Abbey Road

We just went in for a coffee. We felt really comfortable here. It’s a stylish place with good music. The service is good and fast. I had a soy cappuccino and it was good. I would come again;)

Stopped in for a drink before heading somewhere else for dinner. I was intrigued to check it out as it was a fun rock-​n-​roll themed bar with music memorabilia and instruments adorning the walls. The menu looked like your standard bar fare and the beer I had was good. My only disappointment was they were not playing any music from the artists they displayed. It was all modern rock which is fine but took away from the overall ambiance. I would return with out of town guests but hope they reconsider more nostalgic music to really solidify their name.

Dropped in for breakie. Great service, coffee was great, food was on the money and perfect size. To top it off the price was very reasonable. Waiting staff and the owner very friendly and always walking around to make sure everything was alright.
Coming here again that is for sure.

Really cool place! Ambience was very laid back and funky at the same time.
Amazing service, five stars for sure!
Ribs were very good, along with all the drinks! Portions were pretty big.
Margarita pizza may need some basil because it tasted like a normal cheese pizza but still deserves five stars!

Abbey Road has a fun vibe. There are plenty of places to sit for a coffee, breakfast, lunch or beer and the place is full of decorative posters and props. The music is at a reasonable volume so it’s easy to chat.
The food is not fancy, and not recommend. The beer is standard, with not a lot of options, but at reasonable prices. :)
The service is a mix. The night staff are always smiles and chatty. However the female staff in the morning are off putting. I think they have the best coffee on acland, however the consumer service makes or breaks opinions for some people. I’ve avoided my coffee runs at Abbey Road now as my last few visits were met with ice cold glares from angry females obviously not wanting to be working. I’ve had «what do you want» instead of what can I get you. Ive had them roll their eyes at me when they miss understand my order and I have to correct them. I am a friendly, shy, and pleasant woman with a low approachable tone, so I am uncertain to why they are so rude.
I know that the owner John wouldn’t keep them if he caught them being rude to a customer. I have never seen someone so passionate and involved in his restaurant. I see him at 6:30 every morning as I wait for my tram. He is reading his newspaper, or chatting to a customer. He watches the floor and makes sure his customers are happy and being attended to. He looks intimidating with his long hair, large frame and tats, but is only too friendly.
I would recommend this place as a cosy little starter to the night.

So we (my 5yo son and I) had just flown in from west and needed to refuel. Wandered down Acland St and decided to give Abbey Road a try.
So it’s fine fair, nothing too adventurous, but served our purpose. The wait staff seemed reasonably engaged and attentive. I had the parmigiana, it was a little dry, but fine. Chips were lukewarm and salad was reasonably drenched, well it is Melbourne.
The boys fish fingers and chips were ok. The fish fingers had been a bit over cooked and his chips were scorching.

I’m sure you can imagine my delight as I was wandering along Ackland St one afternoon only to discover a bar named after one of my favourite Beatle’s album (which in turn is named after their recording studio), so I pretty quickly changed my destination and went inside to not only have a beer but to also check the place out. Okay, it’s probably not the best place for a beer (or a bite to eat because it is also a restaurant), but it still is a pretty cool place, especially how there is a number of pieces of memorabilia on the walls (including a poster of the cover of Abbey Road). Okay, there is more than just Beatles paraphernalia here, but the fab four do certainly take up a bulk of the place, though it was somewhat disappointing that the music that was being piped over the speakers was a lot more contemporary.

The décor and music may draw you in, but the food is very average and way overpriced. Not as bad as a tourist trap, but would definitely not recommend this place when there are so many other good eateries.

Good breakfast! Awesome interior and exterior seating. The art on the walls is amazing. Always busy.

I looooove the atmosphere here! Musical instruments hang from the ceiling, band pictures cover the walls and you are always greeted heartily by the owner when you walk in the door. The booths add a great retro touch and are super comfy too.
The menu is extensive and has you covered for any breakfast, lunch or brunch combination you could think of. The coffees are great (especially the iced coffee served with a generous lathering of whipped cream!).
Prices are very reasonable and the staff are super accommodating. Definitely a prime brunch spot on a Sunday morning!

Walked by this place with my friends and they had a band playing. We walked in and danced the night away. The staff was really friendly even though we took over the place. Had a great time.

Let me describe Abbey Road Café in three words:
Elvis, Overpriced & Average
On a busy Saturday night, the only reason I came here was for a friend’s birthday. It was a group of eight of us, so we reserved a table mid-​week.
Food: I read previous reviews and knew not to expect anything grand, so we ordered:
— U. K pizza tomato base, mozzarella, mushroom, bacon and tomato $ 20
— Risotto with chicken, asparagus and roast pumpkin $ 26
— Kangaroo Souvlaki served in pita bread with caramelized onions, mushroom, melted cheddar, lettuce, BBQ sauce and chips $ 27
— Lemon Meringue Pie with citrus cream $ 9.5
The pizza was tasteless and bland. The souvlaki meat is cooked on skewers and brought to you un-​stuffed inside the pita bread, good luck with that. The kangaroo was overcooked, and again, on a skewer. Usually when food comes to you, you don’t want to think about how to prepare to eat it, you just want to munch on a tasty meal. My friend who ordered the risotto said it tasted good, but I thought it looked unappetizing.
Honestly, they do have HUGE portions, but it is so unnecessary when the food is so average. Not one person in our group finished their plate. What a waste. If you have to go here, just split something.
Drinks: On tap, nothing caught my eye, they only have 4 draft beverages to choose from. In saying that, it’s worth it to get the $ 24 table tap. It’s huge, and you can get 8-​ish drinks out of it. So that’s not so bad. The beer snob that I am ordered a Dogbolter $ 9.
Service: Our waiter never failed to have a smile on his face, and was very funny and welcoming. Things changed when we had to wait for our check to pay; we all got $ together, and sat for about 30 minutes just waiting to get out of there.
Venue: I really liked the look of this place. Posters are everywhere with different artists all on one wall. They have hanging instruments, even a drum kit. And one wall has a piano nailed to it. How cool. Even the bar looked interesting in décor. We listened to Elvis the whole night, then at 9:30 pm a live musician came on, and he wasn’t that bad and had a good playlist.
My suggestion to you is to come here in a small group (as it is a loud place) and sit down to enjoy one of those table taps. If you get hungry, munch on something safe, like an appetizer or a dessert.
And I have to note, it might sound silly but I actually found this place hard to find. I was walking on the opposite side of the street, and the three of us, plus Google Maps, ended up walking straight past it. (It’s located right next to the Schnitz on Acland St.)

Stumbled upon this place, whilst doing the touristy thing and exploring St Kilda. Located on Acland Street, amongst several other cafes, it caught my attention for its interesting looking décor, with a definite music theme happening. There’s posters and memorabilia of The Beatles of course (hence the name), but there’s also pictures of other musicians and other famous faces. Records hung up on the wall, and musical instruments hanging from the ceiling emphasize what this place is about.
There’s plenty of seating indoors and outdoors, with a fairly relaxed atmosphere, and looked to be full of other travellers, looking to escape the heat.
We ordered a few pints of beer to cool down, service wasn’t the greatest, and it was about $ 9 for a pint of a pale ale, so a little bit steep. The clientele was a little mixed, but definitely most people were there for a few drinks, rather than a meal. I can imagine this place getting really rowdy in the evenings, so probably not the best place for a family to have a relaxed meal. I saw one guy with his friends, already really drunk, and its not even 2pm, harassing the waitress. Someone was getting kicked out soon!
Decent place to hang out, if you’re not sure of your next move, just for a drink or two, as well as for watching the world go by. Will have to try the food next time.

This place had a great vibe on a dreary Melbourne afternoon with the music bussling– staff running around and a great older guy in tats, long hair and a bit of bling seating people and manning the floor.
The food was passable but nothing amazing. I had the burger and I would be 99% sure the bun was stale so just didn’t eat it. It was so massive and the fries were so tasty that it was enough without the bun anyway.
Others on the table had a couple of salads which were good but all the meat was cooked super rare so if you like it more well done remember to let them know. Still enjoyed the dressings and veggies on the Lamb & Beef Salad. Stand out seemed to be the ribs– but that was also the most expensive dish at $ 35 for lunch so depending on your budget think you could have an enjoyable drink and feed here.
Don’t expect to be WOW’ed but it was a nice afternoon and the staff were pretty attentive too.

Went here on a whim, and a I regret it whole heartedly. Starter of chicken wings, microwaved (obvious due to mixed temp and chewy meat) and had to be sent back due to being cold. Avoid. Main of pork belly burger, cooked like an amateur. The fat wasn’t rendered and was basically a bread roll with pig fat. Manager was accommodating and provided a free replacement of the abbey burger. That was acceptable, but still sub par. The beer list was like a university bar that didn’t know what quality meant. All in all, a great location sullied by meals prepared by a first year apprentice. Won’t be there for long. Avoid.

Unlike most people who come here for the atmosphere and the beer, I came for the food. Don’t bother. It’s just like the name suggests, English. Don’t get me wrong the place is very cool and I am sure it would be good to come for a couple of drinks, just not the food. My mum is English and I have an English passport so I am aloud to say that English food is really subpar. My recommendation would be for the kitchen to have a look at the quality of the food in other restaurants in the area and make a couple of changes. If that was to happen I would defiantly come here more often.

I like the décor and the ambiance here. Abbey rd Café is not really what Id call a café at all, because it seems to me that people come to drink alcohol more than they come to drink coffee. But hey, who cares?
Records on the wall, surrounded by superstar faces make up the décor, and personally I like it. Its not done in a Hard Rock Café kind of way with so much going on that you cant look at your company for all the distractions.
Great drinks, and decent food make it an easy place to hang out, and the staff are pretty friendy, usually up for a chat if they arent too busy. If they improve their menu a bit, I think this place would really fill up.

This review is not based at all on their food because I have not tried any. My friends and I just came here to hang out and have a couple drinks.
From what I have HEARD from other people, their food is not to die for, but I do enjoy coming here just to hang out. Abbey Road is very very spacious, with wooden tables, decorations of flags, and a lot of seating. It is not very loud at all, just a low-​volume television turned on and some background conversations of other people so it makes it very easy to truly sit down and talk (which you cannot really get with typical loud pubs).
They have a fully stocked bar and a huge drink menu, so you will probably find something that you enjoy. They serve you beer pitchers right to your table complete with cups for everyone, which is a bit more relaxing than a typical place where you have to go up to the bar to order. Their prices are not bad — $ 10 for a pitcher of beer. The place is very clean too, customer service was friendly, and overall a very relaxing place to be.
Again, I have not tried the food here. But I do recommend just spending some time relaxing with some drinks, even if you eat elsewhere.