Best Wine Bars in Thornbury

Sensational, as always. Welcoming, knowledgeable, professional. Exceptional produce driven dining, unique wines, warm ambience, service with attention to detail. Thanks CWR team!

Excellent service, amazing food and cocktails. Highly recommend Serai Kitchen.

Añada was excellent and was pleasantly surprising. I had walked past many times but never thought to try it. Wonderful service, every dish we ordered was delicious and well portioned for the price + yummy wine and a basque cheesecake to close out the meal. We came to celebrate my partner concluding his studies and think it’s an excellent place for a more intimate date or dinner occasion as it’s small, relatively quiet, and on the pricier side (probably because we ordered a lot, and Id say irrespective it’s well worth the price!!). We stuck to tapas but didn’t get through the whole menu, I’m looking forward to coming back to try more. Very happy with our experience and would recommend to anyone.

There aren’t many places in Melbourne where you’re greeted with such warmth that it feels like walking into your best mate’s home — but Oh Loretta nails it. Mario welcomed us like old friends, chatting with us and other diners throughout the night, creating a truly relaxed and friendly vibe. The food was absolutely delicious (those corn ribs were next level 😋), and the music and ambience with an Italian/New York kind of vibe, tied it all together beautifully. The chef was lovely too! If you’re after great food and genuine hospitality, this is the spot for you!

Even though Olivine is a wine bar, I mostly go there for the delicious food. The steak, chicken, terrine & pate, the brussels sprouts (swoon) and fries are all great. The wine's always good too. The fitout looks lovely, but sadly the designers prioritised form over function - the cell bench seating is really uncomfortable! Nevertheless, the ambience is great and I like the idea of us all collectively creating a new, more positive cultural memory to sit alongside the history of the place. If you haven't been, I definitely recommend a visit. Do leave time to check out the historical info in the unrestored cells; it feels important to honor and try to understand the story of the place while we're there.