Millsbucks

By: Nick Jumara
Date: 6th Jun 07
Venue: Eatery
Meal: Lunch

What:
Millsbucks

Where:
3 Caledonian Lane, Melbourne

When:
10.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat

This shop might be small and the selection limited, but what is being done here (with two and a bit tables) is being done well. Millsbucks has a seriously small menu, but at least the detail necessary to make something that appears simple is actually being watched over.

In Caledonian Lane, just a skinny-panted shuffle from Jeromes, Millbucks has light and filling Japanese based dishes for a nominal cost. Most meals range from six to eight bucks and are well worth the price. Both the beef and the chicken teri don come with a bit of corn, carrot, and radish as does the eel option, unagi don. The eel sits in a simple soy that isn’t overpowering but won’t leave you hungry. If that’s not to your liking then vegie, beef, and chicken curries will have to be. Beyond that, the miso is traditional with a sprinkling of cubed tofu and a nutty broth to warm you right through. For three bucks, it can’t be beat to curb a winter hunger pang.

This place is like the little, graffiti-artist brother of Don Don. The choices might be sparse, but quality is ever present. It’s cheap and easy and, unlike most things associated with that, it’s actually good for you.