Tasting menu
- Review
- Richmond
A Golden Jubilee and ‘another 50 to go’: The enduring soul of Bridge Road’s favourite deli
From deli goods to custardy bougatsa and one of the best spanakopita in town, there’s a reason Richmond stalwart Laikon Deli has stuck around for five decades.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Darlinghurst
Wine bar downstairs, restaurant up, this spot from gun sommeliers is revitalising Stanley St
Owners Harry Hunter and Bridget Raffal bring experience from three-hatted Sixpenny, Where’s Nick and Bentley to their new labour of love, which feels a little like the caves à vin of Paris.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Main Ridge
Twenty years on, Ten Minutes by Tractor still stops our restaurant critic in her tracks
If you’re looking for a lovely view and all the bells and whistles of classic fine dining, this Mornington Peninsula stalwart still delivers in spades.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Sydney
Discover a tucked-away 12-seater jewel that goes beyond its Japanese roots
You can still go hard on the tempura at Haco. But its intimate omakase experience now also embraces grilled meats and international flavours.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Melbourne
Melbourne’s iconic Florentino enters a new era, but it has never been of this era
The Italian fine diner is a piece of living history. Its new stewards are leaning into its Old World spirit, but can they meet the expectations of modern diners?
- Besha Rodell
Three-Michelin-starred American restaurant coming to Sydney with $690 menu
First came the L’Enclume residency. Now Bathers’ Pavilion will host a lauded Californian fine diner, complete with its showstopping signature floral course.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Melbourne
This ‘bargain’ rice bowl is one of the best ways to get a fancy − but not too formal − sushi fix
Sachi proves dining on premium raw fish does not have to mean spending big bucks on a fine-dining omakase menu.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Melbourne
Why a fashion label’s fine-dining restaurant won over our cynical, shopping-phobe critic
Rodd & Gunn’s newly hatted restaurant is a very charming place, reviews Dani Valent. Plus: there’s free bread that’s good enough to pay for.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Rosebud
‘A true revelation’: Why you should book this peninsula destination diner in an old theatre
At Orson, you pay for the number of courses that suits you, and the value gets better as you get greedier.
- Besha Rodell