The owner let me know that they opened up in February 2012 but I swear I have never seen it til this year, maybe because it feels so out of place between a Commonwealth Bank on the corner and an unoccupied mystery white building, like Zooey Duchanel at a careers fair for lawyers.
Despite its unassuming face, HM has a beautiful fit out. Clean lines of wood and painted steel with lightbulbs that remind me of the ones at my yoga studio all combine to provide a trendy but warm ambience. There are wooden slats for bar tables against the side of the wall facing the open kitchen and my friends and I always sit here. Also, this is the best place to ogle the food that come out of the kitchen.
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| Cauliflower and cheese balls with lemon rosemary salt and a dijon dipping mayo. |
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| Steak carpaccio with apple, herbs and dusted with parmesan granita. |
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| Roasted beet salad, dehydrated feta, maple walnuts and roquette pesto. |
Hercules Morse
283 Clarendon Street
South Melbourne
9690 9402
