The Melbourne Restaurant & Bar

I attended a work lunch here on a Friday recently! Sat in the café area out the back. There is a bar area at the front as well as a more fine dining restaurant within the hotel. They also have accommodation available which I wasn’t aware of.
As far as the menu goes, it was huge, so much to chose from.
I ended up choosing the Vegetable Stack which was delicious — a selection of grilled vegetables with a crumbed polenta pattie on the side! I would head back here again for the same dish. It was a large table on the day and no-​one had any complaints about their food. There was a great selection of dishes around the table from salads, to steak sandwiches to pasta dishes.
For such a large table our food came pretty quickly and the staff were happy to assist with our queries!
Price-​wise my food was $ 22.00 and was a large serving which I think for a pub type meal in the city is about standard.

This beautiful old building mostly plays host to men over 40 who work in the resources sector and talk about the stock market whilst eating steak sandwiches and drinking beer.
I’ve held a few conferences in their rooms and they have always done a great job.

If I had a dollar for every time I confused this place with The Brisbane Hotel (in Highgate) I’d be the richest lost guy ever right now. I never seem to get it right, so most of my visits to the Melbourne have been alone, looking around awkwardly, making several trips to the toilet to pass the time. It’s a classy joint, and fairly easy going. I like the heritage façade and salvaged interiors. Good for a few laid back drinks on a Sunday arvo.

I’ve always admired this hotel/​bar even if it is situated nowhere near its namesake. But I suppose we have the Brisbane Hotel in Perth also. Unlike the latter, this actually is a place of accomodation, and a really nice place to kick back and enjoy a beer even if you’re not staying here.
The Melbourne was built just before the turn of last century and its wonderful to see most of its heritage intact, unlike many other historic buildings in Perth which have had their best bits demolished and perhaps some pity excuse of a ‘façade’ only remaining. It’s clean, white aesthetic means it also stands out amid the red-​brick heritage buildings we’re used to seeing in this city.
Drinks are well-​priced and the food on the menu all looks good, though I’ve yet to try any to be honest. Will have to make this a meeting place with a couple of friends to enjoy some bevvies and spot of pub grub, although grubby I strongly doubt the food will be.

The Melbourne is an elegant bar on the outskirts of the CBD. The façade was built in 1897, and gives The Melbourne a strong sense of character. Unlike a lot of places that call themselves a «hotel», but are really bars, The Melbourne is an actual four-​star hotel, as well as a bar and restaurant.
The bar has a good range of beers, with James Squire featuring prominently. Which is no surprising, considering the James Squire logo is emblazoned on their fences outside. The bar has a very upmarket, yuppie feels, and most of the patrons seem to be workers from the CBD flocking to The Melbourne for a beer and a powwow.
The food is typical pub grub, although more expensive than most places with similar menus.
The Melbourne is a decent place for a beer, if you find yourself in the upper parts of Hay Street. However, there are cheaper watering holes towards the CBD.