Frankie. Bar & Eatery

Was here late Nov last year after visiting the Geelong art gallery for the Archibald exhibition. I had chilli garlic prawn salad which was really good - prawns could have been fresher but flavour was tasty. A group of 7 of us - service was a tad slow - understandable as it was peak lunch hour. Looked like a heritage building with high ceiling & quirky decor (in the inner room - front). Local area sparkling wine was good.

Highly recommend booking ahead if dining in on Saturday evening - even if for late dinner. We sat outside as they didn’t have table inside but it was a good evening for outdoor dining anyway. Service was patchy though as they were full house. Took about 15min to order, 45min for food to arrive (but it did arrived all at once). Food was ok, with some improvements could be made.

Me and my partner went to Frankie probably a year ago. We loved the food, the decor, the light in the room, the vibe and the cocktails. We also loved that I didn’t cost us as much as we thought it was going to be as the food was just another level. As we loved it so much we decided to celebrate our engagement there. Communication was easy, everything went smoothly, the place was sparkling clean, the food was extremely good, the staff were there early to help us with anything. Our guests wouldn’t stop talking about how gorgeous the place was and how good the cocktails and food were. Thanks to friendly staff at Frankie for making our engagement party one of the best days of our lives so far.

Great food, great decor, great music, really friendly and attentive staff. Everything was fresh and full of flavour. Will definitely return and would not hesitate to recommend to anybody, including people with dietary preferences. The back of the menu made it really easy by listing menu items that met specific dietary requirements. Vegetarians, I would highly recommend the Crispy Eggplant Bao with it's nice mix of textures and the Mumbai Street Pops which were little bombs of flavour encapsulated in crispy batter that you can dip in 2 different flavoursome sauces. The Korean Friend Cauliflower was nice and crunchy with a zesty glaze. The Stir Friend Asian Greens were really fresh and was a nice side to accompany the rest of the food. I'm sure the rest of the food on the menu are just as amazing.

The food here is amazing, staff very helpful, there are some gluten free items on the menu and some may be substituted to be gluten free. It lost 1 star for me for the lack of gluten free desserts. There is a panna cotta but it comes with the dessert platter with cheesecake and dumpling, Plus, the cocktails are horrifically expensive which come in a champagne glass from the 1940’s, I like my good old fashion cocktails.

My girls took me here for my hens night and we ordered wayyyy too much food and cocktails. No regrets, all the food was outstandingly delicious as well as the cocktails. The building is also absolutely stunning; extraordinarily high ceilings, minimalist decor paying respect to the original building and some outstanding murals painted on the walls. All the floor staff were super friendly, helpful and attentive. Great recommendation. Would love to return again if I’m in the area.