Mietta's Guide to Australian Restaurants
LocationGin Palace
Ph: 9654 0533; (Entry Via Russell Pl), 10 Russel Place, MELBOURNE 3000
Cocktail/Wine Bar, $$ -, * for Ambience
Open 7 days 4pm-3am; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V; No bookings
Mietta's Review
High quality, but expensive cocktails are front and centre at this late night basement bar. You can order nibbles appropriate to drinking, but this is not the place for a feed. Come for the glamour of a sterling martini and dark night conversation.
Other published opinions
The Age Cheap Eats 2009 "Now approaching veteran status on the Melbourne laneway bar scene"
The Age Cheap Eats 2008 "It's not a palace but a bunker, although it is royally serious about martinis"
The Age Cheap Eats Bars 2007 "A far cry from the notorious hells of the gin craze of Hogarth's London, the Gin Palace is one of the instigators of Melbourne's bar boom, and it's showing no signs of losing its sheen."
The Age Cheap Eats 2006 Age has not wearied this classic Melbourne martini den. The brocade sofas are still super comfy
The Age Cheap Eats 2004 "LIKE a first love, Gin Palace will always have a place in the hearts of Melbourne drinkers. A hidden-door revelation when it first opened, Gin Palace might be a touch faded now, but it still offers fascinating takes on the classic martini"
Herald Sun, citystyle,25/5/04,Daniele Johnston,'A healthy sense of adventure will come in handy while navigating the Palace's list of martinis,spirits (18 gins no less) and Moet & Chandon cocktails.' The Foodies' Guide 2004,Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,Bars with Great Food-People come mainly for the martinis and people-watching,but a small menu of well-prepared foods such as olives,chicken sandwiches or triple cream cheese will entice.' The Age Cheap Eats 2004,Good bar,Somewhere we can highly recommend,'A hidden-door reveletion when it first opened,Gin Palace might be a touch faded now,but it still offers fascinting takes on the classic martini...Sustenance for the wee hours inlcudes toasted chicken sandwiches...Tightly packed with young professionals on Friday and Saturday nights,Gin Palace is more comfortable during the week.' The Age, Epicure, 17/2/04, Melinda Houston,'10 Bars Melbourne Loves' VE+T, March April 2003,'The ultimate lounge lizard locale that shakes to-die-for martinis.' The Age, Food &Wine, 30/10/03, Melinda Houston,'experince once again the baroque luxery,the sublime cocktails, the beautiful people and that indefinable feeling that you're somewhere special.' Sydney Morning Herald, GoodLiving, Escapes, Pat Nourse. "You'll find no end to sexy watering hols in Melbourne." 1/10/02 The Sunday Life, The 2003 Rugby World Cup, Ben Canaider,'Louche and lush...More than a dozen typed of gin can be tasted, and a dimly lit interior is furnished in a hodge-podge manner.'Or perhaps ...
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