The Cliveden Bar & Dining

Superb dining experience. Great location, accessible parking, modern and clean venue. Favourite part was the amazing service by Agnes and the exceptional cooking by the Executive sous chef, Paolo. The barramundi was cooked to perfection and all guests had a lovely time. Would recommend and will come back again.

Made a booking on line only to be told it didn’t exist when we arrived even though I received a confirmation email. Got a table and ordered a chicken pie for $15 and that's all I got, a pie on a plate for $15. Sorry, that's dreadful, throw a bit of salad on there or something. We won't be back. Food was pretty ordinary as well as poor value.

JANUARY 2018 A month later I find myself here again... a birthday get together ... this time around I knew what to expect and had no real expectations... +1 star... prawns were much nicer, bigger and fresh. Salads were great and the chicken n fish were done differently. sorry for the non description there wasn't much signage. Had to open the lids etc to see what it was. We liked everything today. If they swapped out the cous cous with a fried rice or something I think that be better. No one touched it. DECEMBER 2017 Basic buffet fair don't expect anything spectacular ... normally u leave buffets not remembering what they serve but with this I can count and recall each one.. so here it is nothing more nothing less... so go with a Cudo or Groupon voucher.. was here for a Saturday lunch.. Sunday is more $$$ but with oysters COLD FOOD... Prawns - ok Muscles - very good Smoked Salmon - very good .. can't go wrong as long as supplier is good Penne pasta - excellent Spinach, Salad, make ur own Caesar, olives, beetroot Cured meat - excellent .. if u are a fan this is the place to be HOT FOOD... Steamed Asparagus Roast Potatoes Salmon cooked in olive oil n tomatoe Lamb moussaka Pumpkin soup Desert .. Creme brûlée, choc tart n pistachio mouse For $50 for 2pax with a glass of wine each this is pretty good but I wouldn't do it at full price!

The nature of our visit to the Pullman Melbourne was such that we dined out and while the Cliveden Bar and Dining has beautiful dining and buffet areas and serves a good range of beers, wines and cocktails, we only had coffee and Gin and Tonics. Disappointingly we found the first of two bartenders not a very polite person who came across a little arrogant. Perhaps he was having a bad day!