Mark Chew
REVIEW
The Grossi Florentino triple-threat is one of the foundations of Melbourne’s dining scene. Upstairs, it’s chandeliers and murals, meticulously ironed linen, precise, charming service and menus that riff on grand Roman ristorante but also include modern touches – like teaming oysters with finger lime or orecchiette with octopus and ‘nduja. It’s exciting stuff with a wine list to match. Downstairs there’s the smell of woodsmoke in the air at Grill, a sleek bustling scene of power lunching and post-theatre sustenance where carefully sourced meat (T-bone for two is bucket list stuff) and beautiful vegetables are flamed, sharing menu space with a bevy of handmade pasta dishes – perhaps pici tossed with wild boar ragù. Next door is Cellar Bar, one of the city’s oldest bars, open all day and as deft with a coffee and a bomboloni as with a benchmark minestrone or cotoletta Milanese.
ABOUT
Grossi Florentino
80 Bourke St, Melbourne, Vic
(03) 9662 1811
Chefs Guy Grossi & Chris Rodriguez
Price guide $$$
Bookings Recommended
Wheelchair access Yes
This review was made independently for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way.
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide 2022
Our guide gives a yearly snapshot of the best restaurants to eat at right now. The best-rated restaurants, as judged by the reviewers’ first-hand experience, form our national Top 80.
