Waxflower

Melbourne has so many great bars but Waxflower has to be one of my new favourites. The bar is beautifully designed with a whole wall of records and wine bottles. There’s 6 taps with beers, and the extensive wine list & cocktails are sure to bring you back again and again. The food menu changes quite often, but always has a Peruvian slant. While it’s a bit on the pricey side (and small servings) everything tastes excellent. Music is good, atmosphere is cool & a bit romantic, waiters are lovely. Definitely check it out.

Vinyls on vinyls + solid drinks menu + impeccable food + attentive service. Menu isn’t available on the website as it’s always changing. Between two adults we ordered the - Waxflower ceviche: interesting combination with carrots and corn. Super fresh though. - Brussel sprouts skewers: loveddd the chargrill and flavour on this one. - Fried eggplant: tasted like eggplant chips, was missing aioli or a creamy dipping sauce to break through the oil but it was well portioned for a medium dish. - Whole chargrilled market fish: usually I get steak if it’s on a main menu but the fish was INSANE 🔥 I didn’t even mind deboning it myself because the char and tenderness of the fish and the sauce accompanying it was divine. One of the best fish dishes I’ve had in a restaurant. - Poached pear sorbet: the dehydrated pear was too hard to eat but the sorbet was perfection. Very fresh palate cleanser. Would go back to try the rest of their menu for sure!!! 👌🏼👌🏼

Great spot for good wines, food and vibes! Came here on a Saturday night and had great DJs spinning vinyls accompanied with a range of great dishes and wines. Service was also on point. Definitely get the eggplant and beef tongue if it’s on the menu! Would come back for sure.

Came here recently for lunch. They have a set menu lunch and it was 👌👌 What a cute place! Very good table service too .. we had a delicious dinner here but my favourite one was the duck rice :)

Back third time for drinks and nibbles. The atmosphere was cosy and vibey as usual with a live DJ playing in the background. The wait stuffs were engaging and super friendly. Foods were amazing, had the focaccia with butter and the skewers. The cocktail were impressively good considering it’s a wine bar. Definitely will come back when around in north side.

really truly the best negroni. The martini was also exquisite. Food here is fine. But the drinks?! Just superb. Great price point for the quality. Why waste $28 on cocktails in the CBD! Come to Waxflower for great tunes and classy beverages.

@waxflowerbar 📍Brunswick ✔️ House made focaccia, cultured butter ✔️ Appellation oysters, rocoto dressing ✔️ Kingfish, ahi amarillo tigers milk, fennel ⭐️ Baby snapper, salsa criolla ⭐️ Chargrilled octopus, persimmon, candy beetroots ⭐️ Beef cheek, celeriac ✔️ Double fried potatoes ⭐️ Brussel sprouts Waxflower is a neighbourhood wine bar located just off Lygon Street in Brunswick. The space is crossed between a European wine bar and a Tokyo-inspired listening bar. It features 1000’s of records stacked on its walls and DJ’s spinning whatever they feel, not limited to any genre whether its jazz, house or soul. 🎶 Head Chef Dave Falvey serves up a hybrid of European and Peruvian influenced dishes which changes with the seasons, focusing on quality, local produce. We began with a few cocktails, the Smoke and Haze and Good Morning which tasted like Jaffa! All entrees were a hit, the fluffy flawless focaccia as well as the fresh oysters and kingfish. The octopus was so tender! 😍 The mains were even more impressive, with that Beef Cheek being so incredible it is possibly the best I’ve had. The crisp outer and bold flavours, enhanced by the red wine jus. The Fish was beautifully presented, it was a whole fish cut up, fried and reassembled together. Both sides were also delicious. ⭐️ Can definitely see what all the fuss is about, the food here is amazing, as is the vibe. The only qualms we had were that the service was very slow and hard to grab attention. The music was almost unbearably loud, to the point I could barely hear my friends talking across the table. Otherwise, almost perfect experience and we will definitely return. Maybe to sit outside. 😂 ⭐️ 4.5/5 💸 $$

Came for dinner but more of a snack than a full meal. The food was really good, meat was soft and tender and the oysters tasted fresh. They had a DJ playing at the time but it wasn’t too loud so we could hear each other talk. Though, the lighting in there was pretty dark

Melbourne has so many great bars but Waxflower has to be one of my new favourites. The bar is beautifully designed with a whole wall of records and wine bottles. There’s 6 taps with beers, and the extensive wine list & cocktails are sure to bring you back again and again. The food menu changes quite often, but always has a Peruvian slant. While it’s a bit on the pricey side (and small servings) everything tastes excellent. Music is good, atmosphere is cool & a bit romantic, waiters are lovely. Definitely check it out.

Vinyls on vinyls + solid drinks menu + impeccable food + attentive service. Menu isn’t available on the website as it’s always changing. Between two adults we ordered the - Waxflower ceviche: interesting combination with carrots and corn. Super fresh though. - Brussel sprouts skewers: loveddd the chargrill and flavour on this one. - Fried eggplant: tasted like eggplant chips, was missing aioli or a creamy dipping sauce to break through the oil but it was well portioned for a medium dish. - Whole chargrilled market fish: usually I get steak if it’s on a main menu but the fish was INSANE 🔥 I didn’t even mind deboning it myself because the char and tenderness of the fish and the sauce accompanying it was divine. One of the best fish dishes I’ve had in a restaurant. - Poached pear sorbet: the dehydrated pear was too hard to eat but the sorbet was perfection. Very fresh palate cleanser. Would go back to try the rest of their menu for sure!!! 👌🏼👌🏼

Great spot for good wines, food and vibes! Came here on a Saturday night and had great DJs spinning vinyls accompanied with a range of great dishes and wines. Service was also on point. Definitely get the eggplant and beef tongue if it’s on the menu! Would come back for sure.

Came here recently for lunch. They have a set menu lunch and it was 👌👌 What a cute place! Very good table service too .. we had a delicious dinner here but my favourite one was the duck rice :)

Back third time for drinks and nibbles. The atmosphere was cosy and vibey as usual with a live DJ playing in the background. The wait stuffs were engaging and super friendly. Foods were amazing, had the focaccia with butter and the skewers. The cocktail were impressively good considering it’s a wine bar. Definitely will come back when around in north side.

really truly the best negroni. The martini was also exquisite. Food here is fine. But the drinks?! Just superb. Great price point for the quality. Why waste $28 on cocktails in the CBD! Come to Waxflower for great tunes and classy beverages.

@waxflowerbar 📍Brunswick ✔️ House made focaccia, cultured butter ✔️ Appellation oysters, rocoto dressing ✔️ Kingfish, ahi amarillo tigers milk, fennel ⭐️ Baby snapper, salsa criolla ⭐️ Chargrilled octopus, persimmon, candy beetroots ⭐️ Beef cheek, celeriac ✔️ Double fried potatoes ⭐️ Brussel sprouts Waxflower is a neighbourhood wine bar located just off Lygon Street in Brunswick. The space is crossed between a European wine bar and a Tokyo-inspired listening bar. It features 1000’s of records stacked on its walls and DJ’s spinning whatever they feel, not limited to any genre whether its jazz, house or soul. 🎶 Head Chef Dave Falvey serves up a hybrid of European and Peruvian influenced dishes which changes with the seasons, focusing on quality, local produce. We began with a few cocktails, the Smoke and Haze and Good Morning which tasted like Jaffa! All entrees were a hit, the fluffy flawless focaccia as well as the fresh oysters and kingfish. The octopus was so tender! 😍 The mains were even more impressive, with that Beef Cheek being so incredible it is possibly the best I’ve had. The crisp outer and bold flavours, enhanced by the red wine jus. The Fish was beautifully presented, it was a whole fish cut up, fried and reassembled together. Both sides were also delicious. ⭐️ Can definitely see what all the fuss is about, the food here is amazing, as is the vibe. The only qualms we had were that the service was very slow and hard to grab attention. The music was almost unbearably loud, to the point I could barely hear my friends talking across the table. Otherwise, almost perfect experience and we will definitely return. Maybe to sit outside. 😂 ⭐️ 4.5/5 💸 $$

Came for dinner but more of a snack than a full meal. The food was really good, meat was soft and tender and the oysters tasted fresh. They had a DJ playing at the time but it wasn’t too loud so we could hear each other talk. Though, the lighting in there was pretty dark