Merchant

Hello Fellow Nom Seekers!

The Rialto is one of the iconic buildings in Melbourne and Guy Rossi's Merchant is situated right as you enter.  It is an Italian restaurant with a Venetian slant as evident by the life sized gondola greeting you before the front entrance.

In an environment which potentially could be viewed as 'posh', it is surprisingly casual.  It had a warm ambience and guests are encouraged to take a texta and graffiti the walls. We sat in a rustic little booth. There were plenty of young kids running around on a Friday night. So maybe this is pseudo-casual or nouveau-posh.  The prices were definitely in the fine dining arena.  See menu here.  The service was impeccable as one would expect in place like this.  Continue reading...