257 Toorak Rd (cnr Chapel St), South Yarra, Victoria 3141 · Melway ref: 2L J5
Phone: (03) 9827 3500 ·  Email: info@sodarock.com.au

Trading hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 10 am - 10 pm
Friday - Saturday: 10 am - 11 pm
Open every day of the year!
We accept EFTPOS and all credit cards ($10 minimum)

Soda Rock news:
08/07/08
Fourth of July (Independence Day) — Dress-Up Day







25/01/08
Wow, it's been a while since the last update! Not because there hasn't been any news — there has been! It's been hard to find time to make updates (we've been busy, busy, busy)!

The shipment from the US has arrived! Dr Pepper is proving very popular — everyone is so pleasantly surprised we have it! I am eating a Butterfinger at this very moment — they are so addictive, I am eating one every day (no exaggeration).

Imported goodies in stock: Dr Pepper, A&W Root Beer, Snapple Iced Tea (Lemon, Peach and Raspberry), Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Butterfingers, Oreos and M&M Bite Size Cookies.

And of course, we're still making delicious Cherry Cokes with imported cherry flavoured syrup (so much better than the bottled Cherry Coke from a couple of years ago!).

Thank you to Jono from Hell City Glamours for the email:

Heya, how you doing?
Big thanks for feeding us all and looking after us for the last couple of weeks while we’ve been down in Melbourne, I’ll make sure to get you a copy of the album once it’s done!!!
Cheers, Jono and HCG

Good luck with the album, guys — can't wait to hear it! Good time rock & roll is right up our alley!

07/12/07
Yesterday our mutual fan Sophie paid us a visit, bringing five friends with her:


(left to right) Sophie, Sarah, Kallaya, Alex, Annur, Joe

Mmm — burgers, chilli fries, cheese fries, shakes… Yum!

Nice seeing you again — looking forward to your next visit!

12/11/07
An email from our friends in the Valley:



Hey Les,
Just want to say thanks for a great time today, we loved it going back in time at your Soda Rock Diner. The food was great and the service even better the only thing you're lacking is a diner in the Valley hehehe. Well if you ever think of starting one up don't forget about looking me up hehe. Well as promised I have attached a photo of me and my mum after the glamour shoot.
Chris and Leesa (Me)

Thank you for the email, Leesa; we're happy that you had a good time at our diner! It was nice meeting the two of you. Hope to see you and Chris next time!

21/10/07
Today Rob dropped in, bringing Tess as well. Nice to see you again!

Son of Elvis' set list (October 20):
All Shook Up
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
It's Now or Never
Return to Sender
Kiss Me Quick
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
I Got Lucky
— 
Trouble / Heartbreak Hotel
That's All Right (Mama)
I Got a Woman
One Night
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Spinout
Can't Help Falling in Love
— 
A Little Less Conversation
(You're The) Devil in Disguise
Don't Be Cruel
Love Me
Wooden Heart
A Mess of Blues
Polk Salad Annie
— 
Burning Love
G.I. Blues
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Blue Suede Shoes
King of the Whole Wide World
Stuck on You
I Need Your Love Tonight
— 
Viva Las Vegas
A Big Hunk O' Love
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Jailhouse Rock
Hound Dog
Tutti Frutti
Suspicious Minds
— 
Encore:
Burning Love

Spinout was a new addition; I hadn't heard it before. My verdict: like it.

20/10/07
Much birthday merriment was had at Soda Rock today! Happy birthday to Ella, Jolene and Cassandra. Ella was fortunate enough to have Happy Birthday to You sung for her twice! The first time involved Son of Elvis on vocals and guitar, accompanied enthusiastically by her friends. The second time was waitresses, friends (who were again very spirited!) and onlookers. It was nice of Ella's friend to offer to pay for the sundae, but no need — it's on the house!

Three onlookers were very enthusiastic in singing Happy Birthday to Cassandra with us, then again wished her a happy birthday when they were leaving — thanks guys, we love nice customers!

Cassandra and her friends loved dancing with us; first we all danced to Shake Your Tail Feather, then we all did the Nutbush outside on the footpath — great fun! Thank you for dancing with us!

Son of Elvis was a hit as always. For the first time, they played right in the middle of the diner — a successful move (thanks to Les for his handyman skills). Several regular and non-regular customers came especially for the show, and they were not disappointed… The audience demanded an encore, and an encore they got! The band played Burning Love; it was good of course, but I didn't think it was right that Suspicious Minds was no longer the last song of the night! Tonght's set list should be up soon.

Lastly, here's a pic of Monica's burger today: a double cheeseburger with extra cheese, pickles, mustard, lettuce and tomato:



It looked delicious, and apparently it was delicious.

19/10/07
Happy birthday, Madelyn! :-)

Last night, students and teachers from St Patrick's School in St Arnaud visited us for dinner — their yearly visit! Well done to those of you who danced — I think all the girls made a very good effort, and good on Damian too for dancing enthusiastically for entire songs, even though he was embarrassed!

What else has been happening the past couple of weeks? A group from Mole Creek Primary School in Tasmania came in for dinner (nice to see the adults join in the dancing for once!); a group from St Joseph's School in Northam, WA also dropped in for dinner — the students really got into the dancing, and they even gave us tips, which is unusual for a school group — thank you! Glad you had a good time!

Also, a group from Merbein Secondary College dropped in for a bit of an impromptu dinner. Thank you to the teacher who provided me with a bit of a geography lesson — for anyone who didn't know, Merbein is in the north-west corner of Victoria!

Marcel celebrated his birthday with family; so did Judith (you're lucky you have such nice families!). Merryl had a pre-birthday dinner with friends. Marcelle brought a couple of friends in for dinner, sating her cherry Coke craving in the process!

"Butterfingers" (yes, I just made a nickname for you, hope you don't object!) popped in, hoping to find, naturally, Butterfingers! We don't have them right now, but they are currently on the way and should be in by early December (along with Dr Pepper amongst other things). If anyone would like to be notified when we have received these goodies from the US, simply drop us an email saying so. We'll email you as soon as we get 'em!

"Butterfingers" enjoyed a specially-made American-style Big Bopper (burger with the lot). The regular Big Bopper is actually quite Aussie (it contains beetroot and grilled onion). If you would like to try an American-style Big Bopper, just let us know and we'll make one especially for you. I highly recommend it!

Our friend Rob paid us a visit, and Bree and Josh dropped in last week for dinner — nice to see all of you!

The Joseph family came in for dinner a few Sundays ago and were model Soda Rock Diner diners, singing along to the '50s and '60s songs and enjoying the dancing. They haven't been the only ones, thank you to all of you who have an enthusiastically great time — you bring smiles to our faces too!

Son of Elvis has been playing every Saturday night — here's a pic of them in action last Saturday, during their traditional finale of Suspicious Minds:



On the left, of course, is Stace D; to his right are the Hound Dogs — Geoff on bass, and Steve on guitar.

Son of Elvis' set list from last Saturday (October 13):

All Shook Up
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
It's Now or Never
Return to Sender
Kiss Me Quick
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
I Got Lucky
— 
Trouble / Heartbreak Hotel
That's All Right (Mama)
I Got a Woman
One Night
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Little Sister
Blue Hawaii
— 
A Little Less Conversation
(You're The) Devil in Disguise
Don't Be Cruel
Love Me
Wooden Heart
A Mess of Blues
I Need Your Love Tonight
— 
Burning Love
Blue Suede Shoes
Polk Salad Annie
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
King of the Whole Wide World
Good Luck Charm
Surrender
— 
Viva Las Vegas
A Big Hunk O' Love
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Jailhouse Rock
Hound Dog
Tutti Frutti
Suspicious Minds

If you have any requests, let them know! They'll be back this Saturday night from 6:30p.m. till about 9:00p.m.

01/10/07
Tonight Ben and Chris dropped in for a bite — it was nice to see them again as always, and it was very surprising to hear that they cycle all the way from Castlemaine to Melbourne! I always thought they looked like hard-core cyclists, but 120km? Wow! And that's just one-way! Good going, guys!

23/09/07
A big hello to Em, Court, Ash, Brooke and Moni from Gladstone High School in South Australia. Thanks guys, you rock too! We'll miss you and how you love your BLTs (and the cheeseburger combo!) and the music (and the dancing!). Hopefully one day you can come back to visit us!

22/09/07
Happy birthday to Anou, who celebrated with family and friends today — thank you for dancing with us, we enjoyed it and we hope you did too!

Also happy birthday to Marissa, who had dinner with friends tonight.

Son of Elvis just keeps getting better every week, and so does their reception! The band's gaining quite a following, including a very enthusiastic fan in Christopher, who got two autographs and a CD, lucky guy! Marissa and her friends were an eager, lively audience too! Don't miss Son of Elvis next Saturday night — be prepared to clap along, sing along and maybe even chat with Stace and the band!

Also, congratulations to Natalie Molluso and Tim Reynolds, who had their wedding today. Natalie is one of our lovely regulars. Enjoy your honeymoon — see you when you get back!

21/09/07
Happy birthday to Stacey and Kristy, who celebrated with a group dinner tonight!

20/09/07
Happy birthday to Hannah who came in with a friend this afternoon!

Also, thank you to the kids from Our Lady Help of Christians School in Wendouree, who came in for dinner tonight as part of their school camp — you guys were really nice, and enthusiastic dancers and singers — we love customers like you!

In other news, Dave Hughes came in last Saturday night to grab a take away meal (while Son of Elvis was playing!) — he seemed like a very nice, regular guy.
Also, Paul Mac came in on Sunday night for a bite.

17/09/07
Tonight a group from Mornington Secondary College visited us for dinner before a movie at Jam Factory down Chapel Street; students from Mornington Secondary are always a great bunch — very nice, and eager to get up and dance with us! We look forward to next time!

16/09/07
Son of Elvis will be back this Saturday night (September 22) from 6.30p.m. until about 9.00p.m.

10/09/07
Son of Elvis will be back this Saturday night (September 15) from 6.30p.m. until about 9.00p.m.

07/09/07
On Wednesday night, students from Bolwarra Primary School dropped in for dinner. Thank you for dancing with us and thank you for the card!

03/09/07
Wow, it's been a rather interesting week!

Last Thursday, the Roc Tha Block guys came back for lunch.

Last Saturday night was Son of Elvis's first show at Soda Rock — they were terrific! Stace sang very well; the Hound Dogs were great on guitar as well as on backing vocals. Some of the highlights of the show (for me!) were: their performance of Love Me (one of my favourite Elvis songs), Suspicious Minds (great with the backing vocals) and the end of Good Luck Charm, when Stace and Steve kept singing "uh-huh huh" at each other! I loved the whole show, though! Stace and the band are great guys — very nice; Stace chatted with several customers.

They'll be back this Saturday night, starting at 7:00p.m. and finishing around 9.30p.m. Can't wait! If you missed the first show, make sure you come along to this one — you don't need to book, just drop in for dinner or a shake!

This afternoon, there was a Video Hits First shoot at Soda Rock — yes, Fuzzy was here! Check out the show on Channel 10 this Sunday, 8.30a.m. to 10.00a.m. See if you can spot Les, Kimberley, a Hot Fudge Sundae and a Hubcap combo!

This evening Roman Tucker of Rocket Science dropped in for a bite.

29/08/07
Treach from Naughty by Nature came in for lunch today; Naughty by Nature's performing at Vodafone Arena tonight as part of the Roc Tha Block concert. Seemed like a nice guy. I found it funny that a couple of fans of a Roc Tha Block act came in for lunch (they had an autographed poster with them), then shortly after they left, some of the touring party's entourage came in and sat at the same table.

Have you checked out the current issue of Alpha magazine? There are some nice pics of Tiffany Cherry done up Fifties style — taken at Soda Rock, of course!

   

28/08/07
Thanks to the students from Nathalia Secondary College who came in for dinner tonight — you guys were great. Had heaps of fun dancing with you (especially outside!) and I was impressed that you knew all the songs! Hope to see you again!

27/08/07
This Saturday night (Sept 1), Soda Rock will host a live music act for the first time!
We proudly present Son of Elvis — Stace D and the Hound Dogs, covering Elvis classics,
performing from about 6.00p.m. till 8.30p.m. All of us at Soda Rock are excitedly looking forward to the show!
Is there an entry fee?
No, business is as usual, but with the addition of Son of Elvis!
Do I need to book?
It is not essential, but it may be a good idea to book so you'll be guaranteed a booth — you can book via phone or email. The earlier you book,
the better — you'll have a better choice of times and booths.
Can I make a song request?
Yes! You are very welcome to ask Son of Elvis to perform an Elvis song for you.
Will I be able to use the jukebox?
While Son of Elvis is performing, no; however, the band will take breaks, during which you can play songs on the jukebox.
Can we dance in the aisles?
You are always welcome to dance in the aisles!

If you have any enquiries about Saturday night, feel free to contact us
via phone or email.

If you are interested in booking Son of Elvis for a function,
contact Steve on 0422 435 568.

In other news, we have finally received the chocolates and sodas from the US — Hershey's milk chocolate, Hershey's Kisses, Reese's peanut butter cups, Nabisco Nutter Butter cookies, M&M bite-size cookies, strawberry sour straws (not to be confused with our usual non-US sour straps), Dr Pepper and IBC cream soda.

Also, last week we sold our first Soda Rock gift voucher — if you are interested in purchasing one for a friend or relative, please let us know via phone or email, and we'll be happy to arrange it for you.

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