Eating out in Melbourne

[MikedOut]

These things can always be a bit personal in terms of what one person may love another may hate, but whenever I'm down in Melb with the better half, Il Solito Posto (113 Collins St) enter via a little laneway just up (towards Parlaiment) from the Grand Hyatt. Great food and decent wines.

 

[Deleted User]

or monday lunch (if it's open) downstairs behind
Fed Square, on the walkway between the building and stairs and the river. a couple of nice lunch eateries there.

We ended up having lunch at "Riverland" yesterday, which I assume where you were referring to KLN

Really nice casual spot for a light lunch on a sunny day (as it was yesterday) really good food and great wine selection. Staff were so pleasant and friendly when needed. Will be back there again for sure, great suggestion KLN

Also thanks to everybody else around here, I have many places to check out in a few weeks when I'm in Melbourne again...

Cheers

 

[Febs]

For casual, reasonably-priced and excellent food with a great atmosphere - Movida Aqui (book a few days in advance, or wait at Movida Next Door), and Mamasita (Mexican, no reservations). Had a great quick bite to eat at The Waiting Room (Crown) last week too. Excellent coughtails!

On the fine dining side of things - had dinner at Bistro Vue recently. Good food, but I wasn't blown away (haven't tried Vue du Monde but I've tried Shannon Bennett's food before and was impressed) . Same with Jacques Reymond - excellent food, but not mind-blowing. Perhaps I've been spoiled by the Sydney 3 hatters like Quay, which I'd rate well above almost anywhere else, including some San Pellegrino Top 20, 3 Michelin-starred restaurants.

Jamie Oliver's Fifteen has never failed to impress me.

Cheers,
- Febs.

PS: Stay away from Nobu. Good elsewhere, but pretty rubbish in Melbourne.

 

[simonpenny408]

Yeah - Nobu was disappointing - I agree