Life's Too Short Bar — Restaurant in Melbourne

Fantastic Gin-tastic! Generous, delicious and entertaining. Definitely value for money. You'd be hardpushed to find any High teas that offer bottomless quality bubbles, as well as 3 tasty, full- sized gin cocktails, over 3 hours. I've been to numerous high teas, from the Hopetoun Tearooms, to the Windsor, this high tea beats them all handsdown! In intimate surroundings, with a limited number of diners, the LTS team lead by Tony and Sig, wow you with their knowledge and expertise. They are convivial hosts who want to share their passion with you, without being intrusive. My friend with food intolerances was individually catered for. Instead of the ubiquitous 3 tiered tower of mass production, we were presented with a platter of mixed cold meats, pickled accompaniments, pastries, savoury tart, bread, crackers and a salad between two. Bubbles were poured and the first gin- tea based cocktails were served in beautiful stemware. After that came a cheese platter with appropriate accompaniments, and the 2nd pre-prepared cocktail. ( You don't get all that at other high teas.) After that came an entertaining talk about gin and mixers. We then chose the gin we had for our next drink and were treated to a delicious dessert platter and extensive tea menu. All that for $99 per head? Value for money without doubt! Thanks LTS, I knew I could trust you to help me celebrate my milestone birthday. You've won my friends over as well, and we'll be back! (Sorry the photos don't do...

Disappointing Experience – Not Worth the Price

We were really looking forward to our visit, but unfortunately, it didn’t meet expectations. We ordered a grazing board that was advertised as having nine cheeses/meats, but what we received was underwhelming—just two cheeses, one meat, and a small spread. That’s a far cry from what was promised, and it left us feeling short-changed. To make matters worse, the table next to us also complained about the same issue, so it clearly wasn’t just us.

Adding to our frustration, we ordered what we thought were four $18 espresso martinis, only to find out afterward that only one was $18—the others, being salted caramel flavour, were apparently $30 each. This wasn’t communicated clearly, and it left a sour taste, especially given how expensive the overall experience turned out to be.

In the end, the value just wasn’t there. Between the misleading menu descriptions and lack of clarity on pricing, we felt we paid far too much for the quality and service...

PRIVATE CELLAR: YV Chardonnay Retrospective Dinner at Life’s too short bar Saturday 20th April 2024

What a wonderful and enjoyable experience. Great food with great wine. The joy of tasting great amazing indulgent Chardonnay together with a wealth of brilliance and wine knowledge. The wine knowledge of Tony & Sib shared is worth it alone. The food very good and rustic. More importantly it match the wines. No photos. Just a great memories of a small group of like minded people celebrating great wine. Conversations on wine and travels my perfect type. So awesome. Can’t wait forever the next one. Tony and Sib are such humbling hosts pure joy. It’s such a rustic wonderful place the locals call just in to say. Elsie pops in wagging her tail to say hi late in the evening what a way to cap off the night. People who just want to enjoy life. Life’s Too Short Bar what a single expression of who they are. Brilliant. Rob the EPICUREAN though if you want to...