Menu - FIVE66

I've been going to Five66 consistently for 2.5 years, far longer than I've even thought about writing a food blog. But, I suppose now's as good of a time as any... read more I've been going to Five66 consistently for 2.5 years, far longer than I've even thought about writing a food blog. But, I suppose now's as good of a time as any to finally get around to showing off exactly why this place is so good. It is somewhat uninspiring-ly named I'll admit seeing as it's at 566 Flinders St, but what it lacks in creative naming, it makes up for in good food, coffee and service. The interior is brightly lit, yet still cozy, and decorated with various pieces of local artwork and the music playing is interesting yet unobtrusive. Five66 Of course, a good cafe needs good coffee and Five66 (usually) delivers. The steady stream of customers is dealt with speedy, efficient and most of all, friendly service. Last time I went there with two friends, and the kitchen was organised enough to bring out all three dishes at the same time, with very little fuss or delay. It didn't matter that the dishes varied dr

OK, but nothing special. I can 't understand the fascination Australians have with breakfast. 'Brekkie ' is almost a religion here, and I 'm not talking about t... read more OK, but nothing special. I can 't understand the fascination Australians have with breakfast. 'Brekkie ' is almost a religion here, and I 'm not talking about the coffee obsession. That 's justified, but I only say that because I 'm a caffeine fiend. However, I popped into Five66 for a substantial morning feed the other day because I 'm moving into a place nearby and the removalists were supposed to be there with everything I own in the world. I didn 't want to be faint from hunger when overseeing such a situation.<br/ <br/ The chef (I can 't say whether he 's good looking, as Melbourne Misses ' review mentioned, but I don 't go that way not that there 's... cranked out my Greek omelette in rapid fashion. But meh, it was just a 3 egg omelette, cooked up in some sort of high sided container so it was round like a pizza, not sprawling all over the place. Nice kalamata olives in it, some tomato and roasted capsicum, a bit of oregano flavour, cooked on the firm side instead of soft and watery. I thought it could have used more feta, but I 've been known to eat gobs of that stuff directly out of the kilogram containers from Bulgaria that I like to buy, so almost everything needs more feta, IMHO. The omelette and a piece of buttered wheat toast cost $14.50, which seems a bit pricey by $2, but it 's Australia. Food costs a lot here. The flat white (more like a cappucino tasted good. Five66 uses Genovese beans, if you keep track of stuff like that.<br/ <br/ This place is hella busy in the morning. It 's a jumping off spot for tour jitneys from the YHA next door, and everyone 's stocking up with road food. I noticed a few coppers from the police HQ stopping in for brekky too. So if you 're a hung over backpacker on your way to the Great Ocean Road, keep your mouth shut about what you 're carrying after that excursion to Nimbin. You don 't know who might be listening.