Misty's Diner - Reservoir

Misty's Diner

Reservoir, Melbourne

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer"

Bruce Lee

I learnt something yesterday evening when my wife and I went to Misty's for the first time. The first thing we learnt was that we have been missing out big time. The second thing we learnt was that the song Shout! wasn't only performed by our own Johnny O'Keefe but was made most famous by the Isley Brothers. These are the things you learn when you find yourself in an American themed diner.

So what brings a couple to a place like Misty's diner? A few things come into play. A voucher book, the Queens birthday long weekend and an insatiable hunger. When my wife mentioned the words American diner I was on-board. Some phone based investigation gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside as I scoured through numerous photos published by other hungry go-getters. A good indication of a place that serves a good burger is a burger challenge. Misty's burger challenge is comprised of 5 burger patties, 3 buns, 5 slices of bacon, 5 slices of cheese, mayo and barbecue sauce and a half serve of fries. If you can do all that within 14 minutes you will get a burger challenge t-shirt and your photo displayed on the burger challenge hall of fame.

Misty's has a cool 50's/60's vibe and you are greeted with American accented staff as you enter. Luckily for us we had packed our snow gear for the trip because the restaurant was full and we needed to sit in the cold Melbourne night. The menu is vast and the first thing that catches our eyes are our favourite American dish from our US trip 4 years ago... cheese & bacon potato skins. Before we look further we agree that a plate of said potato dish will be ordered.
We decided we weren't bothering adhering to diet regimen and went all out. The regular fries we ordered saw us wishing that we went in the curly fries direction as we watch a waitress carry a plate of them by.
Marleena (my wife) decided on the Western & Bacon which included a burger pattie, sauteed mushrooms, swiss cheese, mayonnaise, 3 onion rings and smokey barbecue sauce.
I ordered the Double Whammy, because if the word double is on a menu and is not superseded by the word triple, you can pretty much guarantee I am ordering it.
It had 2 beef patties and pretty much the same stuff as what my wife had ordered with the addition of the cheddar variety of cheese and some green stuff (lettuce and tomato).

I am a big fan of the food at Misty's. From what we tried it was very impressive and of good quality. Some might find the price tag of $15 to $25 for a burger a little steep but I thought it was more than worth it. The Western & Bacon burger was pretty massive so mine was probably too big. I know, I can't believe I just said that either.

So it has been all good news right? Well, there is just one thing that made it better. The Reese's Pieces thickshake was incredible! IT had cream, chocolate, cereal, ice cream and of course Reese's Pieces.

So all-in-all the meal we had was amazing and I will be going back to try and get through 1 or 2 more burgers and hot dogs, so watch this space.

Oh, and if you are going to eat here keep the napkin dispenser close by, that shit gets all over your face.