Jimmy Watson's — Restaurant in Melbourne

The older man asked what we would like to drink. I asked for a merlot and he said 'we dont have merlot but we have shiraz and they are the same". I responded there are subtle differences and he said to the people I was with 'looks like shes the difficult one'. At the register I told the waiter I ordered dip and then paid. Later I realised I was charged for the $14.35 bottle of mineral water that wasn't mine. They refused to acknowledge any accountability even when I said I specifically told the staff what I had ordered. The response was 'Our staff are not trained/dedicated cashiers. Mis hearing and mis understanding are essentially human traits.' Um no, you don't charge someone for something they didn't order. Especially randomly deciding to bill anyone because 'split bills can cause problems or because staff need to make sure anything that is purchased is paid for'. Yes, this is why we tell you what we ordered and after everyone has paid staff make an announcement that X hasn't been paid for and we then sort it out. This experience was creepy, underwhelming, unprofessional...

Googled the places where I could get a Bloody Mary and saw this one recommended. The seats outside are nice to chat and enjoy the sun, but the cocktail was mediocre at best - no Worcestershire sauce, no Tabasco, it was basically an iced tomato juice. We were a bit peckish, so we decided to order something. We were told we couldn't eat outside but we could smoke despite a massive sign at our table saying we couldn't smoke. And to eat we could only purchase bags of chips at the counter. It took a couple of trips for the waiter and the manager to agree on what was allowed and what was not outside, and not even 10 minutes after they just said we had to move to their terrace bar because they were closing down. Melbourne is known for good bars and good restaurants, this is not one of them. Avoid if you can, there's many other choices...

Quality Italian food in a relaxed atmosphere.

Had a very nice lunch here seated in the outside area on a perfect weather afternoon. Outside was nicely shaded and had a relaxed vibe amongst the foliage.

Food was incredible, we ordered the barramundi, a garlic pizza and a side and everything was top quality. Barra was cooked and flavoured perfectly and garlic pizza was so garlicy (in a good way) that we could smell it from the kitchen. Also the complementary bread was doughy deliciousness.

Service was also a highlight, very friendly and good with recommendations. Even recommended me a glass of wine that wasn't on the menu and it was a perfect match to my fish.

Overall would definitely recommend as one of the top restaurants in Lygon St and...