One of South Melbourne's favourite oldie but a goodie gastropub has now re-opened after undergoing quite the transformation. But while the digs may be new, the menu features the same honest and tasty Modern Australian fare. Alongside other classic pub favourites, the steaks have also remained on the menu with our picks of the Rost biff Kobe wagyu and Gippsland eye fillet forming the highlight of our meal. Both were excellent quality cuts of steaks and cooked to tender medium rare perfection with their years of experience in cooking steak. Since visiting, wood fire cooked pizzas have also joined the menu.
Great service & atmosphere, the staff were very friendly & the food was amazing. An added bonus was half price drinks until the end of August. Have already booked again
Just had a great steak at the Wayside
We used to be regulars but it went off.
It's BACK under new owners.
Sumac calimari was a great starter instead of the usual oysters.
Plans for the revival sound great.
Hope this can become our regular again.
Craft beers and a developing menu .
Tried the smoked porterhouse bites.
If that is what is to come we are on board.
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The Wayside Inn is a conveniently located gastropub, whose diverse offerings include a casual pub in the front section, a relaxed finer dining area towards the back, and an outdoor courtyard ideal for a few bevvies on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Service is super friendly and knowledgeable, with an expertly curated cocktails list that are as impressive as the food. The Coconut & Chilli Margherita is a definite winner, with an aromatic smoky coconut hit mixed with delicious flavours of orange liqueur, zesty lemon, sweet syrup and a coconut and chili infused tequila.
Food follows a modern Australian theme, with influences from Asia and Europe to spice things up a bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the Japanese 7-spice Calamari, with a light batter encasing tender strands of calamari, sprinkled with a chili salt. The highlight from the mains section was the Five Spice Whole Duck, generously served with 2-3 people in mind to share. Served with sauteed mushrooms, pea tendrils and an orange glaze, this traditional French-influenced amalgamation of duck and orange is executed to perfection in this modern twist.
Seasonal Greens and Honey Roasted Heirloom Carrots provide the perfect freshness as side dishes, whilst the Young Henry's Hop Ale Chocolate Brownie delivers a decadently rich dark chocolate tone, lightened with the accompanying wile berry sorbet, chocolate sauce and hazelnut crunchy crumb - perfect for a chocolate lover like myself!
A venue that is unlike other pubs around Melbourne, Wayside Inn impresses with a contemporary ambience, enjoyable service and deliciously creative food and drinks that make you think you're sitting inside a 5-star hotel restaurant as opposed to a renovated gastropub.
I couldn’t be more impressed with the Wayside Inn tonight! We had a table for 22 and the staff did an excellent job of taking care of everybody. Thank you to Hannah, Michael, Quinton and the rest of the team for making our Xmas dinner so enjoyable!
We had drinks in the courtyard before dinner (Espresso martini’s were amazing) and the staff didn’t rush us in as soon as it hit 7pm. They were happy for us to continue enjoying the sunshine until we were ready to head inside. Once seated we were attended to immediately. Drinks, starters and mains orders were quick and accurate which was extra impressive because there were plenty of other patrons in the restaurant.
The food was just as I remember the Wayside quality to be. Fresh, well seasoned and the 8 steaks our table ordered were cooked exactly as requested.
Amazing service from start to finish, delicious food and good vibes all round. A great venue for hosting groups!
We had a nice evening here, all we ate was the oysters and they were really good, we were here during happy hour and got a cocktail just which was great value. The place was empty on a Saturday night, which is a shame because we left because there was not a lot of atmosphere, lets hope business picks up and gets a vibe.
Love the $10 cocktail jugs & $25 all you can eat carvery on Saturdays, new menu is delicious too Friendly staff, good service and courtyard is really nice on sunny days
Worth a visit to South Melbourne to visit this quiet but lovely place. Great alcohol list and great seating layout. The food was quite impressive with specials during the week that would bring you back.
Pros:
Fresh baked bread. Delicious butter. Need i say more?
Pork Belly - three delicious squares of pork belly in juicy apply sauce
Calamari - cooked just right and paired with dipping sauce (could have used a little more salt)
Chocolate mousse - a smooth desert sprinkled with honey comb and more
Eye fillet - if you are a fan of steak - they cook it perfectly. The sauce could be a little better.
The other dishes were good but not great and not necessarily worth the price (scallops, daily Rotis (pork)).
Will be returning here!
DO: The rib eye, Parma, wagyu and burger.
DON'T: Forget entrees and order the salt pepper calamari, chicken wings and scallops.
TIP: Dimmis have a 50% off special at the moment.
I've dined at wayside inn on several occasions and almost every time it has been flawless.
I booked a Xmas dinner last night for my staff and each and every one loved the place and food. 6 steaks cooked the way we all ordered. I had the New York strip cooked medium. Meat was tender and juicy and a generous serving of 400g. It came with hand cut chips and salad. In the past they did not serve chips with steak but have changed that lately which I love. They are affiliated with the Station hotel in Footscray but steaks here are slightly better.
I’m so impressed with the Wayside Inn, it deserves a review straight after I got home.
From the get go, it was an unpretentious and homely pub that was well designed, thoughtfully decorated and most of all greeted with a smile and really happy service.
We have children, and the amazing owner had a chat about when they bought the place and how they transformed it and it was a great story, with an amazing outcome.
Terrific food, tonight was parma night and for $18 what a bargain.
The kids steak was terrific too, cooked to my child’s liking and he wanted a second serve. The owner came and came the kids a fairy floss which went down great too! So impressed. Only $50 or so for an Arras sparkling too. We will be back
Nice spacious pub with great atmosphere, excellent customer service and good offerings from their menu. Keep an eye out on their daily specials that are great value for money every Mondays to Thursdays. Will be back again and again.
Highly recommended. The Daily specials ($18 w' a drink) are pretty impressive given the quality of the food and the selection of wines. Can't go wrong here, staff so friendly and owner is very welcoming!
Absolutely worth every bite. Prices are reasonable the quantity of food on your plate. Very friendly staff. Park just up the road as it can be scarce.
Dominikus Dicky Ambarjaya
+5
$18 for baby pork ribs with bear, its so cheap and amazing! You can play billiard while waiting your food coming then :) for playing just pay $4 per play. They have another promo everydays!!!
Dropped in for a happy hour drink whilst out for a walk. It wasn't busy so there was plenty of seating available. I chose to sit outside and the outdoor seating area was reasonable.
Quirky and undiscovered, great food, we loved the ribs and the burgers were popular. The chips were perfect. Could do better with the beer list.
Food was amazing full of flavour and good portion size
Customer Service was great only thing if I had to complain is that the mains came out to quick we were still eating our starter when mains came out
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