Late this morning, the staff at South Melbourne cafe St ALi, were winding down from the day’s first coffee rush and getting ready for the lunch crowd.

Quentin Tarantino enters stage left. He walks up to the register and orders a long black with fresh cream and milk.

“He was a pretty gracious and humble dude. We didn’t want to be the biggest fan-boys ever, even though we were all shaking with excitement behind the counter," says St ALi’s general manager, Lachlan Ward.