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Ten Square Cafe

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"Insta: melbfoodie_markYT: MelbFoodieMark** Check them out for more food reviews in Melbourne!-Tucked away on Hardware lane along..."

Melbfoodie_mark

"I visited recently with friends, a friend of suggested we come here and I am glad that he did! A really good menu and a beautiful interior,..."

Simmyeats.Melb

"Lovely staff, fast serviceChicken and waffle was good and super filling. Can’t go wrong with a good Egg Benny.We will be back for..."

Xin Shina Gao

"Hardware Lane is one of my favourite foodie destinations in the city, and Ten Square is a standout amongst the other great venues on this strip. It's..."

Morgs71

"Best coffee I’ve had in a long time, and the service was so lovely and attentive. The braised mushrooms are not something I’d usually order but I..."

Jasmyne Middleton

"The dates pancakes at ten square is the best pancakes I’ve ever had in Melbourne. You must try them! The texture of crunchy, sweet, fluffy and..."

Celia Chan

"Highly recommend this inviting and very cute cafe in the heart of city, hardware lane. They have heaps of seating both inside and outside with the..."

Anneliese

"We loved the service, cleanliness but most importantly the food. My partner had the braised mushrooms on polenta & I had the ham hock croquettes on..."

Curiosity

"Good place for lazy..."

Mia Trafalgar

"Have been wanting to try Ten Square for awhile now. Happy that I did. Vegan, vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free available. The menu is a bit on..."

SouthEastEater

"Can't go wrong with Dukes Coffee unless the Barista isn't great. Ordered Smoked Salmon, Chilli Crab Scrambled and Southern Fried Chicken..."

Ozzy Kunnu

"Ten Square Cafe was such a cute lil nook with the sweetest and most attentive workers! The fried chicken and waffles were the best- the chicken was..."

Ellie Tran

"Very chill vibes from the crew that works there. Everyone was really nice and sociable. Clean interior and outdoor seating on Hardware..."

Tifa Cheung

"Ten Square is a quaint little brunch spot on Hardware Lane with an exciting menu and bright layout. Prompt service and had no trouble getting a table..."

Aaditya Bajwa

"I never write reviews.. only read them. I had the best breakfast of my life here after coming down for the tennis. Pricey brekky but worth every..."

Corey Broadway

"New kid on the Hardware Lane block - and they fit right in. Great coffee and gorgeous food, beautiful decor and the friendliest staff - I think..."

Kris L

"This cafe is like many cafes ubiquitous throughout Melbourne's high quality cafe scene, but occupies ten squares on Hardware St. The menu is full of..."

J0yy173

"Wonderful customer service and great food ! The hotcakes were delicious, but a bit too sweet! But would come back again..."

Katie Nguyen

"Good coffee. Great service. Friendly staff. Food is..."

Tbw9001

"Good service, good coffee, good food and complimentary sparking water..."

Kylie

"Great atmosphere with friendly and welcoming staff. Whilst the food itself was nothing short of exceptional, the dishes felt overpriced. I highly..."

Nathan See

"Lovely place, but a bit noisy. The salmon with avocado i order was really delicious, slightly overpriced though. The service was really fast and..."

FoodieInMel

"Amazing place for a nice and relaxed brunch.All the food was delicious and the coffee was also one of the tastiest in Melbourne.Recommended..."

Claudio Lee

"Ten Square Cafe is a cozy cafe tucked away on hardware lane. They serve some interesting and unique dishes, as well as brunch classics. We tried the..."

Melbourne Food Monkeys

"Absolutely amazing ❤️ cannot credit the staff enough for their attentive and amazing service! The coffee was the bomb diggity AND, the food was..."

Loren Ellison

"Came in for lunch with my boyfriend thinking it was a different cafe and we loved it! Great coffee (can do no wrong with Duke’s) and the food was..."

Erin H

"Amazing food! Amazing coffee! Best cafe in town, will be..."

Dan Delaney

"Ten Square Cafe has a nice, modern ambience with a great menu which I'd love to work my way through. I ordered the Ham Hock Croquettes and my partner..."

Ashleigh Michelle

"Tried the mork hot chocolate, both 70% and 80% and definitely think it was utterly delicious!! The staff and ambience was beautiful as well!..."

Hungry Panda Melbourne

"Friendly staff... big clean modern inside.. we chose the hot cakes and eggs on toast with bacon and avocado... hot cakes were yummy just needed more..."

Donna&Shane

"From little things, big things grow!What began as One Square in Elsternwick, has grown into Ten Square in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD...."

Tess Presso

"The new Hardware Société? Maybe soLOVED:🔸Nice style and atmosphere, similar to it's predecessor🔸Really smooth polenta bed..."

@eat.wit.chu

"It was a good sunday brunch after church. Me and my friend planning to get quick brunch and i’ve been wanting to go here since ages, and here we..."

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"Ordered:- Ham hock croquette with scrambled eggs (modified)- Pork belly- Oat milk mocha - Green juiceSituated right..."

WhenFoodMeetsFiona

"Ten Square Cafe has great menu and amazingly delicious food! We had the Braised Mushroom and Square egg, they’re both so yummy and flavorful! I..."

FoodieQueen21

"Good coffee- nice and strong. The food looks delicious, I’ll be coming back to eat for certain! Definitely not a good spot to have a weekend brunch..."

Karina J

"Occupying Hardware Societe's old space is this newer cafe, still building a customer base and nowhere near the lines you're used to seeing. It was..."

Mustard

"We had visited Ten Square for brunch not long ago and here’s what we had!Glazed beef cheek - served with pomme anna, pomegranate jus,..."

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"My Rating: 4.5I had a friend visiting from overseas and really wanted to show her the great café – brunch culture that Melbourne offers..."

AngeLuvFood8

"Had a great experience here! Loved the dishes, especially the Pannacotta which was a real winner! Great place to hang out too and super comfortable!..."

Wendy Tseng

"The CBD always needs more brunch options, so glad to put Ten Square at the top of the list. This cosy cafe has a great menu with twists on classic..."

Miagoreng.com

"Tried this newly opened cafe with my friends last week. We shared the Cured Salmon and Avo as well as the Date Hotcakes. Both dishes were nicely..."

Vienne

"Taking up a location as iconic in the Melbourne food scene as the original Hardware Societe is a bold move, and I’m so glad Ten Square Cafe is..."

Nini Foodie

"Inheriting the space of the famed Hardware Society, Ten Square Cafe had big shoes to fill. We are glad to report though that Ten Square exceeding all..."

Penguineats

"We visited Ten Square cafe for a Tuesday lunch. It’s a great new café that has opened its doors in Hardware lane Melbourne. Nice and cosy inside..."

Crumbs Of A Foodie

"Hardware Société has moved to a larger location on Katherine Place and another cafe has swooped in to fill its shoes. Say hello to Ten Square, the..."

Forksake

"Had a great time here and food was exceptional. I would say its brunch with a fine dining touch. Highlights: i adored the beef cheek glazed..."

Kheng OMNOM

"10/10 from me!! First off, service here was amazing. All the staff were friendly and attended to us promptly. They were patient for us trying to..."

Eleanor

"In the heart of Melbourne's Hardware Street lies an equally Melbourne cafe. From its cosy interiors, great playlists and alleyway view, it captures..."

Maggie Zhou

"The food at ten square was so delicious and honestly they have the best chicken waffle! I usually have a favourite dish but it was impossible to..."

Saygs_

"Truly delicious! We visited Ten Square recently, the new cafe on Hardware Street in the CBD. I got the brioche French toast and..."

Melbourne Madness

"Amazing food great service! Loved every food would like to eat everything on the menu, great coffee and best hot chocolate in melbourne, would love..."

Steph Nguyen

"This cafe is in prime location. Definitely high class food offering with fine detailing to each dish. I love their coffeeThey use specialty..."

Misssteph_eatdrinkplay

"Saw this place in Newly opened collection so try it with my friends. It is not a big place, next to Hash and White Mojo, not that business. To be..."

Sweet N Spicy Queen

"Wow, the service here was incredible. The happy, friendly staff made us feel so comfortable.We sat outside, under the toasty heaters where..."

Dave

"We were curious about who took over the old site of The Hardware Societe. Thankfully, it's Ten Square, a great addition to Hardware lane which..."

Little Picky Very Hungry

"Great coffee. One of the best in the city. Good service, very nice and friendly staff. However, the food here is rather average. Not much choice, not..."

Bibabibabo

"Hot Cakes and Mork Chocolate milkshake was what I ordered and both were fantastic. I wasn't the biggest fan of the lemon ice cream on the side but..."

Burgers Of Melbourne

"Excellent food and coffee 🙌🏻. There’s a lot we want to try from the menu but end up ordering braised mushroom polenta and waffle chicken for..."

PJS Garcia

"Ten Square is the new resident of the original Hardware Societe site and their seasonal menu has a variety of items ranging from brunch staples to..."

A Chronicle Of Gastronomy

"My friend and I came to Hardware Lane for brunch and happened across the fairly newly opened Ten Square cafe. As is customary for most popular..."

Melbournemunchables

"Excellent cafe deserving of a space on Hardware Lane! Only a few weeks old, this cafe is already making a name for itself with great coffee, serving..."

Sally Phillips

"Absolutely loved this cute brunch spot and their aesthetic dishes. We tried their Beef Burger, Soba Noodle Salad and Date Hotcake. The hotcakes were..."

Becky Zhong

"We had a great brunch here, nothing to fault! Coffee and food were both delicious, with cute latte art on every cup. The food menu was interesting..."

Jesse Adamson Paroz

"Ten Square in Hardware Street is tucked away from the city crowds. You’ll find a variety of yummy meals, friendly staff and a welcoming atmosphere...."

Foodanddrinkmelbourne

"Ten Square is one of my favourite go to cafes in the CBD, located in Hardware st. It never disappoints. Took my parents here, and the food was..."

EatOutWithJo

"This is such a lovely cafe to go for brunch in the Melbourne CBD! Went here during Sunday which was quite busy. Staff was super friendly and..."

Kristy Phan

"Food was amazing, one of the best brunches out there. Great coffee and good vibes too. Highly recommend the cured salmon and avo on toast and the..."

Joyce Qiu

Claypots Barbarossa

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"Fresh seafood, generous portion at an affordable price. We ordered marinara pasta, grilled king prawn, octopus and seared swordfish to share among 3..."

Full Time Foodie

"I ate here with my partner where we shared the clam and ham chowder, oysters, grilled veggies, cuttlefish and the seafood pasta. Every dish was..."

Carlinaed

"Claypots doesn't look like much but it's much loved by many people I know so I finally gave it a try. It surpassed expectations - my meal was one of..."

Quince And Cheese

"Good food and environment. I’ve been here a few times already. Highly..."

Daniel Sudjaja

"One of the best restaurant in hardware lane. We enjoy the grill king prawn and pasta. Not to mentioned they offer zomato gold deal..."

Hungrytummy

"My wife and I had a lovely dinner here and we are pleased to say that we enjoyed our visit. We started with the stingray tacos which had a fresh..."

Richard Nguyen

"Not business in weekend. Nice service and great food, the pasta with 🐙 is 👍. Also the beef. Price is reasonable, will be back with friends..."

Sweet N Spicy Queen

"Nice arrangement of seating area inside and outside the resto, nice and friendly staff, good choice of food and drink also their collection of wine..."

Arieorange

"Everything in this restaurant wow-ed me! Before we were even seated down the waitress have alr gotten the sourdough bread appetiser ready for us! The..."

Priscilla Yeo

"What I love most about Claypots is the cosy European ambience. I suggest you visit at night - that’s when you can really feel the warmth in this..."

Shish, The Foodie

"I could get behind this Mediterranean diet. The squid ink pasta was sublime, with beautiful fresh clams that left me wanting more. The swordfish was..."

Austin Lee

"Need a good seafood, soupy hit? Well look no furtherLOVED:🔸the unique decor with bottles or wine, old style books and repurposed..."

@eat.wit.chu

"Good ambiance and good customer service. The Mediterranean flavour with a touch of Asian fusion agrees with me. It's not easy to decide which..."

Linda Naam

"Claypots Barbarosa, CBD is the youngest among the other well established Claypots sister’s restaurant in Saint Kilda and South Melbourne. This..."

Jeffry

"Had dinner here Monday night with the boyfriend. I love the atmosphere here, and location. It’s nice for a date. My boyfriend isn’t a big fan of..."

Ryan+Maryane

"Came here with a friend, ordered the sambal crusted stingray, pasta puttenesca veg option, amattriciana Alla Romana and two San gria cocktails 😊..."

Sylv

"My partner and I made a dinner reservation at Claypot Barbarossa through The Fork on a busy Friday evening. We..."

Adelyn Goh

"Located in the popular Hardware lane which is within 5 minutes walk from Melbourne Central station.We got:- Seared hervey bay scallop with..."

Harmony

"We loved our late lunch at Claypots Barbarossa! It's a seafood restaurant but they actually have many delicious vegan options..."

Jessica Sargeant (Unbeleafablefood)

"Ordered the braised barramundi wings (5/5) and clay pot Barbarossa classic with spaghetti marinara (3/5) - too spicy with little pieces of fish and 1..."

㊙️ The Traveling Foodie

"Came here on a Saturday night without a booking. I did ring up to to make a reservation, but they said just come early, no need to booking. So we..."

AngeLuvFood8

"My boyfriend and I give it high rating for its cozy and beautiful atmosphere, very tasty seafoods and attentive service and live music, fantastic..."

Yolanda

"Once again we enjoyed an excellent meal at Claypots. The fish is always so fresh and it is beautiful presented. The oysters were perfectly shucked..."

Bani Mehta

"I recently went to Claypots hardware lane as part of a group of 6. We were on a Fork Dining special so only paid $35 a head plus drinks. Ordinarily I..."

Antoniette Santoro

"A lovely seafood restaurant.. loved every dish we ordered. Simple food that tasted delicious! Very nice European atmosphere and great service. Will..."

Dulasha Fernando

"Tried this place with the 50% off special. Food is yummy... could be a little expensive without the discount with the amount of food we’re having...."

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"Came here with a promotion for 50% off...and who can criticise half price seafood! The wine is great value for starters - $26 for 500ml (this..."

Linda

"Want a perfect evening with your date ? Want an relaxed evening with your friends and family over a nice wine, some Italian Opera / Songs / Music and..."

Ozzy Kunnu

"We found this spot as we were wandering down the hardware lane. It has been one of the best find so far. It was rather late and they were still open..."

Grounded Gourmet Globe-Trotter

"I’ve been here twice with my friend. Everything is always so fresh and reasonably priced. Nothing fancy but so cozy, and you can actually taste the..."

Ai

"I dont know why this place has a just 3.6 star, id been there last week on Thursday night and ate various dishes such as fish and shellfish. All food..."

Be Honest

"Had lunch today with friends fabulous food, all fresh and ever so tasty. we had a mixture of items and everything was of the highest standard. ..."

Diana Nelson

"Really good seafood at a reasonable price for the CBD. Love the fact they fresh seafood daily and as a result you always get a great selection...."

Grace Jennings

"Fabulous seafood lunch for $ 20Per headVery enjoyable - will come again. The service was friendly and the snapper with roasted vegetables..."

Tammy Martin

"Really nice place for a tea in the afternoon. The Moroccan Mint Tea is one of the best drinks I have had. The service is also amazing, lovely..."

V.and.g1995

"Good food, well priced as well. Service was very average though the night we went. Had an empty wine bottle taken away without being offered a..."

Kotix

"Excellent Seafood Restaurant!!! Very Friendly staffs 😃. Definitely coming back..Thanks heaps to the chefs for preparing such delicious..."

Saeem

"First time at Claypots Barbarosa and the food was amazing. It really lived up to the Claypots brand - seafood with Mediterranean and Asian..."

Stephen Clendinnen

"My new fav oyster place. Good food, friendly service and live music. What else we could ask more? Don't forget check out their daily special board...."

Sambuca Sam

"What a fabulous lunch!Greeted at the door by two enthusiastic ladies and ordered some oysters to have indoors and ordered an octopus roll to..."

Rebecca.dawson23

"Georgous food delicious .Service great , beautiful staff . Delighted they are in CBD . Can't wait to try more dishes . Had a light lunch and it was..."

Love It Or Like It

"Casual urban style dinning & has a very laid back Mediterranean ambiance. Good quality serving & again more casual style & value of dinning. Staff..."

MelbfoodCritic

"What a great find! We enjoyed all the dishes we tried but especially loved the sandal stingray. Interesting menu, funky little venue and great food!..."

SK

"As good as the original Claypots in St.Kilda! Glad to know that they have opened one on Hardware Lane, much closer to where I work. It would be great..."

Inty Cheng

"A great new addition to the laneway. We head here for lunch all the time for seriously fresh and delicious seafood. They are always very friendly and..."

Wanderer

"Dishes taste good. And service is good too. People would not feel uncomfortable because the sweet service in the restaurant. Anyway, it is a really..."

Chengcheng Feng

"Claypots Barbarossa is the fourth venue from owner and restaurateur, Renan Goksin, who’s vision is to combine Australia’s laid-back lifestyle..."

The City Lane

"Funky atmosphere with great music, we had a carafe of Riesling only $20, sardines plate, scallops, field mushrooms, mixed grilled vegetables,..."

Krishna Brannigan

"Excellent service, great recommendations of food, staff who are really happy at where they are! I fell in love with this place two years ago when I..."

34adventurers

"Live music on Thursday nights until around 8:30, highly recommend visiting then! Ordered a few small dishes to try different things. They..."

Sammy

"If you enjoy fresh, uncomplicated seafood you are going to love Renan Goksin’s new food offering in Melbourne’s Hardware Lane – Claypots..."

My Poppet

"First time in the new claypot venue, and i have to tell, they did it again. It is just great. The marinara was amazing, beetroot cured trout on bread..."

Fabian Diaz Moreno

"Good quality seafood at amazing price, which is a rarity in the CBD. The chefs really know what they're doing, the staff are lovely, the menu is..."

Miasma.org

"Great seafood and atmosphere, affordable too. Skip the tourist traps nearby on hardware lane and come here. Seafood pasta was a highlight, wine was..."

Nick

"Beautiful, cheap, fresh seafood. Lovely wineg and great, friendly service. Ignore the tourist traps in hardware lane, this is the place to be..."

Amy Howell

"Love the atmosphere of this place - books lining the walls, interesting bric-a-brac... It's quirky, comfortable and unpretentious. For fans of..."

Kaye B

"Hi - I was astonished and very surprised as I wandered down Hardware Lane though the crowds to arrive at an almost empty restaurant. I wasn't however..."

Wayne Leicht

"This is by far the best place I have been for a unique seafood experience. Everything on the menu is unique and I wanted to sample everything. I can..."

Robert Donald

"Great atmosphere and amazing customer service, almost perfect for a mixed group of dietary needs. We got whole fish, oysters, muscles and nearly all..."

Cameron (camwholikestrees)

"We found this hidden gem open when everything else was closed. And it was a blessing in disguise. My husband and I have had many seafood and tapas..."

Shahinoor Ali

"Lovely seafood restaurant with good vibes and delicious options. Had a mix of small plates and mains - my favourite was the sambal stingray! Sat..."

Aimee

"Me and my friends had a great time at Claypots. Our waiter Prince was awesome and attentive. I’m definitely going to go back the next time I come..."

C Johnson

"Great food and experience. Staff was friendly and helpful. It is a small space so it gets pretty squishy on busier days. Enjoyed the clam chowder,..."

James K

"Love this gem and the vibe . Casual seafood place with happy staff to serve you. We ordered lots of seafood. Chili mussel is a must and the claypot..."

Andrew Goh

"So many unique and tasty dishes. From Abalone, to Chowder, Oysters and Superb Bugs, it’s a must visit. Set in the vibrant Hardware Lane it also..."

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