Amalya’s is open now on Sunday and Thursday nights except when it is yom Tov of course.
They serve gluten free foods and have very tasty milchig and parve meals. The young Israeli couple that own it, she is a Chinese Medicine Practitioner – and she is starting a health retreat upstairs for pedicure, manicure and facials with a host of other treatments like accupuncture, cupping and deep tissue massage (for women only)also they plan to run some Yoga classes for the women and a class that is men only with a male instructor in the future. The lady who will teach the woman is the male instructor’s wife.
The place is good value and they know how to make coffee. Some places definitely do not, and I am not going to mention names here. We all know, those of us who recognise what good coffee is, some may not, so go to Amalya’s and find out what a good latte can taste like.
Yifat designs and cooks healthy and well balanced meals. Her husband Shuki is a trained chef and he knows how to use a coffee machine.
Nogga’s is another recent addition to the Melbourne Kosher food scene but quite frankly while the coffee is ok, for plebs like me, it is expensive, way too!
I know the cost of Kosher meat is high, but they do not serve meat, soo..Beitai’avon!

I have personally found Amalya (milchig) to have nice food, pleasant service, and  easonable prices. However it is generally only open during the day, as well as Saturday night.

Their “degustation” (fancy for set menu) was marketed as a “birthday special”, although perhaps “yahrzeit” would be more appropriate. We were there with some friends, and were able to order a bottle of wine as well. The food was delicious as usual; they will certainly be missed.

I actually ate there last night, and thought it was weird that it was a set menu. Even more weird, was that when we asked the waiter (manager) if the wine was sweet or dry, he replied: “Either you’ll like it or you won’t” – I guess he has a point, as it was part of the set menu…

Oh well, perhaps we can publish a post-mortem if someone wishes to write one.

Danielli – not bad

Katzy in Sydney – very tasty but not cheap for such a type of shop

Eshel in Glen Eira rd – huge variety on thursady and friday – but no eating in. tasty and reasonable price

savion in sydney – could do with a total refresher

Why has no one made mention of Soho Kosher Sushi on Carlisle Street.

Kosher VeYosher, clean, friendly, tasty and I am teaching them to speak Yiddish

I am currently in Rome, and have had the pleasure of seeing all the very nice kosher restaurants and cafes here.  And this in a community less than a third the size of the JC in Melbourne.

In particular, I can highly recommend a milchig restaurant called Yotvata (not a franchise of its namesake in Tel Aviv).  Try the Fettucine alla Scoglio.

I’m not making any determination regarding the kashrus or otherwise of Sabra under its previous hashgacha, and certainly not alleging that the owner Yuval did anything wrong. Whether the oil they used contained tallow or not is indeed hearsay. No matter what the oil included, the issue of whether the oil was kosher or not is the responsibility of the hashgacha, and if anything speaks to its reputation, rather than that of Sabra’s owner. It’s quite possible that the oil was halachically acceptable to one hashgacha, and not to another. There are no shortage of opinions regarding the laws of kashrut, and this happens all the time.

I do know that the oil changed when the hashgacha did; Yuval confirmed this for me at the time. I can also confirm that the chips weren’t as good as a result!

You are quite right – Yuval ought be highly commended for taking a leap and making the place kosher. Perhaps other Jewish owners of non-kosher restaurants can take a leaf from his book?