An absolute dining delight! My daughter and I savoured every last mouthful. The staff were attentive and charming. Accommodating my daughter's coeliac requirements was no problem. It wasn't just dinner, it was a wonderful gustatory experience. Thank you, 38 Chairs. Next time I'm in Melbourne, I'll be sure to visit.
The first entrees that came out were delicious but it was downhill from there. Mains consisted of a slab of gluten meat with minimal sauce and some dry overcooked root vegetables. The desserts were small and lacklustre.
Overall, a very disappointing and over priced meal.
Last night I celebrated my birthday at the beautiful restaurant with my girlfriends. Let's just say expect the unexpected here! Food is directly from the farm to your plate. There's no menu so the expectation is a surprise and when it does you're blown out of your mind. From the bread as a starter to the meat board then to the entrees and then the mains to mind blowing desserts everything here was a delight. Leave it to the chef and you're in great hands. They even cater for vegetarians and gluten free meals. Service was exceptional with Mo and Pietro! Thank you again and definitely coming back!
Absolutely one of our favourite restaurants. Great food, always consistent and steak always cooked to perfection. Highly recommend, and added bonus most of the menu is gluten free!
Absolutely divine. Food was incredible, service fantastic and a special mention to the chefs who handed me a little package of gluten free bread after I mentioned it was the best Iβve ever had!! Absolutely loved our night at Matilda, will most definitely be back.
Hi guys, I sent the below last Thursday in response to your email "how was your experience?" but not sure whether you received as I received a Bounced message re the email address replied to (?) . Anyway, here fyi comments my dinner 8/3:
Most of the food for our party of 3 was Good BUT..
By 7 pm you had run out of gluten free pizza bases which at that time of night is unacceptable. As someone who is very gluten intolerant, I would have booked elsewhere if Iβd thought there was any risk of that occurring.
Instead I had the Pasta "di mare " but w GF pasta. The seafood and sauce were good, no probs at all. On the other hand, the pasta itself was way undercooked- my guess is by about 5 minutes or more - and essentially inedible. (Gluten free pasta takes a LOT longer to cook than regular pasta). My plate returned to the kitchen w almost all the pasta still on it. I brought this the attention of ur waitperson and she said she would let the chef know.
End of the night we get the bill and we were still charged for the dish. This is unacceptable and suggests that either the server did not bring the issue to the attention of the manager to remove the item from the bill, or the server did so and the manager made a bad decision not to.
Spoilt my night and I went home and made myself something to eat as I was ravenous.
Two stars deducted for the service shortcomings.
Fantastic gluten free pasta - Gemelli if I remember correctly. Great service, acoustic is well managed and interior is thoughtful. Worth a cozy wine and pasta night for sure.
Really delicious food and wines, so many options at very reasonable prices. Vegan cheese available which is great, and gluten-free bases available but I did have a bit of a reaction after eating here so I probably wouldnβt recommend for coeliac sufferers (they do not claim to be coeliac-friendly so I wonβt dock points for this!). The food came out quickly and our entire group really enjoyed their meal so I definitely recommend grabbing dinner here.
Terrible place. Dirty first of all, and disinterested staff who werenβt friendly at all. Food was bland and overpriced. I ordered a βpremium loose leaf teaβ and was given a low rate supermarket tea bag in a pot. I didnβt drink it and asked for it to be taken off of the bill because it wasnβt what I ordered. No apology or acknowledgement. Worst of all I told the waitress I was a coeliac if she could pass it on to the chef, and ordered something quite safe (salmon salad bowl) and still got sick from gluten contamination. I have a feeling this was once a good place that is now being run into the ground by poor management.