1pluspiece Cafe — Restaurant in Melbourne

One Plus Piece is not what you’d call a typical Balwyn cafe, and is more what might be seen in a “hipper” neighbourhood. The decor is simple and as expected from the description on its webpage is inspired by the manga One Piece. Artworks and small manga artifacts abound and it is certainly entertaining to observe how they have been placed through the cafe. It’s an amazingly quirky place and certainly entertaining and clever.

The menu is broadly divided into breakfast/brunch, burgers and poke. My companion and I both ordered poke bowls, which can be varied by the addition of brown or white rice, or coleslaw or quinoa/kale. We tried both the salmon and spicy tuna, me the spicy tuna and my companion the salmon salmon (they call it that on the menu). Presentation is very good, the ingredients fresh and tasty including pickled seaweed, edamame and avocado and more. Though the tuna poke is called “spicy” those who are not so keen should not be put off as it’s quite mild and a different touch tempered by incorporation of creamy mayo. The salmon bowl is beautiful to look at. The salmon was as fresh as a daisy and all ingredients on the menu were there including lovely thin slivers of bean curd which added fantastic texture. The bowls were really enjoyable.

Though we didn’t try the burger selection it is extensive, and from observation those served at other table were equally interesting to look at. We also saw an ice cream sundae delivered to another table and it looked incredible. I’ll have that next time.

Nice touches include ice cylinders (instead of cubes), and sparkling water served with the long black coffee ordered after the meal.

The courtyard area out the back is lovely. It’s well worth going out there on a nice day.

One Plus Piece is certainly well worth a visit. Service is prompt, presentation excellent and the dishes we tried were well prepared. It’s quirky in a way not expected in Balwyn and that’s a good thing.

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As a major one piece fan I was excited when I heard about this restaurant. Browsing through their Instagram profile made me want to visit even more. So I finally go there and I must say they have the worst service I have ever experienced!

I had two issues that ruined the outing:

I made a booking and got there a couple of minutes after the time I had booked, stood waiting outside for another 5 or so waiting to talk with a staff member because there was a couple in front of my group. When we finally managed to talk to someone, they seemed annoyed that we had called out to them and so we say we have a booking and she goes to check. She comes back and just says, "you're 15 minutes late, we gave your table away" That made no sense because the booking was for 1pm and when she said this it was 1:14pm and we had also wasted about 5 minutes just standing outside waiting to talk to any staff member. That being said, she was rude and after this declaration she just walked away. She didn't offer any solution like asking us to wait for some minutes for a table to clear up.

We finally get seated and it took some time before someone cam to take our order. I explicitly ask for the chips and milkshake combo and someone from my group gets the chips and hot drink combo. To my surprise, they bring two hot drinks. We tell the waitress who brought the drinks the order was wrong, no apology. She just grabs the drink and walks away. Then brings the right drink, but still no apology for their mistake. I was also charged for the hot drink combo but it was too late to go back and dispute this and frankly I didn't want to talk to their rude staff anymore.

It's sad the service is so terrible because the food is absolutely fantastic, the portions are pretty good and the decor is so cool. I'm glad I got to go but I can say I won't...

You manga my day One Piece! And here’s the reason why.

Normally, when anyone tries to execute on bringing a TV series to movie or to a theme park, I find it a little underwhelming. It just never works. So when I saw this place come up on the Burgers Of Melbourne blog, then I thought I would have to go.

The first thing you notice when you walk in is the layout of the store – it definitely has the look and feel of a pirate ship. All your favourite characters are all around you.

From the chalk art on the boards at the back to the stickers along the bar, to the giant mural at the back. Even the mugs are one piece engraved.

We were lucky to sit up at the bar and watch all the drinks being made. This was my first introduction to the freakshakes but boy oh boy was it magnificent to watch it being made.

The coffee arrived and their taste was quite bitter and not something I was prepared for. I couldn’t catch the brand but it was way too bitter for my taste. Even more, it was a little too hot which meant that it wasn’t prepared well. Coffee at One Piece? Probably not.

Then the One Piece burger arrived. My gosh, that smell – it was so so mouth-watering that I could forgive them for the long delay between the coffee and the meal.

The fries were nice and crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. It was slightly seasoned that ensured you weren’t overwhelmed by the spice. The burger itself? My gosh. The bacon was soft and delectable and the lettuce crisp. img_7662And the meat? My gosh, it just oozed with juices that had me grabbing my tissue before my teeth could meet together for the first chomp. I had to stop thinking and keep eating. The blog post could wait. The mixture of sauces with meat and the toppings, I would highly recommend coming back.

Thanks to the Burgers of Melbourne for the...