The Commoner

9415 6876, 122 Johnston St, Fitzroy. VIC 3065 www.thecommoner.com.au
Open Lunch Fri-Sun noon-3pm dinner Wed-Sun 6pm-10.30pm; Licensed; AE MC V EFT, Seats inside 50, Outside seats
Chef: Brook Petrie (21-9-11) Owner: Jo Corrigan (11-10-10)

Other Published Opinions

Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide "Charm (noun). See The Commoner. Everywhere you look, from the madeleine tins on each table holding salt and cracked pepper and crockery pinched from nanna's cabinet to the plump cushions on the banquette, there,'s love in the room"

Age Good Food Guide 2012 Score: 13/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 13.5/20

The Age Michael Harden, 17-08-2010

Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide "The Commoner makes champions of everyday ingredients, but not in a finicky way. A modest soft-boiled egg takes on a rustic charm sitting on crushed pork crackling and paprika"

Age Good Food Guide 2010 Score: 13/20

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010

Gourmet Traveller 2010 Australian Restaurant Guide "It's immediately obvious that The Commoner s someone's cherished dining room. The original artworks and shadowbox filled with trinkets say that this space is put together by an individual, not a company"

Gourmet Traveller Michael Harden, "Far-flung ingredients and a modern sensibility come together at The Commoner, a uniquely "modern British" outpost that feels as homely as it is cosmopolitan"

Age, Sunday Night Dinner Janne Apelgren "The Commoner's a squeezy place, with a terrazzo floor, bare-brick walls and mismatched chairs with cushions to ease their less padded bits. But this very hip and homely little restaurant is as cosy as a dinner with friends ... who happen to cook exceedingly well."

Age Cheap Eats 2009

Age Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 13/20

Herald Sun Simon Plant, 15-07-08 Score: *** "This quirky, home-style diner channels diverse influences and serves good to very good food at a fair price"

Age Cheap Eats 2008

Age Good Food Guide 2008

Age Dani Valent, 17-7-2007

Herald Sun Dining Out, Simon Plant, 19-06-07 Score: 14/20 "If your idea of dining is a straight-up A menu, a whopping wine list, and urgent service, the Commoner is not for you. This quirky, home-style diner channels diverse influences and serves good to very good food at a fair price. The cellar, though limited, holds some gems from New Zealand, Italy, even Argentina."

Age Matt Preston, 28-5-2007