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The Apartment
Ph: (03) 9670 4020; 401 Little Bourke St, MELBOURNE 3000
Modern Australian, $$
Open Mon-Fri noon-3pm 3pm-lateSat 8pm-late; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 90, Private room
Mietta's Review
At lunch it's a smart dining space for the business crowd who revisit for afterwork drinks and later it becomes a lounge/bar scene. All very corporate and comfortable with its dark toned decor and flattering lighting. Live music at weekends.
Other published opinions
The Age Clem Bastow, 3-8-2007 "If you're a long-term follower of Bar Fly, you will have read about the bars around Melbourne that seem to be striving to re-create the ambience of a share-house living room, grandma's sitting room, or even - seemingly - the op-shop-chic of my personal stylish hovel. I say "seem to" because it's probably mere coincidence; unless, that is, you're talking about The Apartment, which is at pains to create a lounge-room "vibe" - only it's a lounge room I was in no hurry to lounge in"
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 12/20 "A basement hideaway for the CBD's movers and shakers, the apartment second-guesses its clients' needs perfectly, right down to the cigar humidor concealed in a cubbyhole. By cleverly providing patrons with the corporate holy grail of sophisticated business lunches as well as loungey after-work drinks and tapas, this venue manages to suit the suits at most hours of the day and night."
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "This earthy, suede-covered sunken lounge morphs from a suave yet easygoing dining spot during the day into a seductively comfortable, plump-cushioned space by nightfall."
The Age (melbourne) magazine 4/12/04 Melinda Houston "this warm, sophisticated basement venue does the corporate chic thing perfectly. ... There's a terrific tapas menu (think gyoza, lamb meatballs with yoghurt), a smart wine list, some nice beers on tap."
AGFG 2004, score 14/20, excellent bar The Age, A2, 29/11/03, Melinda Houston,'This civilised, stylish basement bar has a slightly corporate feel, but in the nicest possible way.Suggest your collegues meet you here.'
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