What type of cuisine is served at The Mail Exchange Hotel?

The Mail Exchange Hotel is identified as offering pub grub cuisine.

Is The Mail Exchange Hotel good for group dining?

Yes, The Mail Exchange Hotel has been identified as perfect for group dining. The more, the merrier!

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The Mail Exchange Hotel

Name: The Mail Exchange Hotel
Address: 688 Bourke St, Melbourne (VIC), 3000, Australia
Price range: $60 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)

688 Bourke St, 3000 Melbourne (VIC)

Pub grub

Average price $60

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Restaurant menu

Calamari Salad (DF*) (GF*): $23; Crispy calamari pieces coated in togarashi flour, served on a bean sprout salad, with pickled vegetables and miso lime aioli
Korma (GF*) (V*): $24; Seasonal vegetables cooked in a traditional Korma coconut curry with garlic, chilli, ginger, turmeric served with cumin rice
Char Grilled Pork Cutlet: $34; Pork Cutlet served with confit kipfler potato, grilled broccolini topped with red wine jus and a kale chickpea crumb

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Reviews

Thapanee c. • 5 reviews
8 March 2020
10/10
Best steaks and chips

Dianne T. • 9 reviews
18 February 2020
10/10
Always a great place to dine in Melbourne

Stuart B. • 11 reviews
23 January 2020
9/10
Nice setting for a city pub. The staff member who served us was really friendly. Always enjoy the Bad Boy chips, accompanying a meal here. Worth a visit.

Sue M. • 6 reviews
11 January 2020
7/10
Older style establishment, staff were lovely, food was nothing special but acceptable. As brekky goes , eggs were good... bacon was a bit over done, tomatoes and mushrooms a bit under cooked. Chairs were very uncomfortable, we moved to a cocktail table which was hard to eat from, too high for short person!

- - • 1 review
9 January 2020
10/10
The Mail Exchange Hotel was recommended by a work colleague and didn't disappoint. Everything was clean and the meals were reasonably priced. The service wasn't too bad either. It was cosy and comfortable. We'll be back.

- - • 1 review
3 January 2020
10/10
Lovely meal (barramundi), fantastic service with friendly staff. Calm atmosphere in dining room, which is located well away from the pokies section. Will visit again.

Alana P. • 1 review
22 December 2019
6.5/10
Location, atmosphere, service and set up was superb. The food and prices they charge didn’t match. $28 for a lamb salad was steep when it was essentially mixed lettuce with some shredded lamb throughout. Flavours didn’t quite work together. The chicken parma was under whelming, barely cooked and the crumb on the chicken was soggy. Overall the food was quite disappointing for the price. Would come back for some drinks but wouldn’t eat here again.

- - • 1 review
25 November 2019
10/10
Great food and service will not hesitant to recommend to friends and family. The scotch fillet was cooked exactly as per my request. Keep up the good work

- - • 1 review
21 November 2019
10/10
Lovely staff, and excellent venue to sit back and relax with friends. The food was amazing also.

- - • 1 review
12 November 2019
9.5/10
I flew in from interstate for a lunch and this hotel is the PERFECT location, almost across the road from the SkyBus depot. I was met at the door and directed to the dining room. The staff were wait staff were attentive and put water on the table as I arrived without being asked. I thought my chicken breast with leek mash was very tasty, I didn't get to ask others, but there were all a good/generous size. The restroom is Very nice, the girls were impressed. If I have to fly to Melb for a day for lunch, I would definitely come back as the decor is quite nice and it was quiet enough for our table of 7 to be able to talk to everyone on the table; rare these days with restaurants of hard surfaces.

Wendy H. • 4 reviews
9 November 2019
8.5/10
Overall everything was good. Only issue is that one of the four dishes did not come out with everyone else's and it was a few minutes before it came out. Other than that everything was rather pleasant.

Jazmine E. • 2 reviews
9 November 2019
10/10
Fantastic find. Will return soon. Cleanest and most pleasant toilets I have ever been too besides in a home. Excellent customer service from our wait staff and host!

Christy P. • 2 reviews
13 September 2019
9.5/10
We had a wonderful night catching up with friends. The location next to Southern Cross Station is perfect allowing us to have a few wines in confidence

Raelene C. • 2 reviews
5 September 2019
10/10
Friendly staff great food what more can you ask for. Will definitely be back

Michael M. • 27 reviews
25 August 2019
9.3/10
Food was good as was service. Good seperation from the pokies and the bar. Good for lunch meetings

- - • 1 review
23 July 2019
6.8/10
Beautiful and handy venue but too expensive for my taste. Would have been happy to spend more time (and more money) there but don't think it's good value for money. Had a burger which was beautiful but at $25 too expensive. Beer was expensive as well. Great venue but too expensive to spend the whole afternoon there.

Elise F. • 2 reviews
12 July 2019
10/10
Delicious meals and lovely service. Perfect for a catch up and lunch/dinner when going to Marvel stadium. Will definitely return
The Mail Exchange Hotel • Owner
What a great review Elise! Thank you so much for taking the time to post it. Nothing makes us happier than to hear that our customers are happy. We look forward to seeing you in the hotel again soon. Cheers

Ben D. • 46 reviews
29 June 2019
6.3/10
Good spot for lunch before the footy, service was very slow however on this occasion, they seemed understaffed.

- - • 1 review
28 June 2019
8/10
A dark ale on tap would be nice to have as an option to bottled/canned.

Karen H. • 1 review
21 June 2019
7.5/10
Great atmosphere & service Ordered Pot Pie. It was Ok. Vegetables looked like they had been pour from a bag taken out of the freezer. My husband had Yellow Thai curry with chicken, little to no sauce........he found it disappointing

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More information

Opening time
Open today

Monday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Tuesday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Wednesday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Thursday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Friday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Saturday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

Sunday

07:00 AM - 03:00 AM

How to get to the restaurant

688 Bourke St, 3000, Melbourne (VIC), Australia

Additional information

Melbourne CBD, Melbourne City

About the restaurant

Signed, sealed, delivered - I'm yours Mail Exchange Hotel.

This historic Melbourne venue is the perfect spot for wining and dining - open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. Housed on the lower ground level of the old Mail Exchange building this place is steeped in history and old school grandeur. As soon as you enter you'll be sold - no need to return to sender. If you're feeling peckish hit the lounge and order a few snacks, but if you're after something more substantial sidle into the bistro and dine on pub grub classics that have had their flavour dial turned right up. This place is ideal for groups, so get your mates together and get ready to drink and dine in style.

Best dish: chicken parmagiana: panko and parmesan crumbed chicken breast, roasted tomato Napoli sauce, virginia ham and mozzarella cheese + chips and salad.