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Tender Trap

266 Blackburn Road, Doncaster East, Melbourne, Victoria 3109, Australia
(03)98423466
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Ranked #343 of 2,425 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Cuisines: Australian
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Melbourne
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

We have visited The Tender Trap on a few occasions and chose it for our 20th Wedding Anniversary dinner. As always the staff were excellent. The menu is a bit limited for kids but the waiter kindly offered to make the entree calamari into a main for our 13 years old, this included adding chips & vegetables at no extra... More

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Weinheim, Germany
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Fantastic restaurant, excellent food. We're regular guests since 2006. Try the "friends"-section of the wine list, always good recommendations for wine, especially the "not-so-common" wineries. Owner and staff very friendly. All our yearly visits in Melbourne include at least two dinners @ tender trap. Thomas, Germany More

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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

The restaurant is located in a strip of shops on Blackburn Road at the intersection with George Street. The food was excellent. The indifference of the staff / owners spoilt the whole night. We felt like we were an imposition from the moment we arrived. Given the restaurants location and the frequency that we dine out it is a shame... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

Spent a very pleaseant evening with a supplier and collegues - we were very impressed with atmos and service and food was all enjoyed. Wine list was well understood and very reasonable. i'll definately be back as this is a real find in this part of the world. More

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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

If you appreciate good food, want to be full when you leave and like friendly people, this is the place to go. Just Great, would travel from one side of Melbourne to the other just to eat here, in fact we will every time we go to Melbourne! More

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Victoria, Australia
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58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011

Dined here in a party of 8 on a Friday night, the place was quite busy, service was good, food was nice, but not extraordinary. Nice local restaurant. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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41 reviews 41 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2011

Nice cafe great service but could be a bit more generous with portions More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2011

Busy restaurant with an interesting menu focused on fresh with flair. Great wine list and friendly highly trained staff. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2008

One of the better restaurants in Doncaster area. Quliaty of food is of high standard, staffs are quite pleasant More

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