Carterlovett

The sequence of happiness; pre-school pancakes. This little cherub is tucking in to a kids pancake with maple syrup, before jumping on her bike and peddling to school.
Kids menu available all day, every day.

Friday and Saturday evening this week we are open for dinner and this warming pasta favourite will be on the menu. Braised lamb ragu, tagliatelle, spinach and pecorino cheese.
Book online via or call us to reserve a table. Kitchen opens at 5pm with a kids menu for the little ones.

On rotation today, our two Father’s Day specials: Cumberland sausage with chilli fried eggs and zucchini relish, and our moorish chicken burger with pickles, lettuce, Swiss cheese, siracha special sauce.

Come in and spoil dad. Kitchen open until 3pm

We’ve kicked up our cheeseburger a notch with a double beef, double cheese option with extra pickles. New menu, new burger, new deliciousness.

In the quieter moments, our barista Jimmy captures moments and memories of our team here

The beating hearts of our business.

Organic Chicken Schnitzel all day long. Served here with our kale and cabbage coleslaw, yuzu mayonnaise and chips. Crispy, succulent, delicious.

Schools back. Next stop, coffee…

Known for our braised ham hock Eggs Benedict, but serving up each of the classics alongside. Ask for our eggs Florentine, Benedict and Royale, seven days a week.

Pop up July Dinners, this Friday and Saturday evening. Book in now online via or email [email protected]

Soup season hit this week with arctic winds and low temperatures here in Victoria. Counteracting the freeze are our daily soup specials. Like this cauliflower and truffle soup on tomorrow until sold out. See you then.

Open today on this King’s Birthday public holiday until 3pm.

Here’s a taster of our duck breast dish featured on our dinner menu next Friday and Saturday evening.
Bookings are limited, so please call us or book online via before we book out (again)!

Our pop-up June dinner weekend has launched. On the back of a booked out May weekend, bookings are open for June and filling up fast. Check out the new menu and call us or book online via

Ten years ago two country kids with a passion for produce joined forces with a charismatic restaurateur and opened a little cafe in Bentleigh, Little Tommy Tucker.

We hoped to create a space filled with exceptional food, great coffee but most importantly, community. We worked, we cried, we laughed, we loved, we failed, we succeeded.

Ten years later we are proud to have created four cafes together: Little Tommy Tucker, Glover station, Saint Martin’s and Carter Lovett. People see the end result but they often don’t realise the journey.

Here’s to a decade and more together 🥂

Yep, it’s soup weather again and we’re rolling out the ladles and dishing up the goods. Our soup special today is Jerusalem artichoke veloute with grilled sourdough.

Today is for all the amazing women, mothers, carers, aunts, grandmothers and role models that help shape and guide our little people. That race around between sports drop offs, school functions, important milestones and the mundane moments of everyday. Today is your day, even if you still have to help cutting the pancakes 😉

We are open until 3pm for food and sustainable. Walk in only.

Dinners are back next Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th. Kitchen opens from 5.30pm onwards with a full kids menu. Get in early to secure a table. To book call (03) 9528 4767 or online via

Seasonal Menu Change launches this Friday. Super excited but it does signal the end for some summer dishes. Like this chat-grilled swordfish with garden leaves, chips and tartare. Get in before it’s gone.