Little Byrd — Restaurant in Melbourne

I was invited to try Little Byrd’s menu the other day and chose a Wednesday morning to bring kiddo over thinking that it would be nice and quiet. What was unexpected was that this cafe was packed to the brim with families and workers getting their breakfast and coffees! Rabih the owner greeted each and everyone with a warm and energetic good morning while spinning out coffees at breakneck speed.

While kiddo made himself at home by playing with different toys from the toy box in the corner, I sat down and perused the menu. One thing I noticed was that the kids menu was slightly uninspiring. Eggs on toast is great but fruit salad with icecream?! Or French toast with icecream (again!) does not make a healthy meal for children.

I decided to order the Bircher museli for kiddo Instead and was suggested to order half serve cos it’s huge. Great idea and I love being able to order half serves in cafes! The kiddo smashed most of it cos it was so yummy.

I had a pulled pork with poached eggs, halloumi and potato fritter and hollandaise which was very rich but omg so yummy! Kiddo had half of my pulled pork because it was melt in your mouth tender with Smokey and slightly sweet flavours. Delicious!!! The crispy hallpumi and potato fritter had chunky potato and halloumi bits in it. I like it how it’s slightly different from eggs benedict we get from normal brekkie places, because why have ham when you can have pulled pork and more importantly, why have English muffin when you can have POTATO AND HALOUMI fritter as a vehicle to mop up all the eggy porky hollandaisey goodness?!

Thank you Little Byrd for inviting us to try your...

Located in Union Street, Ascot Vale is Little Byrd Café. It has recently had some renovations and the interior is nice and modern with lovely table and chairs. There is also an upstairs area now. Everything looked great on the menu and it took us a while to work out what we would like to have for breakfast. We decided on the Chilli Scrambled Eggs, the Shakshuka and the French Toast. While we were waiting on the dishes we enjoyed a coffee each. Great coffee, lovely and smooth. Shakshuka is always a go to and Little Byrds didn’t disappoint. Very tasty and the perfect serve of bread to wipe the skillet clean! The chilli scrambled eggs was delicious. Just the right amount of heat combined with the silky eggs and slices of mushrooms. The French Toast isn’t just IG worthy, it’s so yummy too. Its light fresh flavours made it the perfect sweet dish. We would definitely visit again. Little Byrd is a busy cafe with a relaxing vibe. Service was polite and prompt. We sat outside despite the chilly summer weather. Coffees came almost straight away. Rabih suggested the French toast and whatever else we would like. The Shakshuka and chilli scrambled eggs came out reasonably quickly followed by Rabihs recommended French Toast. The table exploded with the sight and smells of delicious food. We thank Little Byrd for a lovely Saturday morning breakfast. We experienced Little Bryd as guests. All of our opinions are genuine and are based on our experience at the time...

A little byrdie told me about this gem in Ascot Vale.

I was privileged to be invited to try the menu at Little Byrd. A cosy cafe in the quieter end of Ascot Vale, there is a community culture at Little Byrd - the staff are friendly towards each other, and friendly to their customers. They know many of their names and orders which is a sign of a place that is eager to please. I loved the vibe here the moment I walked in.

Both dishes I had were spectacular for different reasons. The pulled pork on potato rosti was very special, great balance of flavours. It's perfect as breakfast, brunch or even lunch! Perfect for a hangover, but I was more than happy to have this sober. The french toast, was visually pleasing, decadent but not being too sickly. Highly recommended both dishes. Decent coffee, refreshing juice.

My friend who lives nearby raves about this place - so it's popular for the locals as well. If I could move to Ascot Vale and have Little Byrd as my local - I so would! In any case, I'll be back as I got friends this way and this is the perfect...