There is a huge hype on this cafe where their original cafe Top Paddock  make a big wave into the market here. .Then they have grow another new concept, Kettle Black which located in Richmond and junction of St.Kilda, you will find this lovely small house that sits below a huge glass of office building.
It is a classic infuse modern society.
Its a cafe that constantly pack and you will have to queue most of the time. Average waiting time can be 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
Love how they play with fresh ingredients where they have an option of honey as substitute for sugar.
Menu is pretty direct where they have mostly is brunch menu.
Their single origin of the day definitely catch my attention and I was so amaze at first when they serve and got very curious how they serve in 2 different dimension, Only soon realise is an ice cube that sits below. In this also they provide you with tasting notes.
After the ice had melted, the taste texture change.
Hot Chocolate @ Aud 4.
Hot Cakes with ricotta, blueberries, pure mapple and double seeds @ Aud 18 is one of their signature. It is a huge portion and inside the hotcakes they stuff it with blueberries for flavours. Every bite is punch with flavours.
This is one of our favourite. Their Takaki Ocean Trout with a raw kale, and pickled vegetable salad, seaweed, nut & poached egg @ Aud 20. Fish is cook to perfection where outer layer is slightly cook and in the middle you can see the freshness and orangy cut of it. Balance of the taste is amazing where you can taste the freshness of fish, little hint of sour taste from pickled vegetable and slight munch crunch from seaweed.
Polenta Porridge with burnt mapple, texture of strawberries and basil @ Aud 15
Its a great place to hang out and catch up with my another group of friends that I bump into. 😀 We enjoyed our brunch here and my friend mention their actual brunch place – Kettle Black serve better food which I miss out that outlet.
Also got to know that the Kettle Black team also run Top Paddock and Two Birds One Stone.
Location:
The Kettle Black
658 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Phone:+61 3 9429 4332
Hours: Open today · 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM