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Squires Loft Albert Park

2010-05-12T23:11:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-12T22:35:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-12T22:02:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-12T03:37:00.000-07:00

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?

Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant

2010-05-11T23:51:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-11T02:34:00.000-07:00

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.

MoVida Terraza

2010-05-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T20:16:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:52:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:24:00.001-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:22:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T18:18:00.000-07:00

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.

Il Solito Posto

2010-04-16T22:28:00.000-07:00

Located on Collins Street in Melbourne, Il Solito Posto features a lively bistro/bar and an a la carte restaurant. Il Solito Posto is open six days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The bistro offers Italian classics like salt cod fritti, octopus bruschetta, linguini fruitti di mare, farfalle salmon and others. The restaurant downstairs offers a fine dining menu in a more formal setting.

Grossi Florentino Restaurant

2010-04-16T22:01:00.000-07:00

Grossi Florentino Restaurant is an elegant restaurant located on the first floor of Grossi Florentino on Bourke Street in Melbourne. The restaurant features fine Italian dishes like kingfish carpaccio, rabbit and pork terrine, zucchini flowers, toasted flour fettuccine carbonara, 250 day grain fed beef rib and more. The restaurant also offers an eight course tasting menu at $185 per person and $265 per person with matching wines.

Hanabishi Japanese Restaurant

2010-04-16T19:52:00.000-07:00

Located on King Street, Hanabishi Japanese Restaurant is Melbourne’s most popular Japanese restaurant. This restaurant offers authentic Japanese cuisine to locals and tourist alike. The cooking is consistently very good – using only the finest seasonal ingredients. If you are not sure of what to order from their extensive menu, friendly staff will knowledgeably suggest dishes and drinks.

Grossi Florentino Grill

2010-04-16T19:43:00.000-07:00

Grossi Florentino Grill is located on the ground floor of Grossi Florentino, on Bourke Street in Melbourne. The Grill offers modern Italian style dining and prides itself for serving simple food using fresh local ingredients with quick service.

Grossi Florentino Cellar Bar

2010-04-15T23:30:00.000-07:00

Grossi Florentino Cellar Bar is the most casual restaurant housed at Grossi Florentino. There is a fine dining Restaurant which is located on the first floor and the Grill next door. The Cellar Bar is open six days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Cellar Bar offers traditional Italian fare like salted cod croquettes, spaghetti Bolognese, crumbed veal and more.

Gopals Pure Vegetarian

2010-04-15T21:39:00.000-07:00

Located on Swanston Street in Melbourne, Gopals Pure Vegetarian restaurant was established in the early eighties and is still going strong. Gopals is a buffet-style restaurant serving pure vegetarian and vegan food prepared according to Hare Krishna principles.

Felt Restaurant

2010-04-15T00:53:00.001-07:00

Felt Restaurant is tucked away inside the boutique and classy Hotel Lindrum on Flinders Street in Melbourne. The restaurant offers buffet and a la carte menu for breakfast seven days a week. Felt serves fine Modern Australian dishes created using fresh ingredients and produce for dinner daily.

Eat Drink Bento

2010-04-15T00:42:00.000-07:00

Situated on Hardware Street in Melbourne, Eat Drink Bento offers quality Japanese cuisine combined with other Asian flavours. The stylish venue opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday. Recommended dishes include wagyu beef (chargrilled to a delicious medium rare, served with chunky salad, pickled seaweed & a drizzling of sesame sauce), soft shell crab, kani croquettes (creamy crab & potato croquettes), takoyaki (ball-shaped dumplings made with baby octopus, topped with Japanese mayonnaise, barbeque sauce & bonito shavings), saka no furai (crumbed fish pieces served with tonkatsu sauce on a salad base) and miso seafood hot pot.

Degraves Espresso Bar

2010-04-15T00:38:00.000-07:00

Degraves Espresso Bar is located on Degraves Street, an alley near Flinders Station in Melbourne. Degraves offers excellent eggs and coffee for breakfast and Panini for lunch.

Bottega

2010-04-14T22:47:00.000-07:00

Bottega is located on Bourke Street in Melbourne. The restaurant offers modern Italian cuisine and is driven by fresh and good quality produce. star dishes include sucking Rutherglan lamb, sage, sweetbread, eggplant, caponata and pancetta wrapped scallops, truffled mash, sauce vierge.

Bokchoy Tang

2010-04-14T22:28:00.000-07:00

Bokchoy Tang is situated on Level 3 of the Crossbar Building at Melbourne’s renowned Federation Square. Bokchoy Tang is a relaxed and chic restaurant offering contemporary Chinese cuisine. Although the restaurant’s menu features heavily on steamed food, hand-made dumplings and fresh seafood, there are large selections of vegetarian, poultry and meat dishes as well. The restaurant prides itself for using only free-range eggs and poultry and organic produce.

Bistrot d’Orsay

2010-04-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

Located next door to Athenaeum Theatre and directly opposite Regent Theatre on Collins Street in Melbourne, the location of Bistrot d’Orsay is handy for pre-theatre dinners. The dimly lit restaurant exudes an intimate and cosy atmosphere. Bistrot d’Orsay features French classics like bouillabaisse and crème brulee and Mediterranean dishes like seafood linguini and risotto.

Bistro Vite

2010-04-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

Bistro Vite is located on River Level in Southgate Complex in Southbank. Craving for French food but prefer something less formal? Bistro Vite is the perfect place for you. The restaurant offers delicious French inspired food everything from Boeuf Bourguignon to steak tartare. Bistro Vite is a perfect venue for informal lunches, romantic dinner for two and lively nights out with groups of friends.

Bhoj Indian Restaurant

2010-04-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

Located in New Quay by the water, Bhoj Docklands is a modern and stylish Indian Restaurant offering quality Indian cuisine. Inside, the restaurant has large windows allowing generous views of Melbourne city skyline, Victoria Harbour, Etihad Stadium and the Bolte Bridge.

Benito's

2010-04-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

Benito’s Wine Bar / Coffee Shop is located on Little Collins Street in Melbourne. Benito’s features Italian home-style cooking that is made on site from scratch. Benito’s is opened on weekdays for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The friendly service and the very good food attract a regular clientele. We recommend the spaghetti marinara and eggs benedict.

Becco

2010-04-14T18:40:00.001-07:00

Becco is located on a street off Little Bourke Street in Melbourne - Crossley Street. Becco features a long terraced dining room. The restaurant offers fine Italian dishes accompanied by Italian and Australian wines.

Bamboo House

2010-04-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

Bamboo House is located on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne. Bamboo House specializes in northern Chinese cuisine. The restaurant offers a varied and exciting Chinese dishes - definitely something for everybody. Recommended dishes include tea smoked duck, Peking duck, pot stickers and steamed scampi with a delicate garlic sauce. Feeling adventurous? Try the shredded pork with jellyfish.

Amigos Lygon Street

2009-12-08T00:26:00.001-08:00

Amigos Lygon St sits in one of the most popular dining districts in Melbourne. Nestled in the heart of Lygon St, Carlton, the restaurant has a romantic atmosphere – fitted out in red decor and low lighting. Ranging a wide selection of tequilas, 50+ signature cocktails, combined with a unique and delicious Mexican inspired food experience, Amigos is the place to be!

Bellissimo Cucina & Trattoria

2009-12-08T00:05:00.000-08:00

One word to describe this restaurant - Bellissimo! A perfect word to describe the beautiful views of Melbourne city's skyline that you can enjoy from the restaurant. The interior of the restaurant is fitted with beautiful chandeliers and red and white checked gingham table cloths, giving a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Serving rustic italian cuisine, Bellissimo is perfect for business lunches, romantic dinner for two and meals with family and friends.

Arintji

2009-12-08T00:02:00.000-08:00

This fine cafe / bar / restaurant is located within the heart of Melbourne's renowned Federation Square. The restaurant does not only have an unrivalled fresh, open atmosphere but also fantastic views of the Yarra. You can watch Head Chef Joe Grbac, formerly with Gordon Ramsay's premium Royal Hospital Road restaurant and with Philip Howard, at The Square, hard at work there creating his modern European menu. Joe Grbac specialises in modern European cuisine and has a passion for locally sourced finest produce. Popular dishes include air dried wagyu beef, green beans, olives and basil, smoked duck breast, frisee, walnuts and pear and lamb rack, eggplant pickle, sultanas, pine nuts and labna.

Amigos Chapel Street

2009-12-07T22:34:00.000-08:00

Amigos Chapel Street - A haven for lovers of tequila, signature cocktails and Mexican inspired food, Amigos on Chapel Street is located on one of Melbourne's most vibrant fashion and food strips in South Yarra. Vibrant music, 50+ cocktails, amazing sangrias and hearty food make this a fun place to share meals and catch up with friends and family and perfect for post-shopping refuels.

Amigos Acland Street

2009-12-07T22:28:00.000-08:00

Amigos Acland Street - This vibrant, warm, boutique restaurant is located in one of the most popular dining districts in Melbourne - St Kilda. Amigos Acland St offers a unique and delicious food experience with a wide range of Mexican inspired signature cocktails, tequilas and boutique beers. Vibrant music, 50+ cocktails to choose from, amazing sangrias and hearty food make this a fun place to share meals and catch up with family and friends.

Bookeat Soft Launch

2009-11-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

Bookeat is live today! We are very excited that after months of working on the website, it is finally up! Although there are few issues that we have to attend to, we thought of having a soft launch of the website so that you can get an idea of our website. Well, check it out and let us know if there are any comments to help us improve on the website!

We are Going Live - bookeat.com.au

2009-11-09T01:36:00.000-08:00

Following the last post I posted about bookeat (http://www.bookeat.com.au/), I am confident is saying that the website is almost done! Phew! Finally! We are giving ourselves another week and we can go live! I really thought building a website was quite easy previously, a totally different story when I am involved in it. Proper planning, pilot testing, writing... everything! Fingers crossed, we hope that there will not be anymore delays! We are just too excited to share with you places to go and dine and let your voice be heard!

Sichuan Magic - Dainty Sichuan Food's New Address

2009-09-16T18:01:00.000-07:00

While doing our research to update our database with restaurants in Melbourne, we found out that one of the restaurants we love has moved.

Dainty Sichuan Food used to be at 26 Corrs Lane, Melbourne but they have moved to 176 Toorak Road, South Yarra (Flower Harbour used to be at 176 Toorak Road). The food is still as good and spicy - since it's still the same owner and same chef. However, they now also have a choice of doing hotpot in the restaurant.

The next day burning sensation is still as strong! They retained their old menu - so everything that you liked when they were at 26 Corrs Lane, you will be able to order it at the new location.

As usual, we tend to order too much and in the end we had to takeaway for lunch and dinner the next day. We didnt want to waste food although the next day, really, my stomach was not agreeing with me! We tried the hotpot and ordered fish, beef, pork. So instead of the spicy fish that they cook for you previously, you can cook it yourself in the hot pot. Another dish we loved, the fried eggplant with fish paste. It's not that oily considering it's deep fried.

It's still as busy as ever, so if you like to go there for dinner, please do not forget to give them a call for table reservations! Their new number is 03-9078 1686. The open everyday except Tuesdays!

Almost there - www.bookeat.com.au

2009-09-10T18:57:00.000-07:00

After several months of sweat and blood (not literally), finally the website is almost up! We are still in the midst of ensuring everything is working properly before we launch it!

We know that everyone loves to eat! And people simple love to dine out and explore new dining places to tease their palates. With so many restaurants in Melbourne alone - both existing and budding restaurants, how can we decide where to go? Where do we even start? Well, start at www.bookeat.com.au (once the website is up of course), and read about people's experience.

Bookeat is not just an ordinary website with "restaurant related" information - bookeat.com.au pride itself as a hub for food lovers to come together and discuss, review and rave about their dining experience.

Stay tune and will update you again once it's up - Our target is Early October 2009....

bookeat - The Idea

2009-03-04T20:36:00.000-08:00

bookeat is a website with information of the best restaurants in Melbourne. Visitors to bookeat can leave comments about restaurants that they have dined in. Therefore, you can read about the restaurants and decide if you would like to try it. It will be a good way where everyone can learn from each other's dining experience.

Melbournians who plan for special occasions can research at our website by reading the reviews made by other patrons before making dinner reservations. We would not want special occasions like anniversaries and birthdays to be ruined by bad service or horrible food.

I will let you know once the website is up so that you can log on it and let us know what you think about the restaurants that you have dined in.

bookeat - the guide to eating in Melbourne

2009-02-27T20:27:00.000-08:00

Melbournian enjoys eating out every day and night. We thought it will be a good idea to start an eating guide for Melbourne restaurants. At bookeat.com.au, we will be posting information about restaurants in Melbourne and the website allows you to post your reviews. Please let us know what you think about the restaurants.

bookeat.com.au is currently under construction. While waiting for the website to complete, we thought it would be a great way to start a blog here to update you on the progress of our website.