Caught up with some friends I haven’t seen for many months and had dinner on Friday night.

I must remember that there are now two Shark Fin Inns on Little Bourke Street (I was waiting for them at the wrong one).

There wasn’t too much that was too interesting though, just the usual catch up. But what was really interesting though, was our next venue for drinks.

Normally we end up at one of the Cafes over at one of the many located on Lygon Street, but this time we decided to stay in the CBD. First off we decided to check out a cafe by the name of Max Brenner. The sign on their little shop read “Max Brenner Chocolate Bar“.

First stop was Max Brenner at QV, which was packed, we could only find a table for 2. We had a group of 9. So off we went, walking to Melbourne Central and found the other Max Brenner Chocolate Bar.

What does one expect when hearing the two words “Chocolate Bar”? My first reaction was “Chocolate Beer? Chocolate Wine? What’s this Chocolate Bar thing about?”.

Ended up being just another cafe. Except for one thing, rather than Coffee, they use Chocolate. And everybody loves chocolate right? (ok, they do have coffee, but it’s chocolate and coffee together.)

The drinks are nice, but very sweet, can’t say anything about the rest of their menu though because that’s all I had.

If you’re in Melbourne, it’s worth checking out.

Oh, and the other thing was the mugs that our drinks were served in. It’s round shaped, with no handles, and then it’s got a bit of a “beak”. You can see the picture of the cup on their site. I found it a bit odd at first. I kept trying to grab the side of it where one normally expects a cup handle.

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