The Stables of Como

Food: Decent variety and decent quality. Service: Very quick and friendly service. Was a super hot day and they were very accommodating with the fans. Locations: Easy to find, plenty of parking. Fantastic garden location, simply enhances your mood as soon as you walk in. Hard to have a bad day here on a sunny day. Value: Was expecting a high price considering its location and postcode. But nope, quite decent. Summary: Great for dates, afternoon tea, quick coffees, dates, family lunches, great place to spend a long lunch. Almost a perfect experience for us, and will return with friends. 5 stars.

Today I had the privilege to conduct a wedding in the stunning gardens of the Stables of Como. What a beautiful and elegant venue for a gorgeous summer wedding. The gardens were impeccably manicured, lined with gorgeous flowers and the ceremony area looked heavenly. The staff were very thoughtful and helpful. A breathtaking garden for a truly romantic celebration and ceremony. Highly recommend!

Coffee: 5/5 strong coffee flavour just how I like it and at the right temperature Food: 4/5 some dishes were average with a few that stood out, the chicken sandwich was excellent. Service 4/5: quick service, some difficulties with orders. Decor 5/5: nicely decorated establishment that's well maintained with its own identity and character. Experience 4/5: overall quite a good experience especially after dining and visiting the estate grounds and garden, great today since it was sunny.

One of my favourite hidden gems. Always loved the Stables - it’s a picturesque cafe with beautiful and delicious food. We indulged in their set menu option that came with scones, coffee, OJ and a selected brunch dish. Highly recommend the fritters or the pain Perdu if you have a sweet tooth. Pro tip: if there’s no seating, you can get a picnic basket and enjoy it in the grounds.

Located at the heritage Como house and gardens, the horse-stables turned cafe/restaurant, the Stables of Como was an eatery serving modern australian/brunch food. We’d been here a few times for lunch, and found their venue modern and bright, although their meals were pretty standard cafe stuff. Coffee was pretty average too. The gardens surrounding the cafe was absolutely beautiful however; you could rent a rug and do a little picnic there (best with byo food as their only picnic-style food seemed to be just scones). The staff members were polite and courteous, although some were not even aware we could hire picnic rugs.

Absolutely stunning location. The gardens were lush and very picturous. We hired the outdoor garden area for my daughters christening celebration and ordered a high tea in the garden area for 70ppl. The picnic rugs around the garden were a lovely touch and the food was very nice. Drinks were on the pricy end and having a few more umbrellas outside would be good especially on a hot day. It would be good to have a one on one meeting in person or via zoom/google meets to confirm how the event day would go to plan. This was a bit unclear for myself and other staff on the day. It would also be good if the The Stables of Como was able to supply a cake stand. Overall the guests had a blast, we had a lovely day and I would recommend this venue who is looking to book a fancy high tea event outside.

Food was nice, venue was lovely and service was a little disorganised but friendly nonetheless. Set menus with different drink options, and although the portions were smaller than expected, the food was delicious. Both indoor and outdoor seating available.

I arrived late to join two friends who had ordered breakfast and I therefore just had a coffee. The food looked great and both of my friends mentioned how nice it was. Nothing wrong with the cappuccino either. Parking was good and the grounds are just awesome for a little walk as well.

Stables of Como is located on a beautiful estate with tranquil pond and bench nearby, fresh flowers, cactus, succulents, and shady old old trees. The cafe itself has an indoor and outdoor area and we were promptly seated at lunch time in the outdoor area as inside was full. There was a 30rh birthday brunch being celebrated on two long tables and there was a couple enjoying coffee and cake on a small round table. We sat ourselves on a long wooden table and wooden benches. Our waiter was slow to give us a menu and even take our orders. My friend ordered a soy flat white and I got my skinny cap. The waitress misheard us and brought my friend a weak flat white. It took them a while to remedy her order by which time my drink which arrived later than hers was in my belly. The coffee was very weak and very milky I for the baked eggs with mushrooms and brie. These baked eggs were covered in salary fried breadcrumbs which I didn't like. There were only four pieces of mushroom in some creamy cheese but the dish was mostly salty breadcrumbs. The poached eggs were nice but didn't suit the dish. I got two large slices of sourdough and they were not buttered. Very salty and disappointing dish. It just lacked flavour. Perhaps best as a pasta sauce or a dip. My friend ordered poached eggs with toast. She was told she would get two slices of toast. She also asked for Vegemite and avocado on the side. Her dish arrived with one slice of toast. When we inquired about it, she was brought another slice of toast but charged for it even though we were told that eggs came with two slices. She was also charged for Vegemite. Insane. Very slow service Water was never refilled They do split bills Cakes look delicious. Almost bought the dog treats for a friend as they looked like dessert bites. Lol.

Lovelly food and great fit-out in a unique location. I'd love to recommend except for two things: 1. Service had a decidedly 'disinterested', almost pretentious air about it. Plenty of staff around but most seemed to preoccupied with things like restocking cupcakes, talking to their friends and quaffing their hair. Took many attempts to get some attention. 2. I ordered what turned out to be the worlds smallest quiche... for $17. Usually when I order a quiche, I expect lunch. This was more like a side and that's being generous. Had to order something else just to avoid going hungry. Has potential to be great, especially with such a special location but I won't be going back in a hurry.

We went here on New Year's Day. Had booked a table. Waitress really good, very helpful with drink and ordering etc but when food arrived several people at our table felt their meals weren't up to scratch and rightly so- one was supposed to have oven baked pumpkin with pearl couscous and instead found her pumpkin almost raw. Not a good look for chef I'd say. I had salad and it was great/ but I guess you can't get that too wrong. They did apologies and offered a discount for our troubles. Another restaurant that has probably overworked staff over the holiday season and corners are being cut. I've heard of the staffing shortages in the hospitality industry and perhaps now it's starting to show. Beautiful location however on a sunny day and worth the trip if you're nearby. Great coffees so at least Barista was on their game.

Been one that's been on my to do list for quite a while and my first surprise was the fact that I turn up at 9.40 and then they don't open till 10?!? My goodness, I have never known a place is so popular that hasn't been open early for the brunch demolishing masses. I know I should have checked the opening times, but boy was I surprised. The stables are beautifully done and in quite a lovely setting. We were outside in winter and went between freezing cold and stinking hot with the cafe blinds and the indecisive Melbourne weather. I hadn't noticed a heater when we walked through the space. The food was fine, better than average. The portions weren't large though and spent some time grilling the staff on the portion sizes because I fear the hangry. Where the stables faltered for me was the service. With so many wonderful places around, I think they need to take a very hard look at their service staff and consider putting an additional team member or two on. This would have prevented the couple of times my friend and I plus other tables were overlooked and prevent people from heading to other venues for brunch. I agree with the other reviews - be there at opening or prepare to wait for ages for a table.

The Stables has been going a while now, and has been a favourite spot for breakfast or lunch, and a reliable 4 star one at that. Sadly that appears to have changed with the recent change of ownership, based on today's experience. The good is that the quality of the food appeared largely unchanged, despite some tweaks to the menu. The bad is the length of time between order and service. We were there at 11am for brunch and the place was only around half full. Certainly not "heaving". For brunch, 45 minutes is way too long. And to be told by the wait staff, upon polite enquiry at the 30 minute mark, that "there is a standard 35 minute serving time" followed by "yours will be another 10 minutes or so" without apology, simply highlighted the point. There's something wrong if you can't put poached eggs on the table inside 15 minutes.

Very picturesque location. Peaceful and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of South Yarra. Love the Gardener's breakfast and the cheesy toast. Dog friendly too

Came here for a catch up with girlfriends. We were happy not to wait for a table. Service was great. No coffee this time but all the dishes we ordered were great. I can't wait to try the high tea or at least a sweet treat. It was was displayed beautifully

I've been here three times. The first two were ok. But today was completely average. The high tea was not good. Flavourless bland, repetitive food. Arrogant staff

This place is wonderful! The food is presented wonderfully and tastes just as good. The location is gorgeous with little white tables outside and looks like something out of vogue living. Go with good friends or a lover for breakfast! Defiantly a must try for those who haven't been! Its also a nice place so you don't have to go super casual which is nice sometimes because you can really enjoy the time you have there.

"I dont need to hear your life story - do you want the table or not" was how we were greeted by our waitress on arrival. We were being offered a table for 2 (for FIVE of us PLUS a high chair) and told if we didn't take it, we'd have to go to the back of the queue. "But we've already been waiting 45 minutes" was our response - which was how we came to hear such the blindingly rude retort from our surly waitress. If you like Boxing Day sales, the pushing, elbows out, 50 people running towards one item on sale, then this is the place for you. They have three entrances to this place, they open the gates and its every man for himself as the beautifully dressed diners literally run and push their way past you to get into a queue. Really Melbourne? Really! We are blessed with an abundance of cafes! Why anyone would ruin their Sunday by going to this place is beyond me. The table next to us must have agreed, as they left, the host stood up and said "Lets get out of here.... and never come back!". How was the food? The coffee? Well, we were so wide eyed and shaking our heads in shock at the rudeness of the staff I couldn't even tell you what our food tasted like. And as for the coffee - we ordered, we waited, we ate, we waited, we paid, we left - coffee never arrived. When we asked (after our plates were cleared) if our coffee was coming we were told "Look around you, every single person here sat down at 10am and ordered a coffee, its going to take a while for yours to come". Ok. Well you enjoy your bitchy attitude and the thrill of having the "in" place with a queue out the door because trust me, with service like this, in Melbourne with a plethora of beautiful places, your success isn't going to last.