Vineyard

Service is ok and food is good, but the kitchen is dirty as we paid our bill.
I saw one of the staff bringing the dirty dishes in with left over food and picked
food off the plate, disgusting!

I’m here from the States for six months, living in a serviced apartment on Southbank. But every Monday that I’m in town, I hop the 96 tram and head to the Vineyard for steak night. For the measly sum of 20 AUD, I feast on a perfectly seasoned and cooked Scotch Filet (rib eye), chips (fries) or steamed veggies if I’m feeling healthy, salad, and a glass of the house red. Plus, as a bonus, I get to watch the sunset over the Pacific (no up charge for the sunset). And the service is friendly and attentive. A no-​brainer 5 star experience.

Avoid the wasabi. It is hotter than an I’ve ever had (and I eat it a lot). Wtf in hotness basically…

Best Bloody Mary in Melbourne! Generously served with lemon, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and green olives. It ticks all 4 boxes off: Booze, spice, Hunger and Hangover.

Great location, lovely staff, great service. Been here a few times now, and it’s great to sit and drink some wine/​beer. Food is ok — some dishes are pretty good. Overall, very nice experience.

Came here for late night drinks on Friday night. Was a lot of fun. Nice outdoor seating, quite lively, and a mixture of DJ music/​live music. We had a good time. I’d very much return. Right in the heart of St. Kilda.

Came here for Friday lunch with workmates. Nice casual atmosphere. The server was attentive considering it was lunch hour and busy. Great location on Acland right next to Lunar Park. I’d go back :-)

A fun place to head to thats ‘in the area’, and I went on a wednesday–
Pretty packed. Theres a big outside smoking area– cool.
Inside is pretty chilled out. Service isn’t bad. Music is pretty good. The DJ was playing loads of old school hip hop and rap tracks, NOICE– also a massive flirt if I may add. Bathroom was kinda gross, but I wasn’t too surprised. But the Males toilet was REEKING. It was NASTY, even with the door shut. They seriously need to do something about that. Shits nasty–
Drinks aren’t too expensive. And you can get a few dances in.
Overall, I’d just say it’s fun :)

The Vineyard on Acland Street in St Kilda is a great place to «hang out» and watch the human traffic that usually resembles a procession to the cemetery which ironically is not far away. Hipsters, bogans, alternative types, bikies, goths and emos all seem to converge at this place and strangely enough, appear happy as they languish outside braving the four seasons in one day, smoking fags and being merry. I have found a trip to St Kilda is not complete unless you dine and sit outside at The Vineyard, which certainly will fill a void in your life if you enjoy watching people that are unconventional. When I was a tourist in Melbourne and used to call Circa my favourite restaurant, I would frequently use The Vineyard as a breakfast location as it is a short stroll from The Prince and is a recommended venue if you are in the area.
Dining and drinking outside comes at a price. When I think of value for money, the term is completely lost on this place. I recently enjoyed a bottle of Melbourne Bitter and a pair of wagyu mini-​hamburgers for around $ 28. The hamburgers satisfied my hunger but I was bemused by the mushroom gravy that was added. I have never had mushroom gravy (or a soup perhaps) added to a patty that purports to be wagyu and I am sure never will again, but honestly you really do not come here for the food or service. The human traffic both in and outside of this place will leave you amused for ages and you may even find it acceptable to get rained on since the drama that plays out is certainly more interesting then anything that happens in Summer Bay or on Ramsey Street.
I find it interesting that in 2006, a man threatened to burn the restaurant down. After being ejected from The Vineyard, he went to a service station where he bought a fuel can, filled it with petrol and returned to the restaurant where he tried to ignite the fuel. Security apprehended the man and the place did not catch fire. This is just some of the sordid trivia that is attached to this place and I am confident if you sat outside long enough you would witness many interesting things. There seems to be an overarching theme involving restaurant arson in Melbourne. First it was The Swagman and later Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen was torched. Fortunately The Vineyard survived to feed and amuse the masses and hopefully it will continue to for decades to come.
Be prepared to start a tab or pay as you go though if you do sit outside as there seems to be a problem with people ordering, eating and then fleeing. The old juvenile concept of «dine and ditch» seems to have affected the bottom line of The Vineyard, so now you must excuse the inconvenience. I think it is a great policy though as you are forced to think about your spending which can quickly go out of control if you are not careful.
This is a place you come to meet mates, have a laugh, have a few drinks, listen to music, have «a feed» and watch the world go by. If you want to take service or food seriously, I would encourage you to go elsewhere however what you get is on par with expectations but what I promise, you will have fun.

Overpriced even for St Kilda, this is an ok place to go for a drunk or two but otherwise I have no idea why it is so busy. With so many choices I’d go elsewhere!

Unfortunately i’m just not a fan of this St Kilda icon.
The food is a letdown and overpriced, and the service quite frankly is pretentious for a place that is nothing more than a shoddy bar.
It’s pleasant for a drink or two during the day in Summer, but I wouldn’t bother going on a Friday or Saturday night, because you’ll either be lining up for a lot longer than you bargained for, arguing with the bouncers to let your boyfriend in, or packed like a sardine inside that by the time you’ve moved a metre from the bar, your entire drink will be spilt all over you with thanks to the tattooed meatheads congregated around you.

Oh boy this place seems to becoming quite a regular place to frequent these days for my girlfriends & I. Such friendly & welcoming staff, great cocktails — my fave is of course The Espresso Martini & am also leaning toward the Strawberry Daiquiri these days too. Its just to easy at the Vineyard. I am a big fan.

I have only been to the Vineyard once– on a first date. As first dates go, it was awesome– beers, funny conversation, good crowd.
I think that pretty much sums up the Vineyard. It always has a really attractive crowd (unsurprising, being St Kilda), but isn’t overly pretentious.
The outdoor area is cool and I imagine it would be packed in summer. The prices here aren’t ridic and the service is good.

The dick heads that frequent this joint are the same kind of dick head that go to the spring racing carnival and have an argument with their drunken boy/​girlfriend on the train platform before puking on the train line.
Vineyard is about being seen from the street as some kind of cultured wine drinking snob with the best seat at the venue because you’re such good buddies with the (badly) tattooed staff. It’s like Bondi at St Kilda minus the good looking people and decent beach. It is, therefore, a laughable addition to the already below par nightlife in St Kilda where private school bogans pretend they are Josh Homme for a day.
Avoid.

Come Sunday night the trusty Vineyard transforms into a serious meat market. Serious as in ladies watch out, the men here aren’t shy. What would otherwise be a really nice chilled night in sunny St Kilda, can get sort of annoying due to unwanted advances, these guys certainly don’t discriminate.
Even so, the Vineyard is a total Melbourne classic and worth a visit for the nice casual afternoon drinking sort of vibe. Come summer this place gets absolutely packed so good luck grabbing a seat!

Everytime I’ve been there, the Vineyard’s been kind of… full of yuppie scum. It’s weird, because yuppie’s a word which has kind of fallen out of the lexicon in recent years, and you don’t really see them around that much. Certainly, there’s people with money, and people with no taste, and people who think cash is the same thing as success, but they’re generally not all those things at once.
But the Vineyard?
Still full of them.

The Vineyard is an icon of St Kilda, and the landscape wouldn’t be the same without this characteristic, full of charm restaurant. Made famous in the 90’s by cult Aussie TV show, The Secret Life of Us, this place is what St Kilda is all about; effortlessly stylish and the place to be.
This place is über cool, chic and one of the best places to go to in St Kilda. Just the look of the place makes you want to visit; an awesome façade with vines growing up and over it, complete with beer garden/​alfresco dining area out to the side.
An awesome place to start off your weekend, particularly on a sunny afternoon. Or if you’re wanting to extend your weekend, why not make it Sunday? Atmosphere is truly electric here. LOVE IT!

The Vineyard restaurant in St. Kilda really is the centre of the Acland Street buzz. Even from down the street you can hear the music, laughter and voices coming from under the Bali style umbrellas looking out to the famous Luna Park.
This is a modern Melbourne designed pub where it’s still rustic and charming but also has a touch of class. The food is exactly what you want it to be such a steaks, pasta and other tasty menu items where its position and attractive décor make it always a popular venue. It very much suits the sunny «Sunday Sips» that is heavily enjoyed by people from Melbourne and it never seems to stop the 9 to 5 workers who stay and dance till late.
It is very Australian and therefore does attract some «bogans» and some feisty internationals, which can ruin the mood there but most of the time it’s friendly and pretty relaxed. I suppose it is definitively Australian so is a perfect description. I do find it a tiny bit expensive for just a few beers at the pub but that adds to the air of class it tries to uphold and meals are large so at least that pub culture isn’t lost.

I’m not sure about Sunday afternoons here but on a sunny spring afternoon during the week it was a great place to chill and enjoy a few oysters and a glass of sauv blanc.
The service was fine and everything was nice sitting outside but I couldn’t escape the feeling of being stuck in limbo between wanting to be able to people watch a bit further up Acland Street or wanting to be closer to the beach.
It’s not a bad location, not bad service, not bad atmosphere but unfortunately it wasn’t great either and I’m sure there’s better nearby.
More worthy of a weekend visit perhaps.

Seedy is the perfect word to describe this venue. If you frequent Vineyard, you’ll know what I mean. I have only ever been to Vineyard on a Sunday afternoon but its seems that’s the perfect time to go. When the suns out with a Corona in hand this is place where you can really appreciate St Kilda in all its glory. You’ll get your occasional regulars but aside from the clicks, the individuals that this beer garden/​night spot & restaurant attracts is really what makes the atmosphere so entertaining and worthwhile. The staff are friendly, the service is speedy and if you enjoy a good lazy afternoon of people watching, or alternatively a night in listing to local bands and DJ’s then this is the place for you. It’s not winning any awards for service excellence and is probably not the most hygienic of places especially to be serving food, but hey you get what you see & everyone knows it.