Melbourne's south side scores yet another bougie café, this time with serious culinary cred.
Melbourne hospo veteran Scott Pickett has just dropped his latest venture into the leafy surrounds of Como House & Garden, bringing some serious European energy to one of the city’s poshest postcodes.
Como Lane marks the Pickett empire’s first proper café, tucked away in what used to be the gardeners’ sheds of the 178-year-old estate. It’s giving major Parisian vibes with its swanky pistachio-green tiled counter, rattan chairs and marble-topped tables – proper fancy stuff that’ll look mint on your Instagram.
Como Lane
- Como House & Garden
- Williams Rd &, Lechlade Ave, South Yarra VIC 3141
- Open now
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The menu is peak Pickett, drawing inspo from his best-known restaurant dishes while throwing in some café classics with a twist. Brekkie features buttermilk pancakes with stone fruit and lemon myrtle, chilli scrambled eggs with Longrain‘s XO sauce, and a salmon breakfast bowl that’ll make your smashed avo look properly basic.
Lunch brings a mix of grab-and-go sangas and sit-down fare like market fish, chicken schnitzel with celeriac and spiced butter sauce, and a wild mushroom and goat cheese quiche that your nan could never. Coffee comes courtesy of Merchant Coffee Roasters, with the usual suspects of cold-pressed juices for the clean-living South Yarra set.
“It’s an incredible honour to be opening a venue at Como House & Garden,” says Pickett. “Como Lane is significant as our first full-service café from Scott Pickett Group. I’m excited to try something different.”
The space seats about 60 punters across indoor and outdoor areas, and they’re well keen on bookings for everything from hen’s parties to weddings. There’s also talk of flower workshops and high teas down the track, plus a retail section offering house-made jams and preserves for those wanting to take a bit of the bougie experience home.
National Trust CEO Collette Brennan reckons the partnership is a perfect match, praising Pickett’s “expertise in hospitality and storytelling through food.” The café will run alongside Como House’s regular events program, aiming to become part of the daily routine for well-heeled locals after their morning jog.
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