Pinkie Cafe — Restaurant in Melbourne

Updated Review

We recently revisited Pinkie to try the new menu. Such a popular cafe in Ivanhoe, it’s always busy & buzzing with hungry customers.

The Salmon & Avo bowl has to be one of my all time favourite brunch dishes. The torched salmon makes a nice change from your standard smoked salmon & the flavour of the sriracha kewpie mayo, pickled ginger & brown rice is a delicious combination.

The dulce ricotta pancakes are the perfect choice for a sweet tooth & with very generous portion sizes, you definitely won’t leave hungry.

Thanks again for having us in.

Original Review

Pinkie is located on Westley Avenue in Ivanhoe. It has a beautiful fitout with plenty of plants & not surprisingly, pink. I was excited to check it out as I’m a huge fan of No. 19, their sister cafe.

It was a warm, muggy day so we started with cold drinks, an iced latte & an iced hazelnut. The iced hazelnut was a delicious combination of espresso, hazelnut, coconut milk & ice which was a lovely change from my usual iced latte. We ordered a few dishes to share & a couple of smoothies, the nutberry smoothie & the Schwarzenegger, stunning colours & absolutely divine.

The açai bowl was perfect for the hot day. A very pretty bowl filled with açai, organic crumble, banana, peanut butter & fruit, such a tasty combination.

The corn & halloumi fritters were a standout. Served with bacon, spinach, poached egg & beetroot creme fraiche we opted to add halloumi. The presentation of this dish was stunning, the pop of colour from the beetroot creme fraiche was so impressive. We adored this dish, the flavours were incredible & the creme fraiche worked perfectly with the fritters.

The superfood salad was also sensational, a huge bowl filled with kale, quinoa, avocado, Granny Smith apple, halloumi, almonds, goji berries, chia & a sumac hummus. We also added grilled chicken which was well cooked & full of flavour. This was such a filling & delicious salad, all the flavours worked so well together & I could happily eat this everyday.

The staff at Pinkie were super friendly & efficient and it’s such a fantastic venue. I loved the range of dishes on the menu, it’s so refreshing to have some delicious & healthy options. I can’t wait to come back & try more of the menu, thanks so much...

Pinkie boasts some seriously delicious avocado toast. Visually impressive, stacked high and laden with pomegranate seeds and layered atop beetroot hummus, it’s even more flavoursome with the addition of the cured salmon.

This was a generous serve and by the time I demolished it and set about the pear and raspberry bircher I was extremely full (the mango lassi and snickers smoothies contributed to this also). Hubs had the chilli scrambled with a side of haloumi which he really enjoyed. Another great experience

Update I was invited back to Pinkie to check out their new menu and wowee that banana bread French toast was absolutely delicious. They are totally nailing the new offerings with an equally impressive lemon and coconut bircher for those with less of a sweet tooth, the crispy meringue and dots of lemon curd combined with the subtle coconut flavour is a surefire winner.

My dining companion had the grilled salmon on rye toast with a poached egg and marvelled how at far how brunch dishes have come. Super friendly staff and an aesthetic space, shame we aren’t local!

Original review We were invited to Pinkie today and I was pretty excited to try it out. I loved the pink tones on the chairs and in little pops across the space. The menu echoed a few dishes from No19 (a sister cafe to Pinkie) and I gravitated straight to the beetroot and hibiscus latte I didn’t get around to trying at their original cafe.

I’ve had beetroot lattes before but was intrigued by the addition of hibiscus and figured if there was ever a time to sip a pink beverage it would be at Pinkies. It has quite a turmeric taste to it which can never be a bad thing in Melbourne winter.

Husband got the chilli scrambled eggs sans bread with a side of mushrooms. I didn’t try his dish but was impressed with how prettily it was presented. I went for the PB and jelly porridge which was a great combination and a great idea given it’s a classic pairing they everyone loves. A fabulous choice for a cold morning.

For ‘dessert’ I had to try the salty sweet pancakes that have been doing the rounds on instagram. This generously portioned and gorgeously plated well balanced dish was a unique flavour combination well worth trying for something a...

Had a lovely catch up with my friend at Pinkie in Ivanhoe.

\Space\ The place is nicely set up with the outdoor area being covered also so you don't have to worry too much about the wind or rain. And I love the amount of plants they have around, really nice feel.

\Food\ We ordered the breakfast salmon, the shroom and pinkie hotcakes and the berry mix and snickers smoothie. Kinda wish there was one more sweet option on the menu, as bircher is a bit cold for Melbourne winter days.

The breakfast salmon had a nice cook to it, so it was still nice and soft inside with a crispy skin and the hollandaise was delicious (I stole some mushrooms from the other dish and just dipped in the hollandaise too haha). The mango salsa was an unusual touch and we were skeptical that it'd be sweet as they're not in season, but they managed to do a good job ! And it didn't taste like canned or frozen either.

The mushroom dish was a solid vegetarian option and it was quite tasty, mushrooms were full of flavour and well cooked and it looked pretty like a picture!

Was really impressed by the presentation of the hotcakes with the little strawberry rose on top and the glaze on top, although it was still tasty, I personally found it a bit sweet after a few bites and the hotcakes were on the denser side (not sure if it was because it left it for a little while trying to finish our savoury first)

I didn't go and try my friend's berry mix smoothie, but I loved my snickers one! Peanuty goodness to soothe my soul