The Merchant Benalla

Name: The Merchant Benalla
Address: 28 Bridge St, Benalla, AU-VIC, Australia, 3672
Telephone: (03) 5762 1059
Price range: $40 and under
Rating: 5

5 (13)

$40 and under

Café

28 Bridge St, Benalla, AU-VIC 3672

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2 people

Jun 24, 2025

7:00 PM

About this restaurant

Good for groups
Great for brunch
Dog-friendly

Breakfast & Lunch cafe. Amazing food & locally roasted specialty coffee by @merchantcoffeeroasters (Mansfield, VIC).

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Café
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 7:00 am–2:00 pm Brunch Tue–Fri 6:30 am–2:00 pm
Phone number
(03) 5762 1059
Website
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092047836051
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
28 Bridge St, Benalla, AU-VIC 3672
Neighborhood
Benalla
Parking details
None

What 13 people are saying

The Merchant Benalla reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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5.0

5.0 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
5.0Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

13 Reviews

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Airi VIP
Victoria28 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The Merchant is my favourite lunch venue in Benalla, have not had a bad experience yet. Today’s special, salmon bruschetta, tasted exactly as delicious as it sounded. Thank you, again, and until next time!
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Melinda
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on April 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Benalla has a lack of evening dining options, so it was fantastic to have the Merchant open its doors for this special event. The food was fantastic and served quickly. The Japanese menu was cohesive but varied enough to please our entire party. There was little bites of joy on every plate. I hope the Merchant will make evening dining a more regular occurrence. We would happily book a table every time!
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Maggie
Dublin1 review
5.0
Dined on April 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had fab food and great waitresses . It was a lovely evening.
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Escoffier
Adelaide1 review
5.0
Dined on March 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Probably one of the few really professionally run Cafes in Benalla. The new decor, seating and inner-city vibe brings us back regularly. Staff are attentive but not intrusive, food is on point, contemporary and well prepared, coffee is Adelaide quality (my highest praise).
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Kerry
Victoria2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Tasty food. Great range of options. No fuss service
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Elizabeth
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on August 17, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Congratulations! Absolutely fabulous from start to finish. Booking, food service and value for money, BRILLIANT! Please open for dinner AGAIN!
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OpenTable Diner
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on May 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Obliging staff gave excellent service but didn’t hover, which was good. Food and drinks were great. Nice ambience. Seats could be a little more comfortable. Overall, 9/10 .. I keep going back so must tick the main boxes.
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WendyF
Victoria3 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 3, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Lovely venue, food was good, although not a lot of gluten free to choose from, but what i had was very good. Great wine and coffee. 👍
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BevG
Victoria1 review
4.0
Dined on December 5, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
The food was lovely, but not a wide selection provided. Service was OK. Ambience is the main thing missing as it's a bit like sitting in a shed. Needs more decoration and better lighting to make it feel a bit more cosy. I think it is a bit noisy because it's all open and echos a bit. I would definitely not go here if I was on a date.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on December 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always an excellent experience at this cafe.. It’s an easy process being seated, ordering etc.. Staff always happy to help. It has a great range of food for Breakfast or Lunch whichever you feel like..
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The Merchant Benalla is rated 5 stars by 13 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jun 24, 2025

7:00 PM

28 Bridge St, Benalla, AU-VIC 3672

Additional information

Neighborhood
Benalla
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 7:00 am–2:00 pm Brunch Tue–Fri 6:30 am–2:00 pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Café
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092047836051
Phone number
(03) 5762 1059

The Merchant Benalla

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