Meatmaiden

Meatmaiden is a barbecue restaurant located in the basement of a building on Little Collins Street in the city. It has an industrial feel that starts with the metal stairs that lead you down into the spacious restaurant, which has both booths and tables to sit at. My friends Mary and Tash joined me for dinner tonight and we ordered a variety of mains and sides from the menu to share.

As the name suggests, they have numerous selections of different types of meat from either the grill or the smoker to choose from. We got the O'Connor pasture-fed flat iron steak, which was grilled so tender and tasted amazing.

We also ordered the BBQ eggplant and roast tomato main, which was our favorite dish of the night as the roast tomato was so flavorful and added a lot to the taste of the overall dish.

For sides we got the shaved fennel and pomegranate salad, which was so refreshing and light with its citrus dressing, as well as the mac & cheese, which had a fantastic breadcrumb topping and was really creamy. If you are feeling more extravagant you can order the lobster mac & cheese dish.

Of course we couldn't leave without having dessert, and we ordered two dishes to sample. The Bourbon creme brulee was lovely and smooth, but the real winner was the lemon meringue pie that they served deconstructed in a glass with lemon sorbet on top. It was one of the best desserts we have ever tasted.

Meatmaiden
Basement, 195 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Open Monday-Saturday 12:00-3:00 pm and 5:00 pm-late