Oliver's Restaurant — Restaurant in Melbourne

Lovely traditional restaurant with comfortable chairs, tables that don't wobble, high quality glassware and proper cloth napkins that the attentive staff lay across your lap when you sit down. The dinner menu isn't extensive, but some items change every day, and everything is properly cooked and presented. The wines I tried were very good, too.

Only two things detract from this dining bliss, one minor, one major: bowls are for soup, pasta and dog food, not lamb or fish dishes. Cease this token trendiness and serve them on a plate, as they're supposed to be. unfortunately, the "cappuccino" was as last century as the decor. The decor is fine, it suits the period style of the place, but that coffee had no place in 21st...

A very personal dining experience was enjoyed here. We had a great Christmas special 2 course lunch at $52, including 1 x wine. But could not resist the third course desert as well plus coffee.

The entree includes 4 items with my favourite, the squid meal, which is an amazing must have dish.

We chose Baramundy fish for main course, beautifully cooked. I don't like frozen fish and this tastes like fresh caught, not frozen. Yumm.

Desert was a delightful Apple Crumble with ice cream, followed by coffee.

The two course option is good value but adding the optional third course made for a beautiful Christmas break up lunch.

Highly recommended 👌

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Dinner for 4 last Sat eve. Drinks at the bar, taken to the table. Advised waitress did not require extra drinks would like to order. Waited a long time for meals to arrive, no entrees just mains? Needed to ask waitress to remove unwanted wine glasses as no room on the table! 2 Chicken Parma with vegies, served in pasta bowls, overcooked chips, over boiled vegies, dried Parma dumped on top with burnt cheese and bacon, could not find any sauce? 3rd Chicken Parma served with extra overcooked chips, side bowl of salad. The 4th meal, Pan seared Chicken breast in pasta bowl, chicken moist but no red wine Jus? Very poor quality meals -...