I had the pleasure of attending a foodie event, on the last day of my holidays, at the new desert/cocktail bar in Melbourne - Sweetie & Moustache. I joined Insta-mates: @splitthebill, @twolittlepiggieswent, @whereshallweeat, @the_high_tea_girl & @blessedbrunchie.
Sweetie & Moustache boasts an absolutely mammoth menu with a combination of cakes, deserts, main meals, cocktails and mocktails. It was very hard to choose when there were so many options. I was not expecting dishes like the club sandwich, chicken burger and fisherman's basket to be on there.
I ordered my favourite cocktail, a Pina Colada, and a slice of the watermelon & lychee crepe cake - one of their best sellers. We also ordered a collection of items to share - the club sandwich, fisherman's basket, Nutella Bros french toast, Fruit Paradise, Strawberry danish stack and the Rockmelon dessert. We also ordered some of the dessert cocktails - Lemon Pie & Tiramisu. These were very alcoholic, but tasted great!
The crepe-cake slices are the same as what is being served at Le Mille Creperie in Chadstone. Delicate, fluffy cakes formed by stacking crepes, cream and fruit. The caramel one tasted fantastic, but the one I ordered had a real slice of watermelon in it, which I was not expecting, and took away from the delicate nature of the cake.
The savoury dishes were lovely, considering they were served at a desert bar. The club sandwich had a great tasting mayo in it and the fries were lovely and thick. The Fisherman's basket tasted good too, but was not very photogenic - too much baking paper.
The two toast dishes - the Nutella Bros and Fruit Paradise were super photogenic and were absolutely huge! They both came with a cream or sauce to drizzle over the top and a generous dollop of ice cream on top. The downside of these dishes is that they were $18 for what was pretty much half a loaf of bread. The inside hollowed out and toasted and the shell of the loaf used as the base of the dish. The flavours were nice though.
The strawberry danish stack looked beautiful, but was difficult to eat. Like a burger with too many fillings, as soon as you cut in to it, everything slid away from you. The pastry was super flaky and each layer had a different fruit - strawberry, banana and kiwi fruit.
Sweetie & Moustache is a very unique venue, with a huge menu and cool "British" vibe. They are also opening a rooftop bar, so will be very popular for late night drinks & snacks. The dishes are a wee bit pricy and very large, so make sure to share with a mate :)