September 10, 2007: Markov Place

Edit 23/01/2018: Markov Place has closed, the premises is straight off occupied by The Moor's Head.

We were overwhelmed amongst Brisbane visitors over the weekend. After hanging out amongst Jack in addition to Emma for a few days at the Prom, nosotros returned to Melbourne on Mon eve to run across upwards amongst Beth in addition to Ryan, who were setting off on a Great Ocean Road travail on Tuesday. We all sat unopen to at habitation for a piece chatting, but i time I started kicking reddish vino spectacles over, nosotros decided it was best to caput out in addition to larn some dinner. Jack in addition to Em wanted some Italian treats in addition to wandered off along Lygon Street, piece the balance of us headed to Markov Place.

Tucked downwards its laneway, Markov Place was looking moodily lit in addition to really hip - at that spot was some job organisation that our lack of fashion would consider us barred from entry. Luckily, the staff seemed non to detect our unhipness in addition to ushered us involve to our table. We started off amongst cocktails - the boys diving into 'Tuscan Mules', a combination of Tuaca (a vanilla in addition to citrus flavoured spirit), ginger beer in addition to lime, piece the girls both had Cariel vanilla vodka amongst pomegranate. Both were delicious, in addition to nosotros greedily slurped them piece perusing the nutrient menu.

The options bring changed somewhat since nosotros terminal visited - the focus these days seems to move on tapas-y things. Beth in addition to Ryan happily agreed to portion a hit of the vego dishes amongst us, which made ordering easy. We started amongst the vegetarian tapas plate (fried piquillo peppers, croquetas, olives in addition to manchego cheese, $20), in addition to added a pair of salads (Young broccoli amongst pino nuts, sultanas in addition to queso Iberico ($11) in addition to a saltation salad of asparagus, herbs in addition to fromage frais ($15)). Of course, Cindy insisted nosotros add together Markov chips (with Murray River common salt in addition to aioli, no less, $7) to the list.

The tapas plate was fantastic - peculiarly the croquettes in addition to the fried peppers. But the whole lot was peachy - it's difficult to become incorrect amongst olives in addition to fancy cheese. The accompanying salad inwards the photograph to a higher house is the asparagus in addition to fromage frais i - it basically convinced Cindy that saltation was hither in addition to it was fourth dimension to starting fourth dimension eating asparagus over again (as I type, she's gearing upwards for a trip to the markets to charge upwards on fresh asparagus).

The chips were chunky in addition to crispy although, equally always, at that spot were likewise many chips for the sum of aoli. The babe broccoli salad was delicious equally good - peculiarly the slatherings of queso Iberico cheese.

I intend nosotros ended upwards amongst almost all the vego options on the menu, in addition to it turned out to move the perfect sum for the 4 of us (particularly amongst a trip to Brunetti to follow). The service was friendly in addition to efficient in addition to the atmosphere was equally hip equally whatsoever house we've gone. The prices are in all likelihood a trivial fighting higher than nosotros tin justify on a regular basis, but equally a slightly fancy black out amongst friends, it's pretty skilful value really.

Read almost our previous view to Markov Place here. They've since added a (largely useless) website here.