Fresh User Reviews for Outdoor Dining in Melbourne

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  8     

Our night at Movida Aqui was great. The food had plenty of character and was fresh (as always). Service was also top-notch, there was always a waiter visible and were also very attentive to our queries.

Since this was my second visit to Movida, I decided to try one of our favourite dishes (the Bomba) and was left slightly disappointed. In comparison to the Bomba we got in the past, this one was much larger and didn't give a wholesome 'bomb' of flavour that we got when we first tried it. In saying all this, my partner and I thoroughly enjoyed the sea urchin dish special (the 'Erizo'). The bill totalled to around $50 per head but we were more than satisfied with our dine here. Highly recommended!

May 28, 2012

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Dined recently with friends from the Gold Coast. Outstanding food with an entree of scallops on a leek puree and steak to follow. Service was right on the mark and the selection of food and wine was terrific. I would have no hesitation in recommending this place. Our friends were equally impressed with the quality of the food and the service. Mind you coming from the Gold Coast they are probably easily pleased! Overall a great night out made even better by the great food and ambience.

May 28, 2012

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  7     

Went there last night with table of 16 last minute booking manager was really polite and very accommodating being cold and miserable winter night. He gave us a nice table by the fire place and was really attentive all night. Staff were polite, quick, food was great, highly recommend to anyone. The manager gave me his number said anytime sir that's what we are hereto give people an experience. Just shows people still love hospitality and are passionate about it still. Bravo

May 28, 2012

3.4 Below Average

Food  5      Drinks  5      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  1     

Since being renovated the old historic pub is no longer. Food took a long time to come out and we had to ask for the waiter to take our order for drinks. When the food did arrive it was verging on cool and had an Ok taste. When you order an eye fillet for $36 you expect it to be great. My sister in law ordered the parma which was soggy and had no flavour. Way too expensive for what you pay for!

May 27, 2012

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  10     

This place is excellent. We went for brunch on a Sunday morning and everything was brilliant. The coffee is very nice and the value for money is better than average.

May 27, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

We dined at Kojo Brown on 25 May 2012. We had a fantastic dining experience. The food was fresh, perfectly cooked and presented, and it tasted fantastic. The choices were quite varied.

The service was extremely efficient but not intrusive. The staff (young Japanese lady and the Chef) were incredibly friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.

We will certainly be returning to Kojos on our next visit to Melbourne and would recommend that you dine there.

May 27, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Had a fab night at Bistro Vue on recent trip to Melbourne. Really great service and fab food. Thought it was really good value for money and have recommended it to friends when they visit Melbourne next month.

May 27, 2012

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Good service and delicious food. The gnocchi al pesto are fantastic and the complimentary serving of bruschetta adds to the dining experience! Also, one of the few places that actually know how to make a decent latte!

May 27, 2012

3.8 Below Average

Food  6      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  3     

Recently had a birthday celebration at Waterfront. A group of 7 with three hour parking out front. Ordered mains and dessert, received our dessert 15 minutes before our parking expired. Yes 2 1/2 hour for main and clean up. Our poor server was run off his feet with quite a large area to service, they seriously need to employ more staff.

Food was delicious but waiting for dessert and our coffees caused a great deal of stress, worrying about that parking ticket. Employ more staff guys!

May 26, 2012

3.5 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  2      Service  4      Value  3     

Casual Asian Fast food. Good for a quick, hot meal when you're really hungry and short on time. Classic soup noodles, mix and matched from big vats of soup, different noodles, and minute servings of protein and veggies used as garnish.
Student waitresses bit more on the ball than the usual.

May 25, 2012

5.4 Average

Food  7      Drinks  4      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  4     

Provincial is always a good consistent choice for European pub fare. Dishes always have an interesting twist, but doesn't veer too far from the original.
Bouillabaisse was lovely, rich, generous flavours. The boys had the fish selections both were cooked to description.

May 25, 2012

3.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  6      Service  3      Value  2     

Could have spent 10 bucks and gone somewhere else with more consistency. We didn't have high expectations but cold burgers is certainly not what we wanted from a burger diner. Advertised burger were 100% meat, but more like 20% meat and 80% breadcrumbs et al. Gave me indigestion.

Soft drinks severely overpriced, two burgers, two soft drinks and 1 fries came to $50. The manager was lovely enough, but his staff were a bit clueless.

May 25, 2012

6 Average

Food  8      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  4     

Dined at Sapore twice, both times had lovely experiences. Waiting staff attentive, but, perhaps, could have been a little less suffocating.

Meals were impeccably presented and flavours of each dish worked brilliantly together. Recommend the Duck and Barramundi. The chocolate desserts are slightly sparse but to die for, bring back the marquise!

May 25, 2012

4.5 Below Average

Food  2      Ambience  9      Service  3      Value  4     

Was a little disappointed, after being rushed to our seats, I then realized there was No Vegan meal option at all. I watched my family eat their meal and ordered a soy latte that seemed to get forgotten.

May 25, 2012

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  3      Service  3      Value  3     

Disappointing. Overrated and unprofessional. Certainly not Melbournes finest seafood restaurant.

May 25, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

Bought some macarons and was impressed with the range of flavours that were available but was expecting higher quality since I have read that they have won awards for their macarons. The fillings could have had slightly more flavour and the shells were a tad dry but even so, they tasted good was just expecting more.

May 24, 2012

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

While visiting Melbourne from Sydney over the Easter long weekend, Fenix was high on my list of restaurants to visit as I am a fan of Garry's recipes and my sister is mightily in love with him.

First impressions count, and the location alone was worth a glowing review. We were a group of 6 and were greeted within seconds of entering the premises and were seated immediately.

Our waiter, Ben, was one of the most helpful wait staff I have encountered. We were not left wanting for anything, our water was constantly filled, something we normally find ourselves having to ask for and all drink requests were fulfilled quite quickly.

The food was absolutely divine, I cannot even begin to describe the party all of us at the table described our mouths as having with each and every bite, with each and every dish.

Beautiful décor and atmosphere, amazing view of the Yarra river through the trees, brilliant service and brilliant food, brilliant night out. It is the most expensive restaurant I visited during my trip to Melbourne, but worth every cent, no disappointment was had.

Aboslutely Super Highly Recommended.

May 24, 2012

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Recently came here while on a trip to Melbourne. I am planning my next trip down just for another burger. If you think that this is mildly excessive, clearly you have never been.

Came with 6 others, we ordered a few things each and shared it all round, utterly amazing. Had we not been so full, we would have ordered a second round of foods.

I don't want to single out anything off the menu, because everything we had was pure brilliance. Also, the best lemon, lime and bitters I have ever had, I had here.

Aboslutely Super Highly Recommended to anyone who will listen.

May 24, 2012

7.5 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     

It's really interesting to see mixed reviews on this place. It is in my opinion one of the top 5 pizzerias in Melbourne. They stick to traditional Italian pizza with a thin base and minimal but fresh ingredients. If you're looking for huge toppings and thick bases piled with cheese, give the place a miss. If you're after a gourmet pizza D.O.C's the place for you! Prosciutto pizza with chilli oil, wow!

May 24, 2012

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  8      Service  1      Value  1     

Its hard to believe this restaurant has so many good reviews and, unfortunately, we were lead there by their reviews. I am from Sydney and we have heaps of middle eastern/inspired restaurants.

I hope for the longevity of their business we caught them on a off night.

When we arrived we were offered drinks and the banquet for $75. Our friend had and eye lash in his quail egg, we sent it back. The waiter came back 1.5 minutes later saying there you go fresh one. The way they served the dish was to pour the broth over the ingredients. The problem was they did two in one hit, them 1/3 of the guy opposite me, they then did mine, and gave the guy opposite me another 1/3. We than waited about three minutes until the other 1/3 came out. Great start. This put a damper on our mood.

We ate cold soup, flavour was good but cold. We then asked the waiter if the soup was meant to be cold, he said oh no "hot" and then walked out The pickled beetroot had no flavour, and nothing was really impressive.

I was waiting for someone to ask me for a drink, the waiter came to the table three times overlooked my empty glass and I never got asked for a drink. Is this what you call fine dining?

I said to him is there a specific drink waiter, he said no! Then he said would you like a drink. I said I wanted one but forget it.

We got up and walked out and asked for the bill. They acknowledge we were not happy and didn't charge us for our meal. Regardless we would have never come back.

Very very disappointing.

May 23, 2012