Fresh User Reviews for Seafood in Melbourne

6.3 Average

Food  5      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  6     

I was slightly disappointed with this restaurant and was expecting something a little more for a restaurant situated on Lygon Street. The menu itself seemed a little 'borish' and gave off vibes of a general lacking of true 'Italian' food. The food was 'ok' at best, I thought the gnocchi could have done better with more sauce and salt. In saying all this, the portions of each dish were quite generous (especially the pastas).

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

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  3      Service  5      Value  2     

One of the worst dining experiences I have had in a very longtime, we arrived on time and were seated accordingly, I checked the menu and wine lists on line prior to booking and found they listed a 2000 Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne Epernay France, when the waitress handed me the drink menu I checked for this champagne and couldn't find it, so I asked the waitress whether they had this champagne in stock and she replied I'll check with the manager.

She returned to say that this was never listed on the web site wine list menu, this was the beginning of the comedy that followed, so at that stage I thought we were in for a night of hit and miss, we then went to the food menu and decided on a few different dishes, one in particular was the, In-house smoked salmon with horseradish parfait and potato bread, the salmon was dry and tasteless but the big surprise was the so called horse radish.

My partner took a small dollop of the white creamy type substance supposedly being horse radish and it was tasteless, so we asked the waitress if she could tell us what the substance was and she openly said it was sour cream, we also ordered the oysters kilpatrick, I was seriously struggling to find the oyster underneath the four of five sprinkles of bacon drowned in the Worcestershire sauce, the so called sumptuous seafood dinner was going from bad to worst and it didn't stop there we also ordered the Blackened silver dory with apple slaw, sauce roumalade and soy.

Well the biggest surprise of the evening was this dish! the roumalade was nothing but "instant Deb potato mash" in my opinion "the ship has truly sunk" a waste of time and money.

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

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  10     

Don't know how anyone can give this place a bad wrap. Cannot get better value for money. The selection of food is endless, the wait staff so attentive and the decor of the room is beautifully presented. I would highly recomend the salt and pepper squid and as a main the whole Lobster Mornay, melted in your mouth. Also we shared the garlic bread as a starter that came with some antipasto. Wonderful to share to get the taste buds really going. If you haven't been would highly recommend.

May 23, 2012

3 Below Average

Food  1      Ambience  6      Service  4      Value  1     

Worst Chinese Food Ever! Have had way beter meals in a food court at quarter the price. Everything tasted reheated. Dried out and overcooked. Pork was like shoe leather. The special fried rice barely had anything but rice in it. Kid's juices were watered down. Slightly overpriced for mains but given how bad the food was then very overpriced. Was over charged by 25% on bill but only realised later in my hurry to leave (so partly my fault). Used to go when I was a child 30 years ago. Would never ever go back.

May 19, 2012

4 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  3      Value  7     

Went for mother's day and v v disappointed. Service was amateur, food cold and tasteless, the pavlova was, however, as great as always. Used to be one of my favourites but 2 v average experiences in a couple of months and won't be back. Sorry. Melb has too many great restaurants to go back for average food and service.

May 13, 2012

2 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  1     

Appalling service. We regularly attend this restaurant and couldn't have been less satisfied by the service. We twice requested the senior staff to our table and despite acknowledging our concerns and promises of greater service, nothing improved.

A Mothers Day lunch ruined, next time we go to a more consistent restaurant.

May 13, 2012

3.3 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  4     

I will never go to restaurant again. The food is so so, the only reason I booked again was because it was close to home. It was my mothers day dinner and my mother in laws birthday. I made the booking online for 7 of us at 6pm. We arrive all dressed up and the senior staff who checked the black book for bookings said we had no booking. When I said we had booked on line she continued to argue with me trying to prove me wrong infront of my family.

I asked if she could accommodate us and all she could do was accuse me of having no record of my booking. I said well it is obviously a mistake and seeing that the restaurant was not full, we were the only ones there at that time could she see if there was a later booking. She said no and asked me to check my phone to find proof of my booking!

After I was insulted and my family walked out I was left with her trying still prove me to be a liar. There was a later booking at 8, she could have offered us the table straight up and we would have made sure we were out of there by 8. I left with her offering me some meal vouchers, I Don't Think So Lady, who do you think you are to accuse a patron of lying to get a seat at your restaurant in the burbs!

May 12, 2012

4.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  3     

Came here 12 months ago and had an excellent risotto. New chef and just had one of the worst I've ever tasted. Cheap and Nasty cuts of chicken, poorly presented and over priced. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

May 09, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  8     

This is an amazing restaurant. I am not a big red meat eater, and I cannot stop myself from booking in at this place. The menu has great variety and the staff are extremely knowledgeable especially about the wines. For those who are wary about the price, rest assured that it is worth every cent!

May 07, 2012

3.3 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  1      Service  1      Value  6     

Ordered dinner for delivery. Over 2 hours later, still nothing. At the 1.5 hour mark, we called to cancel and we got every excuse under the sun.

We knew from ordering before that the food was good, but the delivery service was slow. But not 2 hours slow! Definately won't be ordering from here again.

May 06, 2012

4 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  4      Service  8      Value  1     

Very disappointing food regardless of the price. Sophisticated menu but poorly executed. Questionable freshness of seafood, some ingredients felt pre-prepared and reheated (fish, risotto), flavours were not balanced, red meat not cooked correctly (way overcooked) overseasoned and definitely way overpriced. Service was good but after paying the bill I felt ripped off. Would not recommend it. Fail.

May 05, 2012

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  9     

Loved It. Great food and service, very family friendly. We saw the review in the age in January and have been wanting to visit for a while. Finally got there. Very impressed.

May 01, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

I am so happy that this old pub at the top end of my street got tarted up. The West is really showing everyone what can be served up over the bridge. I have been here a number of times and it never disappoints. Whether you are dining in the bar or the restaurant you will love this comfy corner pub. The steaks are cooked to perfection the chips are fat and fluffy; fish & chips are buttery and delectable the salad with peas is the nicest one I have ever had... it's worth getting the fish & chips just for this!; my fiance is obsessed with the steak & kidney pie, being a Yorkshireman he has high pie standards! He has now ordered this dish 4 times and maintains it's the best pie he has ever eaten; I love the desserts and stinky cheese board this place is the business. It's not a cheap pub meal but you are paying for top notch service and top quality food you will love this place and return over and over again... don't forget to make a booking this place is busy every night of the week. Keep up the good work - love this local gem.

Apr 27, 2012

6.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  6     

Fantastic seafood, beautiful meals all within a affordable price range. It is now one of our favourite restaurants to go for work lunches. And they also make a great Sangria!

Apr 26, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

Wish we had taken photos of our food we had last week, so we could show how fabulous everything looked. The lobster bisque and thai calamari salad for starters tasted even better. The sparkling water to begin with was divine. It came with a separate glass of ice with a choice of lime and lemon on the side so I could build my glass of water to my taste, mixing a perfect blend of french sparkling. Yum!

We chose a seafood sensation menu due to the 3 choices for each course so we could add a lobster tail to the main also. (why go to the Lobster Cave and not have lobster). The bisque for me was perfect but may be a bit overpowering if you are not a fan of seafood. It was nice and light, more a reduction than lots of cream. The calamari salad was just wondeful, more Vietnamese than Thai but just glorious. So tender.

I had to have the salt and pepper calamari for the main, a classic seafood dish, while my partner had the rockling fillets with mash and beans. The calamari was melt in your mouth. They obviously make their own salt and pepper mix as it tasted so fresh. The rockling fillets had the perfect amount of creamy mash with perfectly cooked beans, still snap fresh.

Dessert was an effort as the size of the servings were substantial. Even so when there is creme brulee on the menu it has to be tried and it was worth the trouble even if I didn't finish it. Perfectly speckled with vanilla bean flecks. Apparently the sticky date was Bonza! Overall good value for your $. (Whoever put the cushion on my chair - Thankyou!

Apr 25, 2012

1.8 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  1      Service  2      Value  1     

I was not a fan of this place.

Our group was placed in the back corner, with poor lighting. The rest of the restaurant was illuminated, whilst we were in very dim lighting. It was that dim we couldn't even see the colour of our food.

We were also told they had no gyros meat. How on earth does a Greek Restaurant not have gyros meat! If we had known there was no gyros meat, we wouldn't have eaten there.

They forgot one of our platters, and we had to wait 20 minutes for it to come out, by then nobody wanted any. We were told it was only going to be 5 minutes.

Service was also poor. The food is extremely overpriced, with little value.
We will never return to this restaurant, next time we will go somewhere else, which we know has amazing Greek food and service.

Apr 23, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  7     

I am not a fish-eater, but accompanied some fish-loving friends, the restaurant were very accommodating and served an excellent steak for me, perfectly cooked and tender, beautifully presented! The others at my table were very happy with their seafood too. The service was wonderful, the staff friendly and knowledgeable. I would return again and again.

Apr 23, 2012

9.2 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

The location of this place left a little to be desired but once you get past it, wow what an awesome place to have lunch! The menu is French based with a lovely selection of steaks. My steak was cooked exactly the way I liked, medium rare. The steak came on a large plate with chips And a flavoursome salad. We also had entrees before hand. Try the white bait! The staff were very friendly and accommodating and the ambience was perfect.

Apr 21, 2012