fine dining
HOT: The Press Club, 72 Flinders St, Melbourne
In case you missed the furor in the blogosphere, George Calombris took a swipe at food bloggers recently in the Herald Sun. So I was a little apprehensive about how I’d be received at his flagship restaurant The Press Club with my camera and notebook in hand and very apprehensive about the consequences if I gave the restaurant a NOT rating. [...]
NOT: Grossi Florentino Grill, 80 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Lately in Twitter-land there’s been some press circulating about people posting negative reviews on social media sites possibly being sued for defamation. So I had to think twice about whether to give Grossi Florentino Grill a NOT. Let me start off with note (plea) to Guy Grossi. I don’t have a personal vendetta against you. [...]
HOT: Taxi Dining Room, L1 Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne
Continuing my support for Put Victoria On Your Table, I booked a Winter Express lunch at usually super-expensive Taxi Dining Room for $35 a head (their 2 course lunch menu is normally $85). Be warned that the Winter Express menu = the no choice menu. Fortunately, both the main course and dessert sounded much more [...]
HOT: Ezard, Adelphi Hotel, 187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
It seems that the GFC really has hit the fine dining scene in Melbourne, as even two-hatted Ezard is offering a discount voucher in the Entertainment Book this year. Not one to pass up an opportunity to get a discount on very good food, I suggested that we take RM’s uncle Ian out to dinner [...]
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