Punch Lane Wine Bar & Restaurant

Unreal. 10/10. The venue manager Darcy (same name as me 😉) was so lovely, the French waiter so helpful, the lovely female waitress I don’t know where she was from but everyone that looked after us was amazing! The food… stunning, the music & lighting on point. The whole night was just an incredible experience. I have left with a full belly, a smile on my face and the best memories with my partner. So happy.

Do not even know where to start.

This place is a gem with seriously good food, very unique flavours and dishes. The head chef knows what’s on. Wine list speaks for itself.

Been coming for years.

The best part… the staff.
Darcy, Nick & D’artagnan (defo spelt this wrong), Max. All legends.

Tonight I had of the best steaks and prawns in a very long time, well done guys. The steak probably one of the best I have had.

Love love love!

Jen xx

O.M.G!!!! Such a great evening. Fantastic food and the wine matched perfectly with our chefs selection. Thanks to all the staff. My birthday celebration was made epic by you lot!

What a delightful wine bar - amazing staff accompanied by beautiful aromatic wine and food awakening our senses

What a cute bar, restaurant, cafe. Our hostess was friendly, attentive, offering information about the food and origins. We were seated in the private room where we enjoyed/loved the set menu. My favourites were the beetroot dish, kingfish, gnocchi, Ah I simply loved them all. Each share plate perfectly measured for the number eating. The dish was freshly made with the best quality vege, meats, salad, etc with sauces adding to the flavours. The bathroom was clean and close by, the drinks were well made (cocktails) and priced. We were cosy but not crushed. It was a fantastic night well worth the $$$. Enjoy

Excellent food and lots of good wines to choose from. Very friendly helpful service. Excellent blues music all evening not live but still fabulous. Great atmosphere. Loved the cheeseboard

Good wine selection. Like the energy inside. Would come again.

Loved every moment dining here, it was a wonderful experience led by our lovely waited who recommended beautiful wines and dishes.

I love how cosy this restaurant is, it was certainly very busy on a Friday night dinner 6:30pm.

We ordered a few small plates, 1 medium plate and 2 larger plates, they ever even nice enough to give us a complementary special small plate that was not on the menu.

We really enjoyed the Wagyu Rump which was a special, the cod coquettes and the favourite of the night was the Charcuterie, the prosciutto was describe as a Wagyu of ham and it surely did not disappoint.

Would highly recommend this restaurant, perfect for a date night.

8.6/10
2 people was 300+

P.S
Loved the chilled water.

We had the chefs menu - two small, two medium, two large dishes and finished with dessert. Can’t rate it highly enough. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Will be back.

On New Year’s Eve we had a 4 course set menu with matched wines. What an experience. All of the food was sensational, the chosen wines interesting and enjoyable and the customer service exemplary. Congratulations to you all and a huge thank you as it was also my birthday. 🙏🙏

This is my most reliable wine bar in Melbourne and located top end (Spring St) of Little Bourke St. Great selection of wines, nibbles, and great ambience. If I don't visit here on my trips I have not been to Melbourne.

Thanks Victoria for her service.We liked the wine and the cheese boards

This is a great place for a drink. The food is pretty good, although expensive.
Fantastic service. Fantastic ambience.

I've been coming here every time I visit Melbourne for over a decade now. Great wine selection of course, good range of food for both red and white wine pairings, plus a nice buzz and friendly, knowledgeable staff. What more could you want?

December 2020 - I had dinner here with my partner.

The service was very good, warm and welcoming from the waiter.

We ordered a 3 course meal with a seperate chef snack. Everything was delicious, from the cod croquettes, to my steak, to the desserts.

The 'Pooley' 2018 pinot noir wine was superb but it wasn't cheap lol.

We had some broad beans w burrata cheese which was fantastic. And some king ora salmon which was equally as good.

My steak was perfectly cooked, and my partners cestini with cheese, smoked tomatoes and zucchini flowers was al dente.

The desserts were on point, and whilst mine was the winner hahaha, they were both very excellent.

Overall this was a fantastic night, and I'm definitely going back.

Previous review - January 2018
My partner took me here last night for dinner. From the moment we walked in I felt at ease. What lovely attentive service, amazing food and wine... just perfect yay! Hahaha

We had the 5 course degustation menu which is always a great way to sample the best a restaurant has to offer.

We started w Gin cured and smoked cobia, violet citronette, lemon sherbet, violet gel. Yess lol

Wallaby tartare, mountain pepper, davidson plum, macadamia puree, roasted wattle
seed. Wow!!

Miso marinated rockling, white onion purée, charred baby onion, sesame snow. Amazing!

Gippsland Natural grass-fed beef, marinated eggplant, mint and parsley salad. Melt in your mouth experience.

Lemon and Ricotta cheesecake, textures of rhubarb, toffee crisp. OMGosh yes hahaha

Polenta Cake with a crumb and goats cheese infused ice cream. Divine!

To finish we had goat and cow milk spanish Blue cheese and yarra valley savourine cheese. This was another highlight, that we ordered separately to the 5 course degustation.

Oh and I can’t forget the bread... it was a sourdough, w a crispy crust and one of the best bread that I’ve had in a restaurant. I could have easily eaten that all night lol

This place is a must visit if your in Melb’s.

We had a great meal here. Service was quick, and we really liked the atmosphere/ vibe.

OMG! First time in this place and it definitely won’t be last. Amazing service and mind blowing food. Thank you guys, the experience today was beyond speechless 💕

We had dinner there last night with friends & we all had a great night. The atmosphere is great, food equally as good. But what was really nice to see was the level of service & obvious love that the team have for their profession. Victoria was amazing & only made our night more enjoyable. Well done all

Simply delicious! Had a lovely meal at Punch Lane - ordered the salad, pumpkin gnocchi and chocolate ganache. Every dish was so full of flavour - the gnocchi were like like pillows that melted in your mouth and paired nicely with the smoked cheese and pumpkin purée! The chocolate ganache was to die for - will probably go back tomorrow for another!

Perfect place to have a relaxed time with friends over wine, very knowledgeable staff, cosy and perfect for a romantic date as well, very inviting, enjoyable, good wine options. I didn’t try the food, but wine wise, is worth to spend some time at this place.