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Embla

88/100 (1592 ratings)

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"A seriously good wine bar in the heart of the city, Embla is one of those places that you can consider yourself lucky if you are able to snag a table..."

Morgs71

"Visiting Melbourne means dining well. Though not strictly speaking a restaurant - its a wine bar - the food is restaurant standard. As with a number..."

Aaditeya Bajaj

"Came here on a Friday at 12:30am, the kitchen were already close but the waiter was so nice and still served up some amazing bread with cheese and..."

Heidi Liang

"Went for a dinner without reservation and the staff was kind enough to accommodate us even during a busy night. Ambiance wise, the place is really..."

Nilay Jiwtode

"We loved 😍The smoked duck liver parfait was delicious and the serving size was very generous. The pork belly is also a great choice...."

Withaknifeandfork

"Finally we’ve made it to Embla and snagged a table, after several failed attempts we now have a lovely table and a menu ready to go!!. If the house..."

FoodieAboutTown

"Great service and lovely food, I really enjoyed the raw kingfish and the wine was excellent. It is quite dark so the menu is hard to read and the..."

Frog

"Wowed by a place after a long time! Get there before 5.30pm on a week day to get a seat. Great collection on wines, relaxed atmosphere, amazing food..."

Long Black With Cinnamon

"Had such a great time in this laid back wine bar. A friend and I went there for lunch and we chose a selection of dishes to share.We..."

Piggyeatalot

"Embla is a great place for a date or to bring a friend for an intimate catch up.It's nice and cosy inside - perfect for the winter months,..."

Jessica Sargeant (Unbeleafablefood)

"Wow, amazing!!! So while I might have been a little drunk I tried my hardest to take some photos of the food but you can't hold that against me..."

Steve Levon

"Embla does not take reservations for dinner, so I came in, popped my name down and waited for a call. We did eventually loiter outside the..."

Mustard

"Embla only allows reservations on Sundays for a set-menu lunch that is just a wonderful offering of fresh-made bread, uniquely spiced and flavoured..."

Srslyfoods

"Came here on Valentine’s Day and waited 30 mins for a table as they don’t take dinner reservations. All was worth it in the end. We..."

The Honest Glutton

"Beautiful dark atmosphere. We ate at the bar and only had to wait 10 mins after walking in to this packed to the rafters (on a Wednesday night)..."

HH24

"Difficult to fault this place. Exceptional wine list and attentive, knowledgeable service. Our waiter recognised our interest in drinking champagne..."

Foodie By Heart 💓

"I really had a great experience here! The food and service were outstanding. Everything was great. I discovered some great gin and cider on the menu..."

Isabel Picton

"Delicious Sunday lunch (13/01) consisting of country loaf, capocollo, straccitella, roast chicken with leek & broccoli and peach eton mess...."

Milla Vanilla

"I was here for a drink while waiting for my table at Sezar to be ready. I wish though that we had dinner here instead. Great vibe, fantastic wine..."

Accurate Ange

"In short, our dinner at Embla was outstanding. From the food to the ambience and service, everything was great. Even though neither of us are wine..."

JM

"What a quintessential Melbourne bar! It's small, dark and intimate. Sit at the bar and be entertained as the bar staff make you a cocktail with..."

Kim @FabulousDining

"We’ve walked pass this place so many times and each time my friends and I always says “we have to go there one night”. Well we finally did make..."

Food Junkie

"Great bar serving quality shared dishes. The chicken was amazing and so was the spinach that the waiter recommended to pair with it except the..."

A Choong

"4.6. Embla is sensational.Twosheds and friends dined here for lunch on a Thursday. In the 1990s and early 2000s, this place was a pretty..."

Two Sheds

"Late night table for 4, shared a bottle of Little reddie Nebbiolo which paired well with the cheeses one was a subdued blue vein & the other a super..."

Munch On Melbourne

"I came here around 5:45pm Friday afternoon. It’s crowded. The kingfish is bit too salty for me. But I think having it with beer will be better. ..."

Gourmet Explorer

"Fantastic food and wine. Great place for an after work catch up, or a first date! It never disappoints. Will be back many times over as long as food..."

Yummyinmytummy

"Wasnt sure if I was going to get a seat here on a Wednesday night without a reservation but we got lucky. There isnt a lot on the menu but that's not..."

Joan Lee

"One of the best places to unwind with glasses of wine and good food, in a casual setting. As it is walk-in only at night, be ready to queue as it..."

Tony

"Returned here for the first time in a while and enjoyed it even more this time around. We were very impressed by the pine mushroom and octopus..."

Tina Tran

"Good vibe and service. Great selection of wine Embla has some of the best wine I’ve tasted they are not found elsewhere!! Sourdough bread is..."

Sarah Bear

"We (4ppl) had lunch on Friday at Embla. It was great! We booked the table beforehand. The maître-d put some plates together for us (sourdough bread..."

Mint

"The score of 4 is for the venue and the amazing chicken dish. The other dishes were nice enough with the better one being the beef cheek. I would..."

Some Like It Hot

"All time fave restaurant in Melbourne for date night. Consistently friendly and professional service, fantastic wine list and delicious menu that..."

Yummyfeast_

"Good new place. Nothing personally to rave about but it is a nice joint to keep in mind if you are in that part of the city. Interesting presentation..."

Jennifer Ting

"Loved this place. Friendly staffs. Simple menu but excellent-foods. You can be seat in the open-kitchen side incase you’re keen on having..."

Hi Norman

"Cozy little spot for some food and wine. The service is really good and the menu and wine list are sumptuous. Great place to spend the..."

Dumba

"Great ambience inside. I love that its a little dim. The staff are very hospitable and know the menu quite precisely. Recommendations from staff of..."

April

"Always amazing! Been here way too many times, great food, excellent service, all around a good time. Every Sunday, they do a set lunch for $50 and..."

Syahirah Halim

"Great little modern, atmospheric wine bar on Russell St - we’d walked past a few times and it always seems busy. We tried a number of the wines on..."

Steph Giles

"Really nice late night wine bar, that would be the perfect date night spot with its mood lighting and darker tones. The wine list is extensive, but..."

Lisa Giles

"Great place to catch up with friends. Good selection of wines. Make sure you try their olive sourdough and we had the straciatella beetroot as well!..."

AnotherAsianAbroad

"Excellent food, great service, fantastic wine list, lovely space. Embla ticks all the boxes. We had the stracciatella with beets, soured cucumbers,..."

Jess

"Great food, good service, nice cosy atmosphere and great for dates. Went on a really hot day, unfortunately the place wasn't cool enough. We ordered..."

FoodHedonist

"The Town Mouse is one of the restaurants in Carlton that stands out in my memory, so the news of a sister site opening in the CBD got me excited. It..."

A Chronicle Of Gastronomy

"Aaaaaaamazing - we came here for a drink and were seated in front of the kitchen and ended up ordering the prawns and muscles - wine list is great..."

Tina Foley

"Pretty hard to fault! Very friendly staff and some serious punch from the kitchen. Beautiful oysters that were sweet and plump, gorgeous starters..."

JDP79

"Came here last year with my husband, and we had been looking forward to dinning in Embla for a long time, the expectation was high. We had ordered as..."

Live_in_melbourne

"Good,good food. Wine list was great. Discovered a Lovely Chardonnay from Gippsland, we tried a few dishes, most exceptional was the cabbage and..."

Roberto.powney

"I took my mother in law for Sunday lunch here, wow! How you can get so much flavour into every plate is beyond me. Star of the show was the bread,..."

Annabauer

"Amazing. As always.Eat 🙌Snapper carpaccioBuratta with lovage & onionLamb breast, broccolini, anchovy Roasted..."

Nat Mac

"Great ambience and great food to go with it. Had the liver parfait and I'm still thinking about it haha. Also enjoyed a beautiful chicken dish and..."

Rachel Lai

"Good food, friendly service, and above all, a wonderful wine list. Having been to Embla many times there's a lot to say for a Melbourne restaurant..."

Lucy

"Brilliant experience on a date nightSaturday night with Wifey. Seated straight away, immense vibe, wine list and interesting sophisticated and very..."

Street Cred

"I have walked passed Embla so so many times but never noticed it until a friend of mine took me there. Its a hidden little wine bar. Does get busy,..."

Little Bit Of Everything

"Killer food, great staff, relaxed yet fine, cool crowd, couldn't fault it - and a surprise when the bill came too, it's not expensive. Absolutely..."

GG

"Embla is a wine bar that serve really good food. Me and my friends went there for dinner after knowing the chef won the time out award for best young..."

50% Coffee 50% Food

"What a little hidden treasure in the middle of the cbd! Beautiful food - such tasty morsels 👌🏻 there was a party in my mouth most of the time...."

The Food Baby Maker

"Cosy interiors with excellent dim lighting creating an inviting, exciting and romantic atmosphere. Staff are very professional and knowledgeable..."

Brillat_Savarin

"Embla has an extensive wine list with many rare and natural wines. Surprisingly the food menu is also very good even the desserts are nice..."

Ilovefoodsomuch

"This has been on our hit list for a few months now and was happy to finally get in there. The ambiance was more like a bar while the food was..."

Bachd3

"I first came to Embla before it won it's accolades in Gourmet Traveller and boy was I impressed when my partner and I first stumbled across it when..."

Kimberley Leggett

"Went here with a work friend, and the service was great, the waiter was friendly and really knew his stuff. The butter was incredible, almost tasted..."

Caitlyn Schroder

"Cosy, rustic but without feeling too unrefined like many of these Euro-inspired hubs can be. Every dish reached new levels of impressive but the..."

Amara D'Wilde

"Stand out venue!! This place is way ahead of the curve when it comes to food and wine. Amazing fit out and very knowledgable and attentive..."

Gastroman

"But if we’re talking simple yet delicious, then the Pipis, Serrano, Basil ($17) have the final word. I never knew just how sweet and succulent..."

Sweet And Sour Fork

"Fantastic place. So unsuspecting and welcoming. The food was just unreal. That Straciatella thing and the mushroom dish?! What. Was...."

Robbie

"Delicate yet flavorful dishes. Was not able to order bottles thus choice of wine was limited. The selection for glasses was still decent and overall..."

Carol

"Finally I got to visit Embla. I tried to contain my excitement and not set the expectations too high, but threw caution to the wind as I ate my way..."

Hungry Ronin

"A real gem of a place. Sort of venue you can park up at the bar and see a night thru eating and drinking fine things . A definite must visit..."

Jayman75

"Came for a quick and easy lunch, portions were a little too generous.Great set of staffs, handled reservation issues fast (which probably was my..."

Michael Setiadi

"Good place for light dinner and small chat. Very busy on Wednesday night, we waited around 30 mins. The dishes came out very slowly. The music was a..."

Naomi

"Remember the days when you had to travel to the city to go to the cinema? Greater Union in Russell St was one of the biggest; and after..."

Sub Urban

"Beautiful experience at embla the staff were very knowledgeable and the food and drinks were so on point. It seems quite small but is packed with so..."

Charles

"Very good food. Wasn't in a drinking situation, but would have been very easy to do so. Food is light and fresh, vegetable dishes are..."

Robert.powney

"Went to the Sunday lunch special. Great food and wine. In fact too much food. Would prefer a more balanced meal with some wine included in the price...."

Juliano Zoca Strufaldi

"Josh, you the man, fantastic waiter. Dddddelcious food, awesome service, good vibes. We've been before and we will be back. Always recommending this..."

Amelia

"Very, very good. On a cold wintery Melbourne day, Embla was a snug little oasis. Unobtrusive staff, but extremely knowledgeable. Some experimental..."

Fleur

"Awesome date place. Very intimate and good to taste a variety of wines. Staff were attentive and friendly and helpful.We will have good next..."

IsFoodIsGood

"Fantastic experience at Embla. Came for their lunch on sunday set menu for $50pp. Which tbh was excellent value. Three small entres, main to share..."

AnitaOnChi

"Another Melbourne restaurant that makes we wish Sydney had something similar. We tried the Sunday tasting menu, and it was an ideal amount of..."

Onara

"Loved the vibe inside this place. We went for afterwork drinks but i will be back for food. Such a great selection of wine and beer plus the waiters..."

Ilovemelbourne

"This is the second time I've been here and both times have been excellent. Wait staff are attentive and knowledgeable. Shared tomato straciatella,..."

Teddys99

"Really cool little place, amazing wine, but what we really need to talk about is that super sexy, sumptuous sourdough bread... holy moly, I need a..."

Luna

"Amazed by the plates served to us last night, we had the cream corn which was out of the world, tomato with smoked ricotta - delightful, carpaccio,..."

Mi55Bee

"Embla is hot news, having featured in September’s Gourmet Traveller and being listed as number 30 on the list of the top 100 Australian..."

Michele Walton

"Wow! I'm really impressed with this place I just had to write a review. The most stand out dish was the whipped cod roe herbs provence flatbreads!..."

Ti Sim

"Staff super knowledgable and attentive. I'd suggest letting them choose for you. Venue is so different to what used to be there. A very chic and..."

Mistermister

"I'm going to be controversial and upfront! I'm not a fan of The Townmouse which is Embla's sister restaurant. I haven't enjoyed the food the two..."

Minda Barley

"Lil miss piggy pigged out and rolled all the way homeSimple, tasty and generous serves. I was in the mood for small plates of delicious..."

Vivifoodiediva

"A friend and I chose this recommendation from the good food guide and it delivered the goods. All dishes are to be shared and this would be great for..."

Giovanna Isabella

"We came here for dinner. We ordered a few things to try - cucumbers, golden beetroots, zucchini , pipis, some cheeses and dessert. The serving were..."

Jo Jo

"One of the best places I've dined at in a long time. The ambience of the place is amazing, and it ushers in a sense of anticipation of something..."

FoodLuva

"Awesome venue with a great vibe and unique menu. We ordered the snapper carpaccio, the veal tartare, the pipis, the calamari and the zucchini...."

Kate Dougherty

"Super Cool venue with a fantastic aroma on arrival. Great tapas choices with a slide of wine. Melbourne's second best 'Old fashioned'…commitment..."

JB

"Went here because this restaurant is number 1 on the Time Out 50 Best Restaurants in Melbourne list (Attica sits at number 2).This restaurant..."

Jamie

"Faultless. The staff are exceptional with a wonderful gift of imparting product knowledge as if they made ( and sourced) the food and beverage..."

Mans C

"Sat at the kitchen bench and saw all dishes being prepared. Ordered a couple of different wines with the anchovy toast,sour cucumbers, whiting with..."

Phil

"DO: The stracciatella, pipis, the John Dory and the roast chicken. DON'T: Drive there, since the wine selection is too notch. It is a wine..."

David Food Leasing

"Embla, the newest venture from the team that brought you Town Mouse (which y’all know I simply adore), was somewhere I had dropped by for a drink..."

Ashley

"Almost perfect.Great ambience, attentive and knowledgeable service, comprehensive wine list and an en pointe menu that delivers great..."

EHL

"Emblematic excellence. Finally made it to Embla - not for want of trying! But being here after word has got out, including a recent City of Melbourne..."

Missdelish

"One of the truly great things about working in the hospitality industry is the people. Now in an industry who’s main goal is obviously making..."

Tash Geelen

"Excellent service, food is simple but tasty and well executed. Only complaint, the fig with the cheese tasted a little burnt. ..."

Ryan Lynch

"We dined here on a Friday night - only had to wait for approximately 20 mins for a table/ seat. We were seated at the bar which enabled us to watch..."

FoodN

"Such a great bar & fantastic food offering. Wine list is amazing and food is original and tasty. We popped in here late after a festival in the city..."

Sienna Thompson

"What a cracking way to spend an afternoon. Impressive wine list, shared dishes to graze on friendly staff & cool atmosphere. What more can I say?..."

Decoy

"Opened in Dec 2015 by the Town Mouse team, Embla is definitely an up and rising wine bar in the CBD - recently voted as the top 34 Australia..."

J88

"Easily My Favorite Restaurant in Melbourne. Has everything I need. Interesting Nostalgic flavors a great great wine list and a great intimate..."

Ddz

"Embla Melbourne is the new wine bar/eatery by Town Mouse duo Christian McCabe and executive chef Dave Verheul. At its heart it’s a simple inner..."

The City Lane

"Had a great lunch here. Food was smart and love the feel of the place for a drop-in casual meal, lots of wood and visible kitchen make for a great..."

Timothy Burrow

"Yet to try the food but excellent selection of wines here (by the carafe on request too, so good). Most of the stars for service and atmosphere...."

Pandamonium

"More of a wine bar than a true restaurant, this is great hang-out spot. The waitstaff are very knowledgeable about their wines, which are quirky,..."

Meeateor

"Embla was a last minute decision tonight, after we were shunned by a rude waitress at Kappo. Thankfully, we were greeted by a warm smile at the door..."

Jesskaar

"Embla in Russell Street CBD is one of the hottest wine bars in Melbourne right now; and is championing a refined yet a more relaxed style than most...."

The World Loves Melbourne

"Interesting yet simple food. Friendly albeit it a little rushed service. There is plenty to like about this cute, cool and busy little wine bar...."

Edward Schweitzer

"Great place for interesting food, beer and wine. Relaxed atmosphere, nice fit out, friendly, knowledgable service. Not much more needs to be..."

Foodinfocusz

"bread, anchovy toasts, straciatella, creamed corn, rainbow trout, poached peaches, fig ice cream, calamari. everything was delicious. a restaurant i..."

AAA

"Absolutely outstanding! By far one of the best restaurants In Melbourne. The flavours and simplicity of the dishes are incredible. The desserts are..."

Kristy Jarman

"Dynamite! Having enjoyed a few meals at Town Mouse, I was keen to try. Awesome food. My style of cooking. No particular region comes to mind, just a..."

Hung Dong Long

"Was truly a pleasure to dine and drink at this new Melbourne nightspot. Interior is classy but still maintains a warm ambience which is also..."

Bianca Roberts

"New wine bar in town with a dark, sleek yet cozy fit out. Ample space at the many tables with plenty of space at the bar for lighter meals. Diverse..."

Potaoto

"Embla magically exudes old world charm, and embodies new age cool. I love the soothing green hues, in aqua, in emerald, and in forest, coupled with..."

Melbourne Glutton

"Came for a dinner with a friend from overseas few days ago .. He was so impressed :) Thanks for the wonderful hospitality Embla :) Always going to..."

Priscillia

"Embla was a wine bar/restaurant offering a large range of wine and delectable meals. For lunch we ordered their quinoa & rosemary sourdough, Raw..."

Angel Khong

"🍞 Quinoa and Rosemary Sourdough, Mustard Butter 🥒 Soured Cucumbers, Dill, Feta 🫑 Beef Carpaccio, Globe Artichoke, Fermented Peppers 🐙..."

Stephanie Rose

"Really enjoyed this beautiful venue. The staff, food, wine and ambiance were just perfect! Highly recommend the smoked duck liver..."

Isaac Herbert

"Always a great experience here - food and service is great. Great selection of starters and the fig dessert is a..."

Alvi

"Wow...atmosphere plus! Dark & seductive, fabulous aroma of fresh food cooking right in front of you. Great wine selection. Staff were full of..."

jill jaques

"Such a wonderful place to go. Food and service always amazing. Each dish just gets better and..."

Tom Booth

"We had a birthday celebration dinner there and the vegan food was just divine. High quality food and the wine selection was delightful. Beautiful..."

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