The festive season is still technically a few weeks off, but you can hear the jingle bells a ringin’ from here, and restaurant reservations for Christmas Day get snapped up fast.
So whether it’s for lunch or dinner, a family affair or a gathering with friends, Gourmet Traveller have compiled some great ideas for outsourcing Yuletide good times.
The festive season is still technically a few weeks off, but you can hear the jingle bells a ringin’ from here, and restaurant reservations for Christmas Day get snapped up fast. So whether it’s for lunch or dinner, a family affair or a gathering with friends, we’ve got some great ideas for outsourcing Yuletide good times.
Melbourne CBD
George Calombaris’s modern Greek restaurant will be in full swing this Christmas with an eight-course menu of reinvented festive favourites. Priced $195 per person.
72 Flinders St, Melbourne, (03) 9677 9677
Melbourne CBD
Calling all themed-menu fans – this year, the team that once brought you a Les Misérables Christmas will present a six-course colonial-era menu with dishes emulating the fare at the Criterion Hotel circa 1853. Priced $210 per person.
Bistro Vue, 430 Little Collins St, Melbourne, (03) 9691 3838
Daylesford
Adorned with strings of lights and a grand Christmas tree, Lake House is a picture-perfect destination for Christmas in the country. Start with a family-style toast before retiring to the terrace for a four-course lunch. Priced $260 per person.
4 King St, Daylesford, (03) 5348 3329
St Kilda
This St Kilda institution has two options for holiday diners. The Prince dining room will serve a four-course menu with pre-dessert and petits fours, while upstairs at The Deck guests can kick back over a relaxed rooftop roast and shared entrées. Priced $130 per person at The Deck, $195 per person at Circa.
2 Acland St, St Kilda, (03) 9536 1122
Southbank
Choose from a bounty of fresh seafood at one of Melbourne’s most acclaimed riverside eateries. The Atlantic is offering three courses from its extensive à la carte menu on Christmas Day for both lunch and dinner. Lunch $150 per person, dinner $130 per person.
Riverside at Crown, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, (03) 9698 8888
