The Hardware Société

The Hardware Société is a café Melbourne CBD Melbourne located in Australia.

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507
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  • Phone

    +61 3 9078 5992

  • Website

    hardwaresociete.com

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  • Type

    Café

Address

123 Hardware St Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Yes
Dining Options Table Service
Restroom Yes
Menus Breakfast, Brunch
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 131


Keywords:

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Christine Tan

Really good brunch place . Enjoyed the baked eggs with chorizo and the lobster egg benedict . Baked egg is still hot after 15 mins on the table. Waited abt 20mins in queue and food about 10mins. Raved

陳玟成 Edwin Ding

Great experience sitting at the kitchen bar enjoying great culinary performance by the chefs while enjoying my nice lunch . Lunch time can gets really crowded , come earlier to get a nice seat.

Tania Rahman

The best brunch I have ever eaten! Definitely worth the wait. Great customer service. Try the baked eggs and matcha green tea latte . Ask for extra fancy latte art if you want an Instagram moment.

Tracy Loh

really nice french cafe in the city , lobster benedict is so good, it is a must try. all the breakfast menu is delicious, and the staff is really friendly too. https://t.co/ITZc5IilfO

Karla Silver

Truly excellent Service and food. It was a culinary delight. We had the scrambled eggs with chorizo and asparagus and the baked eggs in a pot. Highly recommended.

K W

Fried brioche- dulce de leche, caramelized bananas , coffee panna cotta , Nutella - for the sweet tooths!! (For 2 ppl) I would recommend sharing this for dessert

Karla Silver

Truly excellent Service and food. It was a culinary delight. We had the scrambled eggs with chorizo and asparagus and the baked eggs in a pot. Highly recommended. check out : perfection

KT

My second visit here. Baked eggs still taste as good, but I also discovered that the lobster benedict is very good as well ! Just that it'll be better if they can serve the lobster warm

Julian

Amazing lobster benedict . So fragrant and the bun was so light. Suggest getting there first thing if you wish to avoid the queues.

VJ Lee

Yummy food, great service and coffee isn't too bad. I really like their vibes! It would be nice if they could offer a few more choices on the menu.

Joachim Ooi

I freaking loved the Baked Eggs Chorizo while I find Lobster Benedict was way too 'seafood-ish' for me but overall it was still good. Green Tea Latte was awesome! -Penang Kia Food Critique-

Caroline Breure

great place to have brunch ! we had the croque and the french toast and it's hard to say which one was better. very friendly staff . just loved everything!

Kevin To

Baked eggs are fantastic! Though it looks small, it is very filling. The combination of cheese and the runny egg can make it a bit much towards the end.

Jeff Weinstein

Try to sit at the bar or outside. It can have a long wait . Egg dish with shrimp . Anything with a slice of bread . Tuna nicoise salad was perfect.

Ramon Baba

The hot chocolate is unquestionably a stunner in taste and presentation. Virtually every dish was delicious. Queues are horrendous, plan accordingly. Great for impressing someone from out of town .

John Parkes

Fried brioche ? Yes! Far less sickly than your usual French toast . Lots of different flavours coming out, including everyone's favourite: ginger .

JingXun Hu

A CBD icon now ... always a stately queue snaking in. The coffee , the croque madame , roast pork sandwich

Lina Yippy

Generous breakfast meal provided. Had loads of mushrooms . Excellent drinks. The positive comments given by the reviewers proved them right!

Lance Foeblaster

Awesome baked goods , coffee is par excellence, and baked eggs are always nom. Pet peeve: eftpos minimum is $20 which is fucking outrageous. Like, you're not allowed to do that.

Daniel Ng

Baked eggs was really good with the pork belly being slightly underwhelming. The coffee and hot chocolate were decent. Be prepared to wait as there is often a queue!

George Forgan-Smith

Confit duck . Great chai , just enough ginger :) come early and expect a bit of a wait at peak periods.

ᴡ Lagasca

Lively and colourful. Go there at opening time to avoid a queue. Mushroom and egg was ok. I feel the café is over hyped. Menu can be made gluten free .

Siddharth Siva

The special - duck and mushroom pie with poached eggs , watercress and apple salad with sliced baguette . Love!

Jessica Zhao

The food there are really nice. Recommend Baked egg ! And flat white ! Enjoy the brunch ~

Ranesh Rekha

Had an excellent breakfast , did what everyone recommended, the lobster benedict !! U won't regret it!

Wen Yi

Love the communal table setting. Love the food but I hope they can improve their matcha latte .

Chai Latte

Their baked eggs is a must try. This place is always full so get prepare to wait for a long time to be seated.

pin lee

Go early to avoid Q. Lobster Benny is delish. Coffee is v good. Construction site opp shop so sit inside it u can.

Glaucia Czarnota

Service is excellent, the ambience wonderful, the food unbelievable good. And they are super dog friendly , including giving water bowl to our lil one. AWESOME!

Terence S.

Ordinary place for brunch type food. Unsure why there’s always a line ...but I guess “brunch ” is the thing to do over the last few years...and majority of ppl have try herd manyality.

Elika Christiawan

Love love love. I'm just in love with padre's daddy's little girl. This place has got a great barista who serves coffee with an awesome latte art !

Amanda Wong

Pork belly and baked egg chorizo is fantastic. Great and bustling environment with superb service

Fion Huang

Really tasty food and value for money . Try pork belly and duck confit , you would not disappoint :) coffee is too creamy for me

Fran Cormack

Just bloody amazing coffee . Oh, did I mention the breakfast was just as good!

Matt Rowles

They love their brioche , bit too sweet for me for breaks but the meal itself was great - had lobster Benedict + croque madame w duck

toni

Love it, wonderful food & taste. Get ready to wait for 30-45min, check their special at the day, always amazing.

fundamentallyflawed

Amazing job in the coffee department and great value for money breakfasts with uber large portions .

Angela Cora Wong

I have been to there 3times or even more. I love their menu and coffee . They always surprise me with the menu

Hianmin Tan

They are on both sides of the road . You can sit behind in the kitchen and see food being prepared.

Josh Wayman

Get in early if you don't want to wait (9ish). Everything is amazing. Baked eggs is a real winner

Jana Todorović

This place is very popular, staff is knowledgeable about the food and adjusted my meal to be lactose free.

Horatio

Everything is great here, but it's always busy so get in early.

Yas Ab

Well worth the wait for brunch ! Everything was perfect.

Jessica Lavender

Baked eggs duex.... Soooo delicious! Also the honey marbled bacon is delicious. Can not go wrong here! Mmmm

Nick Burto

Super busy, but the breakfast was amazing. Recommend the Scrambled Eggs "Un" (one), comes with chorizo .

melody ju

The baked eggs was die-for. No waiting time on Wednesday afternoon @ 1pm. Read more

K W

Baked eggs is a popular choice, lobster benedict was delectable!

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Lobster Benedict and baked eggs chorizo is amazing!!

C Hsieh

Pork belly with fried eggs is a bit overrated I think. More heavy than filling. Pork belly a bit tough. Not well-balanced plate, needs a larger salad on side. But the croquettes were good.

Liza Kwek

The baked eggs dish is divine...! Also the coddled eggs are are a great way to share small nibbles.

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