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Cumulus Inc
Ph: 9650 1445; 45 Flinders La, MELBOURNE 3000 www.cumulusinc.com.au
Modern Australian, $
Open Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Mon-Sat; Licensed; AE MC V; No bookings
Chef Andrew Mcconnell Score: 34/50 (04-11-08) Owner
Other published opinions
Herald Sun Extra Food, Bob Hart, 5-08-08 Score: ***** "This stunning new place, in a former gallery space, is all things to all diners"
Herald Sun Bob Hart, 26-07-08 "AN AMERICAN music journo once wrote, in the 1970s, that he had seen the future of rock and roll, and its name was Bruce Springsteen. The writer's name is Jon Landau. He later became Springsteen's manager and made both his gifted client and himself very, very rich. Let me make t clear, therefore, when I say that I have seen the future of Melbourne restaurants and its name is Cumulus Inc., that I have no desire to manage the place"
Herald Sun Stephen Downes, 4-11-08 "Wall-to-wall young people is the main decor at Cumulus Inc. Average age 25. Standing, sitting, laughing , joking, propped at the bars or sitting with complete strangers at a round table. Oscar Wilde said youth was wasted n them. To a degree, I think the terrific food here goes right over their heads, too. Call me a dinosaur, but I'd like to savour the Inc's offerings in a more comfortable, less croded and more formal atmosphere. But you can't do that because you can't book"
Herald Sun GLUTTON, 10-08-08 "The chef is Andrew McConnell (the wunkerkind behind Carlton's Three, One, Two and former executive chef at gastro-temple Circa). This is his latest venture - an airy, light-filled, all-day eatery overlooking the artistic end of Flinders Lane."
The Age John Lethlean, 26-8-2008 Score: 16/20 "This so-called "Eating House and Bar", a big, open, informal, architectural loft at the arty end of Flinders Lane is closer than anything I can think of in Melbourne right now to reflecting the times and priorities of food and wine lovers. Style, integrity, imagination and creativity without the pretence, the palaver or the cost. Original food that stimulates the mind and the palate, leaving the diner satisfied rather than bloated (dare I say it; a lot of this is really healthy). All at sensible prices. An environment in which to enjoy food that is casual but stylish - fun - providing a place you want to hang out, and a variety of areas to sit."
The Age Clem Bastow, 31-7-2008 "For starters, Cumulus Inc. is refreshingly unpretentious - it calls itself an "eating house + bar", which is officially my new favourite venue genre. The baby of Andrew McConnell (of Circa and Three One Two), Cumulus has been open a few months and feels freshly minted. ... Open from 7am on weekdays and 9am on Saturdays (closed Sundays) until 11pm, Cumulus Inc. provides a grown-up alternative to the late-opening, later-closing booze houses dotting the city."
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