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Eat Drink Bento
Ph: (03) 9642 1136; 115 Hardware St, MELBOURNE 3000
Japanese/Australian, $$ -
Open Mon-Wed 7.30am-5pm, Thur-Fri 7.30am-10pm; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V
Other published opinions
The Age Cheap Eats 2004 "THIS smart modern cafe leads a Jekyll and Hyde life. At lunch it's a speedy spot for bento boxes ... At dinner the feel becomes hip inner-city cocktail bar and the food lifts accordingly"
The Foodies' Guide 2004,Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,'The bento boxes for lunch include miso soup,salad,your choice of main and dessert,all for around $9-17.Each variation is a modern take on traditional Asian dishes,such as Peking duck and Thai beef salad.Top value for money.'
The Age Cheap Eats 2004,Good vegetarian dishes,'This smart modern cafe leads a Jekyll and Hyde life.At lunch its a speedy spot for bento boxes...At dinner the feel becomes hip inner-city cocktail bar and the food lifts accordingly'
Age, Epicure, Unexplored Territory, Matt Preston, 8/7/03. The main item on offer is the traditional Japanese bento-box which comes with rice (or soba noodles), miso, salad, and a few extras, along with your choice of main and entree. There are several non-Japanese options such as gravalax or Thai beef salad. The full menu is on offer from midday-3.30pm Mon-Fri and 6-9.30pm Thur-Fri
Herald Sun, Sunday Life, Eating Out, 27/7/03, Sally Fisher,'This is the pick of the strip...Service is good...The food here isn't strictly authentic Japanese, but it tastes very good and the feel is contempory Tokyo.'
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