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House of Pisco
Harley House
71 Collins St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Ph: (03) 9663-8333
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Woop woop! It's 2017! Let's start this year off with a post on one of my favourite restaurants from 2016 - Harley House. You may remember that once upon a time, Harley House was Mexican-Chinese fusion restaurant La Chinesca (I visited once on an invite), and since then they've changed the name and specialised the menu on Peruvian cuisine, with a strong focus on piscos (woohoo!) and grilled meats (also woohoo!)
Harley House
Sandra visited HH once a few months back for a work thing, and came back raving about the churrasco beef, which she insisted I just Had To Try. (Spoiler alert: super delicious). We've…
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