LOCATION
Located 35 floors above the Paris end of Collins Street in the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIA
It isn’t only the breathtaking view across Melbourne that make No35 a remarkable dining experience. Granted, it can be hard to take your eyes away from the stunning vista that the lofty vantage point has to offer, but this fine dining restaurant also boasts elegant, intimate surroundings complemented with rich, dark timbers and modern artworks, unobtrusive yet impeccable service and a fresh, seasonal menu. New chef Stuart McVeigh is intent on presenting diners with simple, contemporary dishes that serve to showcase the very best local produce available. The menu has also been tailored to provide flexible dining options offering a full spectrum of flavours with a value-for-money set price three-course menu, a varied seven-course tasting menu as well as full a la carte.
Start with crab tortellini with sweet corn puree and fried Clarence River shrimp or the globe artichoke salad with goat’s curd, green grapes and dehydrated olives. Mains of the moment may include smoked Tasmanian eel linguini with quail eggs and king brown mushrooms or crispy Berkshire pork belly with white beans and drunken Crystal Bay prawns. Innovative combinations come into their own with desserts such as warm organic carrot cake with curry ice cream, carrot jelly and coriander or dry lychee meringue with white rum jelly. A comprehensive wine selection featuring a wide range of European, Australian and New Zealand vintages rounds out this restaurant’s many charms, making No.35 an ideal destination for special occasion dining or truly memorable functions.
Angela Costanzo
DETAILS
No35 is an innovative restaurant with spectacular views located 35 levels above the Paris end of Collins Street within Melbourne’s Sofitel Hotel. The restaurant serves modern cuisine using the freshest of local ingredients emphasising pure flavour, matched with relaxed uncomplicated service. The experience is a very elegant one with diners being surrounded by rich dark timbers and a beautiful collection of contemporary artworks, coloured glass highlights and a sophisticated palette of gold, red and pink tones.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Chef Stuart McVeigh, a Londoner, has designed a contemporary ‘modern European’ menu that will take diners to new heights. At No35 the task of selecting ingredients is a very controlled process. The finest foods available are sourced daily, using a wide array of regional food purveyors, providing the ingredients that are used in the seasonal menu. There is a strong belief in purity and simplicity at No35, resulting in a focus on use of organic produce and honest, clean identifiable flavours. Lunch and dinner menus are available, complimented by an outstanding wine menu offering an eclectic mix of Australian, new and old world wine selections.
FUNCTIONS
Private dining groups are welcomed at No35 to the exclusive West Wing area. Tucked away into the exclusive rear section of the environment, the West Wing surrounds diners with exquisite modern artwork while offering breathtaking views over Melbourne’s arts precinct and out to Port Phillip Bay. This space is ideal for small functions of 16-20 people, however the entire West wing can be used in its entirety to accommodate a group of up to 60.