Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Squires Loft Albert Park

Squires Loft Albert Park is located on Queens Road in Melbourne. The steakhouse is famous for its steaks and its selection of specialty sauce. Although the restaurant is great for carnivores, with its huge selection of premium cuts, pork spare ribs, lamb chops and beef, the steakhouse also offers vegetarian dishes as well. Popular dish includes the Wagyu Beef Burger (Wagyu beef burger marinated in their baste. Char-grilled then served on a toasted bun with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion & honey mayo.)

Squires Loft South Yarra

Squires Loft South Yarra is located on Toorak Road in South Yarra. Squires Loft South Yarra is famous for its steaks and its selection of specialty sauce. Although the restaurant is great for carnivores, with its huge selection of premium cuts, pork spare ribs, lamb chops and beef, Squires Loft South Yarra Steakhouse also offers vegetarian dishes as well.

Squires Loft Steakhouse

Squires Loft Steakhouse is tucked away in a lane right in the heart of Melbourne CBD. Squires Loft Steakhouse in the city is renowned for its steaks and its selection of specialty sauce. Although the restaurant is great for carnivores, with its huge selection of premium cuts, pork spare ribs, lamb chops and beef, Squires Loft Steakhouse also offers vegetarian dishes as well.

City Grill Room Melbourne

City Grill Room is located on Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne CBD. City Grill Room is serious about their product, sourcing only the best beef, lamb, pork, spare ribs, seafood and chicken. Although the restaurant is great for carnivores, they do offer vegetable platter (2 kebabs of mushroom, capsicum and zucchini with grilled pumpkin, onion rings and mushroom sauce) for vegetarian as well.

Red Wok Cafe

Red Wok Café is located on Toorak Road in South Yarra. Red Wok offers authentic Malaysian Chinese dishes. The cosy restaurant is open for lunch and dinner every day except Tuesdays. Popular dishes include sambal kang kong, curry fish head and sizzling tofu.

Shoya Japanese Restaurant

Shoya Japanese Restaurant is located on a lane off Little Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD. The restaurant offers Head Chef Shigeo Nonaka’s innovative Nouvelle Wafu cuisine which explores the culinary boundaries of Japanese and European traditions. Shoya is spread out over six levels, smokeless Japanese style BBQ on basement and ground floor, Japanese traditional seating on the first floor, sushi bar and chef’s executive floor and smokeless Japanese style BBQ on the second, karaoke rooms and executive club lounge tea rose on the third and fourth. Did we mentioned the beef spinach soufflé (ox tongue simmered over two days with wine and sake then delicately rolled with spinach soufflé) is not to be missed?

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant

Located in Southgate Arts & Leisure Precinct, Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant offers authentic Chinese dishes. The restaurant is bright and airy, with large windows allowing generous view of the city and the Yarra. The restaurant is renowned for its Yum Cha for lunch, served daily. Popular dishes include eight treasure duck and “beggar’s” chicken (48hours notice required).

Pellegrini's

Located on Bourke Street in Melbourne, Pellegrini’s is a cosy café offering delicious and unpretentious Italian dishes. Everything served here is made on the premises, from its pastas to its cakes. Did we mention the coffee here is great too?

Number 8 Restaurant & Wine Bar

Number 8 Restaurant and Wine Bar tucked away inside Crown Entertainment Complex in Southbank. Number 8 is a Modern Australia restaurant serving the highest quality local and seasonal produce created in a stylish yet simple way. With its list of 888 selections of wines, the restaurant offers a very comprehensive wine list.

Nudel Bar

Nudel Bar is located on Bourke Street in Melbourne. Nudle Bar features Asian, Modern Australian and Italian noodles dishes, from spaghetti bolognaise to wonton noodles. Popular dishes include macaroni cheese and laksa.

Monday, May 10, 2010

MoVida Terraza

MoVida Terraza is located on Bourke Street in Melbourne (access via Little Bourke Street). MoVida Terraza is open for breakfast from 7am on weekdays. The restaurant is closed on Saturday and Sunday. MoVida Terraza is a perfect place for Spanish breakfast on the terrace. Popular dishes include free range scrambled eggs, Andrew's Choice Cumberland sausage on toast and Spanish doughnuts with rich drinking chocolate.

MoVida Aqui

MoVida Aqui is located on Bourke Street in Melbourne (access via Little Bourke Street). MoVida Aqui offers authentic tapas and Spanish dishes from various regions of Spain. The restaurant is fitted with dark wooden tables and chairs and there is outdoor seating as well. Popular dishes include Anchoa (hand filleted Cantabrian Artisan anchovy on crouton with smoked tomato sorbet), Bocadillo de calamares (calamari sandwich with Basque guindilla and mayonnaise), Bomba (Cantalan potato bomb filled with chorizo) and Choco (cuttlefish on the plancha with onion and squid ink sauce).

MoVida Next Door

MoVida Next Door is located on Flinders Street in Melbourne, next to MoVida Bar De Tapas. Movida Next Door is a Spanish restaurant offering authentic tapas from various regions of Spain.

Maha Bar & Grill

Maha Bar & Grill is located in a sub-basement location on Bond Street in Melbourne. Maha features fine Middle Eastern dishes, service and atmosphere. Maha prides itself for its signature dining experience – the soufra (banquet style). The soufra is the Chef’s selection of dishes and customized according to individual dietary requirements.

Tori Matsu

Located on King Street in Melbourne, Tori Matsu offers high quality and authentic Japanese dishes. Tori Matsu has been going strong since it opened its doors in 1975. The restaurant is popular with its ‘All you can eat’ Japanese BBQ for dinner. The portable barbecue pit is brought to your table along with choices of beef (sirloin, skirt and ox tongue), pork belly, chicken, squid, sausage and vegetables.

MoVida Bar De Tapas

Movida Melbourne is located in a lane off Flinders Street in Melbourne. MoVida is a Spanish restaurant offering authentic tapas from various regions of Spain. Popular dishes include Costilla con sobrasada (roast lamb cutlet encased in a Catalan pork & paprika pate), Cecina (air cured wagyu beef thinly sliced with a truffle foam and poached egg), Bistec tartar de wagyu (spicy steak tartare of raw, grass fed Wagyu beef) and the delicious Churros for dessert.

Pho Bo Ga Mekong

Pho Bo Ga Mekong is located on Swanston Street in Melbourne. Mekong offers delicious handmade spring rolls and pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup). Popular dishes include beef or chicken rice noodle soup served with bean shoots, chilli, lemon and mint.

Japanese Teppanyaki Inn

Japanese Teppanyaki Inn is located on Collins Street in Melbourne. As its name suggests, Japanese Teppanyaki Inn offers Teppanyaki or fresh ingredients like seafood, meat and vegetables cooked on a sizzling hotplate. Although the menu focuses heavily on teppanyaki dishes, Japanese Teppanyaki Inn also features sushi and sashimi. Japanese Teppanyaki Inn is popular with locals and visitors alike.

Italy 1 Camberwell

Italy 1 is located on Burke Road in Camberwell. The restaurant features traditional Italian dishes using fresh ingredients and produce. The elegant restaurant offers a wide selection of pastas, from gnocchi to linguine marinara. Italy 1 Camberwell is perfect for meals with friends or a romantic dinner for two.

Italy 1 City

Italy 1 City is located in on a lane off Collins Street in Melbourne. The elegant restaurant features a traditional Italian menu using fresh ingredients and produce. Popular dishes include Carnaroli rice balls with buffalo mozzarella and gremolata, zucchini flowers filled with buffalo cheese and basil, assorted fresh seafood linguine, scotch fillet, veal and others. Italy 1 is perfect for meals with friends or a romantic dinner for two.