Melbournes best kept secrets
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Yes expensive for 4 to eat out daily. Try the lunch menu, often half the price of dinner.
Look for where the workers eat, easy to spot, the long line up out the door usually shows it good and well priced. In New York we used to eat where the construction guys ate, lunch was $2.80 and you had to stand no tables.
Round the CBD in Melb we found indian and chinese lunch places for about $10 a person.
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Another thing the little bleeder does.... He knows when Krispy Kreme are going to chuck out their donuts... Bin diving, comes home with bloody mountains of the stuff, still in their boxes.
He has an amazing mix of friends... one day he literally can be at a Multi million dollar Penthouse in the city... the next day in the commission places in Richmond. Seems like Skateboarders are only interested in ability rather than social status. Plenty of private school kids involved.
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We are going to be staying in St Kilda for a few weeks upon our arrival at the end of August.
Even though we have hired an apartment and we will be doing a lot of cooking, actually let me rephrase that I will be doing a lot of cooking. I just wondered are there any nice restaurants in the area that you guys may have tried and tested? Not overly fussed on what kind, I'll give anything a try.
Thanks.
As an add on. We don't want to be spending a fortune on eating out, just yet. Just nice reasonably priced places will be fine. Thanks. ;-)
Even though we have hired an apartment and we will be doing a lot of cooking, actually let me rephrase that I will be doing a lot of cooking. I just wondered are there any nice restaurants in the area that you guys may have tried and tested? Not overly fussed on what kind, I'll give anything a try.
Thanks.
As an add on. We don't want to be spending a fortune on eating out, just yet. Just nice reasonably priced places will be fine. Thanks. ;-)
You might get good use out of an entertainment book:
About the Entertainment Book - your local dining and activity guide filled with hundreds of offers
...you'd probably easily recoup the cost over a month of occasional eating out as well as discounts for touristy things.
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Thank you all very much for your suggestions regarding eating out in St Kilda. Much appreciated and I'll be having a good look at them all.
OK another one if you don't mind, not food related this time but location related. I thought I may as well post it in here seen as though it's to do with Melbourne. If the OP doesn't mind? :-)
OK just a quick one, I just want to know what Frankston is like? South Frankston to be precise. I know it has a good high school, that's why I'm interested, but as for living there, is it a yea or a nah? Would love to know from someone who has actually lived there or is living there now. I'm reading mixed reviews on the net but you can't beat hearing it from the horses mouth. So thought I'd ask.
Just keeping my options open in case plan A doesn't work out for us.
Thanks.
OK another one if you don't mind, not food related this time but location related. I thought I may as well post it in here seen as though it's to do with Melbourne. If the OP doesn't mind? :-)
OK just a quick one, I just want to know what Frankston is like? South Frankston to be precise. I know it has a good high school, that's why I'm interested, but as for living there, is it a yea or a nah? Would love to know from someone who has actually lived there or is living there now. I'm reading mixed reviews on the net but you can't beat hearing it from the horses mouth. So thought I'd ask.
Just keeping my options open in case plan A doesn't work out for us.
Thanks.
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MC Not sure about Frankston as a whole, but the No1 negative feeling about all points South East from this side of town is one factor. The Monash Freeway or Carpark as it's known, Long, tedious, and unavoidable. Other than that Frankston afaik is on the up. Someone closer should be able to alleviate or confirm these views.
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MC Not sure about Frankston as a whole, but the No1 negative feeling about all points South East from this side of town is one factor. The Monash Freeway or Carpark as it's known, Long, tedious, and unavoidable. Other than that Frankston afaik is on the up. Someone closer should be able to alleviate or confirm these views.
The house rentals are a heck of a lot cheaper than the burbs closer to the CBD I'm sure what you mention will factor in that.
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2 hours each way to the CBD at busy times on a bad day at times though... So I'm led to believe... Plus it's at least 50 bucks per week in tollway fees.
Basically you have to use the train, which is fine, they have express trains from Franston to Southern Cross, circa 30 mins. If you have flexi hours it's a very different story.
The Monash Freeway is probably the single most complained about aspect of Melbourne.
You need someone to post that lives down there I will admit. Thats just the view that everyone I know has about that area. Especially as I dont know how the new Eastlink freeway has affected all of this... Not much from what I've heard.
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We spent a lot of time looking at houses here but got so settled in Mordialloc in our rental that we ended up wanting to buy in the same area.
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We had a bit of a look at Frankston when son was deciding which university to attend. My partner ( born in melbourne ) wasnt keen to go down there calling it 'houso' which it was back in the day, that reputation stuck a bit but really its not that warranted now.
My son didnt like the area, he was 16 at the time, his brother works out of Tullamarine and both of them were nah, closer to the city thank you.
Its big drawcard is you have some sort of beach, for us coming down from QLD, living mins from Noosa and Mooloolaba beaches it didnt cut it, it looked more like the brisbane bayside beaches. Plus I dont need beach, trees are my thing, and after a zillion trips to melbourne to buy we finally found very treed surroundings, ( thanks to the protected heritage area ) land for sale much closer to the city, city views, high on a hill.
The auction for it was just before summer and it was howling winds, rain, bitterly cold, and hardly anyone turned up I am sure thats the only reason we stood a chance, it must be good the even the teens were impressed, amazingly peaceful and train to city just down the hill
The other big drawcard for Frankston is house prices are, well were a year ago, pretty reasonable compared to closer to the city. I think as you were originally keen on QLD, it would be worth a look as you were keen on beach.
My son didnt like the area, he was 16 at the time, his brother works out of Tullamarine and both of them were nah, closer to the city thank you.
Its big drawcard is you have some sort of beach, for us coming down from QLD, living mins from Noosa and Mooloolaba beaches it didnt cut it, it looked more like the brisbane bayside beaches. Plus I dont need beach, trees are my thing, and after a zillion trips to melbourne to buy we finally found very treed surroundings, ( thanks to the protected heritage area ) land for sale much closer to the city, city views, high on a hill.
The auction for it was just before summer and it was howling winds, rain, bitterly cold, and hardly anyone turned up I am sure thats the only reason we stood a chance, it must be good the even the teens were impressed, amazingly peaceful and train to city just down the hill
The other big drawcard for Frankston is house prices are, well were a year ago, pretty reasonable compared to closer to the city. I think as you were originally keen on QLD, it would be worth a look as you were keen on beach.
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Rightly or wrongly it's probably (one of) the most maligned suburbs in Melbourne. I would say wrongly as there are for sure many far worse places. But you will frequently hear people making derogatory comments about Frankston, people from Frankston etc...there's a never ending supply of Frankston memes!
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thanks for the laugh
Thats exactly how partner carried on about it
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A brief subjective summary -
North Frankston - sh1t
The Pines - phenomenally sh1t
Karingal - sh1ttish, coming up in a sh1t kind of way
Ballam Park - not so sh1t
Central Frankston - industrial sh1t
Area around Beauty Park, Kars Street, Sweetwater Creek etc - nice
Olivers Hill - stunning
South Frankston - lovely
Gould street / Long island - stunning
Frankston Heights - good
Jubilee Park - OK to good
Note there is a part of Frankston South which used to be part of Baxter. This area is not so desirable as Frankston South, although still OK.
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My brother and his family have lived in Frankston for over 25 years. He moved once within Frankston so his 3 daughters were in the FHS catchment area. They've all subsequently gone on to complete degrees at Monash and they all speak volumes of the school and the area. Sure, it has it's less desirable areas (eg Franston Pines once heavily populated by British migrants - that's a joke btw) and as mentioned is a fair way from the CBD in commute times but if you can get employment which doesn't involve too much travelling then it has definite attractions.
As said, Frankston South and Mt Eliza are definitely worth looking at and I would also point out the close proximity to the Mornington Peninsula - not as accessible for those living 'closer in'.
As said, Frankston South and Mt Eliza are definitely worth looking at and I would also point out the close proximity to the Mornington Peninsula - not as accessible for those living 'closer in'.
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Molly, think your search will be easier once here. Driving round, certain suburbs were just nah, i'm not getting out the car and some I never thought of appealed, ( but were usually too far out for teens ).
You will have a car? Trouble is with the trains is you cant criss cross like the tube, its back to the CBD to get on another line, hire a car, unless in a suburb with trams, you will see
Stop frequently for coffee and sanity breaks, I drank that many 7/11 $1 black coffees, avoid peak travelling. Expect nothing to look anything like it does on da net.
If buying Bid like you have never bid before. Everything seems to go by auction and at the last minute a guy in a suit will appear behind a tree and bid it up then leave Price guides, if it says 480 its 620.
Do not threaten to kill other family member with the stress of it all.
If its raining just thank your lucky stars its not February and 44 degrees.
Happy hunting, just as I swore we would never find anything we did
You will have a car? Trouble is with the trains is you cant criss cross like the tube, its back to the CBD to get on another line, hire a car, unless in a suburb with trams, you will see
Stop frequently for coffee and sanity breaks, I drank that many 7/11 $1 black coffees, avoid peak travelling. Expect nothing to look anything like it does on da net.
If buying Bid like you have never bid before. Everything seems to go by auction and at the last minute a guy in a suit will appear behind a tree and bid it up then leave Price guides, if it says 480 its 620.
Do not threaten to kill other family member with the stress of it all.
If its raining just thank your lucky stars its not February and 44 degrees.
Happy hunting, just as I swore we would never find anything we did