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Treehouse Lounge Bar

Bar Lounge

Rustic-chic bar/cafe dishing up seasonal, produce-driven brekkie and tapas, plus cocktails and wine. People often mention staff, great, coffee, good, service, friendly, Great, dish, breakfast, atmosphere,


Address

263 Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia

Contact

+61 3 9527 8940

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (301 reviews)

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Working Hours

Permanently closed.

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: staff (20) great (17) coffee (17) good (12) service (10) friendly (10) Great (10) dish (7) breakfast (6) atmosphere (6)
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  • 5/5 Quincy M. 4 years ago on Google • 602 reviews
    I love any excuse to visit Balaclava - especially when my destination is as good as this. Treehouse Lounge is a large cafe with heaps of vegan and vegetarian options - there are modification options for nearly every dish. It was so hard to choose what to get but I went for the Mediterranean breakfast, featuring large, soft falafel instead of sujuk. The haloumi drew me to this dish, but every component it included was great. Haloumi also drew me to the corn and zucchini fritters, which were a bit fibrous but nicely flavoured with beautifully charred leeks and romesco. I got coffee to accompany meal as well as the cafe's special banana smoothie bowls. The peanut butter, banana and salted caramel flavour was unbelievably thick and large and filing. It was so much, I had to take some home. I would gladly revisit Treehouse Lounge for this dish alone but surely wouldn't be able to leave without trying a few more.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Toby H. 7 years ago on Google • 287 reviews
    What a charming space. The service was incredible, as for Emilia in particular. The cocktails I tried, the whiskey sour and the old fashioned were what I sampled, were sublime. A victory all round.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Moni V. 4 years ago on Google • 267 reviews
    Unfortunately This place isn’t as good as it used to be. I ordered the shakshuka with the vegan option, but I didn’t realise this meant I was just going to get tomato and bread for $18. There was no vegan alternative offered for the halloumi, fried egg or goats cheese that comes with the regular dish, they simply removed those items. If you’re going to make this the ‘vegan option’ at least make it cheaper. Service was also incredibly slow and it seemed understaffed. Pros: good location and the atmosphere inside is nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angie B. 4 years ago on Google • 260 reviews
    We got off to a mini rocky start by showing up a little earlier than they opened, as they haven't amended their trading hours on Google or their website (nor does their website work well - you can't look up the menu for example). But the benefit of waiting until right as they opened their doors, is that the place was quiet and there wasn't much waiting. I ordered the "Gone Fishing" which essentially is like a delicious eggs benedict but with a potato rosti instead of toast, and comes with kale and a stunning béarnaise sauce. It's not only beautifully presented, but really tasty and delish. It's quite filling, so at $19 it's pretty well priced. The staff were friendly, and parking wasn't too difficult, so that, combined with delicious food at reasonable prices, will definitely have me coming back here again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nathan 4 years ago on Google • 190 reviews
    Really nice place. A good selection in the menu at decent prices. Staff were helpful and a nice atmosphere in the restaurant. Menu item below is 'Gone Fishing'. P.S. that's a poached egg not sour cream under my salmon.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luigi 4 years ago on Google
    Highly recommend. Change of owners the past year and they have really brought it back up to a premium cafe. Great coffee with well presented and tasty food! i had the Treehouse Benedict. I'm glad i gave Treehouse another shot. I will be coming back! p.s shout out to Leon the new owner for doing a great job!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kirstin P. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing spin on traditional eggs benny and big breaky. Staff very friendly and chatty. Huge meal to keep us going just about all day. And fragrant tasty coffee
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew N. 4 years ago on Google
    I would like to thank the staff for a great morning hosting my family, every one was helpful and happy, the food was delicious and the service was superb. The owner Leon took his time to take all of our orders and was spot on!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark N. 5 years ago on Google • 518 reviews
    Good atmosphere and ambiance with great staff. The food was good and came out quite quickly. I had an issue with my first meal because I misunderstood the menu and they were very understanding and changed it without any fuss at all. It was very kind of them. Thank you again 'Treehouse'. I will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 keiran k. 4 years ago on Google • 243 reviews
    What a crazy cool little place! Love it. Really nice staff. Great coffee and food, heaps of seats. Who doesn’t love seating! The bonus is, if you’re after coffee in this area, it’s one of the quieter places, and it’s great! I’ll def be back.

  • 5/5 Caz D. 4 years ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Had been in Carlisle St for ages and has always been a good spot for a nice breakfast or lunch. Unlike many spots it offers some alcoholic beverages to jazz up a weekend brunch. The bloody Mary is very moreish. The Carlisle Street shrooms is a real treat, with a true mix of seasonal mushrooms on a cornbread base. Topped with a poached egg, it's a good choice. As is the Avo Smash which features a generous serve of avo and good quality goat's curd.

  • 5/5 Delly Guerrero L. 4 years ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Friendly staff, food was amazing and coffee was great 👌 we definitely will come back

  • 4/5 Rachelle H. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee and attentive staff.

  • 4/5 Leigh C. 4 years ago on Google
    My mates chilli scrambled eggs were great. The big breakfast needed something to bring it all together but was still decent. Nice space. To be fair the Rösti are not really Rösti, but still tasty.

  • 5/5 Benny M. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome staff and food. Best sweet potato chips in Melbourne!

  • 5/5 Win S. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place, great food and staff.

  • 5/5 Jason B. 4 years ago on Google
    Great staff, great coffee, great atmosphere. My new local!

  • 1/5 Ana Julia S. 4 years ago on Google
    Walked in to have breakfast, lead to our table and sat down. Waited 15 minutes at our table waiting to order coffee and receive menus... walked out after being ignored by staff 3 times

  • 5/5 peter k. 4 years ago on Google
    great coffee

  • 3/5 Daniel T. 4 years ago on Google
    Really great vegan scramble , and good service.

  • 5/5 David P. 4 years ago on Google
    In a word, amazing. The staff were friendly and the food plentiful, worth the time and money spent there!

  • 5/5 Brittany C. 4 years ago on Google
    Their apple of the eye cocktail is delicious and staff are super friendly

  • 5/5 aditi A. 4 years ago on Google
    Boat dish is awesome

  • 5/5 Facundo H. 4 years ago on Google
    Cozy atmosphere and impressive staff. colorful and tasty meals

  • 5/5 Vera I. 4 years ago on Google
    Such a lovely café! They make perfect latte!

  • 1/5 pasq p. 4 years ago on Google
    Came in for lunch with friends. Never again . Nothing right with this place. Firstly the wait staff were clueless, untrained, uninviting. immature . food was enedibile,ricotta zucchini fritters were soaked in oil, falling apart, tasteless. Baa baa beeny , the lamb was tough and dry , the chicken burger, pattie soaking in oil, processed, bland, bread stale. We ordered 3 coffees all with burn milk. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE

  • 5/5 Simon W. 4 years ago on Google
    Good coffee and service.

  • 4/5 Rowan D. 4 years ago on Google
    Bright, modern cafe bar serving Melbourne brunch style fusion food and a range of beers. The dish was a bit oily, but decent and certainly well presented. Staff were friendly and accommodating and the coffee is good. If you're in the area, a brunch stop is worth it.

  • 5/5 Sandra O. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing food and coffee + great service. Try the Shakshuka eggs - they the bomb!

  • 5/5 carol d. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting variety of dishes and great quality ingredients. Plus they do cocktails. What's not to love.

  • 5/5 Jonathan S. 5 years ago on Google
    Great cafe, friendly staff and fantastic coffee. New owners are really making waves on carslile street!

  • 5/5 Steven W. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely food and service

  • 5/5 Rafil R. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food fantastic service, thank you team and management!

  • 5/5 Kerry R. 4 years ago on Google
    Really lovely food and great service. A real treat for my Mum and me. ?

  • 3/5 Stephen T. 4 years ago on Google
    Good cheerful

  • 4/5 Clinton James R. 4 years ago on Google
    A lovely place to catch up with friends or just have one of there wonderful meals

  • 5/5 Marina i. 4 years ago on Google
    Best coffee and staff

  • 5/5 Thomas C. 4 years ago on Google
    A great place for a drink or lunch. Owner clearly still working out the details but the people who work here are genuinely nice and the food and atmosphere are top not h. Cant wait to see this place get more and more popular as the years go on!

  • 4/5 Eva K. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was amazing. Iced Mocha was a real treat

  • 5/5 Sleepless in D. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place, amazingly friendly professional staff. The bircher (Museli) breakfast was delicious. If there is one thing tgey can improve on, is to add low sodium dish to their already great variety. Coffee was also good.

  • 5/5 Lizzy A. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing menu and coffee! super friendly staff too. Definitely recommend!!

  • 5/5 Cayley S. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious coffee, friendly staff and all-round perfect spot to meet up with friends.

  • 4/5 Joe S. 4 years ago on Google
    Friendly service and good food

  • 5/5 Maree D. 4 years ago on Google
    Great service, staff friendly & attentive. I was so hungry, my cooked breakfast was loaded with food, no extras ordered & it wasn't needed. Coffee excellent. Great value! Thank you!

  • 5/5 Johan B. 5 years ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Nice! New interior, new menu and the best Ham-hock Benedict I ever had! While listening to smooth, relaxing Cafe Jazz.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Outside food allowed
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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