Abacus Bar & Kitchen

Understated elegance and quality food on Chapel St. Perfect for intimate dinner or casual brunch. Lovely staff who are always attentive and friendly. Thank you for taking care of us. Will be back! ️

First time here on Anzac day, the place were packed, but took less than 5 minutes we get the table. The food was really good. Order the Blue crab and crispy pumpkin it's fantastic.

Absolutely loved this cafe. The service was fabulous and the food was amazing. Blue swimmer crab crumpet was to die for. Thank you

Nice coffee and delicious food, had the market fish with soup, wow, really delicious. Friendly staff, nice street view, some people sit with lab working there. Relax environment. Deserve visit

I've been here twice. I find the place all hype no substance. Apparently a latte comes in a flat white cup and the one vegan dish on the menu - the mushroom broth had no taste whatsoever. The baguette was also stale. The atmosphere for 10: 30 in the morning with music bass that made me feel physically ill due to it being up so high made for a stressful experience. The staff did their best to accommodate with the music but had no idea how to turn the bass down. The vibe is very weird.

After one of my favourite cafes shut down I was on the look out for a lovely chai. This place gave me something I cannot go past!
Abacus have a lovely modern interior with plenty of space and tables for all.

Abacus Bar & Kitchen can always be counted on for fantastic food and excellent service.

From their wholesome breakfast and lunch menu, right through to their amazingly creative dinner menu, Abacus provides you with a wonderful gastronomic journey through the best of Australian ingredients.

The next time you are in Chapel Street, do yourself a favour and experience the wonder that is Abacus Bar & Kitchen. I promise you that it will be the experience of a lifetime.

A truly terrible experience. Worst coffee I’ve ever tasted, bland and average food, shocking customer service - the list goes on. We brought our concerns to the attention of two different staff members - neither cared or took our complaints seriously, we didn’t even get an apology! After finally getting the coffees (all still completely full) taken off our bill, the nearly $200 charge for brunch for 4 was a disgrace. Truly the worst restaurant experience EVER. Maybe if they put as much effort into making coffees well and treating customers right as they did their interior design it might’ve been an alright experience. But no, I do not recommend to anyone, even my dog would’ve been left unsatisfied.

Food and drinks were great, staff were also friendly and understanding of an ordering mix up. Pretty expensive, but I’d be keen to try it out for brunch.

Today i ordered a garden salad for my wife, and she received a plate as if the chef went to the backyard and cust some grass and served it on the plate,

Despite the fancy decore, staff and foood are rubbish, never going back there.

I thought restaurants, bar, cafe like this place would have had more enthusiasm towards customers neef after a year of closure and having no business!

Unfortunately what i have learnt is that restsurant like this place dont give a s.but how to take ppls money!

So disappointing to be there at all time

The staff at this establishment are very well trained, very impressed. The coffee was good but the food is a little over rated.

I seldom quote Gary Neville, but I feel or justified and rational to describe my meal as unbelieeeevable

My pup and I love it here, good location and beautiful place with delicious food! We’ve been here more than 3 times!:)

Amazing food, ingredients that's locally sourced across Victoria. Great wine selection and friendly service.

We payed $12.10 for 2 small coffees literally the smallest cup available. The coffees were no more than 200ml each. So that’s over $6 each. Ridiculous. And to top it off it was the worst coffee I have had, we were expecting a good coffee and it really wasn’t.

Have come here every now and again since opening, staff have always been friendly and attentive with food being thoroughly enjoyed. Most recently came here for evening drinks with a friend to relax and people watch. Great food, friendly chatty staff and the best old fashioned I've had in a long time! Gave our compliments to the gentleman making them and he actually came over and told us how he made them and about the bourbon / Melbourne moonshine co.he used, well and truly made our night. Thanks again!

Great coffee and food! Can be a bit pricey but it’s worth it for what you get! Designer interior creates such a warm, earthy and home-like atmosphere. Located next to the Prahran market and Aldi makes it a great location to go early in the morning on a Sunday after doing your weekly shop! Would recommend it to anyone in the area who hasn’t given it a go yet!

Pricey but massive portions of perfectly cooked, top quality ingredients. Friendly service and never a bad meal

We've been here many times for dinner and always leave satisfied. The decor and atmosphere are great. The staff are pleasant and the food and drinks are very good.

Food and coffee were amazing, and environment was nice so we were happy about that despite the hefty holiday surcharge. Service could have been way better. Would've given 5 stars just for the food but one of the ladies who served us made us feel very uncomfortable. She hardly smiled back, was monotonous and acted like she didn't want to talk; moreover while we were still finishing up our food she came and took the plates off of our table without a heads up or making eye contact. Just reached forward and took the plates away, which caught us off guard. For how much we were paying for service and holiday surcharge it was not the kind of service we were expecting, when there are countless other cafes with great food and friendly service. It probably wasn't her intention (?) but it dampened our mood for the morning. Will visit again some time in the future, hopefully we will receive better service.