Meatmaiden

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Basement/195 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Melbourne's award-winning basement steakhouse, famed for honey bread and wagyu porterhouse.

Moody, dimly lit basement steakhouse with a lively, buzzy energy. mixed dress code from casual to business, ideal for special-occasion dining.

In-house sommelier, dry-aged and wagyu cuts from named farms (Coppertree, Sher Wagyu), and a woodfired grill turning out the signature honey-glazed bread.

Not a heritage-cuisine venue. its identity centres on modern steakhouse technique (dry-ageing, wagyu sourcing) rather than a national culinary tradition.

A genuine splurge. the Maiden's Mood set menu runs roughly $100-143 a head, and reviewers are split on whether individual steaks justify the $115-220 price tags.

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Basement/195 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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