57 Cafe Bar Restaurant — Restaurant in Melbourne

It had been years since I last came here for a Mother's Day breakfast. In that time, I've had to change my review.

Recently returned here for a birthday with at least 20 other people in attendance. We had a private back room with a nice heater that was either overly hot, or super cold when turned off.

The room itself seemed to share a wall with the bathrooms, as funky smells were often coming into the room. The service was average, as was the food. The major issue was the fact my wife has allergies and after explaining that to the waiter, she still received her food without them listening to her requirements.

The food was sent back and returned with the food having been cleaned off. Again it was sent back, and finally it was freshly cooked. My wife ate the food and did not finish it as she didn't enjoy it.

When my food came out, the salad was dry with not dressing at all. Someone else in the party had a pasta dish that was extremely sickening for them. Others mentioned other issues too.

Again, this is in stack contrast to how it was years ago. So in that period of time, something has changed. Either that, or they were too busy. But that shouldn't matter.

Original review from years ago, listed below.

I came here for Mother's Day and was pleasantly surprised by not only the price, but also the quality of food served.

I was with a party of six and each of us were really happy with the menu and food, and roughly cost us about $35 per head. Mind you, that was a big breakfast for each, and coffee/tea per person.

Will definately be returning...

Went for a few drinks on a Friday afternoon around 5pm. This is a cafe bar and serves drinks, cocktails, snacks, lunch and dinner. It is located in Pinewood Shopping Centre in Mount Waverley, Melbourne, Victoria and is open for lunch and dinner. Parking was easy to find with off street parking in the shopping strip. There are quite a few other restaurants in the vicinity such as pizza, Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, kebabs, Subway etc and even a great ice cream parlour and a community cinema where you can see movies for a very, very good price. The service in Cafe 57 was good and tables were quickly filled. We were greeted at the entrance and seated quickly. The place was clean and well lit. We had cocktails and dips. The cocktails were ok though the amount of alcohol in them compared to other places I have been seemed to be pretty low. Dips and bread were reasonable in quality though the amount of dips was quite small. One good thing is the dessert array, which looked amazing. There is a large variety of sweets which all looked very appetising. In summary, a well presented place which has been around for a few years, which serves good food, has good service, all for a reasonable price. Definitely...

I was here for lunch with a friend and after waiting for half hour or so, I realised that our order hasn’t come. So, I asked one of the staff (Jordan) and he checked with the kitchen staff. Apparently there’s something happen with the system and the chef wasn’t aware about our order. Jordan was very apologetic and make sure that the order will come in 10 mins and offered for us to have drinks on the house, but since we don’t want anything, he said we don’t have to worry about the payment. My friend and I were completely amazed with the offer, because we did not even complaint or ask for compensation, however Jordan was happily offer it to us. So kudos to Jordan and 57 Cafe management on your excellent customer service. Your restaurant’s reputation wasn’t just about good food and ambience, but the way you make sure your customer service and satisfaction is your priority in your business, make your business stand out. Despite all the challenges, we wish that your restaurant business will keep striving and shining because you are genuinely care about...