Monbulk Bistro — Restaurant in Melbourne

3 Stars for the Chicken Parma, most times very good, last nights was horrible. The sauce was tasteless which makes or breaks a good Parma :( 5 Stars for the service. All the staff there are customer focused & very helpful. 2 stars for Atmosphere, it was way to noisy. As a regular who attends Jack's Bistro every 2nd or 3rd weekend, I was surprised on how when this business is busy its very difficult to find parking, wait time from ordering to table was over 40 minutes, very noisy when large tables are arranged for quests in such a small dining area. We were placed at window seating area where we could feel a cold draft. And the Pokies lounge was also the same with patrons everywhere with little room to find seating to play a machine, due to others taking the seats or sitting on them to socialise to others patrons, basically not using the seats they were put there for. We ended our night out at the Bowls Pokies area for a bit of wind down, but last night we just walked out. First time ever have we ever experienced this & will note for future reference, if the car park is full, we will just drive out,...

Great location in the centre of Monbulk, great atmosphere, helpful staff , and a varied menu, backed by a good selection of Beer, Wines & Spirits, &. Softdrinks they manage to cater for family groups well, no- one feels left out. An intimate dinner for two or a family Birthday, Monbulk Bistro does it well at an affordable price, and never...

Went there with a groups of friends, one order was missed and my friends meals didn’t come out until everyone else had finished eating. I ordered the “vegetarian pumpkin, spinach and pine-nut gnocchi” which didn’t have any pine-nuts and had no flavour. Also the “pumpkin” seemed like...