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The Press Club: Restaurant Reviews

72 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
936779677
Ranked #87 of 2,425 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 158 Reviews
Price range: 23 AUD - 91 AUD
Cuisines: Australian, Greek, Mediterranean
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Good for: Romantic, Business, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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158 reviews from our community

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Gold Coast
Senior Contributor
38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Such a great ambience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

Food was lovely, my friends pork was a little dry and when we told the staff they were great about it. Service was great! And there's a special vibe going on in there, such a good feeling it's like everyone has this love for food and everyones wiping up their plates with bread, just a culture that we don't have up north.

The restaurant also has a open kitchen so u can see what's going on. Deffinately will be back next time I'm in melbourne :)

    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Salt”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

Head waiter sharp and concise. Menu confusing terminology. If food needs this much salt, then you detract from it's true flavour. Restaurants are quietly killing us.

Visited February 2012
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Melbourne, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Far too expensive for what is on offer”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The positives first..... The food was very good (small servings) and the service was excellent, but the press club is outrageously expensive. Definitely not worth it $120 for three courses food only, ridiculous. Because there was 8 people in our party we had a choice of 3 items for each course on a special menu - not much of a selection. As I said the food was good but nothing to rave about. Small serves may be part of the fine dining experience but at that price one should leave satisfied. If you like a drink you better have a full wallet. The wine list matches the price of the food, wine is very expensive. For the average punter it is far too expensive for what is on offer and there are plenty of resaurants out there that offer good food, a good wine list for a more reasonable price.

  • Visited February 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Food
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3 reviews 3 reviews
“Highly overrated.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

The meal was average to say the least. I was expecting something special, but could have made much nicer myself. This was about 2 years ago though. Needless to say I haven't been baCK.

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Melbourne, Australia
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Classical Greek Food”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

It is classical Greek food. The expectation at a leading restaurant is for something special, a cut above the norm, some 'wow'factor. The food & service is good but not exceptional and not unique. There are other Greek restaurants in
Melbourne offering equal quality food at better prices = better value.

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