Harajuku Crepes

I happen to be in Melbourne Central over lunch the other day and came across this by accident, normally associate crepes with sweets, on this occasion they had a lot of savoury crepes which seemed appealing at the time to try. I opted for the Ham, Cheese and mushroom crepe for $8. The wait was fairly short, not too many people over lunch, than again I was quite early. I had mine ordered to go. The crepes werent the best, a bit chewy if anything, the ham, cheese, mushroom were all average. Im just not convinced, the plastic displays they had looked great and shiny, than again the food I might have to say mirror that in some aspect. Service was friendly and prompt, just not convinced that I would recommend or return myself to try out their other dishes. For $8, which I find quite a lot when it wasnt all that great either.

Walking pass shop 148 Knox Place, there's a very elegant sweet aroma in the air as you go by. That sweet smell is the crepe getting freshly cooked on the round hotplate. Most of the crepes combination contain cream and ice cream so be mindful of that. I've always considered the Japanese crepes as a dessert but they do have savoury options also. The savoury choices are like any other daily health wrap you'd eat for lunch with the only exception that the wrap itself is more sweeter tasting. Tuna & chicken are the main ingredients for the savoury options. Let's get back to what I had at Harajuku Crepes and that was a simple crepe from the basic "cold crepe" menu. I chose strawberries with cream and ice cream with the added strawberry topping. You could say a safe option but it is one that never lets me down. I mean what can go wrong with strawberries & cream right? with the added sweetness of the warm crepe, biting into the fresh fruit and cold ice cream, it ...read more