Melbourne restaurant reviews

Melbourne restaurant reviews

Catch up on The Age chief restaurant critic Gemima Cody's reviews.

Spiced pumpkin creme diplomat, shiitake ice-cream and meringue at Laura.

'Beef carpaccio' with grissini.

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Vegan restaurant Smith & Daughters switched from Latin to Italian

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Spanner crab with grilled flatbreads and prawn butter.

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Waltz into Matilda for spanner crab

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Thanksgiving meets pavlova: Spiced pumpkin creme diplomat, shiitake ice-cream and meringue.

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Phil Wood's fine diner Laura at Point Leo Estate

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Bringing the heat: The Rochester Hotel dining room in Fitzroy.

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Trivia now comes with thali trays at the Rochey

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Beetroot, plum and almond cream with marigold vinegar.

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Can Caddie make Swan Street great again?

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Changing tack: Alter's new look features a bold mural.

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BKK becomes Alter Dining but is it a winning move?

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The trencher: the medieval love child of nachos and a dip bowl.

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Have fun with a viking feast at Mjolner

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Go-to snack: Crumbed pig's head sanga.

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Congress' schnitty sanga hides a surprise inside

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Roti and Vegemite curry.

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Punch Lane lands a knockout in Sunda

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Kick off with a beer and fried okra.

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Here's your Bar Saracen snack game plan

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The pig skin terrine at Restaurant Shik

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Melbourne's new mod-Korean maverick Shik

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The opening flurry of snacks starring Turkish breads, hummus, and arak cucumbers.

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Go high-end vego at new-look Maha

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Lightbox-topped booths inside the not-so-subtle Natural History Bar and Grill.

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Steak, martinis and stuffed animals at Natural History

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Mussel 'salad' with chickpeas, dill and garlic aioli.

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Deja new: Carlton Wine Room 3.0 packs a punch

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Kaprica's new sibling, Mr Pietro.

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Highs and lows at Kaprica's sibling Mr Pietro

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Waldorf scallops.

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Underbar: Strike it rich in the city of gold

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Clockwise from left: Green chip and ricotta; fermented gherkin with beetroot and cheese tart; whey carrot, smoked trout ...

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Greasy Zoe's: Tiny mighty excellence in Hurstbridge

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Snacks at Bar Tini (clockwise from top left): Chorizo, egg, potato; compressed watermelon, mojama, almond; Half quail; a ...

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Be seduced by MoVida's new bar Bar Tini

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Yagiz hits South Yarra with mod-Turkish

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Yagiz: Turkish feast in the Middle (south) East

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Go-to dish: Goolwa pipi pizza with parsley, lemon and cream.

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Harley & Rose, winning over the west

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