Melbourne Restaurants

Drawing from an abundance of luscious seafood, fresh Australian produce, and regional wineries, The Box on Collins experience will be one you will always remember. Our creative team of chefs and dedicated floor staff ensure your meals are prepared to perfection and delivered to you within our cosmopolitan Collins street address. Locating us is also easy as we are next door to one of Melbourne's breathtaking landmark venues The Regent Theatre.

The Box On Collins menu takes the experience one step further. You'll find a variety of fresh fish and shellfish preparations that draw upon coastal cultures Australia wide. And as always, generous, tempting specialities of beef, game, poultry along with vegetarian offerings abound when you crave a non-seafood fish.

We use only the freshest, highest quality seafood and only from sustainable stocks. Our emphasis on Australian produce also ensures flavourful, seasonal dishes that translate beautifully into delicious main courses and entree dishes.

Box on Collins Sample Set Function Menus

Papa Goose restaurant is all about providing wonderful hospitality to its customers and giving them the opportunity to try our unique and tasty menu. Our motto is very simple - our best food, our best service; each time, every time.

Papa Goose has a ground floor Restaurant, a first floor bar Mary Fortune, along with two private dining rooms for those more intimate dining experiences.

Functions & Events

Papa Goose features two beautifully presented and conventional private dining rooms; perfect for Corporate events or personal occasions. For larger events, our bar Mary Fortune is available to book out exclusively, or enjoy a large dining event by booking out the restaurant

In the heart of North Melbourne’s burgeoning food precinct sits Sosta Cucina, a welcoming space delivering fine Italian cuisine with warm and familiar service.

Since opening its doors in May 2007, Sosta Cucina has consistently impressed and excited Melbourne’s food community with a traditional meets contemporary Italian menu.

Sosta Cucina’s menu is constantly evolving; incorporating the best seasonal produce as well as showcasing fantastic Italian products. On offer is a selection of daily additional dishes depending on what is sourced at the market! Sosta prides itself on a great selection of fine Italian wines as well as offering a broad selection from Australia’s most renowned wine regions.

Functions & Private Dining

Sosta Cucina can cater for bookings both large and small. With two private dining rooms, we can cater for groups of 20-30, as well as offer restaurant exclusivity for up to 55 people. From corporate functions to special family events, the team at Sosta Cucina will work with you to ensure your event is absolutely perfect!

Cafe Italia has been established for over 25 years here in the heart of Melbourne’s Italian restaurant district, Lygon Street, Carlton. We are a sophisticated, contemporary, yet relaxed restaurant located only minutes from the Melbourne CBD.

FUNCTIONS & WEDDINGS

Café Italia has many years experience hosting Melbourne functions. We understand what is required to make your next function a great success. Set in an attractive Mediterranean sandstone courtyard, flanked by 3 very special dining rooms that are perfect for functions, private dining, weddings, engagements, christenings or any special occasion or event.

7000 by Pure South Dining is our temporary test kitchen whilst our flagship venue is being re-imagined. The space includes a dining area with stunning city views, a bar and a private space, and two balconies.

We will not be dictating how you dine; we will be offering an experience to suit your mood; not ours. That is the essence of hospitality. This ‘landscaped hospitality’ gives a taste of the approach to different spaces you’ll find in the new Pure South Dining, when we open later in the year.

Chef David Hall and our team of chefs are working with our producers to create the new-generation menus for the re-imagined Pure South Dining, while we are renovating. We will be offering the same brilliant produce & stunning cooking, but with a twist that is a little more approachable with something for everyone and every occasion.

You get to choose what you are in the mood for; lunch, dinner, pre-theatre, drinks – it will still feel like us, but less structured and more welcoming of unplanned dining

If it’s elegance and informal fine dining that you’re after then Syracuse has the perfect dining experience waiting for you.

Syracuse offers European and International inspired cuisine in a grand and impressive 19th Century atmosphere, tucked away in one of Melbourne’s picturesque, laneways; Bank Place.

Let all your senses be indulged as we take you on a flavour-rich journey. Syracuse has dining spaces to suit every occasion from cozy, romantic intimate evenings, to long business lunches and after work and pre-dinner drinks.
Syracuse prides itself on sourcing only the best Victorian seasonal produce delivered fresh daily. Our cuisine bursts with flavour so the hardest part is deciding what to choose.

The Point is an award winning restaurant located on the waters of Albert Park Lake which boasts stunning panoramic views of the lake and Melbourne city skyline. With floor to ceiling glass windows and a spacious balcony to enjoy the view you are treated to a water front dining experience like no other.

The Point showcases Modern Australian cuisine by Executive Chef Andrew Harmer. Awarded an Age Good Food Guide hat again for 2015, and our latest achievement winner of The Age Good Food guide 2015 Wine List of the Year.
With degustation and a la carte menus carefully crafted with contemporary Australian flare, the high quality of food is matched with unrivalled service. There’s nothing more indulgent than a meal consisting of confit king salmon, saffron hollandaise and wild garlic, following with Western Plains suckling pig, piccalilli, apple vinegar, sage potato finishing it off with blackcurrant mosaic, coconut & almond cream with Blackberry sorbet.
Accompanied by an encyclopaedic collection of some of the world’s most classic and famed wines, we have more than 1,700 different examples boasting one of Australia’s most extensive wine lists.

The Point is conveniently located 10 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD; with ample parking directly outside of the venue and lift access, our unrivalled dining experience awaits you.

Bookings are highly recommended.

Kappo is the expression of the seasons, an example of traditional Japanese food with a modern touch. We offer a full selection of drinks both from our Hihou bar and a specially selected list of wine and sake.

Pure South is a Modern Australian restaurant and private dining room located in Southbank's, Southgate Shopping Precinct perched on the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River. Pure South’s concept was born from the realization that, arguably, the very finest and healthiest produce on earth can be sourced from Tasmania and its Bass Strait islands. Pure South features some of Australia’s best seafood and steak on the menu and also tips its hat to much more fabulous produce from the apple isle!

The Private Dining Room at Pure South offers one of the most elegant and sophisticated dining experiences on the Yarra.

Up to 22 guests can enjoy this space whether it be a corporate dinner function or a formal dinner party, we can ensure your guests experience the best produce the Bass Strait has to offer as well as superior service.

Unobstructed, hip to ceiling windows surround the room, exposing guests to clear views of both the city and river.

Vasko boasts a unique family presence, and a successful fusion of contemporary cuisine with a strong Mediterranean flavour.

Reception and Function Venue

Private dinners, cocktail parties, engagements, weddings, christenings you name it, Vasko’s enviable reputation for creativity ensures your next special event will be a complete success. A private bar, champagne garden and al fresco deck seating are just a few of the many great features included in our private room.

Vasko can accommodate up to 150 guests for a cocktail party, offering a broad range of canapés, finger food and grazer options. For a sit-down function we can cater for up to 70 people with a variety of set menus to choose from.

Each dish on their cocktail and set menus are house made and are of the highest quality.

Conference Facilities and Venue

As a conference venue Vasko’s private room can cater for your annual general meetings, training seminars/workshops, exhibitions and more. The room is fully equipped with a comprehensive audio visual system including a wide screen plasma, DVD and i-pod facilities.

With years of experience business partners Margaret and Trent took over and renovated this beloved Beaumaris landmark site in July 2015.

Our aim is to provide great food and service in a relaxed, comfortable and welcoming environment.

Functions & Events

Ginger Fox offers a recently renovated venue with a contemporary decor. Spacious & versatile.

With years of experience in hosting and cooking for a wide variety of functions both owners are hands on and will happily meet with you to discuss in length all the questions and ideas you may have.

Our delicious array of canapé options and thoughtfully developed set menus are flexible & can be easily customized to suit your requirements.

From birthday & engagement parties to product launches & corporate or Christmas functions, Ginger Fox has the perfect space to accommodate your party. From private dining for up to 80, to cocktail parties for 100 ginger fox is your destination for a function that will be truly memorable for you & your guests.

Drinks packages can be developed with your specific requirements in mind or we can just as simply run a bar tab.

The Sanctuary Lakes Hotel will raise your expectations of what a suburban hotel should be. Within a safe, family friendly atmosphere you will find a diverse choice of dining and entertainment opportunities that is unequalled.

From the relaxed family dining day and night, to the chilled out vibe of our Cruz Restaurant/Cafe, the sophistication of our piano bar, one of our versatile function rooms and community spaces or the ultimate in sports bars open till late, Sanctuary Lakes Hotel offers the solution to whatever takes your fancy.

The Hotel is accessible to everyone in the community with a vast area for on-site parking and easy public transport access.

Functions/Community Facilities

The Sanctuary Lakes Hotel offers 3 function rooms, all with food & bar service, and a ‘state of the art’ audio visual facility in our largest room.

The stylish spaces are perfectly suited to entertainment, corporate or sporting functions and our venue manager will arrange all details for your event.

As part of our commitment to the community, we would be happy to discuss providing facilities for local sporting clubs, community groups, or NFP local organisations.