81 Bistro & Taphouse

81 Bistro & Taphouse reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Roisin

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We always enjoy a night at 81. We love the staff, the service, the food and the music/bands.
   

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   Gracee

   Melbourne2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Weather was perfect for we opted for outdoor seating! Food and service always great here! Was a vibe, we had a great night always do. Would be great if a speaker could be out side so you can hear the live music. But when I booked I chose to sacrifice the music for the outdoor seating
   

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   Eva

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to chill and have night out, excellent service and food was great as well! Will be back soon!
   

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   Jacqui

   Melbourne2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was delicious, steak cooked to protection We chose to sit outside as it was such a lovely night, this was a mistake, road noise made it hard to talk and to top it off table behind us was a table of loud foul mouthed guys This is no reflection on the restaurant as we have been here many time and will return just wont sit outside
   

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   Jazmine

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was an amazing experience, I have been there a lot over the years, food is amazing, drinks are delicious, people are so nice.
   

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   Lucy

   Melbourne2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great restaurant for a Sunday lunch. Good food, great service, lovely atmosphere. The chicken risotto was delicious.
   

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   Alison

   Melbourne5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always guaranteed to have a great night at 81 with good food and great live music Always a top friendly crowd up for a dance .
   

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   Sarath

   Melbourne5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It is the ideal venue for us to meet and dine every 6 months. Food and the service was very good. To day of course very quiet and we enjoyed the stay there.
   

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   Mariana

   Melbourne2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on January 23, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was amazing but the food was extremely disappointing. The nachos did not taste like traditional nachos.. they had capsicum and a very weird condiment. The cauliflower bites were really greasy and soggy and the cheese and meat bites were bad too. The only food thing was the Arancini balls. I won’t be coming back. They need to do something about the quality of the food. However the service was very good! Everyone was very friendly.
   

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    Gibbon

    Melbourne2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 10, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    We were left extremely disappointed. We bought a platter to share for two people but the portion of meat on the platter was heavily subdued by an abnormal portion of chips & minimal veggies. When we choose a platter, we are mainly after the meat otherwise if we want such a chunky portion of chips we can always order the chips alone but not disguised as a platter. Please include a variety of veggies on your menu not just one.
    

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