Charcoal Lane
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Meet the Chef
Executive Chef, Greg Hampton has been passionate about growing and using native Australian ingredients for over 25 years. Drawing on his extensive experience, Greg shows students how to use contemporary cooking techniques to create a truly modern menu befitting Melbourne’s ever diverse and discerning culinary scene. During the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s 2018 Royal Tour, Greg and the Charcoal Lane trainees had the honour of plating up food for their royal highnesses.Restaurant menu
Average price $65 Special request
Chef Greg Hampton recommends…
- Macadamia pesto encrusted emu fan fillet
- $36
Polenta + black garlic arancini, chickpea, spinach, fire roasted capsicum + lemon myrtle sauce
- Twice cooked jimba lamb shoulder
- $32
Lemon myrtle red curry, confit shallots, roasted kipflers + coconut soft herb salad
- Chargrilled kangaroo fillet
- $32
Potato + pepperberry beignet, crispy saltbush, blistered cherry tomatoes, kunzea + red wine reduction
Ratings & Reviews
Love the concept of this restaurant
wish I could be more positive. perhaps I ordered poorly (I hope that is all it was) but my polenta dish looked unappetising and tasted pretty damn awful
A gastronomical experience. All the details are well attended to and the quality impeccable. Couldn't ask for better presentation, service, atmosphere or food--with a message and for a cause.
The food was good, above average for sure, a few glitches but overall a nice experience
This the the second time dinning at charcoal lane and it didn’t disappoint.. the food is fabulous and I love the use of native ingredients, so different and a real treat. Keep up the amazing work you all do. Thank you
Great service
It was a great night! Excellent food and excellent service - we'll definitely be back!
Always a consistently great experience
A friend suggested we try your establishment and we couldn't have been happier. Outstanding and original food and top notch service. Thank you.
Our first visit and we thought the food was beautiful. It was nice to experience a chef using native Australian ingredients. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The walls of the restaurant displayed some wonderful indigenous art work with some for sale. We would be happy to return.
Great food with authentic Australian flavours. Charcoal Lane is just on the city fringe but easy to get to by tram. The bread is baked daily and fresh, together with the dipping condiment was my favourite. Service was prompt and friendly.
Great concept where you are served authentic and interesting Australian food. The food had been cooked perfectly, especially the bread that changed daily - fantastic use of a variety of Australian herbs and spices.
It was wonderful in every sense. Thank you.
Interesting, delicious dishes, beautifully presented.
It is great what the restaurant does and I encourage them to keep doing what they do best. Congratulations.
Thank you! Great food, really interesting flavors!
Thanks for having us! Quite expensive for what we got but the service was lovely.
Warm, friendly relaxing atmosphere and very good service . We will be back !
Imaginative menu of indigenous and Australian native ingredients carefully prepared into excellent dishes. Good service, noisy atmosphere, mediocre coffee but, in sum, a great experience
Delicious, yum, will be back.
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How to get to the restaurant
136 Gertrude Street, 3065, Fitzroy, Australia
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About the restaurant
Good Food, Great Cause You may come to Charcoal Lane to support Mission Australia in this socially-minded restaurant that provides guidance and opportunities for young people. But you’ll come back again for the fantastic modern food and the hip ambiance as well. Executive chef Greg Hampton is passionate about using native Australian ingredients in contemporary ways, and that passion translates directly to the plate. The seasonal menu at Charcoal Lane thoughtfully presents a variety of Australian vegetables, herbs and produce in ways you’d never dreamed of. It’s a way of sharing the story of the Australian land and environment. Food and people come together in joyful ways at Charcoal Lane, and that’s what it’s all about really. The restaurant strives to create life-changing experiences for youth by providing them with leadership and mentoring. In the process, diners get to enjoy a seriously delicious meal in a superb Fitzroy setting. Check it out. We’re pretty sure you’ll be back again. Best Dish: chargrilled kangaroo sirloin
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