Belgrave Bakery — Restaurant in Melbourne

The girl with the pointy face, brunette ponytail and the constant scowl really needs to change her attitude. She’s been like this since she started the job, and she seems to work a lot of shifts for someone that obviously hates being there! I’ve heard other customers ask her “Have we upset you? What’s wrong with you, you look so miserable”. Has she ever smiled, seriously EVER? I wouldn’t recognise her if she did! I feel like every time I’m served by her, that I’ve done something wrong, as she’s constantly giving me the ‘Eye Daggers’. I feel like every coffee I drink, I’m actually drinking her misery and sadness. Why is she acting so Defiant?! Who hurt you? Obviously she’s gone through some kind of trauma, and I truly feel for her, but this job is not for her, and the owner needs to do what is obviously required. She needs to find a job that doesn’t require warmth and lovely customer service skills. It’s actually painful just walking in there. I couldn’t imagine walking into a lovely Tuscan Patisserie and encountering this attitude, she wouldn’t last five minutes!

Having said that, the food is great! Try the Buffalo Mozzarella Wrap, damn...

When you desire a traditional Italian cake or savoury food you may automatically think of the Carlton/Brunswick/Coburg areas. But I was delightfully surprised to find an Italian Pasticceria in the hills right on the main strip in Belgrave. Belgrave Bakery serves the best of traditional savoury and sweets to appeal to all likes. I called in specifically to feed my coffee fix and requested a Sfogliatella, a typical sweet pastry from Neapolitan cuisine. The host, Fabio, originally from the Ile of Capri (what a place to come from) knows the traditional recipe and presented me with a Sfogliatella hot from the oven. Perfection. Suddenly I was back in Napoli. Plenty of culinary choices to choose from and plenty of seating available. Friendly staff happy to serve makes this Bakery a must pit stop. Highly...

My partner and I ordered a shepherds pie and sausage roll and went to the counter to pay. When I asked for our food, I was directed to the other counter to collect it. It’s disappointing that this young generation lacks manners. We sat outside to eat and my partner noticed a piece of hair in the pie. He took it out, placed it on the paper, and continued to eat. However, he found it wasn’t fresh and offered me a bite, which I agreed to. I also noticed that my sausage roll wasn’t fresh and made my tongue feel greasy. I had to eat a lolly pop to get rid of the taste. It’s very disappointing that the food wasn’t fresh, and we certainly won’t be returning...