Longrain Melbourne
44 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
About
Spacious rustic-chic Southeast Asian restaurant with cocktail bar, communal tables and share dishes.
Features & Amenities
Reviews (5)
โ Betal leaf scallop: this was really good! Would recommend. Ribs: this was delicious!! 10/10 would order again. I thought it might be a bit dry but it actually was very tender and perfectly seasoned!!! Curry: apparently this was very good according to my friend who had it but I did not try it. โ Eggnet: DO. NOT. ORDER. The give you maximum 5 tiny prawns, and itโs just stir fried bean shoot. If you order this by itself without rice you will not be able to finish this. It did not taste very good. Fried pepper tofu: this was average. Would not order. Chicken: average. Would not order.
The ambience and lighting was a little too dark. We were seated on a giant log table which ended up being shared with other customers which felt a little awkward. Food was decent but expensive. The ribs had good flavour overall and everything else is what you would expect from a Thai restaurant. The betel leaf was the star amongst all the dishes we had. Perfect balance of freshness from the leaf and fragrant meat within.
Lovely dinner here. Service was very efficient and friendly. Straight on the important stuff such as bringing the wine out etc. we went for the banquet option for food, as seemed easiest, got to try some things we wouldnโt have ordered. Glad we got too . Though Iโd probably liked a seafood dish instead of one of the three main meat dishes. But all was good. Desert in particular Wine list was excellent. I can see why they have won award for this. We went for an obscure Pinot which hit the spot and was reasonably priced. $175 each for banquet, one beer and $110 bottle of wine All in all would be back. Glad to have come. Thanks
Pretentious, overpriced, not Thai food. Some dishes were good- including the snapper, fried pork and softshell crab. Iโve eaten Thai food all over the world including Thailand. This place is more concerned with being modern and different than it is with presenting authentic Thai flavors. Yellow shrimp curry was the biggest disappointment. Overly bitter and acidic. Punishingly spicy without the compliment of coconut milk. How can you call a Thai curry a Thai curry if it has no coconut milk? The fried tofu was so wet and runny it was inedible. No rice noodles on the menu. Some average dishes, none great, some so outright bad they ruined our night. We had to order more food because the 130$ tasting portions werenโt big enough. The meal was not worth 350 AUD.
An easy 5 out of 5! Love the beetle nut leaves snack! I had something similar in Chiang Mai. Theirs is a slightly elevated version which is also spot on! Open up the appetite perfectly! Everything has the right balance of flavor, even the right portion! Any more would be too much, any less would be not satisfactory. You donโt want to miss this spot when in Melbourne!









