Reine & La Rue

October 30, 2025

My recent dining experience at Reine & La Rue was certainly memorable, though it came with mixed feelings. To start with, the ambience was nothing short of spectacular — elegant, romantic, and truly grand. The restaurant’s interior design, with its refined décor and atmospheric lighting, set the perfect stage for a special evening. It’s the kind of place that feels ideal for a date night or a celebratory dinner, where every detail — from the table setting to the background music — enhances the mood of luxury and intimacy. As for the service, it was exceptional. The staff were polite, attentive, and clearly passionate about what they do. They took the time to explain each dish and offer thoughtful recommendations. One of the male waiters seemed a little unsure when describing the menu, but his effort and professionalism were still very much appreciated. The overall level of service made the experience feel warm and welcoming, even in such a fine-dining setting. Moving on to the food, this was where my personal preferences came into play. It was my first time trying this style of cuisine, and I must admit that the flavours didn’t quite suit my palate. I usually enjoy bold and spicy tastes, so the delicate and rich flavours of dishes like the foie gras felt a bit heavy and overwhelming for me. It’s not that the food was poorly made — in fact, it was beautifully presented and clearly of high quality — but rather that the subtlety of the flavours was simply different from what I’m used to. In summary, Reine & La Rue is an extraordinary restaurant in terms of atmosphere and service, but the cuisine might not appeal to those who prefer strong, spicy flavours. Still, it’s an experience worth trying at least once for the sheer beauty and elegance of the place.

October 11, 2025

This is a place for all occasions, especially when you want to celebrate with your love ones. The atmosphere is classy and cozy, full of buzz but not noisy. The food is amazing, we initially thought of ordering from ala carte menu but were attracted to their chef’s and signature sets. The signature set exceeded our expectations, everything from starter, entree, main and dessert were awesome. The staff are very friendly and helpful, they gave us time to through the menu and explained it well. The sommelier is knowledgeable, passionate and recommended some good wine that suit us. Overall a great experience, lovely and memorable dinner.

October 11, 2025

Good food and beautiful venue but upset that we were unable to get satisfactory photos with the venue despite travelling to Melbourne just to dine here. I celebrated my boyfriend’s birthday at Reine and flew here from Sydney with the plan of leaving same day just to have lunch here after reading the reviews and seeing how beautiful this venue was. The food was mostly amazing with the exception of the duck not being particularly crispy. Would recommend the blue fin tuna, spanner crab crumpet, Scallop, chestnut & kombu hollandaise, caper, and the duck liver and foie gras, and ice cream! However, one event that happened deeply upset us and it left a bad taste in our mouths whilst leaving. After lunch, we wanted to get a few photos with the venue as we previously asked to get a photo together from the waitstaff however the photo did not show the venue accurately and cut off the ceiling (which is beautiful and a centrepiece!). Additionally the staff was nice to ask us to move in a certain direction to the left to try and reposition us however when we accidentally misheard and took a few steps in front, she loudly retorted and in a rude way that she said to the left as if we couldn’t understand her when we misheard her which is incredibly rude! We wanted to get a few quick individual photos before we left as we didn’t want to disturb the ambience and other guests. However, 3 photos (1 minute in!), one of the staff told us that we were unable to get more photos as we were disturbing the other guests. I was deeply astonished as despite eating at so many fine dining restaurants, I have never been told such a thing a minute into a photo! The worst thing was that I was unable to take a photo for my boyfriend even though he was celebrating his birthday in front of the beautiful venue. We agreed to stop taking photos straight away as we do respect the ambience of the place and do not want to disturb the other guests however as we were leaving I noticed the same staff eying us down and staring as if what we did was a crime and extremely rude. It made us feel very unwelcome despite the previously beautiful service and food paired with the wonderful venue. It would be great in the future if we weren’t allowed to take photos individually or if disturbing other guests was the issue to have the staff offer to take a quick photo instead when they see their guests taking photos instead just telling the guests to leave because we were disturbing others and staring in such a rude way until we left even though we agreed to leave straight away.

September 20, 2025

Honestly a great experience. Food was delicious, atmosphere was great and service was also great. The chef’s menu was the perfect amount of food for two with great variety. Lighting was slightly darker than I’m personally happy with and noise levels were relatively loud since it was a full house but was still okay to have a conversation. Probably the greatest part is the venue. Architecture was beautiful on the inside. Definitely recommend for an occasion.

October 31, 2025

Had a wonderful experience here. Need to enter the building before finding the restaurant. Came here for dinner and was seated at the bar. Had a direct view to the different type of drinks. Bartenders were very helpful - ordered 3 different classic cocktails that were not on the menu, but they crafted it beautifully. Food was absolutely amazing, you can select chef's menu or go with ala carte - had crab crumpet and beef tartare for starter, prawn for entree, flat iron wagyu for main (on top of the sauce, they had complimentary mustard to select), and soft serve ice cream for dessert (there are 3 different sauces to pick, 3 different crumbs to pick, and 3 different fruit/nut topping to pick). Everything was absolutely delicious. Service was great and very attentive - both from servers and bartenders. Great for dining with friends or families, or for a date, or for dining alone.