Elm Dining

4.7

319 Reviews

$101 and over

Australian

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2 people

Jan 2, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

Charming
Good for special occasions
Great for fine wines

Welcome to Elm, home to a truly special dining experience in Bright, Victoria.

At Elm, you are made welcome and treated like one of the family.

Channeling the inspiration of Head Monica Melendez, the Elm kitchen offers a “made with love” seasonal menu where the best produce of the region is the local hero. To add to that, our front-of-house team deliver a simple, stylish experience with warmth.

To round out the evening, Sommelier, Cassandra Schnurr recommend perfectly matched wines from our extensive cellar from both local and international wineries.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$101 and over
Cuisines
Australian
Hours of operation
Dinner Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(03) 4705 8000
Website
http://www.elmdining.com.au/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Monica Melendez
Catering
Welcome to Elm, home to a truly special dining experience in Bright, Victoria. <br /><br />Channeling the inspiration of Head Chef Monica Melendez, the Elm kitchen offers a “made with love” seasonal menu where the best produce of the region is the local hero. To add to that, our front-of-house team deliver a simple, stylish experience with warmth.

Location
98 Gavan Street, Bright, AU-VIC 3741
Neighborhood
Bright
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Local Taxi
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wine

What 319 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value

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319 Reviews

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Vince
Victoria
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Superb food made with imagination and didn't disappoint on flavour! The degustation menu is well worth the money.
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Le Fei
Melbourne
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Enjoyed the NYE set menu. Highly recommend if you want some nice food and ambience.
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Lydia
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 24, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent Christmas Eve menu, with the chargrilled prawns a real standout. Beautiful ingredients and well balanced in a lovely setting. Highly recommended.
Elm DiningResponded 2 days ago
Hi Lydia. Thank you for your review. We are so pleased you enjoyed our Christmas Eve menu, featuring specially themed dishes! We hope to see you back again for our regular menu soon. The Elm Dining Team.
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Fred Ekatarina
Victoria
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Such a beautiful night. Food was amazing. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Atmosphere was on point. Such a great experience all round
Elm DiningResponded on November 25, 2024
Hi Fred. Thank you for your review. It's pleasing to hear that you enjoyed all aspects of your dining experience with us at Elm. We are lucky to have such a great team in Bright that work hard to create delicious food and a wonderful atmosphere. We hope that you'll pop in again for dinner soon. The Elm Dining Team.
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Graham
Victoria
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Superb overall experience, food innovative, very well balanced and unusual, beautifully presented, and excellent front of house. A return to the multi hatted experience of this venue. Great to have Michelin quality back in town. Thanks
Elm DiningResponded on November 20, 2024
Hi Graham. Thank you for your high praise of Elm Dining, we love to hear that you rate us Michelin quality! We really do appreciate your lovely comments on our food and service - the team work hard to provide a memorable dining experience. We hope to host you again soon. The Elm Dining team.
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Diana
Sydney
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Exceptional food and service which makes this good value. It’s a pricy night out but brilliant for a special occasion. The service is outstanding and the food seriously delicious!!! This is always our go to when celebrating. ❤️ thank you Elm for another memorable evening
Elm DiningResponded on November 12, 2024
Hi Diana. Thank you for leaving us your review. It's wonderful to hear our diners love celebrating their special occasions with us, enjoying all we have to offer from our food, to the service, to our beautiful venue. We look forward to seeing you again on your next milestone celebration. The Elm Dining Team.
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Russell
Victoria
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 7, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food and table service. Only area that I felt was not as good as it could have been was the selection of Australian wines by the glass. Two French whites were superb with dinner, but the local wines offered were, in my view, of variable to low standard. The wait staff were attentive, witty and on the ball. Worth the price.
Elm DiningResponded on November 20, 2024
Hi Russell. Thank you for your review. It's wonderful to hear that you enjoyed our service and food when dining with us and for your feedback on our wine list. Our team are quite partial to French whites by the glass too, and often enjoy a glass or two of the Sancerre post service! We'll share your comments with our sommelier on our local wine selection - she does carefully curate our wine list showcasing both local and international wines. We are glad to hear that your dining experience with us was good value, and hope to host you again soon. The Elm Dining Team.
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Miguel
Victoria
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our dinner was beautifully presented as it was delicious. The staff that served us was Jacinta and she was warm and accommodating. I could not have asked for a better celebration for my mother who is visiting from the Philippines.
Elm DiningResponded on November 6, 2024
Hi Miguel. Thank you so much for leaving us such a lovely review. We are so happy to have helped make for an unforgettable meal with your mother visiting Australia. We are lucky to have such a great team who aim to make every dining experience a memorable one from the food to the service. We hope to see you again soon. The Elm Dining Team.
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ErrolS
Melbourne
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 16, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We were 2 couples. It was easy to book online.We had a variety of main courses. The filet steak was excellent and cooked exactly as ordered. Ambience very good. Staff tried hard but lacked some of the finesse expected at a restaurant projecting itself as a fine dining venue.
Elm DiningResponded on April 23, 2024
Hi Errol. Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you found the booking process easy and that you thoroughly enjoyed our venue and food. We appreciate your feedback regarding our staff who are friendly and personable. We hope to host you again when we re-open next summer. The Elm Dining Team.
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hayleyb
Victoria
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best steak we have ever eaten! One of those meals we’ll always remember and anyone who is traveling to Bright, we will tell them make sure you get the steak at Elm Dining!
Elm DiningResponded on April 11, 2024
Hi Hayley. Thank you so much for your review. Our team aim to provide a memorable dining experience which is lovely to read that you had - we love to hear our guests rating our food so highly and for recommending us to others. We hope to host you again when next in the area. The Elm Dining Team.
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Elm Dining is rated 4.7 stars by 319 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jan 2, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

98 Gavan Street, Bright, AU-VIC 3741

Additional information

Neighborhood
Bright
Hours of operation
Dinner Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Price
$101 and over
Cuisines
Australian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Local Taxi
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Monica Melendez
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wine

Website
http://www.elmdining.com.au/
Phone number
(03) 4705 8000
Catering
Welcome to Elm, home to a truly special dining experience in Bright, Victoria. <br /><br />Channeling the inspiration of Head Chef Monica Melendez, the Elm kitchen offers a “made with love” seasonal menu where the best produce of the region is the local hero. To add to that, our front-of-house team deliver a simple, stylish experience with warmth.

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