3 degrees, QV Square, Cnr Lonsdale & Swanson Sts, Melbourne

3 degrees, QV Square, Cnr Lonsdale & Swanston Sts, Melbourne
Friday 28 April, 2006

QV Square is a massive complex in the heart of Melbourne surrounded by office buildings. The food court downstairs is impressive with a selection of great offerings e.g. noodle bars, japanese, italian etc and there are also large retail stores such as Harvey Norman Domayne, Big W, Australia Post. For a first time visitor, QV Square appears to have it all.

Today, our Melbourne colleagues took us to 3 degrees - it was a gorgeous day and the temperature was quite mild so we opted to sit outside. 3 degrees has a great vantage point looking out across QV Square and has the feel of a pub and the menu offerings of a cafe.

The menu is varied with burgers, pastas, noodles and salads. As we were on a tight schedule, we needed to order quickly, however finding a staff member to take our order proved a tad difficult. This continued for sometime but when we did order the staff were pleasant and apologised for the delay.

I opted for the beef lasagna and my colleagues chose the burgers, noodles and lamb salad. The meals took ages to arrive but when they did, everything looked great. The servings are huge - my lasagne was good, not great and the beef burgers were not cooked through so the meat was very pink in the middle.

If we had more time I think 3 degrees would be a great place to enjoy a few drinks and a meal. Today, the place was packed, so it is clearly a popular destination, but I wasn't overly impressed with the food.

3 degrees - QV Square, Cnr Lonsdale & Swanson Sts, Melbourne - (03) 9639 6766

http://www.3degrees.com.au/