V Rating: VV
Where: MR5 Mid Level, Southgate Landing, Southgate
When: 7am to late
Tel: (03) 9696 0440
Price: $7-22

Look, we’d been out for beers in a largish group and wanted some food, okay? We wanted somewhere close and simple and Blue Train was at least close. Their website describes the ambiance thus:

Usually when we are very busy, some time delays occur between 1 to 20 minutes. There is however, a comfy and funky lounge area or the bar where you can enjoy a drink while you wait for us to show you to a table. All in all, the entire Blue Train experience is fun while being interesting with all the different people who visit our cafe. People watching is certainly free and always on the menu at Blue Train Cafe.

Spew.

They were right about the delay but “comfy and funky lounge area” is stretching it a bit. When we were finally shown to a table I was starting to get a bit edgy about the awful noise of 200 drunken “young professionals” and “funky young things” shouting to each other across tables.

But enough about my grumpy nature. The food was adequate. Veggie choices are restricted to a dahl, a pasta, a risotto, a few salads and a couple of pizzas. The menu was so boring I’m running out of motivation to type. I had the pumpkin, fetta, leek, pine nuts and roquette pizza which was okay. Somebody else had the mushroom, spinach, sage and marscapone pizza. It was okay.

Ugh. Go if you must, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Reviewed 21 July ‘06, SDEB.

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