Private History (Private Dining Room) at Natural History Bar
Price on request
401 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Why you'll love this venue
- With all AV equipment, seating and projector screens.
- Convenient location and provides Covid-safe food and beverage packages.
- Offers flexible dining options that can be tailored to any type of gatherings from 30 to 300 guests.
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Reviews for Natural History Bar
Christopher Wu
Good pub in the bush CBD area. Good service from the crew there and a good atmosphere inside. Food was alright went on their Parma day and the whole thing was a bit soggy to eat. Chicken wasn’t seasoned fully but the portion size was decent so good value I guess. Salad pretty ordinary but was alright.
Amir V
The location is Collins street which is the nice one and the atmosphere was ok but the fries were burnt and the burger was too salty (probably the most salty one I’ve ever tried). Besides, their bun seems like the ones you can find in Woolies or Coles 🥲 I didn’t get the taste of fresh ingredients in my burger at all. I prefer not to try anything else here although the staff are nice people.
Suren C.
Service was poor. Cocktails were rubbish. Steaks were chewy even though cooked at medium rare. Was meant to have red wine jus with it, but they poored some watery gravy on top and ruined the dish. The "New York" cheesecake was worse than a Sara Lee cheesecake from Coles. Think the chef thought it was a creme Brulee and had tried flaming the top. Not sure if it's just the Wednesday night staff and chefs that's caused this experience.
Glenn Eaton
Interesting decor not found in eateries, a static display of taxidermy animals in a natural setting, with museum quality. Food is quite tasty but some meals are too small. Alcoholic drinks are a bit pricey.
Frederick Fenley
I had high hopes for this place. Been here once before for drinks with friends and it was a good experience so I was keen to come back to try the food. Unfortunately I was disappointed. Came on a Wednesday night for parma night. This was the highlight of the evening as it was a solid parma. Chicken was moist and with crispy edges, although it did lack some tomato sauce I don't mark it down too much as that's up to personal taste. Chips were fine - good but nothing to write home about - although I did like the seasoning. Unfortunately the steak that we also ordered was a letdown. Got the porterhouse steak and ordered it medium. It came out extremely rare - almost blue. The kitchen cooked it again but the waiter who served us did not look happy at all, giving a dismissive and insincere apology on her return. The 'wedges', as others have noted, were just roast potatoes cut into pieces. The steak itself was also nothing special - the cut that we got also had a thick artery running through the middle. Some parts had a nice charred taste but other than that certainly not worth the $43 price tag. The main let down though was the service. Although we were greeted warmly it was downhill from there. It took 15 minutes for someone to come and take our order (we did try). Other than the 'apology' for the steak, it was difficult to get anyone's attention even though some were clearly idle. Some were paying more attention to the trivia and trying to answer questions than attend to the tables. When we left yet another waiter at the register was very abrupt and rolled her eyes when I pointed at the table we were sitting. And after all that, they charge a surcharge for credit and debit cards even though I was never told nor is there any sign at the register that there is a surcharge. Overall we were disappointed. I wanted to like this place but can't recommend it on account of the mediocre - average food and the poor service experience.