Caffe E Torta

Great place to pop by for a great lunch or cappuccino with great desserts, biscuits and cakes. I love the freshly squeezed juices made for you instantly. The fresh produce and delicious food explains,why this place is always packed up and so popular. If you need a healthy boost during your busy shopping in the City, that's the place that will offer you the needed "pick me up" special treat.

Was out and about in Melbourne and had some time to pass so was looking to sit down for a coffee, came across this place. It presented really well and looked great. That’s where the good ended. I made my way in and was met with a blank look on the girls face behind the counter. She asked how could she help so I said I was after a cappuccino and an orange juice. The blank look continued and she looked to a colleague for help. The colleague asked what I was after do I repeated my order. At this point a guy came up to me and asked what I was after. For the third time I repeated myself and was told to follow him back outside and to sign in. I said I wasn’t from Victoria and didn’t see the sign (which wasn’t at the first entry door, it was at a second entry up the arcade a little bit) and said no one inside told me, His response was quite abrupt when he said “well I’m telling you”. That was it for me so I responded with “and I will tell you, we are off elsewhere”. Unfortunately this male was a bit rude so didn’t really deserve our order”. As I left I couldn’t quite hear what he said to a group in the corner but it was quite obvious it wasn’t nice when they looked in my and my 10 year old daughters direction and laughed quite loud. We had the last laugh though when we went to the arcade opposite and had a great breakfast and drink and were met with positivity and happiness. 2 stars only for the decor of the cafe. If you are in Melbourne you have plenty of other options. We enjoyed a great weekend in Melbourne where everyone was happy and friendly, except here.

Long-time favourite, on an irregular basis. Today had the $27.50 lunch special of Tagliatelle Al Ragu and glass of wine. Excellent dish, displaying a hint of nutmeg in the ragu, which is unusual and confirmed by the chef (I asked), and which lifts the overall taste experience. Recommended. I had a house red wine, which seemed to be a Shiraz Merlot, quite yummy (I'm happy to try whatever comes). I also had a refreshing iced coffee. I sat in the Arcade and had interesting conversation with my American neighbour. Nice to do normal things like this again post-double vaxxed!