Hidden Gem #1

This has got to be one of Melbourne’s best kept Cafe secrets...

Just inside the main gates and down the wide drive into the Box Forrest Road Cemetery is the new Faulkner Commemoration Centre.  A warm and inviting place to farewell a loved one in either of their two large reception rooms.

OR – If you are just visiting and need somewhere to have a “Good Strong Coffee” then the Cafe around the back is the place to go.

With a view through floor to ceiling glass walls of the Australian Bush landscaped section, watching some of the many different species of Native Birds flit through the Rock garden and standard Grevilleas, you could easily think you were in a cosy Cafe in a very well tended Bush Garden somewhere in the Dandenongs.

The menu is varied from Coffee and a Cookie to a full meal.  And the prices are very reasonable.  The Chef’s Special the other day was a steaming hot bowl of Curried Prawns on Rice for just $7:00 – pity I didn’t notice it on the menu boards before ordering my chips!

On a previous visit I did order and receive Perfect Poached Eggs on crisp Sour dough Toast, which is my benchmark to judge the quality of any Cafe.

So, there is now no reason  to not visit “Great Aunt Martha” when you can happily go off and have coffee or Devonshire Tea afterwards.


2017 UPDATE:
The Cafe is still running but the indoor seating area has been acquired to extend the catering kitchen.
Currently you can enjoy your lunch or Coffee in a Marquee set up on the large decked area.
The food is still fantastic and a good price!