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They didnt mind a couple of centuries back ;)

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I must say I totally agree with Dazster. Whilst always trying to be helpful myself, and grateful for genuine replies, I was pretty gobsmacked and embarassed to an extent that someone should ask such a question. The modern day Brits really are a laughing stock at times.

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Makes it damn hard to go overseas for Melburnians, as one is constantly disappointed at the standard of food in restaurants overseas. The only highlite of my last trip to Paris, was whilst walking around the Latin Quarter, The Greek and Italian restaurant owners on working out we were from Melbourne asking if we knew of their Cousins/brothers Restaurant in Melbourne, happened a few times.

Lygon St at least 30 Italian restaurants... Catering primarily to Italians
Victoria St Richmond, at least 25 Vietnamese Restaurants.... again for their own nationals
North Melbourne, For Greek Restaurants
Fitzroy for Spanish Restaurants
Little Bourke st, has about 40 Chinese Restaurants... Catering mostly to Chinese and other Asians
Brunswick St Fitzroy for Thai restaurants

Then there is the slightly upmarket Southbank and the other side of the Yarra...

Melbournes diverse restaurant industry was founded on people cooking for their own nationals, thats how they got it so right here.

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Chinese here = rubbish. They charge you $15 for a dish and then fill it with onion, a shed load of it. I don't care how they do it in china, I don't pay this price for onion.

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You should go to Melbourne as the rest of Oz is crap. I have heard it is has the best cuisine in the whole wide world ;)

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When I visited Melbourne for the w/end I dined at 2 different restaurants at Southbank. Both were fairly expensive, however the food was rubbish (over cooked and rubbery) and the waiters were full of their own self worth. Actually most people in Melbourne seemed like they had a chip on their shoulder.

I much prefer eating out (especially Italian or Thai) on the Gold Coast. The staff are genuinely friendly, yet professional here and food is to die for in most establishments.

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Please don't fall for the hype and agenda that Melbourne people push. You cannot, I repeat cannot compare the food in Melbourne to Italy or even Sydney for that matter. It's like comparing a Toyota Camry and a Ferrari.

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:thumbsup:

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Sorry, just got that you previous comment was tongue in cheek. :thumbup:

Looks like you've heard it all before too I.e Melbourne shouting to the rest of Australia "look at moi, look at moi we're world class and did I mention we look like a European city because we have cafes".

When in fact the "real" Melbourne with it's sprawling suburbs and bogan people is more like that of a Kath n Kim episode.

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Melbourne is Melbourne, there are too many other nationals here for it to be anything but itself.

How long did you knockers spend here, I'm still discovering it after 28 years.

Just saw your Italian quote... Try asking an Italian the difference ;)

They know... it comes down do produce.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl: you really must get a job as a comedian because you are making a lot of people bust a gut.

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You need to get out more if you're falling for the hype. Actually by the looks of your posts on Melbourne it seems like you "create" the hype and then argue the false claims when challenged.

Melbourne is not a bad city, it's just not "world class" in any shape or form and as for "European" well please, don't be silly.

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Thanks... Well no point trying to convince people without them coming to try eh ;)


Tell you what, name one each of 3 types of foreign cuisine restaurants that I can Visit in London when I get there in June, and I'll give them as honest an appraisal as I can... max cost 35 quid, which is a very generous 80 bucks.

I've always been disappointed on my trips to london, so I'd like to see what you recommend. I'll do my best to get to them... Chinese.. Spanish, and one of your choice....(except Indian, as I concede the Indian cuisine is better in the UK)


Edit.... Potato... Melbourne is only compared to European cities by people trying to say what it is like.... Melbourne itself doesnt pretend to be anything but itself. After all it has the 2nd largest Greek population of any city in the world... IE: only Athens has more Greeks.

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Tell you what, dont go for the London restaurants that like Melbourne and other major cities are generally expensive and rubbish, get out of London and "taste the difference
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He's just being typically Melbourne, and Australian to some extent. Why? because he's received a bit of light hearted criticism about the place he lives in and as a defense he needs to rubbish the UK to make him self feel better. Happens all the time. Still doesn't make Melbourne world class or European though.