I first visited the Embassy Taxi Cafe in Spencer Street in May 1989, either before or after the Metallica concert at Festival Hall.
They made, and still make, some of the best fish and chip shop burgers in Melbourne. I was reminded of this last Friday when I popped in for the first time in ages.
It is a place where the thing which appears to have changed in the past thirty plus years is the price of the food. It’s a time capsule to a much earlier time.
I’m too young to know if there were other taxi cafes around Melbourne back in the day, although I have heard rumours that there were. But it’s the only one now – open 24/7 and regularly frequented by taxi drivers of all companies (Embassy was taken over years ago).
In terms of the best old school burgers in Melbourne, I would list four:
. The good old Embassy Taxi Cafe
. Andrew’s burgers in Albert Park
. Danny’s Diner in North Fitzroy
. The Ascot Vale Fish and Chippery
The first three on my list have been operating for over 60 years each.
Lost For Words! 