Meatmaiden

Booked a table for Sat 10/4/21 at 6.00pm. Arrived about 15mins early and were shown to our table by a happy and charming waitress. We were immediately offered plain water or sparkling water, we opted for sparkling.
We started our meal with the burnt ends with onion and horseradish bbq sauce. The flavour was terrific with the different cuts of meat in the bowl.there was a slight tingle on the tongue from the sauce but it was nice and subtle, not blow your head off stuff. One bit of advice I would give the kitchen is maybe only one or two table spoons of sauce on the burnt ends as it tended to take away from the flavour of the meat.

For mains we had the Master Kobe 9+ score Rump and the Westholme Wagyu 7+ score eye fillet with the beef fat bearnaise sauce. Wow, what an experience it was to consume these two beautiful cuts of beef. They arrived at our table beautifully presented and superbly cooked as ordered with obvious care and expertise. The meat was melt in your mouth quality and we enjoyed every memorable mouthful.
For sides we ordered the hand cut chips with confit garlic and aioli. The chips were cooked in their skin and were delicious with a hint of garlic and dipped in the aioli were great. We also ordered the mac and cheese gratin which was the best I have ever had. Light, tasty, I just wish I didn't have to share it.
To end a fabulous evening we had the rum creme caramel with smoked pineapple sorbet. What a wonderful dessert to finish a sensational evening.
The food was nothing short of sensational and the staff were attentive and great. The music could be turned down a notch or two to make conversation a bit easier, other then the two minor gripes, five stars all the way for our evening. Well done Meatmaiden.

Love the vibe. Had set menu which was a nice range and very accomodating for food allergies. Staff were friendly but food service was a bit slow

Had the high top menu for 6 men and 2 women. We were served 3 entrees 2 mains and 3 sides. Would have liked only 2 entrees and finished with a dessert. Only serve filtered coffee. The only place I’ve been to that doesn’t do cappuccinos. What a shame. The food was nice and the girls serving us were very well informed about the menu and very efficient with the service. 5 stars for the girls.

We visited for my birthday dinner and had a wonderful evening. The food was to die for and the service extremely friendly. Will definitely be back.

Loved the grilled octopus entre, brisket and lobster mac and cheese! Place was a little dim and loud though. But otherwise still had a great feed!

Went to Meatmaiden on Little Collins St in Melbourne CBD last night and was absolutely blown away!

To start with the atmosphere was very mysterious.

The staff were extremely friendly & accommodating.

The BEST part of course was the food.we tried the Scallops with Pork Belly and Kombu Butter, the Black Market Brisket, the Wagyu Kobe Rump & the Lobster Mac n Cheese. Everything was amazing but the absolute star of the show was the brisket! It was melt in your mouth type of brisket.it was seasoned well and cooked to perfection!

The drinks were also great.we tried their Espresso Martinis, SA Pinot Noir and Kölsch beer. All were delicious but the Pinot Noir was the stand out due to how smooth it was.

Had such an amazing food experience last night & can't wait to go back and try more of their menu. Do yourself a favour and try Meatmaiden!

Very salty dishes. Some were OK. Most were nothing special. $65 sampler not worth it. Slow service, took 18 minutes of waiting at bar to pay bill.

My girlfriend and I had the chefs menu. But should've gone for ala carte.
3 entrees, 3mains, 3 sides.
Entree: Loved the wagyu tartare for entree, not terribly keen on the rest of the entree (seafood croquettes and pork strips)
Mains: could've been their wagyu 5 (couldn't decide if it was porterhouse or wagyu, but was tender enough). Silverside with pickled cucumber and onion. Woodfired chicken was good.
Sides: rosemary chips (awesome).
Small bowl of salad leaves (nice dressing)
Dry bits of pork (not bad)

Always been a nice place to go with a group but unfortunately they now force groups to pay for the set menu if the group is seven or more people, even when we were the only large group there.

Holy balls. This place is great. The lunch special is superb value and the staff are friendly. Food is absolutely top notch. Highly recommend if you're a bit high brow but also love a bit of 'murican BBQ!

Great food, Great atmosphere, Great cocktails this is the type of place that makes the phrase "Die happy now. " make sense

Absolutely delicious meats and sauces in a nice atmosphere but can be quite pricey with a few bottles of wine. Save up for this one.

We got the feed me menu and it was soooo good! Incredibly happy with the food, service was amazing all staff were super friendly and cocktails were spot on! Will go back when ever i get the chance

Food wasn't anything special and expensive. Quick to take orders and serve food, but then a party of 9 was forgotten

I enjoyed a nice meal and good wine here. It was busy even on a Monday night, but I got a table without reservation, no problem.
Make sure you bring a good appetite, the portions are generous.

Had the $50 banquet and it was very filling. I've never had pulled pork this good, so juicy not dry like most places. The beef brisket just melts in your mouth. Recommended for meat lovers.

My go to for nice slow cooked meat. Very American style but the staff are fantastic and wine selection pretty good.

Drinks are amazing,
serving sizes are small and food wasn't that great FOR THE PRICE (I'm comparing this to other establishments at the same price range).

-The ribs are dry and we sent them back (serving staff are great and down to earth+)
- Burnt end were smoked and cooked nicely, but smothered in sweet BBQ sauce which just defeated the purpose of taking all that effort to cook them.
-Tomahawk steak was the biggest waste of money ($122) 30% unrendered fat way to rare, if you like blue steak you might not mind, we asked for med rare and were told it only comes in medium (it came blue).
All and all it's a Great atmosphere but 100% not worth the price tag.

Rump steak amazing. Brisket and burnt ends good but not perfect. Brisket a tiny bit dry and burnt ends a bit too saucy. Also had green beans and salad which were also good but not quite great. Excellent service and wine. Close to excellent but not quite:)

Good ambience and service. Ordered the $65 set meal, and there was a lot of food served. Worth it! Will go again.