Restaurants
The Panama Dining Room
3, 231 Smith St
Fitzroy, VIC, 3065
This is definitely a fun yet great quality European inspired restaurant dining experience and perfect for occasion birthday dinners if you have a large-ish group or even if you just want to come here for a date or one-on-one catch up. They have a great set menu for all budget ranges (starting from $49) The space is very large but they have the staffing numbers right. The $1 premium shucked oysters every night from 6-7pm is not to be missed.
Have visited this venue many times, for food or drinks or a party or combination of everything. The walk up the stairs gives classic suspense to the whole experience and once you reach your destination and walk through those doors, the view will take your breath away!
Lot's of spaces to chill out with friends and enjoy your own world, whilst the open-plan nature of the venue helps to soak up the chilled, positive atmosphere.
A highly recommended visit and from my experience the staff are excellent.
Great place for a nice, calm dinner. The pricing is moderate but you surely get what you've paid for - the food is excellent for a small-ish place like this. I liked how the waiting staff expressed opinion on what's good and recommended us a really nice bottle of wine.
I went here on a Monday night expecting it to be quiet - it was. The service was very quick and reasonably friendly. The drinks took a while to come, not sure why. Two of us had had the steak - gorgeous, one had the lamb which was also apparently great (though, why must it be served on a chopping board?!) and we ordered a coupe of sides of veges and salad. The best dish would have had to be the creamy potatoes - seriously yummy! The views from the many windows look awesome, the music is good, relaxed atmosphere not overly expensive - will def. be back.