I can recommend Supernomal Canteen, the food and service is first rate, the wine list like all of this group is exemplary, from last nights special of sea urchin which was sensational, I must add the butter lettuce salad and the house Riesling as a combination is worth a visit at any time, thanks for becoming our neighborhood restaurant.
Lobster roll never disappoints neither does the peanut butter parfait and soft chocolate 😋😋 the lamb bao was to die for, great wine too. 👏👍
Fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, staff were very accommodating of us bringing a pram and booking at the last minute.. spot on food, great wine list.
I love Supernormal and canteen did not disappoint. Great food and great service. Noise level a bit high but on the whole it is a great night out.
Loved the food, great service and the opportunity to watch very skilled staff preparing meals and cocktails.
The food varied and delicious. A bit $$
Awesome relaxed atmosphere with great share food full of flavour! Try it ..you won't be disappointed
Delicious food! Great atmosphere and professional, informative relaxed service. Spot on Andrew!!
Great Personable Manager!
Awesome never disappoints. #vegan friendly and they make a mean Negroni
Excited that we can actually make a reservation at Supernormal Canteen! The food and the service are both stunning! Great young well trained and passionate team on board! Will be back!
Mmm lobster rolls. Buttery and delicious.
We also enjoyed the habachi chicken tsukune.
Great spot for a sunny at Kilda lunch.
Will be back for the lobster roll
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This is our second time we came here and they've let us down! They forgot our order, the food was slow, the air circulation here is not very good. When the chef started cooking , the whole place was fulled with smoke.The smoke is not suitable for premium dining.
We ended up having ur clothes and hair filled with smokey smell. 😣
However, we still love the lobster roll and the duck. The rest seems to be more on the salty side.
We had a private event here and the food and service was absolutely faultless. All of our guests left commenting about how exceptional the food was. The staff and service was amazing and they thought of every detail for our special day.
We originally planned to try the city restaurant but decided to stop here instead after a scenic drive along Beach Rd to Beacon Cove. Staff were very attentive, efficient and informative. We were told the hibachi grill dishes set this place apart from its city resto. The off-menu Spicy Grilled Wings is a standout in taste and presentation. The Grilled Baby Octopus salad is equally superb. Lobster Roll looks and tastes delicately light. Prawn and Chicken Dumplings in chilli was ok. Char Siu Pork Neck was tough (hence the 4 rating). If you're prepared for the high-end prices and demure serves, it's worth coming here for a special treat
tapas food with asian twisted. Food was super good and flavourful the only down side is the price is a bit expensive. however the service made up for it.
Delicious Asian-inspired food and very reasonably priced. We had the $10 sup noodle cups - the best noodle soup I've ever had - and shared a large plate of mixed dumplings. A very filling and warming meal for a cold Winter's night. We loved the decor too, very stylish (shades of Tokyo) with a lovely light and warmth about the place. The service was faultless.
This tapas-style restaurant serves mainly Asian-style dishes. All the dishes we had were mostly delicious, though I thought 17 dollars for a tiny lobster roll is very overpriced.
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I went here during Supernormal Natsu and I recommend it highly for when it comes around again. Checkout the photos of a 7-course set menu we tried, and were blown away by.
Crudités: Zucchini flower, cucumber, tomato, peas each with its own refreshing dressing. They look like plain, bland veggies on a plate but you are pleasantly surprised when their beautiful flavours.
Rye cracker, torched avocado, finger lime, avocado mousse. What a great combination of ingredients to put together! ❤️
Soft, melt-in-the-mouth mozzarella with sweet nectarine, Serragghia capers, tomatoes and fresh lovage. I was surprised by how nice these capers tasted. The nectarine slices tasted divine with the salty capers and really balanced the dish.
Warm, mouth-watering grilled flatbread w/ smack-in-the-face white miso bagna cauda. 🤩 did you know bagna cauda literally translates to hot bath? I can still taste this in my mouth even days after I ate this deliciousness.
Grilled and marinated heirloom zucchini, yogurt, burnt butter, mint and Aleppo pepper. Did you know there are so many ways to love zucchini? I can’t believe I have never had yogurt and burnt butter before! It blew me away! 😲 This was my favourite dish of the 7-course menu at Supernormal Natsu.
Tomato curry with toasted chickpeas and eggplant, with a side of Lune croissant served as roti. Honestly this was not very likeable. I think I have too much baggage and I will never be impressed with any non-traditional version of Indian cuisine.
Didn’t think I would get to eat a literal oil puddle in a dessert. Fromage blanc sorbet, crystallised herbs, olive oil and edible flower. Beautiful creamy sorbet did remind me of cheese, and the tiny sugary herbs were definitely needed for that delicate balance of flavours.
We used to come to one in the city. I'm glad they open in St Kilda. The food is overpriced but really GOOD! The service is friendly and nice. Will definitely come back with a family & friend in occasionally.
Make sure you get the hibachi chicken wings. Wowwwww. So yum! And get the duck bao too. It's deconstructed but it makes it better when you have to break open the soft bun yourself, pick apart the duck with the crispy skin and then top it off with spring onions and as much (or little) sauce as you want. If you haven't been, you must go. Now!
Enjoyed our night here. Staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. Food was tasty and flavourful however some dishes were better than others: the avocado toast was delicate with a creamy avocado foam, the curry was fragrant and flavoursome however the zucchini was quite underwhelming as was the mozzarella.
They had a special vegan menu which was nice to try but the food took for ages and as were outside felt like we didn’t get a huge amount of attention.
Worth a look but don’t think they are there quite just yet.
Supernormal Canteen was super impressive. Wine list and the dishes were amazing. Especially the yakitori dishes, they were unreal! The service was 10/10 - Jess was our waitress and she provided impeccable service.
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If you’ve been to the city one, this is everything you like about it and more (with a side of charcoal grill). First, they take reservations. Second the serve wine by the carafe (aka half bottle). Thumbs up to RSA.
Alcohol was about standard prices but their range of beers is limited. Asahi super dry and asahi black was on tap... I do prefer an ale but it probably doesn’t go all that well with Asian food.
I must say I enjoyed all their dishes, right from the start the peanut snack.
The wagyu brisket was a study in contrast between crispy texture of the radish and the melt in your mouth texture of the beef.
The calamari was nice, and underneath the greens there was a good amount of calamari.
The grilled fish was smoky. Greens to keep things regular.
The dumplings were the highlight but could have done with a bit more spice. I suspect the tried to do a chilli oil dumpling but has to tone it down for the general public.
We weren’t quite full so had the cauliflower at the end. The xo sauce was good; actually the cauliflower was really a vehicle for flavour!
Took a star off as it’s a bit pricey. $17 for a lobster roll the size of a small dinner roll (which we didn’t have - I had this last time in the city and saw the rolls were from breadtop!). The portions in general were on the small side. We ended up spending $70 per head but were quite modest in alcohol consumption and left room for cheese at milk the cow next door. Can’t fault the good but save for a special treat.
Quite a different vibe to the city one. Wagu brisket was a stand out along with the Hibichi chicken. The kingfish ceviche was good- I always have to order a kingfish ceviche. A bit disappointed with the duck. One leg for $39 and the lobster roll was nice, but $17 each person was a bit much even if it was lobster. Prawn dumplings with Szechuan sauce had a nice punch to it. I had the yusu spritz which was light and slightly sour. Tasted more like a soft drink. 4ppl $358 includes drinks.
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The smaller, more intimate, sister restaurant, Supernormal Canteen is everything you’ve come to love about Supernormal but with a younger, cooler vibe.
The menu comprises a variety of old Supernormal favourites with an additional focus on delicious morsels straight off the hibachi grill.
We loved spending the evening in Canteen's private dining 'cube' where we were taken on a delicious culinary journey.
To start we loved the Typhoon shelter school prawns – perfectly crisp and seasoned to the yin-yang, it’s the perfect bar snack with your favourite tipple. Also perfect with your drink? The amazing selection of yakitori. Canteen boasts some of the best yakitori that Melbourne has to offer. We absolutely loved their range of grilled skewers. Without exception, each skewer had been sufficiently seasoned and was wonderfully flavoursome and displayed a delectable outer charring courtesy of having benefited from the perfect time on the grill.
For something light and refreshing, the Raw Kingfish is a stunner. Slices of beautifully fresh Kingfish are adorned in yuzu buttermilk, cucumber and fermented chilli. A melange of creaminess, tartness, heat and textures.
Ambience: 4/5
Food: 4/5
Staff: 4/5
Will I return: when I’m in the area
Supernormal canteen is a casual restaurant with a smaller menu of smaller items compared to supernormal in the city.
The do have the lobster bun too however. Personally, this is the least worthwhile dish for me as it is so small and costs $17 for one bun.
The gave every table complimentary peanuts roasted with some seaweed which tasted just amazing!
It was lovely to see they have a traditional Jake as charcoal grill where the chefs actually uses fans too when grilling. We really enjoy the sea bream ceviche dish as well as fried school prawns, they were he highlights for me.
The grilled dishes were good. However, I felt they super slightly heavy handed with the salt for the king mushrooms.
Most of their dishes are on the smaller end so if your hungry, it is probably more worthwhile getting their banquet for $65pp.
The way to enjoy this dining experience is to have 6 or 7 dishes ( the servings aren't big) and everyone shares. All the dishes are a taste sensation. The menu was fully explained and the service was friendly and quick. It's a very laid back ambiance which all adds up to a great dining experience. The only trade off was it's quite noisy but that won't stop us going back.
Absolutely delicious! The flavours, the freshness of the prawn, the famous lobster bun lived up to its name and we had just the right amount of food. Highly recommend this place!
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Will come back for:
+ School prawns
+ King fish sashimi
+ Tsukune, grilled mushroom and grilled fish yakitori
+ Twice cook duck bao
We have tried the original Supernormal branch in the city and loved the food. So we were curious how this St Kilda branch compared to those. Supernormal serves heightened flavored Japanese inspired dishes. I particularly liked the generous serving of school prawns (lots of texture, fried savoury bits with a nice tang in the after taste) - I must say, the left over crunchy bits would go well on a bit of steam rice :-) The king fish sashimi was also deliciously fresh and well seasoned. We then shared a serving of all the yakitoris, all were really nicely grilled, smokey and well seasoned (the liver was our least favourite, but that is a personal thing). And finally, we loved the twice cooked duck bao - this fell apart with a spoon and was delicious with the sauces in a bao. We did find that the lobster roll was tiny, and didn’t wow us for the price you pay. An overall good experience, with great service and a great view of Albert Parks.
As a last minute decision on a cold Friday night dashed in for a quick meal and happily sat at the windows with a selection of the outrageously delicious pumpkin salad, prawns and soba noodle dish with a glass or two including a lovely Spanish Monastell
MELBOURNE | Supernormal Canteen is the latest incarnation of the space that’s housed owner Andrew McConnell’s restaurants Golden Fields and Bar Luxembourg in recent years. It’s a revival of the popup he ran in Fitzroy.
Food 2: delicious fusion Japanese!!
Atmosphère & décors 1: love the atmosphere
Service 0.5: service was a bit slow. It was a bit hard to get attention ⚠️
Dinner at Supernormal Canteen. Delicious! True canteen style we ordered from our menu cards; the pickled vegetables, raw bream, raw tuna, lobster rolls and the lamb pancakes. The raw food was refreshing and tasty with pear and peaches as accompaniments and pops to flavour from fresh wasabi. Lobster rolls, always a winner (but at $17 each they are pricey), the cumin lamb was probably a winner for value for money, five pancakes with a good serving of pulled cumin lamb and pickles. Our waiter recommended the margarita that was so delicious. Good work supernormal, quality service and a great dining experience.
It’s okay but not amazing. We were in a group of 8 and ordered the family banquet.
The atmosphere has a great vibe. It’s edgy without being too loud and they seem to have a good mix of spaces for groups to couples.
The service is a little disappointing verging, ever so slightly, on belligerent. I’m not sure why a waiter has to give off the vibe that the customer is an inconvenience to his or her day. If you don’t enjoy hospitality, go and find something else.
The food is creative, interesting and vibrant with the banquet menu ($65 pp) providing a very diverse selection. A warning that you may need to coach the staff to bring the earlier dishes closer together. For example we had about 20 minutes in between a small bowl of peanuts and some pickles before the next dish which was a small slice of sashimi - at 20:30 folks are hungry!
All in all it’s worth a try.
The vibe at supernormal canteen is very relaxed and the food comes out super quick which is fantastic. While the pricing is quite high for rather small portions, the food is super tasty and unique. Our top picks include the chicken and prawn dumplings, the heirloom tomato and tofu salad and without a doubt the peanut butter parfait!
I love this place. Food is packed full of flavour and even though whenever we order we feel like it won't be enough, we struggle to finish the last dish. Supernormal is one of the few places to cater for non-drinkers. Their mocktails are amazing and I highly recommend!
What a great addition to Fitzroy St - great food, decent priced wine, and lots of different experiences despite not being a huge menu. Will become my go to local restaurant for all these reasons. Suffered some initial set backs in processes like any new restaurant but I have kept returning regardless & haven't been overall disappointed once. Exactly what was needed in this location - proper casual fine dining.
Came in with my partner for a mid week meal. I was actually pretty impressed, I think this is probably the best re incarnation of the space.
I made a booking - expecting it to be busy and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't over run by people loitering in the doorway waiting for a table.
We sat at the bar and thoroughly enjoyed the meal and the banter from the staff. Definitely worth a crack if you're feeling a bit lush - it's not the cheapest dinner going around but definitely tasty. It can be a fair bit noisy once service gets going but that's expected of most places.
I appreciated the surprise beer option on the menu as well.
I wouldn't recommend the lobster roll - I don't think it's worth the price but when one goes to Supernormal, one gets a lobster roll.
DO: The lobster rolls!!!! Duh. However the yakitori, lamb and fish were sensational.
DON'T: Forget the desserts. The famous salted caramel Parfait and the fish custard were very Instagrammable.
TIP: Sit at the bar so you watch and chat to the man, the legend, Allan Eccles their development chef. Cracking bloke
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Having absolutely loved Supernormal in the CBD, I came here last night with my partner for dinner with high expectations. We arrived at 6:30 and were able to get seats at the window- we didn't realise how lucky even that was! People who arrived shortly after us were told there was a 30-45 minute wait!
We started with some wines- there is a good variety on the menu and a decent range in prices as well - some as cheap as $8 a glass!
For food- we had the prawns from the 'snack' menu to start. We were impressed with the portion size (especially for $10) and they were crunchy and delicious as well, with some great seasoning on top.
Then we had the Lobster Roll (a must from Supernormal) which were really nice and served on soft brioche buns.
We then enjoyed the Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings. These were enjoyable although pretty standard.
We finished with the Lamb with Pancakes. This was absolutely delicious! Well cooked, flavoursome and worked beautifully with the fluffy steamed Bao pancakes. There was also some delicious pickle mixed in with the lamb - I would highly recommend this dish.
The prices are reasonable, and the portion sizes are good, and the service is great as well. I would definitely recommend Supernormal Canteen.
We had been hanging out for Supernormal to open for months and we were set to visit on their first Saturday night but we were foiled at the last minute by our babysitter not showing!
But the lovely lovely staff at Supernormal Canteen let us come and get takeaway so we didn't miss out. Everything was delicious! School prawns were crunchy and moorish! All the dumplings were light and tasty. The lamb was one of the best we have ever eaten along side light as air rice pancakes! The Lobster Rolls never disappoint! To finish off the chocolate peanut butter parfait was mind blowing! So glad Supernormal Canteen has come to the Southside and we will be giving them a regular (maybe every night!) workout!
Finally opened and pop in for dinner tonight, love the little tapas, only thing the rib was too fatty, be a good place to hung out for small bites and drinks, city one is better in my opinion.
Amazingly delicious food. We went for the banquet which was great value and allowed us to try a great selection of the menu. The lobster rolls did not disappoint! The peanut butter parfait for dessert was also an excellent finish to the meal. Perfect for a special meal.
First time here. Arrived at 12 (30mins earlier than our booking) but was kindly still seated earlier. Service was great, very attentive and food was great. Everything we ordered was very delicious - I especially liked the yakitori
First time here in Melbourne. Walk in with no expectation because the restaurant is just beside my hotel. The service was great, very attentive and food was great. Everything we ordered was very delicious - absolutely in love with this place 👍🏻 (manage to took only 1 photo as the food were too good)
Solid and tasty. I’m vegetarian but my dinner companion had a number of the signature dishes which were followed by ooh and aaah of delight and silence while the taking a moment to savour the flavour. Yum. Has a nice outlook over the top end of Albert park. My only ask would be if they could add some more adventurous vegetarian options to the menu.
Amazing food and great service, we where a party of four and everything we got was so tasty, the king sashimi and vegetarian dumpling where very good while the prawn chicken dumpling and the lamb was amazing
Great food.If you walk in without a booking the only the place available is on the middle at the communal table or next to the window...Staff is incredibly kind.Food served in a timely manner.Have a look at the menu.The dumplings with chicken and prawns were amazing as well as the lobster roll.Would skip the whiting and the pork rolls next visit.The peach with the burn honey ice cream was worth it.Highly reccomend the place.It is already heaving with people and very popular.Will go back for sure.
Extremely thoughtful and brilliantly executed menu. We had the banquet which was a great combination. Everything was great, duck and pumpkin the standout. Children loved the lobster. Great selection of wines but friendly and attentive service made the day. Well done. Highly recommended.
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