Good Things Come in Small Packages

St Kilda Delicatessen
267 Barkly Street
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
+61 3 8538 9366
open: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm

SUMMARY RATING
highchair: N
change table: N
friendly enough?4/5
fast enough? 4/5
pram friendly? NA (outside only)

Two women, two 9 month old babies in two prams. Hmmm … not going to work. My friend kindly offered to leave hers outside because her little bundle is (a) more serene and (b) had already eaten lunch. So we squeeze our way in, glamorously dragging a chair or two in our wake.

Once seated and settled, having ordered drinks straight away, I try to get my little man interested in the veggie medley I had prepared earlier. But why would he? At such close quarters to everyone else, there is so much more fun to be had flirting with the two women in the far table or babbling shop to the man trying to enjoy a solitary lunch! Lucky for us, this is a baby-friendly suburb and this is the kind of place where everybody knows your name.

Again my friend, the picture of controlled motherhood, offers to get up and order for us while I try to control my very excited cherub. As you would expect from a delicatessen, there is a delicious selection of things to eat and stock up on so I order with the thought of ‘Oh, I’ll have that one next time’.

And next time there will be. The toasted sandwiches we ate were delicious – my little son seemed to take to it better than my home cooking! The atmosphere is pleasant and non-obtrusive, surprising given the smallness of the place. As long as you don’t mind the possibility of talking to your neighbour this is a fine local treat. Possibly leave the prams at home.