Melbourne Wine Room

On one of St Kilda’s prominent intersections, the George Hotel houses Melbourne’s best-known wine rooms. As the face of St Kilda changes, nowhere is it more plain to see the contrasts in daily life than from the canvas 'pens' outside the George. Fast cars and designer clothes cruise past, heads are thrown back quaffing and laughing, whilst across the road the ambulances make regular pick ups at the other end of the fast lane. The big old bar area is divided into eating and non-eating areas, with an L-shaped bar backed with bottles. The acoustics are somewhere between a swimming pool without water, and the undercroft at Waverly Park - LOUD. There isn’t a soft surface in sight, but the echo doesn’t seem to put anyone off their conversation. It’s actually a beautiful space, with that rare combination of being cool and comfortable at the same time. Boutique beers on tap, or a vast selection of wines in which some reasonable value can be found. The bar menu is good (we had a fine minute steak with rocket and goat’s cheese) and the restaurant menu is varied, reliable and delicious. A much-loved St Kilda institution.

" I come here a lot - be it for a beer, to catch up with friends, to have terrific wines by the glass with a little antipasto, to a really good meal, Karen's cooking has gone from strength to strength. The Wine Room is so flexible in what if offers and the service is probably the best in Australia."

The George Hotel
125 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda
Melays refernce 58:A8
Phone: 9525 5599
Opening hours: 7 days bar & bistro Sun-Wed 12 noon-1am, Thurs-Sat 12 noon-2am, restaurant 6.30pm- 11pm
Licensed
Accept credit cards
Seating Inside: 65, Outside: 30
Features: No smoking, bar
Favourites: Pan fried calamari with gnocchetti al olio and sauce nero $15.50, Roasted baby chicken with bruschetta agro dolce and sage chestnut jus $24.50, Bistecca fiorentina $27.50

An updated review of The Melbourne Wine Room/