Chinta Blues

(03) 9534 9233, 6 Acland St, St Kilda. VIC 3182
Open mon-sat noon-2.30pm 6pm-late sun noon-4.30pm 6-10pm; Licensed, BYO, Corkage $7 bottle; AE DC MC V, No bookings, Seats inside 110, Outside seats 35

Photo: Tony Knox

Mietta's Review
This is one of St Kilda's perennial favourites. Locals and interlopers converge upon this affordable Malaysian Hawker style cafe that spills out onto an uber-cool corner of Acland Street. There's hustle with plenty of bustle here. Super efficient wait staff make sure that a steady flow of the hungry are met, lead, fed and finally sated- farewelled. The open kitchen provides an animated backdrop of thunderous woks working at full speed. The Blues tunes float somewhere in the back ground occasionally lost to the instantaneous explosion of gas-fuelled, ceiling-high flames. The menu is Malaysian and doesn't change the Lobak, chicken wrapped in beancurd and deep-fried, is a favourite, so to is the Seafood Laksa. The wine list is short but offers reasonable value for money.

Other Published Opinions Age Cheap Eats 2009

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"DAY in, day out, year after year, Chinta Blues pumps out dependable, affordable hawker food for St Kilda's pre-clubbers, apartment-dwellers and misfits."

Age Cheap Eats 2004

AGFG 2004, score 12/20, wide selection vegetarian dishes, two courses $25 or less

Herald Sun, Sunday Magazine, 2003, Sally Fisher,'The food here is just OK...watch for the little surprise in the bill-s surcharge of 2.3% for paying by credit card'

Age Good Food Guide 2003. Score 12/20

Herald Sun, City Style, for richer,for poorer, 22/7/03,'Traditional Malaysion cuisine'