Maison Bâtard, Melbourne, Victoria © Liana Hardy
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Australia’s dining scene offers flavour and excitement. Its menus are curated with fresh produce, culinary skill and elegant service.
Maison Bâtard
Maison Bâtard
Savour a Mediterranean-French inspired dining experience curated with fresh, local produce and served with elegant hospitality. Located in a restored heritage building at the ‘top end’ of Bourke Street in Melbourne’s city centre, Maison Bâtard offers the fine dining Restaurant Bâtard on the ground and first floors with capacity for 86 and 89 guests seated for dinner. In the kitchen, chef Adam Sanderson (Noma and The Fat Duck) delivers a menu that showcases local seafood and classics cooked over charcoal. An elegant aesthetic with gold accents and tablelamps set the scene, while an oyster and caviar station and open kitchen create theatre. Above the restaurant, La Terasse offers a partial outdoor pillared terrace with capacity for 120 seated plus a lounge space. On the subterranean fourth floor, the supper club “Le Club” with capacity for 90 guests is wrapped in velvet banquettes and offers live jazz and a shared supper menu.
Lunetta
Lunetta
With views overlooking the city and surroundings, the modernist Lunetta delivers an Italian inspired menu that draws on local and seasonal producers and is prepared with fire. The heritage interior welcomes guests with soft leather banquettes, terrazzo flooring, timber tables, and a glinting copper bar, complementing the Australian bush. On the menu, oysters from the nearby coast, Australian Murray Cod and beef from local tableland producers. The extensive wine list features a choice of Australian and international wines. Set menus and shared menus are available. The restaurant offers capacity for 82 guests dining upstairs in the fine dining restaurant, while the downstairs trattoria has capacity for 84 guests dining. Winning accolades in Australian dining awards within a short period since its opening, Lunetta is one to consider for your Canberra program.
Callington Mill Distillery
Callington Mill Distillery
Tasmania’s Callington Mill Distillery has opened a striking new venue and restaurant on the city’s historic waterfront at MACq01 in Hobart. Overlooking Mount Wellington, the 190-seat space offers an elevated dining and whisky experience. A high end decor and floor to ceiling windows create the ambience while the menu celebrates the finest local produce. Guests can enjoy locally caught seafood including Tasmania Ocean Trout and Rock Lobster alongside local wagyu and belly pork. While there is an award winning whisky to complement each dish, the wine list also boasts an extensive selection of Tasmanian wines and vintages from across the country. Take your guests on a Tasmanian culinary journey: a produce-led menu that champions Tasmanian growers, winemakers and Callington’s renowned spirits.
