Collins Quarter

What they say

“Our whole team has a passion for sustainable produce, and we are committed to using every part of every ingredient to minimize waste. We support local organic farmers who use rotate crops, therefore eliminating the need for chemicals, as certain vegetables create natural fertiliser in the soil.”

Signature Dishes

Lamb tartare with sweet potato jam, oyster emulsion, and rye; poached Clarence River prawns with pickled rose, black garlic, and cardamom powder; and duck breast with rhubarb and bay leaf.

What we say

Collins Quarter makes a great entrance: visitors pass through an ornate nineteenth-century Victorian terrace into a modern glass-and-steel addition replete with magnoliashaded courtyard.

Another surprise is the menu. Chef Luke Headon is well versed in the ethical economy after years of toil at UK hotspots Restaurant Story and The Fat Duck, arriving here with a strong local-produce mantra (“Within a 150-kilometre radius“) and the ultimate aim of a zero-waste kitchen.

Less-loved ocean species (hello, duckfish) are a focus. Cuttlefish gets its moment in the sun in a crab salad with smoked avocado and blood orange, while zucchini stars in a tangle of tagliatelle with sweet peas and mint butter. From its nose to its tail, this is one thoroughly modern brasserie.

What others say

“We love this upscale pub at the fancy end of town ... putting out some very serious food with a locally sourced and seasonally changing bent.”

Time Out Melbourne

What

The city pub reimagined

Who

Luke Headon, chef

When

Breakfast & lunch, Monday to Friday, dinner Monday to Saturday

Address

86 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

Telephone

+61 (0)3 9650 8500

Website

Bookings

Website or dimmi.com.au

Price guide


Luxe vineyard restaurant growing its own good reputation

Read more

A small, fiercely independent restaurant in a league of its own

Read more

An Italian eatery & bar with wood-fired pizza & wine on tap

Read more

Fine dining winery restaurant that brings its terroir to the table

Read more

Adventurous inner-urban dining with an all-or-nothing attitude

A sophisticated & sustainable seafood restaurant

Fully farm-focused degustation restaurant

Young, wild & free-range winery restaurant

Farm-to-table fine dining at the Railway Hotel

A Moroccan vegetarian community restaurant

A local-global restaurant that changes its entire cuisine every four months

A social enterprise café with the homeless at heart

Community café & catering that gives a fork

Super smart vegetarian & vegan restaurant in backstreet Fitzroy

The quintessential local restaurant with a modern European heart

Contemporary & classic Italian European in Melbourne

Celebrating country produce in the heart of the city

Restaurant bringing the country to the city

Authentic, rustic, hands-on Italian restaurant

Offbeat wine & contemporary fire-to-table cooking

Exciting next-gen Vietnamese from an exciting next-gen Vietnamese chef

Modern Asian, modern Australian, a little bit in between

Laneway Korean with local produce & sustainable wines

A deeply Melburnian all-day eatery with high principles

The estate’s own produce, cooked over a fire