radii Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Melbourne

A big thank you to Chef Sandeep and team for an amazing culinary treat at Radii the newly refurbished fine dining restaurant at Park Hyatt Melbourne. The restaurant was closed for almost three years and has come back with a bang under his leadership. Radii is a beautiful upscale modern European restaurant with opulent art deco-inspired themes giving a relaxed yet luxurious experience. We discovered this hidden gem by chance while meeting a friend at the hotel. We went there with mixed feelings only to be pleasantly surprised by the sensational food and hospitality. The menu was limited, and we started with a few small plates matched with some exceptional wines. We had the Hiramasa Kingfish Crudo, and Chicken Parfait and both firmly made us believe we were in for a treat. Indigenous to Australia's Spencer Gulf, Yellowtail Kingfish is revered locally and internationally, and its buttery sweet, rich, clean flavour was complemented well by the namjim dressing. The dressing was a fragrant smooth blended nam jim with beautiful notes of fresh chillies, basil and coriander which went perfectly well with the raw fish. The chicken liver parfait was just another level. Rich and creamy with a slight sweetness from port wine but delightfully light on the palate and disappeared in no time with the warm brioches. Chef Sandeep came to our table and explained to us the concept and essence of the restaurant and how they support the environment through sustainability. For example, all ingredients right from the Kurobutta prosciutto to the dark chocolate are sourced locally, cutting down on the otherwise food miles. He spoke about the inspiration behind the pairings and helped us choose the mains - the Murray Cod on cherry wood and Gnocchi with morel mushrooms. The cod was perfectly cooked with crispy skin and a light smokiness served with a petite herb salad and lemon caper butter sauce. The gnocchi was deeply earthy, flavoured with morel mushrooms, brown butter, and pecorino sauce served on a bed of parsley pesto - simply mind-blowing. For dessert, we chose the chocolate tart served with a caramel sauce, mousse like light ganache, crisp tuille and gold leaf. The deep rich chocolate and the slightly salty caramel are a classic well-cherished pairing. Chef Sandeep sent us a complimentary dessert, a refreshing blood orange gelato topped with bruleed meringue, a beautiful epilogue to the meal. It was a great experience at radii with professional service and exceptional food and is highly recommended to...

I was there over the weekend and I was so incredibly disappointed and offended by the poor quality of food and lack of effort that was served to me. My partner and I thought we'd be open and ordered the 'Feed Me-a lot' option. We were served some pre-made cold starters, slapped together with little effort. For entree we were given a bean salad and then an oily pasta dish. And for our main, we were served chicken pieces with white rice. Dessert was served as a tiny small creme caramel (for two by the way) and some cheese. Oh my Lordy! $255 later, with only two drinks ordered all night, I walked out feeling like I'd been slapped! For that price, I could have had a beautiful intricate dinner at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant and at least be served an intricate entree and main. Never, ever again! Service was good. The only thing the restaurant had going for it was it's beautiful layout and acoustic singer in...

It was our 44th wedding anniversary & expected to have a lovely evening, but unfortunately it was totally disappointing. Firstly for a Saturday night the place was basically empty. Waiter was pleasant but young & inexperienced. Entree was superb (pate) so expected main (risotto) to be the same. Risotto was in a pea consomme with asparagus. Rice was hard. Meal was tasteless & to make things worse the asparagus was cut in half. Which would be fine except only the ends were on the plate & not the tops. What chef cuts asparagus in half & then doesn't put the tops on the plate. I told the head waiter who offered us a free dessert but really should have taken this meal off our bill. TOTALLY DISAPPOINTING & OBVIOUSLY WE WILL NEVER GO BACK. To top it off had a screaming child at another table whose parents didn't try to stop it from screaming!! Don't waste your time or money. Made for a very unhappy...