Mietta's Review
You get a lot of things at Blue Tongue - places to sit (footpath, courtyard, bar, table), things to eat (breakfast, lunch, dinner, specials) and hours to be there. The many menus overlap in a bewildering way during its continuous hours of operation. The open kitchen and bar take up a third of the sparsely decorated room which, with its concrete floor, bare tabletops and bentwood chairs, shouts cafe loudly enough for all Elwood to hear. The service is sensible and understated, the prices and food are appropriate. This is a very generous business. Good wine list.
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2010 Score: 12.5/20
Age Good Food Guide 2009
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 12.5/20
Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 13/20
Age Good Food Guide 2005
Age Under $10 11/5/04
AGFG 04, score 13/20, exceptional wine list
Age, A2, 29/11/03, Melinda Houston
Age, Sunday Life, Eat Streets, Dani Valent, 2/3/03
Sunday Age Oudoor dining 12.12.99
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