My daughter lives in Spencer Street, walking distance from Higher Ground so she invited me for brunch. She's working from home. I had my favourite brunch, croque monsieur -- really, a fancy ham and cheese sandwich. My daughter had a riccota hotcake with maple syrup...and seasonal berries.. She's a vegetarian, there's a good menu for vegos. Higher Ground has a varied menu, served all day, also available on Uber Eats.More

The food was amazing!! Eggs were perfectly done. Good vibes, with sophisticated design of the restaurant.

One of the top coffee / brunch places to visit in Melbourne... EASILY! Outstanding tasting, looking, smelling food, great service and an overall great experience.

Complete with Chinese dancing dragons! A great venue for a very special occasion. The waiting staff, the bar staff, the chefs did a great job.

This was my first visit here, and reservations are highly recommended. I happened to be solo, and I was able to be seated at the bar promptly without a reservation. Many were waiting patiently at the door for their requested seats. The venue is gorgeously...stunning, open plan in a renovated church. Service was surprisingly efficient considering how busy the venue was. I had the braised seasonal mushrooms, fried polenta, poached eggs on sourdough, and added a side of thick cut bacon. Delicious! Would love to return for a dinner service (Thurs-Sat) sometime.More

FOOD WAS AMAZING. BUT, walked into the restaurant, told them I had a reservation, and got seated by the door where all other Asians were, which was chilly cos they left the door open. When I left a note on the reservation to arrange a...nice corner table if possible. Obviously completely ignored. After 10min I got seated, got an email from opentable saying I did not attend to my reservation, lol, I just replied the email saying I got seated in front of the bar, should have their staff check the reservation before seating guests down maybe. Told the staff to recommend items on the menu, she literally read the menu out, focusing on the main course, and others, “just see what you like”. Was it not obvious we don’t know what we want that’s why we are asking for recommendations? Ok, after ordering, the staff had agree to serve our dishes in order so we could enjoy the best of everything. But NO, they decided to serve all the mains together, and when they were told we asked to separate the mains, they dare to reply “oh really”. No DUH, we decided on spot. So of course we asked the floor staff to keep the other main warm while we enjoy what we wanted first. As a guest working in FNB service industry as well, they are definitely under trained, or more like waiting to get off work, don’t give a sht attitude. This restaurant is definitely overrated and would definitely not come back. Would even regret to say I wasted one night here for dinner since I’m traveling for such short time. Sorry chefs, I would love to thank you guys, but the floor staffs had ruined everything. Cheers.More

I always enjoy visiting this cafe. While the menu hasn't changed for many years, if you are visiting infrequently then there are still enough options to keep your interest. I have found the dishes to be of inconsistent quality, but that's probably because I've been...going here for years! The ricotta hotcake is the resident favourite and very popular. It is big so don't mistake it for your regular morning pancakes. Don't be afraid of hopping onto their Instagram to check out what looks good! The venue itself is beautiful, big and airy with lots of greenery. It is almost always busy, so ensure that you factor in a wait time between 20-40 minutes depending on when you visit. It gets busy from about 9.30am on weekends and 8.30am on weekdays but there is an outdoor area with a coffee cart that you can wait in. The location is great for tourists, just across the road from the SkyBus and Southern Cross Station. Just make sure you budget waiting time if you going to stop by on your way to somewhere!More