A courtyard hidden behind the kitchen
Past the wine corridor sits a walled garden kept at a permanent early-evening: lanterns, fig trees, and low tables set for tea ceremonies, rare leaf infusions and slow games of backgammon.
- Aged pu-erh and high-mountain oolong brewed tableside by our tea master.
- First-flush Darjeeling flights paired with petit fours from the pastry kitchen.
- Private pavilion for parties of two to six, reserved in two-hour sittings.
- Signature fruit-head preparations — fig, quince and blood orange bases.
- House tobacco-free herbal mixes available on request.
- Heated pavilion seating through winter; blankets and braziers provided.
Reserve the garden pavilion
The pavilion seats eight and carries a modest cover that is fully credited to your table. Garden bookings include a dedicated host and a complimentary tea welcome.
Fortunes made between courses
Some guests come for the dining room and stay for the tables. A chronicle of the evenings that built our reputation — told with the discretion our regulars expect.
The six-hand evening
A quiet Tuesday baccarat session became house legend — six consecutive natural nines, celebrated with a magnum of vintage champagne sent by the floor, on us.
Dinner for the whole room
After a record roulette run, one guest quietly bought dessert for every table in the dining room. The gesture is still talked about by our waiters.
The truffle wager
A friendly bet on a coin flip settled the table’s order — the loser sponsored a white-truffle course for all twelve seats. Nobody really lost.
The winners’ circle letter
A monthly note on closed events, invitation tournaments and cellar openings. Discreet, infrequent, worth reading.
Spin the wheel, choose your set
Six tasting sets mapped to the house’s lucky numbers. Turn the wheel or pick your number — the kitchen deals the rest.
Southbank Prelude
Three courses built on the morning market: bay bug tartare, aged-duck crown, and a salted-plum chiffon. The house’s gentlest stake.
Charcoal & Coral
Four courses from the Josper grill: coral trout, black-garlic short rib, smoked beetroot and a burnt-fig finale.
Two Rivers
A duet of ocean and river: marron in brown butter, Murray cod en papillote, and a rivermint granita between tides.
The Perfect Score
Five courses calibrated like a counted shoe — each plate lands exactly where it should, finishing on a dark chocolate orb.
Cellar Raid
Seven plates built around whatever the chef pulled from the reserve shelf that morning. Never the same twice.
Melbourne Flavours Grand
The complete arc: caviar service, wagyu course, cheese atelier and the dessert casino — with pairings at every seat.
Every settled bill is a ticket
When your evening ends, your receipt may not. Each closed check enters the house draw for compliments announced nightly at midnight.
Registered checks are drawn live in the lounge. Winners receive the compliment to their next visit — or the same night, if fortune moves quickly.
Champagne complement
A chilled bottle delivered to your table on your next reservation.
Chef’s off-menu course
A dish that never reaches the printed menu, plated for your table alone.
Salon upgrade
Move your party into a private salon for the remainder of the evening.
Car home, covered
A chauffeured return anywhere within metropolitan Melbourne.
The room has its own tempo
Live trio jazz until ten, downtempo soul until two, and the soft percussion of chips and coupe glasses until close. Press play on the house recording.
DJ Aurelia Voss
Deep lounge and nu-jazz selections from the resident decks, 22:00 – late.
The Clef Trio
Piano, double bass and brushed drums — standards and requests between courses.
Velvet Sessions
Guest vocalists and a longer first set; salon guests seated first at the rail.
Kitchen on one side, cards on the other
Welcome back, Guest
Members see their points, holds and history in the private ledger. Tonight’s wheel holds one gift per guest.
One spin, one gift, every visit
Gifts apply to tonight’s visit only. One spin per guest per evening.
Desserts dealt like a winning hand
The pastry kitchen finishes the night with chocolate casino chips and a sugar-spun roulette — the house’s most photographed course.
Bullion Orb
Chip Stack
House Edge
Lucky Seven
This week at the house
Jazz sets, invitation tournaments and chef’s counter evenings — the standing program for the current week.
Velvet Sessions №9
A guest vocalist, a longer first set and a one-night pairing menu from the chef. Rail seating for salon members; limited tables for the public.
Three doors into the house
Annual memberships that compound quietly — better tables, earlier bookings, and rooms the public never sees.
- Priority reservations, 14-day window
- Lounge access until 02:00
- Birthday dessert service
- Monthly members’ letter
- All Silver privileges
- Salon invitations, two per season
- Cellar tastings, quarterly
- Complimentary valet, every visit
- Guest passes ×4 annually
- All Gold privileges
- Standing salon reservation
- Personal croupier & chef
- Cellar allocation rights
- Chauffeured arrivals, metro
Take the house home
Ceramic chip sets, house-pressed playing cards and barware engraved with your monogram — the same pieces used in our salons.
The Salon Set
300 ceramic chips in a walnut case, denominations struck in the house typeface.
Twin Decks, Pressed
Casino-grade stock, linen finish, edged in silver foil. The exact deck on our tables.
The Monogram Service
Coupe glasses and a mixing set engraved with your initials by our engraver.
Pre-order for pickup
Reserve any piece and collect it from the concierge desk — wrapped, monogrammed and ready.
The oyster bar opens at midnight
Every night at 00:00 the counter lights come up: freshly shucked oysters and a complimentary pour of the house champagne for every seat at the rail — until the tray is empty.
Forty minutes of champagne and shellfish
The ritual runs from midnight until the last shell is cleared — typically forty minutes. Rail seats are limited to fourteen and can be held in advance.
- Complimentary champagne pour with your first dozen
- Three oyster varieties daily, plus the chef’s dressed special
- Standing invitation for all dinner guests — no ticket needed
Cocktails with a house edge
Each drink on the bar card carries its own probability of delight — calculated nightly by the bar team, and always in your favour.
The Croupier
Full House Fizz
Velvet Martingale
Zero Pockets
The table is already set
Dinner from 18:00, the salon from 20:00, the oyster rail at midnight. Tell us when to expect you — we will handle everything after.