Gerald's Bar

Ph: 9349 4748; 386 Rathdowne St, CARLTON NORTH 3054

Gerald's Bar, $
Open Mon-Sat 5-11pm; Licensed; No Cards
Chef Gerald Diffey (5-12-08) Owner Gerald Diffey (5-12-08)

Other published opinions

Age Good Food Guide 2009 "Gerald's is a fine example of how diverse and idiosyncratic Melbourne's bar scene has become. Taking a few Melbourne bar staples - a low-key retro-ish fitout; music courtesy of well-loved vinyl from a turntable behind the bar; a strong, clever, constantly changing wine list equally happy in both the Old and New Worlds - owner Gerald Diffey adds his own quirkily hospitable spin that includes a small range of food he cooks himself, channelling both English pub and Italian osteria"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 "s it a bar? A cafe? An osteria? Gerald's eschews labelling and gets on with providing quality booze, a couple of simple seasonal dishes, great tunes from a turntable behind the bar and plenty of old-style neighbourhood hospitality"

The Age Clem Bastow, 25-10-2007 "there is nothing about the place that isn't great. Even the relatively early closing time seems like a blessing in disguise when your big night out doesn't feel so huge the morning after and you can walk home smelling the roses of Rathdowne Street. The mood is relaxed and friendly but not "relaxed and friendly" in a backpackers' bar kind of way; it's more the sort of atmosphere that is lovingly cultivated by owners who stop mixing drinks, mid-pour, to go and turn over their favourite jazz record on the turntable on the bar. It's the sort of place where the shells from bar nuts must be tossed on the floor until the place resembles an old-fashioned butcher's store with a sawdust carpet."