St Edmond’s

This is a fab little café just near greville street. I had had coffee here a couple of times as it is near somewhere I do some work and it has not disappointed. I also once got a takeaway toasted chicken sandwich which was a bit of a sensation.
So today I visited for lunch and had their winter warmer bowl. This involved buttermilk chicken, lots of forms of squash, pine nuts, raisins and spinach and was not only delicious but I believe quite nutritious! I topped this off with a salted caramel brownie. I purposely requested the smallest one to lessen my guilt and that worked well in terms of balancing richness and enjoyment!

Cool little coutryard! Can get a bit «trendy» sometimes. Menu is nice but limited. There’s been a few occasions I’ve asked for scrambled eggs with something instead of poached (which i hate) only to be told «we can’t do that because we can’t put it through on the pre programmed till» which i think is silly. Some of the staff are better than others. Just an «ok» from me.

Serious coffee (aromatic etc) — I go for the toasted quinoa and beef salad with (never enough) salsa verde (oh yeah)

Great spot, good staff, good food. We enjoyed lunch and a tasty coffee; however the muffin which accompanied was soggy. Should perhaps not be stored in refrigerated display cabinet!

Outstanding coffee, great service, menu is fantastic. I had the breakfast burrito which was pretty special.

This spunky little café has been converted from an old mechanic garage into a bustling favourite amongst locals.
You can’t miss the place since the huge graffiti mural is a main attraction.
The décor is simple, whilst the ambience inside is bright and cheerful. Subtle and quirky decorations grace the room, and the theme carries right through to the courtyard.
Perch yourself at the long wooden share table, or at an individual table.
The breakfast menu wasn’t as impressive as hoped, but the coffee was top notch.
Staff are friendly, but can improve their attentiveness, especially on slower days.

I was here yesterday; the 19^th for breakfast.
As I write this I have Thee oh see’s blaring in the background–
They’re a San Fran Garage Psych Rock band.
I’ve known about this place forever essentially since it first opened.
But Alas I never took it upon myself to rise to the challenge of finding
it and then visiting. Many years later, I have. Of course as things go I found
it by accident; going a different way on my bike. It’s a small converted little
place in what may have previously amounted to a garage. Judging by the
roller door at the end of the place I’d say I’ve estimated well.
There’s a courtyard out the back too; small but well loved.
The long black here is served with soda water, that’s cool, I’m liking it and
have heard of it before. It’s a nice little experiment to do; — sweetens it a little
and changes the flavour, the crema gets rustled. Synesso coffee machine.
Decent coffee. 3 brews on tap; mountain goat steam ale, a Swedish cider
and something else. All your usual breakfasting favourites make an appearance
here. Lunch menu looks good but didn’t really look at it too long.
Comprehensive choice of great options though.
They have a $ 10 lunch menu that I noticed. That might come in handy.
«All takeaway orders and bill payments at the payment zone» Sign.
Gold, and worthy of one star alone.
The St Ed’s breakfast is like some sort of anti-​hangover cure; It’s
a meaty treaty sent from above. Carnivorous unite; I can’t remember the last time
i saw this much meat on a plate; bacon and sausages a plenty. It’s super
super busy here and one is usually put on a wait list for tables. It’s good they
can manage the endless crowds. I got in by luck and was unaware of this list
until I saw it unfold. The hot chocolate looks super mega awesome
and strong here: Its the good stuff.
They also have wine here! Wine, beer and cider! I’ll drink to that and I did.
I’m right in up amongst it sitting by the coffee machine pass and observing
everything busy. Sitting at the counter, There’s super cool staff with style to
boot working hard on their game. There’s an old child’s tip truck for tips
A tip Truck!!!

On holiday in Melbourne: spoilt for choice in Prahran, I wasted a golden breakfast opportunity by coming here.
The coffee was good, yes – just ask the waiter. But the breakfast menu was disappointing from go to whoa. One of my two breakfast companions asked if he could have his eggs scrambled instead of poached (despite the note on the menu saying NO ALTERATIONS, which I always find a little obnoxious, surely ONLY ALTERATIONS WITHIN REASON would be better guys). The waiter – to his credit – did at least go out the back and ask the chef, but the response? «It’s not the nature of the dish.»
HAHAHAHAHA ARE YOU KIDDING ME! THAT IS SOME FREAKING POETRY RIGHT THERE.
That should have been our sign to leave and give some other venue a red hot go, but we persisted. I don’t know why. Our scrambled companion decided not to eat anything. Of the two of us still deigning to eat there, I certainly wasn’t the winner with my lumpy, dry feta. So disappointing.
Awesome spot, cool venue, but that’s where it ends for me. At least for breakfast, but I doubt I’ll return to give it another go when there’s a multitude of other things to explore so close by.

Came here today for a quick coffee them ended up eating here. Best choice of breakfast if you want something light or even when you want to go over the top with a big plate of greasy/​well-​cooked food! Right off the bat, Flat white coffee tasted amazing! No comments just came out excellent. First timer. Definitely would come around or a 2, 4 visit whenever I’m strolling around this neck of the woods.

Best breakfast I’ve had in a long time! Awesome cute little place Prahran with attentive staff & delicious food. My poached eggs were delicious & I couldn’t believe the colour of the yolks — so orange! My coffee was just the way I like it. I will be back for sure.

I had heard about St Edmunds from word leaking out during their soft opening a few months ago and decided that since it was virtually up the road that it would be a place worth checking out. Being nestled at the crossroads of Greville St, Prahran. It is a great little area with its own sense of style just off the Melbourne known as Chapel St.
Behind the graffiti-​covered exterior is a natural light-​drenched space. Not one to get too worked up about who designed what, who previously worked where etc, I must say that I do like what Projects of Imagination have installed for the team.
The menus come on cards inserted in a pocket which is just another ingenious idea. By the time we showed up it was a few weeks after then opening and they are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For a Saturday brunch the place was busy but not overrun by locals (just yet anyway). If that way inclined they have craft beer and cider on tap to whet the old whistle.
Owner Adam Wilkinson has breathed new life into an old garage and has added some nice touches to the décor of the place. The snazzy staff get around in denim aprons (designed by Scanlan & Theodore) which WordMonkey was frothing at the mouth to get hold of one for her kitchen capers. The specials menu is posted on a blackboard and to the side elements of the staff uniform offer a new take on the indoor pot plant phenomenon.
I must say that I was impressed by the coffee on offer and the extra expense to provide sugar in glass faux crushed plastic party cups. A nice little touch. The selection of old scales dotted around the place didn’t hurt either.
As per any good café they have a good selection of pastries/​muffins etc and a display of freshly made sandwiches and the like for those not taken with the menu. Now in all honesty I was not bowled over by the contents of the menu. This is due to my wield obsession of not liking eggs in any form whatsoever. So I had to look at other options.
We did encounter an issue though. As we wanted to steer away from the breakfast menu we placed our order from the lunch menu. It was 11.45am people! They said that we would have to wait until they started serving lunch at 12pm. Yes — ok — no problem. We also ordered 2 coffees to assist us in the wait. The problem was that we had a 30 min wait for our coffees and then a further 30 min wait for the burger order.
We were not starving so decided to share something and got the wagyu meatball sourdough sanga with roast capsicum and sheep’s feta. Yes it was nice and tasty but my issue was with the size vs cost vs wait time. Looking on UrbanSpoon it seems like we were neither the first nor the last to encounter it.
I am not sure I cam be tempted back to give it a second chance — but if I do, I will do a follow-​up post to update its status. If and when you get around to checking it out drop a word in below with your thoughts.

St Edmond’s is so very Greville St. In fact this is exactly the sort of place you can come to expect from this side of town. Graffiti strewn (the good kind) and hidden down a lane way, it has all the hallmarks of another Melbourne hipster hot spot. And that is exactly what it is. I mean it’s even a converted garage, come on! However, St Edmonds has the substance to back it up with.
The food is great, perfect whether you feel grazing or getting a full meal. The edamame is particularly worth mentioning, if only it was served at more places throughout the city.
Naturally, the staff are gorgeous and painfully cool. A rather intimidating combination perhaps, but while they may be genetically blessed they are super nice too.

I had been here for breakfast on the advice that it’s good food if you can stand the wait staff who think they’re too cool to be working for their money. Them’s fightin’ words but they were true. The food just wasn’t good enough for me.
And then, by some stroke of genius, my partner and I decided to go there for dinner. Now I hail St Edmonds as one of the best dinner spots this side of the Yarra — and them’s fightin’ words.
It’s not just the intimate atmosphere, whether eating at the bar or at your own table. It’s the atmosphere, the staff, the drinks and by god is it the food. The menu offers mains, but I recommend the share plates. It’s embarrassing how quickly we scoffed all four plates down. They call them ‘small plates’ but they’re decent fricken sizes. My absolute favourite is the fried goats cheese balls glazed in honey. The calamari, wagyu burgers, prawns and lamb chops are also great choices.
I just feel so warm and comfortable in this setting that it genuinely suffices as an enviable Friday night out with the Mrs.

St Edmonds truly is everything a Melbourne hot spot should be:
1. Not on main road, check. (It’s on St Edmonds Road, off Greville Street)
2. Adorned with graffiti art on the outside, check.
3. Beautiful and/​or hipster staff, check.
4. Acceptable side of town, check.
5. Creative menu, check.
6. Open virtually all hours of the day, check.
7. Pretty consistently good coffee and food, check.
I’ve been to St Edmonds somewhere in the vicinity of a gazillion times (it’s on my regular path, okay?). In peak hours you have to be extremely lucky or famous — preferably both — to get a table, but it’s for a reason (see above checklist).
Personally, I use St Edmonds as a takeaway coffee spot or in those off-​hours during the week… well after lunch finishes, but before the dinner crowd makes an appearance. Combine a glass of red and a selection from their nibbles menu (hello perfect fries, truffled edamame and miniature burgers) and you could easily be forgiven for thinking you’re living THE life.
A bonus half a star is awarded to this venue for bothering to install those glorious bay windows that they can open wide on the three days a year Melbourne is warm enough (but not too hot) to open them and let the breeze in, creating an indoor-​outdoor eatery.
Sigh.