Great place to relax and watch the world go by. Amazing location and nice environment. It’s attached to the Olsen hotel so lots of travellers there. My only issue was coffee was a bit weak and a small juice smoothly $12 is a bit high! I am use to cafe smoothies being quite late and filling. But everything else was good.

If you are interested in Australian culture you must visit. Housed on the ground floor of the Olsen Hotel - named for the Australian abstract artist John Olsen with numerous paintings and a frog sculpture - this restaurant does not disappoint. Last night I had eye fillet, which was cooked perfectly to my liking (no pink) and my wife had lamb cutlets cooked to her liking (pink). We were seated at the Chapel St window and were treated to a parade of local wildlife that kept us entertained. 3yrs ago: We arrived before dinner service so we ordered two starters and two sides and were both impressed and satisfied. The zucchini fritters were huge balls and came in triplets. The chorizo was a little chewy but came with two beautiful serves of different field mushrooms and a slab of saganaki. On the side we had brocollini in tom yum soup and baked sweet potatoes slices in cauliflower sauce with chestnuts. Damn - wish I had taken photos. All delicious and very filling.

Absolutely dreadful experience. Booked this place for a birthday celebration, but it turned out to be a complete disaster. Our food arrived before the drinks, and when we politely inquired about them, the staff seemed annoyed to even check. To make matters worse, the drinks were forgotten entirely, with no apology whatsoever. We had to wait a frustrating 30 minutes for them to finally reach our table. The food itself was a major letdown—cold, unappetizing, and the pork belly was dry as a desert. This place was a huge disappointment, and I won't be returning or recommending it to anyone. And let me tell you, the customer service was shockingly abysmal. I'm not usually picky about such things, but this was beyond terrible.

This restaurant is next to a hotel. The inside has an elegant feel to it with abit of prestige. There were some tables next to the window with a street view, which we were seated next to so it was a pleasant dining experience. Had lunch here and it was quite a good. We order a starter and one main each and they were all good. Service was pretty good too, nothing untoward. Would consider going here again if I'm nearby.

OMG was an amazing dining experience. Every aspect of our meal and the service was exceptional James and his staff are friendly and attentive and our food was to die for! I dont usually like pork but it looked so good I tried a mouthful of my husbands and it was amazing! The dessert Sundae and Panacotta is a must...together!!!!

Really disappointed with my experience. The food just didn't cut it. Two bites and in the bin. Bland, dull food, 0 flavour...what is the point? Might as well have smaller portions and add some flavour. My last meal today was chicken curry and I had had enough! It was the furthest thing from chicken curry, it wasn't even a curry! ARGHHHHHH

Nice restaurant within the hotel. Very good food and drinks and friendly atmosphere

I don’t know what’s with the reviews but this is my first time trying this place and the food is absolutely amazing. The beef cheek is to die for! And the duck pasta 🍝 yum! And the truffle arancini! Wow just wow it’s perfect with the level of crisp and flavour! I would absolutely come again!

Good location for a decent meal. Attached to Olsen Hotel. Come give it a go. Something for everyone.

It's two and a half stars. Presentation of the dishes and the design were good. However....The Betel Beef rolls are super salty (way over the level one would expect from a Vietnamese restaurant), taco was fine but overpriced (even after 25% off using entertainment book). The Spanish seafood rice was decent yet again for the small portion it was unfortunately overpriced. Won't recommend even u find your wallet too fat...

Just had a wonderful evening celebrating our wedding anniversary. Tao and his team did an exceptional job. The food was magnificent. Thanks for a lovely evening.

Broken glass in their coffee cup. First i thought it undissolved sugar but then realised it was actually broken glass!!!… they apologised and they were supposed to record the incident and send me the report but nothing ….regardless sorry doesn’t cut it and it doesn’t change the fact that they don’t check and clean properly

We had the most amazing experience last night for dinner, the moment we walked in we were greeted with a smile and we felt so welcome. The food tasted delicious and it could not be faulted and we didn't have to wait too long for our food, we would highly recommend stopping in and grabbing a meal and a drink.

We were staying at the Olsen and had some cocktails here, and breakfast in the morning. Cocktails were good. The lychee martini was wonderful, but the old fashioned was a bit watered down. Food is pretty good as well. Limited vegan and vego options however.

Ordered today take away latte and fresh juice. Staff (big girl with blond hair) was not friendly, she was doing her job like a big favor. I asked to make juice with orange, apple and celery but she also added carrot and lots of ice. She puts ice in the juice so she doesn't have to use a lot of vegetables/fruits when making juice. Also, she was touching food without gloves. Very unpleasant experience. People like her shouldn’t work in the restaurants.

Great spot for a coffee and a business meeting. The team when we visited today were super helpful. Especially Stacey who had just come on shift, and was a bundle of energy and had a beaming smile.

We were served promptly on arrival…we had the paella and crispy pork belly which delicious and filling for lunch …will definitely return

Staff mainly friendly , good location , personally found it more like a VERY expensive café , the steak i had was terrible , fat , tough , sauce nice and presentation too but had better for £9 in UK Wetherspoons tbh - very disappointing .

Staple breakfast menu. Everyone at the table commented the food was good but overpriced. Service friendly but not the extras - “would you like another coffee”

Melbourne has so many great restaurants with great service & great food. This was not one of them. We walked in no one acknowledged or greeted us. After trying to get some eye contact we found someone who seated us. Several tables came in after us and they were served and assisted prior to us. After about twenty minutes we asked someone to take our drink order and it was like it was a hassle for them to serve or assist people. We ordered lamb cutlets which were nice and the paella. The paella was a very small serve and no extra plate was given to put the mussel or pippie shells. It was hugely over priced for the paella. No one bought us water we had to ask several times. We ordered bread and it took forever to arrive. We will never go back and I would not recommend. The Olsen is a nice hotel it's a pity that this is the restaurant attached to it.