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Melba Restaurant

3.3 (33 reviews)
PriceyBuffets, Seafood
Open 6:30 am - 10:30 AM, 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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What's the vibe?
Classy
Moderate noise
Good for groups

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Amy W.

Delicious buffet dinner. Lots to choose from. Japanese sushi, cold cuts, cheese galore, hot food from the grill like truffle gnocchi and grilled steak. Garlic butter lobster ( not good as it was over cooked and meat was very tough). Loved the dessert bar! Lots of variety and the bread and butter pudding is the best!

Danishes for post breakfast
Andrew T.

We had breakfast her when staying at the Langham hotel as the Melba is part of the Langham. The buffet breakfast is to die for there is a huge variety of food to keep you satisfied or you can eat until you burst. The staff are very attentive and when you arrive seat you and offer tea or coffee and the you go and ogle the food and grab a plate and let the stacking begin. There everything from fresh fruit for juices to continental breakfast or you can have the chefs whip you up an omelette or poached eggs. There a great selection of cheeses, nuts, fruits, yoghurt, cold meats, breakfast cereals and breads, some danishes for the sweet toothed. There also a large chocolate fountain to indulge yourself with. The restaurant looks out over the banks of the Yarra river and being on the first floor gives a very pleasant view in the morning and an even better view at night when the city comes alive. I have had dinner here on a previous stay and it was quite nice also with a large selection of dishes to choose from. It was a little bit pricey but well worth it and just sitting taking in the lovely view while having a glass of wine or what ever you like is very pleasant. I will happily return here in the future for either breakfast or dinner as there was so much more food to enjoy than I could manage to try.

Indian Thali for $45
Gus Q.

A great place for a romantic dinner with fantastic views over the Yarra. Its not cheap so I hope you really want to impress. You wont be dissapointed. The food is delicious and portions are generous. Service is honest and wonderful. I have had the duck over lentils...yum and the Idian thali - a selection of curries cooked by Indians - yum yum. Thete is a $90 buffet which I highly recommed if you are hungry, want to impress a client or a person. Tip: you can have the same menu at the bar if you want someting more casual yet delicious. For alacarte, the mains are plenty but leave room for dessert. About $65 each with a glass of wine

Stunning views and beautiful ambience..
Mary N.

Walking through the foyer was breathtaking. The expectation of Melba had just risen as it as our first time. The staff were lovely and attentive. We were given a little tour and shown where everything is before we were seated. The food was beautiful and there was plenty of everything including an abundance of seafood. More than what I would have expected for a Thursday night. Unfortunately I found some of the dessert quite old and dry. So dry it was inedible. I opted for more cheese and crackers with semi dried fruit to savor my huge dessert palate. I would have given this a 5 star rating if the desserts were satisfying. I gave them some feedback before I left. Whether they use this information or not is up to them. Would I come back? Absolutely!

Danny T.

You pay for the environment and to a degree the service.. we had service but nothing exceptional! unless you eat enough sashimi, oysters, prawns to the value of $99 I wouldn't suggest it. Can get better meal for that amount. eg. decent steak. Anyways quality here is good with an ok to good selection.. desert was a bit disappointing.. not enough selection. good all round buffet but $$$$ for what it is. YMMV.

Irene C.

Located in the Langham Hotel, this buffet is a very popular choice, as it seems to constantly be buzzing with diners no matter what day of the week. Melba buffet offer a range of fresh seafood, sushi/sashimi, roast meats, western dishes as well as cook to order Asian stirfrys and a variety of curries. A very popular aspect of Melba, is its naan bread. Cooked to order, you choose your ingredients-be it chili, cheese, garlic, parsley or chocolate. The chef then makes this in front of you and places it into a traditional tandoor oven- which takes around 2 minuets to cook. I really enjoy coming to Melba thanks to its variety of foods and the quality of them. The dessert bar is also something worth mentioning, as there is a huge selection of assorted cakes and desserts to try. The serving sizes of the desserts are small, so you are able to try most of them before filling up. There is also a chocolate fountain and ice cream available. The service at Melba is also good, as is the interior of the place. Its clean stylish nature produces an up class atmosphere that is far far away from your typical cheap and nasty buffets.

Angela Y.

This is probably the fanciest buffets I've been to. With a sushi station, Indian station, noodle bar, roast bar, mini cake station and ice cream bar I walked into a very impressive buffet. The thing the impressed me the most though was how things were freshly made. You could order hand rolls on demand, pick your own noodles to be stir fried in front of you and have your naan fresh from the oven in minutes. The star attraction was definitely the naan for me a choice of plain naan, cheese naan, herb and cheese, garlic and cheese, herb and garlic, spinach and cheese, lamb and cheese and even chocolate and m&m naan. I was a bit overwhelmed with the selection and so tried a few but the herb and garlic was definitely my favourite as it brought out the flavour of the bread as I found the cheese to be a bit overpowering because they do put quite a lot in it. If you have a sweet tooth the dessert bar will definitely be your favourite. So many little delectable delights! They also have connnesiur ice cream which was a tick in my books. Buffet price is a tad on the expensive side so value for money wise I'm not sure it's actually worth it especially since the majority of what I ate was just bread so I think I can only give this place a 3/5 overall.

Table setting
Monish S.

I may sound like I am really exaggerating here but this is one of the best buffets I have been to. I walk in a stunning hotel, looks like glam and glitter everywhere, I can tell it took ages to design to make a place this stunning. The staff were really friendly, not in your way all the time but very helpful. The food was like I was in heaven, for appetisers I got a selection of all these different types of cheese, salmon, salami, and cherry tomatoes, the salmon was the best tasting salmon ever! It had me in awe throughout the whole feast, there was so much selection I wish I had a big stomach to just eat all night. My second dish for my main was meat! Since my love for meat is more stronger then any other food I was a bit disappointed with their steak since I tasted better, but the sweet and sour pork made up for it! The chicken was just so soft it melted in my mouth, and the skin had an eruption of flavour just chewing it in my mouth, I had to have more! Then some more! Its like in my head I imagined a story of some Asian chef never going to sleep for 2 weeks just cooking this chicken trying to perfect the taste of the skin. Also the creamy mushroom pasta floated my boat ;) 2 Words, Sushi bar! They actually have a sushi bar and a sushi chef standing by, and you can tell him to make you custom sushi, they they even got that yellow caviar that you pop between your teeth and bursts flavour out. The girls will like the dessert menu, there are these little cups which they put little desserts in, since I am a bit of a gym junkie I only had two but I saw other people taking 6+! There was such a big variety and they even had a chocolate fountain! Have a look at the food porn I uploaded, simply irresistible, have your tongue in a frenzy, your pants unbuttoned, your mind in awe and your date bedazzled ;) Atmosphere: 9/10 Setting: 9/10 Service: 10/10 Food: 9/10

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