The Press Club, Melbourne

When we landed Melbourne, the first thing we did was to find a place to eat!! My friend who did the research for all the good places to dine thought that we should give The Press Club a try. Our hotel is not very far from the restaurant so we decided to take a walk. When we were there, the restaurant is fully booked!! We decided to make a reservation for the following day.

In the morning we went to the Brighton Beach and stopped by Chapel Street to satisfy our shopping crave! By the time we have to leave for our dinner, we were all very tired. 

Complimentary Bread & Olives

The interior of the restaurant helps with the sleeping mode!! We decided to share our dishes since we are not very hungry due to a late lunch. 

Beef - Rangers Valley scotch, onions kokkinista, Greek mustard, patzari feta dip, patates

The first to arrive is the beef. It also comes with hand cut chips! The chips in Melbourne I ate so far, it's always chunky. The meat is so tender and it's just melted in my mouth! I will leave forget the tenderness of it.

Kakavia - Salmon, Dory, Scallop, Yabby, Calamari, Clams, Celery, Yuzu Latholemono

Then the Kakavia came. This is like a seafood platter. :) The seafood is cooked at it right timing. The calamari is not chewy. The mix with Celery to bring the crunchiness in the dish. It is a surprising dish!! 

Horiatiki

We also ordered a side dish Horiatiki which is a village salad. A very freshing taste.

Since we are quite full, we have skipped our dessert. We slowly dragged our tired body back to the hotel!!

The Press Club
72 Flinder Street
Melbourne 3000
(03) 9677 9677

Fifteen, Melbourne

Walking around the whole of the Melbourne city... finally we have found a place to eat!! If Miss C hasnt been here before, I wouldn't think or notice a restaurant is here!! We are sitting at the bar table. Since we are rushing to watch a show afterwards, we quickly decide what we will have and place our orders. We spent time taking photos and the pairs came after us already started eating. We started to worry how come our dishes are not yet ready??? We asked the waiter and found that our orders havent placed into their system!!! After sorting out the orders etc, our dishes finally came... after an hour!!

Berkshire pork belly with cotechino sausage, celeriac, apple sauce and salsa verde 

My friend order this pork belly. The pork is quite tender and the skin is quite crisy.

Zucchini wrapped wild barramundi with chickpeas inzimino, chorizo and basil oil

The crisy fish skin is quite interesting. Seldom see the skin is being served. 

Lyndale Park organic lamb with neck bolognese, creamy cannellini beans, broccolini and pea shoots

The cannellini beans is not as creamy as it said... but quite nuty. But overall this dish is nice. :)

Pan roasted duck breast and confit leg with parsnip purée, shallot ‘tortino’ and black cabbage

Unfortunately, this duck is not properly cooked. Since we were in a rush, my friend did not ask them to re-cook it. 

Butternut pumpkin risotto with seared Hervey Bay scallops, crispy sage and scallop bottarga

The risotto is quite bland not as interesting as its name.

Running out of time to try out their dessert. 

Fifteen Melbourne
Basement 115 - 117 Collins Street
(Enter through George Pde)
Phone: 1300 799 415