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1. Mount Erica Hotel
4.7
Exceptional(1106)
Price: Moderate
• Gastro Pub • Prahran
Booked 30 times today
The Mount Erica Hotel, loved and revered corner Pub. includes public bar, indoor and outdoor dining/function spaces. Offering a menu of elevated pub classics, tap beer, cocktails and extensive wine list. Delivered in a relaxed venue with a designer edge.*All bookings are for our dining room for sit-down dining. We have our front bar and courtyard available for casual drinks, and are on a walk in basis. Dogs and children are welcome in the venue until 8pm.
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2. Elwood Bathers
4.6
Exceptional(1624)
Price: Expensive
• Bistro • Elwood
Booked 22 times today
Bayside restaurant and event venue open daily from 9:00am for takeaway coffees & pastries, and from 11:30am onwards for dine in. Passionate about friends, family and community.
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3. Ripponlea Food and Wine
4.8
Exceptional(133)
Price: Expensive
• Mediterranean • Ripponlea
Booked 1 time today
Welcome to Ripponlea Food & Wine, a local modern European restaurant in the heart of Ripponlea village. Creating signature flavours & personalised service is our passion and we’re all about comfort, style & a little bit fancy without the fuss.
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4. Neighbourhood Pizza
4.8
Exceptional(380)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Armadale
Booked 12 times today
Neighbourhood Pizza. Its pizza for locals. Great for the family, your date or your friends. More than just pizza!
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5. Gilson
4.5
Awesome(700)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • South Yarra
Booked 67 times today
Nestled within the Domain Road enclave in South Yarra with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens sits Gilson.Gilson’s intimate dining room is available for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week and caters for large groups and private dining events. Gilson offers an all day menu focusing on Italian cuisine and seasonal flavours. A neighbourhood favourite due to its relaxed setting, friendly staff, fabulous drinks list and dishes such as the ‘avocado bruschetta’ for breakfast, the ‘Seafood Linguine' for lunch or dinner, and a 'tiramisu' for dessert. Wood fired pizza is also available for lunch and dinner cooked in the custom built oven.Gilson's brunch service is available for walk-ins with reservations available from midday.
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6. Albert's Wine Bar
4.8
Exceptional(187)
Price: Moderate
• Wine Bar • Armadale
Booked 3 times today
Albert's is a neighbourhood wine bar nestled behind the heritage listed Kings Arcade in the leafy backstreets of Armadale. Our bar is named for the Australian artist, Albert Tucker who once resided in the area and more importantly depicted our beautiful 19th century building in his 1937 landscape.We offer an ever-changing list of exciting wines by authentic small batch producers from all over the world, along with many classic 'non-wine' drinking options. Don’t expect a traditional restaurant menu, our kitchen offers up a variety of smaller, seasonal plates that are designed to share. Order one or two as a snack or combine several to create a more substantial meal.
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7. Lion and Wombat
4.8
Exceptional(194)
Price: Moderate
• English • St Kilda
Booked 14 times today
We’re a cosy neighbourhood pub serving nostalgic fare inspired by British cuisine including scotch eggs, fish finger sandwiches and classic Sunday roasts. There’s a dog friendly beer garden, extensive beer, wine and cocktail offering as well as a traditional cask ale beer engine.
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8. Rococo St Kilda
4.7
Exceptional(1878)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • St Kilda
Booked 32 times today
Rococo St Kilda's atmosphere is both seductive and vibrant, bustling and intimate. The place where Rococo’s signature antipasti boards and simple Italian flavours first came to be, it continues to attract diners from all over Melbourne some 10 years later. Set amongst some of Melbourne’s most loved sites – The Palais, The National Theatre and St Kilda beach to name a few – our expanded restaurant space is bigger than ever, yet remains cosy and flexible, with various spaces available for functions and plenty of nooks for private dining or close conversations.Join us for a meal of many courses; a hearty breakfast to start the day, a jovial work lunch, a family get together or just a glass of wine to celebrate the end of a day. Oh and our Wood Fire Pizzas are a must. Enjoy the authenticity, quality and warm hospitality of modern Italy right here in Melbourne.Al fresco outside seating also available.
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9. DOC Pizza & Pasta Bar, St Kilda
4.5
Awesome(99)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • St Kilda
Booked 16 times today
DOC is moving to Port Phillip Bay! Join us to enjoy a modern take on classic Italian hospitality, with a glimpse into dining in Italy’s present day. Our menu features the best of pizza, pasta and secondi, with an ode to seafood to honour our seaside move. A preview of our menu is available on our website directly. A presto!
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10. Cecconi's Toorak
4.6
Exceptional(140)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Toorak
Booked 1 time today
A lavish European dining experience, serving some of Melbourne’s finest Italian cuisine. Designed as a sister restaurant to the original Cecconi’s in Flinders Lane, our second venue brings a touch of luxury, refinement and ‘buonissimo’ to Melbourne’s inner-east enclave. Inspired by its heritage in Italy’s northern regions, and the masters of Italian design, our Toorak venue offers a modern evolution of classic European dining, with a strong Melbourne sensibility. A journey of intimate spaces, luxurious finishes, bespoke detailing and sculptural forms.Cecconi’s Toorak adds a contemporary touch to Melbourne’s culinary landscape, whilst maintaining the high-end Italian hospitality that has made Cecconi’s a Melbourne dining institution for more than twenty years.

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