We were in the mood for a little bit of steak and one that doesn't requires us to cook it ourselves. Yeah, finally visiting a steakhouse during this Melbourne trip, yay!
It was an impromptu decision and on the very first evening of our Melbourne trip. Lucky us, Salina helped to secure a reservation to the restaurant on super short notice.
Its website stated "Meatmaiden is an underground steakhouse and cocktail bar in the heart of Melbourne where the classics are reimagined, reinterpreted and twisted."
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| entrance |
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| going underground |
Indeed, once we entered the building, we needed to get down the stairs to the restaurant. Somewhat exuding the dark, industrial decor yet classy.
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| booth seats |
The place was bustling on a Saturday evening. We opted for an early dinner at 5pm otherwise the next seating was at 8pm.
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| menu |
Selected a couple of appetisers, and two mains to share amongst the 6 of us as we had late lunch earlier at 2+pm. Staff was helpful with their recommendations as well. For the mains, we enquired about their specials (not in the menu) and Chef shared that we could opt for the Mayura Station Wagyu (full-blood wagyu) 600gm or 1kg as they have that on our day of visit. Ooh, let's try!
I needed to Google to find out more pertaining to the difference between full blood and purebred cattle. Full blood often refers to cattle that are 100% in breed purity. Purebred usually refers to cattle that are bred up fairly close to fullblood (~> 93.75%), but have the genetics of another breed.
Start
Grilled Bread
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| Grilled Bread, Cowboy Butter @AUD12 |
Oh my goodness gracious! I am impressed by the grilled bread. So so tasty with its sweet caramelized outer layer and fluffy-chewy bread, and topped with saoury-salty cowboy butter. Must try. Thank you Chef for sending these to our table.
Grilled Octopus
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| Charred Octopus @AUD26 |
Octopus was tender and paired well with the potato aioli.
Roasted Bone Marrow
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| Roasted Bone Marrow @AUD24 |
Wow, I liked the bone marrow at Meatmaiden. More flavorful than any other bone marrows that I had in the past. Lovely combination with the raclete custard. Rich and delightful.
Burnt Ends
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| Burnt Ends @AUD23 |
Hmm, am not a fan of burnts ends as the ones that I had in the past, tend to be overly seasoned. The version here was strongly flavoured but not overly so.
Chopped Wagyu Tartare
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| crisps |
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| Chopped Wagyu Tartare @AUD24 |
The chopped wagyu tartare was by far, had the most interesting appearance amongst all the dishes served, with that cloak of green on-top of it. Hehe, this sure was a conversation piece. Mix it well and place a some tartare onto the crisps and enjoy. I liked the tartare with its Asian influenced flavours, without the crisps though. So good.
Again, thanks to Chef Jesse for sending the wagyu tartare over to our table for us to try!
Drinks
There's plenty of selection in their drinks menu, but I opted for red wine to complement the steak later.
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| Malbec, France @AUD17 |
Thank you the to staff who poured generously into the glass, cheers!
Mains
Smoked Short Ribs
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| Smoked Short Ribs @AUD54 |
The smoked short ribs was fork tender yet retained a nice chew for its meat. Loved the pickled cucumber ribbon on its side.
Mayura Station Wagyu Bone-In Ribeye Steak
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| Mayura Station Bone-In Ribeye (600 gm) |
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| sauces: garlic & thyme jus, beef fat bernaise, three pepper sauce and wild mushroom |
After having a taste, this has quickly became my current favourite steak of all-times! Well seasoned, and flavourful on its own. Paired with beef fat bearnaise for that additional oomph! Fantastic.
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| medium rare |
Sides
Lobster Mac & Cheese
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| Lobster Mac & Cheese @AUD40 |
First time seeing, mac & cheese served with bisque.
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| mandatory pour-shot for the bisque |
It was an interesting experience to eat the mac & cheese with the bisque.
All in all, it was an enjoyable experience at Meatmaiden where the flavours are very pronounced, and the staff were pretty good in keeping the guests well taken care of. So kudos, and thank you to the team!
Special thanks to Salina who introduced the place to us, and Gan and Jesse who made time to chit chat a bit with us.
Foodie experience with Ivan, Hence, Tracy, Salina and Shermaine. Thank you everyone as we managed to try quite a bit of things here! Legends.
Meatmaiden
Address: 195 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: https://meatmaiden.com.au
Contact: +61390787747
Business Hours:
Sun - Mon: Closed
Tue: Tuesday, 5–9:30 pm
Wed - Thu: 12–2:30 pm, 5–9:30 pm
Fri: Friday, 12–2:30 pm, 5–10 pm
Sat: Saturday, 5–10 pm
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