Ten Square Cafe - Melbourne

Hardware Lane is one of my favourite foodie destinations in the city, and Ten Square is a standout amongst the other great venues on this strip. It 's prime location, and fantastic ambience make it a real pleasure to dine in. With plenty of seating inside and out, and a pretty, light and modern interior; the decor is fabulous with marble tables and lots of greenery. Staff are amazing, making you instantly feel welcome and more than happy to make suggestions about the menu. <br/ <br/ Perusing the menu over a fabulous green juice and coffee, I realised it was going to be a tough decision. There are so many great options, and although the savoury dishes were extremely appealing, I decided upon two sweet dishes. <br/ <br/ The black sesame panacotta truly is spectacular. This huge plate looks stunning, with a jet black panacotta surrounded by vibrant fresh fruits and homemade granola. It really is art on a plate; but rather than being style over substance, this dish is actually delicious as well. I loved the nutiness of the panacotta, and of course, it 's creamy, velvety texture. The fruit was fresh and plentiful, and the granola added lots of crunch and a yummy caramel flavour. So light, and perfect for summer; this plate really was divine. <br/ <br/ Never one to pass up pancakes, I was never going to say 'no ' to date hotcakes. I 'm so glad I didn 't as this dish was fabulous. Definitely my favourite pancake in recent times, this baby was huge, fat and fluffy. Rather than a stack, it was one big pancake. Served with poached pear, fresh berries, mascarpone, crumble and a jug of butterscotch sauce; this decadence really was dessert for breakfast. Full of amazing dates, the hotcake itself was so full of flavour, but not too sweet either. It 's a huge portion, and perfect for sharing. The fresh fruits were a great balance, and this really is my favourite dish of late. <br/ <br/ If you are looking for brunch in the CBD, you would be wise to check Ten Square out. The dishes here are things of beauty, and so appealing to the eye. However, once you dive in, you will realise that the flavours are all there; and everything is as good as it looks. Amazing food, excellent coffee, and fabulous service all in a pretty location make Ten Square the whole package, and definitely worthy of it 's great reputation.

Best coffee I’ve had in a long time, and the service was so lovely and attentive. The braised mushrooms are not something I’d usually order but I took a chance and it was an amazing dish!

The dates pancakes at ten square is the best pancakes I’ve ever had in Melbourne. You must try them! The texture of crunchy, sweet, fluffy and fruity texture is just really perfection! The other dishes that are worth recommending as well is the creative black sesame panna cotta, the poke bowl and the fragrant mushroom dish. They are all cooked with such care and great flavours. The staff are so friendly and always ready to help you out. Amazing place

Highly recommend this inviting and very cute cafe in the heart of city, hardware lane. They have heaps of seating both inside and outside with the nicest marble tables. Was amazed by the choice on the menu, with alcoholic beverage options and a range of sweet and savoury dishes. <br/ <br/ For drinks we had a skinny cappuccino and two cacao and banana smoothie which were smooth and very delish. We ordered the black sesame panna cotta granola, date hotcakes, salmon poke bowl and mushrooms with polenta. The flavour of black sesame is only something I have had as ice cream but not panna cotta, so it was a first for me. I liked that it wasn't overly sweet, melted in the mouth and complimented well with the granola and fruit (strawberries, kiwi and dragon fruit). The hotcake was a winner for sure as it was cakey, indulgent and perfectly sweet with the butterscotch sauce, honeycomb and berry cream on top. The poke bowl is the perfect healthy dish with the salmon presented like roses and the side of soy sauce was ideal. Lastly was the mushrroms served on polenta which was my favourite of the savoury and made me crave polenta. The mushrooms were in a tasty sauce and the polenta was so soft and creamy. Could talk about this spread for ages!!!<br/ <br/ When in Melb CBD you definitely have to give this cafe a visit for friendly service and great brunch.

We loved the service, cleanliness but most importantly the food. My partner had the braised mushrooms on polenta I had the ham hock croquettes on kale with hollandaise we thoroughly enjoyed our dishes. The coffee was excellent. We will definitely return.