Diners' Choice: Romantic restaurants in Melbourne

OpenTable

Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants that are the most romantic in Melbourne? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

French Saloon

4.8

4.8 (347)

$41 to $100

French

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

Climb the narrow flight of stairs up from the red brick lane to enter the saloon. A table in the bustling dining room? Or a seat at the fluted zinc bar? Whether it’s a lunch, dinner or well crafted cocktails with a snack, bookings are essential.

Top review

Demian

Dined on Aug 23, 2024

The waiter/sommelier serving our was fantastic. Very personable without being "in your face". Great choices of wines. Truly excellent food on the set menu - great mix of tastes across 4 courses, light but filling. The courses seamlessly delivered. All the guests had a great time.

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Chef's Menu

Love Letter

4.8

4.8 (42)

$41 to $100

Modern Australian

Richmond

About the restaurant

At Love Letter we are a semi-fine diner restaurant with a seasonal chaos menu, modern-Australian, French influence and a nostalgic lean towards the food that we grew up eating in Aussie, Jewish and Italian households.
Think old school French bistro classics with modern Australian flair, rotating snacks and specials.

Set in the heart of bridge road, we are a short walk to the MCG and Melbourne's entertainment precinct.
We have a thoughtful wine list, full cocktail menu, and frosty beers on tap.

Intimate enough for date night, big enough for a function.

From love letter, with love.

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Damon

Dined 4 days ago

These guys just get better and better. Tonight we had the scallop starter and scotch fillet steak for main - excellently cooked and seasoned. The Sticky date pudding to close was again first rate. The cocktails were generous and expertly made and the vanilla porter was perfect for a cold and rainy night. Food, staff and service are fantastic - the food and beverage knowledge of the whole menu by the floor/bar staff is exceptional.

Cecconi's Flinders Lane

4.7

4.7 (1153)

$101 and over

Italian

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

"Everything you want from a sophisticated city Italian restaurant is right here: atmosphere, admirable service, a menu long enough to allow for real choice, an expansive drinks list, flattering lighting, carpets and tablecloths to ensure that sound levels are low enough for a proper conversation."
Enjoy signature dishes - Seafood linguine, Veal Cotoletta and signature steaks from the Josper

One Hat – THE AGE GOOD FOOD GUIDE
2006 - 2023

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Claude

Dined 4 days ago

As always, it is a great experience to dine at Ceccon's. The staff are excellent and the food exquisite. I never get tired of eating there.

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Experience

3 Course Fixed Price Menu

Blacksmith Bar and Grill

4.7

4.7 (206)

$41 to $100

Steakhouse

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

Contemporary Australian grill with a great view.

Join us, overlooking Melbourne's city skyline at our relaxed and modern Australian bar and grill. The perfect spot for a memorable dinner date, a delicious wine or a small, lively gathering with a group of friends. Experience impressive views and a feast of fire-cooked, locally sourced food where our steak is the main event.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

Thanks for having us the other night. Great place to enjoy a beautiful meal and some cocktails with a great view. But two things! One thing you can work on is your broccoli. It was over boiled then grilled, and took all the texture out of it. I think bang for your buck with the prawns you could add one more in to the dish as well. But overall, cocktails were spot on just like your steaks. And well priced as well. Thank you for having us.

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Quando Quando Cucina and Bar

4.7

4.7 (70)

$41 to $100

Italian

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

A simple phrase we use in order to bring friends and families together, ‘dimmi quando tu verrai’ meaning “tell me when will you come”. With passion and care, through our colourful and traditional Italian dishes we celebrate our culture of love and gathering.

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Gabriella

Dined 3 days ago

Great food Lovely atmosphere and the service is fabulous A nice rustic vibe Thank you

Crossley St Cantina

4.6

4.6 (421)

$41 to $100

Spanish

Melbourne CBD

About the restaurant

Crossley St Cantina is a late night laneway tapas restaurant and cocktail bar located at the top end of town. Grab an intimate booth, dine at the low serving bar top or get secluded with a large group of friends in the private dining room and feast upon modern Spanish cuisine for lunch and dinner, all while sipping on great wines, cocktails, gins, and fortifieds.

Open for Dinner Tues-Sun from 5pm til late
Open for Lunch Fri - Sun 12pm - 5pm (including Bottomless Brunch)

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Julia

Dined on Sep 4, 2024

Crossley st Cantina is excellent. It’s so great to get a 100% gluten free place that’s also great with dairy free and so tasty. Drinks were great as was the service. Would definitely recommend

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Experience

Bottomless Brunch $79pp

Experience

Pre Theatre Dinner

Experience

'THE CLASSICS' Feed Me Menu

Marama Wine

4.6

4.6 (57)

$41 to $100

Dining Bar

Carlton North

About the restaurant

Modern Wine Bar with a strong focus on small Australian producers. Serving up delicious wines, classic cocktails made with the good stuff, great beer and food to snack or feast.

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nina

Dined on Aug 7, 2024

the three course wednesday night set menu was all delicious!

Park Street Pasta & Wine

4.5

4.5 (810)

$41 to $100

Italian

South Melbourne

About the restaurant

Located in a historic corner building at 268 Park Street, Park Street Pasta & Wine is South Melbourne’s friendly neighbourhood pasta and wine bar from Italian Restaurateurs Luca Balbo & Lino Torre, combining their passion for food and experience in the hospitality industry.

Head chef Tommaso Bartoli whips up a creative menu that heavily draws on his Tuscan roots. Starting his career in the kitchens of Florence, he brings to Australia all the knowledge and passion for food that define with his personal style.

All our pasta is handmade in-house in the traditional ‘fatta a mano’ style. Our menu features inventive sharing plates, classic pasta dishes that nod to various parts of Italy, plus a few modern iterations, all reflective of seasonal quality produce. with a tidy selection of Italian, international and local wines to match.

We are located at 268 Park Street on the Corner of Park Street and Perrins St, just down from the iconic South Melbourne Town Hall.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 2 days ago

Authentic Italian food. Such an amazing spot and quality food

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4.5

4.5 (33)

$40 and under

Modern European

Windsor

About the restaurant

Nestled in the heart of Chapel Street, Windsor Wine Room is an intimate space to indulge in good food, exceptional wine and familiar company.

Savour a curated selection of wines, carefully paired with smaller bites and larger dishes to share that showcase a modern European-accented menu.

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Alayne

Dined 4 days ago

Great food and amazing service. The set menu is a bang for your buck as well. We left happily full. Great varieties with the cocktails and the wines. Will 100% be returning!

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Experience

Feed Me Now

Experience

Feed Me Now - Weekend Lunch

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Chefs Selection

Olivine

4.4

4.4 (173)

$41 to $100

Wine Bar

Coburg

About the restaurant

Olivine wine bar is nestled inside of the 170-year-old heritage-listed bluestone walls of the former HM Pentridge Prison.

You will meet your host to guide you through this unconventional space, until you find yourself in velvet-clad, faintly lit booths. Hidden away, the only distraction here is our novel-like book of wine, your key to our walk in cellar.

Olivine is a place for all from the most passionate to those just beginning their journey of wine. Our list is written in a way that encourages you to sample different regions, we hope you'll come away with a few new favorites or some wines to add to the bucket list.

Walk-ins are subject to availability. Booth seating cannot be guaranteed but we aim to accommodate guest requests where we can.

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THERESE

Dined on Sep 5, 2024

It was so much fun . They did a great job of the conversion

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