Maha Bar and Grill

21 Bond St, Melbourne, VIC 3000. Phone (03) 9629 5900
Website: http://mahabg.com.au/

Style: Middle Eastern

Reviews:

Gourmet Guide 2010 - "The way to discover how well the man can cook is to order a la carte" 

Age Guide 2010 - " ... modern, sometimes complex take on the possibilities of Middle Eastern cuisine." 15/20

Awards:

Restaurant & Catering Australia National Award Best Specialty Cuisine Restaurant. 

Age Guide 2010 1 hat.

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Embrasse

312 Drummond St, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC Phone 03 9347 3312
Website: http://embrasserestaurant.com.au/

Style: French
Reviews: 
Gourmet Guide 2010 - "Every element .. is as much about flavour as good looks." 

Age Guide 2010 - "Modern, French dishes, delicate, pretty and artfully plated, are strewn with the products of Poelaert's green thumb and eye for produce." 15/20

Awards:

Restaurant & Catering Australian National Award 2009 - Best New Restaurant. 

Age Guide 2010 - 1 hat. 

Gourmet 2010 - 1 star

Eleonore's at Chateau Yering

42 Melba Highway, Yering, VIC Phone 03 9237 3333
Website: http://www.chateauyering.com.au/

Style Modern Australian
Reviews: Gourmet Guide 2010 - "A fine excuse to head for the hills." 
Age Guide 2010 - "Celebrates formality ... menus exploit local ingredients." 15/20
Awards:
Restaurant & Catering Australia National Award - Best modern Australian restaurant. 

Age Guide 2010 - 1 hat

brasserie by Philippe Mouchel, the

Riverside, Crown Complex, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC Phone 03 9292 7808
Website:http://www.thebrasserieatcrown.com.au/

Style: French
Reviews: Age Guide - "about French classics .. more refined than rustic, more elegant than innovative and lighter in style." 15/20
Gourmet 2010 - "always a joy to spend time here".15/20
Awards: Age Guide - 1 hat 
Restaurant and Catering National Awards -Best European restaurant (tied with Becasse)

Two Buoys

299 Point Nepean Rd, Dromana, VIC 3936. Phone 03 5981 8488

Website: http://www.twobuoys.com.au/

Style: Tapas style restaurant & bar

Reviews:

Awards: Restaurant and Catering Australia National Best Cafe Restaurant

Becasse

204 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW Phone 02 9283 3440
Website: http://www.becasse.com.au/

Style:Modern European
Reviews: Gourmet Guide 2010 - "..mastery of technique ... obsession with the primacy of produce ... a memorable night out". 
SMH Guide 2010 - "stylish dining with all the trimmings, and the talent to match." 17/20
Awards: Restaurant and Catering Australia National Award 2009 - Best European restaurant (tied with brasserie by Phillipe Michel). 
Gourmet Guide 2010 - 3 stars. 
SMH Guide 2010 - 2 hats.