fourth chapter

i feel like i say this all the time but i’ve made it to another cafe on my list…finally!. they have a very handy tool called ‘wait mate’. it’s an app you can use to check the wait time at a handful of cafes and put your name on the list before you arrive. it meant we only had to wait about 5minutes when we arrived and it was great. more cafes really need to get on to this app.

first time visiting.
the decor was cute and the atmosphere was a vibeeee, very busy and the staff seemed so calm and friendly and attentive. once we got our table we ordered straight away!
i ordered the sweet potato & ricotta waffles with maple bacon and turmeric hollandaise and oh my god it was delicious!!! the waffles were light and fluffy 🤤
my friend ordered the big breakfast and she loved it! we also got the cauliflower fries to share and oh my god i was not expecting them to be as good as they were!!
i definitely can’t wait to come back here and try another meal.

fourth chapter has to be one of my favourite venues in melbourne. i've visited several times since first moving to the city, and i've always been impressed by the calibre of dishes, the service of staff members and the beautiful interior/exterior of the café. every visit is an absolute experience. 

this time round, myself and a friend tried several dishes: the vegan pancakes, the acai bowl (stunning), pumpkin salad and sweet potato fries (heavenly)! i also tried the pb cup smoothie. it's a rare occasion you visit a café and every single aspect of the meal is a winner. this is the case at fourth chapter! there is little to say.. other than try it all!

what you see tastes absolutely as good as it looks! so do yourself a favour and plan a visit to this café! there's a reason it's always brimming with people. it really is one of the best.

really enjoyed our visit today, the highlight being the raspberry and coconut pancakes! fluffy and crispy. the way pancakes should be ☺️ they’ve also got really unique options like the red velvet latte! love the creativity 😍

was recommended by a friend to try this brunch place out. staff were very friendly, which automatically gave good vibes. we ordered a sweet and savoury dish to try each and a blood orange mimosa. the pancakes were definitely, well probably, one of the best pancakes i’ve had, to date. they were nice and fluffy, with the slight sourness of raspberries to cut through the sweetness of the coconut ice-cream - the ice-cream which, i surprisingly thoroughly enjoyed, as i tend to stay away from coconuts when it comes to desserts. the savoury dish, which i have forgotten the name of, was your mediocre brunch dish. that, i would say is a minor downside to this place, along with the slightly expensive price point, but i still would come back for sure. especially knowing that the delicious pancakes were vegan!

wow! 🌟🌟🌟
fourth chapter is located in prahran on busy high st.
every time i come to this cafe they are pumping and how could they not with beautiful dishes like these? 👏
we tried:
- baked crumble with apple and rhubarb
- nourish bowl
- latte
absolutely stunning courtyard, people and food 😍😍

big front door and friendly welcome. it’s almost like walking into your mates house for a catch up.

it’s a bright cafe, with plants hanging from the ceiling and a cute courtyard out back.

the menu has all your brunch usuals with a few original items. such as a bowl of sweet potato fries, popcorn cauliflower and their famous hot cakes!

we were offered drinks straight away and given water. that part of service i always very much appreciate.

we ordered the sweet potato fries, nourish bowl and the field greens with a couple of poachies.

the potato fries were great. sweet and crispy and the siracha mayo it came with was creamy and delicious with a slight kick. then nourish bowl looked great and full of colour. i had the field of greens. there were a lot of greens which made me very happy, they were tossed in oil and tasted great. the eggs were also poached to perfection.

i really enjoyed the atmosphere, it was relaxed and the bright surroundings were delightful.

a great cafe 8.5/10

although i enjoyed fourth chapter, i think perhaps all the photos i had seen of its food set my expectations slightly too high. i had the chicken bao, and found it to be super oily and heavy. perhaps it was my fault for ordering the wrong thing, but my experience wasn’t the best. on the upside, the staff were super accommodating, so i will be back soon to try something else on the menu.

fourth chapter is one of the best modern brunch spots in prahran. it’s on the pricier side but the food is absolutely delicious. i got the southern fried chicken bao with pickled cabbage, sriracha aioli, chilli and lime cashews. it was sublime. the meal was really well thought out - crunchy juicy chicken, a nutty texture and a bit of spice.

awesome little place that lives up to the hype! i like the waiting system where you can wonder off and get a text when your table is ready. parking is difficult though because of the location depending on when you go. food is great and coffee is too - i liked the variety especially.
my only suggestion is some more fruit in the açaí bowl as it’s mostly coconut, peanut butter and yoghurt. some banana or extra berries would make it that much better.
staff are really friendly.

i did like this place, but its popularity is kind of off-putting. everything seemed chaotic, there were people everywhere and it was a little hard to relax. service-wise, they did an excellent job given how under the pump they were. the food was great. i had scrambled eggs with a side of bacon and, even though i thought i'd never say this in my lifetime, it must be noted that there is such a thing as too much bacon. i couldn't get through it all, and my scrambled eggs (delicious though they were) were quite heavy too. coffee is on the steep side at $4.20. a cute place to check out with delicious food, but i'd definitely not queue (as a lot of people were) to dine here.

in a world of its own

this little yet popular cafe sits on high street on its own. a beautiful shop front and inside decor to match.

i’ve been wanting to visit here for a while, so today i did. not very busy when i sat down early on a sunday, but boy was it busy by the time i left.

i ordered the potato waffles and it was great. to be honest, it was a little heavy with quite a big serve as well. however, the eggs were cooked perfect and the flavours were delicious! the coffee was great also.

the staff are lovely and inviting, even when they’re run off their feet.

glad i was able to get a seat and try it out for myself.

thanks for breakfast!

beautiful cafe. super busy. annoyingly don’t split the bills on weekends 🙄 (it wasn’t busy when we were paying).
staff were attentive. i had the fried chicken boa and they were delicious! super soft and the mayo was perfect. also had the sweet potato fries which were some of the best i have ever had!

fourth chapter is a buzzing café located at 385 high street, prahran. we were very excited to visit this joint as we’ve heard so much about it!

walking in, we were greeted by a few staff and we were shown to our table. we also met the owner who was very nice to us and was extremely accommodating. we ordered the southern fried chicken bao, smash avocado with salmon, sweet potato fries and cauliflower fries. for drinks, we had an orange juice, a latte and the panther smoothie.

the food was absolutely sensational. the chicken baos were extremely flavoursome, i really enjoyed the sriracha aioli - it definitely gave the dish an extra kick! the chicken was cooked very well and it was a plentiful serving. the smashed avo was incredible! there was such a generous serving of avocado which we really appreciated. the salmon was also very nice. overall two amazing dishes!

the sweet potato chips and the cauliflower chips were awesome - very crunchy and full of flavour. the coffee was just the way i like it - nothing to complain and the orange juice and smoothie were delectable! very refreshing and a great accompaniment to our meals.

overall, fourth chapter has surpassed our expectations and i can safely say that this place is definitely one of my favourite cafés in melbourne! hands down!

the customer service was exceptional and the ambience was warm and inviting. 

we cannot wait to return!

i love those places where the food menu isn’t too fancy, but they pay respect to the ingredients and make the natural taste of simple ingredients the highlight of their food. fourth chapter is such a place! we ordered the simple cheese burger and big breakfast and their food was simple yet satisfying! the only drawback is the difficulty in finding a parking and that the place is extremely busy so it’s noisy. but worth coming back for the food.