Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page described Aftermath from invented details. It listed dishes and prices that do not appear in any source we could find (loaded pancakes, a protein plate, an acai bowl), described the room, the queues and the service as if someone had been there, and gave no street address. It has been rewritten. Every fact below comes from a published source named in the text, read on 1 October 2026.
Aftermath is real, and it is on Greville Street. It is a daytime diner at 154B Greville Street, Prahran, from the team behind Whiplash, the Hawthorn bagel cafe, and Broadsheet introduced it on 23 March 2026 as the work of three AFL players. The food draws on two places at once: the English caff, with its bacon sarnies and brown sauce, and the Mexican-leaning diners of Los Angeles, with huevos rancheros and tacos. By July it was on The Age Good Food’s list of 100 Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2026. If you came here for the menu, read on; just know that Aftermath had not published a priced menu online that we could find as of 1 October 2026.
At a glance
| Aftermath Diner | |
|---|---|
| Address | 154B Greville Street, Prahran |
| Hours | Closes 3pm daily; opens 7am weekdays (weekend start times vary by listing) |
| Bookings | Walk-ins only, per The Age Good Food |
| Coffee | Veneziano Coffee, per The Age Good Food |
| The critic’s must-order | Braised beef tacos (The Age Good Food, 2026) |
| Priced menu online | None found as of 1 October 2026 |
| @aftermath_diner |
Aftermath Diner — 154B Greville Street, Prahran VIC 3181
Who runs it. In 2022 retired Collingwood defender Jordan Roughead and barista Jordan Faulkner opened Whiplash in Hawthorn. For Aftermath they teamed up again with more of the Whiplash crew: chef Will Steele and AFL players Nathan Murphy and Brody Mihocek, according to Broadsheet’s first look (23 March 2026). That is Broadsheet’s wording from March: Murphy retired from Collingwood in April 2024 on the advice of the AFL’s medical concussion panel, per the club’s announcement of 16 April 2024, and The Age Good Food describes the owners as footballers past and present. Broadsheet’s first look also names Aidan Watkins as head chef and says the concept is driven by Faulkner, who is English on his father’s side and lived in California for two years.
The idea. The Age Good Food quotes Faulkner describing the place as “30 per cent Mexican flair, 30 per cent American diner, 30 per cent English greasy spoon”, and Broadsheet describes the mix as leaning slightly more Californian. Broadsheet reports the room as booth seating in warm orange tones with silver metal trays, and blues, funk, jazz and ’70s rock on the speakers.
What the critics said: The Age Good Food named Aftermath one of its 100 Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2026 (review dated 24 July 2026, last visited June 2026), and its must-order is the braised beef tacos. Broadsheet’s first look ran on 23 March 2026, with a directory entry updated on 29 June 2026.
If you only try one: the braised beef tacos, the dish The Age’s critic singled out.
What’s on the menu
With no priced menu online, this is what Aftermath’s dishes are, as Broadsheet and The Age describe them. Broadsheet reports that everything is made in house except the bread, which comes from Baked for Sophia, and the tortillas.
Tacos and huevos rancheros. The tacos are filled with braised beef, Oaxacan cheese and tomatillo salsa. Oaxacan cheese (quesillo) is a mild, stringy melting cheese from southern Mexico, and tomatillo salsa is the tart green salsa made from husked tomatillos. The same tortillas carry the huevos rancheros, the ranch-style Mexican breakfast of fried eggs on tortillas under salsa.
Hotcakes. Broadsheet reports that the batter starts with a pre-ferment, which gives the hotcakes a slight sourdough tang, and that they are finished with a maple-miso butter. The Age’s review opens on a bacon-topped version.
The English side. Pork belly is cured in house for 48 hours, then sliced and layered with maple and soy for British-style bacon sarnies. The chipotle baked beans are cannellini beans soaked and slow-cooked rather than tipped from a tin, and a house-made brown sauce takes its cues from HP. Chipotle is a smoked, dried jalapeño, which is where the smoke in chipotle beans comes from.
Churros. In place of the doughnuts you would find in a Los Angeles diner, Aftermath makes churros in house from masa, eggs, flour and milk, fries them and glazes them in a habanero caramel, per Broadsheet. Broadsheet’s directory entry calls them a popular choice.
Price band: Aftermath publishes none. We found no menu with prices on any page belonging to Aftermath, so this page quotes no dish prices. The Age Good Food’s review gives an average cost for two people without drinks of under $100. Its Instagram, @aftermath_diner, is the place to check before you go.
Hours and getting there
Both listings we read show it closing at 3pm, so this is a brekkie-and-lunch spot rather than a dinner one. Broadsheet’s first look gave the hours as daily 7am to 3pm. Apple Maps lists Monday to Friday 7am to 3pm, Saturday 8am to 3pm and Sunday 8.30am to 3pm, so give the Instagram a squiz before a weekend trip. The Age Good Food lists Aftermath as walk-ins only, with takeaway, and Broadsheet lists no phone number.
Prahran station, on the Sandringham line, is also on Greville Street, at the Porter Street corner, according to Metro Trains.
Quick answers
Where is Aftermath in Prahran?
Aftermath Diner is at 154B Greville Street, Prahran VIC 3181. Broadsheet’s directory and Apple Maps both list that address. Prahran station on the Sandringham line is also on Greville Street.
What is on the Aftermath Prahran menu?
Per Broadsheet and The Age Good Food: huevos rancheros, tacos with braised beef, Oaxacan cheese and tomatillo salsa, hotcakes with maple-miso butter, British-style bacon sarnies made with house-cured pork belly, chipotle baked beans and churros glazed in habanero caramel. Aftermath had not published a priced menu online that we could find as of 1 October 2026.
Who owns Aftermath diner?
Broadsheet reports it is from the Whiplash team: retired Collingwood defender Jordan Roughead, barista Jordan Faulkner, chef Will Steele and, in Broadsheet’s words, AFL players Nathan Murphy and Brody Mihocek. Murphy retired from Collingwood in April 2024 on medical concussion advice, per the club; The Age Good Food calls the owners footballers past and present. Broadsheet names Aidan Watkins as head chef.
What are Aftermath’s opening hours?
Every listing we read shows a 3pm close. Broadsheet gives daily 7am to 3pm; Apple Maps shows weekdays from 7am, Saturday from 8am and Sunday from 8.30am. Check @aftermath_diner on Instagram before a weekend visit.
Can you book at Aftermath?
The Age Good Food lists Aftermath as walk-ins only, and Broadsheet lists no phone number.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we searched for Aftermath’s own website and online menu and found neither: no menu or ordering page belonging to the diner, and no website linked from its listings. The address comes from Broadsheet’s directory entry and Broadsheet’s first-look article, and was checked against Apple Maps. Owners, dishes, the bread supplier and the room come from Broadsheet’s first look (published 23 March 2026, updated 5 May 2026). The Essential Cafes listing, the coffee, the must-order and the walk-ins-only note come from The Age Good Food’s review dated 24 July 2026. Hours come from Broadsheet and Apple Maps, which differ on weekend opening times. The station location is from Metro Trains. Nathan Murphy’s retirement is from Collingwood Football Club’s announcement of 16 April 2024, and the “footballers past and present” description is The Age Good Food’s. Each page was read in full, not from a search snippet, and every fact was copied from that text. We quote no dish prices, because the only ones we found were in a blogger’s review, not on Aftermath’s own menu; the under-$100 cost band is The Age Good Food’s. The photos are illustrative Unsplash images of the kinds of dishes described, not Aftermath’s own food.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Broadsheet, first look: Three AFL Players Team Up To Open Prahran Diner Aftermath (published 23 March 2026, updated 5 May 2026)
- Broadsheet directory: Aftermath Diner, Prahran (updated 29 June 2026)
- The Age Good Food: Aftermath Diner review (24 July 2026)
- Apple Maps: AfterMath Diner (address and hours)
- Aftermath on Instagram: @aftermath_diner
- Collingwood Football Club: Premiership Pie retires after concussion advice (16 April 2024)
- Metro Trains: Prahran station
