Comments on melbourne gastronome: Auction Rooms - love the venue, love the food

I love this place! I've only been in Melbourne...

2010-01-19T18:22:54.265+11:00

I love this place! I've only been in Melbourne for four days, but I've been there twice already. They even have a little bar bit for solo diners, which is nice, although it's a bit uncomfortable.

Loved the braised pork belly with beans and poached eggs.

I live in North Melbourne and had super high hopes...

2009-02-05T18:37:00.000+11:00

I live in North Melbourne and had super high hopes for what is an amazing looking place. Yes the coffee is great. Yes the place looks great. But... and there's always a "But"... The menu is way too limited. I understand that they have a more adventurous thing going on with their meals, that's fine. I just think there need to be simpler dishes on the menu too. The dishes are gourmet breakfasts, which may taste great, but frankly I enjoy a hearty breakfast more often than not. Like Mart 120 in Middle Park for example. Great coffee, great place... Hearty Meals. I have hope that Auction Rooms will come to the party and cater a few more dishes for simple folk.

Glad to hear you like it Pete! And yes the coffee ...

2008-11-28T15:38:00.000+11:00

Glad to hear you like it Pete! And yes the coffee is terrifico - Andy takes his coffee very seriously. :)

I know, it's sad that the Sweet and Savoury is no longer on the menu, but like you I have been sampling the delights of the summer menu and will be presenting my findings soon... I haven't tried the pikelets though, good to hear they get the thumbs up!

Never had to wait long at AR.

Unfortunately...

2008-11-28T15:13:00.000+11:00

Never had to wait long at AR.

Unfortunately the brioche with bacon and fruit etc is now off the menu - VERY SAD.

There are some delightful coconut pikelets with vanilla pineapple and creme fraiche though.

Coffee is terrifico.

mmm, i might have to revisit auction rooms. after...

2008-10-07T11:17:00.000+11:00

mmm, i might have to revisit auction rooms. after waiting and waiting for almost an hour for our (warm) food, we were left with a poor impression.

or maybe i'm finally descending into grumpy old lady-dom! =)

i'm hoping that we happened upon a bad day as the coffee was great. we bought a packet of the brazilian blend to feed our addictions at home...

Auction Rooms is one of the best cafes that recent...

2008-07-09T15:47:00.000+10:00

Auction Rooms is one of the best cafes that recently sprung up! Totally concur on the quality of food - I've tried the baked beans (I hate baked beans with a passion but I loved this one to bits!), the counter bid (I can't remember if I got the name right but it's the veg one), and the french toast with bacon and banana. ALL are awesome. I love their coffee as well.

I met Andrew through my bf who's an acquaintance of his (thru coffee roasting); he's an incredibly humble guy I have to say!

Which reminds me, I really should blog about my experience soon!

I've very recently discovered this place and have ...

2008-06-07T19:45:00.000+10:00

I've very recently discovered this place and have to agree, it's fabulous!

Oh my god that looks so awesome! And reasonably pr...

2008-05-28T16:45:00.000+10:00

Oh my god that looks so awesome! And reasonably priced too by the looks of it!

Thanks Ed, Cazzie!!! and Mellie. The buzz about th...

2008-05-27T12:52:00.000+10:00

Thanks Ed, Cazzie!!! and Mellie. The buzz about this place is slowly growing - in the 36 hours since I put up this post, quite a few hits on this page are due to people googling "auction rooms north melbourne", or some such variant. Hopefully they'll get their liquor licence soon and open up in the evenings too!

Mellie, you gotta go try the French Toast. It's awesome. And only a short tram ride or healthy walk from your place... :)

The sight of that French Toast just had me droolin...

2008-05-27T09:04:00.000+10:00

The sight of that French Toast just had me drooling all over my keyboard.

I must have :-)

SOLD to the highest bidder..ME! I am definately go...

2008-05-26T21:47:00.000+10:00

SOLD to the highest bidder..ME! I am definately going there on my way to work in the next week! I work around the corner, almost, and well, I didn't know the place existed. Thanks!

Someone was just telling me about the rooms the ot...

2008-05-26T12:20:00.000+10:00

Someone was just telling me about the rooms the other day. I must give it a visit and chase it up. Looks great.