3 Degrees bar and cafe

I went to the 3 Degrees bar and cafe in QV with my library group. There were about 25 of us in all. Outside was really chilly so I hoped we did not sit outside. Luckily we sat inside and they were great in accommodating large groups of people. The booking had been made about a week before.
The ambiance was really loud and noisy and loud music was playing. You had to order from the bar and they give you a table number. No water was offered.
The food took a while to come. My guess is because they are so busy, but really the kitchen did not look busy. I had a pinenut, feta and pumpkin pizza ($12.50), Ms A had nachos ($10) which she said that they were quite filling, B had pasta, C had a beef burger and chips ($18 or there about) and D also had nachos. C's burger was really hard to cut into because it was so big. I think they should have given her a steak knife. I had the chance to try a few of the chips and tomato sauce. The tomato sauce was canned and obviously from Heinz. The chips were frozen and fried in too much oil.

A's tomato salsa from the nachos tastes like it was canned and from Doritos. Also the chips tasted like Doritos chips. I couldn't taste the guacamole and the sour cream because they were all mixed in with the salsa.  A and D said that they were quite filling and they couldn't finish the whole bowl.
B's pasta was overcooked. I didn't get to try the other ingredients.
My pizza's base was thin which I like. But they put too much cheese and not enough vegetables.
All in all I would not come again unless I really have to or if its for just drinks

Diane's cheap sushi

I went to Diane's sushi close to 2pm. I was in the mood for some sushi. A few weeks ago I received an advertisement to try them out. So I did.
The place is just outside Melbourne central train station (Latrobe st side) near Elizabeth st. It may not look like much on the outside, but the inside is a totally different story. They have limited seating inside, hence this is takeaway joint.

Most of their sushi is priced under $2, with the exception of brown rice sushi which is $2.50. The inari was $0.80. They do however have a $1 sushi special.
The guy seemed pleasant, but a little too cocky for me. No wonder there are not that many customers.
Here's what I ordered: A salmon brown rice sushi roll ($2.50), an inari ($0.80) and a vegetarian sushi roll ($1.60). I forgot to take pictures of them.
The inari was plain and dry. It looked like it was a day old.
The salmon sushi roll was freshly done and the rice was a little sweet. The salmon was very fresh though.
The vegetarian roll was just right.
I would come back here just to have the rolls and nothing else. And only for takeaway. Students don't buy the $0.80 inari- it is really dry

Endeavour College $2.50 coffee special

Today I needed a mocha wake me up just before evening class and I saw that Endeavour College had a $2.50 coffee special between 12pm-2pm each weekday. They have a 10% off items for their own students.
Everything here is organic and fair trade. The coffee that they use is "Jasper coffee" a type of organic coffee. RUSU realfoods stock this too.

They are only a takeaway place.
They also sell the Jasper coffee beans some for $10, others for more than that. They also stock food too but I wasn't hungry.
The mocha tastes like they have put too much coffee in there and not enough chocolate in there. The coffee beans however are strong and flavoursome. I love the artwork.
The guy was friendly, but not overly friendly.
I would love to come back here.

Day out at Melbourne Uni and I've only spent $11.30 on meals.

Today was wet and really cold and I was in the library. I had brought my own lunch but I decided to go to Crepes A Carte outside the John Medley buidling westwards. After weeks of trying to find it I found it. I have read reviews from Miss Adriennely's blog that it was really good so it was time to have a try of it.

This place has quite a few savoury and sweet crepes. I'm not sure if the crepes are gluten free and I don't think they do vegetarian crepes.

They are enviromentally sustainable and they use biodegrable cups and paper. They are also student run and I don't think they are for profit altough they might beg to differ on that.

The sever was really pleasant to me. He was really chatty and let me take pictures for my post.

The place is really only a take away place is probably not such a great idea to visit when it is wet. My crepe Raspberry grappa jam with whipped cream was only $6. I would have order ice cream but it would have melted by the time I ate it.

The whipped cream had melted but the rest was so yummy.

The seating area outside. Here it is a bit too dark

Later on I went to Breadelicious in union house to buy my hot chocolate ($3.50) and a mexican bun ($1.80). With my chocolate I got my cheese breadstick for free as it is buy one hot drink get a cheese stick/crossaint/jap bun free. They have run out of the jap bun.

The server was really chatty. They looked like they were students. Both of them were in casual. I liked the Indian guy.

There is no seating. I had to sit outside in the food court and it was really cramped with lots and lots of students.

The mexician bun was bit salty for me. But I loved the coffee on top. It was also a bit small for $1.80. I have seen bigger ones for $1.80 in Breadtop and Bread and butter.

I loved all the foam on the chocolate, but they could have put a bit of art on top to make it worth $3.50. A bit more sugar would be great for me, but if are a not so sweet person this will probably be right for you.
The cheese stick was a bit too sweet for me. I think I would have liked the cheese stick to be salty and the Mexican bun to be sweet. I think they must have mixed their serving utensils. And the cheese stick should be cheesier.
Lets say that there are much better places than this.

Cupcake central

Went to Cupcake central today after having heard that it just opened recently at Melbourne Central. It is about 3 floors up from the Melbourne Central station.
It just opened last week and they have a promotion of fifty free cupcake giveaways a day. But you have to follow them on twitter or like their page on Facebook and get the code for the cupcake. It is one per person. Today's free cupcake is a raspberry lemon cupcake.
They do a few gluten free as well as vegan cupcakes. There are many varieties made freshly daily.
The man serving me was a gentleman and obviously in love with all things vegan. He let me take a few pictures.

I also ordered a small pear crumble cupcake ($2) as well as a mocha ($3.30). The coffee beans are from Di bella roasting warehouse.

I loved the cupcakes. They are just like my mums flavoursome cupcakes except without the filling in the middle. The lemon one was really tangy which I love.

I would come back here again this time with my Entertainment book voucher of buy one cupcake get one free. To the Eat and be merry for tommorrow we diet blog this place would be for you, because we all know how you love to try a good coffee and a free cupcake (or two)