This little restaurant is our love letter to food. It's our happy little place, where we get to live the joy of feeding people everyday. We all grew up in spaces that equated food with love, just like this place. Everything we have done here is deliberate, from the art on the walls to the produce we use. We've made a point of sourcing ingredients from some of the best suppliers in the state, making sure that our menu reflects what's in season.
For us, this place is about experience: we try our best to make you feel both at home and 'out for something special'. Every plate that comes back wiped clean by someone who just couldn't get enough is a 'the hard work is worth it' moment for us.
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Dear Richmond, This little restaurant is our love letter to food. It's our happy little place, where we get to live the joy of feeding people everyday. We all grew up in spaces that equated food with love, just like this place. Everything we have done here is deliberate, from the art on the walls to the produce we use. We've made a point of sourcing ingredients from some of the best suppliers in the state, making sure that our menu reflects what's in season.
For us, this place is about experience: we try our best to make you feel both at home and 'out for something special'. Every plate that comes back wiped clean by someone who just couldn't get enough is a 'the hard work is worth it' moment for us.
Matty & Tee
From Love Letter, with love x
Dining areas
Additional information
Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$41 to $100
Cuisines
Modern Australian, Wine Bar, Dining Bar
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Love Letter - Melbourne reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
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4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.9Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value
Noise • Energetic
Loved For
Melbourne
Romantic
Melbourne
Modern Australian
Inner City East
Best Overall
Inner City East
Best Food
Inner City East
Best Service
Inner City East
Best Ambiance
Inner City East
Best Value
Inner City East
Great for creative cocktails
Inner City East
Hot spot
Inner City East
Great for fine wines
Inner City East
Good for special occasions
Inner City East
Lively
Inner City East
Most Booked
Review summary
AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Love Letter in Melbourne offers a superb dining experience with "delicious food" and "fantastic, friendly staff." The restaurant's "stunning decor" and "cozy, romantic ambiance" make it perfect for date nights. Guests rave about the "amazing steak nights" and "tasty cocktails," ensuring a memorable visit. Highly recommended for its "great value" and inviting atmosphere.
86 Reviews
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Tanya
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The staffs were very helpful and kind. Very aesthetic and cozy vibe . Ambience and food were really good as well.
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Aaron
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
I dined at Love Letter with a friend for a long overdue catch up dinner - it's where I go with all my friends for these types of dinners - because Love Letter never fails to impress!
The service - second to none. We had a lovely French/American waitress - her name I regrettably did not take down! Her attentiveness and service - just right. Friendly and engaging, not intrusive or annoying!
The food - always a hit! The macaroni - perfect, taste and serving size and I can never not order the Sticky Date Pudding! Warm, delicious, perfect serving size and the butterscotch sauce - I'm drooling as I type this!
The wine, whilst the offering per glass is limited - it was well suited to and paired well with the pasta!
The ambience - the background music, overall vibe and the kitch, crockery - which you'd find at Grandmas - make for a great conversation starter and bring back so many happy and fond memories!
Highly recommend Love Letter - a great place to catch up with friends - or for a date or special occasion!
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Hannah
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Food is amazing, little on the pricey side but so worth it, vibe is very calm and classy. Staff are amazing and very accommodating
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Kama
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on May 10, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We went to Love Letter for our date night because of the great reviews and recommendations from friends. And they were not wrong! The menu was interesting, and everything we ordered tasted amazing. (we loved the scallops ;) ) On top of that, the service was great too. We really felt taken care of and they were so kind and friendly. This will be one of our go-to spots and we are excited to try more from the menu.
Thanks alot to the team at Love Letter for making sure that we had a great time, and see you again soon! :)
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Sasha
Melbourne4 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 2, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
the place is absolutely gorgeous, decor and style is just stunning. food was amazing, steak was cooked perfectly, and weren’t waiting too long even though the place was packed. wait staff are so lovely and sweet, will definitely be back.
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Renee VIP
Melbourne2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 1, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Absolutely loved dinner here! Steak night is amazing value and sooooo yum!
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Tamara
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on April 27, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Thank you so much. What a lovely experience before a football game. The staff, atmosphere and food was beautiful
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Mason
Melbourne3 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 22, 2025
Overall 3
Food 3
Service 4
Ambience 5
For the price, the food is not worth this.
All of the food was quite average, presentation was good but flavours were quite lacking. For the price it was very disappointing.
The vibe of the place and service was great but, you have to have the food right otherwise none of that other stuff matters…
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Natalie
Melbourne2 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 18, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
the food is absolutely amazing and never fails to impress me everytime! Highly recommend the steak and pasta nights every Thursday and Friday! <3
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Jen
Melbourne6 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 11, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Loved our evening here! The staff were fantastic, friendly and super knowledgeable about everything on the menu. We tried a few of their cocktails which were all delicious! We had the scallops with roast lemon and curry, the kingfish with persimmon and creme fraiche, the beef cheek macaroni and the prawn, fennel and chili pasta. All were really fantastic. Will definitely be back!
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FAQs
Love Letter - Melbourne is rated 4.8 stars by 86 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.