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How we read reviews →Taiwanese-Australian brunch café serving beef noodle soup and braised pork rice in Balwyn
Relaxed, sunny neighbourhood café with a compact front room and a leafy, dog-friendly back courtyard. Casual and welcoming, though tables get tight when it is busy.
Dog-friendly courtyard, Taiwanese dishes made from scratch, shokupan-loaf specials, hojicha and matcha drinks, high chairs, and small stickers and cards for sale.
Taiwanese diners praise the traditional flavours of the braised pork rice and beef noodles, though a few say the noodle soup is not fully authentic. The name nods to Mazu, the sea goddess.
Mixed: many call portions generous and prices fair (braised pork rice in the mid-teens), while others find mains such as beef noodles and baked eggs pricey at mid-$20s, plus a weekend surcharge.
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