Cafe Blush

Cafe Blush is one of my go-to cafes as they're open late, but I only recently visited for food. I enjoyed a beautiful high tea platter featuring some incredible scones, a really nice Yuzu meringue tart, some vegetarian sandwiches and other goodies. For a main dish, I tried the truffle pasta which is incredibly rich and creamy and topped with a steamed, soft egg. Dessert is a must try here. The chocolate chiffon cake is light and soft and decadent without being too heavy, although I think the (extra cheesy) cheesecake coated in pistachio is my favourite dessert of all. Blush does a range of drinks, all of which are really great. While I usually go for a soy coffee, I love their matcha and beetroot lattes.

Had Mentaiko pasta and Chicken and Mushroom pasta with my wife. They were really nice and well seasoned. I am not particularly a big fan of pasta normally but I really enjoyed these two. The mentaiko one is my favourite. We also ordered mushroom soup and it was pretty good as well. The staff were friendly and the cafe decoration made the whole experience better. Haven't had a chance to try their cakes but that maybe for next time.

Really enjoyed my experience at Cafe Blush -absolute interior goals, great for an occasion or even just a catch up. Onto the menu- truffle pasta is definitely my highlight for savouries and the high tea is too cute, favourite has to be the dessert tier, the pastries were moist and exquisite. If you’re a Matcha lover, definitely try the matcha chocolate sphere experience.

Had high tea at cafe blush in emporium melbourne. Love the touch of Asian flavors in some of their pastry items - the lemon meringue tart had a surprising yuzu curd! The savory items are delicious and I in particular liked the smoked salmon one. Great selection of tea and coffee. You can always adopt for the bubbly high tea which comes with a glass of sparkling wine or champagne

Amazing atmosphere, love the squid ink seafood pasta, quick service and reasonable price tag. The only issue we had was our mushroom soup wasn't warm enough. However, their Matcha latte’s was fantastic and the latte art’s super adorable too. I'd recommend their Rose Opera Cake if you feel like having a simple afternoon tea with dessert that are not too overwhelmingly sweet.

GREAT QUALITY FOOD IN A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT Tried this newish café on level 2 in Melbourne Emporium for the first time today at lunchtime. It’s well set out with movable tables for larger groups and a long seat bench along the back wall. The cuisine is modern Italian – Japanese fusion with a variety of pastas, club sandwiches, soups, and wagyu sliders. Desserts (which we didn’t try on this visit) include parfait, baked pastries, cakes and crème brulee. We selected a basket of curly fries and mayo to share for entrée, then had a delicious truffle mushroom fettucini and a squid ink seafood fettucini. Along with a coffee each the bill came to just over $65 for two of us. Service is fast and friendly and the café uses “real cultlery” so you can dine without adding to the plastic waste problem. It’s a bit noisy but that’s more a function of the busy weekend trade and the younger clientele it attracts. Its all on one level so will be fairly easy to negotiate for those with mobility issues – although it might be a bit challenging with a wheelchair (ask the friendly staff for a table near the entry!) Cash and cards accepted. Five stars for the truffle mushroom fettucine!!!!!

This place has potential, it’s gorgeous and comfortable; if only they weren’t so understaffed and undertrained. We went during tea time Friday, it was rather crowded. The servers looked utterly confused, with some wrong orders taken. Fortunately, they were polite and smiley. My strawberry parfait was average, melted a lil as it was standing at the serving counter for quite a while before being served. The Earl Grey creme brûlée was yummy though! Was a disappointed with the drinks being served. We were excited that they were serving coffee by Seven Seeds but it taste nothing like the original. Too much milk and under brewed coffee perhaps?