Best Romantic Restaurants in Parkville

Excellent food, excellent service. We had dinner there for our wedding anniversary it was a wonderful experience.

If you want a review of the steaks at Meat Maiden, scroll on. I didn’t order steak…which is perhaps akin to going to Red Rooster and not ordering chicken. I went for the miso cauliflower, perhaps not the first choice of most diners. But I made our reservation because I knew my mega-carnivorous husband would love it. And he did. So yes, the food was excellent. Go for the food. But waaaaaaaay better than the food were the staff. Unlike the current trend for waitstaff to make it obvious they’d rather be anywhere than taking your food order, MM staff all genuinely looked like they wanted to be there. They were joyful, engaging and had each other’s backs. They worked together like a well oiled machine and it was fun and heart warming to watch. I’d go back for the chips. For the crème caramel, for the cauliflower and the donut. My husband would go back for the burnt ends and the pork belly and scallops. But most of all, we’d go back for Nathan and the rest of the staff.

The food was delicious and cooked just right - the steak was a perfect medium-rare, the pasta was al-dente, the cocktails were great and the dessert was delectable.

We love how flavourful all the dishes were and the atmosphere was amazing!

Definitely would recommend! The food was delicious, HIGHLY recommend the Duck Curry and Crying Tiger Beef Staff were super friendly and accomodating and the vibe was awesome! Loved the booth.