Today was super lazy, Bec didn’t get out of bed until noon, so it’s hard to know whether this was breakfast or lunch. I’m calling it lunch to spice it up a little – woot.

Mart 130 is famous for their oven roasted corn fritters, and I’m certainly a repeat visitor to this dish. The fritters have a home & hand made feel, and being oven roasted they’re quite light, when you add the crunchy bacon, sour cream, coriander & a fruit chutney it’s an absolute sensation.

Although today I’m a little disappointed as the bacon wasn’t fantastic, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. A few bits of gristle and a little bit dry, it has nothing on Provenance’s bacon, or even the last time I came to Mart, so hopefully it was just a once off. (Just discovered Sharon also had an average bacon experience at Mart, but on the flip side Claire seems to love it, and Claire points out it won The Age Cheap Eats 2008 Breakfast of the Year.)

All that said I still love the experience at Mart, interesting staff (lots of different accents), great view (if you’re lucky enough to get a seat in the semi-outdoor area) and they make a good soy latte.

So overall I’ve given the experience a 3.5 out of 5, it would’ve been 4 if it weren’t for the bacon.

Meal: Lunchfast (late lunch, late lunch…?)

Where: Mart 130, 107A Canterbury Road, Middle Park (just behind Albert Park)

It’s a great atmosphere, usually busy, but friendly stuff and it’s never too loud. And if you have to wait for a table they lend you a red blanket and a coffee, and usually we’ve only waited for about 5-10 mins.

It’s a unique building, if you haven’t figured it out already, it’s an old tram stop building (trams still stop here, noticed the 96 a few times) and has a collection of magazines, books, art and generally interesting decor making it something special.

And according to Trip Advisor it’s ranked number 26 in Melbourne… WOW, that’s a BIG call.