cutler & co

cutler & co. unbelievable flavour combinations, such attention to detail in presentation. friendly staff although they are a little pretentious. but apparently not as bad as they where originally. fish was cooked perfectly and was very fresh. desert was like art but so many amazing tastes. we where unsure about the wines on thewinelist and where given an amazing choice of wines, is up there as far as pricing goes but well worth it. great for that special occasion to impress that special some one.

great food matched with great and knowledgeable service. the steak was perfectly cooked and reccomendedwinematched perfectly.

came here for dinner on saturday and decided to go with the chefs menu. overall we were happy with our dinner and with the service, but there were a few inconsistencies throughout the evening.
one serve of the suckling pig had quite a lot of meat and was a larger serve and the other was predominantly fat and of a smaller size. i know suckling pig is fatty but there was quite a large variance between the two dishes. ourwineglasses were filled at different levels also and we were not offered the optional cheese course.
the duck was delicious and we loved the house made sourdough. we enjoyed the chocolate dessert however the persimmon dessert was a little bland.
all of the staff that we were served by were professional and attentive and the interior of the restaurant is well designed and intimate. not a perfect evening but not average either.

delicious modern australian food, nice setting and flawless service. went here for my partner’s birthday dinner and the two of us had chef’s selection menu with matching wines and cheese tasting board. every single dish was super tasty andwinematches complimented and elevated the flavours beautifully. the highlight dish was definitely the duck - cooked perfectly medium rare but with a crispy skin, delicious! we were taken care of by staff, who also gave us a couple of complimentary items. would love to come back here for more special dinners like this one.

disappointed. since it was our anniversary we thought we go to a special place for dinner and decided on cuttler & co. on arrival we were seated promptly and had a big table to ourselves. the waiting staffs were very helpful and informed. the sommelier knew hiswineand recommended a great bottle of shiraz. when it came to choosing dinner the recommendation was the suckling pig. a quarter of a pig, a dish to share, and at $220.00 not really cheap. but since it was a special night why not. they told us it would take about an hour to cook and almost to the minute it came out of the kitchen. it was presented to us on a big serving plate and after a few minutes it was served to us with all sides and salad.
that’s when the disappointment started. the pig was served on a plate with one little carrot and one little caramelised onion. the rest of the pig was on a side serving plate. no other vegetables. the side was macaroni and cheese in a large fry pan (you can do this at home for $ 2.00) and a serve of salad greens with way too much dressing. have to say the pig tasted good but the salad was average and the macaroni (which anyone can do) was on the average as well.
they offered to take the balance of our main meal as a take away so after we got home we found that they only put half the left over pig but all the macaroni in the container.
i also had a very good view of the bar and noticed that one waiter pouredwinefrom one bottle to another. this bottle was then taken to a table and two glasses ofwinepoured. when he came back with the bottle there was a little bit left over and back it went into the first bottle. not something you expect to see in a “classy” restaurant. you never know what you get so it seems. i can only recommend you order a bottle.
if you want great waiting staff or a nice ambiance then by all means go there but if you want great food look somewhere else. plenty of restaurants to choose from in melbourne.

overall a brilliant dining experience as would be expected
service of high standard and very knowledgeable of menu andwinelist
chefs selection a brilliant array of high end produce with a deft hand re textures and flavours
wow

impeccable food,wine& service.

one of my favourites for a guaranteed great dining experience. i always try the chef’s selection as the menu offerings are always unique, interesting, fresh and tantalising to the taste. thewinerecommendations are always good too and the service top notch. love the atmosphere that’s both romantic, private, intimate and cosy and one could spend a long time over the dining experience without realising the passing of time.

i have always wanted to go to cutler & co and had the opportunity through a delicious event on monday, april 1.

the event was to celebrate cutler & co’s 10th birthday. to be in the restaurant for 10 years in the melbourne environment is a testimony to andrew mcconnell’s masterful cooking. he has actually been in the restaurant business for over 18 years.

the restaurant has a moody industrial feel with lots of lamps and mirrors. you are able to look into the kitchen and talk to the staff at your whim and watch the delicate way in which each meal is prepared.

i was also very impressed with the precision of the wait staff on the night. as soon as your water glass was empty it was miraculously filled again. if you left the table, your napkin was neatly folded and awaiting your return.

the food that was served was a collection of old and new favourites of mcconnell and each course was described to each table by the wait staff as well as an in depth description of the wines chosen for each course. some of the wines i had not heard of before and they matched each course perfectly.

our first tasting adventure of the night was the east-side cooler. a mix of house cherry liqueur, sake, rice syrup, vodka, lemon and sparkling wine. it was definitely a palate cleaner and we were ready for our two entrées.
but a surprise came beforehand; a small puff pastry with seafood mouse enclosed and a small wrap with wasabi based cucumber.

another surprise (not on the menu) was a generous individual sour dough cob loaf with fresh butter infused with chick pea and miso.

thinly sliced kingfish crudo, tasmanian wasabi, wild celery & begonia. this was a very delicate fish dish which was very appealing to the eye and tasted even better. this was served with a 2017 eastern peake pinot tache rose from the ballarat region. it had a light spritz and good length.

andrew decided to serve heirloom tomato and white nectarines as another entrée as the season for both of these products are coming to an end. it was accompanied by mojama & roasted chilli. thewinewas a 2016 gaelic cemetery ‘premium’ riesling from the clare valley, an austere, drywinewhich went well with the entrée.

our mains included a generous portioned king george whiting, pickled cucumber, brown butter & watercress. the fish melted in your mouth and thewinewas a 2016 blessington road pinot noir from the tamar valley, tasmania; a full bodied, rich pinot.

our second main was a dry-aged macedon duck with quince and anise crumble. the liquorice background of the duck was evenly met with the 2014 tomfoolery mataro/shiraz from the barossa valley, south australia’ a rich barossa red but with a medium weight texture.

lastly there was dessert. this was a chocolate délice. a beautiful round glazed cake serving with edible gold leaf and a crunch base. a nv pfeiffer classic tawny from the rutherglen, victoria ended this sublime meal.

what was more impressive, my partner who does not like chocolate was served a strawberry concoction and a different wine, braida brachetto d’acqui which had a deep rose colour and floral smell of ripe strawberries and raspberries paired perfectly with the ‘special’ dessert, was produced by our italian waiter, simone. this was totally unexpected and made the meal even more memorable.

another surprise was a small cinnamon meringue biscuit served to end the meal.
i have been so impressed with the professionalism of the staff, the ambiance of the venue, the simplicity of the food and the choice of wines that i have been raving about this restaurant to my family and friends and encourage anyone to make a reservation and enjoy being indulged.

3.5. a lovely setting, and very attentive service. we had some nice appetisers and bread to start, then ordered the prawns and zucchini flowers for entree, suckling pig for main, and finished with the chocolate delice. everything was well executed and presented. taste-wise, all the flavours were nice, although for me, it did lack some of the wow-factor i was hoping for. overall, a very nice dinner and greatwinerecommendations from the sommelier.

when you are reaching the lofty heights of a $50 main course there are certain expectations, and cutler and co satisfies in every way. the $150 per head we spent was well worth it.

at that price point it's not just about the food. it's about how the moment you walk through the door you are immediately attended to and shown to your table, assigned a waiter by name with the sommelier also introducing herself. not only that, she sensed we had made a joint decision on the wine, so it was a joint tasting to ensure it was not corked. or that they were happy to split a glass ofwineinto two, or do a smaller pour to ensure the driver would stay legal.

we never actually needed to flag down a waiter; they were always just there without being intrusive. the water glasses were always filled. the booth for two had a wonderful atmosphere, a lit candle and the it was just the right side to hold hands across the table but still fit food on. there was always a little bit of food on the table, right from the time we walked in with the tasters, or the most divine organic sourdough and house made butter. how we said we were sharing so they plated up each course twice. it just seemed there was never a "no" (apart from no duck tonight!)

love, love, love everything about cutler and co. we had our work christmas lunch here (2 years in a row) in the private dining room. the food andwineis fabulous and delicious and the service is amazing.

cutler & co is one of andrew mcconnell’s restaurants, also famous for cumulus. it’s been around for a while but the renovation is fairly recent. we loved it: a big nyc warehouse feel. we opted for the chef’s selection, six courses for $150, though we didn’t do thewinepairing.

my husband surprised me with dinner here for our anniversary. had the degustation menu. every dish was delicious. they even managed to cater to my few allergies. cannot fault this place from service food ambiance towinelist. amazing. will be back again and again!

i loved cutler and co.
we tried the chef selection withwinepairing, definitely worth it and nice to do on a special occasion. the food was just simply amazing, couldn’t fault anything, the service was just perfect and all staff were so lovely and very knowledgeable. i definitely didn’t feel like “just another customer”. they surprised us with a bday cake which was so lovely. thankyou for having us and a special experience