Restaurants in Box Hill

"Walking into Olive Lane, I felt like all my Christmases had come at once. This gorgeous cafe and bakery is a sweet lover's idea of heaven. With a mix of traditional Greek flavours and French pastry techniques, Olive Lane has a loyal following with local residents returning time and time again.<br/ <br/ The cafe itself is lovely, with a large space and high ceilings. Beautiful light fixtures, lovely furniture and greenery make it a welcoming space. To the rear is a narrow light filled corridor that is perfect when the weather is good and there is more seating further to the rear. It was almost a full house when we visited and we were soon to see why. The staff were lovely and welcoming, and more than patient with our decision making over the sweets cabinet.<br/ <br/ The display is overflowing with Greek and French pastries. Divine looking baklava, donuts, croissants and danishes are so tempting and that's without looking at the cake cabinet. Rows and rows of perfectly beautiful French inspired treats are amazing to look at. Trust me, choosing a favourite here is like choosing your favourite child... impossible. We finally made a decision and sat down to enjoy fabulous coffee and fresh juice.<br/ <br/ We ordered the French toast, and while we waited we enjoyed some beautiful cakes and a serve of kataifi. The cakes were so beautiful to look at, but equally good to eat. Filled with flavoured mousses, the flavours of pistachio cake and ferrero rocher mousse were heavenly; and the little red cake had a delicious shortbread base, and delicious creamy filling. The kataifi was absolutely heavenly, laden with lashings of honey syrup; the shredded pastry filled with nuts was simply sensational.<br/ <br/ When the French toast arrived, we were blown away with how epic it looked. A beautifully presented dish, with a huge piece of brioche topped with chocolate mousse, icecream, pistachios and loads of fresh fruit including bruleed banana and fresh pasdion fruit. This is easily one of the best French toasts I've ever had, as it wasn't overly sweet and it had so many contrasting textures and flavours that just balanced each other perfectly. Once we saw the size of this dish, we knew that our little cakes were going to have to become takeaways, as I never would have been able to eat that much in one sitting. The staff were extremely accommodating and fully understood our predicament. That French toast is a huge and satisfying dish.<br/ <br/ I absolutely loved my time at Olive Lane, and really wish it was in my local neighbourhood. The residents of Balwyn sre so lucky to have this fabulous cafe and patisserie on their doorstep. Amazing food, a fantastic ambience and absolutely beautiful staff make it a real treat to visit this cafe, and the fact that the place was packed is evidence that the locals know this to be true.<br/ <br/ Thank you for hosting us.<br/"

##31 European in Balwyn No...

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Birichino Cucina & Pizzeria

4.3

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4.3

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City: Boroondara, 355 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria 3103, Australia

Seating, Waitstaff, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options

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Mr Hendricks Cafe

4.4

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4.4

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City: Boroondara, 469 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria 3103, Australia

"Second time visit and was just as blown away. Fluffy and light scrambled eggs served with quality bread. A must."

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Focus

4.3

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4.3

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City: Boroondara, 439 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria 3103, Australia

"Focus cafe has been around for about 3+years and it's the first time I visited this cafe when I found it through Zomato Gold. There is current offer of 10% discount off total bill.<br/ The customer service and food quality was really good! What a great find.<br/ <br/ LOCATION<br/ Focus cafe is situated along Whitehorse Road on the busier strip of the shopping precinct near Balwyn Road corner. The cafe is opposite to the Balwyn Library and McDonald's.<br/ <br/ The cafe is very spacious. From the exterior it doesnt look like much, but there are 3 separate sections including a large outdoor back area which can seat up to 40 customers. <br/ <br/ I actually hadn't noticed there was an outdoor area until I saw the waiter keep carrying food and opening a side door. So I wandered over to have a look and I decided to change my seat and move outside as it was such a nice day. <br/ <br/ SERVICE<br/ <br/ Customer service here are very warm and genuine. The atmosphere is very relaxed and I enjoyed the outdoor vibe. <br/ Their menu changes twice a year summer and winter menu's! <br/ <br/ MENU/PRICE<br/ <br/ Matcha Green Tea Shake, $7.00<br/ <br/ Fritters, $17.50<br/ (pumpkin and feta fritters with grilled Alsace bacon, crushed avocado, sweet corn relish, cucumber yoghurt and a poached egg) <br/ <br/ VERDICT<br/ I had read previous reviews and was excited to try their pancakes but only thing that I could see on the menu that remotely related to pancakes was the french toast. I was told that the menu had changed already. I was a little disappointed but finally decided to try their fritters. <br/ I have never tried pumpkin and feta fritters before. I've seen in cafe menu's mainly corn fritters. I changed the poached egg to a sunny side up fried egg instead. The egg was cooked perfectly! The food presentation on the plate was very colourful.<br/ I was pleasantly surprised to see that pumpkin fritters was actually fried I though the feta was mixed in with the pumpkin but it was actually sprinkled on top of the pumpkin fritter. I didnt mind the pumpkin fritters fried but it was a little too oily. The bacon and crushed avocado were delicious and completed well. I really liked the sweet corn relish, it was light and tasty, and cucumber yoghurt was a good dipping sauce for the fitters and helped balance the heaviness of the batter with the freshness of the yoghurt. <br/ <br/ The matcha green tea shake was very tasty! matcha flavour was light yet distinct, yum! <br/ I am interested to return to try the Soft Shell Crab Taco's."

##29 Fast Food in Boroonda...

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Aashiana Tandoori Indian Restaurant

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4.3

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City: Boroondara, 346 Belmore Rd | Shop 4, Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria 3103, Australia

"We were a group of friends tried this restaurant and we loved it. the food quality was good and delicious. friendly staff and fast service. reasonable price. comes back."

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Avatar Indian Cuisine

4.3

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City: Boroondara, 291 Whitehorse Rd | Opposite Balwyn Park, Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria 3103, Australia

"Went to restaurent at valentine day with my girl friend ,been there for the first time.i am thrilled to express my proper satisfaction about the type service and food we were provided.the food was fabulous and all the staffs are very friendly and caring. and we felt special when one of the chef of the restaurent came to take our order ,he is such nice and humble guys.<br/ i strongly recommend all to visit the restaurent at once.<br/ <br/"

##13 Seafood in Boroondara

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