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Stalactites is a Greek-Australian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is located on Lonsdale street in the Melbourne's CBD's Greek quarter. [4] [5] The restaurant was founded in 1978 by Konstantinos Tsoutouras, also known as Barba Kostas. [2] He had previously opened other chain restaurants and fish and chips stores, before ...
The Flower Drum is a Chinese restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, which is widely regarded as a Melbourne institution. [1] [2] It is frequently booked months in advance. [3] [4] It is located just off Bourke Street in Market Lane in the Chinatown precinct of the Melbourne CBD.
In 2015, China Bar's flagship Melbourne CBD location burned down, causing $250,000 AUD in damage and causing the neighbouring restaurant Stalactites to close. [7] In 2021, the Epping Pty Ltd chain was fined ~$300,000 AUD for underpaying its migrant workers and falsifying records.
Leon Massoni sold his share of the restaurant to his partner George, and later owned restaurants including 'Ristorante Massoni' with his partner in business Pietro Grossi, the father of Guy who as of 1999 ran 'Grossi Florentino'. [7] George Tsindos ended a 50-year era by selling The Florentino to Italian Restaurant Melbourne CBD. [8]
The venue is located on Russell St, in Melbourne's CBD. The ramen served is of the Fukuoka, tonkotsu variety. Three broths are served; tonkotsu, black sesame tonkotsu, and the spicy 'god fire'. Four textures of noodle are served, and black fungus and bamboo shoots serve as toppings. The master broth is prepared over a 12-hour period. [1] [2]
The restaurant debuted in Ivanhoe, Victoria. [2] It later opened a location on the CBD campus of RMIT University. [7] It was opened by Mark Elkhouri, also responsible for the Melbourne dessert chain 'Nuts-about-tella'. [8] Initially, the burger restaurant was heavily styled based on the music career of Kanye West.
The Waiter's Restaurant is an Italian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, described as a "Melbourne institution". [1] Founded in 1947 as the Italian Waiter's Club, it was initially a place for waiters (mainly of Italian and Spanish heritage) to have a meal, a drink and play cards after their work - in breach of the very strict liquor licensing laws in place at the time.
[2] [3] The company's portfolio initially consisted of five venues in Melbourne, but has expanded to over 200 venues across Australia and New Zealand. In March 2019, Coles Group and Australian Venue Co. established a joint venture (Queensland Venue Co) where AVC would take over operations of the Coles' Spirit Hotels and receive its profits ...