Co-owners Matt Ward and Mitch Haworth’s first venture is primarily all about great coffee, but they also knew they’d have to build a mouth watering menu to match. Prospect Espresso was a well need addition to the Camberwell cafe scene, boasting a warm and cosy interior filled with natural raw materials. The beautiful custom made communal table commands the room but also offers a generous amount of side dining tables that work perfectly in the smalll and well-thought out used space. Using a range of seasonal ingredients their lunch menu offers a variety of fresh, tasty bites as well as a couple of good ol’ meaty offerings including their Prospects Burger. The house made minced beef is accompanied by bacon, cheese, pickles, and lettuce all in a soft bun. On the side you’ll find some crunchy fat chips with creamy aioli.

“I can’t believe I left this place without finishing my chips or trying their coffee, but the burger was so rich and full of flavour I couldn’t possibly cram any more into my stomach. Really well presented with a skewer holding everything together, the flavours that stood out for me were the perfectly cooked, thick and salty piece of bacon that contrasted really well with the soft creaminess of the melted cheese and aioli. The beef patty was minced coarsely and kept it really juicy and tasty, and the sweet, seed covered bun kept everything together pretty well.”

“This is a sexy piece of work. The bun shone, the cheese oozed and I swear the bacon winked at me as it lay underneath, inviting me to take my first bite. Before I did though, I unloaded my chips strategically onto the plate to catch all the burger’s juices. First bite in: big success, a lot of juice seasoned chips. The coarsely ground pattie didn’t have a lot of seasoning but this worked in its favour. The semi-sweet bun was tasty but was a bit doughy, leaving me with a bunch of it left on my plate. The bacon and cheese combo were by far my highlight. The bacon was lean as hell and there was a whole lot of it – I didn’t want it to stop. A really well-balanced burger that’s sure to be known as the toast of Camberwell.”

Deco Cafe & Restaurant – 211 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell
Victoria, Australia

Heavily seasoned beef. Panini style bun. They’re trying a little too hard and everything had too much flavour.
Each ingredient clashed with another. Really fresh lettuce and tomato. Mayo was great but not enough of it.

“Big. No tomato sauce, but a good amount of sweet tomato. Very herby meat, a little dry. Maybe a more traditional bun would have suited it better. Wasn’t impressed with the relish or chips.”

“Burger was too tall, I cheated and added ketchup, chips were cold with no salt, what the f***? Tried too hard with the tomato relish. None of the waitresses were stunners but they were all the type you could take home to meet your parents.”

“Beef pattie was overcooked. Nice generous amount of cheese, bacon, onion and mayo. Cheese should have been on the patty not on the inside of the bun. The chips could have used some more TLC and the side of relish lacked flavour. The bun soaked up all the juice. It could have been better).”

“Very sweet and juicy but not enough mayo. Meat was definitely overcooked.
A burger full of contrasting flavours.”