Chris Mander

Chris Mander said The Union Club Hotel is great for a drink

164 Gore St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia

Chris Mander said You can buy PHIL & TEDS PRAMS at Baby Bunting Super Store @ East Bentleigh

669 Warrigal Hwy, Bentleigh East, VIC 3167, Australia

There is a massive selection of prams to choose from at this particular Baby Bunting. We bought a green Phil & Teds here and love it.

Chris Mander said Golden Monkey is great for private functions

Rear 389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, 3000, VIC, Australia

Great attentive personal service, good food, warm atmosphere and buckets of Tsing Tao. Thanks guys!

Chris Mander said The Toff is fair for service

252 Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

Considering the vibe here is similar to The Supper Club I was surprised the service wasn’t more attentive.

Chris Mander said The Toff is good for drinks

252 Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

A nice comfortable place with a good vibe for a few drinks and a nice chat with mates.

Chris Mander said The Toff has private booths

252 Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

Food, wine and shows! http://www.thetoffintown.com/

Chris Mander said You can buy iPhone's at Vodafone @ Bourke Street

265 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

Chris Mander said Double Happiness can lead to a hangover

21 Liverpool street, Melbourne, 3000, VIC, Australia

Double Happiness can quickly turn into a double dose of hangover the following morning – the drinks are tasty and flow easily at this place – especially when you discover the $12 Tsing Tao long necks.

Chris Mander said Houndstooth is good for tapas

36 Johnston St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia

This tapas bar has good atmosphere, beer on tap and tasty dishes – I’ll defintely go again.

Houndstooth has a similar relaxed and social vibe to Pizza Meine Liebe in Northcote: http://www.docoloco.com/businesses/pizza-meine-liebe

Chris Mander said Pizza Meine Liebe has gone downhill a little bit

231 High Street, Northcote, 3070, VIC, Australia

Update, I’ve changed my mind: They’re back on form – in fact perhaps even uphill! Phew!

Just discovered the eggplant pizza – excellent.

Chris Mander said You can buy light bulbs at Beacon Lighting @ Abbotsford

250 Hoddle St, Abbotsford, VIC 3067, Australia

Massive range! Best place to go when you have a weird bulb or want a particular wattage.

Chris Mander said Beacon Lighting @ Abbotsford is fair for Lighting

250 Hoddle St, Abbotsford, VIC 3067, Australia

Large showroom with plenty to look at. Mostly run-of-the-mill stuff – nothing that’s going to impress visitors.

Chris Mander said Schots Home Emporium is good for Lighting

400 Hoddle St, Clifton Hill, VIC 3068, Australia

These guys are good if you need to match an era – decent range of period and heritage lighting.

http://www.schots.com.au/lighting/

Chris Mander said Movida Bar De Tapas is great for tapas

1 Hosier La , Melbourne, 3000, VIC, Australia

Try everything – never had a bad experience here.

Chris Mander said Pattersons Cakes @ South Melbourne is good for birthday cakes

212 Clarendon St, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia

Just bought a dalmation shaped cake from here for Harry’s first birthday – it was huge – and tasty! Great place to go for novelty fun shapes and styles.

www.patersonscakes.com.au

(Picture taken from their website)

Chris Mander said Saigon Rose is open on Mondays

Victoria St, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Good to remember when you want some lazy take-out on Monday nights and can’t find a place that’s open!

Chris Mander said Nelson Alexander @ Northcote is good for real estate

119 High St, Northcote, VIC 3070, Australia

Three years ago we bought our house in Northcote (after 6 months of hunting) and really got to know the agents at Nelson Alexander – bidding on two of their properties, missing out, and eventually settling on our place.

We dealt mostly with Grant Leonard but all the agents we had contact with were helpful, honest and straight shootin’ http://tinyurl.com/67utam