Restaurants
Jimmy Watsons Wine Bar & Restaurant
Currently open
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
(03) 9347 3985
333 Lygon St
Carlton, VIC, 3053
Jimmy Watsons Wine Bar & Restaurant
Also known as: Jimmy Watson's Home of the famous 'Jimmy Watson's Trophy'Generations of experience make the award-winning Jimmy Watson's a unique place for lunch, dinner or all-day bar snacks. Enjoy these in the downstairs dining room, delightful garden courtyard or rooms upstairs for eight to 30 people for private or corporate use.
The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and makes for the perfect meeting place whether it be for business or pleasure.
Now leased by Slobodan Krunic, Chef Clinton Raft's menu features modern Mediterranean style dishes using fresh local produce and runs from Tuesday to Saturday lunch and dinner with a relaxed menu running on Mondays by the Watson Family.
Rare vintage and very interesting wines are a feature of the wine list at the home of the Jimmy Watson Trophy.
Scholars, politicians, businessmen and those appreciative of great wine have frequented this ‘meeting place’ established by Jimmy Watson in the ...read more
Contact details
Dining Options
- Corporate Dining
- Indoor Dining
- Functions
- A-la-carte
- Outdoor Seating
- Bookings
Menu
- Lunch
- Dinner
Licensing
- Licensed
Features
- Private Function
- Group Bookings
- Bar
- Outdoor Seating
Disabled Facilities
- Wheel Chair Access
Cuisine
- Modern Australian
- Mediterranean
Price Guide
- Mains under $30
There are several different aspects to this establishment - a wine bar, restaurant, courtyard, the 'wolf's lair' bar out back and a modern rooftop bar. The wine bar is lovely, with a great range on offer and delightful staff. In the restaurant, I find it a bit odd, the staff have always been a bit snobby/rude, which is strange because the rest of the place is so wonderful (seriously I've tried 5 or 6 times now, always disappointed with the rudeness of the wait staff - yet all the other staff are fabulous, what is up with that?). The courtyard is brilliant for lazy afternoons catching up with friends, very relaxed and European - be sure to sit further away from the bathrooms, though. The rooftop bar is gorgeous in summer, a welcome addition! My favourite though is the Wolf's Lair bar out back, you can order food from a limited menu and settle in for a cosy evening with friends. Especially in winter, with mulled wine. #reviewtowin
Excellent place. I visited this place with a couple of colleagues after work and we had a great dinner here. The food is delicious and they offer a very wide selection of wines. As we were a big group the place got a bit noisy because of us, but the staff were very understanding and polite and didn't mind that, they even offered us to try out a new dish and tell them what we think about it.
Overall a very warm and cosy restaurant with good food and drinks and friendly staff.
