warm as a lot of cafes serve them so hot you burn your mouth yet here it was perfect. I sat outside as I have a baby and liked the space and the waiters were so friendly and took an in my baby which was lovely.
I'll be back again and again! Forget the negative comments on here.. Try for yourself.
By chance. After opting out of a nearby very noisy restaurant, lucked out getting a table for 4. Bravo on a couple of counts: 1. A real effort at reducing noise has been made in a very subtle but effective way .. Check it out! 2. Interesting and eclectic array of pics, paintings etc on the wall. 3. Coconut macaroons with coffee worth a trip back on their own. And by the way .. Great food and atmosphere.
Love this place! The monthl.... Love this place!
The monthly jazz upstairs has a New York feel.
Always great food. Wonderful owner who's ever hospitable.
Free Dessert!. We came here for just dessert one evening. The dessert was absolutely delicious. I forgot what we had, but I can honestly say that it was beyond anything I've ever had in a dessert before. Then when we came to pay the bill, the waitress told us that it's free. Apparently the owner took care of the bill. I have a feeling that some of the owners other friends were meant to come in for dessert and the staff confused us with them, but who cares. We got beyond amazing dessert, plus dessert wine, for free!
But seriously, go there for the dessert, even if you have to pay for it, it's worth it a million times over!
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Caffe Latte - steady, without a zing!. I dined hear last night with two other friends. This restaurant is right in the heart of a good Melbourne restaurant area. The establishment is not large by any means, but certainly is comfortable and a tolerable noise level.
The wine list is satisfactory and will please most palates.
Overall impression was that the service was a little slow and the service staff needed to be followed up to ensure what was requested was delivered in a timely fashion.
I enjoyed mussels for an entree, and they were enjoyable. Sadly, the mussel meat in several instances was small, to say the least. Nevertheless, this is not to detract from the overall enjoyment of the dish.
I followed this up with a veal main course. Very enjoyable, was finished with an green olive-based sauce which turned it into a delicious meal. We accompany their minds with roast potatoes with a sprinkling of rosemary. In my particular case, these complemented my veal perfectly. My two companions enjoyed the spaghetti and meatballs. And did enjoy them.
The deserts were very good indeed, I chose a chocolate pudding which was cooked perfectly and was accompanied by a ginger-based chocolate ice cream. Nothing to complain about there.
Prices charged were pretty much in line with a reasonably good restaurant today. They certainly weren't cheap and at $120 per head, including a very nice bottle of Shiraz, we went away quite happy.
Overall impression was very favourable, only criticism being the wait staff needing an occasional reminder.
Very suitable for business lunches and dinners and also for couples wishing some nice food.
Most importantly, I certainly will return there.
I ate here 2 weeks ago with my mother, the service was superb, the coffee great and my mothers pasta excellent, however my rump steak was the worst cut of meat I have ever attempted to eat in my life, chewy, riddled with gristle and of poor flavor, it severely dampened my experience.
Pleasantly surprised. This was not what I expected at all. Beautiful setting, yummy menu, well versed waitstaff. All good.
Fabulous Italian food and service - perfect venue for Sunday lunch with friends and family.
Visiting from Sydney, Cafe Latte was a very good choice for a cosy business lunch. Light-filled, and comfortable it felt like a classic Melbourne Cafe, but with a high-end polish. The coffee was excellent, and the steak sandwich that followed on was beautifully cooked, served alongside a generous hunk of bacon and greens. A glass of wine seemed like a good idea. It was. A+
I am still thinking about how amazing my brunch was here. A menu unlike others, you will find unique dishes that aren't your run of the mill.
The service was attentive and an obvious local treasure with the cafe bustling all morning. We shared the Icelandic salmon dish and the eggs benny and OMG both were stunning! The thought that has gone into these dishes along with the execution is impressive to say the least. Coffee was also really tasty too.
I honestly can't wait to return! Thanks for having us, we had an amazing time.
Well, I simply do not have words to describe how amazing the food was! I ordered the wild mushrooms and my partner the beef bourguignon, as you can see in the photo. The mushrooms were simply fantastic, I have never had anything like that before, the mixture of texture combining the polenta, mushrooms, crispy kale and the miso was just perfect! They have a nice range of options so you will not be disappointed. Oh, and the coffee was amazing, of course.
Amazing breakfast with a twist - we had the chili eggs and poached eggs on avo. Very attentive staff and nice location.
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If you’ve ever in Toorak area, this cute cafe is definitely where you want to be! Cafe Latte spot has been around for a while but they recently went through renovations & new ownership so they’re coming in hot with great aesthetic and delicious menu ✨
As soon as we walked in we thought the place was so instagrammable and we were so excited to see what their dishes would be. We were also greeted by such friendly staff!
Andrew got their eggs benny 🍳 and I got their wild mushroom medley 🍄 paired with lattes using our favorite coffee brand, Padre ☕️ The coffees were great of course and the dishes were so nicely presented.
Both of the dishes were so tasty too, we loved the perfectly poached eggs and the corn bread with pulled beef was such a nice combo for the eggs benny. The crunchy kale gave a nice texture balance with the soft mushrooms and polenta.
They also told us that their menu changes every 2 months but the eggs benny has been on the menu since day 1 bcs it’s everyone’s favorite and we 100% agree 💯 Next time we visit, I definitely want to try their Banoffee Porridge cause it sounds sooo good!
Consistently phenomenonal food, lovely people and great coffee. Truley cannot recommend Cafe Latte highly enough!!!
Love it, fresh innovative food, great coffee
Amazing Cafe, food and drink was phenomenal. Like nothing else in the area. Great service too
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