252 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Bar
•Hiding away on the second floor of Melbourne’s iconic Curtain House is The Toff in Town. The Toff features two distinct spaces both available for events. Boasting one of Melbourne’s best line-up of DJ’s and well embedded as one of the cities favourite live music and festival venues, the Toff delivers a unique atmosphere and invites you in for a glamorous evening of dinner, drinks and dancing. The Stage-side is a large open performance space that can accommodate a diverse range of events with stage and lighting facilities. The Carriage-side is home to our stylish cocktail bar, and private train-like carriages (or booths) available for dinner or cocktail reservations. The Toff’s kitchen is proudly Thai and offers a playful range of menu items including canapes, bar snacks, and more substantial main courses.
The two bartenders on a Monday night were amazing! They went above and beyond to make sure that our time was time well spent! Never been to a place that will go and make sure there customers are having a great time. I recommend the Toff to anyone the music and atmosphere is amazing!
Incredible venue. The Tuesday jazz night is a marvel, bar staff are fantastic, prices are cheap and service is amazing. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE NOT WELCOME IN THIS VENUE. Wish I could return as the time I had was amazing but, alas. Cisgender people should 100% check this place out. Transgender people DO NOT GO HERE, it is not safe. 🥀💔
GENUINELY THE WORST VENUE IVE EVER BEEN TO!!!! Went to a concert tonight and the staff throughout the day and night continued to give everyone different information. They clearly didn’t know what was happening, but instead of telling us that or actually finding someone who knew what was happening, they gave us incorrect information. Myself and my group of friends spoke to the “manager” at multiple different times throughout the evening, and at one point we asked the “manager” if we had time before going inside to use the bathroom because we knew that we wouldn’t be able to inside, as we were all in line, and they said we had 20 minutes before we were let in and that we most definitely had time to go to the bathroom. So of course, trusting the “managers” word, we went to the bathroom and not even 2 minutes into us being in there we hear someone yell “everyone’s going in!!” So of course mid USING THE BATHROOM we run out and realise that everyone has gone inside and we’d lost our spots that we spent HOURS lining up for. A truly terrible experience. Proper communication and training would’ve helped this situation and prevented it. Great show, but that was because the artist was great. Venue itself was nice. Drinks were meh. Staff not so great.
The FOH staff are amazing and music is a delight. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE NOT WELCOME IN THIS VENUE. For your own safety, please steer clear!!! Cisgender people should check out the jazz nights on Tuesday, the musicians are amazing and the atmosphere is incredibly inviting. TRANS PEOPLE STAY AWAY, THIS VENUE IS NOT SAFE.
I’m really disappointed with how my situation was handled. I accidentally left my equipment behind and called the venue about 30 minutes after leaving to let them know I’d come back the next day to pick it up. The person on the phone said they’d take care of it, but when I came back the next day, my items were gone. I have to spend $300 to replace the equipment because of this lack of follow-up. I hope they take this feedback seriously and ensure that future requests are properly processed.

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