The Melbourne Supper Club — Restaurant in Melbourne

Lack of service appalling and left after waiting 30 minutes for any type of service or acknowledgement from staff. We, a party of four, arrived for pre-theatre drinks and a light meal at 6.0 pm only to be left standing at the reception podium for 10 minutes. At this time it was not busy and another staff member was writing on a blackboard. A member of our party went to the bar and asked if we could have a table and was told just take a seat anywhere. Not a problem , we chose a beautiful Chesterfield settee and enjoyed reading the wine list and menu which was on the coffee table, for another 20 minutes without any service from staff. At 6.30 pm we decided that we were clearly not welcome so stood up, put on our overcoats and left again without any staff acknowledgement. Never have we experienced such disrespect or non existent service anywhere not just in Melbourne but also in all our travels. There appears to be a huge staffing and training problem that needs to be...

The wine here is AMAZING. But they'll serve you soft cheese with a core in it ($17) and tell you that as soft cheese ages, it creates a core. This is clearly incorrect and backwards to anyone who knows anything about cheese. They'll also offer you a choice of "sparkling" or "still" water, and when you opt for "still" charge $10.50-- and claim they gave you the option of "tap" which they'll say you ignored. Why I'd order a first bottle of "still" water (which came in an old Smirnoff bottle) then want to pay $10.50 for a second bottle of "still" water is beyond me.

Great wine, dishonest waiters... who could afford to know more about the wine they sell. But seriously, don't think you can dupe me about cheese- you just seem...

Funny, quirky place. Not my style. It's too pretentious for my taste, but I can see how other people would enjoy it. It looks like a good place for middle-aged fancy gay men, or for straight couples on a late-night date.

The entrance isn't clearly marked, which presumably ads to the "exclusive" atmosphere.

It's definitely not cheap, but it has liberal opening hours, and the kitchen is open until late (like 3am or so). I only ate here once, and the food was OK.

There's better value late-night food around the corner at "Butcher's Diner", but people come to the Supper Club mostly for drinks and...