Tony Starr's Kitten Club

Ph: (03) 9650 2448; Level 1, 267 Little Collins St, MELBOURNE 3000

Bar, Bar, ** for Ambience
Open mon-thurs 4pm-midnight; fri-sun 4pm-late; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 120

Mietta's Review
Funky upstairs bar with a lively, clubby feel. Alongside the expected liquid refreshments, including cocktails, is Asian influenced food. Service can be uneven. The Kitten Club also features live music and dancing. The evening gets going when the two piece band strikes up on a raised stair landing and people begin arriving to fill the drinks areas and to talk the talk, and the Kitten Club swings into another Saturday night.

Other published opinions

The Age Cheap Eats 2006 Minor renovations haven't changed this cool little bar one little bit. The soundtrack still recalls Austin Powers

The Age Good Food Guide 2006 CBD Bars "Inventive cocktails delivered by black-clad waitstaff, cool jazz or sexy cabaret tunes, and top nosh from the open kitchen make this an enduringly popular city haunt that purrs with sophistication."

The Age Cheap Eats 2005 "AFTER work, city cats slink up the stairs for fine cocktails and jazz toons. Well-made medos mules (mint and lime in honey vodka topped with ginger beer) get the party started before the snacks appear. Punters purr over jasmine and sesame-crusted prawns with wasabi mayo"

The Age Cheap Eats 2004 "THERE mightn't be room to swing a cat in the frighteningly fashionable crowd at this chic kitten club, but that's part of the fun. Park yourself on the nearest flat space and rub shoulders with the latest designer labels over a Little Creatures ale"

Herald Sun,citystyle, 25/5/04, Danielle Johnston,'The French have a catchword for eating and drinking with live entertainment:cabaret.And there is plenty of this exuberant art form upstairs at the Kitten Club.Comedy acts to seven-piece swing bands work the Galaxy Room.If the music gets too much,slip behind the beaded curtain and chill-out in the boudoir-like back room.'

The Foodies' Guide 2004, Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,'Is this the swingiest place in town,baby?We reckon so.Head here for some seriously good international food,the menu offers flavours from across the globe.Then recline on the wonderful chaise lounges.'

The Age Cheap Eats 2004,Somewhere really special,Good Bar,'There mightn't be room to swing a cat in the frighteningly fashionable crowd at this chic kitten club,but thats part of the fun.Park yourself on the nearest flat space and rub shoulders with the latest designer labels over a Little Creatures ale,martini or the latest alcoholic creation'

The Age, Epicure, 17/2/04, Melinda Houston,'10 Bars Melbourne Loves'

The Age, A2, 2003, Melinda Houston