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The Corner of Altona

A splash of Art Deco glamour and a nod to the classic Aussie milk bar. Breakfast from 6:30, lunch till 4, and a cabinet worth the walk from the beach.

See the cabinet Find us on Pier St

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The Corner of Altona sign above the shopfront on Pier Street
32-34 Pier St, AltonaOpen seven days

An Altona institution

Glamour up front.
The milk bar at heart.

The Corner sits where Pier Street meets the village, a few minutes' walk from the beach, the parks and the shops. It used to be Rockabye Candy. Now it is a big, light room with a long cabinet, a coffee machine that rarely stops and a counter you order at like you always have.

The reimagining took the old milk bar and gave it a little Art Deco polish: the gold lettering, the numbered table cards, the lolly jars tied with ribbon. Down to earth and accessible, with room enough for prams, dogs at the door and the whole family on a Sunday.

Breakfast6:30 to 11:30am
Lunch11am to 4pm
CoffeeGenovese, all day
Fresh flowers on the front counter with the cabinet behind
A gold numbered table card in the Corner's Art Deco lettering
Est. Pier StFormerly Rockabye Candy

Made here, every morning

The cabinetKitchen, salads, sandwiches and sweets

Everything below is a real plate from the Corner's cabinet, labelled the way it is labelled in the shop. Order at the counter, dine in or take away.

Beef lasagne on a white plate
Beef LasagneServed with a dressed garden salad
Pumpkin and beetroot salad with feta
Pumpkin & Beetroot SaladPumpkin, beetroot, feta, Spanish onion, mesclun, pumpkin seeds, citrus dressing
Raspberry meringues on cake stands in the cabinet
Raspberry MeringueFrom the sweet end of the cabinet

Prices are on the cabinet tickets in store. Gluten free and vegetarian options change daily, so ask what is fresh.

Call to order ahead

Genovese, all day

Made to order,
one glass at a time.

Long blacks, flat whites, iced coffee and thickshakes, poured at the counter from 6:30 in the morning until the doors shut at four.

A nod to the milk bar

Lolly jars on the counter.
Ribbon on the jars.

Every suburb had one. The milk bar was where you bought the paper, a bag of mixed lollies and a milkshake you were not supposed to have before dinner. The Corner keeps that feeling on the counter: jars of strawberries and cream and musk sticks, tied in the house burgundy, ready to be filled for a birthday or a Sunday walk to the pier.

Bring the kids. Bring your parents. Somebody will recognise the jars.

Glass lolly jars tied with burgundy ribbon on the counter
Drag to stir them

Baked for the cabinet

SweetsCakes, slices and the odd honey cookie

Slices and meringues on cake stands in the cabinet
The sweet cabinetSlices, meringues and cakes, changing through the week.
Chocolate and cherry slice
Chocolate & cherry sliceCoconut, cherry and a dark chocolate top.
Cupcakes and cakes on tiered stands
Cupcakes and cakesIced in the morning, gone by the afternoon.
A jar of melomakarona honey cookies
MelomakaronaHoney cookies with crushed walnut, by the jar.
Pastry tartlets topped with raspberries and mint
TartletsLittle pastry cases for the platter or the counter.
Coco Loco protein balls
Coco Loco protein ballVegan and gluten free, for the walk back.
Cupcakes and slices on cake stands
Whole cakes to orderAsk at the counter a few days ahead.

Take a box home

Slices and cakes travel well. Call ahead and we will have it boxed.

(03) 9967 1991

Boards, hampers and things to take home

For the picnic, the party
and the Christmas table.

Grazing boards built to order, picnic hampers for the foreshore, glazed hams in December and a shelf of house-made bread and gifts by the register.

A classic grazing board with cheese, fruit, dips and crackers
Classic grazing boardCheeses, fruit, dips and crackers, sized for the table.
A wicker picnic hamper on a gingham cloth
Picnic hamperPacked for the beach, basket included.
A glazed half ham with orange and rosemary
Glazed half hamDecember only.
A bottle of T'Gallant prosecco
T'Gallant prosecco
House-made bread loaves in the cabinet
House-made breadBaked for the sandwiches, sold by the loaf.
Tea tins and packaged treats on the gift shelf
The gift shelfTea tins, bagged treats and small things for a thank you.
Roasted root vegetables with almonds
Catering sidesRoasted roots, salads and platters for the office or the party.
Ask about boards and hampers

Meet you at the Corner

VisitPier Street, Altona village

Checking the hours The Corner keeps Melbourne time.
Address32-34 Pier St, Altona VIC 3018Corner site on Pier St, a short walk from the beach and the station.
Phone(03) 9967 1991
Mon to Fri6:30am to 4pm
Sat and Sun7:30am to 4pm
ServiceDine in and take away. Order at the counter.Breakfast until 11:30am, lunch from 11am.
Get directions Call the cafe
Altona beach and pier on a clear day
Altona pier, five minutes on foot
Breakfast · Lunch · Coffee · Cakes · Boards · Hampers Open seven days