Delicious authentic Indian Restaurant in Patterson Lakes. Shavans has a large clean & modern dining…read morearea with ample staff who are very friendly. Shavans would be ideal for a large group. Flavours are wonderful. Prices are very reasonable too. I am a fan for sure.

Best Indian restaurant for miles. If it is authentic Indian food you are after this place is it…read more Great service, reasonable prices and mouthwatering full flavored food.

Fantastic contemporary Australian cuisine! Our Aussie friends suggested this restaurant for our…read morefirst night in Melbourne. Service was friendly, everything was delightful and the wine selection was fantastic!! Great introduction to Melbourne dining. The roast lamb for the table was particularly memorable!

Host appears to have too many additional duties causing delays being greeted and seated. Asked for…read moreand received a different table as the one offered was in an awful location. They rush your choices for drinks/food evidently to turn the tables on time. As requested we gave our full order at once. I don't want to have my food start appearing before my cocktail is finished! Long delay between a couple of the tapas style courses. Limited dessert options and overly high priced wines, especially by the glass, although the list is quite extensive. The food is very good. The atmosphere is very loud and slightly chaotic. It's worth a meal but with so many options I doubt we would return.

Excellent food. In…read moreMelbourne on holiday/vacation and came to this place on the first night. When we walked in the hostess stand wasn't apparent but was placed in the middle of the restaurant. The Gnocchi I received by mistake but it was a much welcomed one. The truffle was very pronounced. My husband had the Sofia Pizza, he said it was pretty solid but "had a lot going on".....full disclosure he says pizza has a lot going on when there are more than 3 ingredients on it. I would definitely come back if I lived here.

"FOR SHAME, JACKIE" I hear you all yelling. Yes, I know. I have lived in Melbourne for umpteen…read moreyears and have never once set foot in Trunk. It seems almost impossible, huh? I don't know how I managed it. So finally, last night was the night. It was a 42 degree day but was an absolute DELIGHT to be sitting in the Trunk courtyard, under their gorgeous candy-striped umbrellas and stunning fairy lights. The atmosphere was perfection. The four of us ordered a couple of pints of Kosciusko Pale Ale, while I went for the Chicken Club Sandwich and my friends went for the Mushroom Pizza, Chicken Burger and a Super-sized Chicken Burger (it was pretty big). Everyone's plates were clear within 15 minutes (you can't go wrong with a chicken club, right?) however it really would have made my day had it come with fries - it just looked so lonely on the plate. Then the dares came... We noticed on the menu that for a measly three clams you could try "STUPID HOT WINGS - 900 times hotter jalapeño!!!!" Game. Set. Match. The staff actually tried to talk us OUT of buying them. When they arrived on the table the spicy scent was ominous. Dripping with sauce, only two of us were game to give it a bite with one left gasping for air for twenty minutes after. The Stupid Hot Wings are stupidly hot. You've been warned. Trunk is the perfect spot for a mid-week lunch or dinner on lovely, summers day. It's just so damn pretty!

Great service and delicious foods. The cheeky chicken & here fishy fishy are my two favourite…read moremeals. Plus the chips served here are seriously the best chips I've had. Will be coming back regularly when I'm in the area. The place is also surprisingly kid friendly and the staff welcome the little ones. It's just fantastic here.

A lovely restaurant and cafe... if you can find it!…read more Both times I have visited Oscar's Hangout, my dining companions have seemed apprehensive about the lack of direct street frontage. If it weren't for the car park we would have totally missed it. Once inside, however, you will find a down to earth, family-friendly cafe by day and a chilled out restaurant by night. Servings are very generous and the meals are all very tasty. Try the mushroom quesadilla for a change to the standard bacon and eggs breakfast - it made me a believer!

Rare Steakhouse is a two level steakhouse located at Melbourne CBD. The prices are middle of the…read moreroad compared to other steakhouses I've tried in Melbourne. The service needs a little improvement. I was barely acknowledged as I entered the restaurant before I was directed to go upstairs in an empty floor with about 10-15 tables. We were then assigned to the last table by the wall furthest away as if we were penalized. Remember those days where you had to stand on a corner facing the wall as a kid for timeout! That's what I felt like. The entire place was EMPTY！Service was slow and none of the servers looked like they enjoyed their work. In fact, the server took our order AFTER taking the orders from other customers who came in after us. The steak was tender and was nicely grilled but quality of the steaks was middle of the road. Just tasted like your average steak at an average restaurant at an average price -- nothing spectacular. And by the way, the salad tasted average too.

Service and ambience were good. The food was subpar. I started with the salt and pepper calamari…read morewhich obviously came from a bag of frozen calamari. No imagination or presentation with this plate. Just a plate of breaded calamari that arrived less than 5 minutes after I ordered it. I then ordered the Ribeye. It was chewy and had a lot of gristle in it. Half of the pieces I ate I was gnawing through gristle, just not a good piece of meat for 75 AUD. Was not worth the cost at all.

I really wanted to have an Aussie steak while staying in Australia. The Railway Club Hotel had…read moregreat reviews on trip advisor and luckily was close to where we were staying. The best way to get to the restaurant is by car and there are tons of street parking. You could take a tram if you don't have a car. Dinner reservation is a must. It is recommended to book a couple days before, and they do not take any walk-in once they are booked fully. I was debating between Eye Fillet (their Fillet Mignon without bacon-wrap) and Scotch Fillet (Rib Eye without T-bone), but decided to go with 220g (8oz) Eye Fillet. My steak was perfectly cooked medium rare as I ordered and the meat was very tnder. I ordered a side of garlic and truffle oil sauce and it went well with my steak. They do bring out horse radish and 3 different mustards free of charge. It was bit surprising Aussies use mustard for steak but it was very good. Every steak comes with thick cut chips (they mean fries) and was sooooo good! I loved them as much as I loved the steak. My husband's salmon was bid too bland but surely generous portioned with two huge jumbo shrimps. Their price is very reasonable for the quality and quantity. I would definitely come back here if I was in Melbourne again.

Raw shrimp from surf and turf. Waited 90 minutes for mains. Even the bread rolls have been…read moredispensed of. Maybe inflation is really biting, apparent with the undercoverage from the wait staff. Maccas might be more in line with expectations

Came here for good old fashioned wings and was quite satisfied! Great sports bar atmosphere, huge…read moreserves and mmmm the wings are hot, American styles wings. I had a pot of cider for $3.50 as they're on special on Sundays. Servers were great and food came quickly. I'd definitely go back.

Loved it! Went there one Monday night a few weeks ago. We were seated in booth with our own tv…read morebuilt in that we could control. Set with free to air and Foxtel sport channels it kept the kids happy (child and hubby). We ordered the ribs that were on a 1/2 price special and they were amazing, and as we each ordered different sauces it led to a friendly argument about who's was better. We followed that up with the dessert platter which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The service couldn't be faulted, food came out in good time, drinks were served immediately after ordering, and staff were constantly making sure we were happy and not in need of anything. We have since returned twice and become members in order to make good use of their happy hour while dining (jar cocktails are $8.90 for members, $12.90 full price) the ribs special is a regular Monday thing and they have other specials throughout the week eg steak night, Parma night, burger night, $1 ribs ect. Value for money is pretty reasonable, but fantastic if you take up the specials on offer. For 3 servings of 1/2 priced ribs, a dessert platter, a jug of cider, a soft drink and ice cream spider it cost us $90

Great open air dining area overlooking the river walk. Came early enough where we were seated…read moreright away. The tables filled up soon after. Full bar and a great wine list with all wines from Australia. Wedge salad was not a traditional type. Heavy use of mint throws it off. Not what i expected. The filet was overcooked but was seasoned well. I prefer not to use a steak sauce when the flavor and meat is done right. But in this case, I used it all. Wonderful mushroom mustard sauce. Potatoes were seasoned with garlic and fried perfectly. Excellent side.

Bad service Food is ok at best…read moreChicken wings are bland. The server said they were cooked in Louisiana hot sauce. No way.