81 Bistro & Taphouse

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   Lucy

   Melbourne

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great restaurant for a Sunday lunch. Good food, great service, lovely atmosphere. The chicken risotto was delicious.
   

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   Alison

   Melbourne

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always guaranteed to have a great night at 81 with good food and great live music Always a top friendly crowd up for a dance .
   

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   Sarath

   Melbourne

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It is the ideal venue for us to meet and dine every 6 months. Food and the service was very good. To day of course very quiet and we enjoyed the stay there.
   

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   Mariana

   Melbourne

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 23, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was amazing but the food was extremely disappointing. The nachos did not taste like traditional nachos.. they had capsicum and a very weird condiment. The cauliflower bites were really greasy and soggy and the cheese and meat bites were bad too. The only food thing was the Arancini balls. I won’t be coming back. They need to do something about the quality of the food. However the service was very good! Everyone was very friendly.
   

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   Gibbon

   Melbourne

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 10, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We were left extremely disappointed. We bought a platter to share for two people but the portion of meat on the platter was heavily subdued by an abnormal portion of chips & minimal veggies. When we choose a platter, we are mainly after the meat otherwise if we want such a chunky portion of chips we can always order the chips alone but not disguised as a platter. Please include a variety of veggies on your menu not just one.
   

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   Joanne

   Melbourne

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 21, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Very crowded. They need a bigger dance floor area.
   

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   Nima

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 13, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Staff were very accommodating to our group. The entertainment was good, atmosphere was good drinks were on and the food was very nice. Would highly recommended. Thanks for a great night.
   

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   Peter

   Melbourne

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Honest food at a very reasonable price. There is also a well priced and varied wine list. The young and enthusiastic staff we encountered during our Sunday Lunch could not be faulted.
   

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   Alison

   Melbourne

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Was great food with friendly staff Love the surrounding of this beautiful building
   

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    Susie

    Victoria

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1

    booked a table for 10 for a hens dinner located near dance floor , not the best locations constantly chairs bumped. more disappointed 1st we ordered 2 sharing platters $110 , waiting staff were to eager to remove from the table and took it away when unfinished - grazing means taking your time a lot of food was ordered and drinks , thought when we booked we were on the high level as been there many many times for years this time disappointed with location and rude patrons who thought it was ok to join our group uninvited, taking our food before finished frustrating
    

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